The Poetic Life of Xia Couples in Meicheng

? At the repeated invitation of the headmaster of No.9 Middle School, Mr. Xia arrived in Meicheng on September 8 (1927). Li Gaoming, Chen Fuming, Wang, Chen, Xue Lezhi, Xie, Zhu, Zhu Shuhua, Chen Zhefu, Chen Chuiping, Lin and Wang successively came to No.9 Middle School with Xia. Xia's wife came to Meicheng to accompany Xia especially in February of the following year. During the six months of their separation, the couple spent most of their time communicating by letter. We can get confirmation from a poem entitled "A Letter to the Xia Family" in the summer of this period (Xia changed the name of his wife's visit to Xia), and now some of them are extracted as follows:

"A boudoir knife cuts old tenderness, and a loving mother's clothes destroy the soul even more. This year, the snow is like a palm, and the two feelings are better than spring. " This is made of winter clothes sewn by my wife and mother.

"I know that someone has reported to me that the new makeup has cut my hair. When I come back, I only cherish the shadows of lights and windows, unlike spreading books and holding buns. " This was written after receiving a letter from my wife saying that she had cut her long hair.

"Careful boudoir Zagreb asked about the knife ring, and I would like to afford it every year. In case the rivers and lakes are separated, my family will move to Kexing Mountain to live. " In the face of his wife's careful inquiry about the return date, Xia's answer is that she hopes to move her family to Yanzhou.

"Winning the article gives a female poem, which is a total compensation for acacia. I still feel that straightforward words are ruthless, so I will open the words. " This poem confirms what Xia said in his diary, "My wife is ill, and I'm afraid she will restrain herself from living alone. Every time she writes home, she will comfort her with a smile."

? After Mrs. You came to Xia's side, her husband sang along with the woman, and the piano sounded harmonious. During the day, or for an outing or watching a performance or entertainment, I will bring my wife in summer; In the evening, in addition to playing chess or chatting occasionally, Xia often gives his wife evening self-study, or learns Chinese characters or tells Chinese stories or teaches the four-corner search method of poetry index. In the article "The Birthplace of Poet Zhou Caochuang" (a student of Xia), there is such a description: "I often come to Mr. Xia's room because of borrowing books and questioning. The room is divided into two rooms, inside and outside, full of calligraphy and painting. Shi Xia and Shi Mu's life is full of appeal to both refined and popular tastes, and also shows a kind of poetry. " This poetic life can be seen everywhere from Mr. Xia's Yanzhou Diary. Here are a few.

? June Diary 1928 10 16: "I crossed the East Lake with my wife in the afternoon, sat on Shi Niu's back and returned in the evening. Sapium is red at the beginning, with four picturesque mountains and light waves and clouds. " The couple spent the whole afternoon enjoying the lake view by the lake. Isn't it a poetic slow life?

? June Diary1928 65438+1October 3 1: "I had a good time with my wife in the afternoon. Seeing the girl Wu Huixin newly married, she went back to Qiuchiwu to see the red leaves and return to the water. Falling leaves all the way, autumn sounds are full of ears, and you can't swim. " Obviously, I went to see the wedding, but I didn't forget to enjoy the scenery on the roadside.

? Diary1928165438+1October 18: "In the afternoon, my wife and I went to Mingle's house, crossed the river and climbed Nanfeng Tower, sat in the ruined temple, spat sweet potatoes and picked chrysanthemums." They picked chrysanthemums from Nanfeng, which is clearly the poetry of leisurely Nanshan.

? 1February 5, 929 Diary: "It's amazing to get up early and watch the heavy snow all over the sky, and the trees in the yard are all white. In the evening, I went out to Xicheng with my wife and stepped on the West Lake embankment. All the way is very good and beautiful, and the scenery is unprecedented in my life. I urgently called a photographer to take pictures on the embankment. " Xia wanted to preserve this picturesque scenery by photography, but we felt the romance of the couple walking through the snow in the West Lake.

? Most notably, Xia also taught his wife to write poetry.

? In the diary of1February, 929 19, there was such a record: "Except for appearing in court at night, I saw the pale moon everywhere, and the spring clouds were like sheep. Just after the light rain, the leaves were shining with moonlight, and the clouds covered the moon, and the leaves were fragrant. I regret not being able to finish this beautiful word. " Recently, my wife has been thinking about learning poetry. Before going to bed, she made a few words about seeing the moon, which showed her incisively and vividly. She said,' Spring moon enters the small window, sleeps with you, and plum blossoms are outside the window, laughing at your loneliness', chatting here and teaching her to write an index under the lamp. "When I saw this poem, I couldn't help laughing. This is not so much to teach his wife to write poems as to amuse her by teaching them.

? There is also a diary on March 6, 1929: "In the afternoon, I sent an email to my wife and father, walked out of the city, visited the West Lake and sat under the willow tree. The faint figure on the lake, sparkling and warm as wine, is full of spring. When I sit and play in the west, I will go back. My wife learns to write poetry, so do I. Where the clouds go, weeping willows want shade, and the lake village is getting deeper and deeper. There is nowhere to avoid the cold, and birds are singing by the water. " This poem is very suitable for beginners to write poems.

? During his three years in Meicheng, Xia wrote dozens of well-known poems, such as Water Turning Around (Crossing Tonglu), Langtaosha (Tonglu) and Qin Yi 'e (Fuchun West Lake). Among them, Qingpingle is little known and recorded for the first time for the couple.

Qingpingle (Chen Wuke Fuchun * * * My wife's birthday)

? I am used to living in rivers and lakes. I feel that the lights are different tonight, and I feel less pregnant.

? The silver bottle suddenly bears double flowers, passing a cup of homesickness. It's better than sleeping alone and thinking about me every year.