Chapter 157 The strange knowledge has increased
Having made a fortune, Fang Yan is ready to reward himself.
I went to the trust store and bought some old items such as chicken wing wood, rosewood, and huanghuali. Small and large items were placed one by one in the house in Hougulou Garden, which looked antique.
The demolition, construction and renovation have been basically completed. The whole yard is not as messy and cramped as it was before I bought it.
Not only is it spacious and bright, but it also has a brand new look.
I also specially built a small garden in the backyard, which can be used to grow grapes and wisteria, and can also be used as a melon shed orchard. It just lacks flowers, cats, dogs, and a hostess...
Wandered around a few times , walked to the door and happened to meet aunts wearing red armbands. "Teacher Xiao Fang is back?"
Fang Yan greeted them politely.
This group of aunts is the top fighting force in the alley, comparable to the Chaoyang aunts, who are responsible for cleaning and security, and are well aware of the weaknesses of each family.
With them as neighbors and neighbors, the safety index has been improved by several levels.
The aunts pointed to a wall not far away and asked the artist behind them to paint.
“What are you trying to draw?”
Not just in dialect, passers-by also cast curious glances.
The aunt explained: "According to the above spirit, we strongly advocate late marriage, late childbearing and family planning!"
"So that's it."
Fang Yan suddenly realized and thought about it.
Since the first half of 1982, late marriage and late childbearing have been advocated from top to bottom. It is best for a couple to have only one child.
We also vigorously publicize late marriage and late childbearing to factories, schools and other units.
For example, Fang Hong and Han Yuemin, who have been together for such a long time, should get married. Otherwise, there will be a lot of rumors, and the man will be regarded as a hooligan to play with feelings, at worst. Consider it a problem with your lifestyle.
Because of this, I don’t want to get married in my early 20s, so I can only control, control, and control again!
But things are different now. Even if you reach the age of talking about marriage and want to get married early, you may be organized to do ideological work.
Promote marriage and encourage more children for future generations, but it’s the other way around!
"Teacher Xiao Fang, have you found someone yet?"
The aunts stared at him like they were staring at a golden lump.
“No, I’m still young, I’m not in a hurry.”
Fang Yan pursed his lips.
"That's right. Teacher Xiaofang is young and promising, and is really not in a hurry to get married. If your family doesn't push you, it's okay to get married two or three years later."
"Yes. Ah, yes, outstanding cadres like Xiao Fang must respond to national policies. "
"Having said that, you can find a partner first. After a few more years, it won't be too late to get married."
"Teacher Xiaofang, does your family have anything for you? Arrange a blind date? If not, would you like me to introduce you to one?”
"My cousin's daughter is very handsome. Although she may be a little older, she is better because she can love others!"
"..."
The aunts are trying to persuade others. Married late, while actively introducing partners to the dialect, chattering and chattering.
Fang Yan couldn't stand it anymore and ran back to the house.
It wasn’t until the sun set and the painters finished painting the slogans that the enthusiastic aunts went back to their homes.
Fang Yan quietly opened the door, stuck his head out, looked around, and then pushed the bicycle out.
Cycling past the wall where the ink was still wet, I saw the words, "For the sake of revolution, marry later and have children later."
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The next day, the Sino-Japanese literary exchange symposium continued.
What we talked about yesterday was the novels introduced into the country between the two countries. China plans to continue to introduce the works of Kawabata Yasunari and Oe Kenzaburo.
Today, the theme is Chinese and Japanese classical literary novels.
But as we talked, the direction of the entire meeting deviated slightly, because when it came to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West", especially "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Shunjiro Suzuki and others immediately He was very emotional and made no secret of his "Three Kingdoms Complex".
Wu Zuxiang and other red scholars present tried to bring the topic to "Dream of Red Mansions", but with little effect and no disturbance.
Members of the delegation did not have any interest. Although "A Dream of Red Mansions" is called "China's "The Tale of Genji"" in Japan, its popularity and sales are not as good as "Water Margin".
Even some young reporters have never heard of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and whisper to each other what kind of book it is?
"'A Dream of Red Mansions' is one of China's four great masterpieces."
Dialect said in a serious tone: "With "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West", the complicated life events... Organized in a complete building, it represents the pinnacle of Chinese classical literature and novels."
The "Four Great Classics" brand is shining with golden light.
Especially to be as famous as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it was beyond the expectations of Japanese media reporters, and they couldn't help but pay attention to it.
“Four Great Classics?”
Suzuki Shunjiro and others looked at each other. The last time they visited China for exchanges, there was no such statement?
Not only the Japanese delegation, but also Wu Zuxiang, Zhang Guangnian and others on their own side also had different expressions and thought-provoking expressions.
Fang Yan sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and countless eyes kept focusing on him, even if the meeting was adjourned midway, they did not take it back.
"Senior Brother, did I say something wrong?"
"Wrong, not really wrong." Zhang Guangnian said with a smile: "It's the 'Four Great Classics' you mentioned The statement is really surprising. ”
"Yes, Xiaofang did not say anything, but what he said is astonishing!"
"The idea of 'four great classics' is worthy of discussion."
Wu Zuxiang et al. People flocked to the meeting, especially members of the Red Society.
Fang Yan looked confused and only found out after asking.
There is currently no concept of "Four Great Masterpieces" in co-authorship!
If we really want to trace it back, we have to start with Wang Shizhen in the late Ming Dynasty, who first proposed the term "Four Great Books".
These four strange books are "Historical Records", "Zhuangzi", "Water Margin" and "The Romance of the West Chamber".
Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty inherited Wang Shizhen's "Four Wonderful Books", but modified the contents of the Four Wonderful Books.
Changed to "Jin Ping Mei", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West", each representing the fields of Chinese classical chapter novels: world affairs novels, historical novels, heroic legends, and gods and demon novels ’s pinnacle work.
This statement was relatively reasonable, so it was recognized and passed down until the "Dream of Red Mansions" came out.
Compared with "Jin Ping Mei", "A Dream of Red Mansions" is not inferior in terms of artistic value or writing level.
More importantly, "Jin Ping Mei" was regarded as a poisonous weed in that decade and banned from publication because of its vulgar description of cyan.
"A Dream of Red Mansions", like "Journey to the West", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", survived.
Even in special times, the publishing house was still able to publish normally, and the cumulative sales nationwide exceeded one million copies.
"Dream of Red Mansions" has subtly replaced "Jin Ping Mei", but no one in the literary and art circles has officially proposed it.
Fang Yan never expected that he would be the first to propose this "Four Great Classics"!
For a time, it aroused heated discussion among the big names in the literary and art circles.
“Actually, the formulation of Xiao Fang’s famous work has been discussed within the Humanities Society.” Zhang Guangnian recounted with a smile.
The Humanities Society originally planned to publish some famous books to popularize traditional cultural knowledge and enrich people's cultural life.
The initial plan was to draw on 51 years of experience and compile six books into a series: "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "The Scholars" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".
The entire book series is temporarily named "Six Wonderful Books".
“No, no, this is Xiao Fang’s ‘masterpiece’. The wording is more appropriate and more generous!” Zhou Ruchang shook his head.
Zhu Jiazhu said: "Compared with the other four works, "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "The Scholars" are far inferior in terms of research value and popularity. Dislike."
As soon as this was said, everyone started talking again.
Zhang Guangnian looked at the instigator's dialect and asked meaningfully: "Xiao Fang, what do you think?"
"How about we have a good discussion at the meeting? Is it the Four or the Sixth? A masterpiece? "
Fang Yan suggested: " How about treating the result of the discussion as one of the results of this literary exchange?”
“Xiao Fang’s proposal is quite good.”
Seeing that everyone present was surprised. There was no objection, Zhang Guangnian and Zhou Weizhi looked at each other and smiled.
In the second half of the symposium, the symposium gradually deviated from the predetermined course and started discussions and exchanges closely surrounding the theory of famous works.
In the end, because "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is "written about ghosts and demons that are superior to others, but also stabs at corruption, stabbings, and cruelty," it is not suitable for teenagers.
The Scholars is a satirical novel, focusing more on satirizing the imperial examination system. The subject matter is relatively narrow, and the writing is in classical Chinese, which is not easy to understand.
Based on the balance, these two books were eliminated.
The remaining four books were published by the Humanities Society and were named the "Four Classics" series.
"Wow, wow, wow."
When Zhang Guangnian announced the result, Fang Yan, who clapped his hands, noticed that Wu Zuxiang and the others were extremely excited, which was unusual.
Think about it, "A Dream of Red Mansions" has been dubbed "one of the four great classics", and its reputation, sales, and attention will be significantly increased.
The red scholars present naturally treat Fangyan, the first advocate of the "Four Great Classics", with kindness and kindness.
Especially when I heard Wu Zuxiang praising him for studying "A Dream of Red Mansions" very well and seriously at the training center.
"Mr. Wu, thank you very much."
Fang Yan raised his hand.
The big guys showed amiable smiles, handed him an olive branch, and invited him to join the Red Society.
Fang Yan glanced at Zhang Guangnian, who nodded secretly, then agreed and recorded it in Wu Zuxiang's name.
From now on, the concept of "Four Masterpieces of Chinese Classical Literature" was born.
In the future knowledge competition, I was asked "Who was the first person in my country to propose the "Four Great Classical Literature"?"
The standard answer is, "dialect".
PS: Japan's interest in and emphasis on "Dream of Red Mansions" is relatively low, and they even wrote a suspense mystery novel later on.
"The Murders in a Dream of Red Mansions", in the Grand View Garden, murders occurred one after another. Beauties such as Yingchun, Wang Xifeng, Xiangyun, Xiangling, Qingwen, Yuanyang, Daiyu, etc. died one after another, while Jia Baoyu suddenly became a real person. He works as a detective and is responsible for solving serial murder cases.
(End of this chapter)