Chapter 46 Hu Shi arranges Zhimo's posthumous manuscripts

That was still in 1925.At that time, Xu Zhimo was in love with Lu Xiaoman, and things were raging in Beijing.Xu Zhimo, who was exhausted physically and mentally, decided to go far away to Europe for a while. Before leaving, Xu Zhimo handed a small box to Ling Shuhua and asked her to keep it for him.The box contains his diary at Cambridge University, Lu Xiaoman's diary and some manuscripts and letters.He half-jokingly said to Ling Shuhua, if there is any accident during this trip and you can't come back, you have to write me a biography, there are some materials in this box that you may need.

The reason why Xu Zhimo entrusted these very personal manuscripts to Ling Shuhua for safekeeping is probably because some of the texts in them are related to Lin Huiyin, and some are related to Lu Xiaoman, so it is more appropriate to hand them over to someone who has nothing to do with this. Friends sent their original and collected manuscripts of Zhimo to Hu Shi, and Hu Shi arranged for them to sort them out. On Saturday, November 28, Huiyin came to Hu Shi's home.She came to talk to Hu Shi about sorting out Zhimo's poems.It was Hu Shi's wife Jiang Dongxiu who welcomed her in, with a very friendly smile on Tuantuan's face.She said that Hu Shi had guests at the moment, and asked Huiyin to wait in the study first.

There is a large desk in the study, and the bookcase stands along the wall. Although there are many books, they are very neat and orderly.Some of the books that had been taken out contained slips of paper and were stacked on the desk, probably to be checked for later use.At a glance, there are many kinds of books, such as books bound in thread and cloth, original works in hardcover and hardcover, history and politics, Zen scriptures and Buddhism, Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine... There is a writing on the desk: "Tolerance is more important than freedom".The ink looks very fresh, it may have been written at someone's request, and the upper and lower paragraphs have not yet been specified.Hu Shi's handwriting is just like his own. Hu Shi's handwriting is clear and free, and the horizontal and vertical strokes look slender, and the strokes are very hard. Although they don't look as vigorous as the thin gold body, they look very neat and refined.While watching, Hu Shi came in and chatted for a while. They talked about sorting out Zhimo's manuscripts, and also talked about the accusations and attacks on Zhimo by some newspapers and periodicals in society.Those texts mainly deal with Xu Zhimo's personal life, especially his divorce and remarriage.Hu Shi said: "People who criticize Zhimo's behavior should understand that the so-called divorce and remarriage are actually the most representative of Zhimo's pursuit of ideals. But today, how can we have the heart to talk about him with success or failure!"

Huiyin said: "I have known Zhimo for a long time, right? But I have never heard him complain about anyone or attack anyone. This is determined by his nature of not being fussy. But the more In this way, the more people take pleasure in attacking him." Then, Huiyin talked about the arrangement of Zhimo's poems.Most of these poems have been published, so sorting them out is relatively easy.Huiyin was familiar with those poems, and they had discussed some poems together.Thinking of the person who wrote these verses is now separated from life and death, Huiyin's eyes became wet again.

It was nearly noon, and Huiyin began to pack his things and prepare to go home.Hu Shi stayed in Huiyin for dinner, and he introduced to Huiyin that his wife was good at cooking "Yipinguo", an Anhui dish from his hometown. "Since it's time for lunch, don't leave." Hu Shi said after introducing "Yipinguo", "I have something important to show you!" Huiyin hurriedly asked him what was important.He opened a bookcase, and there were manuscripts held in hard-shell paper clips lined up in the bookcase. It seemed that there were more than a dozen volumes.

Hu applied these paper folders with his hands and said: "These are my researches on "Shui Jing Zhu" for many years, many of which are the sayings of predecessors. Some friends said that it was not worth my effort to study "Shui Jing Zhu". Those who are right are right, those who are not are wrong, those who are wronged are defended, and those who are false are exposed. I have spent so much effort, if I can show future generations a method of learning, the effort will not be considered in vain.”