Chapter 17 Introduction to "February" by Rou Shi

Charged warriors, naive orphans, young widows, passionate women, new-style gentlemen with their own ideas, and the lifeless and whispering old society are not like spiders spreading their webs, only waiting for flying tourists, but looking for In the eyes of the quiet young man, it turned into uneasy pain.This great suffering is the poor salt and pepper of society, together with soldiers, orphans and the like, giving the boring society some taste and making them continue boringly. The turbid waves are crashing against the shore, those who stand on the hills have nothing to do with the spray, and those who ride the waves don't care about it, but those who are still dressed and walking on the beach will feel wet when splashed and become embarrassed.From the perspective of the two types of people mentioned above, this is surprising.But Xiao Jun, the young man in our book, is in this situation.He desperately wants to be successful, with love, but cherishes something, is too reserved, and in the end he can't even get a place to live for a few years.In fact, he cannot become a small cog, turning with the big cog, he is just a stone from outside, so after a few rollings and making a few noises, he is squeezed to Nvfoshan[2]——Shanghai.

Fortunately, he is still hard, and has not become the oil that lubricates the gears. However, Huo Tan (Sakyamuni) woke up in the middle of the night and saw the ugly sleeping position of the court ladies, so he became a monk, and Hoshanstein thought it was vomiting after being drunk.Then, Xiao Jun's determination to run away is probably due to his weak stomach and fasting. Although I still don't know the reason, whether it is due to the natural temperament or the temporary fatigue after the war. From the drafts written by the author with exquisite techniques, I saw such a typical type of modern youth, and the characters around me were also vivid, so I wrote down some impressions, which can be regarded as a preface.Perhaps the readers who are smart and sensitive will get more than me, and the surprise or sympathy they feel when they read it will reflect their own posture, right?That is really meaningful.

On August 20, 1929, Lu Xun recorded it in Shanghai. BB [1] This article was originally published in the tenth issue of the first volume of the Shanghai Chaohua Xunkan on September 1, 1929. For Rou Shi, please refer to "Two Hearts Collection · Biography of Rou Shi" and pay attention to it. "February", a novella, published by Shanghai Chunchao Bookstore in November 1929. 〔2〕A place name in Nv Foshan's novel "February". [3] WA Hausenstein (WA Hausenstein, 1882-1957) German critic.For his explanation of Sakyamuni's renunciation quoted here, see his "Art and Society: Society and Art in India".