Chapter 43 I have a few words to say to the readers

I myself have never thought of needing to defend myself, but in the past year I have often been discussed, and I seem to be listed as one of the cultural traitors, and I am also baffled.I have never written about politics, nor have I received any stipends.Think about it, my only suspicion is that the third session of the so-called "Great East Asian Literature Scholars Conference" once invited me to participate, and I was included in the list published in the newspaper; although I wrote a letter of resignation (I still remember that letter) , because it is very short, just: "Appointed as the representative of the 3rd Great East Asian Literature Scholars Conference, I would like to resign. Sincerely Zhang Ailing.") The newspaper still did not remove the name.

As for the many nonsensical abuses, even involving my private life, there are many points that can be refuted.And even if there is such a fact, it still does not involve the question of whether I am suspected of being a traitor; besides, there is no need to confess private matters to the public, and it seems that I have no obligation to explain except to my own parents.So have been silent.At the same time, I really don't want to waste time and energy in litigation with pen and ink, which will confuse my mind in vain and delay my proper work.But I have been silent like this, I have never clarified my status, and I have given a wrong impression to the society. I also feel that I am sorry for those who care about my future, so I wrote this paragraph as a preface when the novel collection was reprinted.Anyway, as long as the readers know it.The five new articles included in it, "Relentless", ", ", "Etc", "Osmanthus Steamed A Xiaobeiqiu", when they were first published, there were many sloppy places. I really feel sorry for the readers. After additions and deletions.There are two other articles that cannot be changed, so I have no choice but to reject them.

I don't know how to compose poems, but I wrote two poems last winter. I liked them very much, but I was afraid that people would read them and say "I don't know what to say".Now I put this "Day and Night in China" here as an epilogue. Although it cannot represent the common background of many stories here, it seems appropriate as an "afterglow" of an unfinished legend. The cover was designed by Yan Ying.Borrowing a picture of a lady in fashion in the late Qing Dynasty, the painting depicts a woman quietly playing dominoes, with a nanny sitting next to her holding a child, as if it was a common scene after dinner.But outside the railing, suddenly, there is a human figure with wrong proportions, like a ghost appearing, it is a modern person, peeping inside very curiously.If there's something unsettling about this picture, that's exactly the mood I wanted it to create.