Waste coal In the autumn of 1987, I went to Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province to observe the development of township enterprises. Although I was just looking at the flowers, I couldn't help being shocked, delighted and excited by the drastic changes in the appearance of the countryside.At a symposium to bid farewell to Zhejiang, I couldn’t help declaring that if the martyr Qiu Jin was still alive, I think she would have written the famous line she left before her execution: "Autumn wind and autumn rain worry people", Change to "Autumn Wind and Autumn Rain Happy Sharen"! Later when I returned to Beijing, I wrote another short article: "Farewell to Ah Q".In my opinion, I "finally bid farewell to Ah Q in Lu Xun's hometown, and bid farewell to his miserable years. This is something to be thankful for."Unexpectedly, it also caused a small controversy. Two well-meaning comrades published articles, thinking that I wanted to deny the immortal image of Ah Q.However, I did have an idea at the time that if I had time to come to Shaoxing again, it would be best to learn more about the development of township enterprises and write a reportage.This good wish was not fulfilled either.The new atmosphere of rural reform has gradually faded in my mind.

Time flies, and more than two years have passed. I never thought that at the end of 1989, I would read such a novel that reflected the great changes in rural appearance and interpersonal relationship under the impact of the commodity economy.Although I am over seventy years old and have coronary heart disease, the doctor repeatedly told me not to be excited. It seems that it is not easy or appropriate to be emotional, but finally I couldn't help but aroused some commotion in my heart because of the encounters and fates of several important characters in the work.I can't help but say a few words of truth about this work.

Old people of our generation may inevitably have the following shortcomings or regrets. They have limited energy and have not read many works, so it is difficult to make accurate comparisons and judgments; I don’t have a deep understanding of the ideological depth of the work; the basic aesthetic concept of literary works-requires the work to reflect the reality of life; creating vivid and touching images is difficult to change. Therefore, evaluating the achievements of a work cannot be separated from this basic in principle. I always believe that the truth of life and vivid and moving images are a whole.It used to be said that truth is the life of art.But this truth is not only the truth of life, but also the truth of image. Without a real and touching image, it is impossible to express the truth of life.The so-called life, people are fundamental.Leaving people, not to express in certain historical conditions, in social life; all kinds of people in real life, people's own living environment, conditions, needs for life, understanding, belief and will, ideology and morality , ethics, emotion, etc. commonality and individual differences, as well as the resulting complex interpersonal relationships and sharp contradictions, how to express life—the so-called reality of life?Therefore, the truth as an artistic life, in the final analysis, lies in the real, vivid and touching images in the works.

This is an objective law independent of individual will.All great and excellent literary works that leave a deep and unforgettable impression on people are nothing more than living, flesh and blood, real and touching typical images.Although the readers are not all familiar with them, or even the contemporaries, or the people who work and live together in a certain range of life, after the author's description and creation, the encounters and fates of the characters in these works, and thus show the The inner world, mental outlook, and character traits deeply attract readers, making people explore the souls of these characters, know and understand their characters, thoughts and feelings, think about many issues from their encounters and fates, and learn more about them. Get all sorts of inspirations.

, not only to describe the commotion caused by a "peasant reformer" Yue Pengcheng in changing the appearance of his hometown: from the attention of provincial, city and county party committee leaders to the public opinion propaganda of national and provincial newspapers, from the ancient legend of Li Longshan to the Liwang Temple The names of Yue Pengcheng and Dasangyuan are engraved on the stele in the apse...but at the same time, it also rewrites all kinds of turmoil in Yue Pengcheng's heart. Ling's feelings led to conflicts with his wife and intensification of family conflicts; his boldness, decisiveness, courage, foresight, etc. in dealing with problems in the reform did make the township enterprises develop greatly. Under the influence of the unhealthy social atmosphere, he used some illegal means to resell scarce materials; he was indeed strict in management methods, but he could not help being arbitrary, and even beat and scolded the workers; he knew how to obtain However, it is unavoidable to observe and grasp the various psychology of the leader, and even cater to the taste of the leader in a vulgar way; those who do not meet his wishes, even their own fathers and sons, will inevitably feel jealous and resentful, and even do not hesitate to treat the leaders. The son's career was obstructed and destroyed... Therefore, the character of Yue Pengcheng is as hard as the author uses his son Leiguan to describe him as a peasant hero with a "tragic color": he opposes feudalism and absolutism, but " I often start that set unconsciously, and I think it is the most correct and advanced."

The author also borrowed the mood of the reporter Cheng Yue to express his "feeling a distant and deep sorrow" for this tragic hero.Although Yue Pengcheng himself said that there are tragic colors in social reality everywhere, the real tragedy is that Yue Pengcheng can't understand at all. He reformed and started a business in the silt accumulated in the long river of history. It is impossible to get rid of the predicament in various traditional thoughts, concepts and methods. He could not get the understanding and forgiveness of his father Yue Rui and Xiao Yun's sister-in-law's older generation of revolutionaries, and he could only break with the new generation of his son Leiguan; His wife, Shuzhen, separated and destroyed the family.In the end, "he felt that he had become a wild goose in the sky, a boat on the sea, a lonely figure in the vastness", and finally fell ill.

Although the character Yue Pengcheng was just a village Party branch secretary and a peasant reformer, he suddenly became a hero at a new historical starting point.However, he does not have the power to completely eliminate the silt deposited in his soul, but he has to be lost in space like a meteor.From this point of view, the fate of this character is quite universal and typical.Whether it is a grassroots leader or even a higher-level leader, he must be vigilant and reflect. In the process of reform and opening up, to open up new fields and new realms in the process of entrepreneurship requires not only courage, foresight, and courage We must also be good at thinking calmly; under the impact of the tide of commodity economy, we must not only clear away the silt deposited by long-term feudal ideology, but also prevent the erosion of bourgeois unhealthy tendencies, otherwise the success will be in vain.

Therefore, the author created a real, vivid and touching image of Yue Pengcheng, which arouses people's thinking, and the reason for forming such a tragic reformer image, and points out the difficulty of reform—the reformer must strictly reform himself during the reform. , which has further improved the ideological nature of the work. There is an old saying in China that although a peony is good, it is supported by green leaves.The real and vivid image of Yue Pengcheng is precisely because the author is trying to portray his image while trying to surround Yue Pengcheng's "turmoil", showing the spiritual impact of various characters in a layered manner.Yue Pengcheng used his turmoil to have almost irreconcilable conflicts with his father, wife, and son. However, it is this kind of spiritual collision that not only truly and profoundly reveals Yue Pengcheng's complicated mentality, but also makes Yue Rui, Xiao Yunsao, Shuzhen, Leiguan, Qiuling and others are involved in the ups and downs of the turbulent autumn, showing their different personalities and unique psychology, so that the images of these characters are lifelike and shining with their own stars.

Especially Yue Rui and Xiao Yunsao, the older generation of Communist Party members who grew up in the countryside and grew up in the flames of revolutionary war, according to traditional concepts, what Yue Pengcheng did was really a kind of "big treason" that made them feel heartbroken.However, they finally saw hope in the third generation, the generation of young officials, even though they were still a little confused. (Of course, the author also succinctly wrote about a provincial cadre, Mr. Xing, who decided to shift the focus of the investigation work to the small mulberry garden when he heard about the idea of ​​officials reforming the countryside. It also shows that the older generation in our party still has A very clear-headed leader will grasp the direction of rural reform.) However, it is indispensable to look at rural reform, the development of township enterprises, the impact of the commodity economy tide, and the energy of cadres through the eyes of the older generation. a sum of money.Because this older generation of revolutionaries is indeed a force that has a greater influence in our real life.

If they stand on the side supporting rural reform, they will form a driving force.Otherwise, they can indeed form a tenacious resistance.The conflict between them and Yue Pengcheng is an inevitable social reality. Facts have also proved that the older generation of revolutionaries strictly required themselves to abide by the party constitution, act in accordance with the party's principles, and selflessly contribute all their spirit, etc. No matter what reforms they carry out, they are still the moral qualities that reformers should have. Regarding traditional concepts and thoughts, there is a tendency now. When it comes to tradition, it seems to mean that all the old traditional concepts and thoughts in the past are backward things that should be discarded, and completely deny all traditional concepts and thoughts. However, it ignores the fact that a nation has been formed for thousands of years and has actually changed with the development of the times and society. Especially under the guidance of Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought, it has been proved by practice that there are still excellent traditions that have been developed and enriched. Concepts and ideas should still be inherited and carried forward.

When revealing Yue Pengcheng's state of mind and talking about his relationship with Shuzhen and Qiuling, the author made an analysis: "He is ashamed of both Shuzhen and Qiuling. But he cannot live on the basis of concepts and morals. In his view, life creates morality, and morality should change with the change of life. Alas, why do people only cheer for changes in the external objective world, while ignoring the rationality that people's subjective world must change accordingly?" When I read this novel, Shuzhen discovered the ambiguous relationship between Yue Pengcheng and Qiu Ling at the beginning of the novel. I was used to feeling that this was probably the fuse that led to the downfall of Yue Pengcheng, a peasant reformer, and I was a little worried about the novel. Too much falling into the "triangular relationship" cliché.It was later discovered that the author only wrote about the relationship between Yue Pengcheng and Qiu Ling as an aspect of portraying the complex mentality of the characters.Now, there are even a few so-called "reform-themed" works that are keen to describe the relationship between men and women and exaggerate sex, thinking that this is also an inevitable and reasonable change in the reform.In fact, this is exactly the negative factor brought about by the impact of the tide of the commodity economy, but it cannot be regarded as a reasonable change. Judging from the relationship between Yue Pengcheng and Qiu Ling described in the work, it is complicated.I am glad that the author neither fell into a cliché in this plot, nor portrayed Yue Pengcheng according to the pattern of "half human, half devil".For example, when Yue Pengcheng suddenly realizes that Shuzhen is going to die and thinks his wife will commit suicide by throwing himself into the river, the psychological process, and the feelings of guilt towards Shuzhen are described in detail and realistically, so that readers can understand. However, in contrast, I feel that Yue Pengcheng's feelings of guilt towards Qiu Ling are not sufficiently written.As a reader, I think that Yue Pengcheng should feel more ashamed of Qiu Ling.He should understand that no matter how he looks at it, he has to bear the main responsibility for such a thing to happen. In a major historical turmoil, it is impossible for new and old ideas, concepts, behaviors, and psychology to collide violently. Therefore, some people's thoughts and feelings will indeed undergo various changes. It is necessary to distinguish which are reasonable, inevitable, and What is correct, what is unreasonable, not inevitable, and wrong still needs to be tested in practice, and may not be properly straightened out.However, since writers have to describe all these changes, they must treat them with caution and give scientific and concrete analysis and description.The engineer of the human soul must contribute to the construction of a beautiful soul after all. Rural reformers are also diverse. Due to the influence of their different experiences, upbringing, qualities, thoughts, and concepts, they cannot all be perfect "contemporary heroes."They too may have unfortunate ups and downs and fates, and it is entirely possible to have faults and mistakes of one kind or another.They may also shine brightly, shining their light in a certain region or even the whole country, illuminating the path of history.Some may also be a meteorite that suddenly flashes and disappears.However, the tide is surging, and a new generation is constantly rising.It is also an inevitable law of historical progress. History will do justice to any reformer who has contributed to reform.History will never forget them. Similarly, history will make a fair evaluation of the real, vivid and moving images of reformers portrayed by the writer, and history will not forget them. It is a pity that for more than ten years in the new era, the image of a reformer who has been ups and downs in the turbulent tide of reform and opening up has been shown too little in literary creation.This can not but make people feel sorry and guilty! Therefore, after reading it, I have mixed feelings, and I cannot but express my congratulations to Comrade Liu Yumin. Publishing such a post-reading review, and frankly speaking about my personal feelings, if it can promote the creation of Comrade Yumin in the future, then, in my lifetime, I can read one or two more works that reflect the new look of the countryside-it is completely possible to read again. The second and third volumes I wrote let Lei Guan, Qiu Ling, Xiao Yu, Yin Ping, this generation of newcomers once again open up a brand new world, which makes me even more happy. I sincerely look forward to seeing another "Furious Winter" and finally a "Furious Spring"!