Chapter 126 To Ru Zhijuan①

Comrade Zhijuan: To have your trust is like meeting an old friend, and I am very happy.I regret that you didn't come to this Federation of Literary and Art Circles Conference. I was going to Fujian and passed through Shanghai, but I didn't go to the conference because of this! Don't you blush when you say "Anyway, I'm old!" in front of me?I also have arthritis and coronary heart disease, and my blood pressure is as high as 110-220 (but my disease may not be as severe as yours). I have not only become a grandmother, but also a "grandmother". Four boys and one girl aged 12-6 and a half years old), Sunday is the day when I "shelter inside and outside", that is, I refuse guests, and I ask all my friends not to come on Sunday.In addition, I want to suppress this group of "little bandits"! ——In short, everything should be divided into two. Illness has its benefits. It makes people do less useless activities. Having more children makes people's minds more active!

The "Shanghai Literature and Art" edited by you is really good, I'm not complimenting you in person, the articles on "Shanghai Literature and Art" are both profound and lively, and I can see your hard work!I have ①Ru Zhijuan, a female writer. Born in Shanghai on September 13, 1925, his ancestral home is Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He joined the New Fourth Army in 1943 and worked in the Art Troupe of the Military Area Command. Published the first short story in 1950. In 1955, he transferred from the army to the Shanghai Writers Association, where he served as the editor of the "Literary Monthly" and the leader of the fiction and prose group. In 1958, he published his famous work "Lily". Began to engage in professional creation in 1960.The collections of works "Tall Poplar Trees" and "Quiet Maternity Hospital" were published successively. After the "Cultural Revolution", he created short stories such as "The Story of Wrong Editing" and "The Path on the Grassland".Also published an autobiographical novel "She Came That Way".

I will definitely write to you, now there are many letters from all over the world asking for articles, but I don’t have much to live on. If you don’t mind me talking about trivial things, I will send them to you when I have a topic. I have a lot of friends in Shanghai, and I met many in Beijing, but because I live in the suburbs, people are not easy to come to, and I seldom go out, but next time I come to Shanghai, I will definitely give you a call, if you come Be sure to send me a letter, and I will come to the city to see you. How are you guys?When you see them, say hello to them and say that I am in good health.

Wish you well!Don't say "old" next time, it makes me so sad!Bing Xin 7, 27 (this letter is collected by Comrade Zhou Dabao)