Chapter 42 Section 6 The Sky of the Department of Foreign Languages

In the summer vacation, my partner and I were happy. She took the Minjiang River from Wutong Bridge to Xuanbin, and went down the Yangtze River to Chongqing.Home has a better meaning to me.The middle school friends who were dismissed by the entrance exam also got together at each house, and they had endless post-farewell experiences to share.A year ago, I was sent alone to the far west of Sichuan, and when I returned to Shapingba, I was like a lone goose that had lost its flock and returned to the habitat of the brigade, singing endlessly.In terms of war, Japanese aircraft were too worn out due to the United States' participation in the war, and they were no longer able to bomb Chongqing frequently. The main force moved to the Burma Road.

This summer, although Chongqing is still as hot as a furnace, because the alarm is no longer running every day, the atmosphere of reconstruction and restoration is very suitable for our group of first-year girls who have been reunited with each other.On moonlit nights, we often go to the Jialing River to sing and talk.That was about the happiest summer of my life, and a truly worry-free vacation. When I get home, of course I have to discuss the transfer with my parents.Although Dad said clearly at the end, "I knew you would not be able to study philosophy", he said, your emotions are more important than reason, and studying literature is more suitable than school.I also pretended to be relaxed and said that Southwest Associated University welcomed me to the Department of Foreign Languages ​​after the list was released last year, and there were many Nankai students there.I also really want to go, if the war is won, I can also go back to Peking University, Tsinghua University or Nankai University... .Dad said solemnly that after the United States joined the war, although the world war situation has turned around, our domestic front has suffered repeated setbacks; Hunan has fallen, Guangxi is in danger, and Guizhou is no longer safe. "When you go to Yunnan, you are farther away from home. Although Leshan is also far away , After all, you are still in Sichuan, and I will take care of you closer to the school. In fact, with your health, it is better to apply for transfer to Central University and stay in Shapingba, so as not to make us suspenseful. If the situation gets worse, at least our family can be together. "

Not long after I got home, I received a letter from Brother Dafei. He firmly disapproved of my transfer to Kunming. He would move the garrison base at any time, so he was really unable to take care of me. In the current war situation, he didn’t even have a three-day holiday, and he couldn’t return home. Sichuan looks at me and hopes that I can go back to Leshan to study with peace of mind. The only way for everyone to survive is to win the war.At this time, his tone was that of a brother talking to a little girl. During this period, I once asked Professor Sun Jinsan, the editor-in-chief of "Time and Tide Literature and Art", about Mr. Zhu Guangqian's suggestion.Mr. Sun was a famous professor in the Department of Foreign Languages ​​of Central University at that time, and he was highly respected by my father.Under his auspices, "Time and Tide Literature and Art" published new works by Shen Congwen, Ba Jin, Hong Shen, Wu Niuxiang, Mao Dun, Zhu Guangqian, Wen Yiduo, Zhu Ziqing, Wang Xiyan, Bi Ye, Zang Kejia, Xu Ding, etc. They not only Widely welcomed by readers, he is also an important writer in the history of modern literature.The classic works translated by Liu Wuji, Li Chunye, Fang Zhong, Li Changzhi, Xu Zhongnian, Yu Kuiyu, Fan Cunzhong, Chen Shouzhu, Dai Liuling, Yu Dagang, Ye Junjian and others can also be seen at the high level of literati of that era.Each issue contains the dynamics of the literary world and domestic and foreign art and literature information, which is a precious record from 1942 to 1945.It is a pity that soon after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang-Communist War broke out, and my father was unable to support the three periodicals. "Time and Trend Literature and Art" ceased publication in 1945.

Mr. Sun said, "In the May 1944 edition, Mr. Zhu Guangqian wrote an article "Vulgar Interests in Literature", which was written from the standpoint of a literature educator. , It should be a very lucky thing, not to mention that he personally persuaded you to transfer to another department and volunteered to be your tutor, which is even more desirable. Literary education is inspired by spirituality (or wisdom root). There are Mr. Fang Zhong, Mr. Chen Yuan (Xiying), Mr. Yuan Changying, Mr. Chen Yinluo, etc., have solid foundations. The Department of Foreign Languages ​​and Literatures of Southwest Associated University is not stronger, and Mr. Zhu has not noticed your fate.”

Mr. Sun's external analysis made me determined to go back to Wuhan University. For no reason, the Jiangcheng, which is hundreds of miles away from the river, must have some charm like a paradise for me. After the end of the summer vacation, I went back to Leshan a week earlier to prepare for the transfer procedures, and I made an appointment with Zhao Xiaolan to register for the dormitory room earlier. The second grade has been promoted to a new row of wooden houses above the dining room, hoping to have a desk by the window. My father arranged for me and a classmate to take the postal express train to Leshan; for the convenience of official business and college students during the war, there was an official fee for each car to carry two people, and verification documents were required to ensure the safety of letters.The two of us took turns sitting with the postman between the bridge and the dozens of bags of mail, and we all felt important.Dozing off on the solemnly bundled and fastened postal package, imagining the feelings of each letter in the bag and the joy of the recipient.At each stop, the postman calls the name of the place on the mail bag, and then he gracefully drops the next bag and the next one.I later read a history of the Qing Dynasty, saying that China Post was the earliest modernized government system, and its service personnel were of the highest quality and most reliable.After arriving in Taiwan, the postal service is still one of the stabilizing forces.For thousands of years, the transmission of letters from stage horses to green post cars has aroused my rich imagination. I was fortunate to be used as a postal package from eastern Sichuan to western Sichuan. This special experience must be remembered.

On the first night in Chengdu, we went to live in the dormitory of our friends in Nankai.Yenching University in Peking, Jinling Men's University and Jinling Women's University in Nanjing, Qilu University in Shandong, and the local West China University moved to Huaxiba in Chengdu during the war.I got on the bus again in the early morning of the next day. The postal vehicle never broke down. There were protections along the road, so it was safe and secure. I could also load and unload postal bags after passing through Meishan, but I could only look at the road trees while speeding past.Non-stop throughout the day, we drove directly to the gate of the Leshan post office.During this trip, I already knew what the life ahead was like, and how I would face it. I also saw the real ancient capital of Sichuan in Chengdu, and my mood was much relieved last year.