Chapter 18 8. Chen Qixia was quarantined for review

After the 11th meeting of the Chinese Writers Association's enlarged meeting on August 16, there was no meeting for half a month, and the 12th meeting was not held until the 31st of the month.A major event happened during this period: Chen Qixia was quarantined for inspection on August 19. Chen Qixia was "isolated" for nine months and three days until she was released on May 22, 1956. Ding Ling knew Chen Qixia in 1941 when she was running the Liberation Daily's literature and art column in Yan'an.This was the first collaboration between Ding Ling and Chen Qixia, which began in May 1941. It took less than a year. In February of the following year, Ding Ling moved to Lanjiaping, where the "Wen Kang" was located, to write.

In September 1949, they founded the "Literary Newspaper" together and started their second cooperation.This cooperation lasted until January 1952, which was only a little more than two years.During this period, Ding Ling also served as the vice chairman of the Literary Association, the director of the Literary Research Institute, and the director of the Literary and Art Department of the Central Propaganda Department, so she didn't put much energy into the "Literary News".Ding Ling's strengths are not in editing business and administrative management, but Chen Qixia is good at this, so Ding Ling is willing to work with him, she can be at ease, as she was in the literature and art column of "Liberation Daily", she can safely publish "Literary News" Leave it to Chen Qixia to take care of it.

Later, in the "Supplement to the Debate Materials" written by Ding Ling in August 1956, she also admitted that "the relationship with Chen Qixia was relatively close during the period of working together in the "Literary News". But they were always just colleagues, not friends.Although Ding Ling likes to make friends very much.For sure, there is something about Chen Qixia that she doesn't like. After Chen Qixia was quarantined, one night, while the two civil servants guarding him were asleep, he secretly ran to the office to make a solemn phone call to his wife, asking her to visit Ding Ling and Feng Xuefeng to see what their attitude was towards her quarantine.One Sunday, Zheng Zheng went to Duofu Lane to look for Ding Ling.Chen Gonghuai wrote: "After she knocked on the door, Ma Xinyou, a civil servant, came to open the door. His mother told him that he wanted to see Ding Ling. Ma said, I'll ask Comrade Ding Ling first to see if she can see you. After her mother entered, Ding Ling showed a very reluctant look. Ma Xinyou did not leave. My mother knew in her heart that maybe the organization asked him to monitor Ding Ling. My mother was embarrassed, but she had to bite the bullet and said that after Qixia was quarantined, I was very anxious. I didn’t know how Comrade Ding Ling was. As Qixia's old superior and old colleague, I know Qixia quite well. Can you report to the leader so that his problem can be solved earlier? Comrade Ding Ling said embarrassingly, under such circumstances, you should not come to see him at all. I, Qixia's problem, I can't do anything about it, I can only go to the organization if I want to find you." Zheng Zheng had to leave in a hurry.She wrote down her meeting with Ding Ling on a small piece of paper, mixed it with a catty of fruit candy, and brought it to Chen Qixia.

At that time, Ding Ling couldn't protect herself, and she couldn't even argue about the relationship between her and Chen Qixia, so she dared not have any more contact.For the solemn visit, she is afraid to avoid it!