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Lotus Lake is Sun Li's masterpiece. Selected from Baiyangdian Chronicle, it is the main representative work of Lotus Dian School. In the fierce and cruel background of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, which is related to the survival of the nation, the novel chooses a small corner of Baiyangdian, showing the gentle, affectionate, loyal and brave character and spirit of rural women. In the smoke of war, the love between husband and wife, the love of home and country, pure humanity and lofty character are as beautiful and brilliant as the blooming lotus in Baiyangdian.

Brief introduction of the author

Sun Li (1913 ~ July 2002 1 1), a contemporary novelist and essayist, is known as the founder of the Lotus School. Formerly known as Sun Shuxun. Hebei Anping people. After graduating from Baoding Yude Middle School, I wandered to Beiping, studied in the library or went to university, and worked as a clerk. From 65438 to 0936, I went to the primary school in Anxin County to teach and learn about the life of the working people in Baiyangdian. Later, he taught in Jizhong Anti-Japanese War College and North China United University, and worked as an editor in Jinchaji News Agency and Jinchaji Daily. From 65438 to 0944, he went to Yan 'an, studied and worked in Lu Xun College of Literature and Art, and published famous short stories such as Lotus Lake and Luhuadang. From 65438 to 0945, he returned to the rural areas in central Hebei, and from 65438 to 0949, he was the editor-in-chief of Tianjin Daily Literary Weekly. He used to be a director of the Chinese Writers Association and vice chairman of the Tianjin Branch of the Writers Association. Starting from 1956, I stopped writing due to illness. After 1977, I wrote many essays and comments, as well as several novels. Since the 1940s, Sun Li's works have been included in short story collections, such as Reed Flower Dang, Lotus Lake, Vegetable Garden Terrace, Charge, Novelette Collection, Village Song, Iron Wood Prequel, Novel, Stormy Story, Narrative Poetry Collection and Newsletter Collection. Collections: Chi, Qu Zhongji, Prose Collection: On Literature, and Sun Li's Selected Novels, Poems and Songs, Essays, Literary Theories and Collected Works have also been published. In July 2003, Sun Li Memorial Hall was completed in Baiyangdian Lotus Grand View Garden, Anxin County, Hebei Province. In July, 2004, People's Literature Publishing House published seven volumes of The Complete Works of Sun Li with more than four million words.

Sun Li's novel and prose collection "The Chronicle of Baiyangdian" is a representative work of his elegant and meaningful style of writing, among which the short stories "Lotus Lake" and "Charge" are famous chapters in the history of modern literature. It is regarded by literary and art circles as the main masterpiece of "Lotus Temple School". Sun Li's novels are set in the rural areas of central Hebei plain and western Hebei mountain from War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which vividly reproduce the life and fighting scenes of local people. Mao Dun said: "Sun Li's creation has a consistent style, his prose is full of lyrical flavor, and his novels don't seem to pay attention to the chapter structure, but they never branch;" He described the change of the situation with a calm attitude of talking and laughing. The advantage is that although he is funny, he is not frivolous. " ("Reflecting the Era of the Great Leap Forward and Promoting the Great Leap Forward in the Socialist Era")

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The most prominent character in the novel is sister-in-law Shui. Her character not only has the traditional virtues of women in China, but also has the characteristics of women's progress in the anti-Japanese base areas.

Diligence and kindness: she knits mats quickly and well, which shows that she is capable and diligent; The husband is the guerrilla leader and the head of the party, and she has to undertake most of the housework. She wants to serve her father-in-law in the world and raise her children in the next life. She is a typical wife and mother.

Gentle and considerate: when her husband comes home late from work, she first "stands up and serves food", which is virtuous and considerate; When her husband said that she would join the army, she "shook her finger and thought that Mei Wei had cut off her hand", which showed her attachment and concern for her husband. A few days after her husband joined the army, she missed him in her heart. It was a great affection for her husband to secretly visit him with all her partners.

Understand the important principle: She didn't hold her husband when he joined the army, although she didn't want him to leave. Her husband went to do the mobilization work, and she always "sat in the yard waiting for him" and listened to her husband's "instructions". The husband said, "Don't let the enemy traitors be captured alive. If you catch it, you have to fight hard with them. " She agreed with tears, showing her loyalty.

Love of husband and wife, love of home and country

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Although the novel describes War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it does not directly describe the fierceness and cruelty of the war, but focuses on the common people's feelings of husband and wife and their love for their country. These kind and innocent people shine with the brilliance of human nature in the war environment, showing the people's mental state of not being afraid of violence and defending their homes. The war of aggression is anti-humanity, and the people who resisted the invaders defeated the aggressors in spirit with pure humanity and lofty personality. This is the spiritual source of victory in the Anti-Japanese War.

In the novel, people who joined the army, such as Shui Sheng, show their sincere feelings for their loved ones by taking care of their families and entrusting Shui Sheng to do family work. Although Shui Sheng Sao and other women euphemistically expressed their reluctance to give up their husbands, they did not hesitate to pack their bags and send their husbands to the battlefield to fight the invaders. As for the future women who are emotionally unwilling to visit recruiters, they have to share tasks for their husbands and participate in the battle, which is from the love of husband and wife to the love of home and country.

A country has a home. On the contrary, there is deep affection for relatives, and there is loyalty to the country.

Grow up in the war

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The cruel war environment has also promoted the growth and maturity of people's ideological character. Take aquatic sister-in-law as an example. She is a traditional kind-hearted rural housewife, trying her best to support her family and not let her husband have worries. Knowing that her husband was leaving home to join the army, she supported her husband's choice, although it was awkward. At this time, her psychology has not changed much, and she still wants to be a good wife and mother, and more is her habitual obedience to her husband. Her mind has changed since she visited her husband. Her personal experience of the war gave her a deeper understanding of her husband's war of resistance. So she also joined the ranks of the Anti-Japanese War and directly participated in the sacred cause of defending the country. Her thoughts and personality have also made great strides.

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The language of this novel is concise, but rich in connotation.

For example, when Shui Sheng told Shui Sheng that she had joined the army:

Shui Sheng whispered, "I will go to the big army tomorrow." -Shui Sheng signed up for the army without consulting his wife. He was afraid that his wife would blame him, so he was a little uneasy and spoke in a low voice.

The woman's fingers trembled, thinking that Mei Wei had cut her hand. She put a finger in her mouth and sucked it. -didn't directly say aquatic sister-in-law heard her husband join the army psychological reaction, but from her "shout Mei Wei cut hand" subtle movements, you can see her inner fluctuations.

Similarly, if a woman discusses visiting her husband:

"I heard that they are still here. I don't drag my tail, but I forgot a dress. " It shows that you don't want to hold your husband back, but you have "good reasons" to visit him.

I have something important to say to him. -there is no reason, it is "important", of course, ask in person.

"I didn't want to go, but my mother-in-law insisted that I visit him again-what's the point!" -knowing that the first two words can't be justified, I had to find another way to move out of "mother-in-law" as a reason, and finally I didn't forget to add "What's worth seeing!" Confess yourself, there is something like "there is no silver here for 320".

It is through this vivid language of characters that the author expresses the characters implicitly and euphemistically.

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When the moon rises, the yard is cool and clean, and the broken reed eyebrows during the day are very wet, which can be used as seats. The woman sat in the middle of the yard, her fingers twisted with silky and slender reed eyebrows. Lu Mei is thin, jumping around in her arms.

How many reeds are there in Baiyangdian Lake? I wonder how many reeds are produced every year? I don't know. I only know that every year when reeds fly and leaves turn yellow, the reeds in the whole lake are harvested and piled up, and in the square around Baiyangdian, they become the Great Wall of Reed. Women are tidying up their seats in the yard. How many seats have you knitted? In June, when the lake was full, countless ships carried silver-white mats for export. Soon, cities and villages all over the country have dense and exquisite mats. Everyone rushed to buy: "Good mat, Baiyangdian mat!"

The woman knitted a seat. Soon under her body, it was woven into a big piece. She seems to be sitting on a piece of snow and white clouds. She sometimes looks at the lake, which is also a silvery white world. There is a thin transparent fog on the water. When the wind blows, it smells fresh lotus leaves and lotus fragrance. But the door hasn't been closed and my husband hasn't come back yet.

My husband came back very late. The young man is only in his mid-twenties, wearing a big straw hat and a white jacket. His black trousers rolled up to his knees and he was barefoot. His name is Shui Sheng, the leader of the guerrillas in Zhuang Xiaowei and the leader of the party. Lead the guerrillas to a meeting in this district today. The woman looked up and asked with a smile:

"Why did you come back so late today?" Stand up and serve a meal. Aquatic sitting on the steps said:

"After dinner, don't do it."

The woman is sitting on the mat again. She looked at her husband's face. She saw that his face was a little red and panting. She asked:

"How many miles are they?"

Aquatic theory:

"Still in this area. Dad? "

The woman said:

"Sleep."

Li Xiaohua?'

"And his grandfather went to collect shrimp baskets for half a day and went to bed early. Why don't they come back? "

Shui Sheng smiled. The woman saw him laughing abnormally.

"What's the matter, you?"

Aquatic whispered:

"I will go to the big army tomorrow."

The woman's fingers trembled, thinking that Mei Wei had cut her hand. She put a finger in her mouth and sucked it. Aquatic theory:

"The county called us for a meeting today. If the enemy sets up a stronghold in the same mouth again, Heduan village will become a line, and the situation of struggle in the lake will change. It was decided at the meeting to set up a regional group. I was the first to raise my hand to sign up. "

The woman said with her head down:

"You are always positive."

Aquatic theory:

"I am a guerrilla captain in the village and a cadre. It is natural to stand on my head. They also signed up. They are afraid to come back for fear that their families will drag their tails. Choose my representative and come back to talk to my family. They all think you are more open-minded. "

The woman didn't speak. After a while, she said:

"You go, I won't stop you, what should I do at home?"

Shui Sheng pointed to her father's small room and told her to keep her voice down. Say:

"Home, natural someone to take care of. But we are small in Zhuangzi, and there are seven people joining the army this time. There are few young people in the village, so we can't rely entirely on others. You should do more things at home. Dad is old, and Xiaohua is still not sensible. "

The woman's nose was a little sour, but she didn't cry. Just say:

"I hope you understand the difficulties at home."

Shui Sheng wanted to comfort her. Because there are too many things to consider preparing, he only said two words:

"You should first load one thousand kilograms, beat off the devil. I will come back to thank you. "

After that, he went to someone else's house. He said he would talk to his father when he came back.

Shui Sheng didn't come back until the cock crowed. The woman is still sitting in the yard waiting for him. She said:

"You have something to tell me!"

There is nothing more to say. I'm leaving. You should strive for perfection, literacy and production. "

"hmm."

"Don't fall behind others in anything!"

"Well, what else?"

"Don't call the enemy to capture the traitor alive. If you catch it, you have to fight hard with him. "

The most important thing is that the woman promised him with tears in her eyes.

The next day, the woman packed him a small package with a new coat, a new towel and a pair of new shoes. Those families also have these things, which can be taken to aquatic products. His family watched him go out. Father took Xiaohua in one hand and said to him:

"Aquatic, what you do is a glorious thing, I won't stop you, you can rest assured. I will take care of you, adults and children, and don't think about anything. "

All the men, women and children in the village also sent him out. Shui Sheng smiled at everyone and got on the boat.

Women are somewhat withdrawn. Two days later, four young women gathered in house boat to discuss:

"I heard that they are still here. I don't drag my tail, but I forgot a dress. "

I have something important to say to him.

Aquatic woman said:

"Listen to him, the devil should be based on the same mouth ..."

"What a coincidence where we met. Let's go and come back soon. "

"I didn't want to go, but my mother-in-law insisted that I go and see him again. What's the point! "

So these women secretly sat in the boat and rowed to the opposite Mazhuang.

When they arrived in Mazhuang, they dared not look in the street and came to a relative's house at the head of the village. Relatives said: You came at a bad time. They were here last night and left at midnight. Nobody knows where to go. You don't have to worry about them. I heard that Shui Sheng became a deputy platoon leader as soon as he came, and everyone was very happy ...

Several women left with red faces, rocking the boat on the shore. It's almost noon now, there are no clouds in Wan Li, and there is still some cool wind on the water. The wind blows from the south, from the reed tips on the rice seedlings. There is no boat on the water, and the water is like endless diving silver.

Several women were a little disappointed and sad, and they all called him a cruel thief in their hearts. But young people always think of happy things, and women are particularly easy to forget those unhappy things. Soon, they started joking again.

"Look, just go."

"Being able to panic (meaning happy) is more panic than anything else, than marrying a new girl during the New Year-I have never seen him so panic!"

"It's not a problem to tie a horse stake."

"No, I have no reins!"

"When he arrives in the army, he is sure to forget his family."

"That's true. We lived in some youth teams at home and sang with our necks upturned all day. We have never been so happy in our lives. When they have nothing to do, I will think foolishly: it's time to bow my head. Guess what they did? Draw many circles on my screen wall with white powder, squat in the yard one by one, aim at that with a gun, and sing again! "

They paddled the boat gently, and the water on both sides of the boat was wow, wow, wow. I fished a water chestnut out of the water. Water chestnut is still very tender and small, milky white. Thrown into the water. The water chestnut tree floats on the water and grows up again.

"Do you know where they are now?"

"Who cares? Maybe he ran to the horizon! "

They all looked up into the distance.

"alas! There's a boat coming over there. "

"alas! Japanese devil, look at that dress! "

"Shake it!"

The ship rocked forward desperately. They may have some regrets in their hearts and shouldn't come so rashly; Maybe you have some resentment against people who have gone far away. But think at once, don't think about anything, shake it quickly, and the boat will follow you closely.

The big ship is in hot pursuit.

Fortunately, these young women grew up in Baiyangdian and rocked the boat fast. This ship is like a jumping barracuda leaving Shui Pi. They have been dealing with this boat since childhood, and they drive as fast as weaving and sewing clothes. If the enemy catches up, jump into the water and die!

The big ship behind is coming fast. That is clearly a devil! These young women gritted their teeth and stopped their hearts. Their oars didn't panic. The water is running loudly on both sides, running, running!

"Shake in the Lotus Lake! The water there is shallow and the big ship can't get through. "

They rushed to a few acres of lotus lake with unknown size, and the thick layers of big lotus leaves spread out against the sun, just like an iron wall. The pink lotus arrow sticks out high. Is a sentry watching Baiyangdian.

They rolled into the Lotus Lake, and finally, with a strong shake, the boat jumped into the Lotus Lake. Several wild ducks flew up, screaming and flying over the water. A row of guns rang in their ears!

The whole Lotus Lake shook. They thought they were ambushed by the enemy and would die, so they turned over and jumped into the water together. Gradually, it was obvious that the gunfire was only outward, and then they showed their heads again with the boatside. Not far away, they saw a man's face under the generous lotus leaf, and his lower body grew in the water. Lotus has become a person? Isn't that our aquatic life? Looking around again, everyone soon found her husband's face, ah! It's them!

And those soldiers hiding under the big lotus leaf are shooting at the enemy with rapt attention, without looking at them. Gunfire, three or five rows of guns, throwing grenades, rushed out of the lotus lake.

The Grenade sank the enemy's big ship, and everything sank. There is only the smell of smoke and gunpowder on the water. The soldiers laughed loudly and salvaged the spoils. They began to sink to the bottom and fished out the big fish again. They scrambled to take out the enemy's guns, bullet belts, and then bags of soaked flour and rice. Aquatic beat the surface of the water to catch up with something rolling on the water wave, which was a biscuit packed in a delicate paper box.

Women covered in water are sitting on their boats again.

Shui Sheng picked up the carton, held it high with one hand and slapped the water with the other hand to avoid sinking. Shouting at the lotus lake:

"You come out!"

It seems with great anger.

They had to roll the boat out. Suddenly, a man came out from under their boat, and only the woman on the water recognized it as the captain of the district team. The man wiped a handful of water on his face and asked them:

What are you doing here?

Aquatic woman said:

"I sent them some more clothes!"

Small captain back to aquatic said:

"Are they all from your village?"

"It's not who they are, a group of backward elements!" After that, I threw the paper box on the female boat, swam around, sank to the bottom of the water, and swam far away.

Small captain made a joke, he said:

"You didn't come in vain. Without you, our ambush wouldn't be so thorough. However, the task has been completed, and it's time to go back and dry the clothes. The situation is still very tense! " The soldiers put all the spoils that were salvaged on their boats.

Prepare for transfer. A man picked a big lotus leaf and put it on his head to ward off the midday sun. Several young women threw them small packages that had fallen out of the water, and the soldiers' three boats ran southeast and flew away like arrows. Soon disappeared in the smoke waves on the water at noon.

Several young women rowed the boat, one by one, like drowning chickens, rushing home. Along the way, because of too much excitement and excitement, they started talking and laughing again. One of the people sitting in the bow facing backward pursed his mouth and said:

"Look at their cross section. We love to ignore them when we see them! "

"Ah, it seems that we have lost someone to them."

They also smiled, today's things are not glorious, but:

"We don't have guns. If we had guns, we wouldn't run in Lianhua Lake. We will work with the devils in the big shop! "

"I saw the war today. What's so surprising about fighting? As long as you don't panic, no one will lie there and shoot! "

"If I sink, I will float because of something. I promise that I am better than their water and wind, and I am not afraid of being deeper! "

"Aquatic sister-in-law, we have to form a team when we go back, or we can go out later!"

"When you first became a soldier, you looked down on us. Two years later, you think we are worthless. Who is much behind! "

This autumn, they learned to shoot. When catching fish with ice in winter, they boarded the ice boat one by one like meteors and looked back and forth. When the enemy besieged the 100-acre reed pond, they took their children in and out of the reed sea.