Childishness is really beautiful

-Comment on the past events in the south of the city

? During the summer vacation, I read Lin's novel Old Things in the South of the City. I have read this novel before, and I have also seen the adapted film. But this time I read this book again, but I have a different feeling.

? Reading "Old Things in the South of the City" is like falling into a retro photo album and looking for that childhood memory in the yellowing.

? Childhood is short, because it is short and beautiful. For many people, childhood is an endless book, full of innocence, happiness, curiosity and mystery about the unknown. Everything is beautiful and perishable, perishable and beautiful. There are many writers who write about childhood, but the way Lin describes childhood is different from other writers. Instead of adopting the usual empirical prose style, he peeped into the adult world around him through the eyes of a little girl. The author depicts the characters with delicate brushstrokes, and the "old story" seems to be in front of him, and vivid characters appear one after another: uneducated mothers have worked hard to give birth to a lot of children; A father who died young but full of dignity and progressive thoughts; In exchange for four months' milk and helpers for four dollars a month, two pairs of silver ornaments, clothes for the four seasons and a new bed of Ma Song; Emotional frustration caused Xiuzhen's mother and daughter to become "crazy" and finally died in a car accident; Aunt Lan, a coquettish and understanding woman; The boy who is forced by life to steal ... has a recurring protagonist and an unforgettable supporting role. The author lays out a picture of life, which makes people not only read some old customs of old Beijing, but also read the cultural traces brought by Yingzi family as immigrants from their hometown of southern Fujian.

? Looking at the adult world with children's eyes, the paragraphs seem narrow, but they increase the purity and imagination of the novel. In Eiko's eyes, no matter which role he plays, he is kind, even if he is a young man who is a thief selling groceries, while Ma Song is a lazy gambling and irresponsible husband. This is in line with a child's initial understanding of the world: at the beginning of life, human nature is good. So the structure is simple but intriguing.

When it comes to childhood, I don't think of myself. In front of me, I don't think of the rural fields, the chickens walking back and forth in the small yard at home, the pigs fighting for food in the pigsty, and the figure of playing pig grass with my companions. I also remember my mother's nagging and the snacks my father brought home from work every time. These things seem to be fixed in life and can't be waved away. There is really a feeling that the curtain of Yumen can't be rolled up, but it can be brushed back on the anvil.

? Childhood is like a dream, dreaming of grandma's bridge; Childhood is like a bridge, and then the road ahead. All along, I think this is the best annotation for childhood. Yes! Childhood is like a dream. Everything in the dream is novel, so we won't feel tired when we are young. Just like Lin, if you look at the world with a child's eyes, then the world, this life is a dream, a dream that will not be tired, a dream that is pure as water.

In addition to my childhood dreams, the past events in the south of the city reminded me of the beautiful and melodious song "By the ancient road outside the pavilion, the grass is blue and the sky is blue …" and the photo of a girl with ear-length short hair in the afterglow of the sunset. While watching "Old Things in the South of the City", I think of the scenes in the movie, as if I were there: camel team in winter, crazy woman Xiuzhen in Hui 'an Pavilion, thick-lipped thief squatting in the grass to steal things for my brother's school, beautiful and laughing aunt Lan, partner girl who was abused by her adoptive father since childhood, her father's good friend Uncle De, and wet nurse and sink. But these people all left in the hurried footsteps of childhood.

"Life is a rare gathering, only a lot of parting." Why have you already experienced the sorrow of "knowing yourself and knowing yourself, fighting a hundred battles" at an early age? Oleander scattered all over the floor, and Eiko bid farewell to his childhood in ignorance and silence ... When reading old things in the south of the city, there were not many distractions, because there were not many ups and downs, so his mood was indifferent and peaceful. What moved me was only the indifference and purity between these words. With clear eyes like children and fresh and elegant words, Lin tells her tenderness for the past in the south of the city. After half a century, the fallen flowers in the south of the city are still scattered, only fragments of people's memories are scattered.

? The battlements in the ancient capital Beijing, camel bells in the sunset, back streets and alleys in downtown ... how many joys and sorrows, through the trajectory of life. What's the use of sadness for a child? "A pot of turbid water is full of joy, and I will say goodbye to Meng Han tonight." Childhood has passed, leaving me with endless thoughts and nostalgia ... Looking back suddenly, petals scattered all over the ground tell the feelings of midsummer ... Acura music still lingers in my ears, with a touch of sadness and a touch of acacia ... In my mind, I feel a little less ignorant and a little more nostalgic. Like the silent oleander on her skirt.

? Old Things in the South of the City is a very good book, full of sadness, joy, joy and happiness. From joy to sadness, this book makes us realize the joys and sorrows in life. It's a book that you can't put down after reading.