Hu Shi’s reputation is in the universe, and his wife’s little feet are also followed.
"Tiger" showed his power, "little rabbit" shivered, Hu Shi was afraid of internal fun talks
Liu Yiqing
In January 1904, when Hu Shi was 13 years old, he got engaged to Jiang Dongxiu .
Jiang Dongxiu's mother went to Hu Shi's aunt's house in Jixi Wangchuan to visit relatives and watch big dramas. Hu Shi also happened to go with her mother to her aunt's house. Jiang's mother was optimistic about Hu Shi, and she was handsome and smart, and said she wanted to betroth her daughter Dong Xiu to him. The matchmaker Hu Xiangjian is both Jiang Dongxiu's tutor and Hu Shi's uncle. The Jiang family and the Hu family are forty miles apart from the mountain road, and they are distant relatives.
In 1908, his mother ordered Hu Shi to go home from Shanghai " China Public School " to get married. Because his family had no money to do a marriage and he had no money to support his family, he decided to study and resolutely refused to do this wedding.
During his studies in the United States, Hu Shi received a small shadow from Jiang Dongxiu, who was forwarded by his mother. He was very grateful and apologized to Jiang Dongxiu for repeatedly postponing the wedding date. He also encouraged Jiang Dongxiu to let go, "I don't know if it has been magnified? If it is not implemented, I hope to let it go quickly and do not fear others' words. Hu Shi's wife should not fear others' words." In the letter, Jiang Dongxiu was encouraged to read and practice calligraphy. As early as 1906, 15-year-old Hu Shi published an article " to advise Chinese women" in "Jingye Xunbao". He shouted loudly: "If a Chinese woman is reluctant to be a waste, she will not bind her feet first, and she will study the second." However, because Jiang Dongxiu's small feet have been formed and the foot laying effect is not significant, Hu Shi, who is in a suit and tie, and she looks disharmonious when holding hands with his wife Jiang Dongxiu, and has even been rated as "one of the seven wonders in the history of the Republic of China." Hu Shi, who wore leather shoes after marriage, was sometimes afraid of his wife wearing Jinlian.
Hubi's early years.
In June 1917, Hu Shi left for the United States to return home. On December 30, 1917, he was 26 years old and held a wedding ceremony with Jiang Dongxiu. At this time, he had already served as a professor at Peking University. The groom was 27 years old and the bride was 28 years old. The two were married late at that time.
Hu Shi and Jiang Dongxiu's marriage is struggle and joy; pain and sweetness; betrayal and loyalty. In that era of old and new, it attracted much attention. In the history of the Republic of China, it also has research value. Here I will talk about Hu Shi’s fear of internal affairs.
Hu Shi was born in the year of Mao and was born in the year of Rabbit. His wife Jiang Dongxiu was born in the year of Yin and is a tiger. The little rabbit is naturally afraid of tigers, so there are jokes about Hu Shi being afraid of his wife. However, in "Miscellaneous Memories of Hu Shi", Tang Degang jokingly called his teacher Hu Shi and his teacher's wife "a pair of little rabbits". Tang Degang miscalculated Jiang Dongxiu's birth year and counted that the two were of the same age. Jiang Dongxiu was born in Gengyin (1890), and is actually one year older than Hu Shi.
Ancient bookseller Wei Guangzhou talked about the embarrassment of Hu Shi buying books because he was afraid of his inner self and unable to pay the book account happily.
Hu Shi often buys books and is very polite to old booksellers, but the financial power in the family is in the hands of Mrs. Jiang. The husband loves to buy books, and the wife doesn't like to give money. If the book account can be delayed, she will pay it back. When she can't hold it back, she will complain and complain. Everyone admires Hu Shi, but most of them feel very troublesome and unhappy when doing his business and dealing with Mrs. Hu, who is tightly stinging money.
Hu Shi has a section "Yu Zhishu's Book Ethics" in " Hu Shi's Study Abroad Diary ". Hu Shi wrote down two world famous books in an old bookstore at a low price - H.A.Taine's "History of English Literrature", Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", and said with ambitions. "I have a habit of writing. Whenever I see a good book, I can't bear to leave. Even if I don't have a single piece of paper in my pocket, I must borrow money to buy it and remember it for myself."
For people who love books and buy books, the most painful and helpless thing is to face the books I have always dreamed of, and have a shortage of money in my pocket. When Liulichang's bookseller gave Hu XI the bookmaker he wanted, he was not facing the risk of not having money to buy books, but how to mobilize his wife to pay happily. Hu Shi is really well-educated. No matter how his wife complains or complains about him buying books, Hu Shi will not lose her temper at her. What he did was truly a role model for the members of the "PTT" (the first letter of "Fear of the Wife"). No wonder Hu Shi said in his later years: "Tolerance is more important than freedom."The author takes the liberty to guess whether it is related to Hu Shi's psychological feelings and life experiences?
Humph, you have to look at your face when buying a book!
Not only did he fear his home when buying books, but he also feared his wife. Of course, this may be a clever excuse. In the spring of 1931, Hu Shi went to Ping from Hu to Qingdao and told Qingdao. Yang Zhensheng and Liang Shiqiu invited him to give a speech at Qingdao University. He stayed at the Wanguo Nursing Home. The topic of the lecture was "The Status of Shandong in Chinese Culture". It is very clever. He talked very well about the changes in Qilu culture and the relay of Confucianism and Taoism. , working tirelessly, and all the audience was happy. That night, the Qing Dynasty held a banquet, and there was wine like a cup. At that time, eight professors and teachers from Qingdao University often gathered together, called the Eight Immortals in the Wine, and 30 kilograms of Huadiao drank until the wine jar was at its bottom. Hu Shi saw the scene of their chewing and drinking, and quickly took out a big gold ring from his bag to spread it to everyone. The word "quit drinking" was engraved on it, which was given to him by Mrs. Hu. Seeing this, Wen Yiduo said with a smile: "Don't forget that Shandong was one of the birthplaces of the Boxer Rebellion. "Hu Shi used the excuse of obeying his wife's order as a shield to persuade him to drink. Fortunately, his friend understood his situation and did not make any trouble. Unless his physical condition did not allow it, in fact, "Mr. Hu doesn't drink much, but he likes to drink very much." (Liang Shiqiu's words)
Hu Shi raised his glass to celebrate the silver marriage of his friend and his wife.
Jiang Dongxiu is a woman with small feet who is deeply poisoned by the old feudal ethics, but she is quite courageous, talented, able to make decisions when encountering things, and has a manly spirit. She found that Hu Shi had an affair with Cao Chengying . She was not crying, but grasping Hu Shi's characteristic of cherishing his reputation, adopting offensive strategies, making a big fuss and not giving in. Once, she picked up a paper cutter and threw it at Hu Shi's face ("Tiger" Sure enough, although he did not hit, this move forced Hu Shi to cut off relations with Cao Chengying. After becoming famous, Peking University professor Liang Shiqiu wanted to divorce his wife, Cheng Jishu (from Jixi, Anhui). Cheng Jishu was loyal and cowardly and unable to resist. Jiang Dongxiu stood up and stood up for her. Jiang Dongxiu took Cheng Jishu to her home and cheered her for courage. Finally, he went to court to sue. Jiang Dongxiu also went to court to defend her, but Liang Shiqiu lost the case.
Hu Shi was afraid of it. The author thought that, first, he had a deep insight into the nature of human marriage and the situation he was in; second, he was indeed unable to live without his wife, and he had love and responsibility. Although he was not short of confidantes around him, and he also had extramarital affairs, such as Wei Liansi and Cao Chengying, Hu Shi and Jiang Dongxiu held hands for life, never leaving each other, and grew old together. "The mountain wind blew the pine marks on the window paper, and could not disperse the figure in my heart. "With such deep lovesickness for Cao Chengying, Hu Shi still did not leave Jiang Dongxiu. Of course, this is not something that can be explained by fear of internal affairs. This is Hu Shi's rationality. Mr. Hu Shi is afraid of internal affairs and never hides this, and often uses self-mockery. Self-mockery is a state of life, which is difficult for ordinary people to reach.
