Extracted from the original text of literature and history in the Spring and Autumn Period

1905 1.5, Li Zhuru was born in Zhuangke Village, Lijin County, Wuding House, Jinan Road, Shandong Province, where the Jiuqu Yellow River enters the sea. Li Jingkui, his great grandfather, put Confucianism before commerce, making the Li family a wealthy family. He likes reading the Diamond Sutra and reciting poems, and has written a beautiful collection of poems. He has two sons, Li and Li. Li Zhuru's grandfather, Li, is proficient in Confucian classics and history, and is good at writing articles. He was among the best in the county and government examinations many times, but he failed in the imperial examination. Others pity him, and he regards fame and fortune as a cloud. Li Zhuru's father Li was born in the second year of Guangxu (1876). He is very talented, sensitive and has a good personality. As a teenager, he studied calligraphy, then prose and poetry. At the age of 24, he was admitted to middle school with excellent results (the first among scholars) and received a silver subsidy from the government every year. 1902 rural exam, I failed to get into a candidate. Relatives and friends thought he could achieve great things, but he died unexpectedly at the age of 28. His wife, Zhao, gave birth to a son named Yi Calyx, the protagonist of this book, Li Zhuru.

Li Zhuru is a posthumous child, born four months after his father died and raised by his mother. His home is on the edge of the Yellow River, and often suffers from the flooding of the river, causing family ruin and death. Orphans and widows are often oppressed, and Li Zhuru's road to study is rather rugged, thus deeply feeling the darkness of society.

Li Zhuru, formerly known as Yi Calyx, has a real Chinese character. 1932, when he went to teach in Pingyuan rural normal school, he changed his name to Li Yifan. Li Zhuru is a pen name commonly used by 1936 when he went to Shanghai to run a cultural newspaper. After 1937, when he went to Shanxi to participate in the anti-Japanese work, he was officially renamed Li Zhuru, and became famous in one fell swoop.

/kloc-Before the age of 0/3, Li Zhuru studied in private schools and primary schools in Zhuangke Village. There are few memories and records about his situation in this period, only his own memories, which enable people today to get a glimpse of his situation at that time.

193565438+1October13rd, Li Zhuru published an article "Dawa" (signed "Lili") in the Dong Xi supplement of New Asia Daily, recalling her childhood love for Dawa: Dawa was her favorite as a teenager. "I remember I had a good dark green tile. According to my grandmother, it was brought by my distant grandfather from Yingkou, Liaoyuan. I like this tile. It's like my own life Put it under the quilt when you sleep and put it in your pocket when you go to school. When I eat after school, I often play with my only leisure time. The excitement of playing tiles and the joy of winning can still be clearly remembered until now ... Our game didn't end until the adults at home quarreled or scolded, and sometimes it lasted until late at night. I still remember very clearly: I went home to sleep with my mother after hard tile. Mom is always nagging, not to say that cotton trousers break quickly because of sanding, that is to say, shoes have only been worn for five days before they open their mouths. "

1937 On February 20th, in the article "Our Paradise is on the Ground" published in the 2nd edition of the 68th issue of Cultural News, Li Zhuru wrote: "Did I love the stories of immortals and paradise when I was a child, or did you have this experience? Immortals can change by clouds. They live in heaven. Heaven is so beautiful, with flowers in full bloom and countless fairies. At that time, I dreamed that one day I could become a fairy, change in the clouds and live in a paradise full of flowers. "

On February 23 of the same year, in the editorial "What goes around comes around is what goes around comes around" (signed "Shi Ding") in the 2nd edition of the 69th issue of Cultural News, Li Zhuru wrote: "When I was about twelve or thirteen years old, I went to the county for a meeting." Hui "In the Town God Temple, people who hurried to the meeting kowtowed and burned incense in front of the Lord of the Town God Temple. Although I don't believe in God, I still have to kowtow at my mother's command in order to eliminate disasters. When kowtowing, I found a pair of couplets hanging on a thick column, which had been blackened by smoke. The first part is:' Good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. If you don't report it, it's not too late. As for the second couplet, I have forgotten it for a long time. In the young mind, this couplet left a deep impression. "

13 years old (19 18) In autumn, Li Zhuru entered Lijin County Senior Primary School. At that time, he stayed in the grocery store run by his relatives at home. Li Zhuru is a talented and studious student since childhood, and is a good student with excellent academic performance. At school, he won the love of teachers and classmates and was praised by the village neighbors. His mother loves him more, and puts up with hardships for him to go to school, hoping that the child will succeed. Li Zhuru worked hard when she was in high school. Besides listening carefully in class, he reviews the lessons he has learned all day and reads some extracurricular books, newspapers and magazines every night. I often read books, sometimes while eating and walking. At school, Li Zhuru is the monitor and often wins the first place in the class in the exam.

19 19 In the second half of the year, the May 4th patriotic movement spread to Lijin County. In August, Ji Lanfen, a student studying in Jinan Zhengyi Middle School in Lijin County, and Ji Shunan, a senior middle school teacher in Lijin County, organized more than 350 patriotic teachers and students in the county to publicize speeches and hold demonstrations. They put up slogans and shouted slogans such as "Oppose the activities of obsequious Japanese traitors", "Abolish the unequal treaties", "Boycott Japanese goods and promote the use of domestic products", which smashed the Japanese goods of foreign businessmen in the city. The patriotic upsurge in the county town lasted for more than 20 days. Li Zhuru, who is studying in the county primary school, also took part in this patriotic movement. The baptism of the May 4th Movement ignited the patriotic spark in his youth.

1920, Li Zhuru, who was still in primary school, married Shangjia (later known as Shangwenji) in her hometown according to the customs at that time and her mother's wishes, and gave birth to her eldest daughter Lan Ruo and her youngest daughter Ruoju.

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