Reflections on Border Town

Border Town was written by Shen Congwen, a sad but hopeful novel.

Like many people, the protagonist "Cui Cui" is a young girl, who has her own troubled world. She has no father or mother, so she is a poor orphan. However, she was raised by her only grandfather. Grandfather is a charitable person. He is a boatman, who only helps those who are in transition unconditionally every day, and he finally accepts the money that people sincerely give him and changes some tea to quench his thirst. Grandpa is such a simple and selfless person!

Maybe in the countryside, people are like grandfathers. No matter what they do, they live a carefree life every day, just like the prostitutes in the article. They treat life like this, so vigorously. She is the inner world, so colorful. She gave everything for love and was madly in love with someone. Moreover, these people value righteousness over profit, can keep their promises, and treat these prostitutes sincerely.

Cui Cui is also a girl, and she is also a girl who dares to love. In that society, that environment, that era, fate is so unfortunate. Her life experience was so miserable since she was a child, but when she was old enough to talk about marriage, she was both happy and sad because of various misunderstandings. Her love for her elders is dispensable, but her love for her parents is sincere and unpretentious. However, due to family factors at that time and in reality, the second brother died for Cui Cui, and he also knew that his brother was sincere to Cui Cui. In advance, the two brothers agreed to "fair competition", and the younger brother was oppressed by various realities and could not accept Cui Cui. Cui Cui has been kept in the dark, knowing nothing but naive and stupid expectations ... However, in fact, they really love each other, but it's just fate.

Cui Cui's grandfather loved Cui Cui. He hid a lot of things before. Every night, he always worries about his granddaughter's future. He was troubled for many nights. This unknown pain shows how selfless and great my grandfather's love for Cui Cui is!

Grandpa always wanted her to be strong, not like her mother, but Cui Cui is a young girl after all, with her own weak side, crying and crying loudly. ...

Cui Cui and her parents went on like this, but there was another misfortune, which made her experience a great blow-grandpa died, how should she spend the rest of her life?

Time has diluted everything, and she can live a strong life. She also does her things repeatedly every day, and every day will be particularly fulfilling. Although life is dull, it is very happy. But one day, she will know the truth.

Sure enough, Yang told her what his grandfather had hidden before his death.

She cried, maybe this crying is also that she woke up! Although his father said that he wanted Cui Cui to be her daughter-in-law, the matter was shelved because his parents didn't come back.

The White Pagoda was finally built, which is also the credit of everyone in this city.

The last paragraph at the end of Raul may come back tomorrow is naturally the author's suspense. Cui Cui may have to wait in silence, which may be painful. But every night, her girl's mind is on her parents. Isn't that happy? How great the relationship between these two people is! It seems that the ends of the earth can't be abandoned, so let them guard each other!

This is a tragedy for everyone. But I think this love will be perfect one day. The author gently told us, "Maybe I will come back tomorrow!" "Cui Cui lives in a vision of the future. Then her life will become extraordinary in the ordinary. As for my grandfather, he will be buried and the elders will bless this love. It seems that she didn't live a happy life. In fact, this day may come soon. Cui Cui is the happiest bride. How many people love her in this life! Mr. Shen Congwen lives in the countryside. It must be common to see his hometown from his perspective. But for us, rural people will have an extraordinary love in the ordinary, and this love will never be abandoned. This is exactly what we modern people yearn for.

Let's see this love in the past and this love now, how thought-provoking it is!