Wu Zuguang and New Xia Feng

In April, 2003, Wu Zuguang, a famous artist known as a "drama prodigy", passed away. And in April five years ago, his beloved wife Xin also passed away. The dramatic ending reveals the unforgettable feelings of this relationship everywhere.

195 1 year, a wedding caused a sensation in Beijing. The host of the wedding was Guo Moruo, and there were four famous guests present, including Mei Lanfang, Cheng, Shang Xiaoyun and Xun Huisheng, as well as crosstalk master Hou He. The wedding was not grand. What amazed the world was not the status of the guests present, but that the combination of the new couple did not conform to the word "match" in the eyes of the world.

The bride is the founder of the famous "Pingju Queen" New Pingju School. She studied Peking Opera at the age of 6, studied Pingju at the age of 65,438+02, starred at the age of 65,438+04, and was the head of the Beijing Pingju Experimental Group at the age of 22. With a good voice and fairy-like appearance, she has become a well-deserved actress.

However, her identity seemed beautiful, but she was just an excellent person in the society at that time. Moreover, she was born in poverty and was trafficked to Tianjin when she was a child, and she had no chance to receive cultural education. She studied with a teacher since childhood and supported her family by singing opera, but she worships educated people very much and makes friends with old people who often go to the opera.

Xin is illiterate and a very independent woman. With the growth of age, it is inevitable to be urged to get married, but she always has her own criteria for choosing a spouse: "I don't care about the appearance or status of the other party." I haven't been to school, I have no education, and I want to find a literate person to be my husband. " Lao She often introduced some outstanding cultural youths around her to her after learning about it. Xin appreciates these people, but she always feels that something is missing. It was not until Lao She introduced Wu Zuguang to her that she finally knew that there was a little less heartache.

Contrary to Xin's poor background, Wu Zuguang was born in a scholarly family, and he was a descendant of Wu's family in Yixing, one of the largest cultural families in Jiangnan in the past 600 years. What is the origin of Wu family in Yixing? During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Wu family in Yixing produced 43 scholars. Yixing teapot was first created by Wu Shi, a scholar in Ming Dynasty. The famous painting Fuchun Shan Jutu has been hanging in the Wu family's living room for 300 years. Every time I go to Yixing, I live in the Wu family's old house. Wu Zuguang's father, Wu Jingzhou, is one of the founders of the Palace Museum.

There are many talents in our ancestors, and Wu Zuguang himself is a great genius. /kloc-when he was 0/9 years old, he created the anti-Japanese war drama "Phoenix", which has since been known as a "drama prodigy". Wu Zuguang, who is less than 20 years old and still in the second year of high school, was invited by the president of the National Theatre Academy, the predecessor of China Opera. Later, under the coercion of the National Government, Wu Zuguang had to go to China and Hongkong for development.

From 65438 to 0950, as a brilliant young director, Wu Zuguang returned to Beijing at the invitation of Premier Zhou Enlai. The following year, at a cultural conference, Lao She was enthusiastic about matchmaking and got acquainted with Xinhe and Wu Zuguang.

In fact, Xin Fengxia and Wu Zuguang had an intersection long before Lao She acted as matchmaker.

A new Pingju based on Wu Zuguang's works was performed in Tianjin. At that time, New Xia Feng thought that people who could write such excellent works should be very old. It was not until she met Wu Zuguang at a cultural conference that she realized that the "old man" she thought was actually a young talent. At the meeting, Wu Zuguang's warm speech, humorous words and bright appearance captured a new girl's heart. After the meeting, Lao She brought them together. Who knows, Wu Zuguang, who just teased on the stage, was shocked when he saw the new one.

Although they fell in love at first sight, Wu Zuguang did not show this love. He thinks that the new fame is too big and there are too many people chasing her, so he doesn't deserve her. At that time, New Xia Feng did have many suitors, but her eyes were full of Wu Zuguang, who explicitly refused to pursue others. Wu Zuguang hasn't acted, and Xin, who is worried, is ready to take the initiative.

A magazine approached Wu Zuguang and asked him to write a new story. So Wu Zuguang went to interview Xin Fengxia. After the interview, when asked about the criteria for choosing a spouse again, New Xia Feng described it more accurately. She said, "I want to marry someone. He must be a film director, and he is 34 years old. He can write articles, scripts and movies. " As soon as this statement came out, people knew that Xin was going to marry Wu Zuguang, but Wu Zuguang began to avoid her in order not to add scandal to Xin.

Xin Xiafeng was not discouraged. After hiding for a month, she took the initiative to call Wu Zuguang and asked him to help write the speech. Wu Zuguang immediately agreed. After writing the speech, he patiently taught her to read aloud until she memorized it. Looking at the patient Wu Zuguang, New Xia Feng's love increased, and he directly said to him, "I like the role of Liu Qiaoer very much, and I also like her finding her husband's family, so I also acted in this play." Honest and frank Wu Zuguang didn't understand what she meant. New Xia Feng was in a hurry and blurted out, "I want to marry you." Wu Zuguang was stunned by this sentence, and it took a long time to react. He turned and walked out at a loss.

New Xia Feng thought he was rejected, and tears rolled in her eyes. Who knows, Wu Zuguang who walked to the door suddenly turned around and said solemnly, "I have to be responsible for your life." New Xia Feng didn't know whether her proposal was successful or not, but when she heard that, she knew that she didn't blame the wrong person, and her flustered heart finally settled down.

What really made this relationship clear later was the mosquito net.

That day, New Xia Feng gladly invited Wu Zuguang to the theatre, and Wu Zuguang agreed. But the next day, the new Xia Feng's eyes swept away from the full seat, but he didn't see Wu Zuguang, and his heart was full of injustice and loss. She returned home with a heavy heart and found a new mosquito net hanging in her bedroom. It turned out that Wu Zuguang felt distressed when she saw that there were many mosquito bags in her hand, so she didn't go to the theatre and hung mosquito nets for her with hammers and nails.

Because of the new mosquito net on the bed, "Xia Guang Love" officially kicked off. At the same time, various voices of opposition in the society began to attack them.

Wu Zuguang's friends think that although the new Xia Feng is beautiful, it is just a "player" after all, and it is impossible to be elegant because of its low educational level. Xin also met with opposition from leaders and colleagues. Colleagues say that Wu Zuguang has come back from Hongkong, where there is debauchery everywhere. She must be a playboy. Her boss also threatened that if she insisted on being with Wu Zuguang, she would never perform on stage again.

Facing the threat from the boss, New Xia Feng straightened up and said, "I didn't make a mistake. I sang Liu Qiaoer on the Stage and Freedom of Marriage. Will I shrink back from the stage? " Facing the pressure of public opinion and leaders, the two still held each other's hands and held a simple but sensational wedding in September of 195 1. 24-year-old Xin and 34-year-old Wu Zuguang are officially married.

For this marriage, there are different voices of blessing and questioning, but it does not affect their loving life at all.

After marriage, New Xia Feng washed and cooked for her husband, took care of his daily chores, even brushed his teeth in the morning and squeezed toothpaste for him in advance. And Wu Zuguang knew his wife's thirst for knowledge, specially arranged a study for her, and taught her to read and write every day, which made her have a different life. They thought they would work together for a lifetime without losing interest, but unexpectedly, 1957, Wu Zuguang, who was outspoken, was sent to the Great Northern Wilderness for three years.

After Wu Zuguang went to the Great Northern Wilderness, people kept looking for new ideological work to persuade her to divorce. Once, a leader threw a newspaper at Xin, which reported the story of a wife who became a role model after divorcing her "problem" husband. The leaders asked the new students to learn from their "wives" and quickly keep their distance from Wu Zuguang.

Xin categorically refuted the leader and said, "We have waited 18 years, and we can wait for Zuguang for 28 years. He is a good man and I am willing to wait for him. " The leader patted the table angrily: "Do you still want to act?" New Xia Feng was scared to tears, but she still firmly replied: "Pingju is my life, and Zuguang is the soul that supports my life. If I can't kill two birds with one stone, I'd rather have my ancestors! " Therefore, Xin was also put on a hat. Although she was not "exiled", she was rushed backstage to clean up before the curtain call, and some slogans were posted backstage to warn everyone to stay away from her.

In those years of separation, communication with Wu Zuguang became an optimistic force in new Xia Feng. She writes all kinds of trivial things in her letters every day, instead of words that she can't write, drawing circles, and drawing children's little hands and feet, hoping these can give her husband hope.

After three years of separation, Xin Fengxia's letter from home also gave Wu Zuguang great strength. He wants to live hard and go home to reunite with his wife and children. He will never forget that the day he came home, his home was brand-new, with "welcome" paper-cuts and window grilles, and the atmosphere was as festive as Chinese New Year.

Wu Zuguang and Wu Huan, the son of Xin Xiafeng, once said that they believed in science, but they had to admit that their father had been "committing villains" all his life. Wu Zuguang's "villain" is not only his own suffering, but also his wife, Xin Xin, has had an uneven life. The new thought is that when her husband comes back from the Great Northern Wilderness, the family can go back to their previous life. How do you know that the storm is resurgent? Wu Zuguang is once again publicized by everyone, and New Xia Feng is once again implicated. Not only can she not perform on the stage, but she also has to do housework. When she had high blood pressure, she had to dig a bomb shelter tens of meters underground ... Finally, cerebral thrombosis completely crushed New Xia Feng.

1975, a new cerebral thrombosis broke out, resulting in left hemiplegia, and she could no longer go on stage to continue her beloved pingju career. Say goodbye to the stage and let the new day go. Wu Zuguang knows his wife's pain. He knew that he must let her find the dawn of life again, or her spiritual world would collapse.

Wu Zuguang remembered that Xin Fengxia had been to Qi Baishi. Qi Baishi likes new Xia Feng very much. He took her as an apprentice when he first met her, and then taught her to paint wholeheartedly, so that he could lay a solid foundation for painting. Wu Zuguang encouraged his wife to continue painting and writing. Wu Zuguang not only gave his wife spiritual care, but also carefully prepared a bell to tell the children: "No matter what we are doing, when the bell rings, it means that mother needs us. We must go and see it at once. "

With the help of her husband and family, Xin rekindled her enthusiasm for life. She writes and paints every day. In the twenty years of paralysis, she painted thousands of pictures and wrote four million words.

After the reform and opening up, the life of Mr. and Mrs. Xia Guang finally returned to peace. New Xia Feng said she wanted to look around, so Wu Zuguang took her around in a wheelchair. When it is inconvenient to go down the steps or take the train or plane, he even moves the chair by hand, while Xin Xiafeng takes out a handkerchief and holds it in his arms, gently wiping the sweat.

1April, 998, after 47 years of love, Xin unfortunately passed away and said goodbye to her beloved husband and children. After his wife's death, Wu Zuguang lost the motivation to create, suffered three strokes, and was unwilling to accept the reality of his beloved wife's death. He even occasionally asks his daughter, "Do people really die?"

Perhaps, as their son Wu Huan said, "Mom and Dad are a soul." So, five years after Xin's death, in April, Wu Zuguang bid farewell to this world and went to another world to find his lover. I hope their love will last forever in that world.