Autumn Garden

Qiuyuan, an ordinary woman in troubled times, in order to protect her family, her husband and her children, she can go to work, beg, and get married for the second time, and grow from a little girl who is not familiar with the world to a guardian of the family. The author's brushstrokes are delicate, describing the scenery around him is like looking at a landscape painting, and describing the characters is like watching a movie, vividly and vividly displayed in front of the reader's eyes. The author uses simple and unpretentious words to describe an ordinary story without any nonsense.

A very objective and down-to-earth narration, it describes the hardships of their lives at that time bit by bit. The main characters are all three-dimensional and non-uniform. Except for Qiuyuan and Zhihua who support the family, the one that makes me have the most emotional fluctuations is Renshou, a weak, pedantic and good man who brings to the family. The hardships I faced made me angry, but my love for my wife and children was truly genuine... This family's perseverance in facing life was touching... It made me realize how much progress our life has made now, and only in connection with recent current events did I truly realize that our country is strong and our people are prosperous. I hope there will no longer be too much suffering in the world.

I have read stories about the times written from a male perspective. This is the first time I have read a story about the times from a female perspective. The pain of the times is like a mountain pressing on their shoulders, and the cold arrows of the world will occasionally stab them, which hurts their hearts. Qiuyuan is a great mother, and the same is true for Zhihua. They have come through the hardships of the times, laughed, cried, and cursed, but they never stopped.

The book "Autumn Garden" is not difficult to read, and can even be read in one sitting. Although there is a heavy sense of oppression in history, Teacher Yang uses a plain narrative method and indifferent sentimentality to show us that era in the article. I heard my parents say that during the famine, they had to chew tree bark and eat soil to survive. When I was young, I couldn't empathize. My mother also taught me from a young age that I should not waste food and pack as much food as I could. I should cook just enough food every time and put any leftovers in the refrigerator. I can't understand any of this. But after reading Qiuyuan, I realize that that era was too painful and cruel. We must cherish the hard-won good life now. I also wish our country peace and prosperity in the future!

I was very touched. Watching it all the way through was like watching a movie. The characters were vividly depicted and the scenes were realistically described, which evoked many memories in the readers. The writing is concise and clear, and the author tells the story clearly, explaining Qiuyuan's strong and kind life.

A very nice memoir-style documentary novel. There are really no unbearable hardships in this life, only unenjoyable blessings. Women have more ways to live than men. It is really to the point where they have no way to survive, but they can still get married. The luckiest thing about Qiuyuan is that she once went to school. In those days, academic qualifications were really valuable, as a child. The annual salary of a school teacher is tens of tons of grain. If you can't rely on the man you marry, you can still rely on yourself. Because both parents are teachers, the children are very talented. Even if they don't study much, they are all admitted to the normal school and become teachers. It's not like the current depreciation of academic qualifications. No matter how hard you work, you can't do it. Each generation has its own hardships.

Ups and downs in the world, drifting in life. When I read the book, it always reminds me of Xiao Hong's "The Story of Hulan River". It is narrated like prose, the text is plain but penetrating, and the ups and downs of the characters develop under the changes of society. I am saddened by the people of that era, their struggle for dignity, family affection, and life. Human strength is far more tenacious than I imagined, and the role of mother is far stronger than I thought. Thank you Grandma Yang for being willing to use words to present past stories and give readers the power to recall and reflect.

Following Qiuyuan's life, we see her difficult life in the social turmoil of China. She encountered so many hardships but still lived with resilience. Her life was full of ups and downs, but she raised her children well and filially. She also passed on her desire to study to her children. She lived in an unfortunate era but was fortunate that her spirit was advanced. She was really a great woman, and her life was the epitome of thousands of people at that time. We must cherish our current life and study hard.

It is hard to believe that this is the first work published by someone who has never written before. The writing is smooth, the narrative is vivid, and the characters are vivid. And each of the characters is actually a representative of tens of millions of people in that era, and they are living around us. The fate of the characters is tossed around with the tide of the times and the turbulence of the current situation. They are exhausted every day, just to live. The suffering and pain have no end and no bottom line, and the people who are in it can only survive with numbness and indifference. Especially as a woman, it's even harder, and I felt the same way about my grandma. What is commendable is that running around here and there, despite experiencing heavy blows to the body and mind, still maintains peace of mind.

When I came back after the Chinese New Year, my work was relatively relaxed. I used my spare time to read Yang Benfen's "Autumn Garden", which left a deep impression on me. The book mainly tells the story of his mother Qiuyuan and her family. During the years of war, famine, uncertainty, and precariousness, Qiuyuan never forgot her sense of responsibility to her family, the upbringing of her children, and her thirst for knowledge. The novel has a fast pace, the plot is not protracted, and the details are full of warmth. The language style is simple and concise, with a strong flavor of local culture. The use of dialects is appropriate and authentic, and is rich in Hunan's local characteristics. The character description of Qiuyuan is very real and touching. She is an indomitable, optimistic and tenacious Chinese woman who has dedicated her life to her family and maintained her love for life and longing for the future in the face of adversity. Her positive attitude towards life encourages me to be positive and optimistic when facing difficulties. The story of Qiuyuan also inspired me that no matter what age or environment we are in, we must pay attention to education and learning knowledge, the upbringing of our children and the cultivation of good family tradition, because this is the key to living a better life in the future.

Personally, I think it's comparable to Yu Hua's "Alive". This is a short story, telling the story of Qiu Yuan's hard-working life, but the ending is good. He did not die in middle age, and he still has his children by his side in his later years. Regarding the life of the heroine, it can be said that it is getting lower and lower. After reading the previous chapter, I thought that Qiu Yuan would be able to live a prosperous and abundant life by marrying Yang Renshou. Unexpectedly, Yang Renshou was a very kind but unmotivated man, which led to his life getting worse and worse. Yang gave up his job as a teacher and started farming with unfounded enthusiasm. The farming was not good and there were diseases. Qiuyuan's burdens have become heavier and heavier. Living in Huayinwu (forgot the specific name) was so good that I had to change to another village. I encountered vicious Manchu neighbors who harassed poor Qiuyuan and her children for a long time. Yang Zhen does not have a strong sense of responsibility and family responsibility, which makes the family more and more difficult. The family does not have enough to eat, the children have no books to read, and Qiuyuan is humiliated. Alas. In that era, when a woman married a man, her life was determined by the man. The poor hard-working women had to work and raise their children for the rest of their lives. Fortunately, Qiuyuan also met kind-hearted people in the second half of her life. She settled down in Hubei and married a kind-hearted man named Wang. However, it was still difficult to bear the pain of losing her fourth son in old age. Fortunately, the three children are also precocious, eager to learn, and understand their mother's difficulties. They really reflect the saying that the children of the poor become masters early. The ending is not very sad. There are many details in the book that make people cry, including the death of the third daughter, the fifth son who was given away when he was young but did not receive the careful care of his adoptive parents, when Qiuyuan remarried, Ziheng saw the letter and called his poor mother in pain, and the death of the fifth son by drowning. The story is straightforward but makes people moved. Of course, there are evil people in Qiuyuan's life. The neighbor Manzi's family is really vicious and their dirty behavior is particularly disgusting. Manzi's behavior as the captain of the production team is also disgusting. This book comes from the autobiography of the character Hua in the book. Read the preface. She wrote this chapter in the kitchen when she was in her sixties. It is really powerful and well written. It's just a short story, and I haven't read enough of it. Through the perspective of ordinary people in this article, you can feel the vitality of that era.

Describing the suffering, struggle and growth of a family is a microcosm of the fate of the people in modern Chinese history. The author describes and depicts multiple characters, which resonates with readers who have experienced the same generation, and future generations can inherit positive energy such as a strong will to fight. It also inspires me and other middle-aged and elderly people who have literary hobbies or writing dreams. They also want to record their different experiences in the same era and turn them into written works. Modification, the signature of the comment author should be changed to myself: Qiuye wfs

The language is simple, just like the water flowing from the faucet, natural and smooth, gurgling out, especially the Hunan dialect, which is particularly friendly. The stories in the book seemed far away from me. I had never seen such dark years. The poverty and suffering made my nose sore several times. But the Qiuyuan family seems to be some of my distant relatives in the countryside. They endure hardships and are domineering. They are like the foxtail grass that can be seen everywhere in the countryside of Hunan. After being stepped down, they still stubbornly straighten their backs and sow seeds.

After watching the documentary "But There Are Books", I came to read this book by Grandma Yang Benfen. I like this book. It is very interesting. With the changes in history, the fate of the characters is unfortunate and their lives are wandering. This book is like reading the history of a book, witnessing the lives of the characters in the context of historical changes. I like this novel and love to read it.

It's been such a hard life. After finishing this meal, I'm worried about the next meal. There are no fancy modifiers. They are all real stories, real language, and really touching people. For those who have not understood the life experienced by our ancestors, in this book we should be able to see what kind of life our ancestors lived at the same time. Only someone who has truly witnessed it can write such a vivid book. After reading the story, it was a pity that I didn't have time to understand the stories of my ancestors. The past disappeared like smoke and silently, and those hard days were buried deep in the earth with them. .

When I read this book, it felt like someone was telling me this story gently in my ear, telling the story of Qiu Yuan's troubled life in a plain way. The story is not very complicated and the language is plain and comfortable. Worth reading.

The text is very simple, concise and peaceful, but the characters in the book really live too hard. How difficult it must be to face these sufferings head-on. Wrapped up by the torrent of the times, they struggle feebly and tenaciously in order to survive.

I came to read this book after watching the documentary "At Least There Are Books", and was shocked by the scene of the author, Grandma Yang Benfen, in a kitchen full of fumes, while cooking, with a thick stack of manuscripts. I finished reading it in three days intermittently. The writing is plain and simple. Following Qiuyuan's life, we see how ordinary people of that era worked hard to live. Just like Qiuyuan wrote to herself: I have tasted the ups and downs in my life. After several twists and turns, identity changes, ups and downs, despite experiencing various hardships, Qiuyuan and her children always have the courage to keep moving forward and always try their best to make life better. This is the story of an ordinary family and is also the epitome of millions of ordinary rural families. The hard work, kindness, steadiness, tenacity and other qualities of the Chinese working people are the secrets that have kept the Chinese nation alive for thousands of years.

The content is a bit heavy, but the writing is very fresh and smooth. I heard two words: gentleness and tenacity, which are the respectable qualities of several main characters in the book. A very nice book to read (and listen to).

It feels a bit like "Alive". It's a pretty good novel, but it's not as good as it says online. Xu is written from a female perspective, so the rating among female readers will be a little higher, which boosts the rating a bit.

The biggest difference between serious literature and online literature is that it has roots. Reading this book is like reading the stories of my ancestors, narrated eloquently, like listening to an old man speaking calmly in my ears. The biggest regret is not seeing the retribution for the Manchu family who have done many evil things, but this is real life, there is no way [I'm about to cry]

This great mother was kind-hearted, worked hard and endured countless hardships, but she still cared about her children at home, who were the greatest motivation to support her mother throughout her life. Zhi Hua, who wrote this book, was also a very ideal mother. She raised three children, all of whom were college students. They were also very powerful at that time!

Liang Qiuyuan, Yang Zhihua, Xiaoquan, Xu Amu... These vivid women, in the era of social turmoil and lack of food and clothing, everyone experienced social beatings and injustice. As women and mothers, they all survived strong and brave. Their ordinary but extraordinary life makes people follow the ups and downs, and you can feel the same while reading. As women, both Qiuyuan and Zhihua were eager to study and fought for every opportunity to study. No matter how difficult the environment, their children persisted in studying. In that era, it was so lucky and happy to be their children. A mother's optimism, tenacity, emotional stability and problem-solving ability are her children's most valuable assets. After reading this book, my anxious heart seems to be soothed. Hardships and hardships are only temporary. As long as you don't give up, life will be bright and clear.

I came from the documentary "But There Are Books Season 2", and I cried while watching it. After crying, I still felt heavy in my heart. I seem to have a lot of empathy for this type of writing describing the countryside. Thanks to the author

It tells the story of a mother and her daughter, who experienced turbulent times and struggled to stay alive amidst the suffering. The words are simple and straightforward, with a hidden power that takes us through the pain and is shocking in our memories.

A particularly good book. In times of suffering or adversity, the only person we can rely on is ourselves. I hope there will never be anyone as miserable as the Qiuyuan family in real life. I wish you happiness!

I really like this plain narrative method, it's so tactful and gripping.

I learned about the book "Autumn Garden" through the introduction of my reading on the island. Teacher Yang Benfen used the background of fireworks in the kitchen to write down the eighty-nine years of my mother's wandering life in Qiuyuan. "Autumn Garden" does not have gorgeous rhetoric, but it has the power to touch people's hearts. It makes us float in the air. Calm down in the turbulent life and re-understand the meaning of "living". It is not the pursuit of grandeur, but the persistence of dignity in difficulties and the protection of warmth in the ordinary. The most precious thing in this world is never success or fame, but still having good intentions and living seriously after all the vicissitudes of life.

This era is so painful, and the women of this era are so resilient. They have survived the hardships of the years and given our descendants the strength and example to persevere! I would like to pay tribute to all those who are working hard to survive in this era!

From the Story FM program, I heard an interview with the author and the author's daughter. I really wanted to know more about Qiuyuan's mother-in-law. Then I was lucky enough to find the original work on Tomato. I read it in one sitting, which was sad and shocking.