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Zhou Youguang is 111 years old and still cries when he thinks of his dead son in the middle of the night

216-1-14 3:32:58

There are too many labels on Zhou Youguang: the brother-in-law of writer Shen Congwen, the husband of talented woman Zhang Yunhe, an economist and a linguist. Zhou Youguang has lived out others' lives all his life. His life was divided into several stages: before the age of 5, he was a banker; 5 to 85 years old, he is a linguist, and his energy is devoted to the field of language and literature; After 85, he is a thinker.

In p>25, at the age of 1, Zhou Youguang put forward "lifelong education, self-study at the age of 1". From paying attention to language to learning everything in the world, he refined and told his century-old insights, which was undoubtedly more thorough. At the age of 1, he published a hundred-year-old new manuscript, at the age of 14, a collection of Chao Wen Dao, at the age of 15, a collection of shells, and a collection of Zhou Youguang's works at the age of 18, and at the age of 11, a hundred-year oral account of Zhou Youguang was published.

"I'm still in good health, but I'm a little older. I am old, but my mind is not old. " Yesterday, Mr. Zhou Youguang, a famous economist, linguist and "the father of Chinese Pinyin", celebrated his 111th birthday.

Zhou Youguang's niece, Mao Xiaoyuan, said in an exclusive interview with Chengdu Business Daily that in the past year, Zhou Youguang sent away an unusual year. She heard that her son, who was in his eighties, died of illness, was mentally tortured, was admitted to the hospital, was given a critical notice several times, and finally overcame the illness in grief.

Ye Fang, editor-in-chief of Zhou Youguang's book, told Chengdu Business Daily that the scene that impressed her most was a historic meeting between Zhou Youguang and Yang Jiang during her hospitalization last year.

111th birthday

Achnatherum splendens was used as a match to light the birthday candle

Yesterday morning, when a reporter from Chengdu Business Daily contacted Li Jingtao, the editor of "Seeing China from the World-A Centennial Collection of Zhou Youguang", she just came out from Mr. Zhou Youguang's home. She said, "Because it is Mr. Zhou Youguang's birthday, the old man is in a good mood and spirit.

In the afternoon, the reporter of Chengdu Business Daily contacted Mao Xiaoyuan, a senior engineer and Zhou Youguang's niece. Mao Xiaoyuan said, "I am the daughter of his ninth sister and work in Beijing, so I have more opportunities to get along with my uncle. Every time I go, my uncle will say,' You're here, good, good, there are two important news today' ... "

How did Zhou Youguang spend his 111th birthday yesterday? "All the relatives of the whole family went," Mao Xiaoyuan said. Zhou Youguang is a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. In the morning, relatives and friends from Changzhou sent cakes and cooked many Changzhou delicacies from Changzhou Hotel in Beijing to his home. At noon, the family gathered for dinner. I sang a birthday song and cut the cake. Everyone put a birthday hat on Zhou Youguang, put on a red scarf, and put three candles on the cake to show that he was 111 years old, but the humorous Zhou Youguang suddenly said, "I am 111 years old, which means I am 1 year old. I have accomplished nothing, so I will talk less in the future." After saying this, he asked to light only one of the three candles inserted. Zhou Youguang also said: "When you are old, your mind is not old. The older you get, the newer your thoughts are. "

Zhou Youguang received all kinds of gifts yesterday, besides books, handicrafts and special birthday bowls, there was also a special gift-a packet of Achnatherum splendens. Zhou Youguang once recalled in an article "Wonderful Achnatherum splendens" that in the past, when he was in cadre schools, Achnatherum splendens could be used not only as firewood, but also as products, such as cutting it with a small knife as a toothpick. Yesterday, an unknown fan sent a packet of Achnatherum splendens from Gansu, and asked Mao Xiaoyuan to give it to Zhou Youguang as a birthday present. "When he gave Achnatherum splendens to his uncle, he was very happy, recalled many past events, and used Achnatherum splendens as a match and lit birthday candles. This is very meaningful. "

Mao Xiaoyuan also told reporters that Zhou Youguang still lives in a "very old" house. The family once said that they would change him to a house with an elevator, but he said that he was too old to toss about. Mao Xiaoyuan said, "My uncle's knowledge accumulation is too rich and his memory is extremely strong. Every day, he insists on watching the news. Sometimes he tells us what is happening in the world and knows everything. When chatting, I also took notes with a pen, which is really embarrassing. " When there was a terrorist attack in Paris last year, Zhou Lao immediately asked the babysitter to call Zhang Sengen (a researcher at China Academy of Social Sciences and the planner of books such as Chao Wen Dao Ji) and asked him to talk at home. Recently, he also watched hit dramas such as yangko dance and legend of miyue with great interest.

Unusual 215

My son died of illness and was tortured, and he was given a critical notice three times.

Speaking of a family gathering last year, Mao Xiaoyuan said, "I remember last year was also this season, and my cousin Zhou Xiaoping asked us to take him to my uncle's house. He said he would go home to spend his birthday with him. I haven't seen you for more than a month. My father and son were very happy to meet each other. After dinner, they sang songs together. First, they sang the school song of St. John's University in English, and then they sang La Marseillaise in French. For so many years, for the first time, we heard my 8-year-old cousin and my 11-year-old uncle sing together, which was moving. "

After his birthday, Zhou Xiaoping stayed at his father's house for a few days before returning to his home, but who would have thought it was farewell. Zhou Xiaoping passed away forever on January 22nd, 215. Mao Xiaoyuan said that the whole family didn't know how to tell Zhou Lao the bad news of Zhou Xiaoping's death, but Zhou Youguang seemed to notice something. "At 1: 3 on January 27th last year, my uncle couldn't sleep and asked the nanny to push him to the big cousin's bed. He said, I want to ask you, what's the purpose of your coming to Beijing? Let's match the cards ... "That night, Zhou Youguang talked about Zhou Xiaoping's life and the laws of nature.

After Zhou Xiaoping's death, in February 215, Zhou Youguang was admitted to the hospital due to stomach bleeding and lung infection. "My cousin's death was a great mental torture to my uncle, and he became weak and thin. For my uncle, 215 is an unusual year. Because in more than three months, I was issued a notice of critical illness three times. After June, he slowly recovered a lot. After he recovered, he was discharged from the hospital. Now sometimes he still cries when he thinks of cousin Xiaoping in the middle of the night. "

In this year, Zhou Lao's diet was not like eating roast duck casually before, mainly based on nutrient solution and egg soup. When she got home from the hospital, Zhou Youguang told her niece, "The storm has passed and I am all right."

Photo courtesy of Chen Mou Mao Xiaoyuan, reporter of Chengdu Business Daily

The secret of Zhou Youguang's longevity

Eat less supplements and live regularly

In the past year, Zhou Lao's diet was mainly nutrient solution and egg soup, which was no longer the "heroism" of roast duck and sea cucumber with scallion oil, and people were much thinner. Zhou Lao's spirit is good and bad, and two nannies guard him day and night. His physical condition is no longer able to insist on reading and learning, but the old man still watches the news.

Zhou Lao has the principle of "three noes": no will, no birthday and no New Year's Day. Daily life is getting simpler and simpler, and life needs are getting less and less.

He revealed the secret of longevity in his book: When Zhang Yunhe was alive, we all drank tea in the morning and afternoon, sometimes green tea, sometimes English black tea and sometimes coffee. Our theory is that couples should live not only with love, but also with respect. In ancient times, couples "raised a case against Qi Mei", but today we have no case, so we "raised a glass to Qi Mei". When drinking coffee, everyone raises their glasses. This little gesture is very useful, which increases the interest and stability of family life. This is handed down from ancient times, which makes sense. When friends come, we also publicize this truth.

we seldom eat supplements, and I don't eat supplements sent by others. Once upon a time, in the bank, many people treated people, so they couldn't eat hard, and delicacies would eat bad people. I think the most important thing for health is to have a regular life and be cheerful at the same time. Health has both material and spiritual aspects. We don't ask much about material things. Don't be angry, it's all small things, and if you lose, you lose.

Zhou Youguang and Yang Jiang

Meeting in the hospital, they exchanged "I've heard a lot about you"

Ms. Ye Fang, the editor in charge of The Collected Works of Zhou Youguang, often visited Zhou Lao. Yesterday, Ye Fang told the Chengdu Business Daily reporter that last year, she often visited Zhou Youguang during her hospitalization, hoping that Zhou Lao could get over the grief of her son's death. She would take the initiative to talk to Zhou Youguang about her personal sadness, but Zhou Youguang interrupted her and said, "Don't talk about me personally, let's talk about the world. I have seriously thought about this world. "