Chinanews client, Beijing, December 25th (Reporter Shangguan Yun) "She will always be the eldest kid who takes our children to play, and will always be the big playmate that we are not bored." This is Chen Tianci. The impression of her aunt and writer San Mao.

　　In the new book "My Aunt Sanmao", she wrote many memories about her aunt Sanmao.

Someone commented that this book allows readers to see San Mao's truest side, apart from the stereotypes in the past.

The adult who is least like an adult

　　"Every time I think of you, a grain of sand falls from the sky, and the Sahara has been formed." This sentence reminded many people of Sanmao.

She was originally named Chen Maoping, and her relationship with her husband, Jose, was regarded by many people as a "traveling love".

San Mao, Chen Tianci and Chen Tianen sisters.

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　　After Jose died unexpectedly, she returned to settle in Taiwan.

In a short life span of more than 40 years, San Mao traveled everywhere and wrote more than ten kinds of essays such as "Stories of the Sahara" and "The Rainy Season Is Not Coming".

San Mao passed away in 1991.

　　Speaking of Sanmao, readers have seen Sanmao's casualness and courage to travel everywhere, while Lin Qingxia said that Sanmao is a sensitive and delicate person.

But in Chen Tianci's eyes, Aunt Sanmao is the least adult-like adult.

　　"My aunt has a lot of thinking different from ordinary people. She often asked me which place I got in the exam, worried that I was too good on the exam, spent too much time on the knowledge in textbooks, and did not wantonly enjoy the childhood which was only once in a lifetime." Chen Tianci recalled.

　　Sanmao once bought them a thick book "My Childhood", which was full of white paper, and was ridiculed by his family and cheated by the bookstore owner.

But Chen Tianci knew that if his aunt asked her children to create her own childhood, it was her own good or bad.

　　On the cover of the new book, there is a photo of San Mao and Chen Tianci, and there is also a story.

　　At that time, Li Taixiang, the composer of "Olive Tree", was one of Sanmao's good friends.

"My aunt always keeps her good friends in her heart. In this photo, the background is near Teacher Li Taixiang's hometown in the countryside." Chen Tianci felt, "This represents the aunt's tolerance for us and willingness to take us into her world. "

San Mao and Chen Tianci were taken near Li Taixiang's home.

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　　The book "You are my special angel" fulfilled one of Chen Tianci's wishes.

Once, Chen Tianci couldn't wait for her late aunt, so she slept first, apologetic Sanmao wrote "You are my special angel", "Now I use this article to respond to her in the sky. She did not miss the appointment that night. The light she wrote while staying up late was the best sleep aid artifact."

　　"My aunt has been away for thirty years, and when I think of it, I won't run away in tears, but a faint silence." She said, silent misses intertwined into a broken net, and the memory of not being able to catch everything, only netting the aunt A feeling left behind.

The ordinary Sanmao in the family

　　As Chen Tianci said, in the eyes of readers, San Mao is an excellent female writer, and may be a little bit cold, but in the eyes of his family, San Mao is ordinary and real.

The writer San Mao.

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　　When we first met, the "foreign style" of San Mao made Chen Tianci a little distanced. "When I was a child, I was a shy and slow-heated child. My aunt is a person who expresses emotions and emotions directly. We are not in one dimension at all."

　　But in getting along, Chen Tianci's relationship with Sanmao slowly grew, and she gradually became a little fan of her aunt at home. What she looks forward to most every day is to see this "foreign aunt" at her grandparents' house after school. Listen to her. Many experiences traveling the world.

　　It cannot be said that Sanmao does not have a cold side, but Chen Tianci said that her naughty, humorous, and even the little girl side did not have much chance to be discovered at the time.

There was no Internet at the time, and readers could only piece together and imagine her personal portrait from her works.

　　"If you listen to her speech on the spot, you can even see her dancing and dancing, these all reflect the interest in her personality." In Chen Tianci's view, San Mao's truth is not wronging her own true feelings, and at the same time respecting others.

　　She remembered that her aunt would also feel embarrassed because of the many speeches and manuscript invitations. "My aunt prefers to read or write alone. With years of back pain, she can't bear too much work intensity." 

Jose is real

　　"The Story of the Sahara" is one of San Mao's most well-known works, recording her life with her husband Jose.

For a while, Chen Tianci will receive many questions, "Ask me if all the articles written by Sanmao are true? Is Jose real?"

Sanmao and Jose are at home in the Sahara Desert.

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　　She can understand the above question, "Sanmao’s truth lies in being too real, including the details of her life in the Sahara desert, cultural integration, marriage, and even mentioned the saving plan in terms of money. These are all real. life."

　　"In the impression of getting along with my aunt when I was young, whenever she mentioned the bearded uncle, she was happy and not sad. Maybe she couldn't bear to affect the child, and hope that Jose is still the simple and kind sunshine boy in our hearts. "she says.

　　Sanmao welcomes Chen Tianci’s classmates to come and play at home. There will always be jokes about which girl the little boy likes during the frolicking. Every time Sanmao takes the role of an emotional expert seriously, even if these children don’t remember this tomorrow. I like it.

　　Later, when Chen Tianci grew up a little bit, San Mao told her that when she saw these boys, she thought of the 18-year-old Jose, the boy who loves nothing but hesitating, with hope and sincerity in her eyes.

　　In 2019, Chen Tianci visited Jose’s home in Madrid, visited the bedroom where he grew up, and learned from the Jose family’s population that his obsession with San Mao: the two always have endless topics to talk about, and they are generally young People are leaning against each other.

　　"Josie is an unexpected port for Sanmao. A man 8 years younger than herself gave her the home she most wanted, the ordinary love of a hard life, and this simplicity is what Sanmao needs most. "Chen Tianci said.

I hope more people can know Sanmao

　　In addition to writing, Chen Tianci is also working hard to promote Sanmao's works and let more people know about this female writer.

"My Aunt Sanmao."

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　　In the process, she found many readers who were still paying attention to Sanmao's works; she also found some friends of Sanmao back then and did an exclusive interview to learn about Sanmao and their stories.

Including Jose's sister, etc., as well as many characters who have appeared in San Mao Shu.

　　As a result, through many unexpected perspectives, the authenticity of the story in Sanmao's pen is confirmed.

Chen Tianci feels very happy whenever he sees his mother taking her children to read Sanmao's works in offline activities and seeing some middle school students fall in love with reading.

　　In Chen Tianci's plan, we will continue to promote some matters related to Sanmao.

As for the form, she quoted a sentence from Sanmao to answer, "Everything under heaven has his time to come and go."

　　"Wait for the best time to let more people know Sanmao." (End)