秦兆阳去世已四年,我经常想起他生前的一些事而怀念他。1980年春夏间,在共和国成立后第一次召集的全国文学期刊编辑工作会议上,我初识秦兆阳。这个会在北京开了近半个月,与会的各省市文学刊物主编、副主编和编辑共约一百人。开会期间,秦兆阳和我虽然不同在一个大组,但我们都吃住在国务院西苑招待所,可说日夕相见。那时秦兆阳已年逾花甲,头发花白,穿着蓝布中山装、黑面布鞋,给我的印象与其说像个作家、编辑家,倒不如说挺似农村的中学教师或小学校长(后来我才知道,他的祖父和父亲都是农村的私塾先生,秦兆阳本人在武昌乡村师范毕业后也曾在小学教过书)。我主动前去认识他,跟他有过简短交谈,觉得他待人坦诚、随和。 Qin Zhaoyang has been dead for four years, I often think of some things in life and miss him. During the spring and summer of 1980, at the working conference for editing the national literary periodicals for the first time after the founding of the Republic, I first met Qin Zhaoyang. This will be held in Beijing for about half a month. The chief editors, deputy chief editors and editors of literary publications of various provinces and municipalities attending the meeting will have a total of about 100 people. During the meeting, Qin Zhaoyang and I although different in a large group, but we eat and live in the State Department Xiyuan Guest House, can be seen day and night. At that time, Qin Zhaoyang was over years of age, his hair was white, his tunic was wearing a blue cloth, and his black-faced cloth shoes gave me the impression that he was like a high school teacher or primary school principal in rural areas His grandfather and father were both private school teachers in rural areas. Qin Zhaoyang himself taught in primary schools after graduating from Wuchang country school.) I take the initiative to go to know him, have a brief conversation with him, feel he treats others as frank, easy-going.