《幼学纪事》是于是之同志写的一篇回忆性散文。这篇文章以时间的先后为顺序,以对良师益友的诚挚谢忱的感情为线索,回忆作者在家境贫困中顽强求学的情况以及良师益友对作者的启蒙,表达了对良师益友的深沉怀念。全文分为七个部分,前六个部分都冠以数码,后两个自然段为第七部分,以隔行为标志。第一部分,回忆幼年学作文的事。作者出生在一个完全没有文化的家庭,他居住的杂院也都是穷困人家,在那个杂院里,“出个小学生,就顶得上个知识分子”,同院的拉车夫老郝叔“叫我帮他起草一个‘请会’的‘通知’”,这对一个不到三年级的小学生来说,该有多大的困难啊!然而,老郝叔“照我说的写,他们都懂”的鼓励给少年的“我”增添了勇气,“居然写出来了”。作者回忆说,倘若按照当时关于文学的定义,“我替老郝叔起草的 The Chronicle of Juveniles is a reminiscence essay written by Comrade Yu Zhi. This article is based on the order of time, with the sincere and affectionate feelings for mentors and helpful friends as clues, recalling the author’s tenacious learning situation in the poverty of his hometown and the enlightenment of mentors and friends for the author, expressing his deep nostalgia for good teachers and helpful friends. The full text is divided into seven parts. The first six parts are all marked with numbers. The last two natural paragraphs are the seventh part, marked by separate acts. In the first part, I recall what I learned as a young student. The author was born in a completely uncultured family. The miscellaneous homes where he lives are also poor families. In that miscellaneous house, “a pupil was able to get on top of an intellectual.” I helped him draw up a ’notice’ of the ’recruitment’. This is really difficult for a primary school student who is less than a third grader! However, Old Haoshuo wrote “as I wrote, they all understand.” The encouragement added courage to the “I” of the youngster. “It actually writes it out.” The author recalled that if I followed the definition of literature at the time, "I drafted for the old Hao Shu.