承德有位老作家叫郭秋良。他是我走上文学之路的恩师,我的第一篇写乡镇干部的小说就是他给推荐出去的。他今年整七十,精神状态甚好。数年前他和年纪相仿的几位老朋友成立了一个小“组织”,叫“生前友好协会”。隔些日子还就真的像回事地开次会,且无人请假缺席。不过会议内容也 An old writer in Chengde called Guo Qiu-liang. He was my mentor who embarked on the path of literature. My first novel to write a township cadre was that he recommended it. He is seventy this year and has a good mental state. A few years ago he and a few old friends of similar age set up a small “organization”, called “former friendship association.” After a few days it was really like a meeting of the public, and no one was absent on leave. However, the content of the meeting too