My uncle died suddenly of cerebral infarction without warning, leaving an unacceptable sense of loss. He was the one my mother had worked so hard to raise and his departure was a heavy blow to my mother.
My uncle has just celebrated his 60th birthday, and it is a pity that he is young, but we are deeply saddened that he has said goodbye to us forever.
My uncle had a bad fate, and his aunt died many years ago, and he raised his children alone. Now that the children have started a family, it is very sad that my uncle died suddenly before enjoying life.
Looking back, if it weren't for my uncle, who sold his cattle for me to pay for my high school tuition, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the farm with my knowledge, and he can be said to be a great benefactor in my life.
In the countryside of the 90s, every family relied on farming for a living, and having a farming cow was essential for agricultural production. However, in order to raise money for my high school tuition, my uncle actually sold the farming cattle without telling my aunt, causing my aunt to leave home in anger, and even my cousin, who was breastfeeding, was left crying.
My uncle failed to persuade my aunt to come back, and in the end my mother personally invited her home, and my father brought our old scalper to my uncle's house, and the problem was solved.
The uncle blamed the aunt for being ignorant and not knowing how to be grateful. Due to my grandmother's early death, my mother raised my uncle, and my parents borrowed the bride price money from the village for my uncle to marry my aunt.
My uncle had a very close relationship with my mother's siblings, and he was very good to both of us. The uncle's family is affectionate.
My uncle's cousin was a day older than me, and like my cousin, he didn't study and went out to work to earn a living after graduating from junior high school. Although they came from poor backgrounds, they spent money like water and could not save.
My uncle lived a frugal life, not only farming, but also working on construction sites, and he was not idle for a moment. When his cousin was 25 years old, his uncle used all his savings to build a new house, and he said that only with a new house could his cousin marry a daughter-in-law.
However, the cost of renovating the new house was still more than 30,000 yuan, and I immediately transferred it to my uncle with my only 40,000 yuan. I told my uncle that the money didn't need to be returned.
In the end, my uncle insisted on returning the 40,000 yuan to me, for fear that I would suffer a loss. He said: "No one's money is blown by the wind. ”
My cousin got married at the age of 27 and my cousin got married at the age of 25. I gave them 20,000 yuan each, which was the largest among all the guests.
I thought that my uncle would not find a reason to return the money to me this time, but I didn't expect him to pay me back 40,000 yuan on my parents' birthday.
Usually when I stuff money for my uncle, he will also give my children red envelopes for various reasons, and indirectly return the money to me. My uncle was a simple and kind old man, and I respected him from the bottom of my heart.
At the beginning of the year, my uncle was seriously ill, my cousin failed to start a business, and my cousin had just bought a house, so I paid 30,000 yuan for my uncle's medical expenses. I told them that the money didn't have to be paid back.
However, the uncle insisted that the money should be repaid, everything had to be settled, and even relatives needed to settle accounts.
Although my uncle failed to repay me as he had hoped, he died suddenly. I feel saddened, not because he failed to pay the money, but because he lost his kind and kind uncle.
My cousin and cousin's financial situation is not good, so I prepared 20,000 yuan for my cousin's funeral expenses. My cousin refused at first, but after much persuasion, he finally accepted.
After the funeral, when I was about to leave, my cousin stopped me, and my cousin and sister-in-law followed. My cousin handed me a bank card and said, "Cousin, there are 50,000 yuan in this card, of which 30,000 yuan is the medical expenses I paid for your father in advance, and the other 20,000 yuan is the money you gave me a few days ago." ”
He said: "Debt repayment, as a matter of course. Although I am my father's only son, we will always be relatives, and we must always move around and keep in touch. ”
I nodded in agreement, filled with emotion.