Rural Documentary With the protection of my mother's wisdom, my eldest brother and I survived imprisonment
Two days ago, we stared at my mother's grave with tears in our eyes. Thinking of everything she has done for us, my heart is like a knife, and my grief is irrepressible.
My father and his siblings lost their mother when they were young, and it was my grandfather who brought them up alone. My father served in the army for several years before returning home in 1972. Since there are no women in the family, life is upside down.
It is said that they lived in three dilapidated grass huts, which were useless and filthy.
My parents' marriage was introduced by a matchmaker, and my grandmother's house was only seven or eight miles away from our village. When she was young, her mother was healthy and beautiful, and she was a well-known beauty in the village.
Most people thought that she would pick someone who ate imperial food and had a wealthy family. Surprisingly, however, she made the decision to spend her life with my father as soon as she met him.
My mother had a special complex for soldiers since she was a child. She believes that those who have served in the army are at least physically strong, have a decent character, can bear hardships and stand hard work, are well-informed, and are different from the men in the village, tenacious and resolute, and can distinguish right from wrong.
It is not a problem for the family to be a little poor, as long as the young people are willing to work hard, there is no life that cannot be lived. Coupled with his father's ruddy face, burly body, and crisp speech, he has the temperament of a man, which naturally makes his mother love him.
My mother was not the kind of shy girl, and before she got married, she actively went to her in-law's house. Together with her father, she painted the ceiling, decorated the walls, and even built a small house in the yard. She also planted some flowers and plants to add color to the home and give the whole family a new look.
It made my grandfather so happy. My aunt, who was three or four years younger than my father, was excitedly surrounding her future sister-in-law, cheering and cheering to her heart's content.
In fact, no matter whether a family is rich or poor, as long as it is full of warmth and laughter, life can be full and flavorful.
Women are naturally warm and cheerful. The mother understands that if she decides to spend her life with someone, she should enter into marriage early and create her own small happiness.
So, after dating her father for a few months, she offered to get married. And the father's side naturally readily agreed.
Grandma prepared a dowry for her daughter, and at the same time patted her lovingly, muttering that her daughter was too old to keep, and it was easy to get into trouble if she always stayed.
Although the grandfather felt that his daughter was a little hasty and impatient, when he saw that his daughter had found the Ruyi Langjun and solved the major events in his life, he did not complain, nor did he ask for a penny of bride price, but happily attached himself to his baby daughter.
The tolerance and open-mindedness of these two old men were indeed rare at the time.
My father was cheerful, uninhibited, and positive. When he was in the army, he joined the party early and became the backbone of the company. If it weren't for the low level of education (just graduating from primary school), he might have had a higher position in the army.
He is aware of his weaknesses, his mind is simple and straightforward, he is not calm enough to deal with things, and his thinking does not have too many twists and turns. Therefore, when the old secretary of the village proposed to make him the captain of the production team, he resolutely declined.
Back at home, he revealed the matter in a casual conversation with his mother. However, the mother excitedly said, why not try it?Do more while you're young, don't do it now, when will you wait?She was willing to fully support him, saying that this was not a joke, but a job related to more than 200 people, and it was a heavy responsibility.
With the support of his mother, his father can be regarded as having some confidence. When the old secretary talked to him again, he reluctantly accepted the heavy responsibility.
This kind of selflessness and fearlessness is really rare. Being a production team leader can be a chore.
For example, the head of the county and the president of the company may be able to do it easily, but the leader of the production team is difficult to do. He must not only be eloquent, but also have real skills, and be good at arranging and planning.
My father understood this, he knew that he didn't have so many skills, and this was related to the livelihood of the entire team of more than 200 people, and it was not a joke.
Back at home, he revealed the matter to his mother. But my mother excitedly said, "Why don't you try it?"Do more while you're young, don't do it now, when will you wait?She was willing to give him her full support, saying that it was not a joke, but a matter of the livelihood of the whole team.
Although his father understood his weakness, he reluctantly accepted this responsibility with the unwavering support of his mother. When the old secretary talked to him again, he cheered up and took over the task.
Mother was very clever and always found a way to save effort. She found that when planting sweet potatoes, it is more efficient to water the nest before planting the seedlings. Although she was opposed by some old members, she did not argue with them, but succeeded in field experiments.
In addition, she also improved the method of detoxification of flue-cured tobacco, using scissors to cut the line along the tobacco stem, which not only avoided the wear and tear of the tobacco leaves, but also saved time.
These improvements have resulted in a significant increase in productivity for the entire team. Seeing the self-sacrificing spirit of the captain and his wife and the wisdom of his mother, the members also changed their original lazy thinking and actively devoted themselves to production.
Under their leadership, the loess turned into gold, and the hard work of the members was richly rewarded. When autumn arrived, the food of the production team piled up, and the harvest of cash crops also made the members smile, and they were sincerely grateful to this united and powerful team.
The old secretary happily said that if a production team wants to succeed, it is not enough to have an excellent captain, but also to have an excellent captain's wife.
His parents worked hard all day, and when he came home at night, his mother took good care of his father, soaked his feet, and then rested on the kang. But my mother was still working tirelessly under the lamp.
The father looked at the more beautiful wife affectionately, and said to her with gratitude: "Qiaoling, why are you so capable and so smart?"Without you, I, a petty official, would not have been able to do anything. ”
The mother poked her father's forehead with her index finger a little shyly and said, "Born with you, who made you lucky and married a good wife." ”
How sweet their lives are.
With the support of his mother, his father's captaincy went well, the old secretary kept praising him at the brigade meeting, and the commune also promoted him as a model for the poor team to become rich. My father began to get a little carried away.
People who originally wanted to see his jokes also became attentive, sending cigarettes and alcohol constantly. My mother tried to persuade me a few times, but my father always felt that these little things were harmless.
One day, a man with bad conduct in the team named "Erwei" asked his father to go to his house to drink, but his father got drunk.
After returning home, his father excitedly told his mother that he would promote "Erwei" to be the custodian of the production team. It was then that my mother realized the seriousness of the matter.
Mother said sternly, "Did you get your head caught in the door?"Do you know who he is?The mouth of the eater is short, and the hand of the taker is soft. If you continue like this, I won't help you in the slightest, just jump on your own. ”
When my father heard this, he was speechless. He realized that he really didn't know much, and without his mother's wisdom, he couldn't be the captain.
Since then, my father has never gone to the members' houses to drink, nor has he accepted a penny from the members. He was a captain for seven or eight years until he implemented the contract production to the household in 80.
Time flies like a white horse, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. At this time, my grandfather had passed away, my eldest brother had graduated from high school, and I was in junior high school.
The mother watched her son grow up and realized that there was a huge financial pressure on him. The income from farming alone is simply not enough to support the family. So, she began to use her brains to find a way to make money.
We are located in a flower production area, and the peanut kernel has a strong aroma, which is a tribute in the early years.
My mother worked hard in this area, initially by shelling the peanuts by hand, processing them into spiced and puff pastry, and packaging them in small bags to sell to nearby outlets. Gradually, the business expanded to the county and urban areas, and the profits were good, but this kind of labor was too hard, and the parents' hands were worn out, and the blood was not stopping, which was distressing.
The market demand was still not satisfied, so my mother decided to buy a peanut peeling machine. Subsequently, oil mills, food processing plants, and foreign trade units came to order, forcing us to replace with larger machines.
The eldest brother failed many times due to his poor talent, and his mother decided to let him concentrate on running a peanut processing factory at home. Seeing that we were thriving, the people in the village joined in the process, and for a time more than a dozen families engaged in peanut processing surged throughout the village.
The local peanut resources can no longer meet the demand, so a group of businessmen from other places began to buy peanuts from **, and then sold them to us to earn the difference. This has made our business even more prosperous.
One day, a *** dealer approached us and offered to exchange a 10:2 ratio for real money. He said that the peanut processors in the village were using the counterfeit money he provided, and they sold them to traffickers for 10:4 and then bought the peanuts. They use counterfeit money, and we use real money, and we can't compete with them.
When his mother resolutely refused, the man fled in fright and vowed never to come to us again.
In just one or two years, the dozen or so counterfeit banknote processors in the village have made a lot of money, but our business has plummeted.
The eldest brother couldn't bear it anymore and begged his mother to get some counterfeit money to maintain the business. His mother severely reprimanded his eldest brother and told him that he must never get involved in such illegal things. She stressed that people are doing it, the sky is watching, and we cannot go to the point of no return for the sake of temporary interests. Sooner or later, these underhanded tactics will lead to retribution.
Sure enough, living up to his mother's wisdom, two years later, the criminal involved in the sale of counterfeit banknotes finally confessed to the crime. More than a dozen families in our village were also arrested for being involved in the case, and were finally sentenced to heavy punishments, and their families were ruined.
My brother woke up from a dream and looked at his mother with adoring eyes, and was full of emotion. It was his mother's wisdom that saved him from prison.
The father was full of gratitude to his mother, and said flatteringly: "Son, you will have to listen to your mother in everything in the future, your mother is simply a saint." ”
The mother glanced at the father with a little pride.
The eldest brother kept in mind his mother's teachings, operated with integrity, established a factory with virtue, and the business became bigger and bigger, and he has become a leader in the industry in the local area.
Many years later, I graduated from Yantai Agricultural University and was assigned to work in the county's silk company. Due to his conscientious work and professional skills, he was soon promoted to management.
Due to the wide area of mulberry orchards in our county and the superior quality of silkworm cocoons, the provincial silk company cooperated with the county ** and the county silk company undertook the construction of a large-scale silk reeling factory.
This news made builders and material dealers eager to get a piece of the pie.
A builder who happened to be a classmate of my mother-in-law, and he left a bag of brand new renminbi at my house under the pretext of visiting an old classmate.
At that time, I had just bought a house and ushered in a new life, and my life was very stressful. Seeing that other colleagues around me took bribes and made money without encountering any problems, I was also moved.
The family knows that the mother needs to make the decisions about big and small things. So, I went home and asked my mother.
My mother said to me earnestly, "Son, where have you been reading all the books for more than ten years?"Can we take this money?We can't eat the rice outside the bowl, it's poisonous!
If you want to make money, don't be an official, and run a factory with your eldest brother. If you want to be an official, don't get involved in these black money, sooner or later something will happen.
Remember these two sentences, and you'll know what to do. You can't hold the fire in the paper, and you don't know unless you don't know it. ”
Keeping in mind my mother's teachings, I decisively rejected the money.
Two years later, several workers died in a flood when the foundations of the silk reeling factory workshop collapsed due to a flood where builders cut corners. The superiors held them accountable, and three leaders of our silk company were sentenced for ** crimes.
My brother and I survived because of this wise mother.
My mother may have passed away, but in the hearts of my brothers, she will always be that wise guide.
Mother's teachings are like a clear spring, nourishing our thirsty hearts.
Mother's words are like a bright light when we are frustrated and confused, like a bright beacon to guide us to find the right direction again.