"My name is Han Chengde, and I come from a small village in the Luzhong Plain.
Our village is relatively large, with a population of more than 1,500 people, most of whom have the surname Li. Our Han family is a single family, and I heard that my ancestors came here when they fled the famine, and then they stayed.
My grandfather was tall, hardworking and an excellent farmer. Although our Han family is not rich, my grandfather is good-looking, hardworking and hardworking, and he is favored by the matchmaker.
At the age of 23, my grandfather married my grandmother and entered the door. Grandma's family was a big family, their village was the commune station, and there was a big market in front of the village, and every market day, grandma's family would set up a stall to sell straw paper.
My grandmother had seven siblings, and her second brother was my second uncle, who joined the army when he was young and returned to a commune in our county from the army to serve as the commune secretary.
Grandma's maiden family is a very high-status family, since grandma entered our house, grandpa has always greeted her with a smile, and has never let her suffer a little loss in her life.
My father was the only son of my grandparents, and I had five aunts.
In our day, after the Chinese New Year, my mother's brothers would push a wheelbarrow to take the married girl back to live for a few days.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, my third and fourth uncles would come to my grandfather's house with a wheelbarrow, and my grandmother would always take me and my youngest aunt to my grandmother's house.
At that time, his father was only ** years old, and he grew tall since he was a child, with good facial features, dexterity and agility.
My father is very popular in my grandmother's house, and I don't have stage fright when I see anyone, I should call my uncle uncle, and I should call my grandfather grandpa.
Sometimes, when my grandmother and my little aunt came back, my father would have to stay at my grandmother's house for a few days, and my father would not come back because he had his playmates there.
My second uncle has a son and a daughter, his son is three years younger than my father, my father calls him cousin, and I have to call him cousin.
My father and my cousin had a great time, and sometimes I took my cousin back to my grandmother's house to play.
After a few years of study, my father returned to the village to work as a farmer and work in the production team.
And my cousin went to the army after graduating from high school, and after being discharged from the army, he worked in a police station.
The second uncle is an honest, kind, and warm-hearted person, who attaches great importance to family affection, and will lend a helping hand no matter which sibling's family is in trouble.
When my grandparents built a house for my father, my second uncle came here after learning about it.
Building a house in the countryside is a big deal, and when the second uncle came, the grandfather frowned at the door.
The second uncle asked what was going on? The grandfather was embarrassed and said, "Second brother, it's time to build a house for our son now, and if we want to ask someone to help with the work, we have to give them food, right?" But the food saved at home is not enough! ”
The second uncle turned his head and asked his grandmother, how much food is missing? Grandma said: "I have been saving wheat since last year, and I have just saved less than a small tank, which is enough to steam a few steamed buns into flour, but I have to ask someone to help build a house, how can I finish it in three or five days?" You have to prepare some white flour steamed buns. ”
After hearing this, the second uncle immediately said, "Sister, don't worry, leave this matter to me." ”
The second uncle gave her grandmother 20 catties of food stamps and asked her to go to the restaurant of the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy steamed buns.
Grandma took the food stamps and burst into tears. She said, "Second brother, you have really helped us a lot. If it weren't for your food stamps, we wouldn't have been able to build a house. ”
Grandma said to her father in front of her second uncle: "Son, don't forget your second uncle, you must honor him well in the future." ”
The second uncle patted his father lovingly and said, "Great nephew, the second uncle likes you, and your cousin often mentions you." ”
The father smiled and said, "Second uncle, to be honest, I don't plan to build a house and marry a daughter-in-law, because I can't afford to hire a helper." ”
After his father built the house, he married his mother in the spring of the following year.
With the birth of our siblings, the days of this extended family have become even more stressful.
In the spring of 1974, the sturdy grandfather suddenly fell ill, his stomach hurt badly, and his grandmother and father searched everywhere for herbs, but the grandfather's condition did not improve, and within two months, the grandfather died.
After her grandfather died, her grandmother was left alone and her father decided to move to her grandmother's house to take care of her.
At that time, my grandmother's health was getting worse day by day.
Every Chinese New Year or festival, my aunts, aunts and uncles would come to visit my grandmother. At that time, there was a scarcity of materials, and they usually came with two small bags of biscuits or two packets of peach cakes, which were already regarded as valuable gifts.
Grandma was reluctant to eat it, and always left us peach crisps or biscuits to eat.
One year, when one of my aunts came to visit my grandmother, she told her the sad news that my second uncle was hospitalized and seriously ill, and her condition was not optimistic.
The grandmother was very worried, and she called her father over and told him, "Son, you heard from my aunt that your second uncle is hospitalized, so hurry up and bring the eggs and the old hen to see your second uncle." Your second uncle has been kind to us, and we must not forget him. ”
The father immediately responded, put down the work in his hand, picked up the half-basket and loaded it with eggs and old hens, and set out on the journey to the county seat. Our village is more than 30 miles away from the county seat, and my father went straight to the county seat without resting all the way.
When his father walked into the second uncle's ward, he was taken aback, the second uncle no longer had the majesty he used to have, he was pale and sickly lying on the hospital bed, coughing incessantly.
The father stepped to the hospital bed and asked tremblingly, "Second uncle, what's wrong with you?" ”
When the second uncle saw his father, his eyes lit up, and he weakly stretched out his hand to grab his father and said, "Big nephew, you are here!" I've been thinking about you for the past few days, my second uncle has lung cancer and won't live for a few days. Come and see the second uncle, let's say the final goodbye to the two of us. ”
The second uncle's words left his father in tears, he said: "Second uncle, don't be sad, the conditions of the county hospital are very good, and any disease can be cured." ”
The second uncle said: "Nephew, you don't know my condition, I know it very well. I have lived the life of a soldier, and I have long looked down on life and death. I have consulted the doctor, and he said that I have more than a month to live, and I want to live well for more than a month. ”
Half a year ago, my second uncle stopped working as the secretary of the commune due to health reasons, my second uncle worked in a community-run factory, and my cousin was also very busy at the police station. At that time, my cousin had just given birth to a child, and she couldn't take care of her second uncle.
The second aunt hired a nanny to take care of the second uncle in the hospital, and the second aunt rushed to the hospital after work, and their life was very inconvenient.
When my father saw this, he immediately said to his second uncle, "Second uncle, I'm not going back." Now that the farm work is almost done, I'm here to take care of you. ”
Since then, my father has been in the hospital day and night to take care of my second uncle. Later, the second uncle couldn't take care of himself, and his father also helped clean up.
After the death of the second uncle, the cousin said to his father with tears: "Cousin, you are my own brother, thanks to you taking care of my father, we are brothers in this life." ”
The father hurriedly said, "Cousin, you are too awarded. We grew up together, and now you are all off-duty cadres, unlike when I am still a farmer and have time to take care of my second uncle. Thanks to him when my second uncle helped me build a house, now I should take care of my second uncle. ”
In the spring of 1976, my grandmother suddenly lost her appetite and was groggy all day. We were so frightened that my father and mother rushed my grandmother to the health center.
During the hospitalization, my aunt and grandmother took care of me, and the hospitalization expenses were borne by our family, and my father said to my mother, "I am the son of this family, and I should pay for the hospitalization." ”
Although we sold a pig, it was still not enough to pay the hospitalization fee, so my father went to the production team to borrow ten yuan and barely paid the hospitalization fee.
In October, it snowed heavily and it became cold, and my grandmother had a sudden asthma attack and passed away a few days later.
We informed my grandmother's family, they all came, and my cousin hurriedly brought a case of wine and a pack of cigarettes to comfort us.
Before leaving in a hurry, my cousin said to my father: "Cousin, you are my brother, thanks to you taking care of my father, we will be brothers in this life." ”
The father hurriedly said, "Cousin, what you said is too polite. Back then, our house was built thanks to your help, and now our family is in trouble, and you have reached out again, and we will never forget this kind of affection. ”
In those years, my father and cousin have always been as close to each other as brothers.
Today, my father and cousin are both old, and they often show their friendship by sending gifts to each other.
Whenever I recall the 100 yuan that my cousin once gave us, I am still grateful.
Family affection has nothing to do with blood relationship, relatives should help each other and support each other in times of difficulty, just like sending charcoal in the snow.
The family affection of the previous generation infects us, educates us, makes us know how to be grateful, and never forgets the people who helped us.
If you haven't experienced suffering, how can you experience the happiness you have now? Thanks to this great era, we can finally live a good life, and we should cherish everything! ”