I used to think that old age was a distant thing, but in a blink of an eye, I was nearly sixty years old, and the years are getting deeper, and people's hearts are getting older. Maybe it's because I'm older, and I often think about my father's second brother and my second grandfather.
My second grandfather was an old Communist Party member, and for as long as I can remember, he has been serving as the financial director of the brigade. Although he holds an important position in the brigade, he is upright and upright, because there are many children in the family, life has been very poor, take my second mother's words: "You are a cadre, and the family is not touched by the light, but suffers from it." ”
I remember when I was a child, his family had many children, less labor, year-end collective settlement, his family "overspending", in the spring of the second year, the working group made cash, because the family was surrounded by four walls, there was nothing else, he took the lead in demolishing two of the four huts that were already crowded in his own house, and repaid the collective arrears with wood tiles, so that a family of eight people lived in two huts, and lived for a few years.
Later, the three brigades in our vicinity were merged into one brigade and became a large brigade with a population of more than 4,000. Because of his character, he was recommended by the brigade to continue to serve as the director of finance and economics, and because of the large population, large area, and more things, he was busy all day long and went out early and returned late. When people were looking for him, they had to go to his house before dawn to "block the door" to meet him, and he always had to respond to his needs, doing everything possible to solve the difficulties in the lives of the masses, so that everyone could leave satisfied, and sometimes he even kept members who were far away from home to have breakfast at home.
After many years, the villagers from all over the country praise him every time they mention him. Later, because of his age, he resigned from his position in the village and went home to farm, and the villagers unanimously elected him as the team leader out of trust in him.
This is a thankless errand, although he is old, he still does not hesitate to take over this burden, leading everyone to build roads, improve the pond bank, and improve the ability to resist natural disasters.
The most memorable and educational time for me was in 214, when I was the leader of the group, and we were next to each other.
The ninth, tenth, and eleventh groups meet to harden the highways.
They. The nine and eleventh groups live relatively concentrated, and are close to the main road, and each group only needs to repair more than 500 meters; Our group lives scattered, divided into three small natural mounds, far from the main road, with a total length of more than 1,700 meters, and a small population, so it is necessary to build a new roadbed for a long time. In addition to state subsidies, more than 200,000 yuan is needed for the self-raised part.
The two adjacent groups were repaired one after another due to the short distance, and our group was difficult to reconcile and the people were uneven, so we tossed for half a year, only repaired the roadbed, the funding gap was large, and the follow-up fundraising was more difficult, many people advised me to give up, otherwise it would be difficult to end.
My mind was also a little shaken, and I was undecided, my second master saw it in his eyes, was anxious in his heart, and was busy doing everyone's work. Someone persuaded him that eleven groups of roads had passed in front of his door, and the children were all working in the city, so the two old men could walk if they had a way, and they didn't have to worry about this leisure.
He replied that people should not only think about themselves, but also that it is the right way for everyone to work together to build the road, otherwise they will feel awkward if they do not build the road and follow the path of others. He advised me not to give up, saying that most of the people's enthusiasm is up, and when the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to get together again, and we must overcome the difficulties to get things done. Despite his physical discomfort, the second master accompanied me on a long journey to seek external support.
Later, he was unfortunately diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, and only received surgery from Wuhan Tongji Hospital**, spending a total of more than 200,000 yuan and carrying foreign debts. Then chemotherapy**, after two courses of condition**, the person was tortured to the point that the disease became more serious as the cancer cells turned into bones.
The second master is sometimes unconscious, sometimes awake, our family guards him day and night, he just lay down and felt tightness in his chest, so he had to help him up, help him up and lie down when he was uncomfortable, and he couldn't sit still, we could only two people in front of him and back with their bodies in the middle, let him breathe for a while, seeing his painful appearance, we were so heartbroken that we burst into tears. But when he is sober, he always comforts us and makes our hearts break.
One evening, I just went home tired and washed my face, my third master hurriedly came to me, saying that the second master had been calling my name since he woke up, I hurried over, after he saw me, he held my hand weakly, his lips kept squirming, I and his eldest son at the same time put their heads on his chest, only to hear him say intermittently:“……Road ......Road ......The road is ......Be sure to think about it ...... repair”
Hearing this, my tears couldn't help but flow, and I choked up and said to him, Second Master, I will definitely live up to your entrustment and ensure that the road is repaired successfully. When he heard this, he shook my hand twice and passed out again.
After a few days, he left us forever. Since then, I have not only lost an amiable and respectable elder, but also a rare mentor and friend on the road of life.
After his funeral, my brother (his eldest son) sent 10,000 yuan to me, I knew that his family had a lot of foreign debts due to medical treatment, and this money was the funeral money received, and when I took the money, I had mixed feelings, knowing that it was not only 10,000 yuan, but also an elder, an old Communist Party member's dying entrustment. I swore in my heart that I would repair the road no matter what.
The deeds of the second master also touched the villagers, and finally worked together to repair the road, comforting his soul in the sky, I also deeply regret that I was not strong-willed, and failed to repair the road earlier, so that he could see the road that he would never forget in his lifetime, even if he pushed the wheelchair and let him see the new road, his heart was better.
Whenever I think of these, I can't help but sigh that although my second master lived an ordinary life and did not have any amazing feats, he was just one of thousands of ordinary people, but it was thousands of nobodies like them who gathered strength to promote the progress of society. I think the most important thing to leave is the example of life, the spirit of life, because it is not only the wealth left to the society, but also the sail for future generations!
end– vernacular proseAbout the Author
Ye He, whose real name is Chen Haimin, is a native of Huanggang, Hubei, born in 1965, farming for a living, and loves literature.
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