Hu Xiao, Wenzhou, Zhejiang
My aunt Xu Zhirui called several times, saying that a new ancestral hall had just been built in the village, and she was performing costume dramas to celebrate, and asked me to go to the theater. Feeling my aunt's hospitality, on the day of the play, I went to my aunt's house in Dutou Village, Yantou Town. I haven't seen it for a few years, the village has changed a lot, especially in the new ancestral hall, the weather is extraordinary, browsing around, the new people and new things in the village are all concentrated here. What I didn't expect was that my aunt actually had two grandsons who were also listed on the wall of the ancestral hall, one was Li Chaoqiang in the "Military Honor" column, and the other was Li Haixin (studying for a doctorate) in the "Chongde Shangxian" column.
Aunt Xu Zhirui.
Aunt and granddaughter Li Ruoxin.
My memories searched my aunt's life before she was born, and her father died on the battlefield. In 1947, my three-year-old aunt and widowed mother came to the house of my grandfather (my grandfather's younger brother), who had a teenage son, Li Yanlong (my second uncle). The little grandmother is smart, capable, hardworking, kind, and regards her second uncle as her own. The little grandfather is honest, but he is very lazy to do nothing with a cigarette in his mouth all day long, and the hard-working little grandmother has no regrets and shoulders the heavy responsibility of the family, raising pigs, making noodles, omnipotent, busy all day long, without complaints. The amazing thing is that the little grandmother who has not gone to school for a day can write beautiful calligraphy, and whoever buys a new basket and a new basket will ask her to write her name; Whose children's belly pockets and adults' shoes need to be embroidered, she will still draw gourds, draw flowers vividly, and help people embroider them when she is free; The red and white ceremonies in the village are all held by the little grandmother. She is enthusiastic about helping others, responds to requests, no matter how she helps others, never accepts a penny from others, and her popularity is very good. With the hard work of the little grandmother, the little grandfather's home is warm and peaceful, solid and happy. When my aunt was eighteen years old, my little grandmother made the decision and brought my aunt and second uncle together, and the family was even more happy. Although I have two uncles and aunts, I always live at my aunt's house, whether it is when I am a student or on Sundays when I am working, most of them are spent at my aunt's house, because her warm home has a warm place for me.
Aunt and daughter Li Aicui (front left), eldest daughter-in-law Chen Xiuling (front right), child Dai Benbing (back left), second son-in-law Zhu Luoming (back row, middle), and eldest grandson Jin Jie.
Aunt and eldest grandson Jin Jie, granddaughter-in-law Zheng Xiudan and granddaughter Jin Shanruo.
After the death of the little grandmother, the aunt inherited the mother's virtue, raised the children, and took care of the grandchildren. She raised three sons and three daughters in her life, and brought ten grandchildren. Unfortunately, the second uncle died early, and the lonely aunt was afraid that the family relationship would be complicated, and she was afraid that people would snub her children and make them suffer, so she did not dare to remarry. Although the family members have changed, the warm and harmonious family atmosphere has not changed. No matter how difficult the family situation was, my aunt paid great attention to the cultural education of her children, and among the two boys and two girls in the previous marriage, one boy and one girl in the later marriage, four children graduated from junior high school, one junior college, and one technical secondary school, all of which were very promising. After the children got married, the kind aunt revolved around the children, whether it was a son or a daughter, she ran ahead of anyone who had something to do, responded to the request, and did her best. Especially when her daughter is confined, she must go to nursing care early, and if her daughter can't take care of her, she will take the weaned child to her home, and some even take it to school before returning home.
Little grandmother Pan Shaju.
With two grandchildren, born just over two months apart, it's like twins. In order to let adults make money, my aunt took the trouble to take care of the children's daily life, meticulous and loving. What is even more rare is that for a few years, my aunt took care of five children at the same time, and she was busy during the day, and she had to pick up the clothes to be washed in the stream; At night, she made a large bed out of wooden planks, and six people slept together to take care of it, so as not to let the children get cold and cold if they couldn't cover the quilt. Everyone who sees it will give a thumbs up: we need three people to take care of one child, and you can take care of five children by yourself, which is really great! The second daughter, Li Aicui, who teaches in junior high school, gave birth to twins, and her aunt went to nursing, from confinement to kindergarten. In order to let her daughter work with peace of mind, she took over all the housework, got up early and worked hard. What's even more valuable is that six years ago, the eldest daughter Li Aijuan became a grandmother, but she couldn't take care of her grandson when she was doing business abroad. The 74-year-old aunt relieved her daughter's worries and happily went to her nephew's house to become a free nanny, and the area was six years, until this year, when the two great-grandchildren and great-granddaughters went to school, and the 80-year-old aunt "retired" from her nephew's house and returned to her hometown.
A cultural hall in the new ancestral hall in Dutou Village.
The children and grandchildren inherited the family style of the elders amiable, hard-working, generous and selfless, hard-working and kind, the daughters have a very harmonious relationship with the in-laws, and the daughters-in-law are very filial to her. Usually, the eldest daughter-in-law does not agree with her aunt to open another pot and stove, and always advises her: "Mom, they are not at home, don't think about it too much, although eat at my house." Chen Xiuling is not only very filial to her mother-in-law, but also very polite to all the guests who come and go to her mother-in-law. At present, there are 13 grandchildren, 10 of whom have graduated from university, 8 of whom have been admitted to civil servants and career editors, and his grandson Li Haixin is still studying for a doctorate at Beijing University of Political Science and Law. It is really admirable that the children of small village farmers can be admitted to the doctorate! The children who are doing business abroad are basically prosperous in business, and they have all bought houses in the county or urban area. Before entering business, the eldest son Li Aizhong, who worked as a farmer at home, was the cousin of the village committee. After remarrying, my youngest son, Li Benbing's cousin, said to me: "At that time, my family was more difficult, my father opposed me to study, it was my mother who borrowed money to let me go to school, after graduating from secondary school, I entered the enterprise, while working hard, while insisting on self-study, and finally self-taught, obtained a college diploma, without my mother's support for my studies, how can I have today?" Ben Bing's cousin is now a corporate executive, with an annual salary of up to 600,000 yuan, and he is full of gratitude to his mother. Who would have thought that an ordinary peasant family could be so prosperous?
Sun Tzu Li Chaoqiang, who is displayed in the "Glory of Soldiers" column in the cultural auditorium.
Li Haixin, the grandson of Li Haixin, who is displayed in the "Chongde Shangxian" column on the cultural auditorium.
Home and everything is prosperous", is the best interpretation of my aunt's house! "Are you tired? Looking at my gray-haired aunt, I asked. "I'm not tired, they are all very good to me, and my salaried children will stuff me with money when they come to my house. When they came to my house, they all slept with me, as if they had agreed with me, and I was very happy. My whole life, worth it! "Auntie smiled, laughed so happily!
My 80-year-old aunt celebrates her birthday.
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Introduction
Hu Xiao, born in 1949, is a native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, graduated from a teacher's college, graduated from Han University, and is a retired police officer. During his work, he has published many articles in newspapers and periodicals such as "Wenzhou**", "Zhejiang Legal News", "China Legal News" and so on.
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Editor: Lu Kaiji