Grow grapes, and your wife is strict.
**In his later years, he loved two things: grapes and calligraphy. He planted two huge vines in his yard, and the breeze blew and the green vines on the trellis swayed gently.
For him, grapes and calligraphy, like two friends who have accompanied him through life, are an indispensable part of his life.
** is a viticultural fanatic. In 1983, he went to the suburbs of Beijing to learn planting techniques from vineyard experts, and asked someone to collect grape seeds and grow them at home.
The Hua family's grape trellis is his pride, and he has planted fifty or sixty different varieties of grapes, which are difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. His knowledge of grapes is so deep in his bones that he can develop the shape and color of grapes even before they grow.
Hua Lao's love for grapes stems from his love for nature and enthusiasm for life. However, due to his long-term diabetes, his daily diet is strictly controlled, especially sugar intake.
Despite this, Hua Lao still insists on growing grapes, hoping to show his love for life and care for his family. Every year when the grapes are harvested, the whole family picks the grapes together to share this sweet joy, and also gives a part of it to the soldiers in the army to show his respect and gratitude to them.
Although he couldn't taste the delicious taste of grapes to his heart's content, Hua Lao's heart and his love for life made everyone feel extremely warm and moved.
**'s breakfast is based on milk, sometimes with egg custard, but his habit is to combine milk and coffee perfectly. Despite living in a big city, Hua Lao still has a soft spot for Shanxi specialties, and he can't do without the taste of his hometown.
He is a fan of Shanxi noodles, and his lunch is often cat's ears or knife-cut noodles. For dinner, he prefers easy-to-digest porridges such as two-rice porridge and pumpkin porridge, and sometimes a roast cake.
Hua Lao's cook, Master Xie, is a pastry expert taught by Mrs. Han. In terms of diet, Mrs. Han is very concerned about the health of Hua Lao and strictly controls his eating habits.
Although he sometimes had to avoid eating, Hua Lao never complained, but only appropriately reduced the amount of food. His love of food never budged, and he ate more than a dozen dumplings at one time, wanted to eat them again, and finally ate two more with the permission of Mrs. Han.
Mrs. Han and Hua Lao have gone through nearly 60 years of ups and downs, taking care of him meticulously, and laughing that she is Hua Lao's "old nanny" and "old **".
**Life has always been very simple, dressed simply and plainly, even in the cold winter, just wrapped in a big cotton jacket. He was very sympathetic to the staff who took care of his daily life, and dirty laundry was always washed by them.
In order to avoid causing trouble to them, Hua Lao often hides his dirty clothes and hides them everywhere, even if others are dizzy to find them, he will secretly hand them over to his wife to wash.
Han Junzhi and *** The two old people have a healthy lifestyle, Han Junzhi gets up at five or six o'clock in the morning and is busy in the vegetable garden, telling his wife to get up. **Before breakfast, he likes to walk in the yard, and after breakfast, he practices reading the newspaper, he reads a wide variety of newspapers, and he is very involved in reading.
Every night after dinner, ** thunder can't stop watching the news broadcast, and after dinner, I will take a walk in the yard, driving the whole family to walk in the yard together. Every time their neighbors saw their family walking together, they sighed that they were really a happy family.
The two old men not only planted grapes in the compound, but also planted various fruits and vegetables in the courtyard and at the root of the wall, the path was full of greenery, peppers and rape flowers competed with each other, and when they looked up, they saw several round gourds hanging on the vine trellis.
The backyard is also home to a variety of fruits, including grapes, apples, cherries, and more. The old Chinese couple are very particular about their lives, they manage with their hearts, and arrange the whole courtyard with fragrant melons and fruits, self-sufficient, and full of the atmosphere of pastoral life.
** He has been fond of calligraphy since he was a child, and despite the difficult living environment, he still enjoys it. When he was a teenager, he didn't have pen and paper, so he used his fingers and small wooden sticks to practice calligraphy on the ground, and gradually this became a habit.
As he grew older, he had more time and opportunities to develop his calligraphy talents. His study is his spiritual harbor, and in a space of more than 50 square meters, he often reads newspapers and practices calligraphy alone, enjoying this tranquility and contentment.
His desk is covered with rice paper, and he can pick up the pen freely and put down the pen like a cloud, showing his profound skills and outstanding talent. The story tells us that as long as there is love and perseverance, no matter what the environment, we can create our own wonderful.
Hua Lao loves calligraphy, he cultivates grapes with his heart, and his writing also reaches a state of flow, and it stands to reason that life is carefree, but he always has some regrets in his heart. The people around me are not calligraphers, and they can't give professional artistic evaluations.
Whenever Hua Lao shared his works, the people around him always gave a thumbs up and praised "good and good" one after another. But Hua Lao knows that calligraphy is an art that requires constructive criticism and suggestions from people who really know how to do it, and just listening to some compliments does not make him feel satisfied.
This regret makes Hua Lao love calligraphy at the same time, but also hope to find someone who knows how to appreciate and guide.
In 1982, Han Xuewu, as a calligrapher with more than 40 years of calligraphy experience, came to visit *** because *** and Han Xuewu are fellow villagers, so he admires Han Xuewu very much.
Before Han Xuewu left, ** reluctantly asked him about the content and years of calligraphy practice. When they met for the second time, ** took Han Xuewu directly to the study, and took out a few works that he was more satisfied with from the bookcase, and asked Han Xuewu to give an evaluation.
Han Xuewu, with his straightforward personality, gave the most authentic evaluation: "Your characters have both the broadness and grandeur of the face, the majesty and simplicity of the body, and the thinness, hardness and firmness of the willow body, and the strength of the bones. ”
But Han Xuewu did not stop there, he also pointed out the shortcomings of individual words, and his very professional and pertinent evaluation made *** overjoyed. **sighed: "You are the only one who goes straight to tell the truth." ”
**A deep friendship was established with Han Xuewu. ** I admired Han Xuewu's personality very much and decided to make friends with him. Every time Han Xuewu comes to Beijing, ** will take out his latest calligraphy works for Han Xuewu to evaluate.
Although *** is very modest, Han Xuewu still feels that he can't evaluate. This matter spread in Jiaocheng, and people laughed at Han Xuewu as the best calligraphy teacher, but he still felt that he didn't dare to be it.
Han Xuewu thinks that the word *** is simple and plain on the surface, but in fact it is very powerful and profound. **In his later years, he has been focusing on practicing calligraphy, and his calligraphy skills have been greatly improved, his favorite is ***'s poetry, and one of the walls of his study is full of works that practice *** poetry.
More than once he has said to others that this is his favorite work, but he regrets that even if he practices for another hundred years, he will not reach the level of ***.
Hua Lao is keen to exchange skills with others, whether it is grape cultivation or calligraphy, he is good at finding experts to communicate and learn. Although his health was not as good as before, and he was unable to practice calligraphy every day as before, his love did not diminish.
In 1999, calligrapher and painter Yao Junqing came to visit, and the two had a heated discussion on the topic of calligraphy. Hua Lao regretfully told Yao Junqing that due to his illness, he had not practiced calligraphy properly for three years.
Yao Junqing felt heavy when he heard Hua Lao's frustration, and he excitedly told Hua Lao: "You shouldn't give up!" Calligraphy can strengthen the body! Hua Lao nodded in agreement. Despite his love for calligraphy, he decided to seal his pen in 2002.
He loved to write and was happy to satisfy those who sought Mobao. Whether it was someone he knew or someone he didn't know, he would readily agree to write. But his principle is to write only about public welfare, and not a word about business.
In 2002, Hua Lao was surprised to find that his calligraphy and paintings were hot in the market, and some people even imitated his font and privately engraved fake seals to forge genuine handwritings for sale.
This made him very displeased, so he decided to seal the pen to the outside world and no longer give people inscriptions easily. He could not tolerate the fact that every word and painting he had devoted his heart and soul to becoming a tool for profit in the hands of others was undoubtedly a stain on art.
Since then, the authentic works of Hua Lao have become rare outside, and can only be seen in the hands of true calligraphers and collectors.
**The biggest regret in his later years is that he cannot continue to pay attention to the construction and development of the country. Despite his advanced age, he insisted on leaving Beijing every year for the first few years when he was still in good health, and visited cities all over the country.
Cao Junhong, a former guard of Hua Lao, revealed that Hua Lao has traveled to many places, especially Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the south, which are cities he particularly likes to visit.
Cao Junhong once left the army and returned to his hometown, and he often went to visit Hua Lao. Cao Junhong, a native of Jiangsu, once told Hua Lao that his hometown was developing rapidly. Hua Lao was very interested in this, and asked Cao Junhong to talk about the development of his hometown in detail, and also shared what he saw during his recent research in Shandong.
Hua Lao said happily: "Shandong's development is very good, it is possible to surpass you Jiangsu, you have to work harder!" When Cao Junhong, a native of Jiangsu, heard this, he was a little unconvinced, and began to give a detailed introduction to the development of Jiangsu.
Hua Lao was even happier when he heard this. Hua Lao is also very concerned about the development of his hometown Shanxi, and every time an old family member comes to visit him, he has to ask about the economic development of his hometown.
He always had the people's standard of living in mind. As he grew older, Hua Lao's physical condition began to deteriorate, and he rarely went out. But on December 26 and September 9 every year, that is, the birthday and death day of ***, Hua Lao must go out.
He and his family went to the *** Memorial Hall to pay respects to ***'s remains, and personally shouted the order. * After his death, his granddaughter said that his grandfather lived a fulfilling life in his old age, had nothing to worry about, and the country's development was very good, which made his grandfather feel extremely gratified.
Hua Lao was very concerned about the Olympic Games before his death, and he planned to go to the scene in person, and the Administration had issued him an admission ticket, and the staff had already purchased a ticket for him.
However, Hua Lao's physical condition deteriorated, and he was finally unable to go as he wished. He gave the admission ticket to his driver Zhu Chunhua, who had been with Hua Lao for eight years.
At the end of June 2008, Hua Lao was admitted to the hospital, which was the time for the rehearsal of the Olympic Games. Although Hua Lao could not go to the scene, his mood was still very concerned.
He said to Zhu Chunhua: "I'm old, I won't go, you can go." Zhu Chunhua still clearly remembers the regret and helplessness in Hua Lao's tone. In this hospitalization, the staff did not expect the final result, because his physical condition has not been good, and Hua Lao often spent his later years in the hospital.
However, this time in the hospital, Hua Lao went home, and the people around him thought that he was already **. However, Hua Lao stayed at home for two days and then went to the hospital. Recalling that time, Master Xie felt very remorseful, and he thought that Hua Lao would definitely go home after a while, so he did not go to the hospital to visit.
However, this time he did not wait for that familiar figure any longer. The only regret is that Hua Lao was not able to see the Olympic Games with his own eyes.
Master Xie would always be in a trance at four or five o'clock in the afternoon every day, as if Hua Lao was still there, and he should cook something for the old man to eat at night. I can't change this habit. However, Hua Lao has already left, and now only Aunt Han is left, and Master Xie's mood is extremely heavy.
According to Hua Lao's last wishes, his ashes were buried in the hexagram mountain in Jiaocheng. "There are a lot of trees, it's quiet, I was there when I was a child, and I was there to fight guerrillas. Hua Lao's voice drifted away with the memory.
The sun shines through the vines, and there is no familiar figure under the vine. Information**: Later Life China News Network*** Comrade's Later Life: Caring for Economic Development Communist Party of China News Network.