When I was busy at work, a ** from home was like a thunderbolt from the sky, which instantly broke my peace. **The news from the other end made my heart tighten, my aunt's physical condition seemed to have deteriorated rapidly, and I needed to rush home as soon as possible. The moment I put down, my heart was full of anxiety and uneasiness, and I was in a foreign place, and my worries and worries about my relatives in my hometown came to my heart like a tide. We already know the physical condition of the eldest mother. Over the years, with her tenacious desire to survive and optimistic personality, she has survived countless days and nights. And the uncle's meticulous care has become a strong motivation for her to persevere. However, life has an end, and although the news of the eldest mother's death is sad, it may also be a relief for her. However, for the uncle, the pain of losing the eldest mother is indescribable. I remember that at the funeral, the uncle stayed in the old house and never came out. I went to visit him, and when I saw him holding a cigarette in his hand and his eyes were bloodshot, my heart was like a knife. He asked in a low voice, "Are they all gone?" Is everything arranged? I whispered to him that everything was in order. However, the very next day, the uncle also suddenly disappeared. Worried about his disappearance, we searched everywhere and finally found him in a quiet corner. 
The eldest mother is a few years older than the uncle, and when she first came to our house, she brought a child, which was Shanling.
Our family is poor, and my uncle has never been married. Later, he went out for a few years, and when he came back again, he brought back a woman and a child.
There was a lot of discussion among the people in the village, and some people said that this could not be my uncle's child, no matter how good the living conditions were, it was impossible to walk just after birth, and it was obviously a child who was already a few years old.
But the eldest lady never cared about the opinions of the people in the village. Later, the uncle borrowed a little money and held a few tables of wedding banquets, which was considered to be the marriage, and at the banquet, the uncle said a lot of things, which roughly meant that the people in the village should be more restrained, and not too ugly, after all, everyone is here to live a good life.
Uncle is usually kind and honest, and he is also very respectable in his work, and his neighbors also respect him. Although there were occasional people in the village who talked about the eldest mother, as time went on, gradually no one mentioned it anymore.
Later, the eldest mother gave birth to a son, who is now Shanhang.
A few years later, the uncle and the grandmother separated, and built a new house in a house at the north end of the village, three tiled houses, without courtyard walls, close to the road, just at the entrance of the village, so many people who went to work in the fields would pass by the uncle's door. Although houses without courtyard walls are common in the village, they are not a shameful thing.
Often, when villagers pass by the door of the uncle's house, they will see Shanhang and always tease him. Everyone likes him because he has very big eyes and is very good. Shanling, on the other hand, has already started school, and every time he comes back from school, he will play with Shanhang at the door of his house, or help his aunt with housework.
The uncle went out to work, and the eldest mother basically took care of the two children at home. Although the mountain range is still very small, he is very sensible, often helps take care of his younger brother, and also helps his eldest mother with housework, and he is very neat.
A little south of the kitchen door of the uncle's house is the well, probably because of the proximity to the main road, and the fact that at the entrance of the village, many laborers are thirsty when they pass by, and they will hurry to drink water. Shanling will bring bowls to bring water to them, and some people even drink well water directly, and Shanling will be responsible for pressurizing water for them.
Gradually, the people in the village seemed to have forgotten the origin of the eldest lady and stopped talking about it. Sometimes the neighbors who pass by the door of the uncle's house will even give Shanling and Shanhang some food.
The eldest lady treats people warmly, and often invites neighbors to sit at home, drink a glass of water before leaving. Although her home is in the north of the village, she will greet anyone she meets, and if she doesn't know the person's generation, she will call them according to their age, and sometimes she will jokingly apologize when she calls the wrong person, but no one cares. Gradually, the eldest lady and the people in the village also became acquainted.
In addition to the busy harvest season, the uncle will only return home at the end of the year, which is similar to the situation of many people who go out to work. All matters in the family are basically handled by the eldest mother.
Sometimes my grandmother would ask me to go and play with Shanling and Shanhang, and she said that they were all cousins, and they should be united and not listen to the gossip of the villagers.
In fact, even if my grandmother doesn't say it, I will go to my uncle's house.
The eldest lady treats everyone equally, and she always loves our juniors. She is skillful and can make school bags and clothes. Grandma said that when she got married, the eldest mother did not ask for anything, but only hoped to have a sewing machine, and besides, if possible, take her back to her parents' house for a walk, and nothing else.
The sewing machine, the eldest lady is very skillful in operation. Shanhang and Shanling's clothes and schoolbags are all made by her, including mine. Sometimes there is something delicious at home, and as soon as I pass by the door of my mother's house, she will call me in to eat, and it is the same for everyone.
There is a brick-burning factory outside the village, and people from several nearby villages go to move bricks to make some money when they are free, and Da Niang is no exception. On the contrary, she is very positive, even on dog days, when everyone else is gone, eating watermelon at home, she still insists on moving bricks. Every time I come back, I'm so tired.
Grandma persuaded the eldest mother, but she didn't listen. Later, my grandmother told my uncle about it, and the uncle hurriedly called ** back and asked my aunt if she was short of money to spend, and didn't she leave a lot of money at home when she left?
The eldest lady said that it was okay to be idle at home, but she just wanted to make more money and build up the courtyard wall of the house. In the eldest mother's opinion, as long as people are not lazy, life will definitely not be too bad. She always said that what others have, we can also have, it doesn't matter if you are poor, the key is not to be lazy.
Our big family has changed a lot since the eldest mother came. Although we have separate families, my aunt always cares about our children as if they were her own.
She treats everyone equally, regardless of gender, generational or generational. She has good craftsmanship and can make clothes, shoes, and cooking. My mother often joked, "The gap between me and my sister-in-law is not ordinary." ”
In the past, the yard of the aunt's house was only surrounded by corn stalks, but a few years later they borrowed some money, built a brick wall, and installed an iron gate. In the village, this is already very good, because most of the doors are made of wood, and some of them have a high threshold. When we were young, when we came home from school, if we saw no one at home, we would get in from underneath, but there was already an iron gate in front of my uncle's house.
The eldest lady often said that people should be diligent, no matter how poor they are, as long as they are willing to work hard, there will always be a good life. Gradually, the family not only had a sewing machine, but also a TV, a bicycle and a tricycle.
Shanling was not admitted to high school and went out to work, but Shanhang was admitted to university. That year, the eldest mother cried with joy, she said, finally got through it. During the summer vacation, the eldest mother took the child back to her parents' house, and this time she was happier than ever. The uncle gave a lot of money and asked her to buy something for the old man. When he came back, he brought a few hundred yuan, and the uncle was angry and felt that he shouldn't ask for the old man's money, but the eldest mother gladly accepted it, saying that her grandson was admitted to college and should be celebrated.
One child went out to work, one child went to college, and the eldest mother also went out to work. She began to work hard to earn money and was ready to build a new house at home. The current house is a two-story building, and the uncle wants to see Shanhang's plan, if they buy a house in the city, they will stay in their hometown, otherwise they will build a new house for the eldest mother and spend their old age in peace.
Shanhang is very talented, he stayed in the field to work after graduation, and the house did not worry too much about the uncle's aunt, and when he got married, he also solved it by himself and borrowed money from his classmates.
The eldest mother believes that as much effort as she has done to Shanhang, she should contribute as much to Shanling, and she can't stop paying because the child is sensible. Despite her age, she has been working as a small worker on the construction site for many years and has a limited income, but she always tries her best to take care of the children.
Over the past few years, the eldest mother has returned to her parents' house many times to take care of her sick mother, and sometimes the uncle will give her some money. Although they were short of money, the eldest mother felt that she could not treat the child badly, for fear that her daughter-in-law would feel uncomfortable and felt that it was her responsibility.
The eldest lady worked diligently, but her body gradually became unbearable. Once he was admitted to the hospital because of direct blood spraying from his nose, and after being discharged from the hospital, his face was yellow and his spirit was not good. The uncle was distressed, sent her home, and persuaded her not to go out to work again. But the eldest lady can't be idle, go to the field to get medicine to earn money.
Later, the eldest mother was hospitalized again, and the uncle decided not to go out to work anymore and has been taking care of her at home. Although the eldest mother occasionally recovered, the uncle was still worried, saying that he was too old to do heavy work, and was willing to enjoy Qingfu at home.
In the next few years, the eldest mother suffered a stroke and was half paralyzed at home, and the uncle took care of it wholeheartedly. Busy with family and work, Shanhang Shanling can only go home occasionally for visits. I also sometimes went to visit my eldest mother, and she was still enthusiastic about us juniors, pointing to the things in the house for me to take. These are all bought by Shanhang Mountain, although the family is rich, the eldest lady no longer eats as before. I sometimes chat with her and give my cousin**, hoping to reassure them.
In the end, the eldest mother passed away after a few years, and at the funeral, whether it was Shanhang or Shanling, we were all in tears. The funeral celebrant warned us not to cry too sadly, as if the meaning of the words was profound.
But we can't listen, because the grief in our hearts cannot be suppressed. When a loved one dies, our hearts are so heavy that even if we want to stay strong, we can't control the flow of tears.
The banquet after the funeral was held at Shanhang's home. Everyone ate happily and was noisy and jubilant, while the old house of the uncle's family next to it looked out of place. The uncle sat alone on the ground, leaning against the wooden door of the West House of the year, smoking silently without saying a word.
A few days ago, the uncle was busy greeting guests and taking care of household affairs, but since yesterday, he has become silent. I couldn't find anyone at dinner, and I didn't know he went**.
The same is true today. He didn't eat much, so I brought him a bowl of rice and water. There was a cigarette in front of him, and I don't know how long he had been sitting.
The yard is full of greenery, which is the vegetables that the eldest mother asked the uncle to plant before her death, and now it is full of vitality. However, the former grower is no longer alive, leaving only the empty eyes of the uncle, as if staring at this vegetable garden full of memories, or perhaps just wandering in endless contemplation.
No one expected that the day after the death of the eldest mother, the uncle would disappear. We struggled to find him next to the grave of the eldest lady. He stood there silently, his clothes still stained with wet soil, as if to tell him that he had been waiting here for a long time. He was silent, and his eyes revealed deep sorrow.
This land, they have worked together all their lives, and every inch of soil carries their memories and emotions. The uncle chose to bury the eldest mother here, perhaps so that she could continue to protect the land they loved.
Now, the uncle is also here, silently guarding the eldest mother, as if he wants to use the second half of his life to make up for her hard work.
In their time, love may not have gorgeous vows and romantic ceremonies, but it has a deep affection for each other and relying on each other. They got married with nothing, but with their hands and tenacious will, they built a warm home together. Today, they have a house, a daughter-in-law, and a child who has successfully entered the university gate. All these achievements are inseparable from the hard work of the aunt and the selfless dedication of the uncle.
Although the eldest mother has passed away, her spirit will always remain in this land, and the uncle will continue to guard this home, because they believe that home is the warmest harbor and the support of each other's hearts. Their love story, like the vegetables in this land, is ordinary but full of life, making people feel the tenacity and beauty of life.