Story 1: a manuscript that has passed through a hundred years.
This nearly 3000-word, 32-page manuscript is bound by hand with white thread. Although the paper is yellow, muddy and damaged, the handsome flying head letters on it are particularly fresh and beautiful. I was shocked because these words were written by a shepherd boy 100 years ago. He is my great-grandfather, Zhe Chengxiang. I don't know what he looks like, but I seem to be able to imagine him through his exquisite handwriting. Before the press release, I suddenly received a precious photo of my great-grandfather from my elders, which made me extremely excited. This manuscript is a textbook he used to educate his children at home, which covers human history and is also a summary of classic works. The folding family is very poor, and grandpa used to herd sheep for the landlord's family when he was very young. When he drove the sheep through the private school and heard the children reading, he was deeply attracted. Although he couldn't understand what they were reading, he still stood at the window and wouldn't leave. Voice cadence, like the sound of nature. The teacher found a ragged shepherd boy outside the door, his eyes shining with desire for knowledge. But there was no money for him to go to school at home, and the shepherd boy bowed his head. How he wishes he could read those poems like the children in the classroom. The teacher really sympathized with him and allowed him to come to school for one month for free. A month! Great-grandfather went to school with a real teacher only this month in his life. But this month began his different life! He studied hard and practiced repeatedly how to read and write every square character. Through study, he learned about the history of 5,000 years, how to deal with people and how to read. His vision has become broader, not just scattered sheep on the desolate gully. After leaving the private school, he never let go of any books he could borrow, reading while herding sheep. Through continuous self-study, he became more and more knowledgeable and his calligraphy became more and more beautiful. He became a teacher in the village and wrote letters to fellow villagers. When he has his own children, he is convinced that as long as the children have culture, they can see a different world. So he wrote this manuscript. During the day, he teaches in a private school in the village and lets his children farm. In the evening, my grandfather is tutoring his children to read and write. In the silent Shan Ye, Grandfather Tai silently spread the seeds of advocating knowledge and pursuing civilization in the hearts of future generations. As you can imagine, under the cold kerosene lamp, the picture of him and the children reading poetry sentence by sentence must be beautiful.
Story 2: Courage and chivalrous tenderness
? Grandpa is the eldest in the family, and there are three younger brothers below. When grandpa was teaching outside, he urged the children to listen to his eldest brother, who arranged all kinds of farm work at home. It is precisely because of this family environment that Grandpa has a responsible and responsible character. After taking part in the revolution, he showed outstanding team leadership. Grandpa is honest and brave, and doesn't like bullying ordinary people. He beat local tyrants and divided the fields, hoping that the old and suffering people could live a happy life. I guess this may be his original intention of taking part in the revolution at the risk of sacrifice. Grandpa was clever and brave when he was a guerrilla captain. When the enemy is strong and we are weak and have no resources, we must outsmart the enemy in the war. He and his comrades were running with horses in the Woods, dusty, and red sheets waved like red flags, making the enemy think that they had met a large army and quickly retreated. He wrapped a small broom in red silk and put it on the enemy's waist to hand in a real gun. He wiped out countless enemies, was brave and good at fighting, and repeatedly made outstanding achievements. He was affectionately called "as high as the sun" by the masses, and enemies hundreds of miles away in Fiona Fang were frightened when they heard his name. He is a brave soldier and his father's favorite child. Fighting outside is tough. When he comes home, he will show his gentleness: wash his little niece's hair and let her change into the beautiful red clothes she brought back. The little girl is really like a red jujube in northern Shaanxi. He was also happy to see her shy smile. The family is poor, but he has it easily. He will take his younger brothers to cut down trees and make longevity wood for grandma. He went to his mother-in-law's house to pick up grandma. When he came back, she didn't want to ride with him, so he led the horse and accompanied her on the dirt road.
? Because of the traitor's betrayal, grandpa was arrested by the enemy after being injured, and the enemy tortured him severely, but grandpa persisted in his beliefs and persevered. Being locked in the cellar for a long time, my body was covered with lice, and my injured body became weaker. I guess when he had a premonition that his days were numbered, he was not afraid of death. He only feels too much sadness and guilt for his old father, son and daughter-in-law, but unfortunately there are still many unfinished businesses that he can't complete alone. In this way, grandpa's young life was fixed at the age of 37.
Story 3: Entrust a lifetime of responsibility.
(photo of dad with his second grandpa, second grandma, younger brother and sister, 9-year-old dad on the right)
(The second from the left in the back row is a 22-year-old father.)
? When grandpa was in prison, he tried his best to send an export letter, hoping that after his sacrifice, his second grandfather who participated in the revolution with him could take good care of the old man and raise his son for him. Grandpa and grandpa are brothers. They took part in the revolution together, and eldest brother was his most trusted person. Hearing the news of eldest brother's sacrifice, Second Grandpa was heartbroken. He took over the responsibility of his eldest brother and took good care of his family in the future. Especially when my father was only five years old. During the war, my grandmother was separated and my father was completely orphaned. Two years later, Grandpa Er insisted on taking his father from his hometown in Suide to the Lanzhou Military Region where he worked, saying that he must let his father receive the best education. From then on, my father followed my second grandfather to many places and went to school everywhere. It was not until Grandpa Two had a stable job in Xi 'an that Dad went to Xi 'an Conservation Primary School and the middle school was sent to Xi 'an No.1 Middle School. Dad is one of the few students who live on campus and goes back to his second grandfather's house once a week. My father was naughty and active since childhood, and my second grandfather was disciplined and worried. He loves this nephew more than his own children. It took him three days to teach his father to ride a bike. The boy in the alley twisted his bike from side to side, and the second grandfather ran after him. After two days, my father was already riding very fast. My second grandfather called for him to ride slowly for fear that he would fall. Grandpa two is sitting at the door mending his father's shoes, and he may still be nagging about how this smelly boy spends so much money on shoes. He is running and playing football on this day. Grandpa two is worried that his father is addicted to playing and doesn't want to make progress. He burned a pile of foreign movies (a small card that was very popular among children at that time, and put it on the ground and patted it by hand), and poured a large box of marbles into the well. Dad may have stood by and cried sadly, and Grandpa Two criticized him for worrying only about playing every day, which made his academic performance worse. Later, my father failed the college entrance examination for the first time. It was my second grandpa who encouraged him to have a second interview and asked the school teacher to help him more. In my second grandpa's heart, I can't live up to my eldest brother's dying entrustment. My father is the only son of my eldest brother, so I must make him succeed.
? The second grandfather also revised the materials repeatedly and went to government agencies to declare his identity as a martyr many times. Because grandpa died in prison, it took a long time to find a witness to investigate and verify. Grandpa's martyr status is also very important to his father. That year, the state gave him a lot of care for his job transfer and family arrangements. Grandpa II made dad feel the warmth of his family and the care of his parents, and provided him with the best educational conditions at that time. We can't forget the kindness of our grandfather's birth, and we can't forget the kindness of our country and our second grandfather's upbringing.
Story 4: Love the life I love.
? Every time my family gets together, when my father is happy, he often talks about his great achievements in the past: middle school athletes, keeping many school records, working in Dalian Salt Factory, commuting to work by bike every day, and so on. One of my favorite stories is how mom and dad met and fell in love. My mother is one year younger than my father, but my mother goes to school early and my father goes to school late. Originally, my mother was a third-grade senior of Gao Dad, but because of a mistake, during high school, my mother was transferred to the sports team and worked for more than two years, becoming a professional athlete who sent and received telegrams nationwide. After the dissolution of the sports team, my mother returned to the third year of high school, and at this time I became classmates with my father. At this time, I always say, haha, I have my own plans, and I am destined to be brought into this world by you. Dad is a member of the physical education Committee in the class, and his academic performance is average, but he is lively and active. Because of his long-term residence, he became a famous figure in the whole school. Aunt in the canteen and uncle in the reception office all know that this is a child without parents, and everyone takes care of him. As the old saying goes, "Aunt Mizhi is the Han of Suide", my father was handsome, tall, strong and in good shape when he was young. I once asked my father why he liked his mother. Dad said that your mother studied very well and was very nice. I guess under the influence of my great-grandfather, my family likes learned people, so my father was attracted by my mother's temperament, top student. He laughs, too. In fact, he is smarter than his mother because he chose his mother. My parents later went to Beijing to go to college. They are both classmates and fellow villagers, and few students have been admitted to Beijing, so naturally they have many opportunities to get along. My mother likes this honest and careless boy more and more. At that time, my father was taken care of by the state, and his life was relatively comfortable, while my mother's family conditions were not good. At that time, my father asked my mother to visit Beihai and the Summer Palace. When I was in college, my mother had no money to go home for the New Year. When my father returns to Xi 'an, he always goes to my grandmother's house by bike. At that time, the second grandfather's family lived in the city, and the grandmother's family was in Tumen, a western suburb, which was far away and the road was not easy. Especially during the Cultural Revolution, there were gangs fighting in the western suburbs and set up machine guns. Grandpa said it was too dangerous, but dad said he wasn't afraid. According to the elders, in the chaotic area, he came over carrying his bike. Hearing this, I am still deeply moved. At that time, the political backgrounds of the two families were different. One is a red and expert martyr's child, and the other is the daughter of the Rightists. The elders don't support it. At that time, one was working in Dalian and the other was working on a farm in Hangzhou, but in the end, two young people who loved each other came together and established their own family in Dalian. It was because my father insisted on what he loved that more life stories came later. Dad, you are great! I love you!
Story 5: Me and my father.
Since my father was transferred back to Xi 'an, he has been an advanced mathematics teacher. He is simple and honest, and his career has shaped his loud voice and strict personality. That's why I've been afraid of my father since I was a child. He often publicly expresses how much he wishes I were a boy. Judging from a child, I think he doesn't like me, but he has to accept my daughter. When I grow up, I find that the strength in my bones seems to be trying to prove something to my father. So when I was young, I seemed to resist my father, thinking that all my advantages came from my mother. Later, as a mother, I became more and more aware of my parents' difficulties and made a lot of reconciliation with my father internally. When I get home, I will take the initiative to approach my father, hug him and touch his stubble cheek. I also found that I am warm and sincere to people, and there are many places like my father and teacher.
Dad loves to play by nature and has always been a teenager at heart. When he was young, he often traveled on business trips, and after retirement, he also traveled regularly every year, traveling all over the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and experiencing life in different places. This is his way of interacting with the world. I remember when I graduated from junior high school, I was a scrawny kid, and he climbed Huashan with his children and two other colleagues. Climbing all the way with a flashlight, my father's big hand often pulls me. I don't know if I can finish the endless steps. I just watched my father keep climbing, and I followed silently. When I reached the top of the mountain, all the other mountains were dwarfed under the sky. I feel very powerful. My father accompanied me to complete such an accomplished experience. Unfortunately, my father didn't take me to several dangerous places at that time. I was still worried about the danger and couldn't explain it to my mother. When I grew up, I climbed Huashan several times with my college classmates and colleagues. I feel that my courage is getting bigger and bigger, and I am growing up in repeated climbs and breakthroughs.
? Dad has a good sports foundation. We are no match for badminton and table tennis. He taught me to swim very early and often took me swimming. After retirement, he insisted on swimming every day. Every time he saw him swimming in the water, he was really happy. The eldest daughter is very proud. Her grandfather taught her to swim, and the excellent quality of loving sports has become our family heirloom.
Dad is also a family-oriented man. He has a strong hands-on ability. When he was young, he raised chickens and grew vegetables in a small yard in Dalian. After returning to Xi 'an, he was very careful in decorating our new home several times. He made his own kitchen cement board, painted the petrol tank with black paint, put it on the roof and made a solar shower at home. When my mother was on a business trip, he took care of my sister and me, bought food and cooked. In my mind, when I was a child, my father made scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried garlic moss with shredded pork and zucchini soup with shrimp skin. It's really delicious. Although it is a common practice, it is already delicious cooked by my father with love. My dad helped my husband make his own wardrobe every day. Maybe my husband loves doing it as much as my father, which is one of the reasons why my father likes him very much.
These two days, the high temperature in Xi 'an is red. At noon, the outdoor temperature exceeds 40 degrees. I got out of the subway station and was exposed to the hot sun. Although it was only a few minutes, my arms and neck felt burning and the heat wave was suffocating. Holding my breath, I took a few quick steps and ran to the sidewalk, where there were lush trees. Wow, as soon as I walked into the shade, I suddenly felt cool. The mottled shadows on the ground swayed gently with the breeze, forming a unique picture. The sun that just hit me was blocked by the leaves above my head. These trees that shelter me from the wind and rain are more like my parents. They are not perfect, and most of them are not good at expressing themselves, but they are brave soldiers. They are kind and deeply love their family, hometown and motherland. The peaceful and happy life I have now cannot be separated from their efforts and achievements. In the end, they burned out their lives and turned into green mountains and green waters, pines and cypresses, silently sheltering future generations. I love you, my father, grandfather, second grandfather and great grandfather! May all parents in the world be healthy! Peace and joy!
? The interpretation of folding Pengyuan little girl was written on June, 2022 19, Father's Day.
(Postscript: This article thanks the elders for providing materials and information, and thanks my mother and sister-in-law for checking the contents for me. My husband and daughter proofread the manuscript carefully. As a science student, I am really not good at writing articles. A lot of words come from feelings. There are many ill sentences and improper words in the draft. Thank you two liberal arts students at home and admire your serious and rigorous attitude. I love you! )
Reference: Shijiawan Town Records