What will we do if we stop paying attention to business intrigue and workplace intrigue in our later years? What kind of old age do we all aspire to? That's what Tao Yuanming mentioned in his poem: "Under the hedge of picking chrysanthemums, you can see Nanshan leisurely." I envy Mr. Wu Liu's ease and leisure in this life. However, in the war, a 93-year-old grandfather in Songxian reached such a situation that he lived only on his original 30 acres of land and natural rain for half a century. This attitude towards life is admirable.
First, the war is constantly being forced to go south.
In the last century, wars at home and abroad continued, three northeastern provinces fell, and countless people were displaced and took refuge in the south. Uncle Chang's house is also one of them. After the war, Uncle Chang's family was forced to sell their property and go south. They have been running, have been on the run, I don't know how long. Grandpa Chang's grandfather decided to stay at the top of a cliff in Song County, Henan Province. He had little money on him after a long journey to take refuge. I bought ten acres of land at the top of the mountain with only one hundred strings of copper coins.
Buying a house was really a big expense for Grandpa Chang's family at that time, but in order to settle down, we had to borrow from the east and the west to get a foothold in the mountains. Although it was located on a cliff, it was a good haven for the war situation at that time. After all, it was not for comfort at that time, but for survival.
Settle down in this way, although the conditions are poor, it is already a paradise in the outside world. I cultivate my own land, build reservoirs and live a life without competition. Due to the excessive foreign debt caused by the purchase of real estate, farming a few acres of fertile land is completely insufficient to pay off debts, and Grandpa Chang's generation began to reclaim wasteland in the mountains.
Second, the family changes after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War
Twenty years later, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the war stopped, and many people who suffered from the war were finally reunited with their families, but Grandpa Chang couldn't bear to leave his family on the mountain, so he settled down on the mountain. Uncle Chang's grandmother met by chance when his grandfather went down the mountain, and they fell in love at first sight. So grandma and grandpa settled in the mountains together and gave birth to two lovely sons.
My family has lived in the mountains for generations, which can be described in one sentence. Grandpa Chang's family is harmonious and isolated from the world. Uncle Chang led his family to build roads and reclaim wasteland on the mountain. Although the conditions on the mountain are very difficult, he is still very satisfied. During this period, the Chang family built more than four or five roads on the mountain. But the actual debt did not decrease, and the family worked hard to pay off the debt.
Due to long-term fatigue and overwork, Grandpa Chang's grandparents and father died of illness one after another, which was a great blow to Grandpa Chang. Soon, Uncle Chang's mother did not overcome her illness and left Uncle Chang. From then on, Grandpa Chang was alone on the mountain. But Grandpa Chang didn't give up. He still worked hard to pay his debts for his family. From then on, he never went down the mountain all the year round and really lived a life of returning to the countryside.
Third, everyone persuaded to go back to the city, but they still insisted on going up the mountain.
1949 When New China was founded, Grandpa Chang was moved to tears. Tears also contain the bitterness of the family in these decades, the sadness of the death of relatives, and the need to stop worrying about war and war. After all, staying in the mountains for a long time is inevitably a bit lonely. Uncle Chang is going down the mountain to marry his wife. Then I got my wish and married a beautiful girl. At that time, Uncle Chang and his wife were very loving, and his wife and Uncle Chang lived together in the mountains.
From then on, Uncle Chang really settled down in the mountains. He has lived here for decades. During this time, Uncle Chang led his family to cultivate more than 30 acres of fertile land in the mountains. Domestic drinking water is collected by the reservoir year after year. It's hard to believe that Uncle Chang spent half a century like this.
2/kloc-0 At the beginning of the century, with the improvement of the government's guidance on township policies. The government built a new residence for Uncle Chang's family at the foot of the mountain, but Uncle Chang was very stubborn and insisted on living in the mountains. Maybe I miss the person I love, and I don't give up my home. Through my visit to Uncle Chang, I can know that I have lived on this mountain for most of my life and have planned to retire on it.
Regarding the house left on the mountain, Grandpa Chang intends to leave it to his children. It was not until the government planned to develop tourist attractions on the mountain that Grandpa Chang had to go down to live with his children. Now life is very happy and there are many children. Similarly, the government has also provided better living security for Uncle Chang and his children, and hopes that Uncle Chang will live a happy life and be healthy.
"The war flies south and the broken wall is homeless." Song county has found the end of the world, and the cliff is the destination of this life. "From the beginning, I had no choice but to go up the mountain to escape the war. Now New China has taken on a new look. Grandpa Chang, 93, is an example. Uncle Chang hasn't been down the mountain for a long time, and he hasn't experienced the rapid development of China, which is also worthy of our reflection. The rapid society may have left a remote group of "Grandpa Chang", but history will not forget their suffering and wandering life. " Uncle Chang is also the epitome of the people at the bottom of that era.
Simple grandpa Chang doesn't have too many gorgeous words. He said he liked fireflies in his hometown rather than neon lights in the city. Not the green trees in the city park, but the old trees in my hometown; Under that big tree, the dense roots and cool wind are the places he yearns for in the afternoon, not the tall buildings in the city.