Our old man was born on the New Year's Eve of 1945. The whole world is celebrating his birthday, but his childhood has suffered a lot. The old man died at the age of nine, and his parents left home and became orphans. Fish and shrimp in summer, grass cattle in autumn; If there are no shoes and clogs on rainy days, make them out of bamboo poles and tie them on your legs. In winter, when I showed the team the warehouse, I slept in a pile of cotton. Now the old man talks to his grandchildren about his feelings: cotton is the warmest, so it is necessary to plug his ears with two balls of cotton to prevent cotton insects from crawling in ... The lonely old man learned skills between villages with tenacious vitality. The charm of life is that no matter how weak life is, there is always fate. The turning point of the old man's fate is a story of "riding a horse and playing the trumpet". It is said that one day an official in the team, probably the district head, asked the militia in the team to assemble urgently. Without prior notice, everyone was scattered in the fields. The old man who was a handyman in the team volunteered and said, all the militia in the team can be assembled in fifteen minutes. The warden was curious about how this short teenage man did it. After receiving the task, the short man turned over and rode on a horse in the team, riding a horse in one hand and holding a horn in the other. The sound of hooves and horns was endless, and the local militia was called as promised. The old man's courage impressed the warden. From then on, he left the old man with him and became a correspondent. Later, he joined the army in the North Sea Fleet until he retired to the local area and worked in posts and telecommunications all his life. The old man never complained about the hardships of his childhood. Talking about the past, he occasionally lamented that he would rather die as an official than be a beggar.
Generally speaking, the first time I met the old man was before I lost my mind before marriage. At that time, Changjiang and I were both working in the sub-bureau of the town. I heard something about it. One day, on my way back from the duty room to take out the garbage, I saw an old man as fat as Maitreya standing in the corridor. The computer room is too important for ordinary people to get in. I asked: What can I do for you? The old man looked at me and smiled like Maitreya and said, I am the father of the Yangtze River. I quickly answered and fled back to the duty room in two steps.
However, after I got married, I discovered that the old man who looks like Maitreya is a hot temper. According to my aunts, this is much better than when I was young. Shortly after we got married, the old couple didn't come with us, but only came to see us occasionally. Once, on the bus back from the old city, a thief picked the old man's pocket and almost stole his mobile phone. When the old man found out, he made a scene and gave the thief a good lesson in the car. He was about to teach the thief a lesson. He jumped up and swore at him before getting off the bus, threatening what to do. He heard about it, and we all persuaded him later.
The old man's hot temper has changed a lot, which made me uncomfortable at first. My father has a good temper at home, and his optimism and forbearance left a deep impression on me. In the new home, the different opinions of the old man and his son and daughter will set off a small smoke, but the smoke will come quickly and disperse quickly, and it will not happen overnight. The old man forgets that it is Maitreya Buddha. Gradually, I also got used to this intense way of communication and often acted as a mediator. In fact, when the old man spoke his mind, there was nothing left. In addition to the collision of different opinions, there are also collisions at home that are often dissatisfied with the elderly. For example, fishing, the old man is now seventy years old and often goes fishing by motorcycle. Not to mention fishing, he also took an old uncle in his seventies in the yard. Two old guys who add up to 150 often go fishing for more than ten miles, but we all advised him not to. The old man said, I have been riding this motorcycle for decades. What's the problem? It turns out that riding a bicycle in one car killed nine people! I want to know how to carry it. It turned out that when the old man was young, there was a bicycle with two aunts on the cross frame in front, and the mother in the back seat was holding her husband and sitting on the basket with two piglets on one side. It's really nine lives. What I was worried about still happened. Once the old man went fishing by bike and rear-ended a parked truck. Although he suffered only a little skin injury, he still frightened his family, but after a while, the old man remained the same.
We advised him to go to the community senior college, or go to the old man's flower pavilion under the bridge to kill time, but he didn't go, saying that the senior college was constrained and it was better to fish freely; Playing cards, besides not wanting to sit for a long time, mainly means not wanting to lose money. Losing to outsiders is not worth it. The old man saved all his life and didn't want to use any money he shouldn't have used. But he felt that money should be used, not a penny less. Every new year, the lucky money is the richest; I often secretly buy them for my grandchildren, and when I come back, there are often no signs of destruction on my children. He kept asking us: Why not let Xiao Bo learn the piano? I bought him a piano!
The nemesis of the old man's bad temper is his granddaughter and grandson. Just born, washing diapers is grandpa's patent, claiming that washed diapers can be used to steam steamed bread; A little bigger, it is grandpa's patent to make complementary food, and the stewed eggs are perfect; Neither of the two children pulled the cart. When they went out to play, their grandparents took turns carrying it, saying: There are many people in the car, and there are all ashes and exhaust gas below; Today's children are picked up by grandpa every day, doing homework, playing chess and cards with them, or being monsters. Old people also have a gentle side. There was an earthquake in Wenchuan and there were several reports about it. I saw the old man secretly wiping his tears in front of the TV. Old people also have a lovely side. He is very interested in electronic products recently. He often buys very good and cheap things on TV. When he bought it back, he found that it was all low-pixel cameras or pads with simple functions. He studied it himself and couldn't help asking us. I gave the old man an entry-level smart phone last year. He is very happy and often fiddles with it. When something went wrong, he asked: Why are all these pictures squatting on the screen? Is it because Xiao Bo played? Ask Lily: What is the password of this tweet?
The old man's ability to teach himself without a teacher also includes being a good cook. When he was young, he helped the villagers with weddings and funerals as a master. Only when it is critical can you show your talents, such as playing traditional fish cakes during the Spring Festival. Everything is handmade, such as minced fish, minced meat, eggs and cakes ... everything is easy to handle, and the proportion depends on the feel. I looked puzzled and decided to put aside the electronic scale for making cakes and weigh every material next time. I don't believe I can't learn. Old people advocate a casual life and don't talk about health care. When a large family eats, there must be hot pot every day. About life is too good, and I am old. In recent years, Maitreya's body blood lipid has gone up, and his blood sugar has also increased. I often type some health information, or buy some health books, and sometimes make cereal soup to let the elderly recuperate and resolutely not eat. My mother-in-law laughs: The old man is very obedient to you. I still have a little pride in my heart. Think about it carefully, I seem to be influenced by the old man: I will express my thoughts with the old man loudly; If there is anything at home, take the initiative to communicate with your mother-in-law; Do not want to do things, openly refuse; Another time, I berated the "thief" at the food market (see "The Wronged Thief").
The marriage of two people is not only a matter of two people, but also the integration of one family and another, and the collision of different living habits. I think it is wonderful. A woman who leaves her parents must have the power to convey love and the ability to understand love. I am lucky and satisfied.
It turned out that this was a proposition composition agreed with my niece Lily during the Spring Festival last year: everyone wrote about Grandpa, but they never kept it. On Father's Day this year, I started to write a few words to the old people in our family. I wish the elderly in our family a long and healthy life, and I wish our family harmony and happiness!
June 2 1, 2065438 Father's Day.