Wen Shu
Wang Shengjin is an old neighbor on our street. According to seniority, I should call him uncle.
Wang Shengjin’s father was a strong man of the Kuomintang who was captured before liberation. During the liberation of our county, the remnants of the Kuomintang retreated to hide in the towers of our county at that time. Shengjin His father (I should call him Grandpa) was among them. It is said that these remnants could not stand the hunger anymore, so they secretly crawled out of the tower nest and hid in the weeds around the tower nest. They were eventually found. ......
I heard from the old man that when his father died, Wang Shengjin was not yet born. It was twenty years after Wang Shengjin was born, in the early years of liberation, and one can imagine the suffering he endured as a child. His miserable mother, who was a widower and supported the whole family independently, raised him up. In those years, starvation and poverty were the norm. Being able to eat, or even surviving starvation, was considered very lucky. In order to get more wealth and fill their stomachs. When Uncle Shengjin was born, his mother named him "Shengjin", which meant that the son could live in a prosperous life with gold and silver, and of course he would not starve to death.
? When I was old enough to remember my uncle, he was already married. When I was young, I knew Uncle Jin, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was so handsome. Moreover, the whole street praised him for not only being handsome, but more importantly for his ability to do things, his ability to deal with people, and his ability to see through situations. People said he was one of the best smart people on my street. She is from the Jin family, I call her aunt. This aunt is handsome, with shiny black hair, big watery eyes, and fair skin. She is a great beauty on our street.
At that time, Uncle Shengjin relied on his strength and his business skills to buy a large yard in front of our house, near Kuixing Lake. , it can build three rows of houses in the front and back, and it is a wealthy family that is envied by every family on our street. I went to his house when I was a child. There were several rows of fruit trees planted in front of his house, including several pomegranate trees, peach trees, jujube trees, and figs. In that era of extreme material scarcity, these things were simply fairy tales. But in his yard, there is a high wall, and it is close to the river in front, so no one can get involved. We children looked at his yard with greedy eyes in autumn, but no one could eat it. But...
? Uncle Jin didn’t give us anything to eat, but he was very kind to others. He smiled when he saw people. Whenever he spoke, he would smile first. Of...
? Uncle Jin’s family has two children. The eldest is a girl named Jingjing. She is two years younger than me and both are taller than me. many. When we play together, Jingjing cannot get excited or exercise vigorously. That day we were playing rubber bands together, playing and jumping... Jingjing suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and twitching all over. The child in front of us panicked and quickly called the adults... .
After Jingjing woke up, we learned from the adults’ conversation: The couple who gave birth to Uncle Jin were unable to have children, and they had been suffering from several years of illness, but they couldn’t treat it well. At that time, A medical visit costs five yuan, which is unaffordable for ordinary people. Folklore: If you adopt a child, you will be able to bring your own child later. So Uncle Shengjin picked up the newborn Jingjing. He said he picked it up on the ground. It was summer at noon. Uncle Shengjin heard the baby's cry and when he got closer, he looked at the baby's face that had been sunburned by the sun. White bubbles appeared...
When the uncle and aunt gave birth to Jin, they were eager to have a child and hoped that the child would bring their own flesh and blood. So it was named: Jingjing. The dialect "jing" here means "people long for and hope for".
? Jingjing is a big girl, and her uncle and aunt dote on her very much. Because of that experience of falling to the ground, Jingjing no longer often interacts with her in the future. We children played together, she was kept at home most of the time, and the difference between her home and our ordinary homes is that the door of our home is open every day, while the door of her home is closed almost every day.
As time goes by, Uncle and Aunt Shengjin have been seeing doctors, but Jingjing’s arrival did not bring their biological flesh and blood. In desperation, they adopted Jingjing's younger brother Xiaohai. Jingjing and Xiaohai were ten years apart. I have no way of knowing where Xiaohai came from, and the adults never talk about it.
Xiao Hai is very handsome, with big eyes and fair skin. Judging from his appearance, everyone said: He is so handsome, he looks like father and son. However, Xiaohai rarely goes out to play, and when he does go out, he needs to be protected by someone.
When Xiaohai was six or seven years old, it was time to go to school. The number of times he went out gradually increased, and adults no longer followed him. One day, Xiao Hai and several children at the door were playing at the door of their home. They passed by the Zhou family next door to their home. The old lady of the Zhou family and several old ladies were chatting there. When they saw Xiao Hai, they pointed at Xiao Hai and said, "Look, this is A little illegitimate child that was picked up from childhood (we call children born out of wedlock as illegitimate children here) is not biological, and it has grown so big." Several other children were older than Xiao Hai, and they understood what this meant, so a few of them. The children surrounded Xiaohai and shouted: "Little illegitimate child, little illegitimate child..." Xiaohai ran back home crying. That night, Xiaohai drank the dichlorvos at home. When Uncle Jin and his aunt came home from work, they discovered that Xiaohai had drunk the medicine and rushed to the hospital. At that time, he was no longer breathing...
? Uncle Shengjin cried uncontrollably, and Aunt Shengjin cried so hard, "Xiaohai, my son, where have you been?" She kept repeating this sentence, like a real person The real version of Mrs. Xianglin. In the next year or two, she was not very clear-headed. On several rainy days, she would run outside while shouting Xiaohai's name. I have personally witnessed this terrifying scene. Shengjin's mother (I should call her grandma) was an elderly person. This old man who had experienced ups and downs was once so strong, but he could not withstand such a blow. He passed away not long after Xiaohai died.
After a year or two of such misery, life must go on no matter what. Uncle Shengjin appealed to his neighbors, hoping that everyone would help and pay attention to whether there was a chance to adopt another child. Jingjing is more delicate and has reached the age of getting married, so Uncle Shengjin is treating Auntie Shengjin while making arrangements to introduce Jingjing to her husband's family, and at the same time asking someone to adopt a boy.
? Soon, Jingjing got married, to a family in the south of our county. Her husband’s family was wealthy and the family was harmonious. Later, she also had her own son. of healthy children. During this period, Jingjing's husband went through some detours. It was because Uncle Jin helped him at the critical moment and gave his son-in-law face. More importantly, Jingjing gained a foothold in her husband's family. Jingjing's life became A smooth road in their eyes.
? Later, a family in Gaohe Town had a car accident. The couple both died in the car accident, leaving behind three poor children. The youngest was fourteen years old. , people commonly call him "Little Third Son". "Little Third Son"'s grandfather is old and his uncle can't raise the child. He heard that Uncle Jin's family wanted to adopt a child. After repeated consideration, the old man took "Little Third Son" to Uncle Jin's house. . After many conversations, the "little third son" took the surname Wang. I don’t know his name, but our neighbors all call him Wang Xiaosan, which means that the third son became a child of Wang Shengjin’s family.
After arriving in a new family, Wang Xiaosan felt very uncomfortable at first. On the Qingming Festival of the first year, Wang Xiaosan cried and went to visit the graves of his parents. Aunt Shengjin also missed her Xiaohai, but she was confused for a moment and didn't think about the problem. She didn't allow the third son to visit the graves of her parents, saying: When you come to your new home, you should only think about your current parents. , can’t mention the past again. The third son cried even harder, ran back to his home secretly, and found his grandfather. The third son cried, and his grandfather also cried, saying that no matter how hard and tired he was, he would not let the third son go back to the Wang family.
? Neighbors advised giving birth to Aunt Jin: The third son wanted to visit the graves of his parents, which shows that he is a child who values ??affection and righteousness. This kind of affectionate child can be relied on, which means that you are doing the right thing when it comes to this child. If you love him now, he will really love you when you are old in the future.
Only then did Aunt Shengjin turn a corner and realize the seriousness of the problem. So I repeatedly asked people to hope that the mistress could come back. The mistress finally came back, but under the care of his grandfather and uncle, he put forward the conditions for the mistress to stay. The uncle of the third son and Uncle Shengjin went to the notary office to have the family property notarized. The notarization said: In the future, these properties cannot be sold by Uncle Shengjin and Auntie Shengjin, and the house and property can only be lived and used by Uncle Shengjin and Auntie Shengjin. Later, all of them were inherited by Wang Xiaosan.
? Then the mistress, led by Uncle Shengjin and Auntie, went to our market to do business. It is said that the mistress is very diligent and dedicated to her work. She quickly learned the ropes and quickly embarked on the road to prosperity.
? Now the mistress is married and has children, both sons and daughters. A few years ago, when I went back to my hometown, I saw a large pot of figs and pomegranates at home. My mother said they were given by Uncle Jin, my mother, and she asked, "Does his family still grow so many fruit trees?" "That's because Uncle Jin, your mother, is diligent. I'm used to it, and I can't stay idle when I get old, so I often give it to my neighbors. It's more generous than before."
During this period, I went out and met Uncle Sheng Jin, who led me. A boy, about eight or nine years old, holding a toy in his hand, said, "Grandpa, grandpa, buy me another Transformers and an Ultraman." "Okay, I have to eat well, so grandpa bought me one. "Looking at the happy grandparents, I couldn't help but say hello to Uncle Shengjin, "Hey, uncle, he's in good health! Is this my third brother's child?" "Is it your third brother who's back? My younger brother’s brother, Lele, also has an older sister who is in junior high school.” Uncle Sheng Jin’s face was bright. As he said that he was about to go home to pick fruits for me, I waved my hand, "You gave me more at home, and I haven't finished it yet! Uncle." What Uncle Shengjin has been pursuing in his life is what he is now, this is happiness. Look like that!
After so many years of running-in, their family has blended harmoniously into one. The uncle and aunt who gave birth to Jin are old, but they finally found the happiness they have pursued all their lives. They love their sons, daughters, grandchildren, and granddaughters from the bottom of their hearts, and their children can no longer live without them.
? I was reluctant to tell the story of Uncle Jin’s birth at first because it was too tragic. Now that I see their family finding happiness, I write the above text.
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