"Dad, the medicine is ready. Do you want to drink it now or let it dry?"
A question alarmed Hong Lucheng. It was Hong Yanru, the daughter who made the medicine, who poked her head in from the outer room and asked with concern.
Hong Lucheng wanted to drink the medicine quickly to reassure his daughter. But the pain in his leg had not passed yet. He only moved a little before grinning in pain.
"Let it dry. I'll call you later when I'm drinking medicine."
Hong Yanru responded, and Hong Lucheng sighed softly.
He knew in his heart that taking medicine could only relieve pain and delay the disease. His leg would become more and more painful until it rotted to the bone. He wouldn't live long, but he was just waiting for the day when he died. He is now
I still insist on taking the medicine because I am worried that my relatives will be too sad and I just want to calm their hearts.
But from the bottom of his heart, he is not afraid of death. He has experienced too much in this life. Decades have passed, and it is pure luck that he is still alive. Besides, he has passed his sixtieth birthday, which is not considered a short life. And once a person is born,
At this age, he naturally understands many complexities in life. Now there are only two things that he really can't let go of, one is his wife, and the other is his children.
Hong Lucheng was fortunate to have married the best wife in his life. He could hardly find anything wrong with his wife Wang Yunlin, and all he remembered was the good things about her.
Yunlin was very beautiful when she was young, with a fair, pretty face, two big eyes, and two very long eyebrows. Just looking at her, you can feel the air becoming comfortable.
Yes, sometimes others would criticize her for being too quiet and not talkative, but what's wrong with that?
When Yunlin doesn't speak, she doesn't make people feel cold at all. Because she smiles and nods at appropriate times to show that she is listening to the other person's words seriously. She seems calm and generous, and does not offend anyone. This is a kind of only
Being able to embody the ladylike temperament cannot be learned from a small family. Every move is permeated with etiquette and calmness.
Moreover, Yunlin is only like this to young or unfamiliar guests. When she meets elders, relatives and friends, she is so kind and considerate, and she serves her attentively. She has completely turned into a cheerful, affectionate, smart and decent little daughter-in-law. Therefore, it is natural to be like this.
, is his favorite place.
I still remember that when they were in the Shanghai Concession, Yun Lin was pregnant and gave birth to their first child.
From his point of view, husbands all over the world have little credit for giving birth to and raising children. When he is happy, the man picks up the child and plays with it for a while, and the rest of the troubles are all the woman's. Really, don't say that he is single-minded.
If you shop in a shopping mall, even if you want to help occasionally, it will be useless. You will be in a hurry, and you are worse than a girl or an old mother.
He was not confused, so he was very willing to make his troubled wife happy and free. So he often persuaded her to buy more clothes and jewelry, or to play cards with other ladies, eat, or go to the park or theater to relax.
Ke Yunlin just smiled after hearing this and stayed at home as usual, focusing on her children and family affairs.
Yunlin is very ingenious. She makes all her son's clothes, which are very suitable and beautiful. The scene when she takes the measurements is also the most interesting.
Her son was always like a big rag doll, being turned over and over by Yunlin. Often when her big eyes were blinking at her son, his eyes were also blinking at her mutton-fat jade-like face.
.When he saw the look of their mother and son, he felt as if his heart was soaked with honey. Is there anything cuter than a young mother in the world?
But in those difficult years, Yun Lin impressed him even more.
After his family moved from their old home to a poor place, he once had a headache how to get along with his neighbors who came from the bottom of society. His family can be said to be an alternative in the east courtyard of Guanyin Yuan. If other residents reject them
, life was bound to be even more difficult. But he did not expect that this matter would be easily resolved due to his wife's kindness and easy-going. Yunlin quickly won the favor of her new neighbors with her kindness and understanding.
What also surprised him was that Yunlin was so calm about the transition from "being particular" to "making do". Not only did she accept the life of eating chaffy vegetables without any complaints, but she also took the initiative to seek advice from her neighbors who were from poor families.
Yunlin often tried to persuade him not to be obsessed with external things, so as to ease his mind about losing his ancestral property. Especially when the "Ten Years' Movement" came and his salary and dividends were suspended, Yunlin
She actually took the initiative to go to the street to ask for a job, and used her slender shoulders to support the family's livelihood. These are extremely rare things in big houses.
What made him feel most guilty was that after he fell ill, he had to be taken care of by others. It was hard for him to imagine how his wife, who had to go to work every day, managed to support everything in the family despite the difficulties. Ke Yunlin not only took care of the family
She kept everything in order and took good care of him. When he slept, Yunlin was making medicine, and when he woke up, Yunlin wiped his face. The bath water was hot, the bed was warm, and the clothes were dry and loose.
There is never a shortage of millet porridge that can still be peeled.
As Yun Lin's face became increasingly haggard, the quiet, beautiful and noble young lady she used to be completely disappeared, and was replaced by a diligent housewife who took care of the trivial matters of life. But in his heart, there was only infinite emotion and sadness.
I'm so lucky to have a wife like this.
It's a pity that they don't have many days together. Now, whether it's Bazhen duck tongue or soybean porridge, it has no meaning to him. His life is like a flickering oil lamp, gradually burning out in "let nature take its course".
Therefore, he thought about his wife's old age more than once, and every time he thought of the words "alone" and "unaccompanied", he became so worried that he could not sleep.
Couples are trees, and children are flowers. Only with flowers can a tree show its deep roots. In addition to his beloved wife, the other thing Hong Lucheng cared about was his children.
He has two children, which is a blessing. But to be born into this family is a great misfortune for these children. His children have never enjoyed a wealthy life with him, but all because of him
This capitalist father has suffered a lot from Guuluoer (a native language meaning implicated, implicated). Carrying a heavy burden, his children not only have no hope of a bright future, but even basic life and personal dignity cannot be guaranteed.
Fortunately, the air today is far looser than in the past, and the pressure has been reduced a lot. He only hopes that one day his children can completely get out of the haze of the sun, and can always enjoy the same life as workers, farmers, soldiers, and cadres on an equal footing.
National treatment...
"Dad, drink it quickly. I'll fan it for a while and the medicine won't be hot anymore." Hong Yanru's voice sounded again.
Hong Lucheng opened his eyes and saw that his daughter had approached the bedside with medicine in her hands. The fine beads of sweat on her forehead made him feel distressed. He said nothing more, endured the pain and tried to stand up, took the medicine bowl, and drank it down in one breath.
Hong Yanru smiled softly. After his father finished drinking, he poured some water for him to clear his mouth, and then took the empty bowl.
This kind of thoughtfulness is really impressive.
In fact, no matter where you go, Hong Lucheng also likes this old girl the most ("old" means youngest in Beijing dialect).
First of all, Hong Lucheng has three sons. But with three sons and three tigers, he can't help but feel that something delicate and soft is missing around him. But Hong Yanru is the only girl in the family, inheriting both her mother's delicate appearance and
His gentle personality just makes up for this regret.
Secondly, since she is a daughter, she will eventually get married, and she will inevitably be angry with her mother-in-law when she goes to her husband's house. So during the days at home, Hong Lucheng felt that his daughter should be loved more by her parents.
Third, Hong Lucheng's fourteen-year-old daughter is very well-behaved and sensible. She is the most worry-free child in the family. Not only is her academic performance among the best in school, but she has also consciously helped the family with housework since she was a child.
, this is a very difficult thing.
It's a pity that the care Hong Lucheng can give to his daughter is really limited. Because of the decline of the Hong family, Hong Yanru not only lacked food and clothing since childhood, but also grew up in fear and panic during the ten years of "exercise". Even now, one day a day
She has to rush home after school, not only to help the family buy food and cook, but also to take care of her sick father in place of her mother who is not off work.
Therefore, Hong Lucheng always felt that among all the children, the one he owed the most was his daughter, who had suffered a lot at a young age. As a father, he really deserved it.
Apart from his daughter, Hong Lucheng's sons also did not make him feel at ease.
The eldest brother, Hong Yanzheng, is a high school graduate from the class of 1960.
To say that this eldest son is really a good study material. Not only has he been rated as one of the three best students and study committee members every year since he entered school, but his performance reports from childhood to adulthood have almost always received full marks. He even passed the city's key four exams.
After middle school, the evaluation written by the teacher every semester was "the results are quite good, keep improving, have both good character and study, and can develop talents." But just because I was born at the wrong time, no matter how good my academic performance is,
It was no use, I was still rejected by higher education institutions.
The saddest thing is that after failing the college entrance examination, the boss was assigned to a large collective unit for the same reason, and eventually became a carpenter at the Hongxing Furniture Factory in the southern suburbs.
After the eldest son started working, he did not get married until 1970. The girl he married was named Xu Manli. She graduated from junior high school in 1964 and worked at the Hongqi Factory in Beijing.
Of course, it was originally difficult for a family like the Hong family to find a marriage partner. But after all, the Hong family is not the only family with a high profile, so it doesn't matter if it's a bad fish looking for a bad shrimp, or it can be a good match between two good people, anyway, it's
They are well matched, right? The Hong family married their former business partners, the Xu family, a Shanxi wine merchant, and the children of the two families also solved each other's marriage problems.
Under the same life circumstances, the eldest couple got along well after their marriage. Within two years, Hong Lucheng gave birth to his grandson. However, after the eldest son got married, he became even more disheartened and completely lost his ambition. Apart from going to work and eating every day,
When sleeping, I don’t care about anything else, and I don’t touch books at all.
Who knows whose son is the son? Hong Lucheng naturally understood that the eldest son was holding back his resentment for not having a chance to go to university, and no one could relieve him. If he continued to be depressed like this, I'm afraid his life would be wasted.
The second eldest brother, Hong Yanwen, is actually not as well off as the eldest brother.
Just because he started school a year early, the second child became a junior high school student in the 1969 class. Not only did he miss the chance to stay in the city as a whole in the 1970 class, he was also sent to Yanbei, the most miserable area, to jump in and go to the countryside.
The second child wanted to make progress. When he transferred his household registration, he changed his revolutionary name to Hong Xiangyang, and then set out on the road alone. He didn't even ask for travel expenses from home, and only took an old sheepskin coat from home.
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Fast forward a few years, and the second son spent many years in the countryside and experienced hardships. It was not until the Spring Festival this year that the second son went home to visit relatives for the first time. When they met again, "Hong Xiangyang" wearing an old sheepskin coat had become black and white.
She was so thin that she didn't mean to be sunny at all, which made the parents Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin almost unrecognizable. They also heard from their second son that they didn't even have enough food to eat in the educated youth area, and they were even harder to work.
, it’s really sad to think about it.
In addition, Hong Lucheng also knew that in the past few years, his second son only wrote letters and did not go home, all in order to save money on train tickets. He had long heard from others that an educated youth could earn an adult's salary, but everyone had to rely on their parents to tighten their belts.
, to supplement the children who went to the countryside to join the queue. If you think about it carefully, the second child has never spoken to the family about money, and he has to endure it by force to survive these days. It is really difficult.
So when the second son went on the road after the holiday, he and his wife tried every means to collect 30 yuan and 20 kilograms of national food stamps. In addition, what they could bring with them was a can of Liubi Ju.
Pickled radish.
For this second son, Hong Lucheng only felt helpless and sad. There was no way, the family had this ability. Who made him, the father, become the biggest burden on the family, so he could only feel wronged to the second son who was suffering outside.
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The third child, Hong Yanwu, the third child, alas!
Among Hong Lucheng's children, he was the only one who felt pain as if a knife was cutting out his heart when he thought of Hong Yanwu, and he couldn't help but lament for it.
This son has another name for him, called "Heart Disease".
This "heart problem" has caused countless troubles and troubles for the family since he was a child. For this son, it has become almost normal for him to apologize and confess to every neighbor around him.
In the end, after fully understanding the naughty nature of this bastard son, he could only admit that he was unable to discipline him and had to hand it over to the people's police.
In fact, he had never expected the third child in his family to have much success. His greatest hope was that Hong Yanwu could be a peaceful son who "would not cause trouble for the family." Don't look at this.
The wish is so simple, but it has always been difficult to realize.
He knew that Hong Yanwu would definitely hate his father. He would hate him for sending his son to a labor camp. But as a father, did he have any other choice?
He did this not only so that other family members would not be implicated, but also so that Hong Yanwu could return to the right path. But when will his son understand his painstaking efforts?