My seventh uncle is Dake, a Chinese teacher in middle school, and also teaches art. I have been teaching in a middle school in a town all my life and have not been transferred. I have retired for more than ten years.
? Two doctors visited.
The last time I saw his old man's house was February1August. In the elderly ward of Jingmen Second Hospital, the "drip" of oxygen tube was hung, and his face was pale and haggard. I gently called out "Seventh Uncle" and he tried to open his eyes.
"... why are you here ... No.2 middle school isn't at home ... he doesn't have any food ..." He looked sorry, as if blaming himself or feeling guilty that he couldn't entertain guests.
"I was admitted to the hospital on August 2, or the old problem-emphysema. I can't breathe, I can't eat, I can't sleep, and this disease is too tormenting ... "Seven Niang said angrily.
"I didn't tell Guangsi (cousin) not to come and see ..." The seventh uncle changed his tone and struggled to say, "... there is no place to sit. Why do you want to buy these things ..."
Seven uncle tried to sit up, and I quickly stepped forward and motioned for his old man to lie down. I know that this disease can't be moved, and the more excited it is, the worse it gets. I gently squeezed his left hand, and a few veins stood out suddenly. It's still a little cold on a hot day, leaving only skin and bones and soft.
"Didn't Shu Jie go to America? Why did she come back? " Seventh uncle asked my daughter gently in a hoarse voice.
"The one-month exchange study has ended, and I will come to see you today." My daughter seldom sees such a scene. I can hear her voice a little choked up, as if she were going to cry.
Old people should not be excited, otherwise it will affect rest and treatment. In this case, they just need to rest, and staying too long or asking questions is a kind of harm.
"The lungs and heart are broken, breathing is difficult, and it is completely maintained by oxygen." Seven mom said it looked very helpless.
I looked at Uncle Ping's face again. It is thin and pale, with sunken eyes, oxygen tubes inserted in its nostrils, and messy and long hair. Obviously, he hasn't cut it for a long time!
I motioned for my parents and my second brother to go out and told my seventh uncle to have a good rest and come to see him later. Seven mothers walked with us to the elevator, and we didn't know what to say.
? human body
My father is a five-year-old child named Datong. He is over eighty years old and has been a farmer all his life. I didn't find anything serious except deafness. I can eat and drink, play mahjong, do some farm work in the garden and catch lobsters and eels in the ditch and pond.
My father lives in an adobe tile house. It leaked rain a few years ago. Last winter, the roof was replaced by a big tile house with a row of three small rooms. The two old people live happily. When you enter the room, you can see a portrait hanging on the wall-it was painted by the seventh uncle for our grandfather when he was forty. It took about half a year to finish it by hand. This is the only impression grandpa left for the younger generation: wearing a black cloth round neck shirt, with a slender face, high cheekbones, bright eyes and short and thin hair.
Father, seven brothers and grandfather all look exactly alike, as if they were printed in the same mold. My father is short, and my seventh uncle looks like my grandfather. They are both teachers. They say I look like my grandfather, but in fact I look like my seventh uncle, and both of them are teachers, so I am more favored.
It is said that grandpa was a famous private school teacher in Xinheji area before liberation. Children only need to carry a bag of rice to worship him, and many children from poor families are attracted to him. Perhaps influenced by the family environment, Sanbo worked as a steward and clerk in Maliang Yao Ji before liberation. I heard that he can kill people with a pen and write good articles. That's amazing. It's a pity that he has been dead for decades. My seventh uncle and I both inherited the tradition of our ancestors. Now there is a teacher 15 in this family, which is regarded as the younger brother of a scholarly family and still has some influence on later generations.
The seventh uncle has taught Chinese all his life, which can be said to be full of peaches and plums. He made friends with countless students and won their love. Every holiday, students go to see him specially. In fact, painting is what his old man deserves to be gratified and shown off. In order to meet the inspection of the superior, his old man's house painted the streets, inside and outside the school, post posters and so on in Zengji Town.
In fact, when I was in junior high school, I learned something about art through my seventh uncle's words and deeds. I especially liked writing calligraphy, and I often conceived creative calligraphy in my spare time. Later, I went to a normal school, took an art class, and painted one of the best, which is obvious to all my wife and classmates. At that time, there were all kinds of paintings hanging on the bedroom wall of my hometown, such as rabbits eating grass, the Monkey King doing somersaults and the shepherd boy coming home late ... I remember my second brother asked me to draw a poster of rabbits and put it on the street.
Unfortunately, I didn't stick to art, and my daughter Shu Jie painted very well. Now that she's in college, she hasn't persisted. However, Lang Lang, the son of the second brother, passed on his painting skills. He studied at South China Agricultural University first, and stayed there after finishing his graduate studies. At that time, the fine arts major was enough for the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. Teachers inside and outside the school often invite him to attend classes in Wuhan art training institutions for part-time jobs.
? Be rescued unexpectedly from a desperate situation
There are five brothers and sisters in our family. I am getting old. When I was studying in Garden Primary School, I was one of the best in my class, but when I arrived at Maji Middle School, I was only in the middle, and the best ranking was not in the top ten.
At that time, children in rural areas only looked forward to "jumping out of the farm", which was a very realistic purpose of studying-to be admitted to a technical secondary school, and then to an "iron rice bowl" and eat commodity grain. At that time, Maji Middle School could only take the exam once or twice a year, sometimes not once. For an ordinary student like me, there is little hope of realizing my dream!
What is even more frightening is that students fight, students fight with teachers, gangsters steal from dormitories, and hooligans rob halfway ... This is a portrayal of rural social life in the mid-1980s. I once had my pants stolen while sleeping at night. The next morning, I curled up in the quilt and couldn't attend class. I borrowed a pair of pants from my classmates before I went home at noon. Once I passed the Luziping Bridge after school and was robbed of my belt by a gangster. A local ruffian forcibly took away my beloved new sneakers. ...
It takes more than ten miles to go to school or go home every day. Fly in Daiyue on sunny days and wade across mountains and rivers on rainy days. Sometimes there is no lunch, only hunger; Sometimes, I will bring a cucumber, a sweet potato or a 5-cent biscuit to the canteen on my way to school. ...
But there is no such thing as a hopeful day. I don't know when it will end! I can't improve my grades, and I have no hope of "jumping the farm gate". My eldest brother is very anxious about it. A big family always has a scholar, not all of them can farm! Eldest brother went to seventh uncle and talked about it. I didn't expect his seventh uncle to keep it in mind.
"Ji Chun, your letter!" The Chinese teacher was waving a letter in the air before class.
I'm surprised. I don't know who will write to me. I didn't know it was from my seventh uncle until I saw it. Not many words, but all words of encouragement. Moreover, there is a special surprise and a deep love in it-10 yuan paper money. I am flattered and uneasy. I will study hard to repay my seventh uncle.
"Study hard and be a down-to-earth person!" This was written on a postcard sent to me by Uncle Qi on the New Year's Eve. I have always kept it in my heart as the motto of my life.
Although I did my best in the final exam that year, my average score was only over 70, and I failed to "jump over the farm gate". The family sighed, and the eldest brother went to see the seventh uncle again and decided to help me transfer to his school, which was once concentrated.
This is a key middle school in the town, and more than a dozen people are admitted to secondary schools every year. This is a turning point in my life, which rekindled my confidence and hope of "jumping out of the farm".
? An uncle is affectionate.
I started school on September 1 and went to a new school. My seventh uncle arranged the best class for me, and the head teacher Li arranged the best seats for me. Every time I go to the canteen with my seventh uncle, he tells everyone, "This is my little son!" " "
I got preferential treatment at once, just like going from hell to heaven. Teachers are very concerned about me, and my classmates envy me. I ate with my seventh uncle at the teacher's window, slept with my seventh uncle in the staff dormitory, and walked back to my hometown in Fan Dian on the country road after school.
At that time, Uncle Qi's hometown had a grain field, a vegetable garden and a small fish pond. Both daughters work in Shayang, and the son studies in Shayang High School. He also needs a helper at home. Children who grow up in rural areas can't do anything, especially in busy farming season, picking vegetables, cutting vegetables, carrying water, cutting grain, holding grain, drying grain, catching chickens, and loading grain are all very busy!
The most leisurely thing is to herd cattle, ride on the back of cattle and wave the cow rope, just like a general galloping on the battlefield; Lying on the cow's back watching the blue sky and white clouds, let the cow eat grass freely and let the soul fly; I pretended to be at the Daya Bay Pumping Station in Siganqu, making Niuerpo Cleisthenes scream. I see ants catching dragonflies and doing somersaults to practice carp fighting. It's fun!
I don't have to run around every day, and no one will bully me again. I have food and shelter. After school, I can go for a walk in the playground, go shopping and play table tennis ... but these are accidental. I know that my central task is to study, and I can't tolerate any laziness and relaxation.
I often study until midnight, and I am still working hard to solve problems in the dead of night; I get up at 5: 30 every morning on time, and all subjects focus on studying hard in the order of data; I read miscellaneous books and notes in my seventh uncle's dormitory in my spare time. The font is neat and vigorous, and the content is still fresh in my memory. ...
"Where there is a will, there is a way, cross the rubicon, 120 Qin Guan will eventually return to Chu; Hard-working people live up to expectations, and 3 thousand armor can swallow Wu. "
"The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, family affairs, state affairs and everything in the world are all concerned."
"Study hard and be a down-to-earth person!" ……
I didn't know that these things had a great influence on my life, whether it was studying or being a man. After all, it has been 30 years. What else will make you unforgettable?
I have no reason not to study hard. Any slack is a sin. In class, I read aloud, listen carefully and speak actively. Continue to study after school, think independently, and ask if you don't understand. After half a year's efforts, many good things have been learned. I finally came out at the top of my class and got full marks in algebra and geometry, which is the reward of my efforts.
Later, the school built a new dormitory building and all the teachers moved in. The seventh uncle was assigned to the first floor, which was short and convenient to get in and out, and there was a small yard behind him, where he could grow vegetables and raise chickens, ducks and rabbits. Maybe seventh mom thought so, but something happened on the first floor, and soon the problem came.
Some people throw things down from upstairs, pour dirty water and spit ... What's even more disgusting is that one night, the sewer pipe in the bathroom was blocked, and the room was full of dirty water and feces, which stinked. The three of us packed for hours until late at night. While cleaning up, Seventh Mom scolded the people upstairs, scolded Seventh Uncle, and threw things into the house to vent. I was so scared that I trembled and panicked that I was afraid to go out under the quilt.
The study in the next semester of the third grade is even more tense. Sometimes I don't go home on weekends. Even if I stay at school to review, I only go out to a small shop to eat noodles. When I rode to school in the morning, I was forced to stay in a farmer's bullpen because of the sudden heavy snow. The snow stopped, and the snow on the ground was one foot deep, so I had to push and lift. It was already the last class at three o'clock in the afternoon when I got to school. Later, the family had to ask the second brother and the second sister to help deliver rice. Every time the family goes back, Seventh Uncle will send it to the crossroads in the town, buy some fruit to take back and ask everyone in the family about it.
I don't know who treats us better than Uncle Qi. This kind of love is selfless, a kind of blood-soluble affection, and a feeling of gratitude arises spontaneously!
? Dreams come true.
After the end of the senior high school entrance examination that year, my grades were satisfactory, and I could go to a technical secondary school, but I was still a little short of Shayang Normal School. Because other secondary school majors are not satisfied, they choose to study in high school to prepare for the college entrance examination.
But sometimes when luck comes, you can't stop it. That summer vacation, eldest brother helped his cousin Zuo Keyu, who worked in the Municipal Education Bureau, build a house. It is said that Shayang Normal University has expanded its enrollment, and there is still hope to go to Shayang Normal University. Eldest brother is running around, school begins, and the long-awaited notice of Shayang Normal School has finally arrived. I jumped out of the "farm gate" at once, and our family finally had commodity grain to eat!
During the four years of normal school, I studied hard, exercised hard, chewed books hungrily and improved my quality in an all-round way. I will cherish this hard-won opportunity to get ahead. Visit the library, rub the music building and soak in the basketball court; Learn seal cutting, practice calligraphy and exercise ... I am everywhere. After selection and self-recommendation, I also ran for the position of vice captain and captain of the Colonel's health department, responsible for school security patrol, school cinema order, raising and lowering the national flag every week, queuing up when important leaders visited, and being responsible for various activities of the internship team. ...
I wrote all my performances in the letter and told my seventh uncle about my growth and progress. I want to make seventh uncle happy and at ease. Including my best female classmate at that time-my wife now, I told my seventh uncle. I want seventh uncle to know that I won't be a baiwenhang. I want to win honor for my seventh uncle and my family.
All this is inseparable from the power of family and gratitude. Seventh Uncle is a person worthy of my eternal trust. I will try my best to be a real man and be responsible for my actions and my life.
make headway
After graduation, I was assigned to work in Maliang Middle School for nine years. In these nine years, I studied hard, worked hard and cherished all the hard-won opportunities. 1996 1999, and obtained college education by self-study; 1995 married, 1998 had a son; From 65438 to 0996, he began to write and publish, and by 2002, more than 30 works had won prizes. During my nine years in Maliang Middle School, I was the head teacher for nine years, the monitor for six years and the head of Chinese teaching and research for two years. I have achieved remarkable teaching results and excellent class management.
When the wings are hard, you will always look forward to the farther mountains and the wider sea. The world outside is so big that I always want to go for a walk. In the summer vacation of 2002, I went to the residence of my uncle in the courtyard of Jingmen Municipal Committee and talked about my thoughts. My uncle's attitude at that time was negative. Unfortunately, I finally got a job and didn't have a job. Besides, I have a pension when I am old, and my salary will rise sooner or later. In fact, JiShu still treats me like a child and thinks about me. I deeply understand Qi Shu's good intentions, and I also deeply believe in myself. After leaving my job without pay, I embarked on the road of working in the south.
"The outside world is wonderful, but it is also very helpless." In the nine years of private junior high school, I flew like a bird in the sea, but I didn't find a branch to rest on. Because I didn't adapt to the hot and humid climate in Guangdong and the pressure of life was too high, I got chronic stomach problems and had to do gastroscopy twice, so my body was exhausted. In addition, the public security in Puning was chaotic at that time, and I was robbed twice by gunmen with knives, which made people feel embarrassed all day. The language of the two classes is also the head teacher, monitor and grade director. Tired, tired, seventh uncle said, then come back, anyway, the work is still there, and a child's burden is not heavy! ?
To tell the truth, I really don't want to go back to the public nest. I was not forced to do it because of failure, and I will never be a coward.
People are sometimes forced out. Only in a desperate situation will you come back to life and find another way out.
Go home often.
20 1 1 autumn, I transferred back to my hometown school to work. My parents are old and will go back to their hometown every once in a while. When I was young, I gave birth to children and worked hard to support my family. My body was overdrawn. No old man is ill.
"Seven uncle back home to live in the old house. He said it was inconvenient to live in the city. " Mom smiled and said to me, her eyes seemed to contain a trace of expectation.
"Oh, long-term or short-term, let's take time to see them." I looked up and asked my mother.
"Yuner (the grandson of Seventh Master) has gone to college and needs no care ... he should be back for a long time this time." Mother propped up her waist and said to me with certainty.
I know what my mother means, so I decided to visit my uncle and mother.
"If you want to go, you should make a phone call first. You are old and don't like others to disturb you ... "
"Seven uncle just came to see your dad two days ago, saying that you didn't take good care of yourself when you were studying, and you always felt guilty ..."
"Seven uncle said the body not line, breathing difficulties, walking is difficult. I don't know which day I will live ... "
My mother nagged me while picking vegetables. Listen, my nose feels sour, as if I were going to cry.
I can't wait to meet my seventh uncle, who lives in the old house where Grandpa Ji Jiabang once lived.
Turn right a few hundred meters halfway up the Jiqiao Mountain, and there is an old grain depot site left by the Anti-Japanese War. The one-meter-high moisture-proof concrete foundation shows the solidity of the infrastructure and the intelligence of the people in my hometown at that time.
The old house is next to the northwest corner of the old grain depot, and a country road shuttles from one side of the Dojo across things. Before and after the bamboo forest is lush, several cypress trees stand tall, and several jujube trees are full of fruits. That long and narrow wing has long been ruined, and weeds seem to block the door. ...
This is what I saw when I went back to my hometown last autumn. I went to see my seventh uncle on my way back from Yao Ji's house.
"Seventh Uncle ... Seventh Uncle ..." I called several times.
Seventh uncle is resting in the wing. When he heard my cry, he stood up immediately. Wearing a faded gray shirt with unbuttoned buttons.
"What brings you here? ..... "He picked up a chair and told Qi Niang to pour water and smoke.
I motioned for Uncle Qi that you're welcome. At this time, the seventh uncle walked unsteadily, but his spirit was still there, just grinning and panting, with a happy face.
I gave my seventh mother a bag of fruit and some fish from Yaohe from the trunk, but my seventh uncle repeatedly blamed me.
"Why do I want you to buy things? Shu Jie (my daughter) is using money ... I heard that her salary has gone up now. Did you go back to your hometown to see your parents? How are they now? " It's hard for seventh uncle to talk. They heard that they had problems with their lungs and hearts.
"We just returned home, listen to your parents said your situation, so come and see you. How are you now? Are you used to living in the country? "
"There is nothing I'm not used to. This is my root. The air here is good and the environment is good. It is more convenient to live here. There is a vegetable garden ... Hey, I am afraid that this old problem will break out again! " Seven uncle grinned and gasped.
"I can't walk, so I have to have a rest every time I go uphill ... you are all very busy, so don't come to see me ... I won't eat or drink, and I will waste your money!" Seven uncle blame slightly helpless.
This is meeting with Uncle Qi in the old house, and I already feel that his old man's house is beyond his power.
About two months later, my seventh uncle called me and asked me to wait for him at the Oriental Department Store in Ji Shen Town, saying that he needed my help. When I went, my seventh uncle was already waiting at the door, insisting that I give me a red envelope, saying that my daughter didn't go to congratulate her when she was admitted to the university, and asked me to congratulate her daughter Shu Jie and wish her success in Shu Jie!
? Learn to be grateful
Recalling the scene when I was studying, recalling the dribs and drabs that Uncle Qi paid for us. He constantly spurs us, encourages us and gives us strength and confidence with a kind of selfless love! Grandchildren have grown up, and he is still educating them and encouraging them in this way-"study hard and be a down-to-earth person!" "
This is love, this is family, this is family!
What could be more profound and sincere than my seventh uncle's love for me? What can be more lasting and far-reaching than my seventh uncle? I have no reason to be irresponsible for my life. I want to raise my own children and honor my parents. My seventh uncle taught me all this!
Don't waste time at the age of struggle, choose comfort; Don't choose excuses and indifference when you should be grateful; The tree wants to keep quiet, but the wind will not stop; My son wants to serve his parents when they are old, but they are gone. What we have to do is not necessarily vigorous, but it must be real!
This is a responsibility, a spirit. Family needs it. Everyone needs it.
"Study hard and be a down-to-earth person!" My seventh uncle taught me this. I have never forgotten, and I will never forget. I hope everyone in our family will not forget.
His face is thin, his eyes are bright, his hair is slightly short, he laughs loudly like a bell, he often opens his mouth, he often purses his lips when thinking, and he walks steadily ... This is Uncle Seven!
Those years, I was with my seventh uncle!
My uncle is my father, and my father loves mountains and will never forget them!