Because of love, they still stay together even after half a century. ——Inscription
Since I came to my grandma’s house, I would accompany my grandparents for a walk in a mountain not far from the community every evening.
That mountain is a shortcut for transporting goods, so there are winding roads from the bottom of the mountain to halfway up the mountain. Few vehicles pass by at night, and the slope is not large, so it is a good place for the elderly around to exercise. After a few days, I also got to know a lot of grandparents who lived nearby. They often walked together. Among them was a couple like this. I could see them every day. They only occasionally bowed their heads to passers-by and gradually became more and more popular. Walk up the mountain.
It’s the same today.
From a distance, I saw the old lady walking very slowly, with a slight limp in her right leg. She was holding the old grandfather's arm tightly with her right hand. Most of her white hair was stained with sweat and stuck to her wrinkled forehead. , and the grandfather on the side lowered his head slightly, leaning on a homemade crutch in his right hand, walking straight forward with his legs, seeming to walk slower than the grandmother. Sometimes, he would stop and say something to the grandmother, and their clothes were all The shirt was a bit old, and the baggy shirt was wrinkled and washed white. As I got closer, I heard the clear ringing of bells coming from their belts. The afterglow of the setting sun shot from his side, and the shadows of the two overlapped and were stretched very long.
I suddenly felt very moved.
Later, grandma told me something.
It turns out that the old man was blind, had suffered a stroke, and had severe high blood pressure, so he had to exercise every day, while the old woman had been in a car accident, could not speak, and had a prosthetic leg on her right leg below the knee. , and due to installation problems at the time and because she was not very flexible, her right leg was often bruised and bled, but she still accompanied her grandfather to climb mountains every day to exercise. Neither of them can live without the other. Grandma needs grandpa's support, and grandpa needs grandma's guidance. The bell is the only sign that they are looking for each other.
What is even more sympathetic is that their children are busy with their careers in Shenzhen and Wenzhou and rarely go home. The old couple live on 70 yuan each from retirement and living expenses occasionally sent by their sons. . 70 yuan. Many elderly people in remote areas of Nanjing can only get 70 yuan as retirement salary.
Finally, grandma said: "More than fifty years ago, they held hands because of love, and now, they stay together because of love."
A love that spans half a century, spans Half a century of staying together.
As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. They live a monotonous and silent life every day, but they still insist on protecting each other and never leave. Such a love can only be encountered but cannot be sought.
Grandma said she was envious, grandpa said it was rare, and I said I was touched.
The next evening, in the warm sunset, I saw them again.
We still support each other and rely on each other.
Long shadows crisscross.
I believe,
They will continue to go on and never give up.