I remember that in the first few years of work, the children were all in their hometown. At that time, grandma was still alive, and every year approached, she urged me to go back to my hometown for the New Year every day, and told me: No matter whether you go out to earn money or not, no matter how big the world is, you have to go home for the New Year. . Later, grandma died, and the impulse to go back to my hometown for the New Year faded, not because we migrant workers didn't have the idea of going home for reunion. There are at least two points: first, 30 years of reform and opening up have not improved the situation that it is hard to get a ticket home for the New Year; Secondly, the house is built in Guangdong, and the family has lived in Guangdong for many years, but they still like the warm and comfortable winter in the south.
Looking back on the past year, my home has also fluctuated like the waves of the sea. First of all, I left the electronics company where I worked for almost ten years at the end of last year. Although I abandoned the heavy work pressure, I suddenly fell into a confused situation at the beginning of the year. After all, my son is about to take the college entrance examination, and my daughter's study in Guangdong Animation School also takes up a lot of expenses for the whole family. My wife who hasn't been to work for many years is looking for a job again. Online resume submission and on-site interview. Fortunately, I successfully entered the American electronics company next to my home. In March, I also entered a Hong Kong-funded chemical enterprise near my home.
Maybe my wife is not fit for the night shift. Although the company's food is very good, whenever I work at night, I just can't sleep during the day, and people have lost several pounds at once. I had to resign in early June.
In mid-June, she entered Sita Company in Shiwan Science and Technology Park. Who knows that in July, it became a night shift. By mid-July, I finally got sick. At first, I thought it was just a fever, so I stayed in Tiechang Hospital for two days, but the fever didn't go away, and my fever was 39 degrees. Transfer to Dongguan Shilong People's Hospital for one week. Instead of getting better, he developed a high fever and pneumonia. Helpless, he was transferred to the Sixth Hospital of Zhongshan in Guangzhou and lived for a month. The son's university wedding banquet originally scheduled for August 25th had to be cancelled temporarily. Unexpectedly, with the development of medicine today, pneumonia has to be treated for so long, adding up to 37 days in hospital. All medical expenses cost nearly 40 thousand yuan. Fortunately, Xita Company bought her social security, and also bought medical insurance in Dongxiang's hometown, and reimbursed more than 20,000 yuan.
Learn from the experience of this wife's illness and feel unwell and go to the hospital for treatment immediately. Don't wait until you are very ill to see a doctor. I worked hard to earn a few dollars, and in the end it was all for the hospital.
This year, my son lived up to expectations and was admitted to Guangzhou Maritime College, which made his family feel gratified. It has realized the college dream of several generations in our family. I'm also quite satisfied with his major in shipping. At present, the state focuses on promoting the development of marine undertakings, and there are only three undergraduate courses in maritime colleges in China, namely Dalian, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Maybe it will be easier to find a job after graduation. In the face of heartfelt congratulations from many people, a few days before my son was about to set foot on the university, I hosted a banquet for all my friends and relatives who gave me help and care. Special thanks to my parents for coming all the way to Guangdong to attend my son's university wedding reception despite their advanced age.
I joined a Hong Kong-owned chemical company this year. Although the products are different from the previous electronics companies, I am still in charge of quality work. This company is very small, with only 40 people, specializing in petrochemical products. There are fewer quality problems, and compared with previous electronics companies, it is much easier. Without the pressure of work, I feel much more relaxed and quiet. Literary dreams when I was young are like branches and buds sprouting in my heart in spring. In my spare time, I also like to browse various online blogs. I saw that some former literary friends have published many articles and even published several books. I have been in Guangdong for fifteen years and haven't written a word. Don't forget my young literary dream, so in April this year, I also clenched my firm pen, spread out snow-white manuscript paper and wrote down deja vu. Unexpectedly, "Never forget and education starts from the heart" became an instant hit in Guangdong Party newspaper, and then "Hometown Propaganda Department" magazine also sent good news. "The Legend of Lingxia Village" was also published in the second issue of "Jin Ji Enamel Bowl". At the same time, short stories began to be published. Net published in Fuzhou Modern Writers and Yu Minghua magazine. I am most satisfied with two dreams that keep pace with the times-"My Happy Shiwan Dream" and "My son has fulfilled my college dream". "My Happy Shiwan Dream" has been published in the Guangdong Party newspaper, and I participated in the essay contest on working dreams organized by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee. At present, the online click rate ranks sixth. My son's college dream has been published in China Literature magazine and participated in the essay contest "Our Chinese Dream" held by Guangming Daily.
When I was young, I hoped to earn more money and let my family live a good life. I hope my children study hard and go to college. Now middle-aged, my son has been admitted to the university, and my daughter is also studying animation design in Guangdong Animation City. What am I missing now? What am I looking for? A few days ago, I accidentally found an article "Banyan Tree in My Hometown" written by Huang Helang, a Hong Kong writer, which I learned in high school. Really brought me back to my hometown. The author rolled up the leaves of the banyan tree next to his residence and blew his whistle, which reminds people of the banyan tree in his hometown. Whistling high and low, far and near, filled with deep homesickness. Now, am I not as homesick as the author? No wonder grandma often says: No matter whether you have money or not, no matter how big the world is, you have to go home for the New Year. This is the best interpretation of the hometown relatives' hope that the wanderers from afar will go home for the New Year reunion!
Just when my parents came to Guangdong for their son's graduation banquet last time and wanted to go back to their hometown, they always chose cheap clothes for them. Give them money anyway, just don't. When I leave, I always say: The whole family must go home for the New Year this year! ? . At that time, I deeply understood the parents' yearning for their children. I don't care how much money I give them, but I really hope my children can go home for the New Year!
I was a teenager when I came out of a small mountain village at the foot of dongxiang county Mountain, and now I have drifted to the middle age of the southern world. Ask yourself, how many years have I been back to my hometown to reunite with my parents for the New Year? I remember going home once, and several people in the village didn't know me. This shows that I am really getting farther and farther away from my hometown. Maybe when people reach middle age, everything in their hometown often reappears in their dreams. Hometown, if you are conscious, will you know that I miss you in this distant foreign land? If you have thoughts, will you miss me as a wandering wanderer as a loving mother?
No matter how big the outside world is, our family must go home this year.
Author: Shuai Yonghua (WeChat official account: Southern Guangdong writer)
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