Author Sijun
Our Things
My mother was born in the 1960s. She lost her mother when she was 17 years old, and she was the eldest sister in the family. She has shouldered the burden of the family since she was a child. She did not go to school for a few days before starting various labors. People at that time generally got married early. In rural areas, those who have not married after the age of 20 are considered "late marriages". "Old" girls who have not yet married in their twenties are very worried about getting married.
Therefore, my mother married my father, a poor boy with only four walls, and then worked hard all his life to build a family of his own...
People born in the 1960s and 1970s have experienced many changes in society, and their thoughts are constantly changing. Changes have forced them to drift with the tide. Material scarcity not only makes some poorer people hungry, but according to parents, it was common for children at that time not to have enough to eat. Seeing meat and fish during the New Year made their mouths water with greed. There were so many people in the family that some people could hardly eat a mouthful of meat in a year.
If you are poor, you want to change. It was also from that era that the slogan of reform and opening up gradually began to blow. In rural areas, it was a little later, but ambitious young people began to do small businesses and ride bicycles to sell goods. Later, some people became rich.
It wasn’t until I was born in 1890 that there were households worth ten thousand yuan. At that time, anyone who bought a color TV or a motorcycle felt like they were already rich. When I was a child, I saw that my own family had nothing, and I envied families like that - how could they be so rich?
Regardless of whether you are rich or poor, those born in the 1960s have all been poor.
My mother's family, that is, my grandfather's family, is quite wealthy. It is said that my ancestors were "landlords" and there was a lot of food in the family. My mother said that she did not feel that she was very poor back then. Moreover, our family did not like to eat meat and we did not eat much. There was no shortage of food and cloth, so we felt that life was already very good. However, there were indeed some families who were so poor that they couldn't even take the blame.
My family is too poor to open the pot. I heard from my dad that when he was a child, during the Chinese New Year, guests would rarely cook a plate of meat, but the children could not serve it. They had to wait until the guests finished eating and left before eating. My dad swallowed his saliva with greed. When I was far away, I noticed that there was a very big piece of meat on the plate. The strange thing was that the guests didn’t pick it up. My dad was secretly glad - the guests must not have seen it. When the guests left, my dad quickly stuffed the piece of meat into his mouth, and after taking a bite, he realized that it was a piece of ginger.
My dad also said that one year when the family finally had meat, my uncle was so greedy that he bit into a piece of raw meat. My grandma was so angry that she spanked his uncle.
You can see how hard it was back then...
Whether it was hard or not, you can tell by looking at their wedding.
The most beautiful moment in a person's life is getting married. Today, people hold weddings in various ways, some in star hotels, some at beautiful lakeside, some in churches, Chinese style, Western style...
Looking back at that era, weddings were basically held at home. At that time, the "three major items" were popular - watches, sewing machines, and bicycles.
When my parents got married, they only had three shabby houses, no bicycles, no sewing machines, and only a second-hand watch, which was a gift from my aunt to my father. My mother’s dowry was a quilt and a few pounds of pure natural cotton. Just like that, they got married...
Compared to people today We need to buy a house, a car, and all kinds of gold and silver jewelry to get married. Many people born in the 60s have nothing. It would be wonderful to have a sewing machine when they get married. At that time, relatives and neighbors helped build the wedding room. Fortunately, in an era when materials were relatively scarce, human touch was very strong. Nowadays, people can do a lot of things with money. At the same time, many human relationships have been lost.
Some people say that it is not easy for people of any era.
Yes, every era has different missions, but people today are really much better off than before. At the very least, if they want to eat meat, they can eat meat at any time, and if they want to change into new clothes, they can go to the mall to buy one right away.
Why did the previous generation live so simply? There is no way. They grew up in a specific environment and in a special era. All good things are so hard-won. Their long-cherished wish is to live and cherish . That simple life concept has been deeply rooted in their bones. If you have never experienced poverty, how can you understand how difficult it is to survive.
Therefore, those born in the 1960s are really worried about and . How much they long for peace and quiet in the years, how much they hope to have enough food and clothing. As long as they don't have to worry about food and clothing, it is the best life.
For this luxurious and simple dream, they worked hard all their lives, as if their fate was destined from the moment they were born.
still remembers that when my family bought their first car, my parents were so excited that they almost cried. They said to themselves - our family can also drive a car.
Life is like this. How can you miss sweetness if you have never experienced bitterness.
Nowadays, life is getting better, and those born in the 1960s are getting older, but their dreams are still continuing, and they have already been grafted with new hopes. The optimistic attitude of finding joy in hardship, the tenacious and unyielding spirit, and the concept of hard-working and frugal life guide young people to continue moving forward.
wishes the post-60s generation happiness and success!
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