In my memory, my uncle always had messy hair, blue cloth clothes covered with mud, very thin, with a little hunched back, his face covered with wrinkles, and a tuft of goat beard. Every time he went out, he would carry a snakeskin bag casually, and put all his luggage on his shoulders. Everyone he saw was smiling, and the wrinkles that seemed to be carved by a knife also became much softer in an instant.
Before grazing was banned, my uncle and aunt not only planted dozens of acres of land, but also raised dozens of sheep. During the slack season, my aunt went to the mountains to grease sheep, so my uncle would go out to make some local specialties or medicinal materials. So when night fell, my uncle would come to my house for dinner and accommodation with a bulging snakeskin bag. After the next day's market, I happily returned to my house with an empty bag in my arms while eating. While I was eating, I told my parents about what interesting things he had encountered today. I earned a few dollars. When I was talking about the pleasure of spitting, I would fly far away. I looked at my uncle's beard that shook as I chewed and talked, and felt very happy. Sometimes when my uncle came back from the market, the snakeskin bag on his shoulders was still bulging. When he entered the door, he sat dejectedly on the sofa without saying a word. Then he took out his pipe and filled it with dry tobacco and smoked it. The smoke instantly spread around him, and the smell was pungent and fragrant. It was not until my mother brought the food, and amid the parents' consolation that my uncle's expression stretched out little by little with the rhythm of chewing the food.
After I finished reading, I settled in the city. I was busy with work and took care of my parents and children. Later, I had fewer and fewer opportunities to see my uncle. This time, I took advantage of the holiday and went to visit my uncle and aunt with my family. I felt that they were much older than before and seemed to be thinner. After a while of concern for our well-being, we visited the work results of my uncle and aunt over the years:
A total of eighteen red bulls were raised in a large cowshed; Several domestic pigeons walked around the walls of the cowshed; there were more than a dozen beehives next to the cowshed, and many bees flew out and in, and the buzzing sounds were endless; several large roosters each lived in "luxury single rooms", and it was said that they would fight each other as soon as they met; there were also several large white geese in a large iron cage; there was a white light truck parked next to the cowshed, and there was also an agricultural tricycle; there were grain snakeskin bags in a storage room, which were packed like small hills.
After visiting, we returned to the main house. After some refusal and humbleness, we all sat down one after another. My uncle also brought a small stool to sit next to the big cabinet. My eyes accidentally fell on my uncle's exposed calves, and a burst of bitterness surged into my heart. "Uncle, in this big stall, what are you and my aunt busy? You should also pay attention to your health. If you don't make money, you will be exhausted. Look, your legs are almost as thick as my arms." Our elder sister's words caused us to sigh, and everyone advised my uncle and aunt not to be too tired, but my uncle said with a smile: "It's okay, we can still do it, so we won't feel tired after working for half a lifetime. We are really uncomfortable when we are idle." After hearing this, we were silent for a while.
Before leaving, everyone repeatedly reminded my uncles and aunts to pay attention to nutrition and not to work too hard. The uncle said with a smile: "Don't worry, kids. We live a lot of life now. We have a lot of white flour and steamed buns every day, and we can't finish the food in the field. However, you are busy with work and under a lot of pressure, so you should pay attention to your health!"
On the way back from my uncle's house, we all sighed a lot. Now we live in buildings, drive small cars, and do the work of our uncles and aunts. We should be as relaxed and relaxed as we work. We are not too low. We always feel that this is not satisfied and that is not satisfied. Instead, we are not as calm and open-minded as our uncles and aunts.
People often say: Be content and be happy! But it is really not easy to be content, but my uncle's contentment and open-mindedness teach us a big lesson.