We were collecting folklore in the rural areas of Jinnan on the weekend. We passed by an unknown small village. In a small adobe farmyard, we met the old couple who were wiping their tears. help.
saw someone coming, the old couple quickly wiped their eyes and greeted them. We said that we wanted to come and have a look when we saw a large bamboo forest nearby. We happened to meet two of them. Is there anything at home? The uncle said that his surname was Gao, and the couple were sad just now because of a letter from his daughter-in-law, and then we noticed that Aunt Gao was holding a letter.
Aunt Gao said that when her daughter-in-law came back to see them, she called her after she left and said that an envelope was placed under the bed. She saw a letter and 1,000 yuan. In the letter, her daughter-in-law said that she thanked her in-laws for treating them like her own. She treated her like a daughter, taught her how to behave and the principles of life, and gave her a lot of warmth. She was really happy to be married to this family. She met a pair of good in-laws, and it was not easy for her in-laws to bring her children to support the family. She saved up the change left over from shopping in the past few years. When she came back, she went to the bank and changed it into a whole number, so that they must stay and buy some delicious food. That is her filial piety. Old sin, old age is the time to enjoy happiness.
Hearing this, we said, it's too late to be happy with such a good daughter-in-law on the stall, why are you still wiping away tears. Aunt Gao said that the children are sensible, and they are happy, but thinking that the children's life is not easy, and she can't help much, she feels sad again.
Talking about the life at home, Aunt Gao said that the couple are in their early 60s this year. Uncle Gao was a good mason when he was young, and he was well-known in the local area. The situation of their family is comparable in this village. Unfortunately, they were born 10 years ago. After a serious illness, he couldn't do it, he spent all his family's savings on medical treatment, and owed a lot of foreign debts, and the situation suddenly fell.
Uncle Gao said that he could not do heavy work when he was ill, but he still had to live at home. His 3 children had to go to school, and he wanted to marry a wife. The situation at home made him furious. I just wanted to find something I could do. Seeing that the 20 mu of bamboo forest near my home was about to be abandoned, I applied for a contract to the village. After wrapping up the bamboo forest, Uncle Gao and his wife worked in the morning and in the dark. The idea at that time was relatively simple, that is, let the bamboo grow well, and sell bamboo poles when they grow up. Who knew that there would be almost no money left after the contracting fee for selling bamboo poles all year round.
What about this? Relying on bamboo to eat bamboo, Uncle Gao is a smart man. Looking at the bamboo forest in front of him, he decided to teach himself to weave baskets and realize deep processing of bamboo. He bought bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets made by others from the collection. He took it apart and learned it step by step. From splitting bamboo strips to weaving baskets, he didn't know how much blood was shed on his hands, and finally he learned the border craftsmanship.
The laneway in front of Uncle Gao’s house is where he weaves baskets. He said that when he first started learning, he couldn’t make one in 3 days. After thinking about it by himself, and with the help of his wife, now he can make 3 baskets a day. The bamboo baskets are big. It can sell for 45 yuan, and the small one is 30 yuan. In the past few years, the sales were not bad. I can make more than 500 baskets a year and have an income of more than 20,000. By selling bamboo and bamboo baskets, they provided for their children to go to college and married their two sons. Now, all three children have married and established businesses, and the children are very filial.My son and daughter-in-law are far away. I will come back to see them during the festivals. No, I didn’t come back this year because of the epidemic. I came back a few days ago to see them and just left. .
Uncle Gao said that in recent years, plastic baskets have become popular for picking peaches and fruits, and the business of ordinary bamboo baskets has also been affected to some extent. I couldn't do anything else myself, so I thought about new products. I saw a lot of beautiful and small bamboo baskets in Uncle Gao's cave. The elder brother smiled and said that this is a handicraft that the people in the city want. Small baskets are as labor-intensive as big ones. Because it is small, it is not easy to compile, and the price is even more expensive.
Uncle Gao said that these old companions have experienced all kinds of hardships with him, and he has never disliked and complained. He has dragged his three older children, and he has not enjoyed a day of happiness with him, and he owes his wife too much. Fortunately, the children don't have to worry about him anymore, and now his biggest wish is to save more money to take his wife out to see and travel. In recent years, Uncle Gao has put more than ten boxes of bees on the edge of the bamboo forest. He said that the mountains have flowers in three seasons after winter, which is a good place for beekeeping. In addition, the air in the mountains is good, and honey can also be sold at a high price, which can help him achieve his wish as soon as possible.
Aunt Gao took over the conversation on the side and said, what is hard or not, you must have a conscience, you are tired to let me and my children live a good life. Aunt Gao said that her husband was ill and could not do heavy work. Every time he went to the field to chop bamboo, she would follow him and help him carry the chopped bamboo back.
We can see that Uncle Gao and his wife have suffered a lot in their life, but they are in good spirits. They joked that one of the ten elegant people in the ancients was listening to bamboo. They can not only listen to bamboo but also listen to birds. Living in the countryside is really enviable.Uncle Gao said that there are fewer people in the village now, and it is very quiet. He and his wife weave baskets every day in the village, listen to the chirping of various birds, breathe the fresh air in the mountains, work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Okay, the kids have their place at home, but as long as they can move, they will stay in this small village.
From the conversation between Uncle Gao and Aunt Gao, we feel that this is a reasonable couple, and we can't help but say that if you can think in a different position and consider each other, no wonder you have such a filial daughter-in-law. When it comes to treating daughters-in-law, Aunt Gao said that a daughter-in-law who has been raised for more than 20 years is married to our family. How can we not treat others well, and our daughter-in-law should also be her daughter-in-law. People's hearts change people's hearts. In those years, although the family was difficult, it really didn't make the daughter-in-law and grandson feel sad, so the daughter-in-law will feel at home.
Uncle Gao is going to pull the woven bamboo baskets to sell at the market. After exchanging money, he will buy some daily necessities in the market.
is really a family and everything is prosperous. Happiness and material things are really not proportional. Although Uncle Gao's family had a rough life, the happiness revealed in their conversations was beyond the experience of others, and it was truly unmatched by many wealthy urbanites. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you say? (Click and follow for more picture stories)
