1.Uncle Nie actually rode a tricycle to pick me up at school
Immediately next Saturday morning, I was sleeping in and was woken up by the dormitory manager's aunt knocking on the door and saying that an old man downstairs wanted to see me.
I'm a little confused, look for me? Soon I thought that it might be Mr. Nie that he had come, so I hurriedly wiped his face, took two steps at a time, and when I arrived at the door, it was Mr. Nie.
He came here on a tricycle, and the tricycle also brought me a lot of fruit.
Uncle Nie and I went into the dormitory, and they were still sleeping in. He sat for a while, looked at the small dormitory up and down, and asked me to take him to the water room, canteen, playground, teaching building and other places. He walked around carefully and chatted with me all the way, and had some understanding of my college life for one and a half months in school.
After more than an hour, the tour was almost eleven o'clock, I invited Mr. Nie to have dinner in our cafeteria. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Child, I'll pick you up today, and I'll go to Xiaguan for dinner. Follow me quickly, and we'll ride home in half an hour."
When I heard this, I felt a little dizzy. Unexpectedly, he was nearly 70 years old, rode to school on a tricycle, and took me to his house for dinner. He felt sorry and refused.
Uncle Nie said solemnly, "Don't be stubborn, your aunt is cooking at home. She went to the vegetable market early in the morning and is cooking in the kitchen. If you don't go back with me, set up a table of dishes, won't you waste if there is any left?"
said that, without any explanation, he pulled me on a tricycle and wanted to take me back.
I refused in every way, saying that you are so old, how could you ride me with me? But I tried it a few times and didn't know how to ride a tricycle, so I had to be forced to be pressed by Uncle Nie, sitting obediently on the tricycle, sitting in the car with trepidation, watching him ride a bike to take me.
The tricycle turned from Xinmofan Road into the Sanpailou Lane, heading straight to the north, walking in the back streets and alleys.
Seeing that Uncle Nie was pedaling with a tricycle was quite relaxed, I felt relieved and chatted with him all the way.
Uncle Nie was full of energy and talkativeness. He said that in the areas of Sanpailou, Jinchuan River, and Railway North Street, he often came when he was selling old clothes. At that time, he carried baskets or small carts on foot. He ran dozens of miles a day and was in good health.
is now healthy and has no serious illness. It is also the foundation laid by running around and taking a walk in the early years.
2. The origin of Donkey Alley
On the road, Uncle Nie explained to me why the community where he lives is called "Douzi Lane"?
It is said that "When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was uprising, a businessman Mao Laosan lived in the alley. He fed forty donkeys and was doing the business of transporting goods with donkey carts. One day, a Qing army garrison stationed in Nanjing heard the wind and the Taiping army was about to attack the city.
He urgently ordered his subordinates to find Mao Laosan and hired his donkey cart to transfer treasures for him. After the arrangement was made, he ran away.
Qing army soldiers bravely escorted the donkey cart to escort the convoy from Zhonghuamen Shortly after, he encountered the Taiping army entering the city. The Qing soldiers fled without fighting.
The donkey team was carrying it in chaos. Caibao also ran around and disappeared. Interestingly, the next day, the forty donkeys carried goods and returned to their owner Mao Laosan's house one after another, and made Mao Laosan happy all night.
After the Taiping Army entered the city, the people were in turmoil for some time and were all in peace. Mao Laosan couldn't sleep when faced with the treasures that fell from the sky, so he decided to dedicate the treasures plundered by the Qing army to Dongwang Mansion .
Dongwang Yang Xiuqing was very grateful to Mao Laosan for his strong support to the Taiping Army. The generous Mao Laosan said: "Don't thank me, it's all the donkey's credit. "So the East King Yang Xiuqing sent an order to give forty donkeys a red and flowery dress and pass through the streets and alleys. From then on, the alley where Mao Laosan lived was called the "Donkey Alley"."
While the old man was talking, he rode to the Donkey Alley community in more than 20 minutes. When parking, the old man was slightly sweating and unable to get angry, and became much more energetic.
3. When I was having dinner at Uncle Nie's house
When I went upstairs and entered the house, I found that there was an extra family of three in my thirties, a young man in his thirties, a tall and handsome man, beautiful and exquisite woman, a typical city man dressed up, and a child in his teens, who was lively and cute.
When the aunt saw us coming, she scolded the old man at the young man, "Your father rode a tricycle out early in the morning. I said he took the bus, but he insisted on riding a bike. He said it was convenient, but he thought he was young."
took the towel handed over by the aunt and wiped his sweat. "It's more than 40 minutes back and forth, it's very fast. The bus is waiting and standing again. It's better to ride a tricycle than to take many roads. I rode over the way and found that the Sanpailou has changed a lot. We haven't been to that area for more than 20 years. Didn't the third child just go to Sanpailou Primary School when he was a child?"
introduced to me that the family of three in the house was the third brother, third sister-in-law and their child Hu Zi.
The third brother and sister-in-law were very polite to me and asked me to sit down and said that the old man likes people coming to my hometown to listen to things in my hometown. This time, a college student came to me and found a partner.
The aunt and the third sister-in-law were busy in the kitchen, so the three of us were chatting in the house. The second time I entered the hut, I felt more intimate and learned more about Mr. Nie’s stories.
4. Uncle Nie’s story
He sold old clothes in Nanjing in 1948. At that time, the war was in chaos and the business was pretty good (in fact, it was said that it was old clothes, many of them were pulled down from dead people, washed and sewed, and then sold them to rated clothes shop . There were some tricks in the middle. Otherwise, the aunt would not be able to take it over. Later, when they were liberated and settled, the old clothes business became bad.
He first worked some coolies at a construction site. At that time, Nanjing was seriously damaged and lacked labor. Later, the leader found out that the old man graduated from the secondary school, wrote very well, was humble and willing to work hard, so he began to focus on training, letting him become a group leader first, and gain a firm foothold in the construction company. The aunt was also introduced by him and found an errand in the construction company.
In the early 1950s, when implementing the household registration, the company solicited opinions from the old man and his wife, whether to return to their hometown or stay in Nanjing Construction Company, Mr. Nie of course chose to stay.
Later, I settled in Nanjing and raised three men and one woman. Although the family's life was tight, it was still acceptable. After , the four children took the exam and took the exam and worked, and their lives gradually improved. Until now, their lives were comfortable in their later years. 50 years ago, the days that they had never dreamed of were there, and he was very content.
The third brother was born in Nanjing. He is a typical city man. He speaks lively and playful Nanjing dialect and keeps interrupting, saying that whenever the old man had a little bit of fun, he would become a leader and then be promoted step by step. Now he is a bureau-level cadre who has retired. After all, he is considered a person who participated in the revolution before liberation.
The old man is just too honest. The aunt heard it in the kitchen and added, "Your uncle has been ruined in his honesty in this life. He only knows how to work and is afraid of meeting the leaders. He can't slip away the projects he does, and the leaders come to inspect and take photos. He hides away from him. The apprentices he brings are better than him."
Uncle Nie was a little embarrassed and waved his hand, "Why are people all their lives? Isn't it good to be peaceful? He is competitive in everything and nods and bows when he sees people. This kind of thing is not something that ordinary people can't do. If you don't take your own money, it's not that you don't take care of yourself. In life, you just need to have a peaceful life. Alas, if you crawl out of the pile of dead people, you can just have a simple meal."
The third brother explained to me that the old man will be honest all his life, the oldest and best in the construction company, and the deputy section chief of infrastructure business, worked until retirement. When he was looking for a job, he wanted to hire his father's relationship to join the construction company, but he didn't help. As a result, he struggled in society for several years and was bruised and swollen. Only after he worked hard to get a job with his own efforts.
Uncle smiled and said, "Isn't it good to make money by yourself and sweat by yourself? It's good to have such a bowl of rice, so let's have a meal too!"
The aunt and the third sister-in-law had already put the food in the table, and the temporarily set up round table filled the living room. The third brother complained that the old man and the aunt were unwilling to move, so they just stayed in this small house, and it was not convenient for them to come for dinner.
Uncle Nie said, you have grown up here since you were a child. They have lived there for decades and are unwilling to move. No matter how big the house is, it is not as comfortable as this small house.
The dishes are very rich, and there are only two ducks: Nanjing plate duck , salted duck , other chicken, fish, meat, eggs, vegetable soup , which are also full of color, fragrance and flavor. Seeing that I was reserved, the old man and the old lady picked up food for me, but I didn't even bother to talk. Xiaohuzi saw me swallowing voraciously and laughed. The third sister-in-law took me as an example and advised her son, "Look at how good my brother eats, don't be picky about food."
"How can I call you brother? You have to call you uncle. The rules of my hometown are in order, but you have to behave properly. This is what his uncle called you."
uncle corrected seriously, and then talked about some rules for eating, drinking and calling you in his hometown.
The third brother and the third sister-in-law also have a cheerful personality, so she smiled and quickly corrected it.
I was away from home for a month and a half. When I heard Mr. Nie’s kind homely words, I felt like I was back home. The meal was warm and comfortable. I was so full of ditches and it was hard to stand up.
The old lady was still persuading her, saying that the young man digested quickly and she would be hungry if she moved in the afternoon. After dinner, my third brother and sister-in-law took Huzi out for shopping. After chatting for a while, I saw the old man sitting there and napping, so I quickly said goodbye.
The old man and the old lady made two packs of the unmoved food for me and asked me to go back to eat at night, otherwise they would not have finished it at home. I said, "This trip was eaten and taken, and I felt like visiting relatives. How could this be done?"
The aunt said quickly, "We fellow villager, we have the relationship of your uncle, but why aren't we relatives? You can come with confidence on the weekend, and you have the phone number from home. Come and have a meal, and the aunt will improve the food for you."
I accidentally learned from the aunt's mouth that the old man made a special trip to school to pick me up this morning, and I was also concerned about whether I was comfortable and safe at school. He had to check it out on the spot before he could tell his old classmates about my recent situation in the reply.
I heard it, it was really warm, and I also lamented the old-fashioned style of the older generation being entrusted by others and being loyal to others.
In the last three years, I maintained regular contact with Uncle Nie and Aunt Nie. Usually, at the beginning of the semester and at the end of the semester, I went to have dinner and talk. In the second semester of my junior year, I went to Huzi for the middle school entrance examination more diligently. Later, Huzi had a good middle school entrance examination. After three years of getting along, I and the Nie family established a relatively close relationship.
, especially Hu Zi, from high school to college, and until his postgraduate studies, we were all good friends.
Uncle Nie and Aunt Nie died in 2010 and 2015 respectively. I remembered the meals they carefully treated me, the generous and kind conversations, and the simple and mellow family style that I always missed in my heart.
Thank you uncle and Mr. Nie and his family, so that the 17-year-old rural poor boy entered the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties for the first time and was in a metropolis. He faced his future study and life, he had a little more calmness and confidence.
(To be continued)
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