A broken basket. Why collect
Zhou Yinfu/text
A dilapidated basket, looks very inconspicuous, on the material it is made of willow strips by artificial, only the shape of the distinction and the size of the difference, the workmanship is simple and rough, at best there is not much value at all, neither cultural relics, but also not antiques, then a minor student insists on collecting this dilapidated object, it is indeed puzzling, is there some unknown secret, or there is an ulterior special purpose. To solve this mystery, we have to start from the beginning. This little boy is physically strong, people call him Chubby, saying that this family, lives in the mountains of the coast, the geographical location is remote, the whole family of five, there is Chubby's grandmother, father, mother and little sister, life can be improvised, when Chubby did not go to school, his parents have been working in the field, only the New Year came home during the year, after the first month of the seventh year, he embarked on the journey of going out to work, there was no little sister at that time, Chubby had to be taken care of by grandma, all life, eating and drinking Lazar rely on grandma to cook, The farm work in the field is also all handled by the grandmother alone, year after year, day after day, the little fat grandmother is always so dedicated and very hard.
With the passage of time, Grandma's body is in good condition, and there are often such and such pathologies, but Grandma Chubby always carries it hard, unwilling to spend money on medicine, one day Fat ran out to play, suddenly, the clouds were thick, the thunder was loud, and it was pouring rain, Grandma knew that Fat had not come back from going out to play, so she braved the heavy rain to find Fatty, due to the water on the road, her feet slipped, she fell to the ground, the pain in her legs was unbearable, and she couldn't move. Hurriedly went to help, but tried a few times, grandma still couldn't stand up, at this time grandma endured the pain, said to Xiaopang, "Call your dad quickly, just say that grandma fell and couldn't stand up, tell him to come back quickly and take me to the hospital for a check-up," Xiaopang dialed several times, but couldn't get through. Later, it happened that the village chief came out to check the flood control, passing by here, saw the scene in front of him, immediately dialed 120, sent the little fat grandmother to the hospital, the village chief was registered, and paid the fee, and finally diagnosed by the doctor, made an image, when the film report came out, the doctor diagnosed, the grandmother's left leg was fractured, the village chief immediately called the little fat father, briefly told the grandmother about the accident, and the village chief helped to go through the hospitalization procedures. Chubby's father learned that his mother was hospitalized with a fracture, very anxious, so he and his wife rushed back overnight as fast as possible, and went to the hospital in a hurry, at this time the doctor had put a plaster cast on the little fat grandmother, after fixing, the doctor said, "This injury is a hundred days, if there is no other situation to live for a week can go home to raise, so in the hospital for a week, although not fully recovered, but the little fat grandmother is anxious to go home, and then the doctor explained some precautions to the little fat father, and then went through the discharge procedures, After returning home, the chubby grandmother has been lying in bed, the chubby father and mother are busy, and the family suddenly has a busy situation, these, the chubby are in the eyes, keep in mind, always want to be able to share some housework for the family, but it is very unrealistic, because I still have to go to school, so after a long time, one day the chubby grandma felt bored, I want to go out to see, scatter, but I am inconvenient. I feel very helpless and helpless, all say that there is no filial son in front of the bed for a long time, and I really responded to that sentence, my father has to work in the field, and I have to take care of my grandmother, this time there are many very abnormal behaviors, my father always complains inexplicably, and my attitude towards my grandmother is not as good as before, and after a few days, my father suddenly brought a dilapidated basket, spread a mattress, and said that I wanted to take my grandmother to the mountains to relax, to see the scenery that I had not seen for many days, and let my grandmother sit in the basket, and the little fat and my father tied it with a rope. Then with a wooden stick to carry, at that time grandma was also very happy, Chubby is also very grateful to his father, after all, "filial piety first," Chubby tried his best, although tired sweat sandwiched back, but thought of making grandma happy and happy, he was not tired at all, but felt very happy, very happy, grandma was carrying Chubby on her back the number of times she was really incalculable, today Chubby can really pay for grandma once, why not!, after arriving at the top of the mountain, it looks like his father is really tired, his expression is very complicated, unpredictable, Grandma sat in the basket and watched the scenery on the mountain, the grass and trees looked very familiar, and then listened to the sound of the waves rushing under the mountain. A smile appeared on Grandma's face, I really didn't see Grandma so happy during this time, Chubby's father sat on a stone and smoked, that was without saying a word, Chubby was a little puzzled at the time, maybe his father was too tired, and he didn't think too much. At this time, the little fat grandmother said that she was thirsty and wanted to drink water, and suddenly the little fat father spoke, and said with a calm face, this is on the mountain, the water that comes., and endure it when she is thirsty, at this time the little fat grandmother looks very aggrieved and helpless, two lines of tears flow out of the corners of her eyes, and the little fat father said to her grandmother, "Grandma, you are waiting for me to get you water, and the little fat father angrily reprimanded, "Don't run blindly, you don't die if you don't drink thirst for a day, and the little fat looks at her father like that, it's really a little disappointing, and then look at the helpless face of the grandmother, the little fat can't help but shed tears, and the little fat father suddenly took a few puffs of cigarettes." , then the remaining half of the cigarette butt pressed on the stone to extinguish mourning, abnormal behavior, as if this is not extinguishing the cigarette butt, more like there is some big action, then the father came to the grandmother's basket, signaled to the little fat shouted, son come to help, at this time the little fat was at a loss, very surprised, father, what are you going to do? The little fat father replied, I want your grandmother to sit on this basket, from here down to see the underwater world, the little fat is anxious, really anxious, so he pointed to his father loudly and said, "Don't throw grandma, let alone throw the basket, I want to collect, I will be of great use in the future, I must collect and keep it." Xiaopan's father said, "What is the use of a broken basket?" At this time, Xiaopang couldn't take care of his father's respect and majesty. "In a few years, you will be old, this is what you teach me. When the time comes, I'll use this basket and choose this place to throw you down from here and let you see the underwater world." When the chubby father heard this, he was taken aback and stopped moving. After pondering for a long time, he always found in his conscience that his thoughts and practices were unpopular and unworthy of being a son. I can't live with my mother, and I don't deserve to be a father, let my son come to give him guidance, suddenly the chubby father knelt in front of his mother, grabbed the basket with one hand and slapped himself with the other, asking his mother to forgive him for his mistake, and at the same time grabbed the little fat hand, and said gratefully, "Son, you saved the father, although what you said today is ugly, and every sentence pierces the heart, so that I am like thunder, like waking up from a dream." In the end, Chubby's father said, "Son, get water for your grandmother," but Chubby was still a little worried about his father and kept guarding his grandmother's side. did not leave half a step, and comforted grandma and said, "Grandma is thirsty and bear with it, let's go home, grandma nodded, wiped her tears, stretched out her trembling hand, grabbed the little fat hand, the mood was very heavy and complicated, as if she wanted to say and stopped, it was inconvenient to say clearly, and she would take grandma home after a while."
Since then, Chubby found that his father seemed to be a different person, and his attitude towards his grandmother had changed greatly, buying some of his grandmother's favorite food from time to time. Chubby's mother also woke up, hoping that grandma would not have any accidents, after a while the mother gave birth to a little sister, the whole family was happy, it was really indescribable, grandma's body was also under the care of his father's affection, and often did some auxiliary physiotherapy, such as massage, etc., kung fu did not pay for the heart, the miracle finally appeared, grandma can now walk on crutches, day by day to see better, that dilapidated basket, at that time I insisted on collecting, and it is my father who is now very attentive to that basket, Placing it in a quiet place, touching it from time to time, as if touching his conscience, my father sometimes stood by the basket in a daze, closed his eyes, bowed his head in contemplation, and made an act of repentance. Sometimes he slapped himself and repented cruelly. Chubby felt that the basket had an invisible power, warning his father all the time.
This basket was originally agricultural furniture, and it almost became a prop for the tragedy of the world, but now it seems that its value has changed, but it has become a teaching aid for people to change their ways, which is why Xiaopang insists on collecting this basket.
Filial piety is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, only everyone has filial piety and goodwill, in order to truly reflect the civilization and harmony of the whole society, to be proud of virtue, to accumulate virtue and do good, and to have more love, in order to truly carry forward the core values of socialism, as the lyrics sing,
Filial piety is that he raised you a little, you raised him an old man, filial piety is the love you owe your father and mother can not escape, filial piety is a blessing left to you when you are old, and filial piety is a name passed down from generation to generation........ Exactly: I hope that everyone will be filial piety, take it as a lesson and ring the alarm bell, awaken the addiction and do not forget the original, and leave a good name from generation to generation.
About the Author
Zhou Yinfu, male, from Fugu, Shaanxi, college degree, now retired. He loves literature, and occasionally writes some small essays and poems to record the bits and pieces of life.