#秋日生活打卡季#
Author: Chen Shiyi
My second uncle was of medium stature, very old, and the top of his head was shining. The second uncle likes to wear a yellow military hat, his eyes are bright and bright, and he is full of energy. He speaks softly and is kind to his juniors. Even when it comes to outsiders, he is very easy-going.
The second uncle worked as an accountant in the team when he was young. He has a good calculation. The round inky black abacus beads were like obedient children in his hands, at his disposal. Record the work, dividends at the end of the year, three and four tricks, and the accounts of each household are calculated. Each family has a ledger, clear and clear at a glance.
When I was in elementary school, my teacher taught us abacus. I learned so much that I was depressed. One day after school, my second uncle saw that I was unhappy. So he asked, "Shiyi, why do you look unhappy?" ”
I pouted and said, "The teacher didn't teach the abacus well, and I was criticized by the teacher." ”
"Come to my house in the evening, and I'll teach you."
In this way, I made a good calculation, and my second uncle contributed a lot. I can't forget the nights when the kerosene lamps were lit. The second uncle softly taught me the abacus mantra over and over again, and taught me the picture of fiddling with the abacus hand in hand.
Mid-80s of the last century. The second uncle moved to a market town to sell fertilizers and start a grain and oil exchange business. The croppers had no cash for a while, and they had to buy fertilizer on credit. The second uncle never collects debts. Wait until the villagers sell the grain to repay the debt. Sometimes the capital turnover is not open, so the second uncle goes to the bank for a loan. The second uncle does business, operates with integrity, has fair prices, and is warm and polite to people. As a result, business is booming.
Since I often go to my second uncle's house to play. My second uncle would instill some business experience in me. He said that in doing business, we must not be short of pounds and pounds, and we must operate with integrity. Be enthusiastic about people. The oil sold by the second uncle was rapeseed oil and peanut oil that he got up early and squeezed from the dark, and he never added anything. At that time, during the holidays, I also took rapeseed cakes and peanut cakes that had been pressed with oil, and went to the pond to catch fish. The oil cake is fragrant and smells good.
Late 80s of the last century. I was in my third year of junior high school, I lived on campus, and I needed a sum of money to buy materials. The family had no money at the time. Mother said, you go to your second uncle's house to borrow money.
I remember that it was an autumn day, the autumn was high and cool, the osmanthus blossomed, the golden rice grains like osmanthus were hidden among the green leaves, and the intoxicating fragrance was filled with a pout. I rode a Phoenix bicycle to my second uncle's house. It just so happened that the second uncle was settling accounts with others. I waited patiently.
About half an hour later, the customer left. The second uncle asked me with a smile, what happened to the world? I'll explain what I mean. Without hesitation, the second uncle turned around and took 300 yuan from the box to me, saying, take this money to school, the second uncle sponsored you, you don't have to pay it back.
You know, $300 was a lot of money for me in the 80s. From then on, I secretly vowed in my heart that I must study hard, be admitted to school, and repay my second uncle well in the future.
At my second uncle's house, another gain was to read some famous classics. I remember that "Dream of Red Mansions", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", etc. were all watched at my second uncle's house. Some of the books also contain yellowed paper patterns that my aunt used to make shoes. Books are placed in bookcases, neatly arranged. Some books I couldn't reach, so I brought a chair and stood on the chair. Read one book and put it back in the original order. Reading the book, I saw that I had lunch at my second uncle's house at noon. The second uncle eats well, braised sweet and sour pork ribs, stewed beef brisket with potatoes, and crucian carp and loofah soup are eaten in rotation.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, I have been teaching for 32 years after graduating from the Normal School. A few years ago, I learned from the second sister that the second uncle was sick. I hurriedly took the time to visit my second uncle. I saw that the second uncle was very thin, his face was haggard, and he walked swayingly. When I asked, I found out that my second uncle had stomach problems, and 1/3 of his stomach was removed.
The second uncle's stomach problem was the result of overwork. I bought southern black sesame paste, high-calcium milk powder and other nutritional products. Before leaving, he wrapped another red envelope and quietly placed it under the pillow of the second uncle. When I got home, I called my second uncle. The second uncle said, I am already very happy when you come to see me, and I buy things and give red envelopes, which is really a waste of money.
During the Chinese New Year this year, I went to pay New Year's greetings to my second uncle, who was ruddy and radiant, recovered well, and walked very energetically. The speech is still soft, like a Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant. At lunchtime, the second uncle made an exception and drank a small glass of wine. I said that the second uncle is drinking now? He smiled and said, I am very happy when the world comes, drink a little less when I am sick, and it will not be in the way.
At the dinner table, my second uncle and I talked about all aspects of work and life. He said that work should be dedicated, but you can't ignore the health of the body, usually to strengthen physical exercise, to have a healthy and good body, don't be like me just care about making money, irregular diet.
The second uncle, who is already in his prime, walks in the vast sea of people, and he is just an ordinary old man. But in my eyes and heart, he was like a beam of light, illuminating my path. He is like a book, every time I open it, the rich fragrance of the book fills my soul. No matter how far I walked, my ears were always haunted by the whispered words of my second uncle. At this point, my stride will be more vigorous.