The picture shows Su He watering flowers. Photo by Yi Rong
Zhongxin Network Xilin Gol June 21 Title: "Children of the Nation" Su He: I am a child personally picked up by my mother
Author Zhang Linhu Yi Rong
"Many of them have found relatives, I am personally picked up by my mother, I am grateful to the country, grateful to the grassland, there is no intention of looking for relatives at present." Speaking of her mother, Su He, who has passed the age of flower armor, still exudes a strong attachment and love in her words.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, our country experienced rare natural disasters. Some orphanages in Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places have fallen into the predicament of food shortage, and the rations of more than 3,000 young and sick orphans have become a problem.
The kind and expansive Inner Mongolian steppe opened its arms to them, and more than 3,000 orphans came to Inner Mongolia to become "children of the country" and "steppe eji " ( Mongolian , translated as mother ) " to raise them.
The picture shows Su and his wife. Photo by Yi Rong
Su He was one of the first "children of the state" to be taken into the Xilin Gol grassland. At that time, Ding Yueying was a nurse at Abagaqi Hospital and one of the nurses who went to the south to pick up the "children of the country".
Su He listened to the old people recall that it was an uncle who suggested that Ding Yueying adopt him, when they had no children. "After my mother came home and said it, my grandparents made a decision at that time and must adopt it." Mentioning her grandparents, Su He's eye circles were a little red.
On May 8, 1959, Su He was carried home by Ding Yueying from abagaqi Hospital, and the family set this day as Su He's birthday. It was also from this day that Su He became the darling of the family.
Grandpa gave him a Mongolian name, Su He, hoping that he would be persistent, strong, and diligent, and like a hammer, he could withstand thousands of hammers and grow up happily on the grassland.
His father, Su Jixi, was a carpenter who had a good reputation among herders because of his enthusiasm and honesty. After having Su He, his father was so happy all day that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and said to Ding Yueying: "Don't go to work, take care of the children at home." ”
When he was first carried back, Su He was relatively weak. In order to increase his nutrition, Grandpa and Grandma bought a cow to come back. Su He said: "I remember that I was 8 years old and still drank milk, which was a real luxury for that era. ”
In addition to his father Su Jixi, Su He also has two uncles, they also treat Su He as a baby pimple pain, what is delicious, always the first to send Su He over, even if you don't let your own children eat, you must let Su He eat well.
In order to get Su He a good education, Su He reached school age and the family moved to Xilinhot. Su He said that at that time, the most unaccustomed thing was to leave his grandparents and go to see them every time he was on vacation.
As he grew older, Su He began to doubt his origins, but he never asked his family. He thought to himself that even if he had brought them, they would always be his most beloved family members, and the blood source was not the only bond that maintained the family relationship.
Su He inherited the courageous, hard-working, industrious and simple character of his father.
In 1976, Su He became a young intellectual who went to the countryside. After returning from the countryside, his family solemnly told him about Su He's life. The family originally thought that Su He would be very sad after knowing it, but unexpectedly, after hearing his own life, Su He just said lightly: "I already know it, but in my heart you will always be my dearest people." ”
1979 was a turning point in Su He's life, his father Su Jixi was accidentally seriously injured and hospitalized, Su He has been in the hospital to accompany his father, but more than 40 days later his father still died of his injuries. At that time, not only did I spend my family's savings, but I also owed a lot of foreign debt. After the grief, Su He, as the eldest grandson and eldest son, took the initiative to provoke the beams of the family.
Since then, in the next ten years, Su He has experienced the death of his grandfather, grandmother and mother. Su He said that the pain of the death of a loved one cannot be expressed in words, and the reason why he can persist is because he often remembers his grandfather's words: "Su He, you must be like a hammer to withstand the thousands of hammers of life, be strong in adversity, and do things down-to-earth." ”
Su He worked for xilinhot city transportation company for more than 30 years, working as a flight attendant for 8 years and a dispatcher for 24 years until his retirement last year. In his work, Su He is diligent and earnest, and is rated as an advanced worker by the unit almost every year.
Su He married his wife in 1986 and had a daughter after marriage, Su He's grandfather named his great-granddaughter Su Haitang, and the old man hoped that his granddaughter would always be as beautiful as a begonia flower.
Today, Su He and his wife are retired at home, and their daughters are married and have a career that they love. Every time he thinks back to his deceased relatives, Su He is sad for a long time. There is a regret that Su He still can't let go: "Our family has not taken a family portrait, and several old photos have been lost when they moved several times." ”
In recent years, many "children of the country" in the Xilin Gol League have found relatives in the south, and Su He is very happy for them, but he has no intention of looking for relatives at all. "It was the country, the steppe and my parents who gave me a second life, and the grace of nurturing could not be repaid. Now that our lives are getting better and better, I hope that our next generation will be able to contribute more to the country. Su He said. (End)
Source: China News Network