"Haha, I have no secret of longevity, I am so confused, I don't know it is so big." Hundred-year-old grandfather Lu Yongxue said happily while sifting the weeds in the yard that he had never paid attention to health care, and there was no way to exercise. Now, every day, in addition to eating, sleeping, and weeding in the yard, I sit in the shade under the gate building, smoking old dry cigarettes, leisurely looking at the crop field at the gate, birds flying around on the sorghum branches, chirping non-stop.
Hundred-year-old grandfather Lu Yongxue is smoking
Lu Yongxue's grandfather, born in 1917, is exactly 104 years old this year. Before the Advent of the Mid-Autumn Festival, our centenarian search team set off from Rizhao City, drove a hundred miles, and met this long-lived old man who was still strong in body and spirit in Zhaojia Xilou Village, Zhonglou Town, Lanshan District, Rizhao City, Shandong Province. Because there was no contact number, our group directly navigated to Grandpa Lu's village, saw many villagers busy beating peanuts for the autumn harvest, and a warm aunt learned of our intentions and took us to Grandpa's house.
The earthen house where the hundred-year-old grandfather Lu Yongxue lived
At this time, Grandpa Lu was weeding in the yard, and when he saw our arrival, he slowly stood up and politely asked us to sit in the house. "I'm idle (dialect: idle nothing means) grass, come and sit in the house, I boil water to make tea Andha (drink)." Grandpa Lu let us into the house, and he said that the old earthen wall house he lived in was left by his father for more than 100 years, and he had lived here since he was a child. A few years ago, because the house was in disrepair and the house was leaking, his daughter helped him repair it, and now the floor of the house is paved with cement bricks, and the wheat straw on the original roof has been replaced with red tiles.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather's house cleaned up clean
"I now have back pain, leg pain, and eyes, thanks to my daughter to give me medicine to eat, every day to take medicine, eat it lightly." Grandpa Lu introduced that his brothers and sisters, he is the eldest, his sister is more than 90 years old this year, and now walking is more difficult, and his body is not as good as his. My father and mother died in my 80s, and my grandfather lived to be in his 90s. In the early years, their family was poor, they ate this meal in their lives, and their wives died early, he raised five children by himself, and now that I think about it, it was really not easy to live that day.
Grandpa Lu Yongxue laughed happily
"I got married relatively late, I was poor at that time, I didn't follow, and then I said that I was in the population (wife), I stayed up with 5 children, and I got cancer at the age of 38." Grandpa Lu said that his life was not easy, and in this courtyard (courtyard), he handled five funerals (funerals), his mother, grandfather, wife, and two children. He sent away his parents, grandfather, and wife, and the white-haired man sent the black-haired man, and his two sons also went before him, which made him sad.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather's house was very clean
"The eldest son was only in his 50s when he died, and the fourth child was in his 40s when he died. The eldest child used to break into the northeast, and then came back, and in a few years he got sick and did not have it, and the fourth child also had a disease and was not cured. These two children have never said a single person in their lives. Grandpa Lu said that the two sons went before him, although he was sad in his heart, but it was relieved to think about it. They are such a life limit, there is a disease to be cured, not cured, then there is no way, how old to live, that is their own life, excessive sadness is useless. Looking at this matter, the living people should do something or do it.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather's cooking place
Grandpa Lu has five children, the eldest, the second, the third and the fourth are all sons, and the youngest is the daughter. Today, the eldest and the fourth have passed away, the second is 60 years old, the third is 58 years old, both settled thousands of miles away in Heilongjiang, because the road is too far away, the two sons do not return to their hometown for many years, usually it is a telephone contact. The youngest daughter, 56 years old, lives in the county seat of Juxian County, works at a bank, and often returns home to visit him. The daughter is very filial piety, and every time she comes home, she buys a lot of snacks and fruits, afraid that he will not eat well and wear warm clothes.
The century-old house where Lu Yongxue's grandfather lived
"The two of them, still in the era of the production team, went to the northeast." At that time, they still went to the collective, there was less land at home, and it was not easy to say daughter-in-law, so they went to the northeast. Grandpa Lu introduced that he once went to his son's house in the northeast and came back after staying there for more than a month. The two sons in the northeast usually do not come back, and come back once when the eldest son died, these years are contacted by telephone, usually give him some food, but also very filial piety, but the distance is too far away.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather's wheelbarrow and the firewood he collected
"When I was young, I made a lot of efforts. The master repaired the Qingfengling Reservoir, and the master went to the mine, and later went to the collective, and I was also the captain of the production team and served as a custodian. Don't look at the way I am now, at that time, I was so good, I couldn't see the average person's work. This strength is an outsider, and it is still out of itself. Grandpa Lu said that when he was young, he had a lot of strength, and he didn't have to worry about anything, and he could do the work that others couldn't do. Nothing else, but there is a body of strength, not afraid of tired, this strength can not be finished, tired of work, rest will be strong.
Lu Yongxue's family's small vegetable garden
"I'm a chrysalis now (no strength, old) and I don't move, but it's okay to pick up grass and pick up firewood." I was active and I sat there all the time, and I wasn't comfortable. Don't do anything, try not to be strong. Grandpa Lu introduced that in his life, he has made a lot of efforts, and when he reaches such an old age, he can't stay idle. Usually, I still walk around, and when I am tired, I sit down and rest. He also planted a small vegetable garden in the yard, watering vegetables when there was nothing to do, and weeding a little, so that he could move a little and feel more comfortable.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather was in the grass
"I now eat three meals a day. Get up at six or seven o'clock in the morning, drink a bowl of water first, and then eat the next noodle. At noon, I don't have to cook myself, and now there is a pension service center in Lizhuang, and I will eat steamed buns for free lunch. In the evening meal, I will eat at five o'clock in the afternoon, and drink a bowl of porridge. Grandpa Lu introduced that in the past, lunch was made by himself, since last year, he did not have to make his own lunch, the elderly over 75 years old in the village, can go to the village canteen to eat lunch for free, which makes him very worry-free, do not have to worry about their lunch.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather planted a small vegetable garden
"I used to drink, every time I ate, I thought I had to drink some wine, and then I felt that it was uncomfortable to drink, so I didn't drink, this must be more than ten years, now I am still smoking, don't have any hobbies." 」 Grandpa Lu said that when he was young, he had drunk wine, and he could drink three or four liquors at a time, and he had to drink a few times every time he ate. When you are eighty or ninety years old, you don't feel comfortable drinking, so you don't drink. The old guy joked with him, saying that he had been drinking for decades and would definitely not be able to quit drinking, but he didn't expect him to quit drinking.
Grandpa Lu Yongxue sat at the door when he was fine
"I don't smoke much now, and I can smoke five or six bags a day (five or six times). I also like to smoke old dry tobacco, you look at my cigarette bag bun, used for decades. This cigarette bag mouth is agate and has been used for decades. Grandpa Lu said that he did not like to smoke that kind of box of cigarette rings, and now cigarettes are not strong to smoke, and there is a very thin smoke ring, just like women smoke, there is no man's breath, he does not like, or the old dry smoke is strong.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather's cigarette bag bun
In terms of diet, Grandpa Lu is nothing special, no different from ordinary people. Pork is eaten less, and seasonal vegetables, eggs, noodles, steamed buns, and pancakes are usually eaten. The main thing is to eat his own vegetables, he planted leeks, green onions, garlic, as well as peppers, cabbage, beans, radishes and other greens, usually rarely go to the market to buy vegetables, and the vegetables he grows cannot be eaten. Eggs are eaten the most, because there is no chicken, so they go to the big market to buy, or go to the village supermarket to buy.
Lu Yongxue planted a vegetable garden in front of his grandfather's door
"I used to love to listen to dramas, you see my play box, used for more than ten years, not bad, there is a Zhou Guzi play (a local local drama), charged to listen to for several days." 」 Grandpa Lu introduced that he used to love to listen to drama, but he was reluctant to listen to it in the past two years, and liked to sit there quietly, smoking and drinking tea. He said that listening to the drama was uncomfortable for his ears, and his heart could not calm down. Since he did not listen to the play, but the mood is better, especially in the spring, summer, autumn, he sits in front of the house, looks at the birds on the trees and crops, listens to the birds, listens to the wind, and then looks at the clouds in the sky, the heart is extremely peaceful, the mood is particularly good.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather's play box
After Grandpa Lu quit drinking, he smoked and drank tea until now. He said that if you don't smoke or drink tea, then life will be no longer fun. Smoking is the old dry tobacco, drinking tea is also ordinary tea, that is, the kind of pearl orchid tea that is sold in the countryside for twenty or thirty dollars a pound, and sometimes green tea is also drunk, and there is nothing exquisite in the choice of tea, the more ordinary the more like. For those high-end teas, the girlfriend has also brought him a lot, but he feels no different when he drinks, in addition to the packaging is better, the tea is better, and the taste is sometimes not as good as ordinary tea.
Grandpa Lu Yongxue sat in front of the door
"Ask me the secret of longevity, this is really not." I have no culture, I came early (early, the previous meaning), that is, to go down to the village, deal with the eggs every day, where to know what the secret is. At that time, it was not good to eat, eat leaves, eat chaff, eat wild vegetables, and when I was poor, I couldn't eat white noodles in the New Year. Grandpa Lu said, or the current society is good, eat what you want, in addition to white noodles or white noodles, no longer need to eat leaves. Now this day is also living a stable life, when I came to the devil, I didn't dare to be at home, I didn't eat well, I couldn't sleep peacefully, I didn't dare to sleep at home at night, I had to run to the mountains to hide, or I didn't call Jean to arrest him.
Lu Yongxue's grandfather was at the door of his home
"Young people, I said to Gong, whether it is living at home or working at work, no matter what happens, you can't get angry. Doesn't the old man say that it is a blessing to suffer a loss, that people beat you or scold you, that you should be a superbaper (the meaning of a fool), that it is not good to be too shrewd, or that it is better to be a superbaper. "Grandpa Lu told us, don't care what others do to you, you just have to be good to others, God will not treat Chaoba badly, be an honest person, everywhere you are welcome."
Grandpa Lu Yongxue sat in the doorway and quietly looked out the door
"Eat when you should eat, drink when you should." If you think about something you can't eat, isn't that thing still there? Do you still have to do it? Is it solved without eating? Don't care about anything, do what you want, don't let go of your heart. What is the life of man, he has long been there, so don't think about it, live a confused life, how is it not a lifetime. Grandpa Lu looked at the crops in front of the door, smoked an old dry cigarette, and said something like this, which made us meditate for a long time.
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