In the family tree of the Song Tun Four Cultivations in Zhecheng, Uncle Yi Jin asked me to compose something for the clan to enlighten future generations. In May this year, after my father left, after work, I often went to see my mother, and I talked to my mother Lala about the song tun in the past, the suffering at that time, the difficulties at that time, and the human feelings at that time. Looking back on my childhood memories, I deeply feel that my mother is not easy, so I will write about my mother.
My mother's name was Wang Aiqin, and she was born in 1934 to a poor peasant family in Menlouwang Village. In 1955, he married Song Tun. Dad worked outside the home because it was inconvenient to travel at that time, and he could not go home for many months as an adult. Grandpa is in charge of family affairs, Grandpa has many rules, often because of a little thing, loudly reprimanded my mother, my mother is always silent to bear. At that time, it was very poor, the sisters were young and could not work, the production team earned less, and the grain was less, although dad had some wages, but the family was not rich. White noodles are rarely seen throughout the year, and mixed noodles with elm bark cannot be eaten casually. I remember that every time I ate noodles at noon, my mother always used two special large bowls to catch two bowls of thick thickness, one bowl was sent to Grandpa with both hands, and the other bowl was placed on the table in front of Grandpa, so that we could eat the rest. At that time, dinner was called "drinking tea", and the general family did not move the fire, eat some leftovers, and drink some cold water. But in order to let Grandpa eat well, the mother who did a day of farm work also had to cook her own pot, and after dinner, it was often dark, and after my mother brushed the pot, she could take care of our sisters to sleep. When I was a child, I only knew that my mother was walking slowly, and I didn't know that my mother was tired and panicked. When I was a child, I only knew that my mother first gave my grandfather food to eat, and I didn't know that it was "filial piety"; when I was a child, I only knew that my mother faced my grandfather's reprimand, and every time I swallowed my breath, I didn't know that it was called "Shun". I remember that when I was a child, my mother was very strict with us. In the production team, the small partners who play together, others can pick a raw melon and pear jujube in the field, the mother does not allow us to do this, and wants us to develop good habits; in the summer, most of the small partners are barefoot, and the mother never lets us go out barefoot, saying that the ground is too dirty, asking us to pay attention to hygiene and be clean. I remember when I was a child, I had a fight with a small friend, and after my mother knew, she quarreled with me fiercely and told me: Don't beat people at home, don't beat people when you go out. Growing up, I never saw my mother quarrel with my neighbors, and I never heard my mother scold people, teach children to be kind and strict with themselves, which is called "sage".
Mom doesn't know much, but she fully supports us in going to school, and she says that no matter how difficult it is, she must let her children have culture. I remember when I was in the first grade, the tuition fees were all borrowed from The Heart Martial Master. I remember one winter when I was a child, a niece of my aunt's family came to Songtun to sell noodles, and after my mother knew, she went to the neighbor's house to borrow a large scoop of noodles, cooked them a meal, and invited them to eat at home, and they were grateful. My mother told us that the road that could not be walked would have to be turned three times. I still remember that every time my mother borrowed the neighbor's noodles, when she returned them to others, she always pressed them with her hands, sharp and solid, and she said: It is good to borrow and repay, and it is not difficult to borrow again. Although my mother has no knowledge, she has a good memory, and she remembers the birthdays of my relatives and neighbors' children. She thinks of others everywhere, and being helpful is called "Hui". With her words and deeds, her mother wrote out the four big words of "filial piety and virtuousness" in her life. Her approach to people teaches us to be honest and upright and to be kind to others. Although my mother is an ordinary farmer, she embodies the greatness of a loving mother like many mothers!
(The author is the chairman of Henan Honesty Food Co., Ltd., the chairman of the supervisory board of the Shangqiu Song Culture Research Association) (source Shangqiu surname culture)