Preface
In this article, we want to talk about the Nan family in Yueqing, Wenzhou.
The source of the surname Nan, according to Sima Qian's "Historical Records of Xia Benji", is the distribution of the surname Xi.
Taishi Gong said: Yu is the surname of Him, and then divided, with the country as the surname, so there is Xia Hou's family, there is Hu's family, there is a male family,..."
The annotation for "male" is "south".
If you count from the beginning of Dayu's separation, the Nan family has lived for more than 4,000 years.
However, the glory of the Nan family has to start from the Northern Song Dynasty.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Nan family lived in Luoyang, and later the Nan family moved to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province to settle down, and the emperor praised them, making the Nan family at that time infinitely beautiful.
Nanyang Zhou revived the glory of the family
The Nan family has developed in Wenzhou for about 800 years, experienced the turmoil of the change of dynasties, and also experienced the prosperity of the people, but in the end, the Nan family almost exhausted the family funds in a long time.
In Nan Yangzhou's father's generation, the area where the Nan family is located is a poor area, and the richest Nan family just doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and there is no superfluity.
What is even more difficult to accept is that although Nan Yangzhou's father had the idea of reviving the family, his early death cut off this ideal.
Nan Yangzhou also has two elder brothers, but Nan Yangzhou is a widowed son, and before he has seen his father, his father left early, leaving behind his wife and three children.
At that time, it was difficult for orphans and widows to live, and Nan's mother struggled to support the family until Nanyang was 12 years old.
Twelve-year-old Nan Yangzhou has not enjoyed a good life since he was born, and his childhood memories are only his mother who works hard for the family and two older brothers who can't be counted on.
South Yang Zhou
Fortunately, Nan Yangzhou has a smart mind and extraordinary willpower.
Since ancient times, it has been almost impossible to make a fortune farming. Nan Yangzhou decided to start a small business to improve the family's situation.
There was no money to rent a shop, so he took the goods, took advantage of his young lightness and flexibility, walked the streets, and after a few years, he really saved a sum of money.
Although Nan Yangzhou did not study for a few years, he had a long-term vision and knew that he could not be limited to these petty profits, so he used the money he saved to open a grocery store.
Because Nan Yangzhou has several years of experience in walking the streets and alleys, and he already has a reputation as a genuine and undeceived person in the local area, Nan Yangzhou's grocery stores quickly improved.
Nan Yangzhou's business has grown from a teenager to almost thirty years old, and has accumulated a large share of the family business for the Nan family. Seeing that he had a successful career, his family was also worried about his marriage.
Merchant during the Republic of China
Ikuko Tsuma
Nan Yangzhou did not shirk this time, he has been busy with business in the past few years, and he has long passed the age of getting married, and others may have grandchildren at his age.
At that time, there were a lot of people who said they were close to Nan Yangzhou, but I don't know if it was fate or why, Nan Yangzhou chose the eldest lady of a local family surnamed Zhao.
Although Miss Zhao is not outstanding in appearance, she is gentle and virtuous, and for Nan Yangzhou, having a gentle interpretation flower is a very desirable marriage.
But Miss Zhao has a problem that her health is not very good, after Nan Yangzhou married her into the door, he took care of her body and was considerate to her, which moved Miss Zhao.
But because of physical reasons, she didn't have anything after a few years of marriage, so Miss Zhao, who was weak, blamed herself for infertility all day long, which led to her dying not long after.
Although his wife is infertile, Nan Yangzhou has never thought of blaming her, he has always had a natural attitude towards his heirs, and if he wants to exchange his heirs for his wife's life, then he will not agree to anything.
Still
After the death of his wife, Nan Yangzhou was so distressed that he decided never to marry again in his life.
Although the Zhao family on the other side is very sad to lose their eldest daughter, Nan Yangzhou's son-in-law is one in a million. He has a sense of responsibility and can do business, and in the past few years, he has taken more care of the Zhao family because of his eldest daughter, and such a good man must be kept no matter what.
So, the wife of the Zhao family, that is, Nan Yangzhou's mother-in-law, went to the Nan family in person to marry her youngest daughter to him.
Nan Yangzhou unexpectedly refused, his wife's death had already made him depressed, he was really in no mood to marry his wife's sister again, and he had already vowed not to marry again.
But her mother-in-law did not give up, and she persuaded Nan Yangzhou to leave an heir several times with the name of family revival, and finally Nan Yangzhou agreed.
A son who is famous all over the world
Zhao Hexiang, the youngest daughter of the Zhao family, was soon welcomed into the door of the Nan family, and in 1918, their eldest son Nan Huaijin was born.
Nan Huaijin
I believe everyone has heard the name of Nan Huaijin, as a contemporary poet and master of Chinese culture in the mainland, Nan Huaijin's life has made great contributions to the spread of traditional Chinese philosophy, which has made him famous all over the world.
But in fact, Nan Huaijin didn't like or was good at reading when he was young, and his later achievements were inseparable from his father Nan Yangzhou's education.
"Huai Jin holds Yu", although Nan Yangzhou did not study for a few years, he gave his son a name of noble character and sentiment.
He intends to always remind his son to strengthen his ideological cultivation and work hard for his goals.
What Nan Yangzhou often said to Nan Huaijin was to encourage him to read more and study more.
But 13-year-old Nan Huaijin won the penultimate place in the primary school graduation exam, so Nan Yangzhou decided to change his education method.
So, Nan Huaijin was sent to a carpenter shop by his father, since it is not a material for reading, let's learn some crafts.
Unexpectedly, in the carpenter shop, Nan Huaijin suddenly opened up the veins and wanted to return to school.
carpenter
Nan Yangzhou respected his son's idea, and he invited Ye Gongshu from Bogu Tongjin to be a teacher for Nan Huaijin, and followed the teacher to self-study at home for three years.
When teaching with Nan Huaijin, Ye Gongshu talked about the past and the present, and quoted scriptures, which made Nan Huaijin have a strong interest in Chinese studies and poetry.
He began to read all kinds of ancient books with relish. Nan Yangzhou was also overjoyed to see such a big change in his son, but Nan Yangzhou noticed that it was not enough to just be able to read, and the cultivation of personality was also an important part.
So you can see that in the Nan family, the eldest young master did the work of a servant, and Nan Huaijin had to clean his yard by himself every day.
Under his father's education, Nan Huaijin did not grow into a young master who could only read and did not know the sufferings of the world, he became a child with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, art and labor.
At the age of 17, under the guidance of her parents, Nan Huaijin married her aunt and cousin Wang Cuifeng. After getting married, Nan Huaijin went to the Guoshu Museum in Zhejiang to practice martial arts, and after graduation, he obtained the qualification of a martial arts instructor.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, 20-year-old Nan Huaijin said goodbye to his family and went to Sichuan alone, was admitted to the tenth phase of the political research class of the Central Military Academy, and entered the officer education team of the Central Military Academy after graduation.
In 1942, Nan Huaijin began to conduct in-depth research on Buddhism, and became a year-old friend with Yuan Huanxian, a great sect in Sichuan during the Republic of China.
brief summary
It can be seen that Nan Huaijin has a wide range of interests and hobbies, and has countless amazing titles on his body, such as Chinese cultural sinologist, martial artist, and educator......
Nan Huaijin's achievements are outstanding, and he is inseparable from the education of his father Nan Yangzhou, and even Nan Huaijin's youngest son Nan Xiaoshun said: "Frankly speaking, our family, if there was no grandfather Nan Yangzhou, there would be no us today, and there would be no father Nan Huaijin, and everything related to him." ”