It has been more than 20 years since I left the city, and this time I went back to my hometown to visit my relatives, and I visited my cousin, who was not a blood relative, but was like a relative. Due to the discord with several cousins, the grandparents chose to live alone in the old house that carried their countless memories. When I stepped into the threshold that I had not seen for a long time and saw the current situation of the old house, I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart. Now, let me take you on a tour of this old house!
The house was built by my grandfather when he was young, and it has been more than fifty years, with old-fashioned brick walls and tiled roofs.
Turning around here is the kitchen, made of wood, and now it's stumbling!
The stove of the three-cauldron has been blackened with smoke because the smoke is not drained smoothly!
This is the cistern, the drinking water for grandparents!
When a rainstorm pours, the roof tiles of the kitchen are easily blown off by the strong winds, causing the whole kitchen to leak everywhere. However, what is chilling is that the filial piety of several cousins to their grandparents is far from the standard they should have, and they rarely care about the lives of the two old people, and they are also indifferent to the repair of the old house.
In the living room on the first floor, the cement floor has become moldy! The floor slab on the second floor is still the oldest-fashioned wooden beams, which are rare now!
In the bedroom next to the living room, the grandparents are over 70 years old, and they don't have enough energy to clean up, and the whole room is very messy!
From the living room, the view of the countryside is still very good.
The stairs leading upstairs are still this old-fashioned wooden staircase, and it creaks when you step on it!
In the living room on the second floor, although the house is very old, the grandparents still do their best to clean it up, and it is quite neat.
A grandfather in his 70s and nearly 80s, he talked about his sons with a sad face, which made people feel distressed!
There is a lot of rain in spring and summer here in my hometown, and the roof of the old house is always leaking, and the house is already in danger!
The quality of the beam is still good, and it is not easy to maintain it like this for more than 50 years!
The balcony is very long, but because it has been a long time there are already safety hazards, really worried about grandparents!
From the balcony on the second floor, it is a beautiful view!
Upstairs in the bedroom, seeing grandpa's bed, my nose was sour!
This is the bed of grandparents, such beds are rare now, right?
There are some sundries hanging on the beams!
The bedroom is big but the light is very bad, and you have to turn on the lights during the day!
In the other bedroom, because of the serious water leakage, the grandfather had to cover it with a cloth, in fact, this has no effect at all, it can be said to be useless!
This is the "bathroom"! A urine bucket that has long been extinct is the bathroom of grandparents......
In order to make a living, two old people had to pick some wild herbs to sell!
This walled-in cabin is where they bathe, and there is wind leaking everywhere, so you can't stand it in winter!
The windows were barely covered with rags, rain or shine through the fragile barrier.
Regarding the issue of providing for the elderly of grandparents, Dad and several cousins have discussed it many times, but they have never been able to make the desired progress. After all, this is their family matter, and we, as outsiders, can only do our best despite all kinds of helplessness. Therefore, our family often prepares some daily necessities and money, hoping to bring some warmth and care to the two elderly people.
When I returned to my hometown to visit my relatives and witnessed the situation of my grandparents, I felt deep pain in my heart. They are old and should be enjoying their old age, but they are still suffering from the hardships of life. I hope to do my best to bring more love and companionship to them, so that they can spend a peaceful and happy old age.