Narrator: Wang Siqi
My name is Wang Siqi and I am 43 years old. Now the family of three lives in a small county town in the north. My husband and I both read a lot, but because of family reasons, we had to choose to start our own business. The situation has not been good in the past two years, and it was lost last year. Also owed foreign debts.
I was born in a small village. I also have a younger sister. Father and mother are both farmers who do their duty. His father was kind, and his mother was kind. They are all very diligent people.
There are three brothers and sisters in the father, the father is the eldest, and the uncle and aunt come down. In that era when he worked to earn work, his grandfather's health was not very good. Therefore, my father, as the eldest in the family, worked with my grandfather early to support the family.
The mother raised poultry, rabbits, pigs, chickens, and geese at home. Helping my grandmother take care of my uncle and aunt. At that time, my uncle and aunt were very good at studying! However, my aunt looked at the situation at home and felt that my father and grandfather worked too hard, and they didn't go back to school after finishing junior high school. Later, my aunt went to work in the brick factory in the town.
My uncle studied all the way, passed the exam, and stayed in the field to live. There aren't many chances to come back later. When the aunt reached the age of marriage, she married into the town.
My aunt is good-looking, diligent, and quick-witted. My uncle's family lived next to the town's market. My uncle read a lot of books, and his handwriting was beautiful. However, when my aunt married my uncle, my uncle was still a farmer. At that time, my uncle's family was poor.
Four brothers in my uncle's family. My uncle is an old pimple. The house at home is particularly dilapidated. My aunt and uncle got married, and life at home was a little better.
At that time, my mother was very worried about my aunt and was afraid that my aunt would not be able to eat. Whatever is at home, my mother wants to leave a little for my aunt. I remember one winter, my aunt's mother-in-law fell ill. No rice is in the pot. At that time, there was only one bag of potatoes left for the winter. The mother gave half of it to the aunt. My aunt cried at that time.
My father and mother couldn't bear to see my aunt live in such a house, so they took out the little money they had saved with great difficulty and helped build the house. It is precisely because of this that my aunt and uncle have always remembered the goodness of my father and mother!
My aunt gave birth to two children, a cousin and a cousin. Because my uncle is educated, and he writes beautiful handwriting. Later, I got a job in an office. The conditions at home are slowly improving.
My aunt is never idle, she grows her own land and vegetables. The small vegetable garden is exceptionally well kept. Grow tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, leeks, lettuce. Then they went to the market and sold it. I usually have to do some odd jobs. My aunt works well and carefully, and everyone is willing to use my aunt to do it.
At that time, my aunt often went back to her parents' house to buy fruits, fritters, and went to the tofu factory to buy my father's favorite tofu to bring back. Every time, I not only bring it to my grandmother, but also bring it to us.
Later, my father followed the villagers to work at the construction site outside, and slowly saved money in his hands, and his life improved. I never thought that when I was a junior and my sister was a freshman, my father had an accident and he went on the spot.
Don't look at the mother who is soft and weak, but the mother is a very strong person. After dealing with his father's funeral, his mother had to go out to work. My mother said that she would help my sister and me finish college no matter what. My sister and I didn't let my mother go, and my aunt said she wouldn't go. Grandparents need to be taken care of after all. Besides, my mother is not at ease when she goes out alone. My mother did odd jobs near home.
I was originally studying for a junior college, and I was about to graduate at that time. I used to work part-time. I'll do a little bit more in that case. When I graduate and find a job, I can provide for my sister to study. Just need to boil it up a little longer!
It's a beautiful thought! But it's not easy to do. I also have to thank my aunt and uncle for helping. My sister and I both graduated without any problems.
My aunt and uncle's family were already two students, and their lives were not very rich. However, fortunately, my uncle's job has long been regularized.
After graduating, I went back to my hometown county. After all, it's closer to home. I met my husband by chance. He has a good character and a high degree of education. How can fate play tricks on people, my mother-in-law is paralyzed, and my father-in-law is disabled. So in desperation, there is only nest here.
I remember seeing where I once saw how difficult it is to live without the "backing" of my parents! For my husband, it was even more difficult to pull his parents forward. However, my husband is a very sunny person.
After getting married, my husband and I started our first business, but we lost money. After that, try e-commerce. After a few years of hard work, I finally have savings.
Then, my husband's classmates asked him to open a store together, a study room and the like. I'm still doing my online store. Maybe it was not suitable on our side, and we insisted until the end of the year, but we couldn't open it anymore and had to close the door. Also indebted to foreign debt.
Last year, when we were short of money during the Chinese New Year, my husband and I made excuses not to go back to our parents' house. Because I can't avoid going back to my relatives, I really can't take out so much.
Before May Day, my sister called to come back, saying that it was rare to come back once, so let's go back and get together. I didn't want to make any more excuses, so I went back to my hometown.
After I went back, my mother told me that my aunt had gone to the provincial capital for surgery some time ago and asked me to go and see it. The mother said that her sister had already been there.
My husband and I went the next day. I bought two gifts and took 200 yuan. My uncle's cousin was there when I went. When I went in, my aunt and uncle were chatting with my cousin.
My husband and I took too little money and felt embarrassed. I wanted to put things down and leave. But I didn't expect my cousin to say: Sister, I heard that your business has lost money. My brother-in-law's 985 graduation is useless! Auntie's surgery, you two are also taking a shot?
My husband and I didn't speak, and my aunt said cousin: What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Get out of here.
My husband and I were embarrassed to stay any longer. My aunt and uncle came out and dragged us to eat. How embarrassed are we to stay! Later, my aunt ran into the house and brought me a bag of leeks, saying that I had loved eating leeks since I was a child, and that my home-grown ones were delicious. Let me go back to wrapping the leek box.
My husband and I went back to open the bag, and I found that there was a paper bag under the leek, and inside was a wad of money. I hurriedly called my aunt, and my aunt said: Daqi, I know that you are not easy this year, and the 10,000 yuan is not much, so it is used to deal with emergencies. Life will always get better! When I hung up the phone, tears were already in my eyes.