Dahu's body began to have a condition, hand joints and knee joints, swollen, bent, deformed, when it was serious, he couldn't even hold the bowl, and it was even more difficult to sit down, Dahu knew that this had a lot to do with his thirteen-year-old beginning, doing super-intensive wood work, when the pain was unbearable, he drank a glass of hot liquor to relieve the pain, and later, the hot liquor didn't work, he had to recuperate at home. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

During his recuperation, he remembered a few years ago, the carpentry tools sealed in the utility room, when he dragged his injured body and opened the toolbox, he was surprised to find that the tools in the toolbox had been rusted, which was a sentence from Han **** back then, and he was angry and sealed the tools, so that they became what they are today.

The big tiger felt guilty, for decades, he relied on them to support his family, but he did not treat them well, with tears in his eyes, he took them out of the box, one by one, with an oil-stained rag, a little wipe, after wiping the tools, restored the former demeanor, all shining, his heart, a little more relieved.

Thinking of his body, and the craftsmanship accumulated over the decades, Dahu couldn't bear to give up like this, he wanted to pass these on, he first thought of his two sons, so, after he ate dinner, he expressed his thoughts to his two sons:

"I'm old, my body can't stand it, I want to pass on the skills I have accumulated for decades to you in my lifetime, and also count them as my 'old guys' to find a new owner."

"Dad, I can tell you first, I definitely won't learn, say good, you call the craft, say not good, you are a sinful errand, I don't want to deal with dumb wood for the rest of my life, if my brother is willing to learn from you, you will pass it on to my brother!" The eldest son, Zhenying, expressed his attitude.

"You don't want to deal with wood for the rest of your life, I don't want to do it anymore, it's still the same sentence, what age is it now, who still relies on stupid hard work to eat!" The youngest son, Zhenxiong, expressed his attitude more simply.

"According to your brothers, you just don't want to learn this craft?" Dahu asked.

"I don't study anyway." The eldest son, Zhenying, had a disdainful attitude.

"Chen Hsong, don't learn from your brother, still listen to your father, learn the carpenter's craft, and you will definitely be able to use it in the future." Mother Lan Zhen persuaded.

"Don't persuade me! I have the same attitude as my brother, I definitely don't learn. Chen Hsong was still resolute.

"You keep saying that you look down on the carpenter's craft, but you all rely on this craft to live to this day, you are also older, you should understand the truth, I don't want to be more serious with you, learn or not, that is your freedom, but, as a father, I still have to persuade you, the road is step by step, it is impossible to drop pie in the sky, always such a high master and low consumption, your life, sooner or later will be ruined in your own hands." Big Tiger said.

"Zhenxiong, let me tell you, anyone who dislikes a carpenter can be forgiven, but you can't, you know? When you were four years old, you had acute encephalitis, in order to treat you, your father borrowed money from the village, mortgaged our house, in the two years of repayment, your father was carrying a toolbox, door-to-door work, tired and almost vomited blood, only to pay off the arrears of the production team, you just said, carpenter is stupid hard work, you said, how much hurt Dad's heart, no stupid hard work, can you have your today? Lan Zhen turned over the old things.

"If you want me to say, you shouldn't have saved me in the first place, but now it's good, living like a third grandson." Chen Hsong is mixed up at home.

"That's enough, get out of here!" Dahu didn't want to listen to his son anymore.

Even after hearing the remarks of the two sons, Dahu still couldn't believe his ears, only a few years of work, the two sons became so unreasonable, he was also reflecting, 'the son does not teach the father's fault', the words and deeds of the two sons have a direct relationship with their own inaction, in recent years, he was dizzy by the movement, neglected the discipline of his son, and the two sons accepted too much of the rebels' 'mixed up', and became irresponsible, not grateful, and even a little unkind.

When he realized the seriousness of the problem, the worldview of the two sons was basically formed, and it was difficult for them to make changes, 'children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren', he could only comfort himself like this, and he no longer mentioned it to his two sons, he was waiting, and he believed that time would give him a chance.

One day two months later, Jin Changyuan's son Shanzi came to Dahu's house, and before he could sit down, he said to his uncle:

"Uncle, I came today to be entrusted by my mother-in-law, you also know, since the death of my father-in-law, my mother-in-law's body, day by day, I went to see her, she said, if you have time, I want you to go to her house, say that I have something to tell you."

"Have something to tell me? Shanzi, you tell the uncle the truth, is there something wrong with her body? Dahu asked.

"Yes, the doctor said, that's just a few days ago." Shanzi said.

"Then let's talk to your aunt, and we'll leave at once." The big tiger said and walked out of the house.

When Lan Zhen heard that Meizi was dying and had something to say to Dahu, Lan Zhen told Dahu, don't delay, hurry up, Dahu asked Lan Zhen if she wanted to go together, Lan Zhen said that Meizi must have something to please, she won't go, when she went out, Lan Zhen also told Dahu, no matter what kind of request Meizi makes, as long as we can do it, we must promise her, Meizi is also a hard-working person, don't let her go with regrets.

Shanzi and Dahu rushed to Meizi's house, Meizi was lying on the kang, the person was thin and out of shape, Meizi beckoned Dahu to sit beside her, she used her only strength, and said to Dahu:

"Big Tiger, this time I'm really leaving, when I'm leaving, I have something I want to ask you, I hope you can agree."

"Say anything." Big Tiger said.

"Your craftsmanship is well-known in our four miles and eight towns, my Shanzi, nominally my son-in-law, but, this child is sensible and filial, so many years, he treats me like a son, especially after the child's father left, he moved over and took care of me with Jiali, I have nothing to repay the child, that day the child mentioned to me, he wanted to learn carpenter ideas from you, at that time I said to him, this matter, or let it go first, your uncle has two sons, according to the old reason, you have to learn from your son first, later, If your uncle still has the energy, let's talk to him about it again. ”

Seeing this, Shanzi hurriedly brought water to her, and wiped the sweat off her face with a towel, and eased her strength a little, Meizi continued:

"Last night, I dreamed in a daze that his father came back, he said to me, he misses me very much, he is very lonely over there, I also smiled and said to him, just these two days, I will go to him, but, after saying this, I regret it, I was thinking, before I left, how can I fulfill Shanzi's wish, otherwise I will not go steadily, so, I will let Shanzi find you, big tiger, can you agree to my request?"

"Meizi, isn't it just a matter of accepting Shanzi as an apprentice? I'll promise you now, I agree, but you promise me, don't keep walking, and in a while, Shanzi and I will go to you to get a doctor. Dahu said.

"Big Tiger, I'm sorry for you, right?" Meizi said.

"No, I like Shanzi, this kid has been sensible and kind since he was a child, if I can have Shanzi as an apprentice, I will have no regrets when I leave." Big Tiger said.

"Look at you, you persuaded me just now, don't keep talking about walking, what's the matter, you started talking about it too?" Meizi said.

Just when Dahu got up to ask Meizi for a doctor, Meizi grabbed him, and she said to Dahu:

"No need, my body, I know best, it's almost exhausted, even the gods can't save it, but you can promise me to accept Shanzi as an apprentice, I'm very happy, I will tell him when I see his father." Big Tiger, the two of us have been separated for decades, but I didn't expect to see you again when I was coming, I have no regrets, no more. ”

After Meizi said this, she closed her eyes, and the big tiger shouted Meizi's name, but there was no response, and Shanzi called Jiali over, and they called out to their mother, but there was no response either, and the big tiger told the children that Meizi was gone.

Dahu told Shanzi that Meizi has lived a very hard life, and he wants to prepare a good coffin for Meizi, so that Meizi can enjoy happiness in disguise after death, although she can't feel this blessing, but it is always a comfort to the living, Shanzi asked him, what if he meets Han ****, Dahu said, Han **** is too late to hide Meizi now, in order to keep his title of 'hero', he will not come there.

As Dahu expected, after Han **** learned the news of Meizi's death, he didn't plan to come to see his aunt for the last time, so it was okay to create conditions for Dahu to make a coffin for Meizi.

Dahu dragged his sick body, Shanzi took a hand, he spent a day and a half, the coffin was done, due to the tailor's background, Meizi's funeral was not held, she was loaded into the coffin, taking advantage of the lack of people in the morning, Shanzi and his buddies, carried to the tailor's graveyard, buried, Dahu followed all the way.

Dahu added a spade of new soil to the cemetery that had been buried, and he said to Meizi in his heart, go all the way.

The big tiger who returned home told Lan Zhen about the plum in the ground, Lan Zhen understood the mood of the big tiger, in the heart of the big tiger, the plum has become his family, relatives, Lan Zhen asked the big tiger, what is the matter of the plum asking him, the big tiger said, accept Shanzi as an apprentice, Lan Zhen said, this is a good thing, anyway, his two sons, I don't want to learn, but the big tiger said to Lan Zhen, I promised the plum, I must do it, but there is a big problem at the moment, Han **** can't watch me accept apprentices and sit idly by, He will inevitably come to stop me, maybe put a capitalist hat on me again, in that case, Shanzi's apprentice will not be able to harvest it, and Meizi's last wish will not be fulfilled.

Lan Zhen asked Dahu, what are the tricks, you can avoid Han ****'s block, Dahu said, there is a trick, that is, we have to rely on the cooperation of our whole family, Dahu told Lan Zhen, in the name of helping himself make a coffin, let Shanzi live at home, if Han **** finds out, he will be sure that Shanzi is helping himself to make a coffin, when Han **** did not find out, he taught Shanzi skills, he told Lan Zhen to tell his two sons, don't tell Han **** this secret.

Lan Zhen told Dahu's words to her two sons, and the two sons said that as long as they were not allowed to learn, they would keep the secret.

The next day, Shanzi moved to Dahu's house to live, Dahu asked Shanzi to move the wood that had been stored at home for a long time to the yard, just like when the master took him, starting from the sawing, Shanzi spared no effort, only had lunch time to rest, and almost all day was sawing and breaking boards, Dahu's two sons did not understand Shanzi's approach, Zhenying walked up to Shanzi and said:

"Did my father pour you ecstasy, now we young people, who is willing to sell stupid strength like you."

"I like carpenters in my heart and I'm willing to learn." Shanzi said.

"You've pulled the saws for a day, and I'm tired for you." Zhenying said.

"As long as I can learn the craft, I'm not tired." Shanzi said.

If someone else asked, Shanzi would have given him a few words a long time ago, after all, he was his own brother, so he couldn't say it.

In the following days, although Dahu could not do it himself because of physical reasons, he did not leave Shanzi's side to instruct, Shanzi learned quickly, remembered well, and quickly mastered the process of drawing patterns, pulling wires, chiseling tenons, planboards, etc., and made the work, which was very satisfactory.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall, Shanzi's learning of craftsmanship still reached the ears of Han ****, he came to Dahu's house as the director of the Commune Revolutionary Committee, and as soon as he entered the door, Han **** pointed to the board in the yard and said:

"You are taking my words as a deaf ear, I have warned you more than once, doing private work, that is, taking capitalism, not only do you not listen, but also openly take the mountains together, to tell you the truth, I have already received a report, we are here today, we are going to cut off your capitalist tail, your planks and tools, all will be confiscated, can no longer give you a chance to breathe."

After Han **** finished speaking, the two militiamen who followed him were about to snatch the tools, and when the big tiger saw this, he said loudly:

"Director Han, don't grab it yet, when I finish speaking, it's not too late for you to do it."

"I'd like to hear it, everyone has been stolen, what else do you have to say." Han **** said.

"That's the case, in the past few years, my body is not as good as before, every day is maintained by drinking medicine, to put it mildly, maybe one day, I will kick my legs, I have been a carpenter all my life, how can I make a coffin for myself, my two sons, can't spare time to help me, I have to turn to my nephew, I have made a lot of coffins for others in my life, but I have not done it for myself, now, while I still have a little spirit, I will prepare a pair for myself in advance, so as not to close my eyes, my sons will be blind, Director Han, you say, I'm not going to do it! "The big tiger will repeat the plan he has compiled to Han ****.

"Can you really think about it? Preparing a coffin for yourself is really a new thing in Shayu Village! Han ****'s words were sarcastic.

"Director Han, this matter is not new at all, birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can escape? It's just a matter of time or time, what do you say? Dahu used soft and hard words to hit back at Han ****.

"How can I listen to you, something is wrong."

After Han **** finished speaking, he asked Dahu's eldest son Zhenying, what is the real purpose of his father's this? Zhenying said that his father couldn't look down on the coffin made by others, so he had to make it himself to rest assured, he asked Zhenxiong again, and the answer was similar to his brother's, so he put a snack.

"I'll put this aside from this, if I find out that what I do is not to make coffins, but to make money-making furniture, we won't talk here, what the consequences are, you should be clear." Han **** didn't grasp the handle, so he had to put down the cruel words.

When Han **** left Dahu's house, he also warned Li Youliang to always pay attention to Dahu's movements, and once there is a situation, report it immediately, and this turmoil has been temporarily resolved.

Dahu's two sons after graduation, returned to Shayu Village to farm, Shanzi has also been an apprentice, at this time, the proletarian **********, is not as in full swing as in previous years, all walks of life, gradually returned to the normal track, at this time, the commune where Dahu is located, to open a woodworking factory, need a large number of carpentry technical personnel, especially the need for veteran craftsmen to join, into the processing plant of technical personnel, will enjoy the treatment of social enterprises, monthly wages, This superior condition, attracting a large number of skilled people, have signed up for the job, the factory leaders learned that the big tiger is a well-known carpenter in this area, he decided to invite the big tiger out of the mountain, for the factory to train talents.

The factory leaders came to Dahu's house and sent an invitation to Dahu:

"Brother, let me introduce myself first, my name is Wang Liping, is the director of the commune wood processing factory, today I took the liberty to visit your home, I hope you can give me this thin noodles, I have long heard that you are a well-known good craftsman in this area, today, I am here to invite you, to our factory as a technical consultant, for young people to provide technical guidance, I don't know what you think?"

"You're too polite, you can come, I'm not happy to come, to tell the truth, I'm very willing to go, but you also see that my current body, it's hard to walk, go to you, I can't help you much, and I can't bear to cause you trouble." The big tiger spoke his heart.

"You don't have to worry about it, if you need to, I'll arrange for a driver to pick you up." The director of the factory made his attitude clear.

"Director Wang, I can see that you really want me to go, then I won't be out of sight, can I dare to make a request to you?" Big Tiger asked.

"If you have any requirements, if you can agree, I will definitely agree." said the factory director.

"I have a nephew, named Shanzi, has been secretly learning art with me, the little things I mastered, Shanzi have learned, so to tell you, Shanzi's craftsmanship, is no longer under me, this child, work hard, kind, I appreciate him from the bottom of my heart, if you have no opinion, I want to recommend him to work for you, to ensure that you are a rare technical backbone in your factory." Dahu voiced his demands.

"The apprentice you recommend, you can't go wrong, if it's convenient, I want to meet him." said the factory director.

"Convenient, convenient, Lan Zhen, go and call Shanzi over." Big Tiger said.

In order to dispel the concerns of the factory director, Dahu proposed to take the factory director to see Shanzi's work, and then make a decision, they came to the utility room where the coffin was stored, Shanzi opened the tarpaulin, revealing the wardrobe, chest of drawers, dressers, corner cabinets and coffee tables and other furniture made by Shanzi, these furniture, are tenon work, the cabinet is carved with wood flowers, the style is novel, the workmanship is delicate, elegant and simple, the factory director was stunned, This kind of high-level wood work, these years is rarely seen, even if there is, it is nails, glued, unbeautiful, not durable furniture, the director immediately made a decision, hired Shanzi.

Before leaving, the factory director took Dahu's hand and said:

"Brother, you accept Shanzi's apprentice, you must have made a bloody investment, otherwise, I can't see it, make such a good furniture, now, don't say young people, even people of my age, it is rare to see such a beautiful life, worthy of being a famous teacher and a high apprentice, but, I have a request for my brother, you can't be idle, if we encounter technical problems, you have to go to the mountain, help my brother."

"Then you don't need to say, what's the matter, you let Shanzi bring me a message, Shanzi entered your factory, and please be strict with him, young people must withstand beatings in order to become talented, I handed him over to you, Shanzi, quickly, thank you factory director!" Big Tiger said.

"Thank you, Director! I will remember my uncle's words, work hard in the factory, and ensure that you are satisfied. Shanzi immediately expressed his position.

The factory director came this time, the harvest was not small, he told Dahu that Shanzi's entry procedures can be done tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, Shanzi can go to the factory to report.

Sent away the factory director, Shanzi wanted to say some words of thanks to the uncle, and was immediately stopped by the big tiger, the big tiger understood Shanzi's character, he didn't want to be embarrassed for the child, he told Shanzi, don't stop, but also continue to study technology, do good results, always remember, 'there is a sky outside the sky, there are mountains outside the mountain, there are people outside the people'.

Shanzi was recruited by the woodworking factory, and the two sons of Dahu knew about it, and they completely forgot that at the beginning, their father and mother begged them to learn carpenter, and they ruthlessly refused, and the eldest son Zhenying angrily accused his father:

"I ask you, is Shanzi your son, or our brothers are your sons, you know that our brothers are in the production team, either opening the mountain or smashing stones, tired all day and night like the third grandson, and can't earn a few jobs, but you give Shanzi the beauty difference of the salary in the woodware factory, you don't distinguish between inside and outside."

"My brother is right, you are towards Shanzi, and you are your own son in your eyes, since this is the case, in the future, you will let Shanzi provide for your old age, if you are sick or sick, you want to ask our brothers for help." The words of the youngest son, Zhenxiong, hurt his father's heart even more.

"Shut up for me, who said that you don't want to learn carpentry at the beginning? Now that I look at other people's mountains and have been recruited to the factory, my heart is unbalanced? Started complaining again? Tell you, it's too late, I reminded you, if you continue to consume like this, you will destroy yourself. The big tiger trembled with anger.

"Your dad is right, when you were asked to learn, the two of you pushed back and resolutely didn't learn, now it's red-eyed, it's late, people Shanzi, it's better than the two of you to endure hardships, if you want me to say, it's better to complain less, work in the production team first, maybe there will be opportunities in the future." Lan Zhen said to help the big tiger.

When the two sons saw their parents, none of them spoke for them, dropped the dishes and chopsticks, and left.

Dahu was so angry with his two sons that he couldn't eat a mouthful of food, he coughed violently, and it became more and more powerful for a while, Lan Zhen hurriedly patted Dahu's back, Dahu took a mouthful of blood and spit on the ground, Lan Zhen saw this, got up and wanted to call his son, but was stopped by Dahu, Dahu shook his head at Lan Zhen in despair, and signaled her not to call those two bastards, let him live a few more days, Lan Zhen shed tears while waiting for Dahu to lie down.

Lan Zhen couldn't understand that among her six children, her four daughters never let her worry about it, and the work at home was also done by her daughter, and she had delicious food, but she ate it tightly to her son, and it was never her daughter's turn, if there were only two pieces of sugar at home, and one for each of the two sons, even the youngest six girls would not have a share to eat, so she loved her son, but she hurt two ignorant bastards, and she really responded to the sentence, 'The fruit of the migraine is not colorful'.

To put it bluntly, the two sons have reached the point where they are now, Dahu and Lan Zhen have an unshirkable responsibility, patriarchy is one of the factors, in the son's subconscious, what I get is what I should share, if I can't get it, it is that the parents are unfair, and when they encounter difficulties, they complain about their parents, and now they understand, it's too late, they have no ability to make up for it, the big tiger who has always been strong, is already weak, if you put it again, I'm afraid you can't even save your life.

Lan Zhen hid from Dahu and called her three daughters home, and after seeing her daughters, Dahu was emotional, he took Zhenhua's hand and said:

"You are our old Jin family, and you are also the only college student in Shayu Village, Dad has always been proud of you, your two younger brothers, let Dad spoil it, in the future, I still need you to help educate them, I can't do anything."

"Dad, you can recuperate with peace of mind, and you can leave the affairs of the two of them to me." Zhenhua said.