Chapter 5 Family History
When it comes to the fourth uncle, it really has to start with my unmasked and ill-fated grandfather. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoMy family's ancestors have lived in a small village near Daxing Anling for generations, and they have been hunters who have been hunting and selling furs in the mountains all year round.
In my grandfather's generation, there was first the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and then the Japanese invasion of China, straight into the Northeast, a dozen is a thirteen-year war, where is there anyone to collect any fur, this day is naturally more and more bitter day by day.
Coincidentally, my grandfather had another serious illness, which was a year, and the already hard days were even worse, and the family had reached a situation where they could hardly open the pot.
barely survived another year, and finally caught up with the founding of New China. Grandpa put his heart on the side, and his grandmother, who had just conceived his father, led the six-year-old uncle and the three-year-old second uncle to leave his hometown and prepare to go to his relatives in the capital.
But this providence is often so tricky, sometimes although it will not kill you all, but always keep tossing you, the three-year-old second uncle was accidentally lost in this trekking and wading away.
Heartbroken, the grandfather and grandmother finally searched to no avail, so they had to take their uncle to the capital to start a new life.
didn't come to fruition, but the good times didn't last long, and grandpa was inexplicably labeled as an enemy. At that time, New China had just been founded, and there were many hostile forces lurking, which could be described as full of crises and the situation was quite chaotic. As long as he is buttoned up to the big hat of this enemy, whether it is true or not, this life is over. In dealing with class enemies, there is no suspicion, and it is absolutely better to kill the wrong than let go. After much discussion with grandma, the grandfather fostered the uncle to relatives and fled to Luda, which is now Dalian.
At that time, due to the outbreak of the Korean War, China had to open the Zhongchang Railway and asked the Soviet troops to continue to stay at the Arthur base. Although Dalian was openly owned by China, it was secretly the Soviet army's decision, and it was not until the end of the Korean War that the Soviet Union officially withdrew its troops and returned it to China.
Uncle described to me the night his grandparents left, and he still remembers it clearly. Grandpa kept smoking, one after the other. And grandma kept crying, kept stroking his head, and kept babbling: "Child, we're sorry for youγγγγγγγ β
Although he was young at that time, he felt faintly uneasy in his heart, and sure enough, he never saw each other againγγγγγγ
When I arrived in Dalian, my grandparents changed their names and changed their gender, thinking that with the birth of their father and fourth uncle, they would really live a peaceful life, and then find a chance to bring their uncle back, which can be regarded as a family reunion.
But the trick of fate is unguardable, and out of nowhere, I heard the news about my missing second uncle. In desperation, my grandfather had to entrust my father and fourth uncle to my friend in Dalian, who is now my grandfather, and embarked on a journey with my grandmother to find his son, and there has been no news since thenγγγγγγ
Of course, these things were told to me by my uncle later, after all, let alone me, even my old man and fourth uncle don't have any impression of that unreliable father.
Speaking of my uncle, he is definitely an amazing character. When I stayed in the capital to follow my relatives, I didn't know why I left my relatives' house when I was a teenager, and I wandered alone in the huge capital.
I heard my father say that when the uncle found him, he was already in the capital, and he was already a celebrity next to a certain handsome man at a young age. It's a pity that later, because of the Red Movement, the handsome man fell down, and the uncle became very low-key.
In the early days of the Red Movement, the People's Daily published an article "Sweeping All Cows, Ghosts, Snakes and Gods" directly implanted the idea of "breaking the four olds" into the hearts of the people. Under the leadership of the Red Guards, various localities stormed monasteries and historic sites, smashed statues of gods and Buddhas, stone tablets of archways, and confiscated and burned books and famous calligraphy and paintings.
All of a sudden, a frenzy of grave digging was set off, which can be said to be destroyed whenever the ancient tomb is seen. Some young people even use entering the ancient tomb and smashing the artifact as a manifestation of their own value to defeat the cow, ghost, snake and god. Countless village seedlings, ancient tombs, and priceless antique calligraphy and paintings were all smashed and destroyed. This kind of wanton destruction has undoubtedly brought a huge catastrophe to the ancient country and the thousand-year-old history and culture of China.
Uncle was also bold at that time, and went the opposite way, secretly hoarding antiques, calligraphy and paintings. As a result, the Red Movement lasted for ten years, and the uncle also held back for ten years.
After the end of the Red Movement, the uncle directly set up a small shop in the glaze factory, and with years of accumulation, he really started an antique business.
Time flies, time flies, China ushered in the reform and opening up, and the antique industry has sprung up. Uncle's business is getting bigger and bigger, and now the market is all over the Northeast, and my "three non-fasting" is naturally one of them.
My old man is the third, and he is really a benchmark model for that generation of honest people. I have been up and down the mountains and the countryside, and I have responded to the call of all organizations, and I love Mao Xuan and Xi Deng, and the only regret in this life is that I have not served the people and been a soldier of the people. After going to the countryside and rebelling against the city, he became a people's teacher and continued to burn his enthusiasm for serving the people.
As for the fourth uncle, it is even more legendary. In today's words, he has been a bear child since he was a child, stealing buds, going to the beams of the house, burning the dealer's house, and beating wild wolves.
Dad is an honest man, and he has been bullied since he was a child, but as long as he is bullied, the fourth uncle will definitely go to get it back, and over time, no one dares to trouble Dad.
At that time, there were not many outlets for young people, and the best thing to say was to enlist in the army. After enlisting in the army and becoming a soldier of the people, not only has an unlimited future, but is also respected by others, and a set of military uniforms has almost become a lofty ideal for young people.
If they fail to enlist in the army, they should obey the arrangements of their superiors, cut into the queue and settle down, and contribute to narrowing the gap between the socialist urban peasants.
You're going to say you're not going anywhere, you're staying at home? I'm sorry, socialism doesn't feed idlers. Within a few days, the Red Guards will come to the door with a small red flag and tie you up to criticize the fight.
Dad often sighs that he can't live with the fourth uncle and delays the future of the fourth uncle. When he first went to the countryside, a few ruffians in the village looked at him as honest. Not only did he bully him to help with farm work, but he also had to hand over part of the food stamps every month to support the construction of socialist rural areas.
Dad knew the fourth uncle's temperament, and he was afraid that he would know that he was being bullied and making some trouble, so he didn't mention it to anyone.
But later, somehow this matter was known to the fourth uncle who was a soldier in the army at the time.
The result? The fourth uncle came to the village overnight and went to find the ruffians alone. That night, no one knew what happened, but since then, when all the ruffians in the village saw Daddy again, they respectfully shouted "Third Master".
Whenever Dad asked where the fourth uncle knew about this and what he did that night, the fourth uncle always replied with a mysterious smile: "Mountain people have their own tricks." β
However, this time the fourth uncle left the team without authorization, but he couldn't hold it back, as long as the fourth uncle accepted a soft confession and was locked up for a few more days, this matter was probably over. Unexpectedly, the fourth uncle not only did not bow his head and say half a typo, but left the army himself.
After the fourth uncle left the army, he went to the capital to join the uncle. In a flash, it was five or six years, my father turned against the city and became a teacher, and with me, the fourth uncle somehow returned to Dalian.
I guess it may be because of some conflict with the uncle, because since I can remember, as long as the fourth uncle and the uncle meet, they will definitely quarrel. Later, as long as the uncle came, the fourth uncle would deliberately avoid it, and of course, the uncle rarely came to Dalian.
I have a very deep relationship with my fourth uncle, and he has almost always accompanied me to grow up. When I was a child, I even had the illusion that his job was to play with me. Compared with his parents who go out to work every day, the fourth uncle basically only goes out once every two or three years, although he goes for two or three months, but every time he comes back, he always brings me some strange gadgets from all over the country.
With the growth of age and the accumulation of experience, I also vaguely guessed that the profession behind the fourth uncle no longer seems to be so simple, and it feels a bit of a Taoist meaning. But I have no intention of breaking it, after all, an old fritter like Uncle Si who wanders the rivers and lakes really doesn't need me to worry about anything.
Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that ancient jade. That piece of ancient jade was always carried by the fourth uncle on his chest, and when I was a child, I also asked him why he always carried such a piece of broken ancient jade with a clear pattern. And he kindly touched my head and told me meaningfully: "No matter how strong a person is, he will need a protection in the depths of his heart." β
I guess that's why he brought the jade, a talisman of his own......