"Beautiful Articles" Four Years' Commemoration, Missing My Father

In April, when the grass flies and the orioles grow, the fallen flowers and flowing water are all fragrant. Time flies so fast, and inadvertently, it has been the fourth year since my father left.

For the past four years, I have missed my father all the time. Every time I return home, his voice and smile will appear in front of my eyes, and I feel that my father is still by my side.

This spring two years ago, I returned to Liuwang from Langya. The reason for returning to my hometown was simple: to accompany my mother.

In the eyes of many people, I am said to be filial. In fact, I am "paying off debt".

Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends. After joining the army for sixteen years, I have no regrets about serving the country in my youth. I am grateful to my parents for their upbringing and support. I say goodbye to the military and return to my hometown. My parents are already old. I wanted to spend time with them, but God is not sentimental.

My father passed away after a year of suffering. My mother suddenly became much older, and she used work to relieve the pain of missing her father.

The work of seedlings may seem easy, but in fact it is a very hard job for a woman in her sixties.

In the past few years, in my hometown, with the arrival of blueberry, cherry, Chinese herbal medicine, Atlantic potatoes, flower seedlings and other companies, it has become a trend for farmers to work at home.

My mother goes out early and comes back late every day to work in the park. With her are several villagers in the village, some of whom are in their fifties and more than sixty years old. This is the situation in rural areas now. Young people have moved into the city, and old villagers are waiting for the "old" villages. There are fewer and fewer people farming. On the contrary, those in their 60s and 70s who go to cities to work have become the main force.

My father is a hard-working man. If he were alive today, he would not take any time off. In the minds of my father's generation, they were born to work, and they couldn't take any time off. Now, whenever I see the busy figures of people of my father's age in the village, I miss my father.

Being born in the countryside, growing up in the countryside, and ending up in the countryside is the common fate of most people of my father's generation, and they never complained. The development of the times has given our parents new hope. They all hope that our generation will live a good life and will not continue to farm like they did for a lifetime.

"We have no martial arts skills, so we arrange to dig the ground at home." This is what my father often said. Facts have proved that my father has been dealing with the loess all his life. There are many farmers to keep company with.

Times are progressing and rural areas are developing. The grand blueprint for rural revitalization is being drawn, and the hometown of Liuwang, as a directly managed area, is also quietly undergoing changes. Land transfer has now become the expectation of many villagers. However, it is inevitable that there are a few so-called "boss" who are disgusting and distressing, which makes farmers stay away.

People get old, the land becomes barren, and the ruins in the corners leave the mark of history, but they cannot stop the reincarnation of leaving their homeland.

Living is the greatest happiness.

Companionship is the best gift.

I took off my military uniform and spent a complete Spring Festival for the first time. I found a new job with the joy of the New Year. When everything was ready to move forward, it was in this early spring season that my father found out that A very serious disease.

I feel like the sky is falling. I don’t dare to tell my father or my mother about this disease. I believe many people who have had this experience feel the same way.

Seek medical attention and be hospitalized. Liuwang, Jiaonan, Langya, three points and one line are often rushed, no matter how tired it is, it is worth it. It can reduce his father's pain and extend his life as much as possible.

Late stage. In fact, what everyone fears most is hearing this word. Fortunately, my father did not know about his illness until his last breath, because he had the right to know.

One year seems to be a long time, but it is actually very short.

Looking back on the year I spent with my father, it is really a pity that I cannot stop the strings of the clock. I do not have the ability to let my father extend more time.

I am very lucky. God gave me time to accompany my father, even though it was only a short year.

Of course hospital treatment is important, but I would like to take my father out for more walks if his health permits, so as not to leave any regrets. Let your mood be free and be happy together, Dongying on the bank of the Yellow River, Shanghai on the bank of the Yangtze River, Jiangyin at the end of the river, Huaxi Village, the first village in China... The most important thing is to let the father go to the place where his son once served as a soldier. He turned and looked around.

My father has been gone for four years, and it always feels like it was just yesterday. My father is not good at talking, but he likes to drink tea and smoke. He works hard like an old cow, cultivating the six acres of land all his life. Now, my father is no longer here, but the hills, rivers, and mountains are still the same. The years have aged the faces of generations, but the yellow land under my feet has not changed. There is a long way to go to draw a blueprint for rural revitalization.

It is the ardent expectation of most parents that their children will have better development when they move from rural areas to cities. Time goes on, the countryside gradually changes, the houses are empty, the land is idle, the parents are old, and the children are not around...

During holidays, birthdays of the elderly, and weekend holidays, I often go home to see. Having tea, eating, or even smoking a cigarette, ten minutes together can make parents happy for several days.

Missing my father, I should cherish the present moment and accompany my mother in her old age. Health and happiness are the source of happiness. I sincerely wish all parents in the world to be healthy and happy every day. Don't be too tired and let "making money" drag down your body's capital; as children, don't be too busy and let "very busy" take up your precious time. Be more Companion allows the elderly to have a happy old age.

Hou June

About the author: Liu Yanfa, whose pen name is Hou June, is a member of the Communist Party of China and a native of Liuwang Town, West Coast New District, Qingdao. He is a member of the Red Cross Society of Qingdao West Coast New Area, a project promoter of Qingdao West Coast New Area Passionate Public Welfare Service Center, a member of the Party Committee of the Voluntary Blood Donation Service Team, and has performed charity work for six months since its establishment. He has been a soldier for 16 years and enjoys writing, photography, playing football, traveling, etc. He has published nearly 1 million words of poems, essays, novels and other works on well-known literary networks. He is a member of the Qingdao Writers Association, the Qingdao West Coast New Area Writers Association, the Qingdao West Coast New Area Internet Writers Association, and the Anhui Internet Writers Association. His novels "Mocheng'an" and "Qindao Love Story" were published and signed by "The Wind Rises Chinese Network" ", works published in "China Prose Network", "Fengqi Chinese Network", "Literary Enterprise Network", "Prose Network", "Jiaonan Information Port" and "Qingdao West Coast News", "Zongchu Art Media", "I Love the West Coast", "Home is" Huangdao" and other media have been warmly welcomed by readers.