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Zhang Meiquan (Remake)
this photo was taken by journalist Zhang Gang
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Zhang Meiquan, woman, born in the 1th day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar 1921, Shandong Liaocheng came to Francisco on 1930. He lived in Lin Xiang street in Central District and moved to an old apartment after demolition. Through the battle of Ji'nan, her husband died early and had two sons. Now there are 4 grandchildren and 5 Ceng Sunbei.
I am a lucky man and a lucky man. To mention the vicissitudes of life, Zhang Meiquan, a 95 year old man, has no regrets. The early death of her parents and her husband's early death made her hard to wander alone in the sea of fate. But there are always warm hands to give her strength when storms come. And these forces also enable her to smile and look forward to every tomorrow after 95 years of ups and downs.
happy and optimistic. Love to talk to the old sister and go to the supermarket to go to the supermarket
the day when I see the old man Zhang Meiquan, it's a sunny day. At that time, she was sitting in the corridor of the apartment for the elderly, chatting with the old sisters in the sun. Though the hair is grey, the old man is still strong and can sew clothes himself.
when the reporter explained the message, the old man welcomed the reporter into the house, and said to the reporter, "you have to speak to the administrator of our apartment. I can't take an interview." Seeing the old man's earnest efforts, the reporter was also happy, and quickly found the administrator to explain the situation.
the old man said that she had been living in Lin Xiang Street demolition, she did not want the house, with compensation to live in the old apartment now. Children are old, they all have their own life, living in whose home I am not comfortable, in the elderly apartment, there is a group of older sisters can chat together. Now I am still in good health. There is a shuttle bus at the front of my apartment. Sometimes I go to the supermarket by car. When Zhang Meiquan said this, his face was full of smiles.
Zhang Meiquan old man lives alone in a ten square meter room. The room was not big, but it was clean. The bowls and chopsticks on the bottom of the TV cabinet are stacked neatly, with a basket beside the cabinet, which contains fruits that the elderly love to eat. The old man said, the children often came to see her, and also equipped her with a cell phone, and often called her.
a wall hung on the wall of the room. The old man said proudly that it was written by her great granddaughter when she congratulate her on her birthday. Next to the longevity word, a frame is hung. There are several old photos in the photo frame, and the photo taken by the elderly and their relatives in the past ten or twenty years. There are many people in the photo, and the elderly are identified by reporters. In the old man's complaint, the reporter also outlined an image in his mind. She has experienced those years of artillery, although not dead, but also rugged her one alone and strong pull two sons, though hardships, and now also children and grandchildren. She is optimistic, positive, tolerant, kind and grateful to the world.
[early rain and wind] when my parents died early in the war, they lost contact with their brother.
in 1921, Zhang Meiquan was born in a small village in Liaocheng. In childhood, the memory of the old man is not much, only remember that the mother died soon after his brother was born. His father went to work in Ji'nan and took her brother away, and she lived with her grandmother. At the age of 9, Zhang Meiquan came to Ji'nan alone to reunite with his father. After 3 years, his father passed away.
my father had married his stepmother at that time. Zhang Meiquan recalls the old man. The old man said she had read the book, and it was thanks to her brother. My brother was very introverted, especially shy, and was at school age. He had only sent boys to school, but his brother had to pull me together, and if I didn't go, he wouldn't go to school. Zhang Meiquan said. In this way, under the strong demand of his younger brother, Zhang Meiquan also went to school.
after his father died, Zhang Meiquan did not continue to go to school, but helped his stepmother at home. In 1939, Zhang Meiquan's 16 year old brother joined the army to realize a man's dream of defending his homeland. Zhang Meiquan did not understand this. She only knew that her brother had been the Eight Route Army and wanted to go with the army. In the days of endless fire, this meant she was separated from her only relative.
sure, this is a decade. When his brother joined the army, he lost contact with his family as he moved around. Zhang Meiquan did not know where his most worried brother was, whether he was short of clothes and food, whether he was hungry or cold, or even whether he was born or dead.
the Ji'nan city in the war of resistance against Japan is not so calm. Zhang Meiquan remembered that once they were hiding in a small attic in order to avoid gunfire. "Outside is the sound of guns and guns. We hide inside, and do not dare to look outside. Until we are calm, we dare to come out." In the old man's narration, he can still appreciate that amazing age.
wartime terror passed over to death. The bullet hit
after marriage, Zhang Meiquan worked hard to be a good wife and good mother. "At that time, when a big family lived together, both the father-in-law and the mother-in-law lived together. The old family rules were so strict that wives could not eat at table." Zhang Meiquan said, "however, my father-in-law is very kind to me." Zhang Meiquan recalled that she had never seen her husband before marriage. "At that time, parents were in charge, and there was no free love, but my husband was very nice to me." Zhang Meiquan said, "he was teaching in a school, he was very knowledgeable, and I listened to him in big and small matters."
but the sweetness of marriage did not last long. One day, the husband suddenly felt that his leg was discomforting, and then he became more and more serious. "Later, a doctor said," what is it called "bone tuberculosis"? If you want to treat it, you must amputate it. Zhang Meiquan said. Perhaps the old ideas are hard to change, and Zhang Meiquan's husband firmly opposes amputation.
during her husband's illness, he caught up with the battle of Ji'nan, where the rue of Lin Xiang could be attacked by gunfire, and Zhang Meiquan took her husband and child to a small village near Huashan. On the first night, Zhang Meiquan passed away with death. "At that time, when I was boiling water in the yard, after the water was boiled, I went to the hospital to carry water, and a bullet hit me at the foot." Zhang Meiquan said.
later found that the grain and clothes were not enough, and Zhang Meiquan went home again at night. "Many corpses were seen along the way, and the aeroplanes in the sky flew very low and buzzed loudly. Roadside PLA good camouflage at the wall lined up, they saw me walking in the street, always call me down, but I did not know the bullet badly, also directed the people laugh, think now is really very afraid." Zhang Meiquan said, "it is a miracle that I can bring food and clothing safely to the small village of refuge."
[grief and joy] the husband's serious illness has gone to his brother after the war and the victory of the battle of the Ji'nan. But Zhang Meiquan's husband did not hold up. He was 30 years old. That year, Zhang Meiquan's oldest son was 8 years old and his youngest son was 3 years old. Zhang Meiquan can only rely on washing clothes for others and doing odd jobs to make a living.
it is gratifying to note that Zhang Meiquan had received a letter from his long lost brother before his wife passed away. "The younger brother is still alive!" although there was no chance to meet at that time, such a great news made Zhang Meiquan feel somewhat comforted when he experienced the pain of losing his husband. "
" at that time the house number had changed, and I remember that letter was sent over, returned and sent to me for several times. " Zhang Meiquan said, "actually, my brother doesn't know the situation at home, and he is not sure whether we are still alive. Fortunately, the brothers and sisters finally reunited after more than a decade of separation. Zhang Meiquan could not remember what was the scene when he met. His brother returned home, paid one of his children to Zhang Meiquan, and soon went to the rest of the army. After
, Zhang Meiquan was assigned to be a woman worker in a clothing factory, and later transferred to a tarpaulin factory.
the days later became easier. My brother went to the Chengdu military region and settled in Chengdu. Although the younger brothers and sisters did not see each other often, they kept in touch with each other, and their children came to see her every year. The sons grew older, married daughters in law, and had children. At the age of 50, Zhang Meiquan retired, first helping his eldest son to see the children, and helping his little son to take care of the children.
"I have never thought of getting married again, and I've been busy for so many years." Zhang Meiquan said cheerfully, "we really want to thank the state and the party for rescuing us from the war, so that we can have a good day today." The old man has been repeating this sentence, for her, this is her belief.