Re: 110 year old birthday star in Chengdu
Zhong Zhong Chang worked for landlords, poor family. Foot binding was the fate of women in that era. As the third woman in the family, Zhong Shi Zhao, at the age of four or five, her parents wrapped up her feet with cloth and silk for years. Her feet finally turned into a small and sharp "three inch Golden Lotus".
at that time, the rich often invited his husband to his home, and taught his daughter to read some books on women's education such as "daughter Sutra". Zhong Changgong had no money.
when Zhong Shizhao was young, his father died of illness, and his mother married Zhong Shizhao's three brothers and sisters.
1912, followed by the Republic of China. But all of this seems to be no different for Zhong Shizhao. In 1920, Zhong Shi Zhao, 14, became a child bride in the same village. Zeng family is also a long-term worker. Her husband is Ceng Yikun. She is 8 years older than she. She is honest and diligent. However, no matter how the two people work hard in the field, there is almost no balance after paying the rent to the landlord every time. In
1926, Zhong Shi Zhao gave birth to her first child in a thatched cottage beside the landlord's house. The couple named him Ceng Lifu. In those days, poor people always wanted to change their children's fate through good names.
3 years later, two son Ceng Liyuan was born.
a family of four squeezed into a thatched cottage and leaked every rainy day. There are two bamboo beds in the house. They are the only furniture.
banditry
in 1830s, Sichuan often had bandits. After the autumn harvest of
1930, Mrs. Zhong Shizhao gave most of the grain to the landlord and left some fruit. In order to prevent bandits, the couple hide the grain under the eaves and cover them with firewood to hide the truth.
that night, bandits came. "At that time, more than 10 men and a bunch of bandits were carrying guns. They had knives. They were very aggressive." The bandits first went to the landlord's "action", but the landlord was ready and the door closed. Besides, landlords have guns, and bandits do not dare to act rashly. Since the owners could not get enough oil and water, the pedestrians had to turn their attention to the thatched cottage. At this point, Zhong Shizhao and his children were shivering in the corner of the room.
"bandits are also poor. They turn over and pick up and pick up the clothes and pants that are hanging out. Under the eaves, the grain was also turned over. " The couple watched the rations be snatched by the bandits.
, however, the tragedy has not come to an end. In a moment, Zhong Shizhao found the room burst into flames. When she looked out of the house, the thatched cottage was lit by bandits and the flames were expanding. "Come out! Fire! " Zhong Shizhao shouted as he lifted two young sons out of the room. She suspected that the bandits did not enter the landlord's house, and they had a grudge against them and wanted to burn the thatched cottage to bring disaster to the landlord's house.
the fire soon consumed the thatched cottage, and the landlord's house was, after all, a wall, and the fire did not spread further. Standing in front of the ruins outside the thatched cottage, Zhong Shizhao and his wife cried. On the second day, two people found grass and bamboo again and set up a house again.
with baby
later, Zhong Shizhao gave birth to 6 children. The third sons were born and ate 3 eggs. After third days of production, she struggled to get up and began to reap the millet in the yard.
in the memory of the two son Ceng Liyuan, mother never relaxed. When it was still dark, Zhong Shizhao got up and moved his feet to prepare meals for a family. The children's bowls are lined up in front of the stove. They are sorghum noodles and chaff, and some wild vegetables. She carefully spoon the food into the children's bowl with a spoon.
after her husband and several sons went to work in the fields, she took the young children up the mountain to pick up firewood, and picked up the excrement of the animals to come back and fertilize them. In the evening, when he got home, Zhong Shizhao spun cotton seeds one by one and spun it into a spindle yarn and woven it into a textile garment. Before New Year's day, she was very busy and busy making new clothes and shoes for every child.
in the impression of their children, mother's stitched up figure often has to work until 12 in the middle of the night.