On July 28, 1976, the Tangshan earthquake occurred. Although it was claimed to be 7.8 magnitude, Tangshan people knew in their hearts that it was more than 8 magnitude, and the entire Tangshan city was reduced to ruins. The surviving people fled from the ruins and took refuge in spacious and open areas.
Among the rubble of a certain community, a small car blocked the flow of people fleeing. It was a 130 small truck that was used to pull food. It was equipped with high iron guardrails. There was only room for one person to pass between the truck and the rubble. The young, impatient, and agile refugees climbed onto the truck from behind and jumped out from the front. Unexpectedly, the vehicle suddenly started to drive away. It turned out that after the driver of the car had a lucky escape, he was worried about his relatives dozens of miles away. He was so anxious that he didn't care much about it. He climbed into the car and drove to visit. The car was driving forward like crazy, and two people happened to be trapped in the car. They tried to climb up several times, but were thrown back into the car. Later I gave up and went wherever I wanted!
After driving wildly for dozens of kilometers, the car turned onto a tractor road. Although it was a dirt road, the speed did not slow down. After another two or three miles, a small river appeared ahead. The small bridge over the river had been destroyed by the earthquake, making it impossible for cars to cross. After stopping, the driver carefully looked at the width of the collapsed bridge, took a few steps backwards, jumped over the bridge, and rolled and climbed across the green gauze tent. The two people trapped in the car were able to get out at this time. They were two children of 14 or 15 years old, a boy and a girl. The surroundings were dark, and the two of them groped their way into the cab, waited for the driver to return, and slowly fell asleep. But where they slept peacefully, the aftershocks kept the two of them awake several times. When it was dawn, I saw that there were green gauze tents all around. I didn’t know where I was at this time, and I didn’t know what kind of place this was! I don’t even know what to do! The two of them were looking forward to meeting passers-by at this time!
It wasn't until the sun rose that I actually met someone! Downstream of the river, I saw a man approaching from a distance. He was shirtless and wearing large plaid pants. He held a willow branch in his mouth with several fish on it. He was wading across the river to catch fish. When they got closer, they saw that this was a child of similar age to themselves, digging up loaches at a water inlet not far away. It turned out that this child was sent by his parents to a relative's house to check on his relative's safety. After receiving the news that no one was injured or killed, he actually played and caught fish on the way back. It was truly a child's nature and endless playfulness. The two children also came over to take a look, and the girl was also outgoing: "Brother, please teach us how to catch loaches!" After all, rural children are very simple, and they actually taught them how to dig out loaches.
He explained while demonstrating: "dig the mud like this, find this kind of nest with smooth inner wall, put your hands together in a cone shape, push it downwards, and use the other hand to stir water in to lubricate it. When you touch the loach, don't stop. "I was stunned. Now I pushed my fingers upward to give the loach enough room to turn over. When it turned its head upward, I reached down with my thumb, pinched the head, and lifted it up. In this way, I caught it." He then taught the two of them how to do it. This wicker skewer: "Fold a dustpan willow branch, peel off the bark, wrap it around a few times, bite it with your mouth, and then pull it hard, stop when it reaches the bottom, and you will make such a wicker skewer." Two novices learned it. Pretty fast too. By the time the sun was high, the boy from the countryside had already caught two large bunches, and the two kids from the city had also caught a bunch. The boy raised the skewer in his hand and said to the rural boy, "Brother, I'll give this to you, we have no use for it." The rural boy was honest and embarrassed, and said, "How can I get your loach for nothing?" Well, there is a big river three miles west, called Huanxiang River. I will take you to the Hetao and wait there. Very few people go there, and it is not far from my home. When I take this loach home, I will boil it and give it to you. You take it!"
In this way, the two children waited in the Loop. When it was almost noon, the child brought a large bowl of loach and two pancakes. After the two city children ate, the three of them started playing here again. During the conversation, each other learned about each other's age and experience. The three of them got along so well that they even imitated the characters in Water Margin, gathering earth for incense and worshiping the golden orchid. The three of them are all fifteen years old. The rural boy with the oldest month will be the eldest brother, the city boy with the second oldest will be the second brother, and the city girl with the youngest will be the third child. In the evening, the boss met a co-worker from a nearby elementary school and opened a classroom for them. The two of them slept on the desk, so that they could hide under the desk at any time during an earthquake. The three little friends actually lived a small life without telling the adults! And he said he would never go back to Tangshan again, since there was no one at home anyway! After playing for 3 days, the boss secretly took food from the house every day. Later, the boss learned that when the younger sister ran out, a cousin was washed away, so he took out the boss's style and asked the younger sister to go back to the city and find her. Cousin go! At that time, rescue vehicles continued to arrive for three days. The three of them stopped a rescue vehicle and asked the younger sister to take a ride to find her cousin. Before leaving, he also swore that he would come back in a few days no matter whether he could find his little girl or not! After the little sister leaves, the two brothers can't always rely on stealing food from home. This is not a long-term solution! This little boss really looked like a boss. He took his younger brother to look for cicadas to shed, dug up the roots of cow mother (rehmannia glutinosa), and caught house sparrows (sparrows) at night. All these things were purchased by the country at that time. There is a well at the head of the village, and people in the whole street drink the water from this well. The boss actually borrowed a windlass, tied his second son down to clean the well, and then carried a small dustpan to collect rice and noodles from house to house. Anyone who drinks water from this well will get something out of it. This is also a good deed for everyone! I wonder how he came up with it! The interlude was that a Shanghai all-steel watch and a Parker pen were also placed in the well. After being inspected by an adult who understood the situation, they confirmed that they were made of red gold and were absolutely valuable. When the second child came out of the well, he looked like a mud monkey! God knows how much these little brothers have endured and suffered, all for one purpose, to collect money!
What do you want to collect money for? Buy fish root essence! This fish vine essence is a kind of pesticide produced, extracted from the fish vine, and used to treat vegetable insects. This thing can anesthetize the gills of fish. If someone throws a bottle of this thing into someone's fish pond, it will be completely ruined. This pesticide is no longer produced. There is a village a few miles east. There is a kiln pit there, which is a large pit formed by burning bricks and extracting soil. It covers an area of more than ten acres and has not been used for decades. The two brothers borrowed a sprayer and sprayed the fish inside with fish essence. In one night, they caught more than 170 kilograms of fish. The two brothers found a two-wheeled bicycle and took it to the market to sell it for more than a hundred yuan. More than one hundred yuan was already a very impressive figure at the time, equivalent to two months' wages of local workers! In the next few months, the second child will not have to worry about his living expenses! Later, the eldest brother found another job for the second child. The big car shop in the town survived the earthquake. Passing carriages often stay in the shop, which is very cheap. It also has daily hotel business. He asked his second son to help the members of the shop carry water, clean the livestock sheds, and pick up manure. Doing odd jobs like that. In the store, the second child is allowed to "break off the plate base", which means he is allowed to eat the leftover food of the customer. In this way, the second child can settle down, and with the money from selling the fish, the watch and the pen, he can barely make ends meet. Later, when the eldest son entered high school and the college entrance examination system was restored, he had a sudden idea and tutored the second eldest child every day after school. The eldest son was originally a top student in studies. He told his family on weekdays that he would go home after studying in the evening. In this way, the family thought he was studying at school late at night, and the school thought he had gone home. In fact, during this period, he went to town to tutor the second child! Of course, because the boss was distracted, his academic performance also declined, but fortunately it did not affect the overall situation! Later, during the college entrance examination, the eldest son was admitted to a school in Qinhuangdao, and the two couldn't bear to be separated. Before leaving, they hugged their heads and cried, reluctant to leave!
Less than a month after the eldest brother went to Qinhuangdao to study, the second child unexpectedly appeared outside the campus. It turned out that the second child was reluctant to leave his eldest brother and actually walked hundreds of miles to beg for food and found the school! The eldest brother secretly opened a window in the school's spare short-term training dormitory and let the second child live in it secretly. Only a few close friends knew the truth, so everyone secretly saved the corn for the second child. It was the end of the semester, and the school arranged for a production internship in Tangshan. The boss quietly took the second child back to Tangshan and led him to his original street. Fortunately, the neighbors all knew the second child and knew that the boy from the Nie family had been homeless in the earthquake a few years ago. Foreign country, now back. The second child’s household registration and student status were restored. After that, for half a year, every time the eldest son sent money from his home, he divided half of it and sent it to the second eldest son. After all, living in the city is expensive. The second child was also very successful. He was admitted to a medical university with excellent results in the college entrance examination. Because he was an orphan after the earthquake, he received a special scholarship. After graduation, he was sent abroad to study abroad. It was a smooth journey. The second child could have stayed abroad. But he couldn't bear to leave his eldest brother, so he came back. Later, this second brother became a well-known thoracic surgery expert...
Everyone at the table was all sighing when Dad said this. I took over what Dad said: "While we were talking, we had already arrived at Uncle Zhang's company. When I opened the car door, I noticed that Uncle Zhang and Uncle Nie were in the car. My face was already filled with tears, and my head burst into tears! I just didn’t cry out like Liu Wenhua and the others, but I couldn’t stop the tears and my eyes were swollen. My dad looked at me and said, 'At this time, you also understand Come up with something. The eldest brother is Mr. Zhang, whose name is Zhang Baoguo, and the second brother is Dr. Nie, whose name is Nie Xiaojun! 'I suddenly realized at that time, no wonder!" "Dad patted them on the shoulders and said, 'It's a good thing. , there is no need to cry anymore, come into your office, and I will continue to tell you what happened today!'"