Original Sanwazi

Sanwazi is actually no longer a "wazi". He is over sixty years old. His name is Sanwazi, but everyone keeps calling him that and it is not easy to change his name.

The reason Sanwazi is called Sanwazi is not because he is the third oldest or anything, but because he has three surnames. It is said that Sanwazi’s original surname was Wu. His father passed away before he was one year old and did not even give him a name. This was his first surname, Wu.

Sanwazi’s father died, and his mother couldn’t support the family by herself, so she remarried. Remarried to a family named Li.

The son of that family was a little disabled and couldn't find a wife. The third son's mother was a widow, so he just married her. It was agreed at that time that Sanwazi would be taken over and raised by the Li family. So this is the second surname of Sanwazi, surnamed Li, called Li Gouzi, a nickname that is easy to raise.

But the Li family didn't like this cheap son, and it was not good for the children. Especially after Sanwazi's mother gave birth to another son for the Li family the next year, they didn't like Li Gouzi even more. Although Sanwazi's mother understood and was sad, she had no choice but to give Sanwazi away as a last resort.

After he was sent to the Zheng family in our village, the Zheng family changed Sanwazi’s surname to Zheng, so he no longer called him Gouzi. Instead, he called him Zheng San and his nickname Sanwazi.

The Zheng family only had one daughter. They were quite happy to have such a son. They were also very kind to their third child, who finally had a stable home.

The Zheng family’s daughter is two years older than Sanwazi, but she doesn’t like this younger brother very much. For no other reason than she thinks this younger brother is too ugly. Sanwazi is indeed quite ugly. He did not have a stable home since he was a child, and was abused by the Li family. He was severely malnourished and only one of his heads grew large enough. He looked big, so his sister always called him Big Head. But Sanwazi seems to be attached to this sister, and follows her like a follower all day long.

When Sanwazi’s sister grew up, her family hired a son-in-law, saying that if she gave birth to a son, she would just leave a lasting impression on the Zheng family. The old couple was interested in Sanwazi and found a match for him, asking him to move out, get married, and live a good life.

Sanwazi moved out and got married, but Sanwazi often lived together with the sheepherder of the cooperative and never went home. No one knew what happened, and the girl was so angry that she didn't know what she talked about with Sanwazi, and then left in anger. It's been so many years. I heard that the woman came back two years ago and even went to see Sanwazi.

Since then, Sanwazi has been a bachelor, just helping his sister's family with work. Some people in the village said that he is like a cow of the Zheng family, working day and night to help the Zheng family, and it is tiring. Month after month, month after month, year after year. The son-in-law of the Zheng family, surnamed Wang, gave birth to two sons, who were raised and cared for by Sanwazi; the grandson of the Wang family was also raised by Sanwazi. Some people say that Sanwazi became the watchdog of the Wang family.

Probably when I was still very young, a beggar woman came to the village. According to her, she was fleeing famine. There was a flood in her hometown, and there was no one at home. Everyone felt that Sanwazi was lonely, so they asked him to keep this woman as his wife.

Later I heard that Sanwazi did take the woman back, but in the evening someone saw the woman leaving.

So some people doubted whether Sanwazi was incompetent.

The grandson of the Wang family is about the same age as me. He was also very naughty when he was a child. Sanwazi spoiled him very much. Whenever we bullied him when we were young, he would run and call uncle, and then whenever we saw Sanwazi, he would run.

Sanwazi lives in a tile-roofed house. The house is quite small. There is everything in such a small house, such as a stove, a chopping board, an earthen bed, etc. This sparrow has all the internal organs even though it is small. The earthen kang was even smaller, because I clearly remember that Sanwazi couldn't stretch her legs when she was lying on the kang, so she could only sleep in the opposite corner, which was just enough for her to sleep.

Once we were having fun together, and we rushed into Sanwazi’s small room like crazy, and then saw a very strange scene...

So the next day, people started to spread rumors that Sanwazi was so thick and long, and no one said anything about Sanwazi being bad anymore.

Sanwazi is actually a very unpleasant person. He never takes the initiative to do anything for others, except for the work at her sister's house, and he likes to make fun of others.

One time it just rained and the road in the village was very muddy. An old woman in the village pulled a cart and walked past his house. The road was very slippery and I fell down. I couldn't pull up the small slope. Sanwazi was watching from the door, smiling in a mean way. That smile seemed to be mocking, sarcastic, and very happy. In short, he looked so mean, making people want to rush up and beat him up.

Later, his sister fell ill, became hemiplegic, and lay on the kang. Sanwazi and his brother-in-law took care of her in shifts. This situation lasted for two years. The nephew and his wife have business outside and are often away from home. People often say that chronic illness makes no filial son.

After being ill for more than two years, the old woman did not die, but the old man also fell ill. Not long after the illness, the old man passed away. Now the whole responsibility of taking care of the old woman fell on Sanwazi. On my body. Sanwazi never said anything, she just took care of her and did all the work at home well and in an orderly manner. She even did the work in the fields well and never complained about the hardship.

About half a year later, the old lady passed away. It is said that when the old woman was dying, she kept holding Sanwazi's hand and said: "Datou, I'm sorry for you..." She kept repeating this sentence until she died.

It is said that Sanwazi cried when her sister left, sobbing like a child.

Sanwazi disappeared after finishing the funeral for his sister. No one knew where he went, as if he disappeared out of thin air. Some people said they saw him carrying a bag and leaving one night, but who Do you care?

Yingjin

2012/10/23