Yu Hua's "Living": In this bizarre world, no one can live a smooth life

When I finished reading this book in one breath, I held back my tears and kept them from flowing down the river. The book titled "Alive" left only a lonely old man and an old cow in the end. .

In his body, almost all the pains of life are condensed: bankruptcy, losing a young man, losing a mother, losing a son, losing a daughter, losing a wife, losing a son-in-law, losing a grandson... Four times, a man with white hair gave away his black hair. Fa Ren, in his twilight years, had almost nothing, but he could still take the old cow and hum a song in a field of hope. This is probably the acceptance of fate after being beaten!

He pressed ten dollars on the bedside to prevent others from working on his future life in vain, and looked forward to the reunion of his family in another world. However, his life span was extremely long, and he experienced the ups and downs of life. Suffering, life has become the representative of joy in suffering.

Some people say that whenever you encounter setbacks, you should read "To Live" by Yu Hua, and then you will have the energy to toss yourself again. I felt the same way after reading it.

After losing all his property, his father asked Fugui, who had grown up in a honey pot, to pick up a pole for the first time and walk back and forth for dozens of miles. He used the copper coins obtained from selling all his family property to pay off his debts. Gambling debts.

The heavy pole pressed his shoulders until they were bloody and bloody. This was the first time he tasted the pain of life, and it was also the beginning of the next forty years of pain.

His father was angered to death by his ridiculous behavior, and his pregnant wife was forcibly taken away by his disappointed father-in-law. Only the elderly mother and young daughter were left, huddled in a dilapidated thatched house and relying on each other.

In order to support himself and his family, Fugui had no choice but to save his face, walk into the mansion that once belonged to him, and beg Long Er, the landlord who bought all his family property, to rent him five acres of land.

He clumsily followed the other tenants to learn how to farm and sow, and was exhausted every day. It was not until Jiazhen returned from her parents' home after giving birth that she felt that life was fulfilled with Jiazhen's company. Nod expectantly.

But these difficult days have seriously damaged his mother's health. Seeing that his mother, who had been pampered for most of his life, was suffering from pain, Fugui hurried to the city to find a doctor.

Unexpectedly, the army happened to be arresting young men. This arrest lasted for two years. For two years, Fugui was worried about his father's illness, and his wife, who had two children and had to take care of his mother, was heartbroken every day.

But he did not dare to escape privately. Because the veterans who were traveling with him said that escaping means dying faster, and even if you escape from this team, you will be taken away by the next team. Fortunately, Fugui has survived countless war-torn life and death situations. Come down and stay alive until this army is defeated and surrendered.

He hurried home, only to find that his mother had died of illness long ago, his wife was haggard, and his daughter had become deaf and mute.

Zhang Ailing said that in this bizarre world, no one can live a smooth life.

As an adult, who doesn’t collapse in the middle of the night and grit his teeth and continue to carry on after the sun rises? 996/007, mortgage, car loan, rent, water and electricity, as long as he can’t die Just do it to death.

During the two years when Fugui was prostituted, Jiazhen suffered the most. She went to the city countless times to inquire about her husband's whereabouts, but she came back disappointed again and again.

No one knows Fugui’s whereabouts, or even whether Fugui is alive or dead, but even in the most difficult days, Jiazhen never thought of leaving the Xu family.

This female student, who was born into a wealthy family, married into a wealthy family and married a husband named "Fugui", took off her gorgeous cheongsam and put on coarse clothes, wearing a pair of clothes that had not been stained by Yangchun water. With both hands, he did the heavy farm work, raised his children with difficulty, and provided for his mother-in-law until she died.

When Fugui came back, although the home was dilapidated, there were still relatives waiting for him. For the wanderer, this was the greatest comfort.

After returning, Fugui settled down to live a solid life with his family. However, no matter how hard they tried and how sensible the children were, they still had a hard time. Seeing that his son had reached school age, the family could not make ends meet. In order to pay for his schooling, the couple had no choice but to give Fengxia to someone else as their daughter.

I worry every day, worried that my daughter, who is deaf and mute, will be bullied in other people’s homes. But when the homesick Fengxia sneaked back, Fugui was moved and had to harden his heart and send his daughter back. The sensible Fengxia did not cry. Although she was extremely reluctant to part with her parents and younger brother, she still held her father's hand and walked more than ten miles back to the city.

When she was leaving, she touched her father's face with her cold fingertips. This deep attachment moved Fugui and his father. He turned around and carried his daughter on his back, and returned step by step to his dilapidated but warm home. He said firmly to his wife: "Even if the whole family starves to death, I will not give Fengxia away." Let’s go.”

Yes, no matter how difficult life is, as long as you have your family together, there is nothing you can’t overcome.

No matter how hard life is, as long as you are accompanied by your family, you can always feel warmth in the smallest details. As long as there is warmth, there is hope in life.

For a while, Fugui felt that life was starting to look promising. Fengxia had grown up and could earn enough work points to support herself; Youqing studied and herded sheep, and developed a pair of scuds. He also won first place; Jiazhen is still virtuous and capable, taking good care of all his family members; Fugui himself is also working hard in the fields. Although he is still poor, he is full of vitality every day.

But when fate showed its ferocious face, his hopes were shattered. Youqing entered the fifth grade of elementary school and was about to go home to earn work points. However, during a blood donation, he lost his life for someone else's family. The child's blood was drained and he died tragically on the spot.

Fengxia was lucky enough to find a husband who understood coldness and warmth. After a few days of peaceful life, she died of dystocia and massive hemorrhage. The grief of losing her son and daughter overwhelmed her already suffering from the disease. Jiazhen, who had been ill for many years, passed away after her daughter died.

Before she died, she asked Fugui: "You still have to live well, and you still have Kugen and Erxi."

But the cruelty of fate was beyond imagination, and she couldn't pass it. A few years ago, his son-in-law Erxi and his grandson Kugen died in accidents.

At an age when he should have children and grandchildren around his knees, Fugui lost all his relatives, all his support, and all his hope.

The old man put ten yuan under his pillow, hoping that after his death, the collector would bury him and his family together for the sake of money. However, he did not expect that although his waist often hurts, My eyes are getting blurry, but I survive day by day.

After saving enough money for a cow, he bought a cow as old as himself. One cow and one cow, they talked every day, plowed the land, depended on each other, and lived a steamy life again.

This is the greatest gain in life, and it is also the meaning of "Alive". Life is a unique and rare product in the world.

In the preface, Yu Hua said that people live for life itself, not for anything other than life. ”

Fame and wealth are rewards for our worldly life, but they are not shackles that shackle life.

Hardship and hardship are the cultivation that everyone must go through to grow, not the evil waves that bury hope. .

You may wish to read this book when you are lonely and helpless. I hope that for the rest of your life, you will not be discouraged by adversity, not afraid of good times, and live a meaningful life every day.