Time Grinds Down the Family's Voice

This article takes Dong Zheng's life as the main line, telling the rise and fall of a family in the tide of the times, as well as the half-life tenderness of an ordinary couple. Boyhood: Falling from the clouds Dong Zheng was born in the Dong family of the Four Capitals. His father was a member of the imperial family in the late Qing Dynasty. His family was well off and his literary background was long. He studied since childhood and was admitted to the Normal College, which was the hope of his family. However, times have changed dramatically. The family was classified as landlords, their property was confiscated, and his father died with hatred. He was forced to drop out of school, and his mother died of starvation. He was reduced from a proud son to a helpless young man, and was severely crushed by the wheels of the times. Youth: Encounter with wind and rain Dong Zheng, whose family was ruined, lived in a dilapidated thatched hut and tasted the warmth and coldness of human nature. Late at night, Master Li, a blacksmith, comes to propose marriage to his miserable niece Suying. Dong Zheng saw Suying, who was abandoned by her relatives and was crying hoarsely at the entrance of the village. The two people, who were also abandoned by fate, met in troubled times, and their fragility and tenderness collided together. He married her and used a small side house to support the two of them. Middle age: helping each other The days after marriage were still poor, with famine, rumors, farm work, and illness coming one after another. Dong Zheng worked silently, and Suying took care of the housework gently. The two supported each other and survived one difficulty after another. Dong Zheng's aunt Aying secretly helps them, and the goodwill and ill will of the neighbors are intertwined, which describes the various situations in the market. They did not have a vigorous love, but in a bowl of wild vegetable porridge and a patched cotton jacket, they became the most stable support for each other. Later years: Time becomes poetry The storms of the times gradually subsided, and the lives of Dong Zheng and Suying became stable. There were no earth-shattering achievements in their lives, but they kept their conscience and each other amidst the ordinary fireworks. The crushed family glory, the hardships and grievances endured have all turned into the tenderness of the years. Dong Zheng used his life to prove the character of ordinary people and wrote the most touching warmth in troubled times. Purpose: Taking the life of a member of a prominent family as a microcosm, he writes about the ups and downs and perseverance of ordinary people in the great era. It doesn't write about counterattacks, it doesn't engage in bloody routines, it only writes about how two miserable people kept each other warm, guarded their consciences, guarded each other, and guarded a small world of fireworks in the turbulent years. Tell readers that the gentleness and resilience of ordinary people are also the power against fate. The story is adapted from real family past events, and looks at the vicissitudes of the changing times from the perspective of the couple.