This is a required book recommended by the Chinese teacher, but I finished it at once when I received it. I like it very much.

Saga is a place name. It is a life with grandma described by the author "Deyong" (the name of a child).

Deyong's father died of nuclear radiation after the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima. Mother is too busy to take care of the young author. At the age of eight, he was put in foster care with his grandmother.

Although there is nothing material, the author's memory description is full of laughter. Grandma's optimism makes readers cry while laughing, and at the same time, they will think and admire the wise grandmother from the heart.

How poor is grandma's family?

First of all, grandma's family is the kind of family that can spend money without spending money. Because there is no light at night, she will let her grandson "don't study too hard, you will become a bookworm." "Don't push too hard when running, you will get hungry." "Don't wear shoes when running, you will wear them out."

She will put her grandson's "watermelon hat"-a hat carved from watermelon skin, which was given by her classmates, chopped it up and put it in a jar until her grandson fell asleep. Even the fishbone is crushed. Drink.

They live in a small board room. There is a small river in front of the door, and the daily recipes depend on the leaves floating down from the upper reaches of the river. This river is affectionately called "supermarket" by grandma.

Other people's families have decided on the menu before they start preparing dinner. They eat whatever comes down from their house. Sometimes when nothing floats down, grandma will say optimistically, "Oh, the supermarket is closed today!" " "

How poor is grandma's family?

Grandma cleans the school for a living and cleans the whole school. She goes out at four o'clock every morning. She usually walks with a rope tied around her waist and a magnet tied to the end of the rope. When walking, the magnet will attract small nails on the ground, and grandma will change them into money.

She never worries about thieves visiting their home. "Seeing a home with nothing, maybe the thief will leave something behind, haha ~"

You shouldn't throw anything, you can only pick up what you can. . . .

Grandma once found a "hot water bottle", which greatly improved their quality of life. Because it is cold in winter and there is something to warm me up, it makes me warm when I sleep. This gave the author in his childhood a great sense of happiness.

Hot water bottles are also used by grandma as teapots, which contain tea leaves. I'm afraid only such an optimistic grandmother can come up with such an idea. "Talking is better than nothing, haha ~" and let Deyong take it as a kettle when he goes on a spring outing. As a result, the students drank all the water, and Deyong still had hot tea in his hot water bag. These hot teas brought a snack to Deyong.

Grandma is super optimistic in such a poor family. How optimistic is grandma?

Deyong said, "Grandma, although our family is poor now, it would be nice to have money in the future."

Grandma said, "What? There are two kinds of poverty: depressed and cheerful. Our family is poor and happy. Besides, we are not the same as people who have changed from rich to poor. You don't have to worry, you have to be confident. Because we have been poor for generations, it is very hard to get rich. We have to eat delicious food and travel. We are as busy as a bee. Moreover, when walking on the road with good clothes, you have to worry about falling. From this perspective, the poor are used to wearing dirty clothes, getting wet in the rain, sitting on the floor, and wrestling doesn't matter. Ah, poverty is good. "

This optimistic attitude not only failed to make young Deyong feel inferior, but also led a happy and confident life.

His academic performance is not good, because he can't "have a light" when studying at night. His test scores are full marks except for physical education, and all other cultural courses are 1 and 2.

The life of the poor family must be to ensure survival first.

When children report their grades to grandma, they always help grandma clean up the embarrassment optimistically.

"Grandma, my English is not good."

"Then you can write on paper that I am Japanese."

"Grandma, my history is not good."

"Oh. . . . Then you can write that I don't stick to the past. . . . . . "

She said to her children: Life is the total strength. These 3 points and 2 points, as long as they are not 0 points, add up to 5 points.

Once there was really no food at home, Deyong said to his grandmother, "I'm hungry." Grandma said, "You are nervous. Go to sleep quickly. Deyong is hungry in the middle of the night. Tell her she is hungry. " Grandma said, "You are dreaming!" . There is no breakfast when I wake up in the morning. Grandma said, didn't you have breakfast yesterday? Go to school quickly, there is a nutritious lunch at school.

This kind of description really makes me feel sorry for my children, but I think if I am an adult, I should guide my children optimistically instead of holding them in my arms and crying. Let the children not feel miserable.

Once a chicken in their family was stolen by a thief. Grandma happily said to Deyong, "The thief is so stupid that he stole the oldest one. Ha ha ... "

Such an optimistic grandmother also cultivated an optimistic moral courage. The author became a crosstalk performer as an adult. No wonder this book is full of humorous language.

I have always felt that a life rich in material things really does not necessarily bring us a rich life. Instead, it is a simple life, which makes people feel happier.

It is this poor life that makes the author eat rich food and feel like heaven.

In addition to the poor and cheerful optimism, this book has another point of view that is particularly attractive. That is: the care that people can't perceive is the real consideration.

1) Neighbors all know that grandma's life is hard, so uncles who sell tofu will sell broken tofu to grandma at a low price, basically giving it away. Once, there was no broken tofu. The uncle who sold tofu blinked at Deyong, crushed the square tofu with his hand and sold it to Deyong.

2) Because Deyong's family is too poor, the lunch brought by the sports meeting is too simple. As a result, every year, the head teacher pretends to have a stomachache and exchanges with Deyong with his "super luxury lunch". Deyong always wanted to know why every PE teacher had a stomachache. Until the sixth grade, grandma said, "Fake! The care that people can't perceive is the real consideration. "

Be considerate of others, but don't let others notice, leaving enough dignity for those who are helped.

This should also be a typical Japanese culture. Help others, but don't impose.

This book is really a good book in the healing department. It is not only suitable for children, but I think it will bring greater happiness and comfort to adults.