Graphic author: Zhai Lu

　　"Just as the pear blossoms are blooming all over the world, and the river is floating with gentle veil; Katyusha is standing on the steep bank, singing like a bright spring." A well-known classic tune came from the subway tunnel. There was a grandma who was intoxicated with the accordion at the corner.

　　She is a frequent visitor here, and many people know her.


　　This grandmother who plays the violin is 75 years old, but she is very passionate when she plays the violin. Even in the morning peak in a hurry, many people will be attracted by the sound of the violin and singing and stop to listen to a song.

　　"I like the feeling of being surrounded by people listening to me playing the violin."

　　In addition to playing the violin, she would also say some blessings to the "audiences" passing by.

　　She said, "Nowadays, young people are very tired at work. I hope that they can be in a good mood when they hear some music."

　　Grandma Zhao is praising the 82-year-old Grandma Guo. This is her biggest gain from going out today.

They didn't know each other. Grandma Guo passed by here, attracted by the sound of the piano in "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree," she hummed in Russian.

　　Grandma Guo loves to sing, especially the songs of the former Soviet Union. She said, "It's been a long time since I heard these old songs. It's so kind."

　　Grandma Zhao loves to play the piano, especially music scores with stories. She said, “Someone often hums to the sound of the piano. Once I played the song "My Sweetheart" and made a passerby cry. I also teased that the other party was overjoyed!"

800 yuan to buy the first violin in life

　　Grandma Zhao was born on the day of Lichun in 1946, and her father named her Zhao Yingchun.

Her personality is the same as her name, refreshing, humorous, and enthusiastic, and her face is always full of smiles, just like winter jasmine.

　　The grandmother is from Qiqihar. In 2000, her husband's aunt had Alzheimer's disease and was in urgent need of care. His aunt had no children, so he and her husband came to Beijing to shoulder the burden of taking care of her aunt.

　　In 2008, while taking care of her aunt's life, she also got fate with the accordion because of a listening experience.

　　She has a big voice and loves to sing. When she participated in an activity of the neighborhood committee of the community, she saw an old grandfather playing the accordion to her companions. This was the first time she listened to a live accordion. The sound was so nice.

She was moved, so she asked someone to take her to buy a piano.

　　At the piano store, she used her savings to buy an accordion for less than 800 yuan, copied the score and took it home to start her journey to the accordion.

　　The entry of musical instruments is not easy, and there is no reserve of knowledge of music theory. I don’t know what the staff is; I don’t even know the numbered musical notation, and I don’t know what major or minor.

The copy of these scores every day is the same as reading a book. The upper part of the score is one, two, three, four, five, and the bottom is one, two, three, four, five, six, and she looks everywhere.

She wants to be strong, and she is embarrassed to go out and ask others.

I have been playing around at home for two years, but I can only play simple songs like "Happy Birthday", "Happy New Year", and "Two Tigers". They are still inconsistent. It is common to have one more sound and one less sound. .

　　Once by chance she met an accordion teacher in the park, and finally got the courage to ask about the music score.

The teacher said, stretch out your hand and see how many fingers are there?

She said five.

The teacher was happy, and she was also happy.

　　"Who has 6 fingers? The teacher said that, I understood. It turned out that it was fingering, and I was so stupid at the time." She laughed and talked about how to learn the piano.

　　After getting the teacher's guidance, she practiced more vigorously.

At five o'clock in the morning, carrying the piano, came to the bus stop outside the community to practice, and went home at seven o'clock to take care of the elderly.

Three meals a day, wash, wash and rinse, and then come out to play the violin after dinner at 7pm.

　　"You can only practice at two ends a day, and you can't take care of the elderly because of this delay. My wife is very supportive of me, and he doesn't agree with me and I can't practice," she said.

　　After arriving in Beijing, she, her wife, and aunt lived in a room less than 20 square meters. This is the room of the aunt’s unit. The kitchen is shared with others. There are two beds in the room. The couple sleeps one, and the old lady sleeps one. Zhang.

Fearing that practicing piano would affect the neighborhood, she would not play at home or in the community.

　　In 2010, when her aunt passed away safely, Grandma Zhao started to learn the piano systematically.

During the conversation with Qinyou, she learned that Taoranting has a teacher who teaches there every Wednesday. At first, she always went to "crunching class". After going to the teacher, she found her careful thinking, and finally negotiated to pay half of the tuition. Started the journey of formal learning accordion.

　　Go to the park every Wednesday to have class, and find a corner to practice at other times.

As long as the surrounding areas are not disturbing the people, she has practiced the piano.

From the very beginning, she could only play single notes to be able to play and spin, slowly pulling the better, and she became more and more confident.

　　The cabinet in Grandma Zhao’s room is covered with photos of her playing the accordion to participate in activities. These people in the photos are her piano friends and teachers who taught her.

If you look closely, you will find that almost every photo of her playing the violin in the room is wearing sunglasses, but the reason is not because of fashion, nor for sun protection.

　　Grandma Zhao couldn't see anything with her right eye. It was burned by the head of Rekang when she was a child.

At that time, the white eyes were all red, and I went to the hospital to get medicine. My left eye was healed, but my right eye lost sight.

　　She said: "God at least left me with an eye. I'm glad I am not blind." She is always so optimistic.

"I don't need sympathy, what I want is true appreciation"

　　Grandma Zhao gets along well with her neighbors and neighbors, and they all know that she can play the accordion.

After the aunt left, the two of them still rented the house. Although the rent was only more than 1,000 yuan a year, the daily expenses also made her and her wife guilty.

In order to supplement her family, she had the idea of ​​going out to play the violin and earning some pocket money.

　　"I heard that the deposit for the hospitalization is now tens of thousands of yuan. Our old couple are getting older and older. In case there is a headache and can't take care of the son asking for money." She said.

　　After several years of study, her fingers slipped away, and she was finally able to pull the song completely and freely.

　　She tentatively asked the old man: Can I go out and play the violin?

The old man said, can you just do it?

She refused to accept and practiced more vigorously.

Later, I met Qin friend Cui sister in Jingshan Park. With the encouragement of Cui sister, she decided to go out and try.

For this reason, Sister Cui gave her a small car to facilitate travel.

　　The old man is so nice. When he was playing the violin, the old man was watching from a distance.

She said: I was very nervous at first, and I wonder if my performance can be appreciated.

　　Playing the piano in the subway station, Grandma Zhao felt that the most rewarding thing was her recognition.

There is a card in the most obvious place in the house, written to her by her fans, and she has kept it.

She smiled and said, "Do you think I still have fans? These fans all met me at the subway entrance. Do you think I have to go." Once, she played the violin at her hometown, Heihe, two The Russians will give her 100 yuan after hearing this.

Grandma Zhao waved them and said no, but in the end the other party insisted on giving it, and she accepted it.

　　She said, "I don't need sympathy, what I want is true appreciation."

"Now is the best time of my life"

　　Five years ago, Grandma Zhao's wife suffered from cerebellar atrophy, and she rarely went out to take care of her wife.

Grandma Zhao is also getting older and older. In order to take care of her father, her son also takes his wife back to his hometown in Northeast China. Only herself is left here.

　　"Now my grandchildren and grandchildren are all grown up, and I don't need to take care of them anymore. Now I am very free by myself. The days when I can go out and play the violin are the best time in my life," she said.

　　Grandma Zhao said that she couldn't compare with before. She used to be able to pull for five hours in a row. At most, she made 1,000 yuan a day.

Now I can only pull it for two or three hours. After pulling it, I feel sore all over and I need to rest.

"I went out to pull once or twice a week."

　　At the end of last year, grandma was sitting on the stone board in the park to play the violin for more than three hours. She stood up and felt her legs hurt.

Go to the hospital for a check, the cavity is infarcted

I am getting better after treatment, but I still need to take some medicine.

The medicines to be taken in the morning and evening are different, and she will distribute them in advance and mark them.

　　Grandma Zhao really loves the accordion, "I didn't dare to think about it before I had no conditions, but now that I caught it, I won't give up," she said.

With music, she won't feel lonely.

　　As long as you have 1234567 with you, as long as you press down with two fingers at the same time, you will be very happy.

　　Now, Grandma Zhao has not only her own fans, but also a few apprentices.

She doesn’t charge a cent for teaching the piano, “I’m very happy if someone learns it. As long as I want to learn and are willing to learn, I will teach them what I know. You can play the accordion anywhere, and you can even reach the top of the mountain if you have strength Go pull it." This is also a small wish of Grandma Zhao.

　　Some time ago, Grandma Zhao's wife called from the northeast and asked her when to go back.

"I know, the old man misses me."

His wife is 84 years old this year, and she has to go back and have a look.

My wife loves to listen to her playing the violin, when asked if she will come to Beijing again?

She said that she will definitely come back, playing the violin not only makes herself happy, but also exercises.

Although it is an understatement, it is actually her self-improvement stubbornness in her bones.

"What is self-improvement, that is, you have to have real abilities," she said.

　　After talking with Grandma Zhao, she bought a train ticket to go home. Although the date is not fixed, I believe that no matter when I meet her, it will be as warm as a spring breeze, just like her WeChat name-"Chunfeng" .