父亲的衣柜里叠放着一条领带,暗红底色搭配黑色条纹,沉稳不失热情,恰如父亲,性情沉默寡言,内心情感热烈。上世纪七十年代末西方文化如潮水般涌入中国,八十年代初这股新潮之风悄然地刮到了农村。母亲也按捺不住想要赶时髦,托外公从上海买回一条领带。父亲打着这条领带,走南闯北,奔波劳碌,发誓要让母亲过上富足的生活。无奈天不遂人愿,父亲生意失败,血本无归,只得黯然回乡。母亲没埋怨,亦没愤恨。只静静地帮 Father’s wardrobe stacked with a tie, dark red background with black stripes, calm yet without enthusiasm, just as his father, quiet temperament, warm heart. The late 70s of last century, the influx of Western culture tide into China, the early 1980s this wave of trendy quietly blew the countryside. Mother also tempted want to catch up with fashion, the grandfather bought a tie from Shanghai. Dressed in this tie, my father traveled south and traveled hard and vowed to let his mother lead an affluent life. Helpless days people would like to, his father failed business, lost, had sadly return home. Mother did not complain, nor resentment. Only quietly help