偉大的太姑婆

今天繼續講我外公的父親戴隆興，他在1944年10月，在香港大浪灣的沙灘被日本士兵殺死後，留下兩個很小的兒子，大的名字叫做戴國煥，他才5歲，小的叫戴國源，他才3歲，他就是我的外公。他們媽媽知道丈夫死了以後，就離開家再也沒有回來。這兩個孩子就由他們的姑媽照顧。這個姑媽從來沒有結婚，她就是我的太姑婆，她是一個很聰明的人，雖然她不會看字，也不會寫字，因為她沒有上過學校唸書，但是她要簽名就打個X，這個就是她簽名的方法。她每天早上很早就去種菜，用一担挑，挑到市場去賣，然後就買米，肉，魚等東西回來給孩子吃。她知道讀書很重要，她要兩個孩子努力讀書，這两個孩子都很乖，也很聽姑媽的話，結果兩個都考上了香港最好的學校，就像他們的爸爸以前一樣。這個哥哥考上了皇仁書院（Queen’s College），弟弟考上了英皇書院 (King’s College)。就是到現在，這兩間學校還是香港最好的學校。他們的成績都很好，而他們畢業後都有很好的工作。哥哥在香港政府工作了41年退休，而我的外公畢業於澳洲悉尼大學(Sydney University, Australia)，他們的工作都很成功。

Today I will continue talking about Tai Lung Hing, the father of my maternal grandfather. He left two young boys behind after he and his teammates were executed in October 1944 by the Japanese soldiers on the beach of the Big Wave Bay on the Hong Kong Island. The elder boy is called Tai, Kwok Woon at age of 5 and the younger of 3, called Tai, Kwok Yuen who is my maternal grandfather. After the death of her husband was known, the mother left the family and never returned. The two boys were then taken care of by a spinster sister of their father staying in the family. This auntie is my maternal great grand auntie. She is a very intelligent lady, not knowing how to write or read because she has never been allowed to go to school to study during her time. She would put an “X” as her signature when she was required to sign. She started very early each morning to the field to grow vegetables. She used a pole to carry her vegetables harvest to the local market for sale. With the money received, she bought rice, meat, fish and other food stuff home to feed the boys. She knew the importance of education and wanted the boys to study diligently. The two brothers were good and obedient boys. As a result, they were, like their father, admitted to the best schools. The elder brother got admitted to the Queen’s College and the younger to the King’s College. They remain the top schools up to present time. They did well in their studies and got very good jobs after their graduation. The elder brother retired from the Hong Kong Government after 41 years of service. My maternal grandfather graduated from the University of Sydney in Australia. They both had very successful profession. My maternal great grand auntie is a super super woman. She died at the age of 82 in Hong Kong. We will remember and honor her forever.