I grew up listening to my parents singing. My hometown in Shenyang is neither rich nor poor. Looking at the village entrance, every household is a large tile-roofed house. However, Xiao Shenyang’s childhood was spent in poverty. Xiao Shenyang's real name is Shen He, and he was born in 1981, "when the rice in the big pot of people's communes is almost gone". In my father's memory, there was not enough rice at that time, not even sorghum rice, let alone meat, and we could eat two or three meals a year. Nowadays, everyone says that the "post-80s generation" has been pampered since childhood, but Xiao Shenyang has been cooking for his father, mother and brother who work in the fields since he was seven or eight years old. His best dish is fried potato slices, which can be cooked with very little oil. The slices are fried and blistered.

In the eyes of his mother, little Shenyang has been a child with "an evil mind" since he was a child. When the elder brother got a dime, he would rush to buy popsicles and then think about how to get another dime. But if Xiao Shenyang got a dime, he would put the money neatly in the book and never spend it easily.

Life at home has always been very stressful. Xiao Shenyang wanted to earn money early to support the family. He entered a martial arts school when he graduated from elementary school at the age of 13, but soon dropped out because he could not afford the tuition. The first dream of little Shenyang's boyhood was shattered.

When she got home and had nothing to do, Xiao Shenyang followed her mother everywhere to earn money singing duet. Xiao Shenyang has a unique advantage in singing Er Er Zhuan. She has a naturally good voice. Furthermore, her mother is a well-known Er Er Zhuan artist in ten miles and eight villages. It can be said that Xiao Shenyang's Er Er Zhuan transgene was brought from her mother's womb.

Little Shenyang followed her mother everywhere singing duets. She could survive the sun during the day, but it was hard at night. The lighting was to use a wire to hang a brick soaked in kerosene. After lighting it, the concentration The smoke was billowing, and after singing for a while, the circles around my eyes and mouth became completely black. What's even worse is that mosquitoes and moths all swarm over me. People are singing on stage, and even if they bite me a layer of mosquitoes, I don't have a chance to fight them off.

Those who act low are not inferior to others, so raise your own status

"Pure man" Xiao Shenyang is now 1.77 meters tall, but when he was 15 years old, Xiao Shenyang was much shorter than other children of the same age. , looks very inconspicuous, but when he opens his mouth, the whole audience is always silent. Once in Xiafeidi Township, not far from home, someone came to Zhang Fengqin after listening to Xiao Shenyang's duo, "Sister, this child is your son? Why not send such good material to the Tieling Folk Art Troupe?" Zhao Benshan and Pan Changjiang were both from that group, and they could still stay in the group if they sang well. "Little Shenyang was tempted, and so was her mother, but the tuition fee was 1,000 yuan, and even after searching the whole family, they could only find ***. 700 yuan. Father Shen took the 700 yuan and sent little Shenyang to Tieling. Fortunately, the teacher of the art troupe saw that Xiao Shenyang was a good candidate and didn't worry about the tuition fees. Recalling this step, Xiao Shenyang's parents were full of emotions. This step was really the right one, and it was really destined to have a noble person to help!

Little Shenyang didn’t know at the time how much pressure his parents were under when he went to learn Errenzhuan. In Xiao Shenyang's hometown, the standard for success is to go to college, learn a trade, drive a car, or hold a spoon... As long as you can earn more than farming, you are considered to be successful.

"The whole village looks down on us. My relatives, his grandparents, all disagree. They didn't let me sing when I sang, and now I let my son do such a low-level thing. He is not a serious person." Zhang Fengqin explain.

But the Shen couple thought that their old son’s mouth was just a piece of cake. It would be a shame if he was not allowed to sing duets and had other jobs. "We have the final say on our own lives, and others can say whatever they want. Erezhuan is a low-level profession, but we are not inferior to others. If we are destined to be in the future, we should find ways to improve ourselves." Shen Hongjiu explain. Nowadays, there is a famous saying in Xiao Shenyang, "Go your own way and leave others with no way to go." Although it is a joke, it cannot be said that it has no origin.

In Tieling, Erezhuan's transfer from Xiao Shenyang was smooth sailing. Once his horizons opened, his heart became wild. He intuitively determined that as long as he caught the audience's appetite, Erezhuan could make a living. He went home and discussed with his parents to join a group, make a lot of money, and become famous!

Although his parents were reluctant to give up, they still encouraged him - a good man has ambitions all over the world, what else does he want at home? Who misses you when you are at home all day? You act like a good person outside, and everyone who can't hit you will miss you, go ahead...

Many years later, Xiao Shenyang became a household name, and Xiao Shenyang's parents knew that their son How much hardship I suffered outside and how much sin I suffered.

“We only found out after watching TV that our son slept at the bus station, got no pay after singing, and was beaten... In fact, even if he didn’t tell us, we could guess that a rural child has reached this point of tears. I don’t know how much I will shed, and I don’t know how much I will suffer,” Zhang Fengqin said.

In the view of Shen Hongjiu and his wife, the reason why Xiao Shenyang can gain a firm foothold in Jilin is that Yan Xuejing’s husband Lin Yue is another noble person destined for Xiao Shenyang.

Lin Yue opened a small two-person theater in Jilin City. When Xiao Shen Yang first arrived there, he was often coaxed at the beginning (the first one to sing, warm up), and every time he performed, he felt like he was facing an enemy. Lin Yue recognized Xiao Shenyang's potential and has been cultivating him carefully. After three or four years, Xiao Shenyang began to show off.

Little Shenyang went to Jilin to make a living, while her mother continued to sing duets in her hometown. With the popularity of television, there were not many people in rural areas who liked the traditional duet. At that time, Zhang Fengqin's main livelihood was "white work" - singing bitter operas during funerals, kneeling in front of the coffin, weeping in front of the coffin, and mourning the deceased.

“My old son often went to ‘Bai Huo’ with me when he was at home. The main thing he played in elementary school was tragic tunes.” Zhang Fengqin said, “The second year after he went to Jilin, he came home and I took away the white coat I wore when I sang "Bai Huo" and told me, "Mom, you are so old, stop singing. My old son is making money now and is supporting you." ..."

To this day, Xiao Shenyang often sends money home. However, Xiao Shenyang is not very particular and wears old trousers when he goes home. Neighbors all said, I heard that Shen He gave you tens of millions of dollars for mail, so why are you still wearing such old pants?

Never a humorous and cheerful child

In the eyes of his parents, little Shenyang has never been a humorous and cheerful child. On the contrary, he is not generally calm and introverted.

Sometimes the two brothers go home together to celebrate the New Year. As soon as they get home, Xiao Shenyang's brother visits relatives and friends and can't rest for a moment. But as soon as little Shenyang got home, he stayed at home and sat on the kang chatting with his parents until midnight. "My son likes to drink some wine, and he sheds tears while drinking. He talks about how he was so poor in the past and almost died of poverty." Zhang Fengqin said. Almost died of poverty. It was said that Xiao Shenyang got sick when he was 11 years old. The rural doctor suspected that it was hepatitis B, so he had to go to the county town for treatment. His father carried him on his back as he couldn't afford a car on the more than 50 kilometers of mountain road. When his father got tired, Xiao Shenyang would come down and walk slowly for a while, and then carry him again when he was tired. Fortunately, the hospital's examination results showed that he was fine.

During the development of Jilin, Xiao Shenyang met his significant other - Shen Chunyang. This love story has now become almost a well-known legend. In 2004, Xiao Shenyang got married in Jilin. Her father-in-law, Lin Yue and others helped organize the wedding. Twenty cars drove around Jilin City. Xiao Shenyang's mother gave a speech at the wedding and burst into tears before she could finish her words. "I think my son who came out of the mountains will be able to get married in Jilin City and marry a city girl...it makes me cry uncontrollably," Zhang Fengqin said.

There is a Skyworth color TV set beside the kang in Xiao Shenyang’s home. Now when the Shen family’s parents have something to do, they use the remote control to flip through the channels and look for their son on the TV. When we went to interview, there was something wrong with the TV, and the Shen parents were in a hurry to find someone to fix it.

This year’s Spring Festival Gala, when audiences across the country watched little Shenyang laughing happily on TV, little Shenyang’s parents shed tears of joy in front of the TV. When Xiao Shenyang arrived in Beijing with his most important person, Zhao Benshan, he called his parents and said, "I'll tell you some good news. I may attend the Spring Festival Gala, but I have to keep it a secret. I may not be able to attend. Temporary changes are very fast. Dad Mom, pray for me and bless me!”

On New Year’s Eve, the Shen family’s parents have been sitting in front of the TV since the afternoon, not daring to blink, in the mood of making dumplings. None. "We watched "Not Short of Money" as if we were watching the Olympics. We were on tenterhooks! As soon as the son came out, we were happy and our hearts were filled with excitement. It wasn't until the last second of the performance that we finally put our hearts in our stomachs. Then we We set off firecrackers and shed tears. That day, the phone calls at home were off the hook. People from all over the world who hadn’t communicated with us in years were calling..." Shen Hongjiu said.

Later in the middle of the night, the Shen parents received a call from their son, Xiao Shenyang. At this time, Xiao Shenyang’s mother, Zhang Fengqin, was particularly calm. She picked up the phone and said two words: "The show was very good, Mom. Very satisfied.”

Little Shenyang became famous, and the Shen parents also became celebrity parents. Shen Hongjiu was quite calm: "Shen He became somewhat famous because Teacher Zhao Benshan gave him this opportunity.

I hope that he will maintain his rural demeanor at all times, and we as elderly people can live our lives as we want. If you are born here, you will have to live your whole life here. This is your fate! "

Shen Hongjiu chatted with his son about the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and things from all over the world. "Every time my son comes home, we drink together. When my son asked me when "Return to the Cup" happened, I said , that was during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and as we talked, it was getting dark. "

Mom Shen is worried about more and more treacherous parents, "Reporters have come from all the way, and I am embarrassed to refuse." Whether I said the wrong thing or the right thing, it was quite stressful. Many people also wrote notebooks for Shen He and sent them to me, asking me to forward them to my son. There were also many strangers who wrote letters asking for help. My father had a car accident, what happened to my mother, and they asked me to pay for the postage. If we had money, we would also want to save people, but we don’t have money... Just after the Spring Festival, I couldn’t sleep for a while and my nose was bleeding. I felt that there were too many things going on, so it was better not to become popular. Woolen cloth. Other actors told me, Auntie, don’t worry about it. When Xiao Shenyang goes out, there are people to pick up things, buy tickets, and arrange hotels. Why are you worrying about it? "But Mother Shen was still worried. She called her daughter-in-law Shen Chunyang and told her that Shen He depends on you. If he does something wrong, just say it. If you really can't do it, call Mom...

Mother Shen is worried. The matter also includes the unknown future, "Now no one sings in the old Er Er Zhuan. His father and I have recorded everything we can sing on a tape recorder for our son to keep. Once the main show becomes popular again in the future, these tapes will be useful... …”