Diamond December for two

"The second house ... Which side of the street is it?" I wondered. And something told me that I needed to move towards a solid wooden house with a veranda. The gate turned out to have a secret - it couldn't open in any way. A woman came to the rescue - mobile, talkative, friendly-and confirmed that I had not got the wrong address. The hostess cordially invited me into the house.
Maria Yuzefovna turned out to be a great conversationalist. And the topic of conversation was determined by the recent "diamond" wedding that was celebrated in this house. To live together for sixty years is rare for a married couple to have such happiness. Of course, there is something to remember for the anniversaries. The bright, colorful story of the hostess was successfully complemented and "corrected" by Henrik Jozefovich. And it was clear how precious these memories were to them.
- You see how big our family is! - Maria Yuzefovna shows an enlarged color photograph in a beautiful frame. - This is a memory from our "golden" wedding. And now there are even more of us: out of nine grandchildren, six already have their own families.
It was interesting to find out how Maria Jozefovna met with her reliable "soulmate"?
- I come from the village of Makeyevka, - the woman began the story, - but when I was three years old, my parents moved to Yanchuk. Dad took a piece of land and built a house. We had a big family - four children, so we needed a spacious house. We lived richly, kept a large farm - we had horses, cows, pigs. As the collective farm was organized, my father became a collective farmer. By the way, we all worked there, I've been doing that since I was 14.
And Heinrich is a Damutsky guy. At that time, young people gathered in houses for gatherings - first they spun a tow, and then they turned on a gramophone and arranged dances. Oh, it was fun! One day, Henry came to a gathering and asked me to dance. And he was handsome, dexterous, sang well, in a word, I liked him. Then I came back, danced, and walked home. Henry and I started dating. And my father didn't like it. He wanted a rich, reliable son-in-law. And Henry comes from a family with seven children. What are you going to charge him, a collective farm tractor driver? One day, Dad says to my chosen one: "Son, you're still young, you haven't served in the army, it's too early for you to get married, don't come to us." And the guy replied: "I can't live without Maria."
Henry was brave, persistent and quickly came to woo. My father saw that I was in love with this guy, and he didn't mind anymore. We got married in December 1953. How long ago and recently it was!
We stayed with my parents for a year, and then Henry joined the army for 3 years and 4 months. He served in Kazakhstan in the internal troops. When I returned, I worked as a tractor driver, and then on a farm. And I'm there too. So the two of us worked on the Yanchuk farm until retirement, and even after retirement for 10 years ...
Maria Yuzefovna told how difficult it was to work then. She and her husband took care of the calves. They mowed the grass themselves, fed the cattle, and cleaned up after it. And no matter how difficult it was, Maria Belyavskaya always went to the forefront. She was awarded prizes and awards, her portrait hung on the Honor Board, she was even honored to be a deputy of the Supreme Council of the BSSR. A hardworking, energetic, active young woman, she was an example for others on the collective farm.
"They used to give me the smallest and weakest calves," recalls Maria Jozefovna, "but I try, I take care of them, I feed them properly, and my calves grow by leaps and bounds, they overtake others.
Both jokingly and seriously, my heroine noted that she worked under the leadership of as many as six chairmen, and remembers all of them with respect. She worked honestly, that's why they appreciated her. At that time, the May 1 collective farm was an advanced one, now it is Shchuchinagroproduct OJSC, and the veteran of agricultural production is very pleased that the best traditions have been preserved here, that former employees are remembered and honored.
- Although it was hard and we worked a lot, but we had fun then, it was interesting, - the woman admits, - maybe because we were young.
- How did you manage? - I ask Maria Jozefovna. - We raised five children, worked on a farm, built a house, ran our own farm, and cultivated beet fields...
- And you know, I've never been to the hospital with my children, and I've never gone on parental leave, - said a mother with many children. - Now it's scary to remember, but you had to leave small children alone in the house and go to work, there were no kindergartens then. Well, the children were obedient, friendly, they raised each other. The farm is not far away, I'll run over, look at how small they are, and then back. Sometimes, I would approach the house, and my heart would tremble, and I would feel such anxiety: at least nothing would happen. I'll look through the window: the kids are playing peacefully, someone has fallen asleep. Well, thank God, I'll calm down. I'll buy cookies and sweets on the way. "Mom, who is this from? - the kids ask. And I said, "From the chairman of the collective farm. He came, looked at you, made sure that you were behaving well, and handed over the sweets." That's how she was lying.
And as the children grew up, they became reliable assistants to Maria Jozefovna and Henry Jozefovich. In the summer, while the parents come home from work, the boys and girls work hard in the beet field. And everyone studied well, the teachers only praised them. Probably, the parental example has become a reliable guide for them in life. And my mother's instruction - to go only forward, not to retreat in any case - very often helped the younger generation of the Belyavskys in various situations.
Parents' eyes light up with happiness when they talk about their children and their achievements. Jan, the eldest son, a retired police major, a former paratrooper, an excellent athlete, worthily defended the honor of one of the Grodno police departments at competitions of various levels. Maria Jozefovna remembered how worried she was about her son, who was once sent to competitions all the way to the North. During the night, mom knitted a sheep's wool hat and sent it to her son.
Lilya and Zoya's daughters are also nimble and hardworking. Both work as accountants, only Lilya lives in Grodno, and Zoya in Sapatskina. The middle son Stanislav used to live in Ukraine, worked in a mine, but his mother insisted that he return to his homeland. Stanislav now lives in Bartash and works as a construction worker. The younger Yuri lives closer to the others, so he often takes care of his parents. He works for the Department of Agriculture. Parents are pleased that the children are still friends, as in childhood, and help each other.
"And we're friends with Jozefovich, too," jokes Maria Jozefovna. - We do everything together and we always visit together. Sometimes I can't go, so he stays at home. My husband and I are looking in the same direction. There was no such thing as "fighting" and not talking for a long time. We don't hold grudges in our hearts either against each other or against people. One must love life and thank God for every day.
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