What is the beauty of water when Iraqis stand? The picturesque Tujia town, with its waterfront and the foothills of Wufeng Mountain, is a scenery I will never walk out of. The name of the town is the name of that river, the car wash river. Surrounded by green hills, it is like a graceful mother holding it gently. The town is an Iraqi, who escaped from the Book of Songs inadvertently under the pursuit of poets for thousands of years. The ribbon in her hand is Youshui River.
From fifteen to eighteen, I lived there for four years.
From the beginning, it was said to be a place where beautiful women came forth in large numbers, and the water there was clear all year round. I don't know if many girls' eyes have become clear waves, or if the clear and bright river has condensed into girls' eyes. I still remember that every ripple of that river is so bright, so clean, so cool, so sweet and so permeable at any time. At that time, girls liked to bathe and swim under the bridge. There are many passers-by and leisurely people enjoying the cool on the bridge, which has long been commonplace for our games, as if facing the surrounding mountains and rivers is a familiar landscape. My friends are as beautiful as water, and their skin is delicate, and they have won the bean curd in a small and famous town. Their faces are as red as ripe peaches, fresh and delicate, and will not fade after washing. At that time, there were no swimsuits. We all wore homemade coats, propped up the breasts of two small green peaches and wore them in the water without scruple. After wearing enough clothes and swimming enough, they went ashore one by one, sat on a large piece of bluestone to wash clothes, and their long black hair hung behind them wet. They were all water snakes and moving mermaids, and their laughter was as transparent as sunshine.
The town is a very simple place, and the folk customs are as simple as the clear sky in autumn. The men's bath is very close to us, and sometimes a few naughty little men who think they are young inadvertently get into our camp from the bottom of the water. At this time, it's like spilling water droplets into a boiling oil pan, screaming and screaming and flying high into the clouds with water droplets. But no matter whether they are called or not, all mermaids will unite as never before, holding hands, scratching their feet, scratching their armpits, scratching their feet, and making sure that the invaders are exhausted, begging for mercy and finally rolling back to their own territory. This kind of game often happens, but it has never caused a real war. Let's have fun once, then break up happily. In our hearts, no matter the body of a man or a woman is a secret, beauty is everyone's and open.
I didn't know that children in small towns are the happiest until I went to many cities. Although parents in cities have repeatedly warned their children not to bathe in the river, mothers in small towns often put their toddlers in the arms of the river. In a small town, I hardly heard anyone tell my children not to bathe in the river. This river is their paradise as well as theirs. Every year from the Dragon Boat Festival to late autumn and October, the children in the town have been soaking in clear water. After living there for so many years, I seldom heard that someone's child drowned. This may be related to the pattern of small depression and the living habits of small town people. The town is built on two rivers, and all the houses near the water have a wall foot built from the river, and there is a big diaojiao building on the wall foot, which extends to the river. There are countless pairs of eyes watching the river all the time in the diaojiao building. If something happens to someone's child, the eyes on the diaojiao building will see best. The most profound rescue activity in my memory was to save Mr. Ai's only daughter, Ai Yun. Somehow, Ai Yun often loves to go into the river alone, and before she knows it, she becomes a nickname for falling into the water, making the children who found her cry for help like a tsunami. As soon as the cry for help rang in the river, the pots and pans in the diaojiao building rang, which I think must be faster than the ancient wolf smoke and message trees in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In a blink of an eye, a man swam gently and skillfully to Ivan's side and lifted Ivan, who was spinning in the whirlpool of the deep pool. At this time, it is always the time when men fully show their composure and ability, and it is also the time when women's eyes on the diaojiao building are the most colorful. I witnessed this wonderful drama in a diaojiao building. The whole time to save people doesn't add up to two minutes. Although the time is short, it is so thrilling that I can't forget it after many years. I still remember swimming to Ivan's Ugliness first, because both of them are very thin, just like monkey skin, and people used to call them Ugly Ugly. But this time, his movements are very elegant. He paddled gently, and the little barracuda dived into the water and lifted people up in the blink of an eye. Many women who don't even look at him at ordinary times have more appreciation and respect in their eyes this time.
In that special era, the people in the town were really poor, and even the money for buying salt was often in short supply. But it is rich in the river. I don't know where there were so many fish, shrimps and crabs in the river at that time, and I couldn't catch them all year round. As soon as the water rises, we can put some dustpans and other tools at will by the river, which can hold a lot of fish and shrimp. At that time, we didn't know to poison fish with fish medicine. Fishing and catching crabs are our greatest pleasures. It was a real adventure. Once, I put my little hand into a deep hole and caught something soft, which I thought was the tail of a big fish. I dragged it out and saw that it was a colorful water snake! Fortunately, at that time, I saw many people dealing with this scene, and I also had some experience. I quickly threw off my arm and drew some beautiful circles in the air. Perhaps the water snake didn't understand what was going on. It flew from the cool nest to the hot hillside. After these exercises, I also learned the boldness of a peasant child. Later, when I went to college, it was hard to believe that girls who grew up in big cities would scream for a long time when they saw a caterpillar, which was not artificial.
Richer than rivers are the mountains around the town. There are thorn moss, grandma sheep, Mao Qianer, tea bubble and March bubble in spring, dragon boat bubble in summer, and even August melon, carambola jujube and wild pear in autumn. I always suspected that these things only grow on mountains. I have read so many books, some of which I have never read before. For example, a tea bar is like a colorful light bulb. It is red when it is not hot and a little light green when it is cooked. Some white faces have several black mold ideas, which taste tender, crisp and refreshing, sweet and pleasant, and no one has ever written them in the book. There is also March bubble, which looks very similar to strawberries now, but much more delicate than strawberries. It is exquisite, crystal clear and fresh, with small particles but sweet and fragrant taste, which seems to be rarely mentioned in the book. Apart from these wild fruits, it is mushrooms. I didn't know they were called mushrooms until I entered the city. As long as it rains all year round, we can eat mushrooms, which is almost a main course on the table of people in small towns. The best is fir, twice a year. Auricularia auricula is golden yellow and Auricularia auricula is purple, so it is very fragrant. Not only can it be eaten fresh, but it can also be used as a seasoning for cooking noodles. Making auricularia auricula all year round is a rare delicacy. In addition, there are many rare animals in the mountains. Every autumn harvest, people start to go up the mountain to catch the show. Wild boar, white flour and muntjac are particularly delicious. Some people, who can't finish eating game, hang it on the kang and smoke it as a precious gift for relatives and friends far away.
Girls can't go up the mountain to catch the show. We stay in the mountains all year round except in the water. We have a group of little girls who also have a king of children. Her name is Hong 'e, and she goes up the mountain to collect tea bubbles, fungus seeds and firewood. As long as Hong E shouts, the whole town's children will flock to the village. On the mountain, Hong E is good at taking care of everyone. I'm a late bloomer. I came with my mother who changed jobs after I graduated from primary school. But I got the most concern from Brother Hong. Every time I collect firewood, it is always the least, and it is tied loosely, so I can't get it back at all. Hong E called "Bring a vine" and someone sent it to her. "Who has more firewood?" Someone added two more handfuls to my woodpile, and Honge quickly tied the firewood for me. Unfortunately, I just don't live up to expectations. I didn't get out of a bubble of urine when I shouted that I couldn't pick it up. Every time, Hong E ran forward quickly, put away her firewood and came back to pick me up. Later, I was admitted to the university, and Honge was admitted to a prestigious school in the provincial capital. After that, we left the town. It's just that we still walk the same way on the road. I know she is still excellent in college. When I first met her, many Changsha ladies looked at her dumbfounded: Is there really such a beautiful woman in Xiangxi? After graduation, we lived far apart and met the day before yesterday, only to know that she had set up her own company in the provincial and state capitals. After chatting all night, we returned to the picturesque town at the foot of Wufeng Mountain by the shore of the unitary water.
Iraqi town, how are you?