If you don't believe me, just ask a well-dressed gentleman or lady around you: "Hey, did you steal anything when you were a child?" Believe me, the answer will make you cry and laugh. Think about it this way, it's good for children. Stealing is not only easy to be forgiven, but also a beautiful memory or joke when you grow up.
But if a child is caught stealing and feels regret, fear, embarrassment and sadness, then he begins to feel ashamed and grows up slowly. What I share with you below is the secret that a child under 10 was exposed to steal grapefruit when I was a child, which made me afraid and embarrassed for a long time.
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/kloc-In the southern town 0/5 years ago, the days passed slowly and the summer was very long. Perhaps in the world of pure color, people's sensory ability will be more profound. Because until now, I just need to close my eyes gently, and I can live and dance effortlessly in that yellowing time.
In the hot afternoon, the monotonous and lengthy cicada singing is endless, as if playing a lullaby for people who are quietly lying on bamboo chairs and taking a nap. Children are playful and sneak into the wild when adults are snoring. The little foot stepped on the dry dirt floor, and the hot stone burned the soles of the feet. They cried out in pain and walked more and more hastily. ......
When I was a child, there was always a lot of time to kill. From the ground to the tree, from the door to the roof, everyone sharpened their heads and thought about how to play. A group of people run here and there for a while, all sweating. No matter how vicious the sun is, it's not as dark as the cries of friends, and I don't want to pay attention to my mother's loud voice calling home for dinner.
At that time, besides playing, another important thing that occupied our lives was eating. Because the place is remote, there is only one small shop in our village, which only sells a few cheap snacks and colorful candy. After eating sugar, we still use colored paper shells as stamps, which are being collected smoothly. Spicy strips with unique Hunan flavor are the most popular all year round, and the more you eat, the more addictive you become.
There is also a summer snack called "ice pack". Saccharin turns yellow after adding water, packed in transparent plastic bags and frozen as hard as a stone in the refrigerator. Tear a small hole with your teeth, put a piece of ice in your mouth, stir it with your tongue and suck the melted sugar water, and you can eat it for a long time. So from the whole year, spicy strips are the most popular. However, in summer, with the absolute advantage of enjoying for a long time, ice packs overwhelm the spicy strips that can be easily solved, ranking # 1.
When it comes to our pocket money at that time, everyone is similar, and it seems that it is 5-6 cents a week. First, the income of each family mainly comes from farming at home or going out to work, and there is no big difference in economic level. Secondly, it is easy to guess the wealth of a family from the children's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even any details, so smart mothers seem to have agreed on the same thing, which is super tacit. And the pocket money of 5-6 cents a week is far from satisfying our strong desire for food.
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What are we doing? Self-reliance! We went to the mountain to pick fruit. "Ground eggplant", a small purple fruit, tastes a bit like a strawberry with the core removed. After eating, the tongue and mouth are purple, and the coloring duration is comparable to lipstick.
Wild mulberry, the favorite wild snack when I was a child, is soft and bright red when cooked. Pick one and put it in your mouth. It tastes sweet and delicious when dipped in jam.
Yingshanhong, a big red wild flower, blooms wantonly in the blue mountains and forests, and it is extraordinarily beautiful. I don't know who was the first person to eat azaleas, but when our mouths are lonely, we pick a handful of azaleas and chew them for a long time while playing, which has a little sweetness of sugar. Anyway, there is no adverse reaction to eating azaleas, and it can be eaten.
In a word, I cut the thorns in every corner of the mountain with a pair of immature hands, and stuffed all the things I can and can't eat into my stomach that I have always wanted to eat. Wait until the pocket money is gone, the wild fruits on the mountain are gone, and the melons and fruits in your own vegetable garden are gone. We thought of other people's gardens and fruit trees. .........
All the children in the village envy Li Shuang's family. Their family has three floors of money, three brothers and sisters, and several fruit trees have been planted in a big yard. There is a fig tree and a peach tree directly opposite the yard. There is a huge plum tree and an orange tree at the right entrance of the yard.
A few of us ran to their house when we had something to do, and we were always worried. However, Grandma Li Shuang is super powerful. When their fruit trees are ripe, the three brothers and sisters will tidy up every day, move a small bench and take turns sitting in the yard to stand guard. Every time you see us coming, you will always say to us with a kind smile: Hey, why are you here again? Can you help me look at the fruit trees together?
Not an opponent at all, we can only transfer the target and continue the search.
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After pretending to pass by countless times, finally one day, we found that, hey, the grapefruit tree in front of Guang Guang's house seems to be nobody's business! After the summer vacation this year, Guang Guang's parents took Guang Guang to Guangdong, while Guang Guang's grandmother went to her daughter's house for a long time. There are several super plump grapefruit trees in Huang Chengcheng, which seem to shorten the branches. It's a godsend
However, after several personal tests, problems were found. Because the pomelo tree lives in the garden, it can't climb directly to the tree, so it can only stand on the fence of the garden. However, the earthen fence was in disrepair for a long time, and no one stepped on it, so it fell down immediately.
First of all, when I was a child and grew up, I was a coward, especially afraid of things and nervous. Like this, I usually stand guard behind their asses. But this time is different. Sasha can't help Juanjuan alone, but Sasha and I can only stick together. Planning for a long time, there is no better way but to take risks.
To give a fair evaluation, we cooperated well in the first half. Although it was the first time that I was promoted from sentry to main attack assistant, I was so nervous that my heart would jump out, but we rehearsed many times and had experience. On the other hand, during the lunch break we chose, the loudest rhubarb in the village went to bed. Who can find us? Quiet enough to hear my heartbeat.
At this point, I think of a wise saying left by my ancestors: good is enough. I lost at a young age.
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When we successfully stole three grapefruit, we should have been ready to call it a day and share the record, but Juanjuan, who was supported by Sasha and me on both sides and stood on the fence, didn't have the following meaning. I don't know if it's because of her overwhelming sense of accomplishment, too confident or something.
Juanjuan lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, I have two bigger pomelos on my head. I can pick them at once."
Juanjuan has always been the most independent of the three of us, just a big sister. Sasha is bold and not afraid of anything. As for me, my academic performance is better than theirs. I am timid, slow-witted and have no opinion.
Juanjuan said, Sasha doesn't matter, I can only follow them.
Then, I got caught!
I only heard a tenor, "Wow, you stole grapefruit!" I panicked and looked back. I look familiar. I am a naked cousin!
I am impressed by my naked cousin because I am afraid of him!
He looks like a gangster and looks a little fierce, so I always thought he was terrible when I was a child, just afraid of him. His home is not far from mine. When I was young, my mother often took me to their house. Maybe he likes to tease me because I'm afraid of him.
It's funny to think about it when I grow up, but this is definitely the shadow of my childhood.
He came up to me homicidal, scared me and said, cry or I'll hit you!
I looked at him with glassy eyes, not talking, holding back.
He continued to press, feeling irritated, pretending to raise his hand and hit people.
I couldn't help it, "Wow, wow ..." I was in tears.
Then he will say clearly: well, don't cry, now give me a smile.
Then I immediately stopped crying and giggled at him without wiping my tears.
He couldn't help laughing himself, thinking it was funny and speeding up.
Cry (wow, wow, wow) laugh (giggle) laugh and cry. ..........
So repeated, more and more smooth, just like pressing a switch and switching at once.
The adults rolled with laughter when they saw it. .........
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So if anyone found out at that time, I guess I would have slipped away like Juanjuan and Sasha, but when I saw it was him, I stood there like a pinned wooden head.
He came up to me, picked up the two grapefruit left on the ground, and said with a dignified face, "Children still steal from others. When they were young, they stole needles. When they grew up, they stole gold. Never heard of it? "
I heard tears fall, but I didn't cry.
"I'm still crying, and I didn't scold you. Take this grapefruit home and tell your mother the next time you steal it. "
I was in a trance and felt very uncomfortable. I only heard the last sentence "tell your mother", but I only thought that everyone would hate me and call me a thief in the future. A man walked away with grapefruit in his arms.
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At this point, it seems that there has always been an unsolved worry in my heart. Worry, regret, dare not see him, dare not see him.
He didn't tell anyone, but I was more worried. It seemed that only he knew my secret and what shameful things I had done.
For a long time, I hid when I saw him. I think it's like a hurdle, a stain on my life, which makes me feel bad all the time.
It was not until I went to high school and went home on holiday that he happened to come home from Guangdong to send something to my mother. I looked at him, black and thin, with a little beard, and smiled like a child who didn't grow up.
When I came back, like all elders, he called my nickname and asked me about my academic performance with a smile, saying how I grew taller than him. .......
The secret, finally put down.