Chapter 5 Cave dwelling on Taihang Mountain
The land of Shaanxi and Jin, the loess slope. There are many ravines and mountains and rivers here. Kuching, Shanxi, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, and in modern society, Shanxi focuses on the eyes of Chinese because of its rich coal reserves. Around the turn of the millennium, coal is the most important energy source in China.
My father was an ordinary coal miner on the land. My father was in my grandfather's class, and my father became a worker after my grandfather retired.
In a place called Caocun Mining Area in Shanxi, it is where my father works. At that time, we lived in a compound at the foot of the surrounding mountains, and there were many caves in the compound, and we lived in one of the caves. There were a lot of people in the compound, several families. Most of them, like their fathers, are coal miners who bring their families along with them. There is no bed in the cave, there is a big kang, the kang head is connected to the pot stove, because the fire is cooking, and the fireworks pass under the kang again, so the kang is mostly hot.
At that time, my sister was still young, and my father went to work every day, working three shifts in the morning, noon and evening, working at night, sleeping and resting during the day.
I don't remember what my sister was like at the time, but I heard that she was very obedient later. Most of the time it's being held. I heard my mother say that I liked my sister to sleep the most at that time, so that I could go out and play without having to accompany her, haha. The school was accepting students in September, and I had just finished harvesting wheat when I went, and it was a summer day, so I had to wait at home. The mother told the father at the time that she had to make up the lessons for the child before going to school, otherwise she would not be able to keep up with the first grade. Doing nothing at homeschool, I played with a mix. At this age, it's time to go to first grade, and I'm late for preschool.
I knew that I was talking about what my mother said, but I was also ignorant about what my mother said, and I only vaguely felt that there was something to do. However, after that, time remained the same, nothing changed, and it was indifferent.
As long as children follow adults, they can adapt everywhere. There are a lot of children in the compound, and when the weather is fine, the adults are chatting on the steps in front of the door, and the children are playing in the yard and playing house. At that time, a kind of three-wheeled children's bicycle was very popular, and when I saw other children riding around and playing, I wanted to play very much, and I was often not allowed to play with others, so my father bought one for me when he was free. When there are common things, even if the children are together, they can play better together. Since I got this car, I have also joined the group•••••• so I don't have to watch other children play around.
I'm supposed to be naughty. I remember that when my neighbor was chatting with my parents, I asked my parents, "Why do you like to beat your children so much?" My mother said that my children were disobedient and naughty. The father said that because he couldn't control the child, he couldn't control the child after he was 16 years old. I remember one time when I cried and was driven by my father into the ditch of the flowing brook in front of the yard and said, "You go, I don't want you anymore." Then I went back on my own. I cried for a while, and I sneaked up to see my father watching me from behind the gate, looking over from time to time. There are a lot of cases like this, I think. I don't know why, but my mother once said to me, "When I beat you, don't you run? You run away, I can't catch up, and when I come back from playing outside for a while, my anger disappears." "Didn't I, when I was beaten, I was stunned, and I couldn't even stand the mother who beat me, so I said that. I still remember my mother telling me, "When your father beat you, you wouldn't say it, I wouldn't dare." If he beats you, you let him beat him without saying a word. ”
I remember what my mother told me. After that, she did what she said, and it was really useful when she was beaten. Once, my mother hit me with a rolling pin, and I ran away, and then my mother chased me with a rolling pin, but fortunately I ran fast, and my mother didn't catch me, and I went home. I had a bit of fun outside, and then I went home. My mother watched me go back, and when I looked at me, I watched her giggle.
Coal is said to be black gold, and where there are resources, there is money. The construction of the mining area is still good, there is a club square, and a park is built in front of the office building.
When my father went to work or went to bed, my mother used to take my sister and me to play in the park. There are pavilions, small bridges, fountains, flowing water, and a lot of flowers in the park. I remember that my father was supposed to be in middle school (from 4 p.m. to 12 p.m.), and my mother took my sister and me to the park in the afternoon. Pleasant times always pass quickly, and when it was almost dark, my mother said to me, "Have you had enough, let's go home." But I didn't have enough fun, and said to my mother, "Let's play, it's not dark yet." "My mother didn't force it, and I was so happy that I ran like crazy. Suddenly, my mother said to me, "Dragon, why don't I see that your face is wrong when you come here?" "He touched my forehead with his hand, and he touched my forehead with his own. My mother's face became very anxious, and she led me home with her sister in her arms, leaving her sister in the care of a neighbor, and then calling my father's work team at work. After that, he took me to a clinic in a residential area in a hurry. At that time, the doctor was just about to eat, and the mother said, "Please let my child have a fever, the doctor will take a look." The doctor took my temperature, during which my mother said to the doctor, "Look, I'm bothering you, or you're eating." "The temperature results are out, 41.5 degrees. The doctor said: "I have a high fever, I have to treat the child first if I don't eat, and lower the body temperature first, the temperature is too high." "Then I hurriedly gave me an infusion. After the infusion, my mother said to me, "You are hungry, I'll go buy you something to eat." I said, "Hungry, buy me two baked cakes." The doctor and the mother both laughed, and the doctor said to the mother, "You child is really good, you want to eat at such a high temperature." "I forgot whether I ate or not, and during the infusion, slowly I fell asleep.
When I woke up, I felt like I was shaking, there was a blinding light in front of me, and the light was very uncomfortable for my eyes, it was a motorcycle. I was being carried and walking down the street, and the feeling of shaking was brought about by people walking. By the light, I saw that it was my father, who was holding me and wrapping me in a small blanket, and my mother was following beside him. When he saw that I was awake, my father said, "Let's go home, go home and sleep." "I don't know why, but I always remember the light, the shaking feeling, and the dazzling light, the imprint is very deep. Many years later, I often remember the light I saw when I opened my eyes.
After this fever, my mother often told people: "I have a high fever of 41.5 degrees and still want to eat baked cakes." Tell me, Mom, I'm going to eat pancakes. Haha laughs. ”