Chapter 55: Passed down customs
Lin Lin has been quietly blinking a pair of beautiful big eyes, and does not speak, only Mu Yu occasionally says a few words to his live broadcast room with a high-definition camera, and the rest of the time is also listening quietly, afraid of missing any detail.
Mu Yu also took out the wild roe deer jerky and some mountain products that Ashku gave them and shared them with everyone, and everyone felt very happy while eating and drinking.
Aunt Liu said that at that time, there was no health center in the village, and women asked the midwives in the village to help when they gave birth. Since Elaineke came, there has been an additional midwife in the village. Whoever gives birth to a child, as soon as she finds her, she will immediately come to the mother and carefully help them deliver the baby.
Elenco has a gentle personality and treats people kindly. She has an elegant temperament, a beautiful face, and when she smiles, the kindness in her eyes makes people have an indescribable warmth. When a woman is waiting for a long time, she sits patiently beside her, tells them stories, and distracts them to reduce the irritability caused by pain. When Aunt Liu's eldest daughter was born, due to the long waiting time for childbirth, the pain tortured her to the point that she had no energy at all, Elenke sat beside her, carefully wiped the sweat oozing from her forehead with a towel, and told her a little story about her hometown, and hummed a hometown song for her, slowly, she forgot the pain for a while. In this way, Elenke stayed with her for two days and one night undressed, until the child was born safely, and Elenke instructed her some common sense of caring for the child, and then left with confidence.
Elenco's delivery skills are very good, whether it is a smooth birth or a difficult birth, she can cope with it easily. When the mother gives birth, she can know when she touches it with her hand. Gradually, the people in the village trusted her very much, and the women regarded her as their own sister, and they were willing to say anything to her.
After a long time, Elenko also told them about his hometown and his life in the Soviet Union. Sometimes, when everyone sat around and chatted happily, Elenko would sing a Soviet song in Russian, so that everyone could feel the beautiful rhyme from a foreign country. In the summer, when the sisters in the village meet to go to the river to wash their clothes, Elenko will look in the direction of her hometown opposite, often forgetting to wash her clothes. At this time, everyone said, "Elenko is homesick again." ”
Elaineke is very intelligent, not only can deliver babies, but also can speak authentic Chinese. In the 80s of the last century, more than 20 Russian students from Harbin heard that many Russians lived in the village of Birch Grove, and came here by car to learn Russian communication. Elenko, as a real Russian, communicated with them very enthusiastically. When we were together, we talked very happily, and when it was difficult to explain, Elenke told the students the meaning in Chinese. Speaking of Xingtou, everyone also sang Soviet songs and danced Soviet dances together. The students all said, "This trip was not in vain, and I learned a lot of knowledge that I can't learn from books." ”
Now, Elenco has been absent for many years, but whenever she is mentioned, older people still praise her.
As the saying goes, do as the locals do. After decades of historical changes, some of the customs brought by the first generation of Russians have slowly changed. For example, in the past, Russian women used to wear skirts and wrap their hair in floral cloth, but now they are not seen in the village at all. Although the dress code has changed, some eating habits have been preserved.
According to Ren Yusuo, a 51-year-old third-generation Russian descendant, everyone knows that the Russian people have a hobby of sourness in their diet, and they like sour food, but you don't know that they also have a soft spot for salt. Others eat persimmons dipped in sugar, so they are willing to dip them in refined salt. Cut the persimmons into thin slices and sprinkle the fine salt evenly on top and eat them. Or put the refined salt on a plate and dip it in the sliced persimmon to eat, it is very delicious. Even when eating bud rice, sprinkle refined salt on top before eating.
In addition, when it comes to making pickled cucumbers, they also have a different method from the locals. During the pickling process, the salt is added along with fennel and oak leaves, which enhance the flavor and the leaves of the oak tree to prevent hair. Also, drink raw milk and eat large leba bread that you make yourself. These are all handed down from their ancestors and are very suitable for their tastes.
Located in a large mountain col, surrounded by green hills and flat fields in the middle, the village is a naturally formed village. It is said that it is naturally formed because JY County was vast and sparsely populated, and most of the population of Changsheng Township was concentrated near Changjia Village. Even the first generation of Russians smuggled into China lived in Changjia Village.
In 1961, two major floods occurred in Changjia Village, and the villagers' lives were very difficult. In order to change his life, in the autumn of that year, Fu Changyou's uncle led some Russian descendants, and about fifty or sixty people moved to the current Huashulinzi Village. At that time, there was no permanent population here, only a few villagers from Changjia Village planted some land here, and after the autumn harvest, they went back. As a result, most of the land there is uncultivated.
When you first set foot on this land, you will find a large tall and straight birch forest, and the leaves rustle in the autumn wind, as if to wave to people. Everyone was fascinated by this scenery and said that this birch forest is so beautiful, let's call it a birch forest.
The newcomers of Russia and their descendants toiled this black soil, reaping their hopes in sweat from spring to autumn.
In life, they help each other, and whoever has any difficulties can lend a helping hand, and those who have money can contribute and make a strong contribution. They also followed the example of the locals and built a walled house here. It is to lay a good foundation, build a layer of wood on the ground, smear a layer of yellow mud, so that the layers are superimposed, and finally a wooden roof is raised, and the grass is spread on it, so that the house is economical and warm to live in. With a house comes a home, and the descendants of Russia have taken root here.
Later, local people moved from nearby Changjia Village and other places, and the current Birch Forest Village was born.
According to Chen Yan, secretary of the Party Committee of Changsheng Township, the per capita net income of Huashulinzi Village is 4,500 yuan, making it a well-known and wealthy village in the county.
The village has a total cultivated area of 8,087 acres, under the leadership of Hou Zhaoqi, secretary of the village party branch, and Fu Changyou, director of the village committee, they combined with the actual situation of the village to vigorously develop the "double high" soybean planting, cashmere goat breeding, private forest and northern medicine planting industry. In 2005, the village planted 5,000 acres of "double-high" soybeans, more than 4,700 cashmere goats, and developed 1,200 acres of private forests.
The village has achieved 100% access to tap water, 100% access to cable television and program-controlled telephones, and 88% of residents' houses. Many villagers have also bought computers, so they can learn about the outside world without leaving home, and some villagers have even realized their dream of selling products online.
Lin Lin sighed silently, as if she was also recording something with her mobile phone?