"Is the big vine in my aunt's yard still there? When I was a child, I always thought about her family's grapes every summer vacation! Grapes were scarce at that time! One year, the grapes were not ripe, so I was so hungry that I ate the leaves directly! Hahaha......"

"After your aunt left, no one cared about it, and then your cousin built a house and dug it up and threw it away!"

"Huh?" Gui Ying was extremely disappointed, she recalled: "When I was a child, I heard my aunt say that a grape is a tear, and the fruit of tears is first sour, then sweet. I remember what she said very well, and I still remember it to this day. ”

"Huh, is it a country poem?" Tsai speculated without a head or tail.

"Na...... Is the luxurious bird's nest on the old paulownia tree in the north of the village still there? Oh my! The bird's nest, which is more than 20 meters high, is one square meter big - it has been growing on trees for decades! No number of people can beat it - almost the whole village has been beaten! Tsai Tsai must have never seen it! Husband, you haven't seen it yet! ”

"That tree was dug up 10 years ago - sold! You didn't pay attention the first two times you went home! ”

"Every time I go home, it's like a war, who remembers to watch that! Is my third aunt's jujube tree still there? That's the best green jujube I've ever tasted! The big lidong dates sold now are far from catching up with the third aunt's family - the water is sweet and the water is sweet, round and big, green and white! Gui Ying licked her lips.

"That's there! Next time, I will send you a few boxes, so that the two babies can also taste it! ”

"Dad, do you still have cattle in Majiatun? Boy, your mom is a pure cowherd - she said she used to herd cows when she was a child! Zhiyuan said.

"It's long gone! Belch...... Maybe one or two are raising it! ”

"What cow? Cows? Tsai wondered.

"Qinchuan scalper! Hehe...... There are cows over there! People raise cattle to farm the land, not to feed the milk! The old horse was amused by the child's ignorance.

"Hey, village chief, is the earthen kiln of Xigou decades ago still there? Is there still a kang in the kiln? ”

"Yes! Who's okay to tinker with that! That earthen kiln is estimated to be seventy or eighty years old! There is a statue of Buddha on the side of the earthen kang, and no one dares to move it! ”

"Dad, is there still that kind of trolley in the countryside now?" Zhiyuan asked.

"Less, all the slickers! The body is small, easy to drive, and you can get in and out of the orchard! ”

"Grandpa, what fruits do you have in Majiatun?"

"Hey, that's a lot! The most famous are green apples, Qinguan apples, sugar apples, as well as large lidong dates, red grapes, persimmons, walnuts, followed by apricots, plums, pears, melons...... And so much! The sour dates on our slope are very delicious, if you come to grandpa to give you a few pockets, your mother was hungry for that sour date when she was a child! ”

"There are also kiwi fruits and pomegranates, basically we can grow melons and fruits in the north." Gui Ying added.

"The water and soil of the Guanzhong Plain are really good, and the snacks at your grandfather's house are also very rich! Tsai Tsai is free to go to Grandpa's house to live for a while! Take your sister and take a look around your uncle's orchard, it's fun! I would have had the opportunity to visit this time and missed it! What a pity! "Zhiyuan regrets.

"Hey, the section of the earthen city wall behind Zhongjiawan Primary School has been demolished! I remember stepping back and forth dozens of times when I was a child, it was very high, like a mountain but not a mountain, a bit like a lookout or the Great Wall! ”

"That's—it's almost gone! Dig a little here and there, and now there's only a lump of dirt! When I was a child, it was spectacular, dozens of meters long! ”

"What is an earthen wall?"

"A defensive wall for warfare in ancient times?" Zhiyuan guessed.

"Well, that earthen city wall was built by the Ming Dynasty! I heard my grandfather say it! The old horse added.

"Is there still that big hollyhock flower on the south slope?"

"Yes! It opens every year, and no one cares about it! When I went uphill and downhill in the field in the spring, I could see a large patch of red! ”

"Mom, what is a hollyhock flower?"

"A flower that is more than a meter tall and can reproduce itself, and a seed blooms into a mountain of flowers! When I was in preschool, I used to hide in those flowers! I've slept in it! ”

"Romantic!" Zhiyuan envy.

"Do you still grow sesame seeds over there? In the past, sesame seeds were planted there every year, and when they bloomed, they were white-flowered! ”

"Not now! Now the south slope is planted with apricots, and the apricot blossoms are more beautiful when they bloom! It's beautiful! ”

"Apricot blossoms are flying, and the ground is full of flowers." Zhiyuan is excited and drags up poems.

"When I was a little old, I remember it a lot...... I often go with my grandmother to pick purslane on the slopes of Nantou, where there is a lot of purslane, and people eat sheep and eat it - is there such a thing? I don't know if it's true or if it's my own dream, I'm confused! ”

"Did you forget? When I was a child, your grandmother picked wild vegetables and came back with you, carrying you on her back when she went, and carrying vegetables on her back when she came back! You forgot about that, too! ”

"As soon as you say that I have a little impression, I can't remember my grandmother at all! I can't even think about it! ”

"Don't say you can't remember, I can't remember either! She's gone...... Thirty-three years...... Almost! ”

"My mom's grandmother? Is it grandpa your mother? ”

"Yes, yes!" The old horse nodded.

"My grandma is such an amazing person! Needlework is top-notch! Weaving and spinning are first-class! The pinched steamed buns are first-class! Window cut shoes are first-class! Cooking and cooking are superb! Few women in the village can match hers! Oh, big, I think you have more milk than me, don't you? Gui Ying suddenly found out.

"Still weaving and spinning - what era!" Tsai Tsai is laughing at an era he can't imagine and a relative he can't imagine.

"Hmmm! Your grandma is human, kind-hearted, talkative, and smart! Your grandfather can't do it, and so are stupid people! The old horse added.

"Why haven't I heard you talk about grandma!" Zhiyuan asked Gui Ying.

"I don't know much, I listened to my aunts and sisters when I was a child!"

"Your grandmother has a good background, a good temperament, and wisdom can also do it, and her grandfather is a teacher! Your mother, your two aunts, and your aunt, these four women can't catch up with your grandmother alone—I'm judging it fairly! The women of your generation are even worse! Cooking is not done well, and there are few needlework skills! It's not good to behave in the world, temperament and appearance! ”

"I'm not from a good background! My grandfather's generation was a farmer, and my parents' generation were also farmers, so I don't have the life of my grandmother's rich lady! Gui Ying raised the bar.

"Hehe......" Boy smiled.

"Yingying's generation is not incapable! Times have changed, isn't it Dad? ”

"Right? An ugly, lazy and big-tempered woman like you, who wants you in the old days! I don't even have the face to say goodbye to people! Xinghua is a little good-looking in your life, but his mind is almost good! ”

"Hahahaha......" Zhiyuan and Tsai couldn't stop laughing.

"He Yiming, what are you laughing at? The son is not ugly, you are the least qualified to laugh at me! Gui Ying reached out and patted Tsai Tsai's head.

"Hehehe...... I laughed at my dad - life is so hard! Married someone no one wants! ”

"Haha......" The old horse also smiled.

"Your mother is the number one housekeeper, and the daughter-in-law you will marry in the future may not be as good as your mother!"

"Oops! How to carry it so back! The further down it goes, the more it doesn't work! "The old horse turned the tide.

"Hahaha......" Yang Yang was sleeping soundly, but everyone laughed.

"Is there still anyone in the village who touches the ancient cards? My grandma used to play this a lot. Gui Ying asked.

"Well, it's gone, I haven't seen anyone play this in years!"

"What is a card?" Tsai asked.

"A long black and red dotted card with a unique way to play and is often played by the older generation. I've never learned, it's a pity! ”

"I haven't seen a touch card either!" Zhiyuan said.

"That's what my older generation played! It's long gone! The old horse sighed.

"Huh! Have you dug up the row of pepper trees in front of the self-reserved land under the western slope? I used to go to the field to pick pepper leaves and get stabbed back! ”

"Yes! Now the mouth of the bowl is so thick, no one can move it, and it is very pierced! When it's time to pick the leaves, many women go to pick the leaves! ”

"Grandpa, what are you doing with pepper leaves?"

"This baby is so pathetic! Haven't you ever eaten a flower roll? Sprinkle some pepper leaves in the flower roll, which is numb and fragrant, especially special and delicious! Gui Ying swallowed. The hard thorns on the branches of the pepper tree were her enemies, but its delicious and unique leaves manipulated Ma Guiying's taste buds like their masters.

"You used to love rape leaves, do you remember?"

"I must remember! The last time I went back, I asked my daughter-in-law to get me a big bag and take it to Shenzhen! ”

"What are canola leaves?" Tsai asked.

"Do you know canola oil? The oil we eat now is rapeseed oil. Rapeseed is the seed of rapeseed, pressed into oil is rapeseed oil, when it first starts to plant, its leaves are tender and tender like ordinary greens, you can eat! ”

"That's it! Rape leaves are canola leaves! Blanched with boiling water and then cooled, it tastes oily, soft, slippery, sweet, laxative, your mother and her grandmother love to eat - she has one appetite! The old horse explained.

"It's delicious, I want to eat it now!" Gui Ying chewed dryly.

"Next time I'll go back and get you a big straw basket - it doesn't cost anything! Let the boy eat it once, why hasn't this kid eaten anything! "The old horse is disdainful.

"I once went over a mountain and a ravine to see sunflowers grown by someone else's house – I had never seen them before! Wow! The sunflowers of more than a dozen acres of land, the golden half of the mountain, were particularly shocking, and finally I and I stole one of them back! It's a pity that you can't eat it - raw! Hehe! Gui Ying's mind flooded with the magnificence of that time - it was the magnificence of life, the magnificence of nature! At this moment, she regretted a little, regretting that she had left her hometown rashly and would never go back after leaving.

"The last time I went back to pick up my father, the cicadas in front of the door, the frogs behind the village, and the chickens and ducks in the alley came out from time to time to stroll, our village is developed and primitive! I was a little fascinated by it! Zhiyuan interjected.

"Rural kids have a lot of fun! More than a dozen people go to the wheat field to juju, fly kites, roll hoops, race bicycles, watch social fires, sing big operas, and go on green after the Spring Festival, go down to the river to swim naked, catch crabs, and hunt birds in summer, steal fruits everywhere in the east, west, north and south, and ravines and ravines in autumn, and have snowball fights, string doors, roasted sweet potatoes and steamed bread slices in winter...... Oh, I took a swing during the slack time, and I had a holiday to fight crickets, cockfights, play cards, throw sandbags, and play with stones......" Gui Ying excitedly recounted her childhood.

"It's so much fun!" Tsai Tsai was amazed.

"Adults from twenty or thirty years ago were also interesting. Idle chess, chatting, hanging out, punching, singing...... There is an erhu that can hold up the field, attracting dozens of people in half an hour, and everyone takes turns singing Qin dialect excerpts, which is very lively. The old horse recalled.

"The cultural and spiritual civilization of the 80s was far more prosperous than the economy of that time!" Zhiyuan summary.

"I remember our old yard, there was an old persimmon tree in the east, a big paulownia tree in the west, and the middle-aged just framed the rubber band, and then a lot of classmates came to our house to dance the rubber band on the weekend of elementary school?"

"Mom, what is a jumping band?"

"Oh, you don't know! How can I explain that to you? Check it out on the Internet tomorrow! You've ruined my good mood and good spirits! Gui Ying kicked his feet.

"The girls are playing games, an elastic band, and the dolls are bouncing in it!" The old horse explained awkwardly.

"I remember when I was in elementary school, in the summer, there were rows of high, low, and colorful drink bottles in the classroom, and there were all kinds of sugar water and porridge in them. Your grandmother filled me with sweet mung bean soup cooked in a big pot - not thick or light, it was delicious! Gui Ying recalled the taste of her mother.

"Isn't it just mung bean soup! Don't be so exaggerated! Tsai Tsai was dismissive.

"Different people cook it differently, you're still young, you don't understand!" Zhiyuan said.

"Hey, is there still that kind of sweet jujube in the ditch now? A lot of the kind! I used to go through the ditch with Honghong to find jujubes to eat! There is also a slight melon on the slope of the west ditch, is there any? ”

"Yes, a lot! Next time you bring the baby back, let the boy also see the ground melon and jujube! ”

"What are the ground melons and jujubes?" Tsai asked.

"I don't know, what are the ground melons and jujubes?" Zhiyuan asked the same question.

"A wild fruit, sweet and tender, with white juice flowing from the ground melon - I'll pick it for you next time! Jujube ...... It's hard to describe! Hey, you two are really a pair of country whites! Gui Ying made fun of the father and son.

"Do you remember what it looked like in Yingge Valley?" Lao Ma asked Gui Ying.

"Got it! Sometimes I forget, and when I dream, I remember it again! ”

"I've always had an idea, hehehe...... I'm embarrassed to say. I want to build a Buddha statue in Yingge Valley - a big Buddha statue, preferably a reclining Buddha, the kind that is more than a zhang long! Base with cement or brick and decorate the outside! Then the Yingge Valley was renamed the Reclining Buddha Valley, the people in the village can worship the Buddha, and it can also be made into a tourist project in Majiatun to the outside world! I've been thinking this for seven or eight years, and I've never told anyone about it! In the future, when I am old, you will bury me under that Buddha statue! It's good for you guys – it's good for Feng Shui! ”

"Tut-tut! Look at it! Look at the realm of others! Even death is different from ordinary people's death! How advanced! Gui Ying teased hard.

"Hahaha......" Tsai smiled.

"Yes, Dad, this is a good thing, a good thing to accumulate merit! It doesn't cost much, the key is that the local leaders agree, and you have to find someone to do it! ”

"It's good to say locally, I just can't find anyone, and I can't get it myself!"

"You can look it up online! What you want online, what you want! My idol poster was bought online! Tsai interjected.

"I'm so old — and online!" The old horse is shy.

"I can teach you! Don't you also use WeChat now! Tsai said.

"Yes, Dad, let him teach you how to use the computer when the boy is on summer vacation, there are definitely on the Internet!"

"It's done! If I can do this, then I will die a happy death! The old horse patted his big belly and smiled.

"Oh, the old village chief will really live, and he will really die! How could ordinary people think of this! Gui Ying clapped her hands again and again.

……

Yangyang fell asleep early, and three generations went around the countryside and talked until midnight before falling asleep.

At night, the distant sound of traffic and the start of the air conditioner and refrigerator at home replace the cold cry of cows, sheep and owls in the countryside; Large screens, billboards, and flashing red and blue lights in the opposite high-rise building outside the balcony replace the starlight and clear moonlight of the countryside. The old horse is tired of the city, and the others are longing for the countryside.

That night, Gui Ying returned to the old courtyard of thirty years ago—the place where she was born, where she spent her childhood, and where she laid her soul.

The old locust tree in front of the old yard covers the sky with green leaves three seasons a year, and the one who enjoys the thick shade the most is the old sow in the pigsty under the locust tree. Grandma Gui Ying often sits on the stone shaft at the entrance of the pigsty, and an old lady in her eighties likes to watch the sunset at dusk. A pair of small stone lions in front of the door lost half of their faces and one leg in some year, pushed open the heavy gray wooden door with missing edges and corners, and Gui Ying stepped into his old courtyard.

On the west side of the courtyard is a blue brick house, and on the east side is an open space. At the end of the clearing, under the north wall, there is a neat pile of firewood all year round, next to the firewood is a small thatched latrine, and the row of dogtail grass on the south wall of the thatched latrine is rich and light. The east side of the old courtyard is full of old trees, and there are a few old hens walking down the old trees, and in spring and summer, there are often a group of chickens following the hens, and the person who drove the chickens close to the mat and the dinner table when he was a child was Gui Ying. Gui Ying remembered the old hen with only black hair, and the old hen must also remember her when she was black.

In the southeast corner of the old courtyard is a cattle pen, with a row of farm tools hanging from the north wall of the cow pen to the south, and a one-meter-wide grass house to the north, in which tall dried dogtail grass is stacked - it is the fruit of the labor of Gui Ying in her childhood for many summer vacations. Opposite the thatched house is my grandmother's house, and there is a corn cob hanging on the courtyard wall in front of the house, and the south end of the corn cob is the kitchen.

On the wall of the kitchen is a blackened portrait of the chairman, under the portrait is a row of clay pots and stone Weng, the northernmost water Weng east side is a large pottery pot with noodles, the east side of the large pottery pot is the stove, the earthen wall of the stove north is hung with a bamboo grate, under the grate hangs a large aluminum spoon with a missing mouth, the aluminum spoon was asked by Gui Ying's grandfather when he got married......

The old yard is not only Ma Guiying's old yard, but also the home of many anonymous people. Rats live on the roof of the house and under the floor of the kitchen, the screen of the windowsill and the crack of the door frame are the home of spiders and moths, there are cockroaches in the cracks of the earthen kang, the thatched latrine belongs to the fly tube, the tree is the territory of butterflies, under the eaves live swallows, and on the eaves is the mansion of red vasson...... There are one or two nests of ants, five or six shells, seven or eight acquaintances, and more than a dozen earthworms living in the courtyard...... Ma Guiying doesn't know who will protect them after she leaves home; I don't know if this group of guys will be happy or nostalgic after they leave home.

The fruit of the tree is unique in the world; Trumpet's laughter, she just caught a glimpse. In the dream, the wheat field on Majiatun is always surging; When sleeping, the ravines and ravines are golden cauliflower. Gui Ying slept so sweetly this night.