"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will not return once he is gone."

This eternal swan song of farewell by the river has made many historical celebrities sigh.

This area is densely populated with rivers and is one of the important ancient battlefields. The shipwreck, the battle against the water, and the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army all happened here. It used to be the mulberry land of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and it was also the hometown of the legendary thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Guanyin, and it was also a refuge for the orphans of the Zhao family in history......

A provincial city in the north is located in this treasure land of feng shui. It is bordered by the undulating Taihang Mountains to the west and the endless Great Plains to the east. The city has a long history of not only ancient civilization, but also a long history of modern Chinese revolution. Today, there are still stories of one kind or another in this hot land.

Today, the provincial capital is very well transported: the airport is not one. The subway surrounds the city. High-speed railways and highways from north to south and east to west have surrounded the city on all sides. Board the bus at any point here, and you can cross the east and west of the motherland, vertically through the north and south of the motherland.

Walking through the streets of the provincial capital, you can see young men and women dressed in different ethnic costumes, who are fluent in Mandarin and speak their own national language. You can also see foreign friends from five continents, and their local neighbors have unlimited affection, they not only speak fluent Mandarin, but also mixed with local dialects. Some of them are Chinese sons-in-law sent to the door, and some are foreign daughters-in-law who are married to China. It really responds to that sentence: China has become bigger, and the world has become smaller......

Yuren Middle School is a key middle school in the provincial capital. It is located in the southeast of the city and is an intersection of high-speed rail and highways. Therefore, middle school students from other places who study in provincial capitals, as well as children of foreigners, like to settle down to study in Yuren Middle School. This place is not only because of the convenient transportation, but also because it has been home to many famous literati, scholars and natural scientists......

In the southeast of Yuren Middle School, that is, outside the school's large playground, there is also a low old house. There are hundreds of families living here, most of which are blue brick houses. Look at the appearance of the bricks, look at the style and structure of the house, this house is hundreds or thousands of years old. Compared to the skyscrapers and luxurious mansions around it, this is a residential area of prehistoric people. It is as if they have just ended the life of slash-and-burn farming, stepped out of the cave, bid farewell to the group marriage system, and entered the era of private ownership of marriage and family.

If you stand here and take a step to the left, it is like a great time travel through history, and you will go back to hundreds of millions of years ago, and you will take a step to the right, and you will return to the present of high-tech life.

These blue brick houses have gone through vicissitudes and social changes several times. They still stand here, leaving people with many reveries. Recently, there has been news that this piece of land will also be renovated and developed, and the old appearance will be renewed.

Now, in and out of these old houses, most of them are old people with gray hair and a little trembling when they walk. The older these people get, the heavier the nostalgia plot is, and the more they cherish the emotions with this old house. They are reluctant to give up every brick and tile here, and it is unforgettable.

Today is the second day of February in the lunar calendar, also known as the "Spring Ploughing Festival", "Family Festival" and "Spring Dragon Festival", which is the birthday of the father-in-law of the land. As the saying goes, "On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head, and everyone ploughs the cattle in small households." "The earth is rejuvenated, and everything is recovering, and the farmers are going to go back to battle.

Today is a good day. The heavens are sponsored by the gods, and the warm wind blows in the clear sky. Men in the city habitually go to the barber shop and wait in long lines to get a "faucet". Housewives clean up the house and welcome the auspicious day when the dragon raises its head.

In the southernmost row of this neighborhood, there is a house on the far left. It's very conspicuous here. Its main house, carved beams and painted buildings, really looks like a temple. This is a typical classical Chinese architectural style. An old lady with hair and skin whiter than snow was cleaning her room. She is white, she is also surnamed Bai, and her name is Bai Xue.

Bai Xue's height is 1.65 meters. This is the standard height for Chinese women. Although he is nearly eighty years old, he is not able to carry his back, his eyes are not dazzled, and his ears are not deaf. The body is still so well-proportioned, there is neither excess fat, nor is it skinny skin wrapped around bones. Old Lady Snow's steps are still so light and powerful, and her big eyes are still so bright. Double eyelids, long eyelashes, flickering, without a moment of silence. The double eyelids, in particular, are particularly eye-catching. The small mouth and thin lips are still so plump, and the years never seem to have left a mark on her. If you can really have a historical crossing, in the youth of the 28th Yellow Flower, I don't know how youthful, beautiful and charming she should be.

Now, the children have moved into new homes, high-rise buildings, elevator houses. Although the old lady Snow White was alone, she was reluctant to leave this old land. She still has to stick here, and if she can stay one more day, she will have one more day to remember happily. Here is a record of her unforgettable youth, engraved with her first love of a yellow flower with buds.

She wiped down the furniture, the cooking utensils, inside and out. Finally, take out a thick photo album from the bookcase. Although the album was spotless, she blew it gently with her mouth and wiped it gently with a white towel. She has three major albums like this. This is a photo of the first half of her life, a photo of the era of a young and beautiful yellow flower girl, which accounts for a considerable proportion.

Suddenly, a small four-inch photo slipped down from the album. It rolls and flips and floats down, but falls face down to the floor, as if ashamed to see people. The old lady picked it up twice with her hands before gently picking it up. When I turned it over, it was a black and white photo. The photos are all a little yellow, obviously with age.

Old Lady Baixue's hands suddenly trembled, and then her body shook a few times, as if she had been electrocuted.

This is a photo taken on the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing. There are two people in the photo, a man and a woman. The young man is chic and handsome, and the girl is beautiful and moving. Both of them smiled happily and looked straight ahead, full of hope for a better tomorrow...... There is a line of small print below the photo: Snow on the plateau, taken on the second day of February in the XX year of the lunar calendar.

Wow! What an auspicious day it was. This is a photo full of the word "love", but unfortunately 60 years have passed.