My mother's surname is Xiang, and her name is Xiang Fangyun.

Until I was thirty-five years old, I always felt cheesy when I read these three words, until one day, I suddenly had an epiphany.

It turns out that it interprets the life of a mother.

Xiang, is the sunflower to the sun.

Sunflowers have a well-known feature, named because their inflorescences always rotate with the sun. Its meaning encompasses a series of traits related to human character, such as faith, brilliance, strength, and enthusiasm.

Fang, is the Fang of Fangcao.

Xiaocao is a seemingly ordinary but not ordinary plant, no matter what kind of wind and rain it experiences, it still holds its head high.

If we compare a person to a small grass, it shows that this person will not compromise in the face of difficulties.

Clouds are clouds that are light and breezy.

It is usually said that a woman is light and light, which means that she is not impetuous and careless, not that there is no pursuit. On the contrary, she will fight for her ideals and never be decadent.

We are native northerners living in a second-tier city called Xiyang.

There is a Xiangjia village in Xiyang City, which is my mother's maiden home. My mother has four brothers and sisters, and she is the second, with an older brother and a younger sister.

Because she is the eldest daughter, her mother has learned to do all kinds of female labor and farm work since she was a child, whether it is rolling noodles and steamed buns, pancakes, or making needlework with shoe soles, or planting vegetables, collecting grain and sprinkling pesticides, she is proficient in everything.

Mom was born on July 6, 1951, in the middle of summer. For this reason, I often speculate about a question: because my mother was born in the summer, she is passionate about everyone, right?

Mom inherited her grandmother's excellent genes, beautiful and lively, and loves literature and art.

I remember when I was eleven or twelve years old, I loved to ask my dad about my mom. They grew up in a village, lived very close, and knew each other very well.

Once, I pestered my dad to ask him to tell me about my mother's past, and he thought for a while and said, "It's boring to talk about what you have said, I'll tell you what you haven't heard." ”

I was very happy to hear my father's words, so I hurriedly asked him to tell me.

It's true that I'm in a hurry, and it's also true that my dad isn't in a hurry, so he asked me mysteriously: "Wenwen, do you know what your mother was looking forward to the most when she was a child?" ”

What to hope for? Of course, children are looking forward to the Chinese New Year, not only with delicious food, but also with beautiful new clothes.

So I didn't even think about my father's question and said the word "New Year" for sure, and after speaking, I proudly waited for my dad to praise me for being smart. As a result, my dad was disappointed and held out his right index finger to me.

I really didn't expect that his old man would deny my answer.

After thinking about it for a long time, I felt that there was nothing to be happy about children in that era, so I had to say helplessly: "Didn't the textbooks say that you lacked food and clothing in that era?" I can only wear new clothes when I have delicious food during the Chinese New Year, and if my mother is not uncommon even for the New Year, then I really can't think of anything that is most attractive to her. ”

Seeing my frustrated look, my dad comforted me kindly like a teacher: "It's okay, I know you must have answered wrong, not only you, but I also asked your eldest cousin and second cousin, no one answered correctly, and you don't have to be frustrated." ”

"Dad, I'm not upset, you hurry up and announce the correct answer."

Really, I especially want to know what the correct answer is.

Seeing that I was so eager to know the answer, my father finally spoke slowly: "What your mother is looking forward to most is when the people in the village squat at the door to eat lunch." ”

"Huh? Why? Doesn't my mom have anything to eat? ”

My dad's words left me dumbfounded, and I didn't expect this to be the answer.

"It's not that your mother doesn't have anything to eat, it's that your mother has already finished eating. The people in the village like to get together for dinner in the morning, and chatting is very lively. Every time at this time, your mother followed your Aunt Lian in the village, and the two girls ran to the crowd and sang and danced to perform a revolutionary model for everyone. ”

When my dad explained the reason in a happy tone, it dawned on me.

During that time, my grades plummeted because I was always worried about my mother.

Why didn't she become an actress?