Chapter 1: Childhood Stories

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Author's ForewordIt was noon one summer when I was in the third grade of elementary school, and I went to school early. I was alone in the empty campus, I was playing cardboard by myself, and I always felt that someone was watching me overhead, and I was busy looking up, and a silver-shaped behemoth was hanging in the air, flashing dazzling bright lights from time to time, so frightened that I ran home......

When I regained consciousness, I was lying on the ground, and many friends surrounded me, saying that I was asleep on the ground, and even my little pants were pulled off, which was really not ashamed. So they all laughed at me. I looked at it myself, really, I was naked, my little pants were thrown aside, and there was a red spot under my navel, which felt a little painful. In the ridicule of his friends, he hurriedly put on his pants, and felt that his brain was blank, and after a while, he vaguely remembered the silver-shaped behemoth, and he couldn't remember anything else, and he always felt very scared, and he didn't dare to say it to adults......

It was still a hot summer night, because of the earthquake, I didn't dare to sleep in the house, so I slept in the yard. At that time, a lot of jujube trees were planted in the yard, mosquito nets were tied to the trunks of the trees, and a simple bed was made with benches and wooden boards, and the family slept in them. When I woke up in the middle of the night, the silver behemoth was above the roof of my house. I was so scared that I didn't dare to look at it, so I closed my eyes so hard that I didn't even dare to breathe......

Later, after a while, that behemoth appeared in my dreams, and gave me a bath, and ate a lot of delicious food, and I couldn't tell what I was eating. When I was a kid, I was very good at eating, and I could eat a large tortilla in one meal. But after a while, I didn't eat for several days, I didn't feel hungry, I didn't even drink saliva. My mother always said that I was sick and made me something to eat, cooking a bowl of noodles or a dry oil cake or something, but I didn't like it, and I didn't have an appetite, and I was happy that my brother and sister were cheaper. After a few days, I regained my appetite. So my mother didn't take it to heart......

What the hell is that behemoth? I still can't tell. It's a dream, I've always thought so. But, inadvertently, it appeared in front of me, circled around me a few times, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. I'm sure it doesn't have any ill will towards me. Because if he wants to murder me, there is an opportunity, and I am powerless to resist.

Even I regard it as my lifelong friend, no matter where it comes from, no matter what it wants to do to me, I am convinced that it has no ill will towards me. Unfortunately, I still don't know anything about it.

Whenever I calm down, I always have an impulse in my heart, thinking of many things about my childhood, my youth, and my friends with it, so I can't help but write down an essay as a souvenir.

When will I ever dream of my friends again, preferably to meet them, I look forward to it......

Prince Camp in October 1985 Childhood Chapter 1 Childhood Fun Dog Day, even if you sit under a big tree with a fan, you don't feel cool.

Peng Xiang carried a small basket and went uphill to dig vegetables. "It's such a hot day, and I'm out again," said his grandmother, who stopped him at the gate. Seeing Chunmei come out of the house, she counted her, "It's noon, and let him dig vegetables, aren't you afraid of hot him?" As he spoke, he stretched out his thin, bamboo-like, dark hand to wipe the sweat from his grandson's face. Whoever asked him to come, he really digs vegetables, goes out and jumps wolf, whoever says listen to him," Chunmei said with a smile, and shouted Pengxiang again, "Don't go!" "It's okay, it's not hot," Pengxiang said, and ran out while his grandmother wasn't paying attention. This kid has the same sweaty head as his grandfather, and his grandfather is dead, and he is replaced again," the grandmother said with a smile as she looked at her grandson who ran away.

Pengxiang hurried to the grove in the north of the village, where Wang Jie and Lixia were already waiting for him. "Why did you come, when did you come?" Lixia said dissatisfiedly. "My mother and grandmother won't let me out, but I still run out." Peng Xiang wiped the sweat on his face and said breathlessly. Seeing that his little face was as red as Guan Gong, the two of them laughed, played for a while, and dug vegetables in the grove for a while, and when it was hot, they ran to the small ditch to wash their faces.

On the other side of the ditch is a cemetery where the old people of the village are buried. There are also many trees in the cemetery, and on the edge of the cemetery there is a crooked-necked locust tree, which is a place where the three of them often play. Holding the crooked neck of the locust tree's horizontal branches and swinging, it is not interesting. When you are tired of playing, you lie down under the tree, and the green grass is like a green carpet, lying on it is cool, so comfortable, and the sweat on your body disappears at once. It's a paradise for three people, and they usually play here.

"Pengxiang, give me two small fish, my sister often asks me," Wang Jie begged. "Okay", Peng Xiang responded, watching the small fish in the ditch spitting bubbles, he slipped his shoes and went into the water, looking at the shallow water, that is because of the water weeds, and only when he went down did he know the depth of the water, and he didn't have time to reflect, and his pants were wet. The two of them exclaimed at the same time, and Peng Xiang also ran up in fright, smiled at them and said, "You go to the woods first, don't come here if I don't shout." The two looked at each other and smiled, and ran away. Peng Xiang quickly took off his vest and trousers, and plunged into the small ditch with a fierce man, and touched it for a while, but he didn't even touch a fish.

Hearing the laughter, he looked up sharply, it was Wang Jie and Lixia laughing, and then looked at himself, with a little butt exposed in the water. He hurriedly slipped into the water and shouted with his little head exposed, "I didn't shout again, why did you guys come here, I won't touch it." The two laughed, squatting by the water and splashing him, Pengxiang also picked up the water and splashed them, they had a great time.

It's almost dawn, it's time to go back. Pengxiang asked them to turn their backs, and he quickly ran up to put on his pants, but he heard a scream, and he almost fell down in fright. "Cursing skin (leeches) on your legs, on your legs! The two of them cried in fright, turned around and ran, as if they were going home to find an adult. 'Oh, what are you running," Peng Xiang called out to them, grabbed them and fell to the ground, looking at the scolding on the ground, the two did not dare to approach, Peng Xiang was playing in his hands, the frightened two people screamed and ran away, Peng Xiang had to carry three baskets to chase behind......

At this moment, a silver-shaped flying object flashed in midair, and the three children disappeared in the white light.

When the three children woke up, they lay side by side in the woods, still naked, so ashamed that Wang Jie and Gao Lixia put on their pants and ran away.

Back home, Peng Xiang tiptoed into the house, saw that his mother and sister were still sleeping on the kang, so he stole the fishing bottle and slipped out. "Where did you go when you just came back?" Mother stopped him, and he smiled. At this time, Bai Xue woke up, and when she saw her brother, she slipped off the kang to play with him. Chunmei looked at the wall clock on the wall, and when it was almost dawn, she got up and went uphill, asking Pengxiang to look at the snow. Before leaving, Chunmei also broke a small half of the corn tortilla and stuffed it into her daughter's small pocket, Pengxiang packed two bags of dates that had been picked earlier, and led her sister to Dongwan happily.

Dongwan is in the east of the village, and many locust trees are planted around the bay. Then pick a piece of lotus leaf buckle on the head, pinch a lotus flower and sniff it, that kind of fragrance, refreshing people's hearts, not to mention, there are ducks chasing, fish playing in the water, it really makes people have sorrow, there is sadness and forgetfulness, you are allowed to ensure that you are in a good mood, full of smiles.

Fishing in the East Bay is a great fun thing for children. Find a canned bottle, seal the mouth of the bottle with a film, and dig a hole in the middle, the hole should not be too big, nor too small, the big fish will run away, and the small fish will not be able to enter; Symmetrically tie three wires at the mouth of the bottle, and then tie it with a string, and tie an iron hook on the head of the string.

As for the bait, it is cornmeal or wheat bran mixed with cottonseed oil, and it smells very good. Of course, the oil is stolen, if the adults see it, they must be beaten, because they are divided into a few catties of oil a year, and they are usually reluctant to eat. However, no matter how strict the parents are, they will steal so many drops of oil.

When fishing, put the bait in the bottle, then slowly sink the bottle into the water and stabilize it, hang the iron hook on the root of the thin tree, and sit under the tree and wait. After a while, there will be a lot of oil flowers at the mouth of the bottle, the small fish will come to eat when they smell the oil, and the greedy little fish will also burrow into the bottle to eat, see that there is no movement at the mouth of the bottle, so quickly lift the bottle, there will always be a few small fish jumping around in it......

On the edge of the bay, there are really a lot of fishing friends, they line up along the river, each standing on their own territory, some are casting bait, and some are sitting in the shade of the trees with their hands on their cheeks and waiting. The fishermen laughed and shouted loudly, hoping to win the envy of others; Those who couldn't catch fish pouted and threw bottles into the bay in anger.

Wang Jie and Lixia were already waiting by the bay, and Wang Jie also took her sister, holding a small bottle in her hand, which contained a small fish, which was given to her by Zhihao. Pengxiang greeted Zhihao, and Zhihao gave Bai Xue a small fish and asked Pengxiang for some bait. Jin Cheng and Gao Yang are also fishing, they rob others if they can't catch them, and they drive people away, they are just two little overlords. Gao Yang's stupid big brother Gao Hai smirked and walked around the bay.

Pengxiang is a good fisherman, and he caught four small fish in a while, as well as a small fish with three tails. The friends all gathered around to see and praised endlessly. Bai Xue was holding the vial, her little face was full of energy, her big black and bright eyes looked at this, looked at that, and seemed to say in her heart: Look! Do you have such a beautiful fish? Her two little hands were tightly guarding the vial, and she was still holding it to prevent people from looking at it.

Jin Cheng walked over, his greedy gaze staring straight at the vial, "Bai Xue, show me." "Don't give, don't give," Bai Xue said, clutching the vial with both hands, and shouting at Pengxiang, "Brother, brother, Jin Cheng wants to snatch my fish." Peng Xiang hurriedly walked ashore. Jin Cheng looked at him, took a step back, and argued, "I didn't rob her, I want to see the little fish with three tails." Pengxiang ignored him and pulled Bai Xue aside. The friends all followed, and they squeezed their eyebrows at him. Jin Cheng also pursed his lips, spat a few more mouthfuls on the ground, and slipped aside.

Silly Dahai smirked and walked over. The fish bottle he had snatched fell to the ground. Wow wow burst into tears. Peng Xiang ran over and knocked down the stupid sea at once. A pig in the stupid sea gnawed on the ground, his nose and mouth were bleeding, he lay on the ground, kicked his legs and cried, and his snot was wiped all over his face, making people feel disgusted and want to vomit. Gao Yang ran over and set up a cucumber stand with Pengxiang, Gao Yang was not Pengxiang's opponent, and let Pengxiang be thrown to the ground in a few rounds. The friends shouted and cheered, Gao Yang retreated without a fight, he got up from the ground, "Okay, you wait, I'll tell my dad to go," as he spoke, he picked up his brother and ran, and he didn't want a fishing bottle. "Tell your iron kidnapper, I'm not afraid," Pengxiang shouted with his hands crossed on his waist, and the friends laughed and coaxed.

Jin Cheng was very knowledgeable, and he rubbed it over again. Because Pengxiang was very annoyed by this little brother of the same age as him, his friends ignored him. Jin Cheng's father is the secretary of the brigade, and there are many people who ask him to do things, so he inevitably takes some candy or something, Jin Cheng often takes candy or something to slander their brothers and sisters, they are playing together, if someone brings something into his house, Jin Chengcheng will kick their brothers and sisters out, and eat good things deliberately from the crack in the door for them to see. Bai Xue always drooled slanderously, sucked this finger with a small mouth, and looked at Jin Cheng's squirming mouth with two big eyes. At this time, Pengxiang always smashed the door of his house with bricks, and took the opportunity to grab him, grabbed it and threw it in the soil, and then stomped on it a few times. Every time Jin Cheng is provoked, he cries for a while, and the eldest mother Zhou Ni scolds for a while, and it is often for the eldest mother to lead Jin Cheng to find the house. Pengxiang was also beaten several times for this. However, if what the eldest lady says is difficult to hear, Pengxiang Niang Chunmei can't listen to it, and she will quarrel. So, the war began, and the usual dissatisfaction and contradictions were exposed, such as the injustice of dividing the family, and the fact that you have to support the elderly if you want a pension house, etc., and finally, Wang Shu and Wang Sen were also involved. There are people in the alley who see and persuade. It's the grandmother who is anxious, persuade this, pull that, and if she can't persuade her, she will use her killer move, cross-legged on the ground, slap the ground with both hands, and let out a few dry howls, the war will end, and the brothers will help the old man home one by one, and the grandmother will count down the brothers a few more words, and the matter will settle down. But the feud between the two families became deeper and deeper, to the point that no one paid attention to anyone when they met. Adults have a grudge, and children have a grudge.

Jin Cheng took out the candy from his pocket, raised it and said to Pengxiang, "I exchange the sugar for your fish, can I exchange it?" Pengxiang ignored him, but Bai Xue's big eyes were fixed on the piece of candy, and his fingers reached out to his mouth again. Good sister, let me take a look, and the sugar will be given to you," Jin Cheng said as he approached Baixue. Bai Xue hurriedly gave him the bottle, Jin Cheng took it, played with it for a while, and pretended to be not uncommon to stuff it to Bai Xue and said, "If there is anything beautiful, give it to you." Bai Xue didn't pick it up, the bottle fell to the ground and shattered, a few small fish jumped on the ground, and Bai Xue cried. Peng Xiang rushed in front of him and clenched his fists. Jin Cheng took a few steps back in fright, suddenly stuffed the candy into his mouth, and muttered: "I didn't fall again, blame her for not picking it up, if you rob me again, I'll let my brother beat you." ”

Peng Xiang didn't care about this, he pressed Jin Cheng to the ground, took the sugar out of his mouth, and bit it in half, half to his sister, and half to stuff it into his mouth. Jin Cheng got up from the ground, he grinned, wanted to cry but didn't cry. Pengxiang gave him the bait and the fish bottle, picked up his sister and left. Zhihao, they didn't fish anymore, they packed up and followed.

Jin Chengleng looked at it, I don't know how good. At this time, a bubble of urine happened to fall on his face and flew away with a "whoosh". He wiped his face, looked up, scolded, and shook the locust tree next to him a few feet, a few of them screamed and flew away, knowing that the urine fell on him, he hid, did not take a step, and slipped under his feet, he fell, climbed a few times and didn't get up, tears were in his eyes, and his friends came back to laugh around him, or Pengxiang pulled him up and slapped the soil on his body for him......

Now, East Bay has long been filled in and houses have been built, and the interesting stories of childhood fishing can only be remembered. Alas, time passes, and the years are unforgettable. Goodbye, Dongwan of dreams, goodbye......

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