Chapter 63: The Great Col Scenery
Lin Musen stepped on the bluestone paved ground, through the small stream formed by the canals under the ground, the creeks under his feet crisscrossed and crisscrossed, forming a network of flowing patterns, and from time to time there would be small bridges made of stone slabs, which were built on it for people's daily walking.
The creek in the village is not formed by just one spring in the back mountain, but there are four or five streams, and some of the springs do not even know where they are.
There are many springs in the five green mountains, some of which traverse mountains and rivers, some of which will form waterfalls, and some of which even form lakes, and nature is always such a wonderful but incredible existence.
However, these streams eventually flow into the Stone River, breathing new life into it.
Walking around the village, looking at the ancient buildings, and the enthusiastic villagers all made Lin Musen feel very relaxed, this is a leisurely time that has never been seen in the city, recalling some scenes in his previous memories, and finally Lin Musen came to the center of the village.
In the middle of the village is a banyan tree that is hundreds of years old, and the banyan tree is tall and majestic, and it grows into a forest on its own.
After so many years, when he saw it again, he couldn't help but marvel at the luxuriance of this banyan tree.
The aerial roots of the banyan tree are inextricably linked, and it looks like a weeping willow in the distance, and it looks like a long sideburn fluttering lightly in the wind, at that time he did not know the name of the tree, so he kept calling it "beard tree", which is really vivid and vivid.
But today, when Lin Musen saw this banyan tree again, he had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, like a reunion of old friends who had not seen him for many years.
I heard my grandfather say that a long time ago, Daao Village was not called Daao Village, but was called Banyan Village, the main reason was because of this banyan tree, but later it had the same name as several villages, so under the brainstorming of many people, the name Daao Village was taken.
Although the village is built on a slope, compared with the surrounding mountains, it is a large deep depression, hence the name.
Walking to the tree, Lin Musen looks very small in front of the banyan tree, there are many old people moving their own tables and chairs under the banyan tree, playing chess, drinking tea, chatting here, this is always a good place for the villagers to relax and enjoy the shade.
It's really good, the air is fresh, the environment is beautiful, like a quiet and comfortable, comfortable resort area, but not too many people know about such a beautiful scenery, and most of them are left to the village people to enjoy themselves.
wandered around the village for a while, during which Lin Musen also played a game of chess with an elder, also surnamed Lin, called Lin Hongjun, belonging to his grandfather's generation, Lin Musen called him uncle, and he was an elder who watched him grow up.
There are still a few elders like this in the village, Lin Musen thought about whether he should find time to visit, although he also took a photo when he signed the contract, but visiting the door is completely different from meeting on the street, visiting, visiting relatives is the most basic etiquette in the countryside.
The uncle is older than the second uncle, in his seventies, but his face is ruddy, he is very energetic, and his voice is also very loud when he plays chess pieces.
After a 'general' with a strong local accent, the chess game that he and Lin Musen played was already a foregone conclusion, and in the laughter and scolding of the military uncle, Lin Musen ran away a little embarrassed.
For chess, Lin Musen didn't know much about it, he only knew the position of each chess piece, and playing chess with a chess master like Jun Bogong who had been addicted for decades was naturally an act of looking for abuse, if it weren't for Jun Bogong pulling Lin Musen hard, he would have avoided it a long time ago.
How could it be like now, he was killed by the military uncle in a few minutes, and his face was already lost, and he didn't run and waited for when.
In the eyes of these old people, Lin Musen was just a slightly older child, and he didn't care about anything, at most he laughed and scolded.
Seeing Lin Musen run away, at this time, another old man immediately took Lin Musen's position, and then there was a pleasant sound of chess pieces 'bang', accompanied by their shouts of 'out of the cannon', 'walking horses' and 'flying elephants', which were very noisy, but they were all very energetic.
Lin Musen felt that if he gave them an axe, he might be able to go up the mountain to cut down trees, of course, it was just his own imagination.
Leaving the quaint village and coming to the river, Da Mumu also ran through a small alley, and the little radish heads that followed him had been thrown off by him.
But looking at Da Mumu's panting appearance, it still took a lot of effort to get rid of that group of abrasive little goblins, sometimes the well-behaved child is like a little angel, and crazy like a little devil.
Walk to the stone river with Mu Mu, the river embankment is very high so you have to go down, there are small stairs built by the villagers themselves, built along the side of the river embankment, the stairs are made of stones of different sizes in the river, very primitive style.
The width of the river is nearly ten meters, which is a big river, but the river is not deep, and the deepest place is only to the waist of the forest and the position of the chest, but in the rainy season it will be deeper, and the river will be much more turbulent than now.
As usual, the river flowed in the direction of the town, passing through many villages on the way, and he really didn't know where it went.
As its name suggests, there are many stones in the river, and some of the river water will be blocked when it flows down from the top, forming a circle of small pools, the water in the small pond is crystal clear, and the small fish and shrimp in the water are swimming freely, which is very happy.
When he was a child, after Lin Musen helped his grandparents with their work, he would play in the river with Lin Tao, jumping from upstream to downstream, fishing and shrimp......
He often made himself wet, and his grandmother always scolded him softly while helping him change his clothes.
Descending the embankment, Lin Musen stood on a flat stone, breathing the humid air around him, looking at the clear river water, he couldn't help but squat down and put his hand inside, letting the river pass through his fingers, feeling the coolness of the river for him.
Lin Musen squinted at the blue sky, white clouds, and smiled pleasantly.
Seeing Lin Musen playing in the water, Da Mumu also learned the same, lifting his paws to gently test the flowing river, patting one by one, and soon the turbulent river water wet one of its paws, Da Mumu looked at his heavier paws with his eyes, and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Let's go!"
Lin Musen got up and shook the water droplets in his hand, said a word to Da Mumu, and walked across the river towards the opposite bank.
At this time, the river is shallow, and large and small stones bubble up in the river, and become very dry after being exposed to the warm sun, so Lin Musen jumped to the opposite bank, and it was very relaxed.
Of course, crossing the river to the other side is a more time-saving method for the villagers, and of course there are others.
There are two stone arch bridges further up the old house of Lin Musen, which are very old, and it is said that they were built when the village was first located here, when the stone river flooded, and it was not only conducive to traffic, but also had a certain flood control effect.
Da Mu Mu is large, but he is still very flexible, and he jumped to the other side of the river with Lin Musen cheering in the middle of the river.
Coming up from the river embankment, you can see patches of patchwork paddy fields stretching towards the green hills in the distance, and the endless scenery makes people feel refreshed and happy.
From a distance, you will feel picturesque, very beautiful and delicate, when you are in it, you will find that it is actually very broad and magnificent, because it is difficult for people to imagine that in the depths of the mountains, there is such a large field like a piece of jade inlaid in it.
These are all the pits that the villagers of Daao Village have opened for generations, and the people take food as the sky, and cultivating the fields and crops are always the first thing for the farmers.
At this time, the fields are not yet planting season, some fields are dry, some have thin water stains, and some fields even have traces of turning.
In mountainous areas, there is generally one season of rice a year, and some will have two seasons, depending on whether God can do it beautifully, as well as the hard work of the villagers.
The planting time is about the end of March, and the beginning of April, first of all, we must select a good rice seed, foam it with cold water, and then put it in an incubator with an appropriate temperature, wait for the rice seeds to germinate, and then transplant and plant rice in the irrigated paddy field............
Many processes, some simple and complex, but very hard, Lin Musen has been helping in the field with his grandparents since he was a child, so he naturally understands the hardships of farmers.
Lin Musen walked along the path in the field to the field that his grandparents had cultivated before, and when he looked at the large abandoned fields, he felt as if he had been pinched hard.