Chapter 24: Uphill and Downfield 1
A few floating clouds floated in the sky, and the sun took back most of its scorching heat. I put on my back and locked the door and went out.
This is the small village where I was born and raised. I am so familiar with her. Even if I close my eyes, I can clearly picture her appearance, her house, her roads, her mountains and rivers, and her four seasons in my mind.
Reincarnation... I love everything about her. It was her love and silent kindness that kept me from dying when I first came to this world. It was her barren land that gave me the strength to grow, no matter in the past, now, or in the future, no matter where the world ends.
, or Haijiao, I miss her deeply.
After crossing the familiar small stone bridge, we came to the foot of the mountain. On the left side of the road is the "Liujia Well". After passing the well, we are on the road to the fields. On the right side is the road leading to the back of the primary school. The end of the road is connected to the highway.
I don't know if this "Liu Family Well" was built by the ancestors of the Liu family. There are several families with the Liu family name living next to the well, but they are not the common surname here. There are two common surnames in this small village, the Wang family and the Mu family. Then there is the Liu family.
, Jin, Cao, Jiang, Wu, Fan, Mao, Ruan, Di and other minor surnames. There are intermarriages between the upper surnames, between the minor surnames, and between the upper and lower surnames. The relationships are so intricate that they cannot be beaten or scolded.
However, although it is called "Liu Family Well", it is not the property of the Liu family, but the well of the whole village. Generations of villagers in Mutang Village have received her "favor". Not only that, her "favor" has also
It benefits the neighbors. Whenever there is a drought, people from other villages come to fetch water, and everyone does not hinder them.
Climbing up from the foot of the mountain, you have to walk up a very steep stone staircase. This section of the road is particularly tricky. It is not the regular step-by-step stone staircase that everyone sees, but the soil is sparsely mixed with
There are scattered sandy stones of different sizes. Sometimes it is a large piece of sand and gravel, sometimes it is completely soil, sometimes it is soil mixed with small pieces of sand and gravel. This road usually does not feel "awesome", but when it rains a little, it drifts.
It snows a little, or even when the weather is too dry, the soil is trampled into extremely fine powder, which is simply a "nightmare" for passers-by.
The weather is not bad today. Although it is still midsummer, it gives me a refreshing autumn feeling.
I was in a good mood all the way. After walking for less than an hour, I arrived at "Big Stone". "Big Stone" is not only a small place name, but also a real big stone. How big is it? It's probably as big as a room, about six or seven meters.
It's tall and a bit narrow at the top, so it can probably seat three or four people side by side.
Except for the west side facing the mountain, which is not vertical, the other three sides are almost vertical, especially the east side, which is the highest. Not only is it vertical, but the lower part is also concave inward. Anyway, it is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will fall. There are big rocks underneath.
It is not a joke to fall down from stones of all sizes and result in death or injury.
But the "Big Rock" is a paradise for the brave. Standing on it, you can completely overlook the entire Mutang Village, as well as the nearby Yantang Village. As for the villages on the other side of the river, you can only get a general view, because they are separated by
You have to go far, your eyesight is limited.
There is a mountain spring next to the "big stone". The villagers built a pool under the spring to store the spring water for watering, fertilizing, spraying, etc. Of course, they also made a guest appearance as a "swimming pool" and a "pigweed washing pool"
This water was drinkable when I was a child and was very sweet. Later, due to the mining of pyrite on the top of the mountain, it may have been contaminated, and the water became very astringent and difficult to swallow, and even animals stopped drinking it.
However, it does not affect bathing, no lice will appear after washing, and it can also cure skin diseases.
With the "big rock" as the boundary, although the land below is barren, it is still "looking for rocks in the soil", while the land above is extremely barren, and it is completely "looking for soil among the rocks".
The land below can grow many things, but mainly apple trees are planted, and then corn, soybeans, radishes, cabbage, etc. are interplanted between the fruit trees in different seasons. The land above can only grow less things, and can barely be planted in different seasons.
I tried some corn, potatoes, buckwheat, etc., but the harvest was far from ideal.
Chapter completed!