Fresh wife is amazing

Chapter 486 Wish to be like Liang Shangyan, see each other every year

The flowers fade and the red green apricots are small, and when the swallows fly, the green water is around.

A long time ago, the mountain where Yang Fan and his village is located was not as close to nature as it is now.

At that time, almost the entire mountain top was reclaimed to grow crops.

Later, when the state encouraged farmers to return their farmland to forests, propagandists entered the villages and went door-to-door, persuading them earnestly: If the land reclamation continues, the entire mountain will collapse due to soil erosion, causing mudslides and other geological disasters, endangering the lives and property of people on and below the mountain.

In a way, nature's self-healing ability is extremely powerful.

So, within a few years, the bare mountain was covered with green plants, and the small trees grew into big trees, getting stronger and thicker every year.

When Yang Fan was a child, many places in Houshan were not as primitive as they are now.

In the corridor in the early morning, after breakfast, Yang Fan's family either sat on the stone slab or moved a small stool, chatting, and talked about the harvest in the fragrance of rice flowers.

"Mom, I don't seem to see any swallows coming back to build their nests this year, and last year's nests were also empty." Yang Fan suddenly raised his head and looked at the bird's nests under the beams in the corridor.

There are five bird's nests in the entire corridor.

There are even six bird's nests under the eaves of the back room.

In Yang Fan's memory, swallows used to come back to build their nests every spring.

Every year, part of the bird's nest falls down due to a long period of time, and then Dad Yang completely destroys the dilapidated bird's nest to make room for the next year's swallows to build their nests.

"It's strange this year, Wang Jun and his family didn't have any swallows back." Yang's mother was very regretful, but also puzzled: "In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer swallows. In the past, sometimes there were seven or eight nests at once, but this year there are none."

People who are a little older, especially those who live in rural areas, are very familiar with birds like swallows, which represent a childhood memory.

In rural areas, swallows live in almost every household.

Every spring, the swallows fly back from nowhere. It seems that overnight, a large number of them stop on the wires, like dancing notes. When they fly up, they are all over the sky, very lively.

When farming, in and out of the house, in and out of the field, they whispered non-stop, and then built their nests with mud in their mouths to raise their young.

In late autumn, these notes seemed to disappear overnight and flew further south.

But in the spring of March next year, they will fly back on time.

At that time, children often sang: on March [-]rd, swallows fly all over the sky; on September [-]th, swallows go south.

There is also a song of swallows in Yang Fan’s world: Little Swallow, wearing a floral dress, comes here every spring. I asked Swallow why you came, and Swallow said, spring here is the most beautiful...

Old people often say that swallows can only build nests in a good family.

Swallows symbolize good luck, peace and good weather.

"You have been studying or working outside these years. You may not have noticed that the number of swallows has decreased year by year. This is not a good thing." Father Yang touched the cigarette case in his pocket, wanting to smoke, but dared not.

With his wife at the side, he usually dare not smoke in front of his wife.

Now, with the little girl Guoguo here, he dared not.

Don't dare to smoke, it will be fine if you touch it.

The last time my son brought back the special cigarettes, more than two months later, Father Yang just smoked out one box, and the second box was about to be unpacked the night before, when the two daughter-in-laws-to-be brought back another one.

Now it's all right, I can't finish it until the New Year.

It's not that Dad Yang's addiction and habits are too good, but that he is really reluctant to smoke such expensive cigarettes.

I can't bear to smoke one a day.

"The embodiment of the incompatibility between man and nature." Looking at the old bird's nest under the eaves, Yang Fan felt a sense of loss.

Those sprites like musical notes just disappeared.

Even in the countryside, you can clearly feel that there are far fewer such elves than before, which is really a pity.

Two years ago, there were media reports in Taiyang Province that a place in Taiyang Province conducted a "general survey on the number of swallows in the hometown", and the survey results showed that the number of swallows in this area dropped sharply to less than 1 for the first time.

When the survey was started 50 years ago, there were more than 3 swallows in this place.

In this calculation, the number of swallows has decreased by about three-quarters in the past 50 years.

Swallows are now uncommon, and the reduction in the number is obvious to all. The situation in this regard is roughly the same across the country.

Why are they decreasing so quickly?
Some people say that pesticides are used a lot these days, and swallows are poisoned to death after eating insects with pesticides on them.

This statement is not reliable, because swallows mainly eat flying insects, and they all catch food during flight.

Once insects are poisoned by pesticides, they will no longer fly, so the decrease in the number of swallows is less affected by this aspect.

The main reason for the decrease in the number of swallows is the change of human living conditions.

Swallows use mud to build their nests, which is unique among all birds.

However, the nature of nests made of mud also means that swallows' nests must be located in places that cannot withstand wind and rain, and their nests must be built in places that can be sheltered from wind and rain.

If it is built on a tree in the wild, it can be washed away by a single rain.

Under human houses is undoubtedly the best nesting place for swallows.

In the past, swallows basically built their nests under the eaves of human houses, on beams, purlins and rafters.

Such a place will not be exposed to rain, and the swallow's nest can exist for a long time, and in such a place, it can also prevent cats, snakes, weasels, mice, etc. from catching swallows or eating its eggs. It is an ideal nesting place.

However, with the change of people's living conditions, houses, whether in cities or in rural areas, are now tightly closed, and it is difficult for swallows to fly into houses to build nests.

If they want to live with humans, swallows can only build their nests in the aisles and corridors outside the house, but the walls in these places are usually slippery, and it is difficult for swallows to get the mud on them. Great difficulty.

Sometimes swallows build their nests with mud on the wall, and when they are about to build, half of the nest will fall out with a click, and it will take a lot of time to build again, which will easily delay the time for swallows to raise their chicks.

People nowadays are no longer superstitious, and they are not friendly to swallows.

Swallows will not only make some mud on the house when they build their nests, but they will also easily get their feces on the ground. Many people don't like these behaviors of swallows, which pollute the living environment, so they don't want to let swallows live at home. .

Therefore, when swallows build their nests, some people often destroy their nests, so that it is difficult for swallows to live with humans as before.

And if there is no place to build a nest, swallows will not be able to brood normally, and the number will definitely continue to decrease.

Another point is that the current waters are more polluted. When swallows build their nests, they need to hold mud on the shore of the waters. Some waters are so polluted that fish cannot survive. Swallows are likely to be poisoned or sick when they hold mud.

This situation will also lead to a decrease in the number of swallows, but compared to the problem of difficult nesting, this situation has a smaller impact.

How much did the ancients like swallows?

It can be seen from the poems that as early as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Feng Yansi wrote "Longevity Girl: Spring Banquet": Spring Banquet, sing a song with a glass of green wine.I wish Chen three wishes again: first, I wish my husband a thousand years; second, I wish my concubine a long and healthy life;

Yan Shu of the Song Dynasty also wrote "Pozhenzi": When the swallows come to Xinshe, the pear blossoms lag behind Qingming.

It can be said that the bird that has the best relationship with humans is the swallow.

Other birds were not so lucky.

Yang Fan was a villain when he was a child, and he dug out many bird nests in the back mountains.

He remembered that there was a kind of bird that likes to build nests under dense branches. The raw material is all grass, and the roots are woven into a semi-closed nest, leaving only a small opening on the top. In the wind, the bird's nest will not fall off and crash.

Yang Fan took out bird eggs, and also took out chicks.

Regardless of whether eggs or chicks are pulled out, the outcome is devastating to both the hen and the male.

When he grew up, he sometimes woke up in the middle of the night, or suddenly remembered what happened at that time, and blamed himself.

He distinctly remembered seeing two birds fly into a thick foliage once.

He thought he was smart, so he found a bird's nest in it.

When he got close, the hen and the male flew out in panic.

Amidst the wails of them circling nearby, Yang Fan took their eggs.

The lair he left behind.

But since then, the pair of birds never came back.

What an exquisite and beautiful bird's nest, what an ingenious bird, its voice and eyes are full of aura, and its life was ruined by an ignorant human being like this.

Afterwards, Yang Fan often thought of their panicked and helpless eyes, and wanted to say sorry to them.

It's a pity that they have been dead for many years, and he will never have this opportunity.

As a child, he also stoned many frogs to death in rice fields.

So in later life, no matter what bad things happened, he took it for granted.

If this is blamed, that is also blamed, how will those birds whose homes were ruined by him, those frogs who were smashed to death by him, rest in peace?

Yang Fan, who seems to be kind-hearted now, doesn't feel that he has become a good person, but just wants to atone for his sins.

"Dad, do we use pesticides in our orchard?" While chatting, Yang Fan suddenly asked Dad Yang.

"I used to fight, but now I don't." Yang's father said with shame: "At that time, it was quite worry-free to use pesticides. Later, when I found out that a few birds had died in the orchard, your mother stopped the fight and caught the insects by myself, anyway. A lot of time."

Yang's mother and Yang Fan complained to Yang's father: "Your father has not worked in the past two years, and he just wants to find someone to drink and brag about. It is better to let him do more work. Every time I ride down the mountain to drink, I drink too much and ride on my own." Without a car, I either had to pick him up or find someone to bring him back. It was very troublesome. Once he realized his conscience and didn’t want to bother others, so he rode back by himself and rode into the hospital. I didn’t dare to tell you. "

Aunt Thirteen and Liu Qianqian couldn't say anything after hearing this, so Yang Fan had no scruples and said, "It's okay, I will earn more and more money in the future, it doesn't matter if I go to the hospital a few more times, I can afford the medical expenses .”

Liu Qianqian quickly grabbed Yang Fan, how could she talk to her father like that?

Father Yang was a little embarrassed and didn't say anything.

Yang's mother also said to Yang's father: "Yes, yes, Xiaofan will not have to save money to buy a house and marry a wife in the future, and spend it on you, and me. I haven't spent enough to buy medicine and be hospitalized these years. Spend more."

Father Yang had no choice but to say sullenly: "After falling that once, didn't I stop drinking and riding? You've been talking about me for a year."

"People like you, I won't tell you, you can continue to drink and drive the next day after you leave the hospital, don't you know?" Yang's mother was even more rude to Yang's father. It seemed that she was the person who hated Yang's father the most in the world. belongs to.

"It's not that exaggerated." Father Yang whispered, "At least a few days later."

Mama Yang got up, unable to continue the conversation: "Go to work in the orchard!"

Yang Fan didn't go back to the city until after dinner in the afternoon, and the time was still long, and Yang's father and Yang's mother had to go to the orchard in the morning.

Aunt Thirteen and Liu Qianqian wanted to go to see it too, but Yang Fan refused.

Going there will only hinder parents' work, and the shaded place there is too small.

Only when the tree is big can it attract the wind.

The shade is small, and it will be hotter. People who are not from farm work are prone to heat stroke.

The farmhouse also has the project of picking fruit by oneself, but it is a farmhouse, not an orchard of a real fruit farmer who is simple and simple.

The orchards of ordinary fruit farmers have almost zero supporting facilities, and it is not fun at all. When people from the city go, ten out of ten will cry for their parents to come back.

Now Yang Fan, to be honest, he can't do farm work anymore.

So, in the morning, Yang Fan took Aunt Thirteen, Liu Qianqian, and Guoguo to play by the Apeng River.

At noon, I didn't deal with lunch at the bottom of the mountain, so I went back to the mountain to eat.

At this time, Father Yang and Mother Yang also came back from the orchard.

The whole family milled rice around the millstone Papa Yang brought out from the back room.

Mama Yang promised Guoguo to fry the buns for her.

After a busy afternoon, the house is like a festival, the only regret is that there are a few children who are less noisy.

When I was young, every year and festival, whether it was at the relatives' house of Yang's father or at the house of Yang's mother's relatives, there would always be a few children noisy and lively at the dinner party.

At this time, Yang Fan felt that his life goal was clearer.

From now on, bring Liu Yueyue back.

For the rest of my life, I will work hard with the three of them to make the family as lively as when I was a child. Five or six children are not too few, and eight or nine children are not too many.

In fact, starting from Yang Fan's generation, many people have been lonely since they were young, without brothers and sisters.

Such a childhood is very bad.

Because of the lively and happy childhood, no matter how bad the future life is, it can be used to heal.

Before seven o'clock in the evening, after dinner, Yang's father and Yang's mother put all kinds of specialty snacks and dry goods in the country into the trunk of the car.

"Hurry up to the airport and take the plane before it's dark." Yang's mother was very worried about Yang Fan's late-night train, and urged her.

As for flying at night, Mama Yang subconsciously felt that it was not dangerous.

"Yeah." Yang Fan didn't want to leave, anyway, he planned to come back to spend with his parents, not to mention every month, at least the bigger festivals.

Not long after, with Guoguo shouting "Goodbye, Grandpa, Goodbye, Grandma" from the car window, the car slowly started to leave.

When the car disappeared on the unseen winding mountain road at the foot of the mountain, Yang's mother suddenly cried: "Old Yang, I feel that my son is not ours anymore."

(End of this chapter)