The leisurely life of rebirth.

This county seat in Yunxian County in the north is very small. At this time, there are only two main streets crossing each other.But the advantage lies in the convenient transportation, the north-south artery national highway crosses from the edge of the city.Dense small alleys are mixed in the residential area. Fortunately, these alleys are horizontal and vertical, and can always lead to the main road, instead of winding like a maze.

The county town is dominated by agriculture, but in that era when it was large and comprehensive, but small and numerous, there were still factories, such as machinery factories, textile factories, flour mills, and so on.It is basically self-sufficient, but as the times change, it is gradually eliminated and disappears.

The avenue where my grandma’s house is located is a north-south road, about 1000 meters long. The north end of the street is the county government office; the south end of the street is the county high school.

My grandma's house is in the middle of this street. The old house was originally owned by a big landlord in the county. Later, because my grandpa was literate and worked in the county party committee, the house was allocated to him.

The neighbors to the north of my grandma's house are the cultural and educational bureaus, water conservancy bureaus, agricultural bureaus, commercial bureaus, etc. in the county. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs, and the south is a residential area. [

Diagonally across the street from my grandma's house, across the road is the elementary school, and there are some small government offices in the county.If this street is dominated by politics, then walk south for a few minutes, and when you reach the intersection, the east-west avenue is a commercial district.

Because my grandma's house used to be a landlord's house, it is very grand, a typical northern courtyard.Up the stairs, there are double doors made of black and heavy wood.There are round rusty iron rivets on it, and when you enter the aisle, you can see the top of the walls on both sides, with Chairman Mao's head printed on it.

Going inside, I saw a stone screen wall, on which the word "Fu" was engraved in stone.Walking inside, you can see a pomegranate tree planted in front of the main house on the left, and a jujube tree planted in front of the right. The age of the two trees cannot be discerned, but the trunk is too thick for an adult to hold.Lush and lush, the sun is dripping green, and it is full of nutrition at first glance.

The main room is the east room, facing east and west, with three main rooms of blue bricks and black tiles, and the main room, south room, and west room are also blue bricks and black tiles, but there are two rooms each.

Fang Monan looked at the two big trees in front of him, and thought that every autumn, the two trees would be full of fruits, and they would be full after eating them, so they really are foodies.

This is the first time I remember entering the courtyard. There is a small garden at the back, and there is another courtyard at the back, but it is assigned to others.Later, after the housing reform, the two families negotiated to divide the garden equally, thus pulling up the courtyard wall, and it became a separate courtyard house.

The foundation of the main house is obviously higher, with steps paved with bluestone slabs, there are six floors, and there are black wood floor-to-ceiling pillars on the left and right sides of the corridor.The north side of the corridor is against the wall, and a simple small kitchen is built with wooden boards.

The door of the main room is a double-open black wooden door, which creaks and is heavy when opened.Old-fashioned houses generally have a threshold, which is as high as 60 centimeters high.It is difficult for children aged two or three to step over it.In my memory, Fang Monan was mostly trapped by the threshold, and he could only raise his hands for adults to hug him.

Grandma opened the door, and there was a large water tank behind the door. Grandma carried Fang Monan across the threshold, and there was a living room. There was a portrait of Chairman Mao hanging in front of it. The painting was a picture of Chairman Mao standing in front of the Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River. portrait.On the long bluestone table under the portrait, there is a white porcelain bust of Chairman Mao on it. On the left side of the portrait is a black and white photo of my grandfather. On both sides of the table are two red vases with the length of small arms, which means "peace and peace" ', there is an Eight Immortals table in front of the long table.

On the left wall is a photo wall. There are some black and white photos on the wall, some of them are family portraits, and there is even Fang Monan, who was a baby, in it.

Looking up, the house is really tall, the distance from the ridge to the ground is ten meters.Old houses, especially tile-roofed houses, are like this.However, grandma's house uses many bamboo poles as thick as little fingers, weaved together horizontally and vertically, forming a square grid, and spreading straw mats on top of it for a suspended ceiling.

The living room was partitioned with black wooden boards, so a small kitchen was made at the back, which can be used in winter and kept warm.But now it's a utility room, because Uncle Dachengzi mentioned the flour he brought from the countryside to the back.After he finished moving things, he said goodbye and left to go to the county to do some business. His grandma asked him to come back for lunch after checking the weather.

The two rooms on the left and right are bedrooms, and grandma lives in the south bedroom. This bedroom is an old-fashioned wooden lattice room, which is very large and almost occupies half of the wall, so it has good lighting and is very bright.The bedroom in the north is small and dark. It is said that Fang Mo Nan and Mo Bei were disobedient and locked up the so-called small black room many times.

Because it is a tile-roofed house, there is an attic above it to dry grain.

The ground is paved with bluestone, which has been polished smooth and bright by people walking around for a long time.

Fang Monan stood in the old house in his memory. At this time, it became more popular, and it was not as dilapidated as it was when no one lived in it for a long time.She lived here until she returned to the city for primary school, so she is very familiar with it.

No matter how many years he hasn't come back in his past and present lives, Fang Monan is still familiar with this place, looking at everything here with emotion, this life will start from here.

Grandma was busy packing up the things she brought from the countryside and cleaning the slightly dusty house. It seemed that she was not at home, and the youngest daughter only knew how to do the work under the nose.Check the time, let Dachengzi eat at home, and have to make lunch quickly.

Fang Monan, who was left unattended, walked into the bedroom. As he remembered, there was a writing desk with an alarm clock, a square mirror, and a wooden comb on it.Against the east wall is a large heated kang, which is very warm in winter and can sleep four adults without any problem.A large wooden box was placed on the top of the kang, a single bed was placed by the south wall, and an old sewing machine was placed under the big door on the west wall. [

Fang Monan stroked something familiar but unfamiliar, and before he knew it, it was almost noon.

"Mom, as soon as you smell the fragrance of vegetables, you will know that you have returned from the second aunt's house." Before the person arrived, I heard the crisp and happy voice of my aunt outside the house.

Hearing the voice, Fang Monan came out of the house, stood in the threshold, and saw that it was my aunt who came.At the same age as a flower, even a dusty body can't hide the beautiful face of the visitor, which is very similar to the big photo of grandpa, with big eyes, a slim figure, black hair with two braids , on the top of the head.Wearing an old earth-colored clothes, covered with dust.With a smiling face, Fang Monan said: "Xiao Nannan, she's not tanned, she seems to have turned white, and she's even more beautiful."

"Xiaoyan is back, hurry to wash, look at your ashes." Grandma came out of the kitchen, carrying freshly fried vegetables.Frowning: "I went to the county to clean the room again."

"Yes! There is a new leader here, so the room is repainted, and I will clean it today." The aunt pointed at the dirty body.Looking at grandma again, she was surprised and said, "Oh! Mom, I found that not only Xiao Nannan's skin is fair and tender, but your face is almost catching up with her. Aren't you going to harvest wheat! Why are you not tanned, but rather fairer?"

"Hmm! I'm already twenty and still not serious. If I want to be like that, I won't be an old monster." Grandma can't understand her dusty body, which proves that even if she works in the county party committee compound, she doesn't sit in an office, but She was doing rough work in logistics, she frowned tightly, and hurriedly urged, "Go wash up, your brother Dacheng will be here soon."

"Oh! Got it." The auntie walked towards the well in the courtyard with a face towel in the enamel washbasin.

"By the way, these days when I'm not here, how are your eldest brother and the others?" Grandma brought the dishes into the house, and asked when she came out and stood in the corridor.Although the son did something wrong, the mother thought it was the daughter-in-law who did the wrong thing.

As soon as my aunt heard that grandma was back, she missed her precious son and was so angry that she didn't even call her big brother. "I've already been kicked out of the house, why do you still mention him. I thought that when I got married, I spent all the savings at home. After moving out, I lived my own life. I never took a penny back from home, and I still mentioned him Why! I think if it wasn't for him... I wouldn't be like this..." When she mentioned the past, she was still indignant.

When my grandfather passed away, my aunt and elder brother had a lot of trouble competing for places because of the succession. Because of the family's financial constraints, my aunt failed to pass the high school entrance examination to succeed my aunt.Later, my uncle and the others talked ill of my aunt everywhere, and everyone knew about it. Until now, she is still working as a temporary worker. It is hard and tiring, and the salary is not high.

"Aren't you going to become a regular now, why do you still think about it!" Grandma closed her eyes in pain and said, the palms and backs of her hands were full of flesh, who could tell her suffering.

"Yeah, it would be great if I could become a regular." Auntie pouted, pointing to the dust on her body, "I don't have to be like this all day long." "It's not that easy to become a regular."

"Who told you that you didn't have a high degree of education and only graduated from junior high school, so that you can't live in school. If you have a degree of education and become a full-time student, who can you blame!" Grandma also felt distressed, and knew that the real reason for not going to school back then was because her family was poor. , in order to reduce the burden.

"Hmph! I want to go, but I can afford it. That's enough, let's not mention these old sesame seeds and rotten millet. What's the point, it's over." Auntie didn't want to quarrel with grandma because of these things, so I can't tell for three days and three nights, and it's hard for an upright official to decide on housework. Why bother to get angry because of this, and it's not worthwhile to get angry.Changing the subject, he said, "Brother Dacheng, you're here anyway."

"Uncle Da Chengzi came to see us off. My grandma and I brought a lot of things, including white flour, cornmeal, miscellaneous flour, shoes, and coarse cloth." Fang Monan quickly interrupted, counting the same.

The past is over, Fang Monan must let his family live better in this life, and no longer want to be as mediocre as in the previous life, where he didn't earn much money and did a lot of work.

The generation of mother and aunt, when Fang Monan and his younger generation grow up, they have to worry about them again. The down payment for a house has exhausted the savings of their mother's family and her in-law's family.It's finally over, you can rest easy!

But when Fang Monan and his generation grew up, they carried the mortgage on their backs, lived a life of hardship and simplicity, and finally paid it off.The building is fragile, the building is crooked, and the building is thin. The house finally collapsed. It is old, old, and there is no comfort zone. It is miserable!There's really nothing to say.Thinking about it is terrifying, I don't want to forget my previous life!The most important thing right now.

"Mom, Xiao Nannan, why did you go back to the countryside and speak so neatly and clearly?" After the aunt finished washing, she opened her eyes and looked at her curiously.

"Hehe... There are many things you don't know! Our little Nannan grows up and can dress, eat, go to the toilet by himself, and don't wear crotch pants anymore. Haha..." Grandma still laughs happily when thinking of this incident Don't talk about it.

At that time, the children were free-range. The adults in the family were either working or working in the fields. They had no time to take care of the children. In summer, they even ran around the streets naked.

"Wow! It's amazing. After going back to the countryside, you have become better than in the city. Your life is better, but I am sad. Mom, look at me, I have lost weight." Auntie rubbed her shoulders coquettishly. [

"Auntie, I'm back." Da Chengzi shouted loudly standing in the courtyard.

"It's just right, wash your hands and let's eat!" Grandma saw him coming back from the outside, and shouted happily, then turned and went back to the house to set up the dishes.

Lunch is placed on a small square table in the living room that can be moved at any time. It is very rich. There are four dishes: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, scrambled beans with tomatoes, eggplant with garlic, cold cucumber, and rice as a staple food.

Fang Monan stayed in the country for nearly a month, and only ate lo noodles or soup noodles for lunch.This is the first time to eat rice.Noodles are the main food here, and rice is also eaten, but not much.

"Hehe...it's better if mom is here, and we can improve the food when we come back." The auntie sat on the small bench, swallowing her saliva.

"Come on, Dachengzi, sit down and eat." Grandma greeted.

The weather was very hot, fortunately there were two big trees for shade, but they were sweating profusely from eating.They ate and chatted, and grandma asked Da Chengzi if the affairs in the county were going well!He said it was over and left after eating.

After eating, grandma didn't leave him behind. She watched him disappear at the intersection of the street in a mule cart before going back.At this time, Fang Monan was also tired, so he climbed onto the kang to take a lunch break.My aunt cleaned up the tables and stools, washed the dishes, said hello to grandma, and went to bed too. She was almost exhausted from the morning's work.

Grandma looked at my aunt's back and said, "I'll go to the Culture and Education Bureau next door to wash clothes. There is running water over there, and the washing is fast. After you wake up, wake up Nannan and bring her here! Don't forget to lock the door." She gave instructions to her aunt like a child.

Auntie waved her hand to show she knew.