Gaoming impression

Dali county is a big county in Guanzhong, with a long history and dense population. However, it is also a county with a large number of immigrants. Due to historical reasons, most of them are immigrants from the banks of the Luohe River, the beaches of the Yellow River and the Weihe River, and there are also many in Shandongcun and henan village. The Dali people whose roots are full of red seedlings are probably Gaoming villagers. Geographically, it is relatively remote, bitter, arid and barren, and it is also a time of war, but it has narrowly escaped major disasters again and again.

I remember1in the winter of 993, I took the CMB from Dali County to Gaoming Township for the first time, and the bus was a bit shabby. The driver is heavy-eyed and heroic, as if he had been a soldier. Later, I sat more and got to know him. People in Gaoming Township may not know the head of the township, but no one does not know him.

I remember it was a cold morning. Outside, I was shivering with cold. As soon as I get on the bus, wow! If you enter the greenhouse, the car is crowded with people, hot and noisy. There were no seats left, so I hesitated and wanted to change cars. The conductor said, only twice a day. If you miss it, you have to wait until the afternoon, so make do with it. Said from under the seat, pull out a few crooked small bench, I barely sat down. There are big bags of goods on the side. In Dali's words, it is "crowded" and airtight! Everyone on the bus seems to know each other, greeting each other, with a loud voice, full of confidence and full of heroism. Nature is a dialect, so the air is filled with a strong local flavor.

The car staggered on the road, walked about108km on the national highway, turned right on a narrow county road, and on the left was a deep ditch built by an old man in Li Yizhi. On both sides of the canal are tall and straight poplars. On the right is the home of the villagers, as far as the eye can see. The road is very narrow, with only two lanes, and it is rugged, and there are quite a lot of carts, whizzing by. The car bumped and I felt a little dizzy. People get on and off from time to time along the way, then walk 20 miles, turn left and slowly start climbing. The slope was so steep that the people in the car followed. I'm nervous, but nobody cares.

Climbing up the slope, a seemingly rich village appeared head on. Compared with the earth-walled tile houses along the way, this village is mostly brick-walled bungalows with many small buildings. It can be seen that the people here are well-off, the village roads are wide and the village is clean and tidy. The people in the car lamented that "Pingluo people are still rich, and the annual income of each family is tens of thousands of yuan." "People planted apple trees very early! The opportunity is good, I made money. " I was shocked. At that time, people who went to work were only one or two hundred dollars a month, and thousands of dollars were huge sums, not to mention tens of thousands a year! I am really envious in my heart. After the Pingluo party, even if you go to Tielian Mountain, it is called "Mountain" and you can't see the mountain. In fact, it is a relatively high tableland in Guanzhong, and it is also Ma Pingchuan, but there are some gullies.

Along the way, vilen was bleak in winter. Unlike green winter wheat in my hometown, there are endless fruit trees here. This season, only bare branches, rows and pieces, stretch in all directions, and the array is looming, such as axe forks and swords and halberds in the hands of soldiers, standing proudly in the long wind of hunting.

I whispered to the people around me, "Big Brother, how far is it before I get off at Huluzhuang?" He just a meditation "single plot", "what? A few miles, "he repeated several times, but I didn't understand after all. He looked at me doubtfully, like a fool, and the person next to him translated it for me before I understood. Only 3, and it is a unit of length. How many miles is it? They don't know either. This time, I really understood the meaning of a famous saying in Guanzhong, "Unreasonable Dali County". It turns out that this "reason" is "Li".

When the car drove into Gaoming Street, the degree of congestion reminded me of "it is difficult to get into the sky, it is difficult to get into the sky". Large and small stalls filled the streets, leaving only narrow passages. Pedestrians are constantly flowing and don't avoid cars. Motorcycles can be parked anywhere they want. When there is a pedestrian in front who is in no hurry, the driver of the bus honks his horn and the pedestrian does not dodge. He just turned his head and looked contemptuously. His eyes were clearly "Hey! What do you want? You can take me! " . The driver also lost his temper, with a wry smile, and so on! The sky is high and the emperor is far away, the territory is brilliant, the main power is in charge, and the streets are brilliant. The master can go as he wants. This is definitely a major feature of Gaoming, and this landscape has not changed for many years.

Later, she became a clever son-in-law, went to many places and got used to it. It's just that every time I take the bus, it's a torment. Eighty miles away, at least two or three hours of bumps, the waiting time is not long. Even if you have a car now, it's not easy to get there. Dali county is really Siberia.

Not only is it remote, but Gaoming was probably the most bitter place in Dali County in the past. This is the most difficult thing, because it is located in the hinterland, the traffic is blocked, and it depends on the weather to eat, especially the draft. The old well in the village is as deep as 100 meters, and young people dare not go out to wander, because the old people at home really have no strength to shake the wheels, and the long well rope binds the unwilling heart and hope. It's too difficult to support the family. Later, a cellar for storing rainwater was built in every yard, and sometimes people would drink such water. Bitter! How bitter! There's so much suffering in Xihaigu!

Great changes have taken place since the introduction of the Yellow River. Water is the source of life, the Yellow River flows, the barren land becomes the hometown of melons and fruits, and the sad face becomes a smile. Gao Ming slowly unveiled the veil of vicissitudes of life, revealing the charm hidden for thousands of years. Gaoming's village names are very distinctive, with smart things, east and west Gaocheng, North and South Liu, Sanbaichi, Sanpingluo and Four yan wang, as well as Caojiawa, Wadi, Huluzhuang, Lijiawa, Longjia and Xizhang. The name sounds like a city with water. Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger is really a treasure!

Although the spring here comes late, it is even more magnificent. When the swallows return, the spring breeze is mighty, and the endless Yuan Ye becomes an ocean of flowers. Pink peach blossoms, snow-white pear blossoms, delicate apricot blossoms, competing trees, steaming clouds in Xia Wei. Bees are busy in the flowers, butterflies are dancing on the branches, birds are spreading their wings in the air, and the grass under the trees is green. What an idyllic scene, it is simply a paradise in Tao Yuanming's works.

In summer and autumn, melons and fruits are fragrant, and one side is water and soil, and the other side is raised. Why not? This place is dry with little rain, strong wind and strong light, like Xinjiang, where melons and fruits are particularly sweet. As a tribute, the crisp melon with high stone is actually a kind of cantaloupe, but only the melon in Gaoshi Village of Gaoming Township is true: fragrant, crisp, crisp, sweet and beautiful. Take a bite, and your breath will produce saliva. Chew it, and it will be memorable. It will melt in your throat and enter your stomach, just like eating the fairy fruit of the Queen Mother, and you will live a happy life. In fact, every village has its own melons and fruits. Strangely, the same kind of melon tastes different elsewhere.

The men here are bold, energetic, loud, grumpy, able to work and drink, and have the ancient style of correcting the old Qin people. Throughout the year, it is natural to visit relatives and friends and pass the exam with fists and feet. There must be a sunset. Women are also very capable, especially able to bear hardships. All year round, they are busy in the fields, pruning, spraying and fertilizing, thinning fruits, bagging, and "ground valve" tricycles. Women's driving skills are not inferior to those of men. During the busy harvest season, women can be seen everywhere in county roads, village roads, alleys and field trails. At three or four o'clock in the morning, in the greenhouse, I started picking winter dates with the light on. This thing is very delicate, so it won't be brittle when the sun comes out. Picked dates are packed in time, shipped immediately and sent to all parts of the country without a minute's delay. Their efforts have brought rare hospitality to friends far away, and certainly improved their lives. After breakfast in a hurry, someone shouted, "Let's get the melon." The neighbors fell to the ground with a cry. These melons are easy to pick, but not easy to grow. So everyone lined up and passed by one by one, and round watermelons were loaded into the car. In the hot sun, people's faces were sunburned.

It's time for lunch, so it's natural for the host family to greet these suffering people, pull a car and shout into the most famous Ningning Hotel in town. In a short time, authentic Chili boiled tofu, appetizing chicken pieces mixed with braces, delicious secret braised pork, cold rice noodles, special cold dishes, beer and iced drinks were all served. Gulp food, gulp wine, punch loudly and heartily, sweep away all fatigue and keep full of energy.

In the afternoon, I went to pick peaches again This is not a fairy picking a few flat peaches easily with a small basket. In the dense peach forest, push away the branches and leaves, carefully pick the red peaches into the bucket, like waiting on the ancestors, and dare not knock against people. Bend over again and again, stretch your arms again and again, how can you not feel sore and your arms hurt? Leaves stung my face, branches cut my arm, and I ran back and forth. My legs hurt no matter how strong they are! When the price is not good, Shui Piao's efforts for one year are not only hit, but also may lose its capital. Farmers suffer, but fruit farmers suffer even more. Their sweat and hard work make our life a little more sweet and happy. People who eat peaches don't forget to plant peaches!

On Gaomingpo, the scholar grabbed it. In the past, it was poor here, and the only way out for children was to study hard and gain fame, so the style of study was the most prosperous. When I first went to Gaoming, I was shocked to hear the number of people admitted to universities in the village. In the 1980s and 1990s, many families and children went to prestigious schools. In my hometown, an ordinary college student was born in a village, and people say it's amazing. Especially in high schools, there are many girls. At that time, there were more than 50 people in our class, including seven or eight girls, but here I think there are at least one third. It's a pity that Gaoming seems to have no school in every village now, only one primary school is left, and even junior high school doesn't exist. The children have all gone to school in the city. No one can tell whether you are happy or worried!

Talented people like to sing Shaanxi opera, which is different from other places who like to invite professional troupes to sing. Almost every village has its own music class and stage. The actors are farmers who put down their hoes, but their clothes are more professional. Winter nights used to be long, and it was also a slack season. After dinner, the village music class beat gongs and drums, and black powder appeared. When the erhu sounded, the sad and high-pitched Qin opera echoed in the lonely night sky. Wandering between the stars and the moon, listening to the past dreams of the wise, sighing in the west wind and telling the joys and sorrows of the wise.

Gaoming township, like a heavy book, has experienced historical suffering and today's comfort. Every page of words should be soaked with tears and contain joy. In the decades I have experienced, houses with earth walls have been replaced by villas with brick walls, and air conditioners, natural gas, broadband and cars have also entered the homes of ordinary people. Gaoming Street is still so crowded, but the superficial prosperity can't hide the fact that there are more people selling goods than buying them. Most of the villagers are elderly people, and people often lament that the orchard will not work next year. Not when they get old. Time goes by, the ancient land, where to go, ups and downs have their own historical arrangements, or blessings, tomorrow will be better!