The so-called life, but were born in this earth;
The so-called homeland, but is this the first stop journey Bale.
Tongyang Canal, by definition, that is, Yangzhou, Nantong into the canal. It flows through a small town between the JAC, Mingjiaohaian, and is nurtured my place. West Linhe others in the local called "caoba West River," Grandpa with Grandma is here, old folks.
With the canal, through water, drinking water, there is the shipping, with the distribution of goods, so there is this boundary. Grandma far east, is a transportation terminal, until the 80's did not, there is still a busy scene. As for the canal's experience, said to have begun the Western Han Dynasty, is the king of Wu Liu ? ordered the sinking, lost to the Mainland for the salt, the accumulation of capital, so as to far away in Chang's words against the Han emperor.
That initial wear open crotch pants Xiaopi Hai, is not clear allusions, only looked at every day and from the fleet, the mobile landscape, watching them from the water after passing through the central Dangkai ripples toward shore, and my heart surging forward confuse a mission - and then I had to ask an adult: "This is where the river east, Son?"
"Always pass to the Yangtze River."
"That's it west?"
"West to Yangzhou, attached the Grand Canal."
Adults, the answer is casual, but gave me endless desire: by boat. Riding on a boat, they can go in front of the Yangtze river, to the Grand Canal and go! !
This dream should be not far away for me, because our family as "Aunt Grandma on board." She was his grandfather's cousin, annual sail. Once or twice a year, and she leaned against the door will ship shore shore look at grandparents. She was one years, I have to be indispensable to implore the board, but the grandmother and refuse, saying that this is very dangerous to small children Ya. Have fought for many times, finally once accurately. Huangyou You set foot on a springboard, and my heart happy to a subversion of a subversion; and then carefully walked the ship's side, to the stern to see hanging paddle; and finally to the cabin to see a place to sleep. Get in the cabin, I began to have premeditated shamelessly, will not go back and insist sail the next day and so on. Has been referred to the Hong fast dark, my father after work, carrying my ears, pulling it back.
Apprenticeship is not the Czech Republic, depressed borne. Compensation, however, soon came, and aunt in the village to do the following private teachers that took me to long he will stay, when the road has not yet extend in all directions, it was by boat from the ferry station. On a warm afternoon, I finally got his wish to travel on the canal water Tongyang hanging paddle issued a "burst forth flutter" sound, such as the way song and. Although this trip is not to the Yangtze River or the Grand Canal, but the stern white spray, setting off a series of fun, has put this little boy's heart was full to the brim of the plug.
In more non-boat of the day, the river is never a lack of happiness. The door down this river and perfunctory manner, showing a slope, in the end is the floodplain. Provision of the slope on my grandmother's vegetable garden, while the flood is my playground.
Shuazai was most of the bad deal. Tiles and more on what the flood was local materials, code to find a pile of tiles can be fun - not like now the city's children, yards a pile of silver to buy a fun. Occasionally, big guy next door, and even my uncle would come participate in one, with my game, whenever a long drift, the tiles on the water to draw a beautiful arc, we will open up voice Shan Hu tsunami, pride was a mess.
If it is spring, and blew the uptrend in the river, on the ready to raise a tadpole. Groups of the river in shallow water, the arrest last few kept in a bottle a day can not help but glance Shanghao slower to catch, looking forward to a change in tadpole's body to see and finally grow into a frog or a toad.
If it is hot day, cicadas in the trees beside the river is called a non-stop, when, what is my busy season. Taking advantage of grandparents to sleep, quietly sneaked onto spring flood, the aim at cicadas were "fired." Flood is a sufficient reserves, ammunition depots, even if the prospective head almost does not matter if we continue to carpet bombing, there must be gained. (Now found that Americans are real swords and spears to do battle, turned out to be so forward, Ganqing their childhood, but also playing cicada origins.)
God is the most a year, the river suddenly had a lot of mussel, which can be excited about my bad. At that time have largely been aware of how pearls are formed, so I spent a grandmother can be used on all the pots and pans at home, all raised on the mussel. In order to harvest large pearls, I would have lost to the inside of each mussel How many pieces of stone, and then full of anxiety waiting for the arrival of harvest date. Unfortunately, one went by, mussel survival was good, but there is no any other static and dynamic. Grandma several times because the other wants to use for cooking vegetables and a few containers, I have been stopped; however overlooked one important area, a day outside Shuazai back, I found my mussel all been down, and my "breeding specialized households" end is insolvent.
For me these children every other array renovation tricks, grandparents principle is that as long as no water, the other are generally not prohibited. However, there is an exception, that is grasping bees. Grandma in the riverside slope planted rape, when the bloom, the bees a lot, but I ran to grasp bees, rape is often ruin a lot. Grandma is very happy to see this, and is mostly snapped me that if I turned a deaf ear to run for Grandma let Grandpa. Once the board chasing holding out to see my grandfather, my flood evacuation route is straight up and flows boats docked place. Because, as long as there are people on board a "boat" on the concept, and Grandpa would be embarrassed to put away the board, blaming Liangsheng a walk trouble.
For the people on board, I still have a good impression, of course, not only because they let me pay a little board. Early Canal water quality is still good when it was launched in mid-summer, swimming, but every year the accident. Father said he had a child once, swimming swimming incompetence, and who gradually nausea continues, luckily it was a Penny's boat picked him to shore, which saved a life. Although, according to our local customs, and boats that is not to save drowning person, because this disaster will be transferred to their head, but for so many years, the benefit that can be on board for Penny's father, not one person.
Most of the time, people on board and ashore, others busy with their own life, it is unrelated, but is not die of old age is not in contact with. Those vessels stopped at the door, waiting to discharge at the transportation terminal, the general always has three to five days. Then a woman on board, landed occasionally put a bucket on the grandparents call "Papa Granny," that they want to contact water cook making tea. Grandma almost never refused such a request, but if they want to give money, it does not work, then you will pull something, at most, at most, meaning what, to receive my money to buy sugar.
Is there candy in my无可无不可. I fervently hope is to have a small fishing vessel Osprey dock several times throughout the year in fact rare. Fisherman's dress is very attractive, coir raincoat rain hats, drunkenly's got the look; Chuanbang for additional legislation on both sides of the air of the Osprey, watching Zhenzhen yes I am also inspired envy. Small fishing boats docked time is not long, I often take advantage of adults do not pay attention to quickly grasp a few drying fish at the foot of the wall of the cat, went to the river to go to the osprey eating, she looked at while gratuitous way up on the fun. Unfortunately, it was the entire river network water quality is slipping, it has never seen a small fishing boat, the Osprey has never seen.
Which traverses the city, but after the river has three bridges. The middle and the west are called in Baqiao and West Ying Bridge, caoba between the West River between two bridges, which side are not from the past. This position has its own advantages. Near the bridge next to it is people coming and going, more noisy; but here is pretty quiet, usually no more than is this one of the neighbors out walking. Go to school later, people began to hurt when you know just muddle Thanks for the Memories, I find a good come out of this quiet, especially in the evening, a flood watch in the sunset, Leng Leng stand for a long time, thoughts rather being runaway horse from a trial of strength ran away.
This is the only busy time of the canal side of the summer night. The river open, the wind, than stuffy in the room is much easier. The sun has just downhill, and everyone put a small table and the first to move out the family's out for dinner. Small-Ya children are most happy, and strings Tung string West, taste the pickled lily family, then family Salted duck egg, big palate. Grandpa dinner to-point rule is to wine, and sometimes father, uncle, and they came together to drink accompanied. Tapas are usually boiled beans, Zhulan the mix with Yanhua and garlic, drop some sesame oil; a few more of them, but also add a fried Laodou Fu and fried peas - vegetable served, when the grandmother occasionally to emphasize that this is to use rapeseed this year, a new vegetable oil for frying, the language is quite proud of. I love dinner at Grandpa edge Cengzhao, he would use chopsticks dipped in wine so I squint a; was drinking beer, and just let me come to a holding bowl. This is the views of Grandma, Grandpa often Dagehaha, saying it was "Biography successor." Occasionally, a neighbor who heard the Tate's menfolk咱table of dialogue, far from a coax, Grandma on the fills do not say what it is.
Withdrawal of the table after a meal ready to enjoy the cool breeze. What Zhuta Yeah, bamboo bed ah, ah sub-stool, door Yeah, all will be moved out, point mosquito coils, holding a large palm-leaf fan, lie down comfortably and enjoy the cool. People chatted in twos and threes to chat; and small ya where children end up getting overloaded - with today's words is called the most popular is definitely someone talk about the ancient story-teller. Paper 5 Spicy, Xueren Gui Zheng Dong, Yue Fei Jin ... ... These are all anti-I want to hear. A lot of time around has been snoring masterpiece, and we also talk about the story around his Daddy, so he "revisit the section repeat that section." There are a lot of nights, Tingzhuotingzhuo stories and, gradually fell asleep, woke up the next day only to discover where in their own nets. Later, even with TV, in addition to release "Fearless," a kind of series, summer evening of storytelling storytelling, its "market share" has also been high.
Canal water flowing day after day, wearing open crotch pants Xiaopi Hai became an instant to be out of school young man. Before walking to the river with the grandparents farewell, saying that holiday, then come back to see them. However, change is always faster, the University did not graduate, my grandfather has passed away in. Tongyang Canal side of this small town has also experienced a major transformation in full swing. Return once again when the old house caoba West River no longer exist, the approximate position of the emergence of a new public toilet close to the mosaic. Grandma has been moved over and the parents live together, to see me back, pulling me to sit down and talk homely. Speaking of moving house, my grandmother is not happy, then saw me look like grasping bees, because her sons to move out of her extra trouble is still a lot of things, the old square table, chest of drawers, Zhu Ta, Youzhi San ... ...
"However, some things I still Retention."
Grandma said one side as he turned to the bedside of her burden, a street vendor to find out drum to me. Drum surface was covered with a grid of green paper, the edge has been issued yellow; two children hanging off spike above the small beads are still, shaking up and still "porphyrin porphyrin throat throat" sound. It was his grandfather gave me the street vendor to buy drum-year-old had never been seen buying birthday. Street vendor in my hands shaking drums, drum, as if I brought the big day: Grandpa along the canal side came back at me from afar to get Hill street vendor drum roll sound, and then stood there, smiling, and thin Ben thin shadow waiting for me in the past. But this figure has become blurred moment, and I know a lot of Fragments, the proliferation of this canal water and stirring was all of a sudden my eyes moist.
2003/8/12 in Shanghai
Author: eric_cj
