February 18, 1999, the beginning of three-dimensional ground me and to the river town of Xiaoshan Fu Yi-ping Jia Zuoke.
"River Town", there is the Tang Dynasty, when the summit is called the river, meaning that the upstream Tahsi. Renamed monk shops, modern river has changed its name to the town. Current population of 15000.
River town is very characteristic of the southern town of Tower, there is a small river meandering through the town over to form a "water bridge people" scenario, the street is not wide, on both sides of the house are mostly two-story brick-wood structure of the of at least a hundred years history. Of course, there are some four or five layers of the new house, but not much.
After the reform and opening up the town into the field to open factory, business, and made money, return home made a lot of villa-style homes, the town also has a lot of difference. Most of these residential suburb in the town of mountains and river.
Yi-Ping's father, 69-year-old, was a duck specialized households, in the river, built a few huts, raised over 400 ducks. Every morning the ducks into the stream, around 6 pm, ducks have to go home. In the duck room, ducks eat corn, the night gave birth to one month of the duck eggs, egg yolks red, like the morning rising sun. Weather warm, streams large, could've found more than 300 every morning only to duck eggs. But the day came from a cold, only just over 100. Yi-Ping father told me that a duck a day to eat 60 pounds of corn, corn, 7 cents a pound, the light feed is necessary to spend 42 yuan. Pick up a duck, Yi-Ping Ma Lin Dao farms to go on sale this fresh duck eggs, well sold, the town's restaurants are often 10 pounds, 20 pounds coming to order.
Stream opposite the fields, mountains, hills with lush bamboo forest on the length. Yi-Ping father bamboo pointing to the opposite side, said: "here on the last two rows until the Peak, the village assigned to our family, and in order not to mistake with other family, each one done in bamboo on the mark." Stream edge, is planted six years, West Lake and weeping willows, Graceful wicker has been sprouting in the spring sunshine and gently gently. Gurgling streams, ducks Xia Xia, an old man squatted on the shore, in the whirling of the willows, the smiling, watching the ducks playing in the water, good a fascinating map of the southern duck ah!
As night fell, the river, silhouette has been blurred, the family meal, corn on the duck to room, quietly escape, even the puppy or kitten that had dodged. Within a short while, groups of ducks, Xia Xia seem to have climbed from the river shore, lining up, staggered into the duck room. I躲在房间里, secretly watched the crowds of happy ducks live freely into their warm home, I feel especially fresh and interesting, this experience was in the city's "grid room" can not taste the.
Yi-Ping father was a folk artist, erhu, sanxian, drums have to walk the town weddings, funerals, happy event Chuichuidada have missed him, and every time earn a 50, 100 of. He was a bundle of skilled Lantern, Chinese New Year, what Zhalong lights, and ultimately, he was. He is a folk art Xiao Shan members of the Association is also a little-known craft far and near, he said to himself, at 10 Xiaoshan can be ranked within.
This year, the Lantern Festival for his Xiaoshan tie a unicorn, valued at 2,000 yuan for half a month of time, and now has been basically completed. Kirin one meter in height, 1.2 meters long, powerful and stood in the living room, shining golden scales, the dragon-like the first one to open one together, the eyes are two small light bulbs, twinkling, and Kirin is also close to the body is not small paper-cuts, is carved out of gold paper with the burin, and all the ancient legends and stories. Old man said with confidence: "This is Kirin, there is no first prize, second prize is no problem."
Yi-Ping dad took me to his bedroom, pulling Jinghu, erhu to me, to my surprise, went so far as pull very well. It is said that Ma Yi-ping of the Shaoxing opera also sing well, Yi-ping is a master of Shaoxing opera singing. Only later did I know, the benefits Ping's parents, 50's, 60's is the river more theater actors No wonder there is such a good effort. Made me praise is this: these jinghu, erhu, sanxian Yi-ping are doing their own father, and the stores compared to actually favorably.
The strains of "op" sound of waves in the quiet little stream, I looked at it lowers slightly, with the rhythm of the music, gently swinging the body of the yi-ping father, think, more than one interesting, multi - how to have fun old people ah!
Night, Yi Ping took us to the town playground to see the "dragon dance board." Chinese New Year in rural areas than in the city more lively, 7:30 prosperous years, men and women, Laolaoxiaoxiao threes from all over flock to the playground, the lights in the playground on the poly-filled look at "Dancing Plate Dragon" crowd. After a while earth-shattering sound of firecrackers, "Dance Board Dragon" will start. Dancing dragon I have read many times, can "dance board Dragon" is the first time to see. Plateosaurus leading 3 meters high and 2 are two large light bulbs, two light injection. In the two basketball courts, a playground, its head held high, majestic to swim in, it carried more than 80 people followed by the dragon body, tail. They carry one, each 1 meter 20 centimeters long to save. Each section can influence the activity, just like the same joints. Leader in front of a 70-year-old elderly, hand holding a baton to direct a steady calm of this dragon more than 100 meters long. This dragon was not easy to command, leading a movement, we must affect the back of more than 80 joints, more behind the joints, the greater the magnitude of shaking to let this giant dragon in the playground swimming freely flexible, there is no rich practical experience, is absolutely not acceptable. These "Dance Board Dragon" are the prime of middle-aged, leading a movement, the entire playground is boiling, and dragon body, tail in the swim in front of the walk back in the running, the last in a mad rush . People's eyes as the dragon in turn, is simply a bit dazzled, and people's hearts with the dragon in flight, as if had been moved to fly the sky.
Dance in the playground for half an hour or so, "board dragon" of the streets began to swim to the town, residents are in their own house, blasting bamboo, light candles burning incense, respectfully greet the dragon's arrival.
10 or so, we got on the car to go home back to Hangzhou. On this day, I think flies substantial and interesting. Chinese New Year in rural areas, not only can people feel the deep sense of nostalgia, and that a thick atmosphere of the Chinese New Year, people become pure, warm, there is an immersive feeling of spring.
Author: huankeyi2001
