Everyone has his own story. Can you tell me your story?

My native place is Zoucheng, the hometown of Mencius, in Shuangcun Town (now Tangcun Town) in the southwest of my hometown. My parents hired a fortune teller because I was weak and sick since I was a child. The solutions I got were: First, don't see your own Lantern before I was nine years old. The second is to avoid god, and you must not see idols before you are nine years old. If you can't do any of them, you must recognize history as a foster mother before you can crack it, or you will die. So when I was a child, I spent the Lantern Festival, either at my relatives' home or in a hotel. Although I like lanterns very much, I have never seen my own Lantern Festival.

1956 I was seven years old and was able to play secretly behind my parents' backs in Lincun's school. My father goes to the market to make handicrafts every day, and I can also secretly go to the collection to find my father. On the Lantern Festival that year, my parents were afraid that I would make a mistake when I saw my lantern sneaking home, so they sent me to relatives in the county to hide.

That day, before dawn, my mother cooked ginger soup rice for our trip. The day after dinner, it was getting light, so we got up and walked into town. It was still very cold, so we hurried all the way without playing, and entered the west gate after 9 o'clock. It used to be said that the county government is close to the west gate, and it is downtown as soon as it enters the door. The Dragon Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month in the city is very lively, and it is often fortunate to see several fire dragons dancing on the same stage, which is much better than the dragon lanterns in the countryside. I have long dreamed of going to the city to see how dragons compete with dance. Today, the opportunity has finally come, and my dream will definitely come true. That's why I've been in high spirits and tireless for eighteen miles. In fact, the road we took inherited the ancient post road and became an expressway. After walking five miles, the road gradually became lively. At Sanliying, the roadside is full of shops and people are coming and going. Entering the city gate, the streets are wider, the pavements are more, the merchants are bigger, the pedestrians are denser, and it is bustling. From the south, north, east and west, one after another. The styles of carrying a load, carrying a basket, pushing a cart and riding a donkey are not bad. Everywhere is crowded with people, and everywhere is bustling. My brother was afraid that I would get lost and kept holding my hand through the crowd. Soon, we squeezed into a shop through the cracks, which was originally rented by the menstrual family in Ximen. Menstruation saw us and took us to the backyard. We were introduced to the old shopkeeper, uncle, uncle, aunt and cousin. Later, my brother came back to talk with his period, and I ran back to the yard.

I looked around the yard curiously. Oh! City people are really rich! All the houses are shiny and luxurious. Every household's Spring Festival couplets are still fresh and beautiful. Lanterns are hung high in front of every household with different styles, varieties and colors. There are gauze lanterns, skirt lanterns, palace lanterns, fish lanterns, eight immortals lanterns, lotus lanterns, lanterns, three sheep lanterns and golden rooster lanterns to announce the dawn ... The festive atmosphere is extraordinary. There are two small ironmaking furnaces on the left, one of which is burning brightly, and my cousin is pulling the bellows sadly. Uncle is telling his cousin what to do. From time to time, he carefully inserted a big iron hook into the furnace, as if he were carefully hooking something. This is probably the legendary "watching fire". At this time, the flame spewed out along the furnace hook, and bright sparks flew all over the sky with a crackling sound. Fortunately, the iron hook was particularly long, and only a small amount of sparks splashed on the uncle. Soon my cousin stopped blowing and poured dazzling molten iron into the mold. Suddenly, steel flowers gushed out, and the fire was shining, dazzling and banging, which was even more exciting than the scene when fireworks were set off ... In a banquet greenhouse on the right, ten square tables were neatly arranged and polite. The waiter is setting tea sets, wine sets and tableware on the table, as if preparing for a banquet. In the kitchen next to it, the chefs cut, cut, cook and cook, all proud and agile. Behind is the living room, and the old shopkeeper is busy receiving guests. The hall was crowded with guests coming and going. Four guests with strange accents came to the yard, looking for treasure in the mountains like the legendary "Na Man". I listened hard and couldn't understand what they were saying. The more I don't understand, the more curious I am, and I froze there.

The Dragon Lantern Festival in Zoucheng is on the 15th of the first month, and the Gangshan Temple Fair in Zoucheng is on the 16th to 18th of the first month. The locals watch the dragon lanterns and catch up with the temple fair, which is called "going north ridge". Beiling refers to the "Iron Mountain" and "Iron Mountain" in the north of the city, where the local Buddhist and Taoist temples are located respectively. The elders often say: Mount Gangshan worships incense to eliminate all diseases, Mount Tieshan worships incense to avoid disasters, farmers burn incense to make crops prosperous, and businessmen burn incense to make a fortune ..... Therefore, there are many pilgrims walking in Beiling. One day, many relatives came to their home in Beiling. Menstruation was warm and hospitable, and a family dinner was prepared for everyone. But the big seats in the yard have nothing to do with the family dinner.

It turns out that the old shopkeeper (my cousin's grandfather) is the head of the tinker line in Zou, Teng and Yi counties. During the annual temple fair, Jin Gangzuan businessmen, tinkers, jewelers and glass manufacturers from all over the country gathered in the temple for a three-day Jin Gangzuan trade. Those big seats are for businessmen in the industry. Since these businessmen have been gathering in the bank since the fifteenth day of the first month, the banquet in the bank needs to last for four days. It is said that this has become a century-old practice. Guests inside and outside the industry have always taken this opportunity to do business, make friends and talk about business.

At about 9: 30, my uncle has given my cousin a holiday. I followed my two brothers to the busiest county street to see the dragon lanterns. My cousin told us that the next day was the Gangshan Temple Fair, and grandpa and uncle allowed him to accompany us to watch the dragon lanterns, climb the leaning tower and go to Beiling to make pilgrimages. It is also said that the copper coins ground on the stone wall of Tieshan "Taoist place" are called "Beiling money", and whoever owns Beiling money will prosper. So we had to climb to the top, look at the "road" and grind some "Northridge money". Although the next day is a temple fair, today's Lantern Festival is also unusual, and dragon lantern performances can be seen intermittently from morning till night. I followed them closely, listening and watching while walking, and soon entered the street outside the mansion. The closer you get to Fumen Square, the more lively it is. Look, the three dragon lanterns on the Little Square each occupy an intersection, as if preparing to enter. The spectators on the edge of the square are already dense, and the streets are crowded. The children's difficulty in watching the play prompted them to push forward. Fortunately, we found a slightly higher platform, not far from it, so that we could see the whole audience.

Dragon dance, salute to clear the way, drums to the sky. Stilts, dry boats, yangko, puppets and black donkeys followed. The huge dragon lantern swings or rolls in the air. Go out to play with pearls for a while and go to the mountains for a while. Sure enough, as the storyteller said, "the horn in the east is in the west, and the pipe on the left is on the right." The scene is like a storm, and the gongs and drums are loud. Drum music is thrilling, and the salute is deafening. The dance floor was flooded and the audience was covered in blood. Longteng ebbs and flows, and the cheers are higher and higher. It is so harmonious and auspicious. Dancers are worthy of being great men in Shandong, and people call them heroes like warriors. Although the spring breeze is like scissors, the dancers are sweating. Dance out the level, spirit, happiness and hope of Zoucheng people. Look: Dancers, spectators, performers, performers, singers, listeners, people who join in the fun, people who argue doorways and learn skills are full of feelings and gather into a happy Wang Yang. Celebrate the eighth Lantern Festival in New China and the harmony and happiness of Zoucheng people. It is said that the dragon lantern performance in the evening was performed under the candles in the dragon lantern, and the scenes and effects at that time were more exciting and charming.

With the end of the Dragon Lantern Festival, the crowd gradually evacuated and the streets were emptied. We followed the crowd and continued to visit the scenery along Fu Qian Street. In addition to enjoying all kinds of pavilions, mansions, shops, shop names and various commodities along the way, the endless stream of new gadgets opened my eyes. Such as: pulling foreign films, blowing sugar people, hoop, shaking diabolo, selling dog skin cream, blowing glass boom boom. There are countless boxers, artists, storytellers, singers, monkeys and jugglers. There are toy stalls, fruit shops, grocery stores, flower arranging sheds and silversmith buildings all over the street. I don't know which is better There are also clay figurines, handlebars, lottery winners, monkey carvers and people dipped in syrup. Even steamed stuffed bun carts, sesame seed baskets, fragrant melon seeds, sachet pickpockets, sugar clubs, cigarette trays, vendors' burdens, dog meat boxes and shadow play boxes also went to the gun field to join in the fun. What's more interesting is that the way they solicit business is funny and attractive. Bangzi, gongs, drums, bells, blowing, pulling, beating and singing are all colorful. Those who sell rock candy, hemp board, sugar balls and cigarettes are obviously inferior. They don't have to call their boss. They just peddled loudly and talked in different ways ... We were enjoying it with great interest, and our cousin reminded us to have lunch, so we hurried back. Looking up in a hurry is really a bustling scene in the city, with wealth and glory everywhere. No wonder my parents have repeatedly encouraged my brother and sister to study hard. Maybe my parents never gave up hope of going back to the city to do business.

I came home during my menstrual period, and I was arranging relatives to sit at the table during my menstrual period. This banquet is very distinctive. Most meals are cooked by menstruation, and many local specialties brought by rural relatives are also put on the table with small plates. The variety and quantity of meals are extremely rich. The guests seated are old and young, expensive and poor, working and business, elegant and vulgar. I am a stranger to these relatives. Menstruation showed me how to know and say hello to them one by one. It's really a hometown of etiquette, and the host and guests at the table are very harmonious. No matter whether you use wine, tea, rice or words, you always have more manners, respect each other, respect each other and love your friends and relatives. Speak freely before and after the table. The guests thanked the warm and friendly menstruation. Menstruation is modest, and all relatives are welcome.

Later, I learned that the compound where Menstrual lived was the location of Zoucheng's "Shoemaker's Shop" and also the local Huimin district. Most of the owners of those workshops and shops are Hui people. It is reported that the Hui nationality living in the compound has a long history and has been living in harmony with Tongji, which has long been good news. The front of the courtyard is the ancestral temple of the Hui nationality. Every year, more people come to this courtyard to participate in Muslim Lent, which is more lively than Lantern Festival. There are more than 60 houses in this yard belonging to the shoemaker's office, of which nearly 40 belong to the shoemaker's vendors' workshops and pavements. The business of the tinker's shop is very poor, with only 16 rooms, most of which are pavement workshops. Its main business is casting and operating furrow plows, plowshares, plowshares and plowshares. The secondary business is to repair plows, iron pots, waterwheels and farm tools. Business is small and the house is tight. So only the old shopkeeper, uncle, uncle and cousin live in the workshop.

After dinner, my brothers kept me menstruating, and they went to watch the dragon lantern show in the distance. I took a short period of menstruation to take me to the west gate to see lanterns. In our compound, the red lanterns in front of each house have been lit, reflecting the glory of the whole yard. Out of the compound, the streets are full of children carrying lanterns and setting off fireworks. There is a group here and a group there. There are many children my age, and the older children are in groups by themselves. Younger children are usually accompanied by their families. Big brother, big sister, little brother and little sister, dressed neatly, beautiful and healthy, with round face bags, look particularly beautiful under the irradiation of lanterns. Rich children play luxurious lanterns, and their luxurious new clothes are resplendent. Children from poor families are born beautiful, with purplish face bags like the rising sun, lively, lovely and cheerful. There are many paper lanterns, colorful, exquisite and bright, and beautiful flowers. Overlooking both sides of Ximenli Road, red lanterns are hung high in dense rows and connected in series. With the ups and downs of the terrain, the layers are stacked, forming two golden fire dragons, which are majestic and magnificent. Fireworks rose in Ran Ran, the sky was full of brilliance, and the dazzling street view was golden. Firecrackers rumbled, the sound was heard, and the sound echoed back and forth.

Up and down. Dragon lanterns perform while marching, team after team, one after another, colorful and magnificent. Show the spirit of the dragon and render the spirit of the dragon. The arrival of the dragon lantern, cheers and thunder, dragon dance is always lingering. Children are as cheerful as flowers. Hold high lanterns to praise the great motherland, light red flowers to praise the hometown of etiquette. What a precious time, what a charming sight, but because of the busy menstruation, we can't see more.

I heard the legend earlier that city people "have lights and telephones upstairs and downstairs". How can a country baby not yearn for it? However, when I entered the city, I only saw street lamps on both sides of the road. I don't know what the lights at home are like, and I don't know what the telephone is like. Menstrual family has a phonograph, which is usually put on the counter of the pavement to "sing foreign operas" to attract business, except that there are no foreign gadgets anymore. When I came back from the light and entered the yard, the living room immediately caught my eye. A series of intense incandescent beams are emitted through doors and windows, and the light is as bright as day. I asked if menstruation was an electric light, and menstruation told me humorously: Ha! I haven't seen you before, grandma Xiang! This is not an electric light, this is a gas light! Our family has just installed electric lights on the sidewalk, and we will see them soon. I'm more curious about gas lamps. Why is the gas lamp brighter than the street lamp? Father's method is to often use karst (calcium carbide) lamps. It seems that gas lamps are brighter than karst lamps, and karst lamps are brighter than street lamps. I want to walk over and look through the door. I just took two steps and my menstruation came back with one hand. Menstruation tells me that grandpa has guests there and must not be disturbed. I obeyed my period and went home.

At that time, uncles and aunts were listening to the phonograph singing, drinking tea and chatting leisurely. After entering the room, before I could greet them, my aunt took me by the hand and let me snuggle up in his arms, asking questions. Let me drink tea for a while, let me eat sugar for a while, and occasionally give me snacks and fruits. Because parents have always attached great importance to the etiquette education of our brothers and sisters, I think it is not elegant to snuggle up in the arms of our elders. So, I asked my aunt to make tea and left her skillfully. No wonder, it is said that this aunt is nearly 50 years old and hasn't given birth yet. So no matter whose children she meets, she is especially kind and caring. Then according to the rules, I hold the teapot in my right hand and touch the lid in my left hand, making tea for Dabao, aunt, uncle and menstruation one by one. Finally, I make tea myself. Turn the teapot to tilt the spout to the seat, and slowly put it down. It is suggested that the elders use tea and stand back by themselves. Maybe my behavior is too self-disciplined and respectful. I noticed that everyone stopped talking and stared at me. In addition to menstruation, she was whispering to menstruation, not knowing what to say. The atmosphere changed in an instant, and everyone enjoyed tea. Of course, I am also very pleased and happy. My uncle said to menstruation: Look, every descendant who is the master is different. It seems that this guy must have a bright future. Somehow, the conversation turned to cousins. What a coincidence! Speaking of the devil, my cousins returned home happily.

Some toys they bought for me came out as soon as they entered the room and put them on the table. Everyone began to play with those toys: the turtle that "knocked" with its hands; There are walking "skin mice"; There are diabolos, flowers and colored glasses. There is a compass with a bracelet, which is worn on your wrist like a watch. There is also a "matchgun", which consumes a match every time it is launched. I tried to play with a gun, and I was all thumbs, which made everyone laugh from time to time. Because the matchsticks fired by the "musket" were dangerous, they were confiscated on the spot by menstruation, and they also taught the two eldest brothers a few words. Menstruation afraid I don't want to, he lied to me in another way. In fact, I fully understand the kindness of menstruation, and menstruation is very happy with all my responses.

My uncle is a second-class disabled veteran in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He was wounded in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and won the second class merit. After leaving the army, I returned to my hometown to return to my old job and run this foundry workshop with my father (the old shopkeeper, I called him grandpa). Due to the shortage of housing, the accommodation of my brother and I became a problem. Had to build a temporary floor in the warehouse. The warehouse is adjacent to the pavement, with the counter in front of the store and the long warehouse behind it. My uncle and cousin took bedding and took my brother and me to the warehouse to have a rest. Cousin came into the house first, and only heard a "click", haha! The light is on! They were busy cleaning up for us, but I turned my back on it and looked at the light wholeheartedly. Then turn around and follow the light to see what is in the warehouse. It turns out that large and small ironware is full of high shelves. Most utensils can be recognized: the big ones are plows, plowshares, plowshare tips, plowshares, hoes, iron pots, water truck pipes, water truck chains ... the smaller ones are iron spoons, sickles, spatulas, furnace hooks, hoes and pulleys. At the end of the shelf, there are spindles for spinning, shovels for hoeing hogweed, palm knives for cutting sorghum and millet ..... I'm trying to feel which one to knock, and my brother urges me to sleep quickly. My cousin played a joke on me: Look at me again and I will block it! Let you see nothing! As soon as the voice fell, I saw my uncle bring canvas and rope, and sure enough, a screen was pulled up on the floor, which really blocked it. In fact, the real purpose is to protect us from the wind and cold.

I went to bed and my brother turned off the light. I'm not satisfied with what I saw during the day. I was in bed, listening to the night view of the city with my eyes closed. Firecrackers, fireworks, chariots and horses, instrumental music and noise gradually disappeared. It seems to be no different from the countryside. It's also night, and there's nothing to hear. Sleep well and have a good dream!

I didn't know that the railway station was only a few hundred steps away from us. During the day, the downtown area is more lively, and the roar of the train doesn't attract much attention. But the night is very different! Suddenly I noticed the rumbling and earth-shattering sound of the train. Sometimes it's far and near, and sometimes it's endless, endless. The roar of the whistle, the banging of the rails, the muffled thunder of rolling across the bridge, the thrilling exhaust sound, the braking sound like ghosts and animals, and the roar of the locomotive skidding stopped my ears. One moment forced me to listen to "Solo", and the other moment forced me to smell resonance. The plowshares on the shelf rattled by the earthquake. This "music" is really poetic, which not only did not arouse my boredom, but also aroused my curiosity. This "wonderful" movement also has a pause. Once you pause, it's really quiet. But it took a lot of effort to make a comeback. Whether you like it or not, you have to listen. Strange to say, train horns are different, long and short, slow and urgent, single and complex, light and heavy. There seems to be something here. Just ask my cousin tomorrow. Because my brother often goes to town to do business and often lives in the menstrual home, everything I am curious about is very common. I am still enjoying the late-night scenery of the city, and my brother has fallen asleep. Soon, I also fell asleep peacefully.

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