The Original Landscape of My Hometown

Author--Zhang Hsiao In

When the dawn breeze was blowing the morning dew, when the sun had not yet risen from the sky, and when the splash of fish-belly white was slowly turning into a golden aperture, I, with a feeling of anticipation, quietly peeled myself up from the kang and, without drawing the curtains for fear of waking up my mother, went outside in a puff of smoke!

The morning of the hometown, the air is fresh, light and elegant with the flavor of flowers and green leaves! Fresh wind, birds chirping happily, pleasant to the ear, and I, at this time, can not wait, want to go to see, the small garden tomatoes there is no red, cucumber after dew overnight nourishment whether you can eat, and the string of green peppers, eggplant, oh! It's really good not to let people rejoice! Looking at the fruitful fields, my heart, as if there are countless flowers are blooming ......

I hummed a little song all the way to the village side of the official road, only to see the shade of green trees, straight concrete road has been extended into the distance, pure sky without a trace of impurities, in the east of the sky, the colorful clouds reflecting the haze, really a It's a beautiful picture, I haven't been back here for a long time! My hometown, the black land that I love so much, the scenery is still the same as before! So, I used my cell phone to capture this beautiful and peaceful moment ......

When the cell phone's lens shot to the green cornfield, a beautiful silhouette appeared in my line of sight, the breeze blowing in the green field, the blue waves, my sister is holding a hoe in the field weeding, that one a relaxed and skilful action, to be more beautiful than the city of dancing on the square. The dance on the square is more beautiful, white sun hat, floral silk scarf, simple clothes, although I can not see the face, but I really can not use words to describe the sister at this time of grace and beauty, because, that is a kind of natural muddy into the pure and simple beauty, no decorations, no embellishment, in my heart, suddenly there is a kind of touch and enlightenment, maybe this is the real original scenery of the hometown!

Sister, from birth to now has not left the village, she and her brother-in-law diligently for decades, with their hands, to create a new and beautiful life today! Parents have us five children, today only sister is still here, she inherited the mantle of father and mother, but created a new and beautiful, parents are now received by the younger brother to the city, not always in the village, but sister is still here, so it will always be the warmest home for us siblings!

The wind in the morning, brushing my face, my thoughts, emotions, looking at this familiar and unfamiliar land, there is an indescribable touch in my heart! And the heart, and there is a sweet and sour taste! Not far away, the hard-working neighbors are fertilizing the fields! Looking at the whole village from a distance, there is peace in the quiet! There is no hustle and bustle, no fame and fortune, it is truly a pure land ......

With an inexplicable emotion, a sentiment, a kind of reverence for the nature of my hometown, I photographed this beautifully pristine image ......

I waved my hand like a child, in the field, shouting happily ran to my sister, at this moment, I seem to have returned to the teenage years, then, every busy farm, I will go to help planting and harvesting, all day long after my sister, there is no machine in those days, all are hand-plowed, and sometimes to the midday, the tired can't walk the road don't want to go home, so lie down on the ground with my sister to rest, close your eyes, sunshine, and wait for mom and dad to come home, and I'm not sure if you want to go home, I don't want to go home. So I lay down with my sister and rested in the field, closed my eyes and sunbathed, waiting for my parents to bring us food from home! Decades have passed, now has undergone radical changes, the former shadow of people pulling oxen plowing no longer exists, the party's policy is a good thing, has basically realized the whole people out of poverty, and in the road to prosperity, the party and the state gave farmers full support, now all the cultivation is mechanically operated! Look, in front of this field is the best witness

Today, to see my sister and pick up the hoe, some of the past can not help but roam on the mind, life is like a dream, and my dream of the most beautiful scenery, is still the hometown of this piece of land that gave birth to me and raised me! Sister now is no longer the youth of the year, the corners of the eyes and eyebrows have been full of the vicissitudes of time, the temples are already flower hair, but the sister's spirit is still the same, I followed behind my sister, listening to her to tell me about some of the things that happened in the village! Occasionally, they also recalled the story of their childhood together ......

In fact, this piece of land is at the back of the village, the land is not more than a hundred meters long, but when I was a child, I always felt that this hundred meters of the earth is so long ah! Help dad pull grass, always dry can not see the head, but now feel that this ridge length is too short, and even some memories have not been stroked to the end of the head!

Mom did not know when also came to the edge of the ground, I took the opportunity to pick up my sister's hoe, but also learn from my sister's posture, but still do not know how to hoe, the time has changed, many years of life in the city, so that I really forget that once I was also here in the sweat of the soil of the labor!

It was on this summer morning that I recorded a happy scene with my mom and sister. In the north end of the earth next to the trench, there are many years ago left behind the big trees, shade of wildflowers everywhere, green grass, I remember when I was a child to the rainy days in this trench is all water, the timid I was always afraid not to dare to go over, think back to the shadow of the year is still vivid in my mind, but now this is a beautiful countryside landscape!

Standing at the edge of the trench, I saw my sister resting under the tree, wow! That look really beautiful, blue sky, green trees surrounded by flowers and plants gladly, I hurriedly photographed this beautiful moment, my sister asked me; "look good? Wearing so rustic", I told her confidently, not rustic, is really very beautiful! It is a kind of pure and natural beauty, is in any tourist attractions can not find the scenery!

At this point, we are happy and smiling, taking pictures of each other, that is, at this time, there is no little sadness. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at your favorite brands, and you'll be able to see what they're all about!

The wind of the hometown, the hometown clouds, the hometown of the landscape, and the hometown of the people, is the most beautiful existence in this picture! In the poet's pen, this time will be a classic poem; in the painter's pen, this time will be a gorgeous painting and ink; and in my heart, she is the most beautiful scenery, because the original appearance of my hometown is the real one, the original scenery of my hometown ......

In: On: July 1, 2021

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Note: The pictures in the article were all taken by the author himself