I grew up in a small town in the northwest. In my memory, the summer in a small town is always full of all kinds of beauty: beautiful weather and scenery, delicious natural snacks, and a quiet and warm town atmosphere in the summer afternoon. I remember when I was a child, summer was my favorite season. Because as long as summer comes, I can eat ice cream, eat ice cream, play with water and wear beautiful clothes to my heart's content ... Now, my love for summer remains unchanged, more precisely, I have an obsession with the summer in a small town. Some time ago, a documentary called "China on the Tip of the Tongue" made many China cuisines and even China famous. I think it would be great if we could make a documentary called "Summer in that small town in my memory".
Lens 1: Fresh air and intoxicating scenery.
"Xiao Hecai has a sharp corner on which a dragonfly has stood." This is a common sight in Jiangnan in midsummer. After staying at school for half a summer, the feeling every day can only be described in two words: sultry, the whole person seems to be in a steamer, sweating almost every day. At that time, I missed the summer in the small town very much. Different from the sultry and gray sky in the school, the sky in the small town is pure and blue in summer, dotted with leisurely white clouds; Tall and lush birch trees grow on both sides of the road, providing patches of shade for pedestrians coming and going; There is even a breeze, which brings coolness and comfort to the hot summer.
In addition, the town has planted many lavender and bauhinia in recent two years. Now, the town is a purple sea in summer. Whenever the breeze rises, the purple waves roll with the wind. Although the scale is not very large, it is also a beautiful landscape in the summer town.
Lens 2: Sweet and delicious natural green food
In summer, the most popular food in most places should be cold drinks. But in my hometown, in addition to cold drinks, "green beans" and "green food" are also very popular with people, which can be regarded as the classic food in the town in summer. These two kinds of food are diverse, crispy and delicious, and pure natural and pure green, which is my deepest memory in summer.
The so-called "green beans" are also called "beans". From the appearance, it is not much different from ordinary beans. There are seven or eight mung bean seeds in the green pod. Every year around July, green beans will be hung on knee-high bean seedlings one by one, bending them. At this time, the beans are not completely full, but they are the most suitable for direct eating. The beans that have just been pulled from the bean seedlings have green skins, and the beans inside are very sweet and can bite out the juice. Moreover, the pod can also be used for "traveling"-folding the top of the pod inward, then gently tearing off the inner membrane, and the outer skin can also be eaten directly without any waste. After about three or four weeks, the beans will become more and more full, and then they can be cooked and eaten. Although the boiled beans are not as juicy as raw ones, they are still sweet and appetizing.
Similarly, the so-called "green grain" is immature green wheat. Unlike green beans, green food cannot be eaten raw, but must be cooked or cooked. When I was a child, I liked to eat green food on fire. Every time I finish eating, my face and hands are black, just like I just climbed out of a coal pile ... It's funny to think about it.
Scene 3: A lively town square in the summer afternoon
In addition to the beautiful scenery and delicious food, there is also a unique scenery in the summer of the town-the square of the town. In summer, the weather is sunny. Old people in the small town gather in the square to bask in the sun, listen to ditty, play erhu and play sanxian. In the evening, with the cool breeze, most families will go out for a walk in the square. At this time, the square will become a sea of joy. Dancing, kicking shuttlecock, playing badminton, roller skating ... all kinds of entertainment activities will begin one after another. The onlookers circled round and round, and the sound waves in the square became higher and higher. Even the swallows who have settled around the bell and drum tower in the center of the county are circling around the bell and drum tower arch where they have built their nests in this summer afternoon, as if they are coming to this gathering ... Although the town has a long history, it is like an energetic old man in this summer afternoon, full of vitality and vitality.
As far as I can remember, there are too many beautiful things in the summer in the small town. After many years, when memory and reality coincide, although some things have changed a little unconsciously, the summer in the small town still occupies the warmth and love in my heart. As the song goes, "In a quiet summer, there are stars in the sky, and I miss your face …". Summer in a small town is the longest sunshine season in a year, and it is also the happiest and most energetic season for people in a small town.
Shh ... I heard that summer in small towns is more suitable for beautiful things!