Portable Space: Rebirth in the Red Era

Before dawn the next day, Mama Du got up.I was busy packing things to bring back to my mother's house, such as wine, bacon, smoked fish, sugar, etc., and packed two full baskets.Grandma's house is only two or three miles away from the commune, but it is far away from Qinghe Bay, more than 20 miles away, of which the mountain road is nearly 10 miles away.Father Du went to the village head yesterday evening to register to borrow an ox cart, and when Ya'er woke up, Father Du had already driven the ox cart back.After breakfast, Father Du was busy spreading a broken quilt on the bullock cart. It is so cold now that the children can't bear it without some cushions.

After breakfast, the adults and children packed up neatly and put the big and small bags of presents on the bullock cart. Mama Du took the quilt from her bed and covered the children with a bed to wrap them up tightly. Not a breath of air-conditioning.Say goodbye to grandma, raise the bullwhip, and go to her mother's house.

Ya'er sat in Mama Du's arms, only showing a small head with a hare fur hat.The mountain road was very uneven, and the little buttocks of the bumpy brothers went up and down, but the brothers didn't care, and kept pointing out to the younger sister what kind of tree it was, what kind of mountain it was, and the chatter was so lively.This is the first time Ya'er has left the village. Following the fingers of his brothers, his little head looks left and right, curious about everything, occasionally seeing a wild rabbit running on the road or a pheasant flapping its wings , couldn't help screaming out of excitement.It is winter now, and the surrounding trees are bare, but it is conceivable that when spring comes, there will be blooming flowers again, the vast forest sea, as far as the eye can see, towering ancient trees and winding paths.This mountain forest gave birth to the people of this side, and the people of this side also used the most simple principles to protect this primitive mountain forest.It is estimated that no one can imagine that in a few decades, this mountain forest will probably become bare, without the towering trees all over the mountain, and the animals running around.

After walking for more than an hour on the mountain road, before arriving at the flat asphalt road, the pace of the old scalper also obviously quickened.There are many pedestrians on the road, and they are probably visiting relatives to pay New Year's greetings.Occasionally, a tractor chugs by, arousing the envy of passers-by.But most of them are on ox carts or on foot, and a few are on bicycles.I got up too early in the morning, and when Ya'er was drowsy and about to fall asleep, I heard my two elder brothers calling, and I was almost at my grandmother's house.The bullock cart stopped at the gate of a yard, and an old lady in her 60s with neatly combed gray hair stood at the gate, and then heard two elder brothers calling grandma.

"You're exhausted, go into the house and have a rest." Grandma stepped forward to take Ya'er from Mama Du's arms. [

Seeing that grandma hugs me without any effort, you can know that grandma is in good health.When I entered the yard, I saw that my grandma's family was waiting in the yard.Grandpa is also in his 60s. Unlike serious grandpa, grandpa is a grinning fat old man. He is said to be very good at cooking. Whoever has any red and white affairs in the village usually asks him to cook. Meat is eaten through this technique.

Du Ma has four brothers and sisters, and Du Ma is the youngest in the family.There are two older brothers and one older sister.My uncle has a loyal face in his 40s and doesn't talk much.My uncle is about the same age as Du's father, and he is more active.My aunt married out of town a few years ago, the distance was too far, and she rarely came back to visit relatives, and she could write two letters throughout the year to report her safety.

After paying New Year's greetings with grandparents, the brothers took the lucky money they just got and went to the town's supply and marketing agency to buy things with their cousins.They have been looking forward to it for a long time, and they must buy some delicious food when they come to town once in a while.Cousin and the others often go to town, and grandma let them go after a few instructions.

During the New Year greetings to each other, the eldest aunt went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, and the younger aunt was just like a normal person, sitting there with her legs crossed and listening to the grandfathers and uncles chatting.Mama Du also knew her second sister-in-law's temper, so she got up and went to help in the kitchen.The second uncle glared at her, and then reluctantly stood up.But even at the door of the kitchen, I watched my aunt and Mama Du busy, and I didn't mean to reach out at all.It turns out that in this simple age, there are also superb products.

Grandma and the others all know the second aunt's temper, stingy, greedy for petty gains, and unwilling to suffer a little.But the second aunt had nothing to say to the second uncle and her own children, so grandma and the others just put up with it. After all, no one wanted to make the house restless.Anyway, grandma and the others lived with the uncle, and the second uncle and the others went out to live alone, so it was enough to save face.

Ever since Ya'er entered her grandmother's village, she noticed that there were slogans written on the dirt walls behind each house, crooked and plastered.The words "Bless the great leader Longevity!", "Down with the capitalists" and so on, have distinct characteristics of the times, and the atmosphere is much more depressing than that of Qinghewan.

During the chat, my grandfather mentioned that now my grandfather and his village are criticizing and fighting all day long, all because of some trivial matters, and I don't know which wicked ghosts have reported the secrets.A sister-in-law next door to my grandmother’s house raised an extra old hen, and the wicked person told the Red Guards about it. She was taken away that night, and now she has to parade along the village at noon every day.There have been more than one cases of this kind of thing, and the common people can't sleep well.

As he was talking, he heard shouts outside, "Down with the capitalist smugglers!" Ya'er followed his grandfather and the others to the yard. Looking over from the door, he saw a group of valiant little Red Guards escorting a man in his 40s. Middle-aged women, middle-aged women still have a sign hanging around their necks.The little red guards were all very proud, but the expression on the face of the aunt who was criticized was probably numb.Grandpa sighed, couldn't bear to watch any more, turned around and went back to the house.It is also the first time that Ya'er realizes the cruelty of this era. You will never understand the harm that this special period brings to people unless you are there or see it with your own eyes.Du's parents and Du's mother are also worried.My brother and the others happened to run into each other when they came back from shopping, and they were still chattering at home, saying that those little Red Guards looked really mighty, and that they would join the revolutionary ranks when they grew up.

Although what happened just now made everyone feel down, the atmosphere became lively again when the food was served.Anyway, life goes on.Similarly, men and women eat separately, and the second aunt came out again during the meal and was depressed.

"Little sister, do you have any extra sugar at home that you asked your brother-in-law to send at the end of last year? My natal mother is the best. If you ask me, my brother-in-law is too stingy, so I don't want to send a few more catties." Looking at other people's faces, he pointed to the new clothes on Ya'er and continued, "Little sister, I'm not talking about you, you are too bad at living. What kind of new clothes do such a young child wear? Use old clothes to make a living Just wear it. There is no need to subsidize us with the extra cloth tickets. Second sister-in-law, I haven’t been willing to make new clothes for several years.”, Barabara.

Before Mama Du could finish listening, she immediately stood up.Grandma saw that what the second aunt said was really outrageous, so she gave her a hard look, and the second aunt shut up.Ya'er thought, she was shot while lying down.If Second Aunt knew that she still had two new clothes, would she take off what she was wearing?But Ya'er also knows that there are many people like the second aunt, she actually has no evil intentions, she just has a bad mouth and loves to get a small gain.Ya'er is not very angry, as long as his family likes him.Mama Du was very angry, in Mama Du's opinion, her daughter deserved the best.Mama Du didn't talk to Second Aunt until she left.The second aunt was like a normal person, the chopsticks in her hand were not slow at all, and she kept pouring meat into her bowl.After the meal, the first aunt and Du Ma cleaned up together, and the second aunt didn't even move her buttocks.

Pack up and drink some water, take a break and go back.Before going back, Mama Du secretly gave Grandma some change and sugar tickets.Because of the money from selling oil and sugar, my family's life has become a lot easier this year, so I want to help my mother's family, but Mama Du can keep the matter of oil and sugar a secret, and she hasn't leaked a word of it. I was terrified by what I saw today.

Father Du was fed a lot by his two uncles at noon, and he was a little wobbly when he left.But everyone is not worried, anyway, the ox cart is the safest way to drive.Ya'er thought, I don't know if driving an ox cart while drunk is considered drunk driving.When I went back, it happened to be Ya'er's nap time, and I ate a lot at noon, so I fell asleep in Du Ma's arms when I got on the bullock cart.When he woke up, he was already lying on his own bed, with some snacks bought by his brothers in the town next to his pillow. "What a good brother!" Ya'er exclaimed.

The next few days are still the days of visiting relatives.The whereabouts of several brothers of Grandpa Du's are still unknown, and the rest have no close relatives, so Father Du went to the old man's house of the second uncle in the same village.After the first month, we will be busy with spring plowing and starting work.During this period of time, the old men were busy tidying up their vegetable gardens.It is not rare to find places in the countryside, and every family has a large yard.Anyway, the things planted in the yard are all kept by myself, so I just take this time to tidy up and produce more things in the coming year.I don't do needlework in the first month, and I am used to busy work, but my aunts are not used to such days.In the end, usually 3 or 5 people with good relationship sit together on the top of the kang, eating melon seeds. There are no taboos for meat and vegetables, so it's very lively.Ya'er listened to it with great interest, isn't life just a matter of parents.This kind of trivial life can be called tasteful, and the life of a person is too lonely.The aunts and aunts looked at the children who were just a little older, as if they understood, and kept nodding when they heard the highlights, and the music became more and more energetic.

The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.Originally, Father Du promised to take his brothers to the town to watch the lion dance and Yangko dance, but the sky was not beautiful, and it had been snowing heavily since the morning, so it was impossible to go now.The elder brothers had droopy faces, even if Mama Du slapped them on the buttocks, it didn't work.In the end, it was grandma who said that she would make Lantern Festival for them at night and let them eat enough, so she laughed.

In the afternoon, grandma made fried sesame paste and red bean paste, added sugar and pecan kernels respectively, and then wrapped them in glutinous rice flour. The sweet and delicious Lantern Festival was ready.The slippery and Q Lantern Festival has always been the favorite of children, but adults don't like it that much.After eating Lantern Festival, this year is basically over, and spring is coming.