Snow | the snow in Jinan

Snow in Jinan (Original)

Text/Chen Peijun

In the early morning, I lazily got up from the bed, opened the curtains, looked out through the glass, and for a while I was dazzling, only to see the cars, trees, flower beds in the yard, and on the roofs of the buildings near and far, there was a thick layer of snow everywhere, and a vast world. A ray of sunlight reflects on the window, revealing a strange pattern - gold flowers, honeysuckle flowers, six cold flowers, beautiful! Ah, what a snow!

The snow in Jinan is quietly falling, unconsciously in people's sleep. Yesterday was still sunny, the sun was warm and the wind was light, and I didn't see the momentum of the geese blowing in the wind and the yellow clouds and the daylight, it came. "Suddenly like a spring breeze in the night, thousands of trees and pear blossoms", this is the poet's exclamation. The whole city of Jinan became a jade-like splendid world overnight. This is the winter impression of Jinan, the "North China" praised by mr. Lao She, a famous modern writer and theater artist.

As I watched the snow scene in Jinan with the footprints of winter, I did not feel as serious as the heavy snow warning broadcast by the TV station. I don't see the cruel momentum of the snow abusing the wind, I don't see the soldier (ice) Sword Blade, the horror of the cold wind, and I don't have the loneliness and loneliness of "the ten thousand paths are gone"... What I saw was that the sun was warm, there were fire trucks and officers and soldiers cleaning up the snow on the road, the traffic police were directing the orderly operation of the vehicles, and many photographers were constantly shooting at the tree scenery on the side of the road, capturing the elegant shots wrapped in silver. There are also couples in pairs wearing thin wedding dresses and taking wedding photos in the snow, and they completely defy the cold of the snow. Everywhere is the warmth of the wind and snow moon overflowing with feelings. This also proves that Mr. Lao She said eighty years ago that "there is no wind in the winter in Jinan.". The snow in Jinan is warm... It is a kind of charm to decorate the winter in Jinan. The sky in Jinan is blue, the water in Jinan is green and crystalline, and the snow scene in Jinan is "an ink painting painted by a master from the Tang Dynasty". I appreciate Mr. Lao She's imagination.

But today's Jinan is not the "narrow street and low bungalow on the hillside" that Mr. Lao She saw in the past years. Today, Quancheng has added the brush strokes of modern painters and has become a first-class beauty capital in the country. In my field of vision, skyscrapers stand like forests, and the snow shines on the top, and I can't tell the difference between heaven and earth, nor can I tell the sun, moon, and starlight. You can't see the "hills like Japanese nurses wearing small white buns" from the past, because they are all surrounded by tall and majestic buildings. What remains unchanged is the water of Jinan, covered with heavy snow, "not only does it not freeze, but it is steaming on the green ping", which is the magic of 72 Spring City! The underground spring is clear and clean, and it has flowed endlessly for thousands of years. What remains unchanged is the intoxicating green. I saw the long willow banks lined up neatly on the banks of the "Liuyun River" in a certain base, the leaves were all turned white, the branches were graceful and colorful, and under the delicate willow silk white veil, I still saw the greenery. The willow shadows shining in the clear stream are even more enchanting and feminine, as if they are reprints of the painter's ink paintings.

For several days, the snow has not melted, and new snow is rising underground. Although the temperature is dropping, I don't feel cold in the greenhouse. Suddenly remembering the north of our country, in the era of no heating, the ancestors came up with a good way to deal with the cold, that is, every household built a pit to keep warm and cold. I remember reading the novel "Li Youcai's Words" when I was in junior high school, and the writer Zhao Shuli wrote a sentence that reflected the people's feelings in the north at that time: "Two acres of land, a cow, a wife and children hot kangtou." "The atmosphere of economic life of a poor and idyllic small farmer is also very warm and comfortable. Now, every household is heated and hides in the greenhouse from the beginning of winter to February and March of the year. Indoor flowers bloom spiritually, February orchids forget the order, September chrysanthemums have no plan, move in the greenhouse to enjoy together, the red is still red, the green is still green, the fragrance is attacking, how comfortable! The cabbage stored in the greenhouse is tender and does not dry; the water pipe is not frozen or knotted, unlike the snow in our Dabie Mountain, the water pipe is either broken or frozen and cannot release water. I really envy the winter in Jinan, envy Jinan's superior environment, and manage the ice knives and snow vertebrae outside it, which does not affect people's lives. Shandong people are really blessed. I wrote an article titled "Visiting Relatives in Jinan during the Spring Festival", praising Jinan's snowy winter: "Thousands of miles to Quancheng, Qilu style is different. I don't see the garden flowers can be pleasing to the eye, and the hidden spring color can be pleasant. Scallion flapjacks cook New Year wine, corn pot head salute guests. The wind blows the stone outside the Guanwai Shuo, and the warmth in the room wins the three springs. "No wonder Mr. Lao She said that Jinan is a treasure land, and the snowy winter in Shandong is even more nostalgic!

(Source of this article: Wangyue Literature Mailbox)

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