Dahe News Yu video reporter Yu Yang Li Yukun
What is The Taste of the Year? Where is the nostalgia?
For countless wanderers, this seems to be an ancient and profound philosophical proposition. Whenever the Spring Festival comes, this topic will always set off a burst of heat.
On February 4, the fourth day of the first lunar month of the lunar calendar, spring was established. Dahe Newspaper Yu video reporter gave up the holiday break and walked in the vast Zhoukou land, looking for a taste of "Nian".
The nostalgic "Yinghe Town"
The early spring sun shines on the meandering Shaying River, and the blue sky is reflected in the water, calm and open, and the water and sky are one color. The reporter went east along the embankment of the Shaying River in the central city of Zhoukou, and after about 50 minutes, arrived at a bustling ferry port.
It is very lively here, and at the mouth of the village on the river bank stands an antique archway with a few big characters written "Yinghe Town". However, it is clear that this is not the official name of the town. But the name "Yinghe Town" is not unfamiliar to reporters. Because this name has appeared many times in the novels of the famous writer's brother Sun Fangyou and Mo Bai (pen name, formerly known as Sun Yu), just like Lu Xun's "Lu Zhen".
Sure enough, under careful questioning, the villagers told reporters that this is the prototype location of the "Yinghe Town" written by the Sun brothers - Xinzhan Town in Huaiyang District, which is also the hometown where the brothers were born and raised.
Maybe a lot of friends don't know much about The New Station Town. So, let's introduce it first.
First of all, this town has 99 natural villages and a population of more than 80,000 people, which is not common in most townships in the province and even the country, which shows the basic strength of a traditional agricultural town.
Secondly, it is a literal literary town. Mr. Wang Jian, a famous writer and literary critic in Zhoukou City, once wrote an article entitled "Literary Time in Xinzhan Town", which mainly tells the literary story of Xinzhan Town. In addition to the Sun brothers mentioned above, Wang Jian also listed other literary masters who came out of the town: Ma Taiquan, who is now the deputy director of the Creative Office of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, Li Xin, who works in the "People's Liberation Army Daily", Liu An, chairman of the Zhoukou Writers Association (formerly known as Wang Xiangqin), the famous writer Li Naiqing, the red bird and Li Hou who write novels, The Thunder who writes poetry, and Sun Qingyu who writes both poems and reviews.
"It's an interesting thing that there are so many writers in a small town." Wang Jian said in the text.
What is more interesting is that Mr. Wang Jian himself is also a native of Xinzhan Town. The yard of his hometown is about 100 meters away from the embankment of the Shaying River.
Villagers who visit relatives for the New Year
Yes, a hot land full of literary atmosphere is always pregnant with strong nostalgia. And this kind of nostalgia rooted in the hometown and remembered in the distance often blooms a strong New Year flavor during the Spring Festival.
"Yinghe Town", that is, The New Station Town in Huaiyang District is located on the bank of the Shaying River, and there is a ferry port here (Note: a legally compliant ferry port). The north bank is Xinzhan Village, Xinzhan Town, and the south bank is Xiaoji Village, Huangzhai Town, Shangshui County. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, pedestrians on foot and on bicycles rub shoulders and hit this ferry port. People carrying colorful and various gift boxes, they shuttle from here and step on the way to visit relatives and friends.
People's faces were anxious and joyful. Anxiously, waiting for the ferry's boat to dock; with joy, the smell of the year of the kinship rippled in the heart. An elder sister in her 40s touched the scene and couldn't help but recall the scene when she went to relatives when she was a child.
"When I was in my 10s, I followed the adults to relatives, and I also passed through this ferry. At that time, I carried a bamboo basket with some steamed buns and fritters, and then as the conditions slowly improved, I brought some fried fruits and apples. The eldest sister said.
Now, people are carrying whole boxes of ham sausages, biscuits, drinks, etc., which are much richer and more upscale than the gifts of 20 years ago.
"Come on, everyone line up to pay attention to safety, get on the boat for 2 yuan, don't squeeze." The ferryman greeted every visitor warmly. Although the villagers who came from the eight villages of Ten Mile did not know each other, the fate of a "boat" brought everyone together, and they were all relatives, and they were not separated from each other. Regardless of whether you recognize it or not, everyone nods and smiles at each other, handing out cigarettes to salute, and the simplicity and enthusiasm engraved in people's hearts are completely stimulated at this time.
The reporter deeply felt that this is not only the power of "nian", but also a virtue inheritance that has been Chinese for thousands of years.
The adults brought their children, the children wore new clothes, and they passed through the ferry, leaving a happy picture of relatives walking in the New Year. Although the times are changing, and the gifts of relatives are also changing, what remains unchanged is the distance between the New Year's taste and family affection of the Spring Festival.
The small boat that was ferrying was also changed from the original small wooden boat to a machine boat. In the roar of the machine, people travel from this bank of the river to the other side of the river, and the ferry is pedestrians, but it is also the traditional custom of etiquette and the inseparable flesh and blood affection.
Hospitable small town people
After 10 a.m., the sun is warmer and the village of the town begins to come alive.
On the cultural square at the head of the village, it is very lively. 8-year-old Sun Chuqi plays basketball and plays happily with his friends. At the side of the fitness equipment, there are also some children who are moving their muscles and bones with great interest.
"There is nothing to do at home during the New Year, eat very well, take the children out today to carry out activities, exercise and exercise." During the conversation, Xiao Chuqi's father enjoyed the happy time of parent-child happiness during the New Year holiday.
The small square is not too big, some people fly kites, some people play basketball, some people play seesaw, although the conditions are not as good as the professional amusement parks in big cities, but the happiness and happiness that people feel from the heart is no less than going to a large amusement park. What's more, this is still at the mouth of their hometown village where their souls are haunted.
The family of Liu Chuanjun, a 59-year-old villager, is particularly lively today, because the third day of the junior high school is too busy, and the two daughters who married out returned to their mother's house with their son-in-law on the fourth day of the first year. A total of 13 people, large and small, old and young, gathered together to share the reunion time of the Spring Festival.
The daughter-in-law of the Liu family, Daying, has a cheerful and lively personality, seeing that her relatives have come to the house, her mouth is not idle for a moment, warmly greeting everyone for a while to eat melon seeds and eat sugar gourds for a while.
Seeing the reporter who was interviewing the film, Da Ting enthusiastically said: "Can you help us take a family portrait?" The reporter gladly agreed, immediately found a good position, and pressed the shutter in front of Liu Chuanjun's home full of big red spring leagues, recording the reunion moment of Liu Chuanjun's family.
"Come here, individual, start cooking!" Among the children of the Liu family, who shouted a voice. Apparently, the kitchen was preparing stews and preparing a sumptuous reunion dinner. At this time, it was nearly noon, and the hospitable Liu family repeatedly invited reporters to stay and eat with them and share the happy Taste of the New Year. However, the reporter politely declined...
The magpies on the branches chirp, and the ferries go back and forth. In this "Yinghe Town" full of joy, reunion and happiness, a rich and warm New Year flavor is born.
Mo Daonian has a weak taste, and is usually the most true.
Source: Dahe Newspaper Yu Video Editor: Zhao Pengyu