Memories of rain

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When I was a child, my home was by the lake, and the river network in my hometown was dense, and there was more natural water. Therefore, since childhood, I have developed a hobby of dealing with water. I remember when I was a kid, I loved rainy days. At that time, the economic conditions of every household were not good, there was no rain gear, so when it rained, they did not wear umbrellas, so they ran wildly in the rain with their friends, allowing the rain to wet the whole body. The appearance of being a chicken in the soup often attracts the reproach of adults.

Although I did not understand the concept of solar terms when I was a child, I only remember that soon after the Spring Festival, the sky would rain from time to time. I remember that the rain in early spring was very fine. As soon as the wind blows, the rain will become hazy, and the heavens and the earth will be vast; as soon as the wind stops, the rain will begin to become thin and straight, and the closer to the ground, the more clearly the rain will be seen. Spring is not the busy season, and when it rains in the spring, it is a rare and precious opportunity for adults to rest. Whenever it rains, they will move their seats, sit under the hole in their own doors, drink water, smoke cigarettes, chat, watch the rain, and from time to time express their admiration for the spring rain. We, the half-grown children, also sat next to the adults, listening to their conversations while watching the drizzle fluttering for a while. The rainwater from the roof of the tile house will flow slowly along the eaves, and the water flow is thicker than other places, and it is almost impossible to hear any sound. At that time, people were very leisurely, looking at the distance and looking close, seeing enough, and when they were done talking, they went into the house and prepared to cook and eat. It is said that "spring rain is as expensive as oil", after a spring rain, not only the weather becomes warmer, but also the wheat seedlings in the field are sprinkled with joy, and in a few days, the green wheat will grow past the once bare field, and from a distance, the endless field has become a whole green blanket, covering the whole earth. As soon as the spring breeze blows, the green waves roll in, which is very spectacular.

The spring in the north is very short, there have been spring rains, and within a few days, it has entered the summer. In the summer, the rain increases. Summer rain is strong, come urgently, the time is short, in the lightning and thunder, often heavy rain is like a note, a moment of kung fu, the water on the ground began to become alive, will move, flow, the village street, into a small river, at this time the children of each family, only wear a pair of shorts, barefoot into the rain, run in the street without mercy, accept the baptism of torrential rain. Allowing the adults to shout under the eaves will not help. In the hot summer, this feeling of wind and rain is really wonderful for us carefree children.

Sometimes after a heavy summer rain, there will be a scene of trenches full of trenches. Heavy rains drive away the heat and bring coolness, but at night, the chirping of frogs breaks the tranquility that characterizes the night in the countryside and makes it difficult to sleep. The fields, the small ditches between the fields, began to flow. It is strange that when you can't wait long, there will be some small fish in the small ditch. At this time, the old and young people in the village seemed to be guided by someone, and they all walked to the edge of the small ditch to check whether there were any fish in the small ditch. The small ditch is not deep, the water is very clear, and there are fish that can be seen. When they see a fish, people immediately catch it with their bare hands, and no one will hesitate, as if they don't need to be taught. The fish I ate when I was a child were all small fish, and they were all caught by myself and my friends. When you can't finish eating, salt it and dry it, and eat it slowly in the future.

In autumn, the weather turns cooler. The autumn rain is long, faster than the spring rain, but much slower than the summer rain. The autumn rain in the north is lingering, it can rain for several days in a row, and when it comes to the autumn harvest, it rains for many days in a row, and it really makes the farmers anxious to see the mature crops in the field cannot be harvested. The autumn rain, with its cool autumn feeling, presents a solemn atmosphere to people. In autumn, people begin to wear thick clothes to resist the cold of autumn. Therefore, when facing the autumn rain, people often have some desolation in their hearts. Even those of us who don't know the taste of sorrow are not willing to wear thick clothes to the rain. The thick clothes are drenched in rain, and once they are soaked, the wet feeling, the piercing coolness, makes people feel extremely uncomfortable. Although I don't like autumn rain very much, when it rains, the feeling of reading is still very pleasant. Autumn weather is very cool, when it rains, sit by the window, with the window twilight rain Xiao Xiao, show a book, no one to disturb, quiet, keep a sincere heart, walk in the sea of books, let the floating soul find belonging, for themselves is a good enjoyment of life. It is also thanks to childhood reading that I opened my heart earlier than my peers, and along the way, I harvested many unexpected joys and happiness in life.

As a child, I experienced too many things that children can't imagine now in my hometown, these things, without the intervention of parents, many things are out of childlike heart, spontaneous, although a little naughty, even naughty, but fully released their own nature, harvested a life of authenticity and freedom. In the close contact with the rain in the land of my hometown, I have a more intuitive experience of the weather and a more thorough understanding of nature. All of this is not available in textbooks. Nature is a vivid textbook, full of all kinds of mysteries, as long as you are sincerely engaged and careful, there will always be unexpected surprises. This is the favor that nature has given us human beings, year after year. It wasn't until I was old that I knew it was a precious life asset.

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