In the era of no air conditioning and refrigerator, do you remember how to escape the heat and cool down? In rural Jiading, the most inseparable thing to cool off in summer is a well in front of each house - watermelon, leftovers, beer and soft drinks can be soaked in it. Do you have the same memories in front of the screen?
Recently, in the scorching summer, Xin Jun, a villager in Dashipi Village, Xuhang Town, on the big tree in the yard, he knew that he kept screaming, and under the big tree, Xin Jun was inviting his neighbors to enjoy well water and watermelon. The melon was just bought by Xin Jun in the morning, put it in the net pocket, tied the rope and soaked it directly in the well, and then fished it up when he wanted to eat it, and the watermelon also became cold and cold.
This is what he used to do most often in the summer, and he used to eat a refreshing bite, and now he eats a bite, full of memories. "When I was a child, I always put it in the morning and took it at night, and I thought this kind of watermelon was too delicious. My daughter said she hadn't eaten it, so I would give her a melon to taste and let her see how I spent the summer when I was a child. Xin Jun said.
In addition to soaking watermelons in well water, farmers would put them in bamboo baskets (commonly known as "rice baskets" in Xuhang countryside) and hang them into the well with ropes to "refrigerate".
Xin Jun's well has been in use for more than 40 years, and the water quality is still clear and transparent. Every summer, when he returned from farm work in the field, Xin Jun's father, Xin Yaobing, still maintained his old habit, pumping a basin of well water and washing his face and body. "The well water is comfortable to wash your face, unlike tap water that is hot, and the well water is always cold." Xin Yaobing sighed with emotion.
The muffled sound of "boom" is the sound of a bucket falling into the well. Hanging a few buckets of well water is splashed on the ground to cool the yard, and the cooling speed is also surprisingly fast. "In the past, in the summer, I relied on wells, and I had to lift dozens of buckets of water up and down every day." Xin Yaobing said that now the well is equipped with a pump, making it more convenient to get water.
In the evening, the villagers who had eaten dinner set out one after another, moved out of their benches, sat in the aisle or in the shade, and began to "Kasan Lake" with a fan in hand, and then taste this well water watermelon. "In the evening, we would sit together, and everyone would take advantage of the cool wind, fan fans, and talk about how bitter it used to be, and how happy we are now." Grandma Sun, a villager in Dashipi Village, said with a smile.
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Correspondent: Min Huichong
Editor: Zhang Still (Intern)
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