Amygdala in childhood memories

[cp] amygdalas in childhood

When it comes to the ripe apricot yellow, the yellow apricots on the fruit stall are really tempting. Buy some at home for a night, and when the apricots, which were still a little hard, become soft and emit a rich fragrance, gently pinch and open them into your mouth, and the sweet taste immediately overflows into your lips and teeth, making people intoxicated. As usual, after eating apricots, I wash and dry the apricot cores and collect them in a special box. Sometimes the girl and her mother forgot about this stubble, and after eating the apricots, they threw the apricot cores into the trash can, and I would protest, and then muttered and started to pick up the apricot cores thrown into the garbage box, which "used" a lot of ridicule from her mother and son. I have explained to them many times why I have done this, but they may have forgotten, or perhaps they have difficulty understanding that childhood life experiences can have such a profound impact on a person's habits, so I don't think so, and then I don't bother to explain.

Indeed, my "love" for the apricot kernel really stems from the deep imprint of my childhood life in my heart! Because the apricot core was not just an apricot tree seed when I was young, it also assumed a variety of roles such as toys, exchange coins, and tools for showing off our childhood life, bringing us a lot of fun and multiple feelings, witnessing and boosting our growth.

My hometown is a very ordinary village along the Yellow River in northern Henan, there were about three or four thousand people at that time, which is a relatively large village in our area. The east side of the village is close to the Yellow River embankment, because the construction of the embankment in history occupies a lot of land in our village, so there are many people and fewer people, and it is bare to grow crops to make ends meet, let alone vegetable gardens and orchards. Most of the fruit trees planted in the yard are dates and pomegranates, and there are very few other fruit trees. At that time, logistics were not developed, and the life was poor, and fruit was an absolute luxury for us at that time. Every year, when the apricots are ripe, it is only a dozen days, and the apricots are not tolerant to storage, and the chances and quantities of apricots we can eat are extremely limited. In most cases, it is necessary to beg for it in the rush of the market, so that the adults in the family can buy some carefully. At that time, there were many children in the family, and when they returned home, everyone was so pitiful, but there were extremely rare exceptions, such as which child's grandmother and aunt had an apricot tree! Then their great creation is the object of the envy and envy of the other children!

Apricots are rare, and apricot cores are naturally rare. Not to mention that compared with jujube cores, peach cores, and apple cores, apricot cores themselves have their natural advantages: they are not big or small, they are easy to carry and store, the shell is hard and clean, it is not easy to damage, the stable traits can be stored and played for a long time, and the shaking sound adds a little fun. It would be better if you had the apricot core of the "scarred apricot" in hand. "Scar's apricot" is a kind of apricot, and its name is the name of our hometown, but until now I didn't know which two words "scar's" was, and could only "transliterate". The almonds of other apricots are extremely bitter and slightly toxic, but the almonds of "Scarred Apricot" are not toxic and sweet and crispy, which is an excellent "snack" in the year when snacks are scarce. Of course, at that time, most children were reluctant to smash the apricot core and eat it.

In order to obtain resources once and for all, I also tried to "cultivate" almond trees when I was a child. Holding back, I picked out a few apricot cores that seemed to be full of vitality, found a piece of land in my yard that I thought was rich in water and soil, buried the apricot cores in it, and then observed and watered every day, hoping to sprout as soon as possible. But in my memory, there is no success, after the season has not sprouted, I can't bear to open the child to see, either the apricot core shell is black and there is no bud, or the small buds open the thick shell to expose the head but yellow and withered. As hopes are dashed again and again, they are no longer willing to waste the apricot kernel to try.

In recent years, the society has been popular for "pan" walnuts, bodhi seeds, and small gourds, in fact, thirty or forty years ago, we were already "pan" apricot cores! At that time, we carried the precious apricot core in the pocket of our clothes, and in addition to being a prop in the game, we would take it out from time to time to play and appreciate, check the number, and show off to each other. Although there was no such thing as a "disk" at that time, in essence, the apricot kernel actually experienced the process of being "plated". Therefore, after a long time of palm rubbing, hand sweat infiltration, rubbing each other, sand and sand polishing, each apricot core also shows a smooth shell, soft edges and corners, almost in a state of pearls and jade, emitting black or yellow or light or heavy grease light! Grab a handful in your hand, hard and smooth, and feel excellent! Shake it, the sound is neat and solid, and the sound sense is excellent! If the collection is abundant, the number of apricot cores in the pocket is large, squeezing the mouth of the pocket and shaking hard, listening to the crunching sound of the apricot cores colliding with each other, that feeling, and the feeling of Ali Baba coming out of the treasure cave and shaking the gold coins in his pocket, it seems to be a little similar!

Of course, none of the above is enough to make the apricot kernel so "favored", and the main reason for its value is that it is the main "subject matter" of our childhood games, to put it bluntly, it is "gambling capital", which is equivalent to the chip of the casino. Any kind of game is essentially a competition, a kind of betting, and only with such characteristics can it be attractive and spread, which is also due to the nature of human nature, and children's games are no exception.

When I was a child, there were many games with apricot kernels as the "bet", and there were two kinds of games that were played the most. A relatively simple form called "chiseling apricot kernels" is also the closest form to "gambling". Usually three or five people attend. First look for a one-foot square platform, such as stool surfaces, stone blocks, large bricks, wood blocks, etc., as long as the surface is flat and strong. In addition to the main character of the apricot core, a strong peach core should be prepared. When ready, the participants of the game gathered around the platform, each took out two apricot cores and stacked them in the middle of the platform, and then used scissors stone cloth, fingers and other methods to divide the order. The winner was the first to strike, holding the peach core, transporting enough strength, and smashing it into the apricot core pile on the platform, and suddenly the apricot core scattered and flew, as long as it was smashed out of the platform and fell elsewhere, the apricot core was a trophy. Then the second person in second place re-folded the remaining apricot cores on the platform into the middle, holding the peach cores and smashing them again, smashing them into the harvest bag. Then and so on until all the apricot kernels have been smashed off the platform and the round is over. In an atmosphere of joy and sorrow, each person will exchange the apricot core to continue to the next round. Although the game is simple, it is also intense and exciting, with elements of luck and a certain technical content. The posture of holding the peach core, the angle of the force of smashing the apricot core, the shape of the stacked apricot core, the more you play, you can understand the doorway. A person with good technology can smash a peach core to make most of the apricot cores fly out of the platform, and even have a wonderful moment of all smashing under one blow! Although the technology is not good, it can smash the apricot core pile, but not many people fall out of the platform, and even because they can't aim at the apricot core pile, there are also empty guns. Playing this game is generally in the winter, winter does not have to go to the field to mow, the weather is cold and there is nothing to play, there is not so much homework in school classes, after school, gather in a classmate to play this.

Under normal circumstances, in addition to participating in this kind of game, there will be many onlookers watching the liveliness, cheering and regretting from time to time during the game, judging the head, and there is a tendency to replace it with "fighting and killing"! It's hilarious and exciting! Participants in this atmosphere are naturally more excited and emotional, winning with great joy and overflowing with words, and sighing and unwilling to lose. Some have bad luck and poor technology, or there are not many apricot cores in their pockets as qualifications, and they will lose in a short time, but they are not willing to "fall" to the side as spectators, they will grit their teeth and feel the coins that have been accumulated for a long time from their pockets, and buy the apricot cores from the hands of "rich households" in order to fight again! Remember that the market at that time seemed to be able to buy two or three apricot kernels for a penny. Look, the apricot cores at that time were hard currency! You know, at that time, a penny could buy two rice dumplings, two cents could buy a popsicle, and two cents could buy a sesame cake at the meeting! She and her mother didn't understand how many rice balls, how many popsicles, and how many sesame cakes could be exchanged if I took the apricot cores I had accumulated now back to my childhood! It's beautiful to think about!

The other kind of game is a little more complicated, and can be said to be a perfect combination of strength and technology, which we call "iron tiles". Here we must first introduce the tool "iron tile". The iron tile is actually a black rectangular wrought iron sheet that is about one centimeter thick, six or seven centimeters square, and has a round hole with a diameter of about two centimeters in the middle, which is black, thick, heavy, and does not rust. It's a lot of weight in your hand, probably about a pound or two. The iron tiles come from the Yellow River embankment next to our village. In the 1950s and 1960s or 1960s and 1970s, small trains used to pass on the Levee, but they were abandoned, but the narrow train tracks remained on the levee for a long time. The iron tile is actually a gasket for fixing the train rails, which we painstakingly disassembled down, smashed and polished, and become a perfect game tool, and some friends with artistic potential will also carve their own marks on the iron tiles.

The game is like this, first of all, to find a very large flat and compacted land, there can be no grass, in general, the wheat field is the most ideal venue. Then draw a circle with a diameter of about one meter with bricks or iron tiles at one end of the field, and draw a horizontal line at the other end about ten meters away from the circle. The number of participants can be as small as possible, generally four or five, as many as seven or eight, and at least three. At the beginning of the game, each person takes out two apricot cores and places them in the middle of the circle, and then throws iron tiles from the circle to the distant horizontal line in turn, whose iron tile landing point is closest to the horizontal line, who is the first to implement the next procedure, and the other people are arranged according to the distance of their iron tiles from the horizontal line. The best result of this procedure was that the iron tile was pressed against the horizontal line and did not cross the horizontal line, which was the first place without any objection. The worst result is not the closest player thrown by the iron tile, the farthest from the horizontal line, but the player who throws too far and crosses the horizontal line, such a person will be ranked last. If more than one has thrown the horizontal line, then who threw the farthest from the horizontal line and who ranked last, and so on. After the order is scheduled, it is time for the substantive part of the game. The first runner stands on the outside of the horizontal line, holding an iron tile, aiming at the apricot core in the distant circle and throwing it at the appropriate speed, in order to smash the apricot core out of the circle as much as possible, and the apricot core that hits the circle is the fruit of his victory. It is rare to be able to strike all in one blow, which requires extremely high technical cultivation! The next player has two choices: one is to aim at the apricot core like the first place; the other is to aim at the iron tile of the first place, if the iron tile is hit, then the game is over, and the remaining amygdala in the circle belongs to this player. If a round is thrown, there are still apricot cores in the circle, then according to the order just now, the player will use the iron tiles to knock the apricot cores out of the circle from the ground of their own iron tiles in the previous round until there are no apricot cores in the circle. It is said that this game is a perfect combination of strength and technology, because to become the leader among the players, it is necessary to pinch the strength and the head to the right, and to coordinate the strength of the arms, legs and feet, and waist when throwing iron tiles, so that you can win both the apricot core and the graceful posture to win applause! Look, this game is interesting! There are color heads, rules, skills, and stature! This kind of game, which is completely created by children spontaneously, self-made tools, and self-improvement, fully reflects people's subjective initiative and fully shows that people's potential creativity is infinite!

And these games revolve around, all of which are apricot kernels!

Childhood time, childhood memories, years of galloping but in the mind more and more clear, just like the old wine stored for many years, the longer the more mellow, the longer the more fragrant, more and more people attached! [/cp]