In the past, he was reluctant to mention his hometown in front of others, disgusted that it was poor and dilapidated, but now it has become a place to think about day and night, but there is no going back.
The hometown is a small mountain village nestled deep in the mountains. Most of the houses there are adobe houses, some of which are dilapidated and some have even collapsed. The roads in the village are also bumpy, and when it rains, they become muddy. Most of the people in the village are farmers, and they live a simple life, working every day at sunrise and resting at sunset.
In the past, I always felt that my hometown was poor and shabby, so I didn't want to mention it in front of others. Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I always say a vague place, and I don't want to say my hometown. I was afraid that people would laugh at me and look down on me.
However, as I grew older, I began to miss my hometown. I miss the mountains and rivers there, the fields there, and the fathers and villagers there. I began to realize that although my hometown was poor, it had my best memories there.
I remember when I was a child, whenever spring came, the peach blossoms, pear blossoms, and apricot blossoms in the village would bloom, and the whole village was surrounded by a sea of flowers. In the summer, we would swim in the river and catch fish, and pick wild fruits and mushrooms in the mountains. In autumn, the golden rice fields seem to coat the earth with a layer of gold. In winter, we would build snowmen and have snowball fights in the snow, and laughter echoed throughout the village.
Today, however, the hometown has changed beyond recognition. Due to the process of urbanization, many young people have left their hometowns to seek better development in the cities. There are fewer and fewer elderly people in the village, and many houses have been abandoned. Although the mountains and rivers of my hometown are still beautiful, they have lost their former vitality.
I want to go back to my hometown, to see the mountains and rivers there, and to see the old folks there. However, I know that my hometown is no longer what it used to be, and I will never go back.