New Year's weather
Wen Shi Qinghua.
From the countryside to the city, I still carry a basket to buy. Approaching the end of the year, although it is not as hot as in the countryside, the New Year's weather still jumps into view.
After the twentieth day of the lunar month, there are more sweepers and sprinkler trucks coming and going on the street than usual. Sanitation workers in light yellow coats are scattered in alleys, markets, and avenues. The fluorescent stripes on his body flickered from time to time, and the road surface glowed brightly wherever he passed. At the edge of the flowers and under the trees, the gardener either bends down or looks up, and conscientiously plays with the flowers and prunes the trees, so that they are scattered and refreshing.
When I went to the vegetable market after the new year, the crowded bus in the past seemed to be more relaxed. But on both sides of the street, young men and women with backpacks and boxes, carrying bags and shoulders, grandparents holding girls on the left and boys on the right, were in a hurry. It may be like an arrow, for fear of missing a bus, subway, bus, train, or plane. Rush home in time or early to surprise your loved ones.
In the vegetable field, you go to him, the river is endless, and the people are boiling. Many meat and vegetarian dishes with good quality are slightly improved, and only those with different quality will be discounted. Or how much the discount is, it's all expected. There are many types of dishes, they are abundant, and they are fresh and beautiful. The shopkeeper or stall owner clearly marked the price, the goods are genuine, and the children are not deceived. For example, the owner of the meat seller puts different origins and different types of pork on the counter, and there are 13 yuan, 19 yuan, 24 yuan to 39 yuan per 500 grams. I am not afraid of not knowing the goods, but I am afraid of comparing the goods, choosing freely and taking what I need. Buyers and sellers laugh and trade, not like they are bargaining, but like they are talking about it. It's almost the Chinese New Year, and people are almost calm when they participate in various activities, and they all want to be happy and auspicious.
When I have nothing to do, I wander the streets and alleys, and there don't seem to be as many people coming and going as usual. The shops on the street are still thriving, and the shops in the alleys are basically closed and locked. But no matter how big or small the shop is, when it is open or locked, lanterns are hung and couplets are pasted to express good wishes for the future.
Under the street lamps on both sides of the avenue, there are red lanterns hanging in three or five strings, extending to both ends, and there is no end in sight. When night falls, the street lamps shine brightly, and the lanterns emit red rays, and the two complement each other, illuminating the road as if it were day. Maybe it's hoping that people will have a smooth and prosperous journey in the new year.
No matter what kind of community you see, the gates are of different shapes and shapes, but there is one thing in common: atmosphere. On the grand lintel, a long long lantern is hung "Celebrate the Festival" or "Celebrate the Festival" or "Celebrate the Spring Festival". Under the lights and in the breeze, the golden tassel dances and sings, drunk people returning home.
Walk through the red lanterns in your own community, listen to the fountain "Ding Dong" and "Ding Dong" whispering, follow the red, white and yellow flower path, come to the sunken square by the bamboo tree, and participate in the Spring Festival couplets organized by the property. Someone improvised a couplet: There are many happy events in the long life, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. Cross-linked: Four seasons are safe. Some people roll up their sleeves and wave: the auspicious stars shine to welcome Baifu, and the wealth is prosperous. Cross-linked: The lucky stars shine high. Some people discuss the relative and equal parts of speech, and some people advocate "independent lyrical spirit, not sticking to the rules". I couldn't do anything but wander around, asking questions and looking around, and honestly being a spectator. According to the owners who moved in early, it was the property workers who went from house to house to ask the owners for their wishes, and then prepared Spring Festival couplets, and then organized staff to paste them from house to house. As the number of residents increased, it changed to its current form. Either way, the property is serving the owner wholeheartedly, making the owner smile and be happy.
Walking after dinner has become a habit, rain or shine. witnessed the footsteps of the laborers commuting to and from work, they went out early and returned late, which can also be regarded as wearing the stars and the moon. Although in a hurry, the pace is firm and steady, carrying the burden of the family and the unit, and there is no room for negligence. As the end of the year approached, when they returned, they carried packages of different sizes and shapes. It's not like a courier, it's about a New Year's gift to buy, but with tight working hours, I won't do private things. One day, when the son and daughter-in-law came back, they realized that it was a New Year's gift package from the unit or company to the employees. Please don't ask what the price is, it's a reward for hard work. Life is meaningful when the value of an individual's labor is recognized.
Twilight lights up the large and small red lanterns that light up the twinkling lights on the branches on both sides of the main road. The little red faces in front of the flowers under the tree are chasing and playing, making the footsteps of the year "click" and "click". They must have been promised: they were going to put on new clothes and get New Year's money.
What a child,** maybe look forward to it. "Suddenly, like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloom. "The earth is new, the heavens fulfill the wishes of the people, everyone smiles and sings in unison: Ruixue Zhaofeng year.
February 5, 2024).
About author】Shi Qinghua (male), retired teacher. From a humble background, he was fortunate to grow up, but the years went by and he achieved nothing, so he had to work diligently and be a down-to-earth man. has no ambitions, travels to civilians, ups and downs, joys and sorrows, permeated in the heart. I hope that he will awaken and strive to improve. Seek your own welfare and be loyal to your country. Talk about peace and civil affairs and share human feelings.