My uncle and aunt went to live in the city to bring their grandchildren, and they had to go back to their hometown when they had free time. When I returned to my hometown and looked at the depression of the old yard, I always felt sad in my heart. Although they live in their hometown for a short time, they also use a short period of time to clean.
The old house is a traditional Shanxi earthen kiln, and because it has been uninhabited for a long time, the wall skin of the kiln roof will peel off. Every time I opened the door and saw the falling wall, my aunt and uncle felt uncomfortable. The old couple is old, and their legs and feet are not very neat, so they always have to hold on hard and repair the wall skin again!
My cousin kept persuading, saying, "You will live in the city with me in the future, and you don't have to be so troublesome to repair!" The old couple shook their heads: ".If you don't need us anymore, we'll come back to live on our own! If you don't fix it now, what if it collapses? The cousin persuaded for a long time, but the old couple ignored it and went about their own work.
In the summer of 19, the eldest uncle and eldest aunt were running errands in their hometown, but due to the rainy weather, the road in the village was not easy to walk, so the old couple lived in the old house. At night, a large piece of the roof fell off and covered the sleeping second elder! Fortunately, the two elders did not feel any discomfort!
The cousin was shocked, and since then, the cousin has never allowed the second elder to enter the old house. Even if the second elder wanted to go back to his hometown to run errands, his cousin drove there together, and the second elder took him home after finishing his errands. Since then, the second elder has always been sullen. Until the year before last, a neighbor hit **, and the roof of a partial house kiln of the old house collapsed! The cousin didn't care, but the second elder kept talking about going to the old yard to have a look.
The cousin couldn't resist the second elder, and the next day, he took them back to his hometown. As soon as the second elder entered the old courtyard, looking at the dilapidated scene, the aunt unconsciously cried, and the aunt said to the cousin with tears: ".You were born in this side house! It was your grandfather and your dad who dug it out with a hoe and a hoe! "The eldest uncle also has relatives on the side.
The cousin looked at the sad second elder and didn't know how to persuade him, but he secretly made a decision in his heart. Until November 2023, my cousin returned to his hometown with the second elder. The second elder couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that the courtyard gate, which was about to decay before, had become a magnificent gate! My cousin said with a smile on the side: ".Mom, Dad, this is a gift I have for you!
When the courtyard door was opened, the courtyard was still the same courtyard, and the earthen kiln was still the same three earthen kilns. However, the doors and windows were replaced with broken bridge aluminum, and the earthen kiln was also reinforced by a professional from my cousin! There are two more new brick houses on the east and west sides of the courtyard. The vegetable patch in the yard was also fenced by my cousin, and the surrounding path was also paved with bluestone.
The second elder was so happy that he didn't even take a step, looking left and right. The cousin looked at the happy second elder and said, "You can stay here for as long as you want in the future, I will come back to accompany you when I am free, Xuanxuan (my cousin's daughter) is also in high school, you don't have to worry about it!" ”
In this way, the second elder lived in his hometown. When I went to see them today, they were playing cards at the neighbor's house in the village! Looking at the happy expression of the second elder and the small yard that was cleaned up by the second elder, I understood:Returning to my hometown to build a house is not for comparison, it is the sustenance of longing, and it is the destination of life
In the fast-growing modern society, the pace of urbanization is accelerating, and more and more people are flocking to cities in search of better work and life opportunities. However, at the same time, a craze to return to his hometown to build a house is also quietly emerging. Behind this, there is emotional sustenance, nostalgia for hometown, and yearning for a better life.
In the fast-paced city life, people often feel stressed and exhausted. And returning to your hometown and building a house of your own means being able to live a more leisurely and peaceful life. There, people can breathe fresh air, enjoy the gifts of nature, and feel the beauty of life.
Nostalgia for the old house does not mean that you love shabby things, but what you can't let go of is the touching memories, the romantic and innocent past, and the people who accompanied you through those days”。This quote reminds us that nostalgia for an old house is actually nostalgia for a period of self and those good times that cannot be replicated.
Perhaps, I want to have a yard too! In this yard I planted my favorite tree, and I practiced calligraphy and drank tea on a stone table in the shade; Father and mother basking in the sun on a deck chair; Let the child leave all the electronics behind and study the bugs. I grew old with my wife in this yard and let it carry our memories and goodness!
Returning to my hometown to build a house is not for comparison, it is the sustenance of longing, and it is the destination of life