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Chapter 46 The Three Trees of Hometown

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    The most important scenery at the door of Li Changqing's house are three big trees, two poplar trees, and an old pagoda tree. These trees are the most common trees in the north, and they are necessary for the door of almost every household in the village.  These three big trees stand at the gate of the north gate of Li Changqing's house, guarding the house like a strong man.

    These three trees are indeed not ordinary three trees to Li Changqing's family.  Like the Red Army eating bark during the Long March, they gave full play to all the value of the three trees.

    In early spring, when poplar shoots sprouted, Yang Yi would lead the children to climb a ladder to pick tender poplar leaves from above, then boil them in boiling water, and then marinate them with salt. This will become their long-term dish.  In the first few days, because the sprouts are luxuriant, they will also use them to make stuffing, add oil and salt, and make dumplings, buns, and boxes. The family thinks that the taste is delicious, especially compared with the dry ones every day.  For steamed buns and pickled vegetables, although they are poplar leaves, they are still a touch of green. Although there is bitterness in the middle, the bitterness can be completely ignored under the action of the peanut oil and salt produced by our own family.  The leaves of the poplar can stay on their dining table for at least half a month. During that time, their stools were almost the color of the leaves of the poplar.  However, they don't feel bitter, but a kind of satisfaction with being full.

    When the Sophora japonica blooms in June, a whole bunch of Sophora japonica will be hooked from the old pagoda tree with a long pole with a hook on the top made by Li Changqing. The taste of Sophora japonica is sweet, and sometimes children will  Take it directly as a snack, and Yang Yi will also wash the Sophora japonica, make stuffing, and send it to the family's dining table again.

    In addition, those three trees are also the children's childhood playground.  Li Changqing found two of the thickest ropes, tied them between two trees, and made simple swings for his daughters.  Chen Yao will play with her third sister, Chen Piao, who is closest to her in age.  At that time, Chen Piao's homework tasks were not so heavy, and she would always play on the swing with her younger sister.  Chen Yao asked her elder sister to push herself up to a high place, and then her little hands would hold the rope tightly. Although she was afraid in her heart, when she was swung to a high place, she felt like she was flying in the air.  The feeling on the ground makes them feel wonderful, and the beauty is better than the fear.

    The three big trees are centered on the door, just to the right of the door, and on the left of the door, there is another small tree that is inconspicuous but very important, at least for Chen Yao.  It was an elm tree, only as thick as Chen Yao's legs, and it felt like a negligible existence in the tree.  And the appearance is also ugly, other trees are straight up to the sky, but this little elm tree always grows crookedly when it grows to less than 1.67 meters.  However, even so, it has not affected its important value.  When the elm money grows, the small ones are tied with big strings of elm money, and the branches of the small tree that are pressed are swaying in the wind.  Now is the time to really show the advantages of its unremarkable figure. Because of its shortness and prolificity, even with the height of Chen Yao, it can be at the lowest place, and you can reach the elm money with your hand.  Yuqian is one of their snacks in that season. It is sweet and delicious when chewed.  And it's easy to eat. Basically, children break off the tree and shake the dust on it, and then stuff it into their mouths directly.  The children in the countryside are not so particular. They have been indoctrinated from childhood to "don't clean, eat without getting sick".  Nature is their mother, and those sweet elm money are like the sweet milk flowing from the mother's vagina, feeding the life on this land.

    "rock-paper-scissors."

    Chen Piao and Chen Yao are deciding the order in which two people jump rubber bands in the game of palms and backs of hands. The one who wins plays first, and the one who loses goes to hold the rubber band until the one who wins loses, and then they switch.  Chen Piao is always the sensible one. Although she is only twelve years old, she knows how to be humble to her younger sister.  She always comes out after her sister makes the first move.  My sister made scissors, so she really made a hand of cloth on purpose.

    "I won." The younger sister was filled with joy of winning.  Chen Piao happily went to put the poplar tree into the rubber band, and the poplar tree would work with her to play simple games for her sister.

    "Little Swallow flies, Yong Qi chases after, Erkang falls in love with Xia Ziwei, Liu Qingliu Hong opens a hotel, Qing'er has no choice but to follow Xiao Jian." This accompaniment to the rubber band dance that was circulated among the people because of the Huanzhugege fire is gone  The source is clear, but they don't need to care, as long as they can have fun with their friends along with the catchy lyrics, they will be very happy.

    "The palm of the hand and the back of the hand, the heart of a wolf."

    When the children are on vacation, several children from the neighbor's house will also play together.  Chundong from the third grandpa¡¯s house on the right, Caihong, Caixia, and Baolong from the neighbor¡¯s left, plus several children from Li Changqing¡¯s family, are a proper one.?? Gang.  They will use the method of "palm of hand and back of hand" to form groups, and then the two groups will compete.  When they are happy to play, they will adjust the height of the rubber band on the tree to be higher than their necks, and then challenge their cognitive difficulties.

    Their entertainment is simple, and sometimes they will directly gamble on the street, and then compete with anyone who can do more in a row.  Or, they will find shuttlecocks sewn from corn, and then they will play a game of shuttlecock throwing in groups.  When the weather is hot, the shade cast by several big trees will provide them with shade.  The three silent trees witnessed the children's childhood growth and brought indelible value to their lives.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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