How to travel back to the 1980s with your children: Have your children experienced this kind of life?

Xiaomiao\’s grandparents are not used to city life and have always lived in the countryside. Every year during the National Day and Spring Festival, we take the little cats back to see them and stay with them for a few days. If someone asks Xiao Miao, who was born and raised in Shenzhen, if she likes to go back to the countryside, her answer will always be a very firm \”Yes, very much!\” I think this all stems from the environment her grandparents in the countryside created for her. Come out for a fun-filled country living experience. Xiaomiao\’s grandfather smiles more and talks less. He always responds to Xiaomiao and his grandchildren who grew up in the city, which is almost equivalent to doting. Xiao Miao said she wanted to take a bamboo pole and wander around the village. Her grandfather didn\’t say anything, he went to the nearby bamboo garden and cut down a bamboo, peeled and polished both ends until it was smooth, and then wiped it with a piece of cloth. Clean it and then hand it to Xiaomei. Seeing Xiao Miao happily taking it, his face lit up with joy. Because he talks little and is busy with trivial housework every day, he is easily ignored at home, but every time he meets his grandchildren, his face looks very bright and happy. If any of his grandchildren asked him to help with something, he would go to work with a smile on his face. He also likes to ride his electric motorcycle and drive Xiaomiao or her cousin around the country roads. Xiaomiao\’s grandma is very different from her grandpa. She has a loud voice, is independent, and has a flexible mind. She is the backbone of the family. Her grandma never went to school for a day, but she had a unique wisdom in life. It is this rich life wisdom that makes Xiao Meow feel that her grandparents’ house in the countryside is so fun. There is a vegetable garden behind Xiao Meow\’s grandma\’s house during the picnic, which is full of all kinds of vegetables. There is an open space next to the vegetable garden. One year when we went back for the National Day, Xiaomiao and her cousin had a sudden idea and they clamored that they wanted to have a picnic in that open space, even if it was just to cook clear soup noodles. Her grandma heard it and agreed immediately. Everyone started to find bricks and branches, took out an iron pot from the kitchen, went to the vegetable garden nearby to pick up green onions and vegetable leaves, found a piece of ginger, and brought noodles and mixed oil. Adults and children all participated in it. Those who lit the fire, those who added more wood, and those who held the spoons. Everyone came to help and did their best. There was constant laughter and laughter. The children were so happy that even us adults felt that So interesting. Her grandma thought this surprise was not enough, so she picked a large handful of green peppers and red peppers from the vegetable garden, built a fire with wheat straw in the open space, and began to roast the green peppers and red peppers, making a sizzling sound and a fragrant aroma. After baking, tear off the burnt skin, add an appropriate amount of salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and minced garlic and ginger, mix it, and serve it with clear soup noodles. With our faces blackened by smoke, we enjoyed this delicious meal with smiles on our faces. Xiaomiao and the other children were even more excited. While eating, they talked about how fun the picnic was and how delicious the clear soup noodles and roasted peppers were. So this activity became a regular program performed every year when I return to my hometown during National Day. Every year there are still a few months before the National Day, and Xiao Meow starts to dream about going back to grandma’s house for a picnic. She often tells her friends about the details and fun of picnics, which arouses their endless yearning and admiration. There are many vegetables in the vegetable garden. Xiao Meow’s grandma often brings theseThe children walked around the vegetable garden, taught them what vegetables were, asked the children what vegetables they wanted to eat, and gave them small baskets to pick vegetables in the vegetable garden. This is different from many other country grandmothers. Most country grandmothers are worried that there is too much mud in the vegetable fields and soiling the children\’s shoes and trouser legs. But Xiaomiao’s grandma thinks that’s nothing. The important thing is that the children will have more appetite and gain knowledge after they run around in the vegetable field and get to know and get close to these vegetables. After the vegetables were picked, Xiaomiao\’s grandma asked us mothers to take the children to pick and wash vegetables together. Xiaomiao and the others learned to do some basic housework while playing and having fun. Sometimes Xiaomiao and the others would accidentally slip and fall in the vegetable field and get covered in mud. Her grandma would laugh and remind them to walk slower in the future, and would not blame them. Of course, we mothers and children took the well water to clean the soiled clothes. Xiaomei and the others learned to press the well water, which added another piece of fun. Now when they see people coming to the well water to wash vegetables and dishes, they rush to help pump the well water. The vegetable patch behind Xiaomiao\’s grandma\’s house is next to a pond, and beyond that is a large forest. Her grandma raised a large group of chickens in the woods. When Xiao Meow was just over two years old, under the guidance of her grandma, she picked up warm eggs from the chicken coop for the first time. From then on, every time she went back to her grandma\’s house, she loved to visit the chicken coop. After a while, she would run to the chicken coop to see if any hens had laid eggs again. Once when she was playing on the river embankment, she saw a hen and a group of chicks foraging in the woods. She was deeply fascinated by this warm scene. After returning home, she pestered her grandma and asked if she could let the family The hen also hurriedly hatched a brood of chicks to play with. Her grandmother was in a dilemma because the National Day holiday was short and it was too late to hatch chicks, so she had to buy a few chicks to keep the little cats busy. Seeing that Xiao Meow was a little uninterested, she promised that Xiao Meow would be able to see the chick break out of the eggshell during the National Day next year. Her grandma kept her word. One day more than two weeks before the National Day of the following year, her grandma called Xiaomiao and told her that the hens had started hatching eggs. She had calculated that when Xiaomiao returned for National Day, You can definitely see the chicks being hatched. Later, as Xiao Meow wished, after returning to her grandma\’s house during the National Day, she stayed by the chicken coop where the eggs were hatched and witnessed with her own eyes the magical and beautiful scene of chicks hatching out of their shells one by one. She exclaimed: \”Grandma, you are so awesome!\” Her grandma laughed and told her that there is a fixed time for hens to hatch chicks, about 21 days, and she just needs to prepare in advance. Xiao Miao asked her grandma how she knew. Her grandma said that everyone living in the countryside knew it, so Xiao Miao admired people living in the countryside very much. Wild Little Meow and the other children are very free at her grandma\’s house. As long as there is nothing dangerous, her grandma will let them play. Therefore, at her grandma\’s house, Xiao Meow was unrestrained and played very happily, just like a naughty child. Not far behind her grandma\’s house is a long river embankment, which is Xiaomeow\’s paradise. She spent most of her time at her grandma\’s house wandering on this long river embankment. Sometimes her grandma finishes cleaning the house,I also walked to the river embankment to play with the little cat. I watched the little cat running up and down the river embankment, burrowing in and out of the reeds, standing by the river, floating in the water, and chasing those who came to the river embankment to look for food. The rooster and the hen are running around, laughing. Like other grandmothers, she would not worry about the child falling or being injured and thus stop the child from playing. She believed that as long as you let nature take its course, falling or being injured are inevitable things in the process of growing up, and there is no need to worry. She often said: \”How can any child grow up without wrestling? Let her go. Only after wrestling can memory be gained.\” She also said to me: \”Every year I bring my children back to play for a few days. They come into contact with the soil and their bodies If you are healthy, you will have fewer diseases.\” This coincides with many current educational concepts. It is really not simple! Wei Xiaomiao\’s grandma is a caring person. She lives her life happily and hopes that her children will learn this. In spring, she went to the river with scissors to cut off reed buds and green bamboo shoots, cooked them and dried them at home, and then put them in the refrigerator; in summer, she peeled the beans that were growing on the river bank from their pods. , cooked, cooled, and put in the refrigerator; in autumn, she went to the ditch to break the corn that grew on its own, and put the endless young corn in the refrigerator… When we went back, she took the same things They came out to cook them for us, and every dish left us with endless aftertaste and admiration. When Xiao Miao and the others were playing in the wild, she would often point to the inconspicuous reeds, bamboos, and pods, and tell them that these plants are good ingredients in the right season and can nourish us. Don’t underestimate them. . Xiaomiao\’s grandma often tells Xiaomiao and the others about the joy of living in the countryside with a happy and contented expression. In her words, you can\’t feel the hardship and inconvenience of the countryside, but only feel the strong atmosphere of leisurely life. She often told Xiaomiao and her cousins: \”You live in the city and find city life convenient; we live in the countryside and are used to it and feel more comfortable. It doesn\’t matter where you live, it all depends on how you live.\” , I am happy every day, which is good.\” Now, Xiao Miao often says: \”I like living in the city, and I also like living in the countryside, they are both interesting. I am so lucky, I can often experience both lives. Arrived.\” Zhi Xiaomei\’s grandma loves these grandchildren very much, but she is not like other grandma who treats the children who come back from the city as \”rare guests\”. Every time we go back, she treats us as if she is welcoming us home, without any formalities or politeness. When we returned to her grandma\’s house, we would naturally share some housework. Naturally, Xiaomiao and the other children would also help with some things, just like at home. One time, Xiao Meow and her cousins ​​were playing behind the house and were covered in mud. A neighbor\’s grandma said, \”You are playing so dirty. How can your grandma help you wash your clothes later? I will definitely teach you a lesson.\” Xiaomiao said: \”Grandma doesn\’t care about these things. Mom will wash our clothes when they are dirty. When we wash the clothes, we will help mom. We don\’t need grandma to worry about.\” Later I heard this grandma chatting with Xiaomiao\’s grandma. , talking about how Xiaomiao’s grandma is so lucky. With such a big family back, she doesn’t need to worry about too many things, even the children’s clothes.No need to help wash clothes. Xiaomiao\’s grandma answered her this way: \”This is their home! They are not here to have guests. Let whoever has to do the work do it, so that everyone can feel at ease.\” This sentence is really right. , true great wisdom! Every time when we leave at the end of the holiday, Xiaomiao and the other children are reluctant to leave. Xiaomiao\’s grandma always comforts them and says: \”Let\’s go, let\’s go, and we will come back with our parents after a while, grandparents.\” Stay well and wait for you at home.\” I often think that it is natural for children to love their grandparents, but without their grandparents\’ wisdom in life, this love will not be so strong and lasting. What a lucky little cat! Having such smart grandparents. Even more fortunately, my grandparents live in the countryside, in a broader and freer world, which adds infinite fun and color to Xiao Meow\’s growth! Children who have grandparents are lucky. There is an indescribable warmth in the relationship between generations, which is more delicate than father\’s love and more kind than mother\’s love… And the elderly should also have the right to enjoy family happiness. After struggling all their lives, don\’t they hope to have children and grandchildren around them? Knee? Many children were born and grew up in the city, looking up at the steel and concrete, watching chickens hatch out of their shells and playing in the fields… These memories of those born in the 1980s will be difficult for those born in the 2000s to experience again. Bai Shijun hopes that fathers and mothers living in the city can take their children back to the countryside more often, back to their children\’s grandparents, so that the elderly can enjoy the joy and happiness they deserve, and also allow the children to \”time travel\” and feel disadvantaged The old days of sunbathing.