Reborn in the 70s / Reborn in 1978

Every day I do stretching, exercise, exercise my muscles properly, run a few steps, follow my grandpa to weed in the vegetable field, and feel itchy all over my body when I am free.Because his brother is not around, he can't go out of the yard alone at ordinary times, and the space can only be put aside for now, and he has no chance to practice.

At the end of September, the team bought a TV and said it would be played in the team yard every night, and all villagers could watch it, and they brought their own small benches.

Grandma was a little excited when she heard the news. She had never seen TV in her life.Grandpa didn't show anything, anyway, grandma would go if she said so, and he never objected to grandma's decision.My brother was also excited, even eating a lot faster.Zhang Xingming was a little worried, he had no interest at all, he still had to follow him, walked a few miles back and forth, and still had to feel in the dark, but it was impossible not to go, it was impossible for him to stay at home alone.

After dinner in the evening, the family of four entered the bunker along the driveway with a small bench on their backs.

At that time, the TVs were all black and white, and the one the team bought was quite large, [-] inches, and I didn't know what brand it was.

A lot of people came to the courtyard, sitting crowded and rubbing against each other, while the children scrambled among the adults, being scolded or caught and slapped several times from time to time.

Zhang Xingming and his family are far away, but they came earlier, and they sat in the front. They didn't know what to look at from a little further away from the back, and they probably couldn't hear anything.

At 06:30, the TV was turned on, and the screen was full of snowflake ideas, but nothing could be seen.The people in the team adjusted the antenna from one room to the next.At this time, the TV programs were all wireless signals, and it was not always possible to receive them well if an antenna more than ten meters high was needed.

The snowflakes on the TV kept flashing, and the antenna tuner kept shouting. Finally, when it was getting dark, some movies appeared. I didn’t hear a few words clearly, and there was another big snowflake on the screen, and then I turned off the TV at ten o’clock, and there was no more serious movie, either the snowflakes were shaking, tilting, distorting, the sound was not at all No, just waited for the TV to turn off and looked back. The people sitting behind didn't leave, they were all staring quietly.In this day and age, there is so little entertainment.

After the game ended, everyone was not in a high mood, and several people in the team were even more black-faced. Their face was a bit embarrassing, and they spent hundreds of dollars in the team. With such a result, they must be there Then go make trouble.

I haven't seen this TV in Zhangjiabao since then, and it is probably placed in the home of some revolutionary officer. Mr. Zhong bought it himself, although I don't know whose money it was spent on, but it is impossible for others to take it. tower.

There is a stone bridge here, I don’t know when it was built, but it collapsed after 90s.

After crossing the bridge and going down more than 100 meters, you have to cross the river again. There is no bridge here, and there are only a few stones in the water, which you can step on and jump over.There is definitely no problem during the day, but in the middle of the night, after ten o'clock, the sky is dark like ink, and the flashlight can only illuminate a ball the size of a ball in front of you. How can the two old and the young dance?

When I got to the riverside, my grandfather didn't make a sound, so I carried the three mothers across the river one by one, and my pants and shoes were all wet when I walked in the water. Zhang Xingming felt that my grandfather was trembling. You must know that it was already very cold in the middle of the night at the end of September. Now, the northeast is windy again, and most of my body is wet. When the mountain wind blows, I can imagine how cold and uncomfortable my grandfather was.

The sorghum on both sides of the road is already taller than people, and it looks gloomy at night, shaking in the wind. There is no need to set up any scenes for ghost movies. A family of four walks in the middle of the sorghum field with a small bench Seeing this, Zhang Xingming was being carried by his grandfather, and he kept scolding the team members in his heart, what the hell is going on, he suffered a crime for nothing.

A few days after the TV incident, when the autumn harvest was coming to an end, the team set up a stage in the courtyard and invited a troupe to sing in the fort. This was considered compensation for the last TV incident. out.

In fact, many places in the rural areas of China have the habit of going to theater after the autumn harvest, but some places are more ostentatious and have more rules, while some places are simple and less particular.Like the social dramas described by Lu Xun, they are clan activities, and the ostentation and rules are extremely serious.Zhangjiabao also sang operas after autumn in previous years, but the money for the troupe had to be shared by the whole team, and it was not much, only a few cents for the family.But you must know that in the countryside at the moment, a few cents for a bag of salt can last half a year.

On the opening day of the play, Quan Bao came to the courtyard with a small bench on his shoulders. The stage had already been set up, and everyone sat down around the stage.It was much more lively than watching TV. The children climbed trees and climbed houses, and even squatted on the team warehouse. They didn't know how to get up. It was two stories high.

The entire courtyard was brightly lit, with more than a dozen hundred-watt light bulbs hung up. Before the show started, there would be a sound of gongs from time to time, in exchange for a burst of noise from the people.

At 07:30, the gong officially kicked off, and there was no host. The actors started the whole process by themselves, but the costumes were still in place. They were all wearing costumes from unknown eras, some red and green, and the handkerchiefs in their hands were under the light. The actors are all in costumes, with curved brows, red lips, bridles on their heads, sequins, and pink blush. They are greeted with congratulatory sounds when they appear under bright lights.

First there is a door-to-door, double-back door, the actors sing quite well, the female voice is clear and charming, and the male voice is full and transparent, singing and twisting, the cheerful tune resounds throughout the castle: the first month is also Lier, the third day of the first month Sier, the club is on annual vacation, the two of us are going to visit...

Shuanghuimen and Little New Year Greetings are two duo caps that are familiar to people all over the country, that is, passing through the door. They are short opening and warm-up passages that are mainly cheerful and melodious.To make a digression, Ererrenzhuan has been around for hundreds of years. After entering the customs with the Qing Dynasty, it spread in the Yibei area. Later, Luozi and Pingxi came into being. The real Ererrenzhuan is a real drama, not some so-called Errenzhuan masters nowadays. Nonsense, Errenzhuan has produced many national first-class actors.

There are also some authentic famous critics who say that Pingxi came from Luozi in Tangshan, and that it has nothing to do with Errenzhuan since it started in Hbl County. Errenzhuan, how did it come from Luozi in the 300s? Time travel?What a big face.If you are interested, you can go online to listen to the two-person drama, and then listen to the commentary, and you will naturally know it in your heart.But there is one thing, cross talk really came from Luozi.

After a passage to arouse the enthusiasm of all the people in the castle, the main drama without nonsense began. Liang Saijin rolled the noodles. He talked about an aspiring young man who studied hard and was finally admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University. After entering the government, he returned to his hometown to find his long-lost mother and The sister's story is beautifully sung, and the lyrics are touching and humorous.It took more than an hour for the three actors to play a scene, and the audience below were crying and laughing, and their palms were red.

After singing a main play, there are two short passages and a wonderful clown gulp, just like the white spot on the bridge of the nose in the commentary.The clown stepped down, a big gong was played, another big show was played, and water was splashed in front of the horse.It is about a scumbag who married a wife who hates poverty and loves the rich. The wife found a rich man and kicked him. This guy was furious and worked hard. He finally got admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University and entered the government. , Finding his ex-wife, pretending to be a show, a story of shame.There are no tears in this scene, it is full of laughter, and there is a very interesting line in it: A few days ago, I was sitting in meditation at home, but when I opened the door, a woman came in, took off her shoes when entering the room, and got on the kang after taking off her shoes, I asked her what she was doing, and she said she wanted to have sex with me.I can't remember it later, so you can go and listen to it, it's a very good play.The biggest feature of the two-person play is that it is not boring, the rhythm is very lively, and there are many burdens.

By the time the show ended, it was almost midnight, and the temperature difference between day and night in the Northeast was huge, so it was already very cold at this time.The costumes of the actors were very thin, and when they got off the stage, they covered their coats and shook, and someone from the family in the castle went to fetch hot water for them to go to the cold.This kind of theater troupe is also a local farmer, and they all sing operas for several generations.

Following the flow of people across the bridge and then across the river, this time it was not a family of four, but those families also came. A large group of people carried benches and talked loudly while walking back.Today's moon is so big that it illuminates the surrounding fields brightly, and people's faces can be seen clearly without a flashlight.The men in several families are all strong men, and those who carry small children and help the elderly can easily cross the river.Someone was humming the play they just heard while walking, which caused everyone to laugh.

A good night's sleep.

When I woke up the next morning, there was a thin layer of frost on the windowpane. Looking through the glass, the fence, the earth, the trees, everything in sight was covered with thin frost, and there was a sense of coldness.Dress, wash and eat, and when I went out to the yard, the sun was shining brightly, the frost had dispersed, the wet places in the corners of the ground had already frozen, and the stars were shining under the sun. Winter was not far away.

When the dew falls, the grapes in the yard are ready to eat.

A few days ago, the fruit was still clear green, but after the frost, it has turned dark purple, with a thin layer of fruit frost on the outer skin, hanging in clusters under the wide green leaves, like clusters of jade, Crystal clear.

The grapes are local varieties. The fruit is not big, about the size of an adult's little finger, but it is very sweet and has few seeds.

There are still some fruit trees in front of and behind the grandma’s house, some are moved from the mountains, and some are planted by grandpa. Hawthorns, walnuts, apricots, plums, cherries, and pears are all common local varieties.The local fruits in Northeast China are not big, but they are full of flavor. Later, they gradually became less and less. The market is full of imported species with large size and good appearance, and you can no longer taste the taste of mountains.Presumably because the appearance is not attractive enough.After growing up, Zhang Xingming basically didn't eat fruit, and he couldn't find the feeling and taste, so he didn't eat it at all.

On the edge of the ground behind the house, there is an apple tree, which is Zhang Xingming's favorite, because the apple tree bears pears, apple-like pears, with a unique taste, crunchy, juicy and sweet, it is my grandfather himself Grafting, the pear tree and the apple tree are grafted together, that is, there are not many fruits every year, if there are only twenty or thirty fruits on a large tree, half red and half green when ripe, you can smell the fruit on the tree from a distance. The fragrance that emanates.

With scissors and a small dustpan, my brother and I came to the grape arbor.

Arriving under the grape trellis, looking up at the bunches of grapes hanging in mid-air, Zhang Xingming was a little worried that he couldn't reach them. They were more than two meters high, more than twice his own.Grandma and grandpa are not interested in this thing at all, and they don't even look at it.At most, he and his elder brother were greedy and went to pick three or two bunches, and wanted them to spend half a day picking off the full shelf of grapes?Never happened in memory.I can only rely on my own efforts with my brother.

My brother is also lazy. He never picks grapes when he wants to eat them. He often climbs to the grape trellis without using his hands. He just uses his mouth to bite on the trellis. Come down, leaving a few bare stalks on the vine.Every year, most of the grapes die directly on the racks.

That's how it is now. My brother stood there with a small dustpan, frowning, and said, "What are you doing with this thing? Just go up and eat it. If you pick it all up, can you eat so much? This thing is delicious." Too much killing mouth.” If you eat too much fruit with too strong taste, you will feel discomfort in your mouth and have a slight tingling pain, which is called killing mouth in Northeast China.

"I want to make wine, wine, have you ever drunk it? Tell you, if you don't pick with me, you won't have a share." Zhang Xingming said, looking at the grapes with scissors.

"The wine is not good. I drank it before, but it was too spicy. After drinking it, I felt uncomfortable for several days, so I don't want it. Pick it yourself." My brother immediately threw down the dustpan and ran away.

"Don't regret it, the wine made from grapes is sweet and delicious, and you will definitely not have a share then."

"Sweet?"

"Ah."

"Delicious? Surely it's not spicy?"

"It's delicious. I've already said it's sweet. Why is it spicy?"

"Then... just pick some, tell you not to fool me, fool me to cut you."

"How do you pick it? I can't reach it." Zhang Xingming raised the scissors upwards and cut them a few times.

"It's okay, there is a ladder in the barn, let's carry it over here." The old man was full of wit when he talked about eating, and led Zhang Xingming to the granary in the vegetable field in front, climbed up the stone under the barn mouth, and dragged it out A small ladder.In order to prevent rats, the granary is opened on a 1.5-meter-high wall, and the surroundings are bare. People have to climb in, and there are ladders inside.

"What are you doing pulling that?" Grandpa's voice came from behind.

The elder brother was holding the ladder in his hand, his little face was flushed red, he tried his best to turn his head to look at grandpa, and said, "Pick, grape, grape."

Grandpa was overjoyed and said, "I can't use this to pick grapes. It's too short to stand on. It's not a waste of effort." He walked over and picked up his brother from behind, put him on the ground, leaned in and put the ladder on the ground. Zheng, and then said: "Didn't you eat it all on the vine? Why do you have to pick it again? How much do you need to pick up? You have to use a ladder?"

The elder brother waved his hand and said, "I picked them all up and let Erming make wine to drink. It's sweet to grandpa, and it's not spicy at all."

Grandpa asked Zhang Xingming: "Second brother, do you know how to make wine?"

Zhang Xingming nodded and said, "Yes, it's easy. Drink wine afterward, it's good for your health."

Grandpa put his arms around Zhang Xingming's neck and said as he walked towards the yard, "That's not bad. Grandpa is waiting to drink your wine. Let's see if it's good or not."

All of a sudden, the whole family was mobilized, and it took a whole morning to pick seven or eight grapes from the shelf, and pile them in the dustpan, and the big dustpan contained four.

Zhang Xingming instructed his brother to pick grapes, pick out the bad ones and pick off the ones, and put the whole clusters of good grapes into the big basin.Let grandma take out an empty pickle jar, scald it with hot water, and wipe it clean inside and out.Ask grandpa to take out the meat grinder and scald it with hot water to clean it.Then dry the jar and the meat grinder.

At this time, there was no pollution and no pesticides, so Zhang Xingming set up a meat grinder to grind the meat, and put it directly into the jar. It is said that the winery does not wash the wine, for fear of damaging the layer of fruit cream on the skin.It was a little more than three-fifths of the height of the altar, and when I found that there were still a lot of grapes, I scratched my head and said, "Grandma still has a jar at home?"

Grandma looked around, but it was gone. Instead, there was a big glass bottle that Dad brought over, but it was smaller.Zhang Xingming looked at it, forget it, it can be used, so he asked grandma to wash it clean, took it over, dried the inside of the bottle, let it dry for a while, and put the remaining grapes into it, filling four-fifths of the bottle high.

Then add white sugar, there is no precise standard for this, it is estimated that it is about 20.00% of the weight of the grapes, add it and stir evenly, then bring the white wine that grandma usually drinks, add a small cup in the jar and glass bottle, and then Tie up the mouth of the jar and the bottle with gauze, and put it on the flue of the stove.The temperature in this place is a little higher. It is winter, and the outside temperature is 4 or 5 degrees above zero, so it is impossible to ferment.The fermentation temperature of the wine should be about 25 degrees above zero, and there is not much difference here.I have been busy working until dinner, and finally finished it, but I used so much sugar to make my grandma feel bad.White saccharin is expensive these days.It is much more valuable than those grapes. In grandma's heart, this is a loss-making business.