I remember when I was a child, my father worked in the countryside, the monthly salary of sixty dollars, in addition to leaving the living expenses, to take home thirty dollars can not support our siblings five, my mother had to go out and do some odd jobs to subsidize the family, the mother is very good at housekeeping. Monthly father's salary, buy a bag of rice, a bag of flour to bring home, this is the family's rations for a month. When my mother was making rice, she would always grab a handful of rice and put it in another bag and store it separately. Big brother curiously asked the mother, this is for what, the mother said this is for the future life, after you get married and start a family to earn money, but also have to learn to earn two to spend a reason, accumulation of less can become from ah. "A handful of rice" does not seem to be much, but day by day, year by year is a whole bag of rice ah!
Black iron pot, bright water, white rice and golden millet mixed together, adding dried sweet potatoes, boiling in the flame ...... rice porridge boiled. Mother served on the yellow and white rolls steamed buns, plus the new bubble sugar garlic, bean paste, wild vegetables, the family sat around, eating and drinking that is called happy, that is called sweet, and still think of it is still doubly cozy.
Nowadays, people's living standards have improved, and the meals on the table are slowly getting richer. On weekends, accompanied by his daughter took a trip to the supermarket, bought some seasonal vegetables, seafood and meat. Daughter recommended me to be the chef. I said, the staple rice will be wrapped up for you. She smiled and said, no problem. In a short while, a few handful of small dishes I will be done. My daughter asked where the fish was, and I said it was still steaming in the pot. My daughter glanced at her mouth and said, "I've never heard of steaming fish. Don't worry, there will be a surprise later. I said. When I put the exclusive development of steamed fish on the table, the mother was the first to applaud, the little sister also said that the second brother can be a chef in the future. The beauty of this meal is that my daughter made the rice raw. After all, the child is a child, will eat it, but how hard to go down. Or the second sister is diligent, go out for a moment to buy back the steamed buns, so that the steamed buns naturally replaced the rice. Daughter saw this, without saying will be all the rice poured out. See me a little heartache, but the daughter said, a little rice is nothing. Yes, a little rice is nothing, but in difficult times, it can save lives.
Time passes unnoticed, and the years have changed the family's thinking and habits, and the mother's fine tradition of "a handful of rice" spirit is also far away. A few days ago to go to the countryside cousin's home, surprised to find that the yard placed five or six large barrels, which are filled with leftover meat and vegetarian dishes and rice steamed bread, I said, brother you are? Cousin laughed and said, I would dare to do so "karma", which is from the city restaurant pulled back to feed the pigs. Look at the cousin's home to raise more than a dozen pigs, fed rice noodles, chicken, duck, fish and meat, each long fat and strong. Can't help but think of the life of the masses in underdeveloped areas, I'm afraid I can't eat meat a few times a year. Seeing the catering industry and cafeteria amazing 'waste of food, really saddening. Yes, China's food production is to achieve a bumper harvest, but also can not afford to waste ah. Although the era of "a handful of rice" has long passed. But we can not forget the hard times. Therefore, to promote the spirit of "a handful of rice" is still necessary. Usually develop good saving habits, do not let the food waste in our tongue and fingers, not only is the need for the development of the times, but also the country and the people.
I remember a month ago. That day, I ran into an old acquaintance in the market. I almost didn't recognize him. I said, I got fat. The other side laughed and said, "What's the blessing, fat disease to more up. Indeed, fat is not a good thing. This is dietary irrationality, triggered by obesity overnutrition, an important factor in inducing disease. So should reduce the amount of staple foods, each meal, especially dinner, just eat seven or eight minutes full on the line, not only to meet the body to consume calories, more conducive to saving food and health and longevity.
Finally, I would like to say, let us start from now, from themselves, save every grain of food, develop good habits of thrift and frugality, and further carry forward the spirit of "a handful of rice" step by step.