Old photos

After sorting out the previous photos, I found that many old photos have been stored in my computer. I have traveled to many places in recent years. Considering how many air miles I have accumulated, it is not surprising that there are so many photos.

when I go to a city on business, I always pass by in a hurry. I often set foot on a new journey before I have a good look at the city, leaving only a photo with my colleagues or partners in that place to prove that I have been here, but the years have left traces on my face. Compared with my smile in these photos, the wrinkles on my forehead and corners of my eyes are getting deeper and deeper, and time is fair to everyone. We exchange wrinkles for inner peace and warmth.

The coffee at the table is wafting with the fragrance. I look at the photos on the computer screen one by one, and my thoughts flash back with these different landscapes and people.

Yangzhou, Baoying.

On the lake with a large lotus root, a boat shuttled among the lotus leaves. A beautiful girl was on board, with jeans and a white shirt and sweat dripping down her face. Raise my hand to wipe the sweat on my face, with a flush on my face and a lotus root just picked out of the water.

This is May's daily life in her hometown. Lotus root is a very good thing in her home, and it is an important ingredient in her daily diet, especially in festivals and weddings. I heard from May's mother that almost every family here can make a table of good dishes with lotus roots. I like the lotus root clips made by May's family best. They are crispy and fragrant when bitten.

there is the destination of my love and the hometown of my beloved. I have always said that Yangzhou is my second hometown. Apart from the scenery here, I can't forget to return, it is also a land that has nurtured my lover.

Take a bus from Shanghai to Baoying, and listen to the people around you and gradually transition to the Subei dialect here. You will feel the strong flavor of Subei and the food here, and you will feel that your soul is gradually infiltrated by the soil and water here, making your heart softer.

There are boats in almost every family here, and it feels like crossing the river without a boat. On the boat, I felt the breeze blowing on my face. I reached into the water and felt the cool running water passing through my fingers. Then my wet hand held my beloved's hand, clasped my fingers, put my arms around her waist and smiled at each other. I printed a gentle kiss on her cheek, which made her blush.

A beautiful woman is like jade, full of soft jade, which is the happiest moment.

Click, and this picture will be permanently fixed in the camera. Its name is Happiness.

Wuxi, Taihu Lake.

This is D's hometown. Every year, I always take my spare time to go to his home for a holiday. The feelings established in the student days make us feel more intimate than ordinary friends, and also make us completely invisible. We have the same tacit understanding with each other as family, so we often go to their house with a shy face, even without blushing.

every time I go back, my mother will cook us all kinds of delicious food. In the season when bayberry is on the market, we will pick bayberry together and satisfy our appetite while picking it. Often, we can't stop eating until our teeth are soft, and our mother will give us a good meal.

My mother will make us all kinds of fish, shrimp, seafood, white fish in Taihu Lake. The old lady's skills were honed in the hotel. Before she retired, she was the chef of Wuxi Hotel, and her snacks were even better. After retirement, I stayed at home, waiting for us to come back together to show our skills and make a series of mouth-watering dishes. My little nephew often says that he is looking forward to our return, because grandma will cook all kinds of delicious food when we come back, which can't be eaten at ordinary times.

before going back to Shanghai, there is one thing that my mother will definitely prepare for us, and that is the most famous plum wine in D's family. It is a good wine made by soaking bayberry in the wine. It has a strong aftereffect, but it tastes mellow and soft, and it will make people feel high. Every time I didn't go, my mother always prepared it for us, put it in a glass bottle and stuffed it into our car to take it back.

At that time, I just caught the scene where my mother opened the trunk to put things for us. With a click, my mother bent down and put things in the car. This picture is called Ci 'ai.

Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Ali.

It was the home of a distant friend of mine. A few years ago, when my career and life were in a bottleneck, I felt confused and lost my direction, so I gave myself a fake, turned off my mobile phone and all contact tools, and flew to Yunnan alone. It was a journey to find myself.

It was already in the evening when I arrived in Ali. There was no such thing as a hotel here, and I broke into here unprepared. Fortunately, the people here were very enthusiastic. I came to Ning's mother's door when it was getting dark.

knocking at the door was a mother in her sixties. Her Mandarin was not standard at all, but fortunately, we all understood each other. Ning's mother warmly welcomed me into the house. There is a table of food and home cooking on the table. At first glance, it doesn't look like it has started. It turned out to be waiting for Xiao Ning, the son of Ning's mother.

Mother Ning has never left her village in her life. She was born here, grew up here, got married and had children. I asked her if she ever thought about going out to have a look.

Mother Ning handed me a cup of scented tea, saying that I thought about it when I was young, but later I gave up the idea because I had to raise a child to support my family.

I asked her if she felt sorry.

she said no. Everyone has his own life, maybe her life is here, and she accepts it. She said that her life is very satisfied now, her family is safe, the elderly and children are fine, and her son has a stable job, which is enough for her.

Seeing her satisfied face, I suddenly wonder why I always feel anxious and can't find my direction. Is it because I want too much? If I can let go of those so-called things that make me persistent and focus on the present life, will it be much easier?

I learned a lot from chatting with Ning's mother. I stayed in their house for a week. Every morning, I get up, help Ning's father chop firewood, and cook local porridge with them. Then I will sit alone on the edge of the haystack and watch the sunset. It was the most peaceful week I had. There was no phone call, no email, no contract. I slept when I was sleepy and woke up naturally. Here I learned to be satisfied.

When I left, Ning's mother made me my favorite scrambled eggs with roses. I put a bite in my mouth and Xiao Ning pressed the shutter. Click, I opened my mouth and sent the food to my mouth. Ning's mother looked at me with a smile. A table of delicious food, our eyes should not be clean and quiet.

this picture is called satisfaction.

take your eyes off the computer and take a sip of coffee. These beautiful pictures, like windows, I can read different meanings. I think when I open them at different ages, I will have different feelings. Maybe I will look at it when my hair is gray, and I will be crying, those years and the best time.