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My second uncle lives in Xu She's manor. Although there is a stream at the door, it is shallow and not refreshing enough. It can only be used to wash rice, wash vegetables and water, and drinking water can also be picked from the big river three or five hundred meters away. The second uncle's family has two big barrels and a pole. When I was a child, I often saw my uncle carrying water barefoot in the river, filling a big jar of water and carrying several loads back and forth. He is always sweating all over.
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Brother-in-law is a famous local carpenter, who has brought many apprentices. Under the care of my second uncle, my brother Hu Sheng became an apprentice with my cousin's brother-in-law. At that time, it took a carpenter three years to complete his studies. My brother suffered much more than I did. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he helped his parents carry the burden to do farm work. Maybe the shoulder pole is too heavy, and my height is half shorter than mine.
During the apprenticeship, I ate and lived in my uncle's house, and I usually rushed to do any farm work. I remember eldest brother was very experienced in carrying water. Sometimes I will accompany my father to my uncle's house and follow him to fetch water from the river. Carrying water is also a technical job. Two empty barrels are easy to carry, and you can hum a little song. When I arrived at the water pier of Dachuan Department, I saw that my brother's pole never left his shoulder. The left and right buckets were left in the water, and the two buckets of water were put on his shoulders.
It is particularly laborious to carry ashore from the water pier, so you must step on it barefoot, otherwise you are in danger of falling. After landing, I had to go through many people in the village to pick up my uncle's house. I saw my brother laboriously walking and singing his songs, while I kept cheering. I want to help, but I have no strength to carry it, so I have to give up! At that time, the dirt roads in the countryside were potholed, and water was often carried home, leaving only half a bucket hanging.
When carrying water, change your shoulders left and right, and your left shoulder is tired. I don't need to put down the bucket. I just need to hold it in my hand and use it to switch to my right shoulder. Picking a few handfuls of water, I often see that my shoulders are red, but I have never seen my brother scream in pain. It is not a taste in my heart. Whenever I pick up the water tank, I smile the happiest.
When I was a child, I would learn to carry water in a small bucket like my brother. Even if I only picked half a bucket of water, I would be submerged. The experience of carrying water has never been seen by children nowadays, because every household uses clean tap water, so it is so convenient to use water. Being strong in the countryside is also a kind of capital, which will earn more.
Whether it is carrying water or doing farm work, it is a life experience. Only when you are bitter and tired and shed tears and sweat will you realize the hardship of rural life. Today's good day is beyond your parents' dreams. Open your mouth and stretch your clothes, and you can live a fairy-like life. All this is due to this great era, especially more than 40 years of reform and opening up, so that the people of China really feel the taste of happiness.
Don't forget the well digger when drafting. No matter how the times change, we can't forget the road we have traveled, let alone our fellow villagers and peasant brothers. They let us share the fruits of reform and opening up, and they have worked hard to change the world. Let us remember every worker and create a better tomorrow with gratitude and dreams.
Completed on 20 19, 1 10, 16, Taihu Lake.