That was the only sacrifice a country boy could give to his mother. For the past 32 years, whenever winter comes, no matter where I go, I will put a box of clam oil on my mother's grave with far-away nostalgia. And inside that clam shell with both the ripples of the waves and the richness of the fields is my nostalgic heart. I hope it can be filled with my mother’s persistent and hard life and soul.

1. What are the clues of this article’s narrative?

2. There are two sentences in the article that directly describe the mother’s language. What are their respective functions?

①Yazi, put it underground. ②Yazi, go to sleep, you have to go to school tomorrow.

3. How does the second paragraph describe my mother’s special care about me eating eggs? What is the purpose of writing this?

4. What is your understanding of the underlined part of the fourth paragraph?

5. What role does the concluding paragraph play in the whole text?

1. Clam oil 2. (1) My mother is pleased with my sensibleness and filial piety (2) My mother’s care and love for “me” 3. Narration; showing my mother’s special care and love for me Love and affection 4. My mother wanted to leave those eggs for me to eat, expressing her deep love for me in another way. 5. It showed my deep love and gratitude for my mother, as well as my deep love for my mother. The feeling of nostalgia