"Dear passengers, please note that the station ahead is Jinchang Station. Passengers who are getting off the train please bring your belongings and get off the train at the designated door in a certain order." As the in-car announcement sounded, the train slowly

Enter Jinchang Station.

This summer vacation, I once again set foot on this familiar land, once again saw the familiar town, and once again felt the summer in my memory.

I have lived in a small town in the northwest since I was a child.

In my memory, summer in the small town is always full of all kinds of beauty: beautiful weather and scenery, delicious and natural snacks, and the quiet and warm atmosphere of the small town on summer afternoons.

I remember when I was a kid, summer was my favorite season.

Because as long as summer comes, I can eat ice cream, play in water, and wear nice dresses... But now, my love for summer remains unchanged. To be more precise, it is my love for summer in small towns.

There is an obsession.

Some time ago, a documentary called "A Bite of China" made many Chinese delicacies and even China as a whole famous.

I thought it would be great to make a documentary called "Summer in a Small Town in Memory".

Shot 1: Refreshing air and intoxicating scenery. "On the sharp corner of Xiaohe Cai Building, dragonflies have already stood on it." This is a common scene in the summer in Jiangnan. After staying in school for half the summer, I can only feel it every day.

To describe it in two words: it was sweltering, the whole person felt like I was in a steamer, and I was sweating almost every day.

At that time, I missed the summer in the small town very much.

Different from the stuffy heat and gray sky in school, in the summer in the small town, the sky is pure and blue, dotted with leisurely white clouds; tall green birch trees grow on both sides of the road, providing patches of shade for pedestrians; and more

The breeze brings coolness and comfort to the hot summer.

In addition, many lavender and redbud flowers have been planted in the small town in the past two years.

Now, in the summer of the small town, you can see a purple ocean. Whenever the breeze blows, the purple waves roll with the wind.

Although the scale is not very large, it is still a beautiful scenery in the small town in summer.

Shot 2: Sweet and delicious natural green food. In the height of summer, the most popular food in most places must be cold drinks.

But in my hometown, in addition to cold drinks, "green beans" and "green grains" are also loved by people and are considered classic summer delicacies in the small town.

These two kinds of food can be eaten in a variety of ways, are crisp and delicious, and are all natural and green. They are my deepest memories of summer.

The so-called "green beans", we also call it "beans".

In appearance, it is not much different from ordinary beans. It has a green pod with seven or eight green bean seeds growing inside.

Every year around July, green beans will be hung in pieces on the knee-high bean stalks, bending the bean stalks.

At this time, the beans are not completely full, but they are most suitable for eating directly.

The skin of the green beans that have just been pulled from the bean stalks is green, and the bean seeds inside taste sweet and you can bite out the juice.

The bean pods can also be used to "trip" - fold the top end of the bean pod inward, and then gently tear off the inner film. The outer skin can also be eaten directly, without wasting anything.

Over the next three or four weeks, the beans will become more plump and ready to be cooked and eaten.

Although the cooked beans are not as juicy as raw beans, they are still sweet and very appetizing.

Similarly, the so-called "green grain" refers to immature green wheat.

Unlike green beans, green beans cannot be eaten raw and must be cooked or roasted.

When I was a child, I loved burning green grains.

Every time after eating, my face and hands are all black, as if I just crawled out of the coal pile... It’s funny to think about it. Scene 3: The bustling small town square on a summer afternoon. In addition to the beautiful scenery and delicious food, the small town

There is also a unique scenery in summer - the square of the small town.

When summer comes, the weather is fine and the sun is just right.

The elderly in the small town gathered in the square to bask in the sun, listen to ditties, and play the erhu and sanxian.

In the evening, with the slightest cool breeze, most families will go out for a walk in the square.

At this time, the square will become a sea of ??joy, with dancing, shuttlecock playing, badminton, roller skating... various entertainment activities starting one after another.

Onlookers circled and circled, and the sound waves in the square became louder and louder. Even the swallows that had made their home around the Bell and Drum Towers in the center of the county came out in full force on this summer afternoon, circling the brackets around the Bell and Drum Towers.

Flying in circles, it feels like you are here to participate in this gathering... Although the small town has a long history, on this summer afternoon, it is also as full of vitality and vitality as a spirited old man.

In my memory, there is so much beauty in the summer in the small town.

After many years, when memory and reality overlap, although some things have changed a little unconsciously, the summer in the small town still occupies the warmth and love in my heart.

Just like what the song says: "In the quiet summer, the sky is dotted with stars, and I miss you a little, and I miss your face...".

Summer in the small town is the season with the longest sunshine of the year. It is also the season when people in the small town have the most fun and vitality.