Eating is an important matter, eating is a happy matter, eating is a serious matter, and eating is a matter as big as the sky, because food is the most important thing for people. If you leave out all the glitz, such as all kinds of food, all kinds of drinks, all kinds of elegant dining environments, all kinds of exquisite tableware, and all kinds of ladies to eat with. Then eating is as simple as this. As shown in the picture above, a person is holding a bowl in his hand. What is in the bowl is not important. What is important is such a happy and relaxed eating atmosphere.

In the 1980s, an important transition period in Chinese history, the living habits of rural people, especially those in rural areas, still followed ancient ways, such as eating. Normally, when we eat, we basically don’t eat at home. It’s usually like this, with a bowl and a bunch of people gathering around to eat and chat. When a bowl of rice is finished, a village is finished.

Eating is a kind of culture. Because we have to eat several times a day, people have developed an inherent way of eating, which is difficult to change. This kind of atmosphere of gathering together to eat was what rural people loved most in the past. It doesn’t matter what food is in your bowl or the bowl of others, because everyone’s living conditions are similar, and no one is better than anyone else. The picture above shows an old man giving food that he cannot chew to a young man. Of course, young people are not young anymore, but this is already a habit.

In those days, people just liked to get together when eating. For example, under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, there is a large place where grain is dried. These are places where people usually gather and chat. And eating like this is a special kind of social interaction, or culture. Otherwise, when people meet, they would greet each other like "Have you eaten?" The picture above shows the scene of people gathering to eat in the grove.

Although people's living standards at that time were not high, simplicity was happiness. There is no elegant environment, but there is a pristine natural environment. There are no exquisite tableware, but there is a big bowl for each person. There are not many delicious dishes, and some may just be a bowl of noodles processed at home. When eating, you can also throw some food to the hens next to you. The picture above shows such a natural eating environment.

People’s daily work is very hard, and eating has become much more important than for people in the city. What is important is not exquisiteness, but quantity, and you must be able to eat enough. No one cares too much about what they eat, as long as it is the result of their own labor, they can eat with confidence and feel comfortable. Even if two cows pass by your rice bowl, they won't notice it.

Families in the 1980s had many children. How many were there? Look at the four children in the family pictured above. Of course, they are not necessarily all their own children. There are also children of relatives who are fostered at home. This is also a special phenomenon. At that time, the enrollment rate of children was not high. When I was too busy, I could only put my children in the homes of relatives for foster care. And there were many such things. Relatives at that time were real relatives, and the relationship was much closer than it is now. Sometimes people want to invite the whole village to dinner. This is what people often say. If it succeeds, you invite the whole village to dinner. If it fails, the whole village will come to your house for dinner. The picture above shows the whole village going to a family to eat, that is, eating at a big table. Such scenes are very common during weddings and weddings.

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