People in rural areas are very simple, so how can their children "cheat" others? Some elderly people told Tong Tong's mother that they could recognize this big tree as a "dopted mother", so her mother chose the oldest and largest tree in the village as Tong Tong's "dopted mother" and made Tong Tong kowtow to this big tree, which was regarded as an engagement gift.
I don't know if it's coincidence or other reasons. This tree has been growing for decades, but the next year it really died, and Tongtong's body actually got better.
Winter in the north comes very early and is very cold. Especially in those days, heavy snow was often accompanied by strong winds, which blew into the house and made it difficult for people to open their eyes. Every household in rural areas does not burn coal. If it snows at night, they will put some bean stalks or firewood in the stove and pull up the "bellows". Soon it will be hot on the kang, and it will be even hotter on the kang.
Tong Tong likes the Spring Festival best. The children in the village ran from one house to another. When they meet adults, they want to eat during the New Year. They either hold a small lantern in their hands or throw "small whips" (that is, firecrackers now) everywhere. My mouth is chewing melon seeds or candy, what's more, there is a New Year's Eve dinner that can arouse the gluttonous insects in my stomach. That's the biggest meal of the year!