That unforgettable little mountain village

In the early 1970s, memories of childhood still existed. Mu Zi Kengli House, descending from Mu Zi Ridge to the left, is blocked by a dense maple forest with dense forests. During this period, the tree diameter was mostly two or three feet, the trunk was thick and straight, and there was no sunshine for a long time. The branches near the roots are getting old year by year, some are still hanging on the treetops, some are rotting in the thick leaves on the ground, and they have become dirt again. There are not many leafy branches hanging in the air, the wind is swaying, the rain is bowing, the sun is hard to shine on the ground, the bark of the trunk is black and mottled, and the old bark sometimes falls off. It is said that it was planted by the ancestors of the indigenous Sheng family. At that time, it meant a feng shui wall to stop the wind from entering the water and going down the river and pray for the descendants of the Sheng family for generations to come. It is a good wish to live and work here. This place is called Maple Nest. Maple nest is very old, and there are many stories circulating naturally, which are mysterious and gloomy. This is really a little scary. When I was a child, when I passed by the Maple Nest, I always looked forward, looked back and ran west. There is a stone bridge behind the maple nest. The bridge deck of the stone bridge is a boulder slab, about four meters long and two meters wide, with a flat surface and artificial rock drilling. The two ends of the bridge deck are built on piers made of stone on both sides of the bridge. The pier has already been covered with vines, and the stone moss of Tsing Yi sticks to the surface of the cornerstone. There are three or five steps on both sides, and the outer stone steps of the bridge are hidden in maple trees. Small bridges and flowing water, ancient roads and westerly winds are quite penetrating!

In the mid-1970s, in Mu Zi, mines were destroyed due to land reclamation. My parents cut down this maple forest, planted corn and soybean crops, then turned it into a paddy field, and finally planted dry land tea because the water supply system could not be changed. From today's perspective, it's a pity! If it survives, it will be a rare tourist attraction, even no less than Hongcun and Xidi in yi county. It is said that the predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoyed the cool. Because of impetuous policies and leap-forward thinking, the excellent gold mines of our ancestors also broke the hotbed. Regret!

After crossing the stone bridge, there are three thin paddy fields along the foot of the mountain. In spring, rape flowers and seeds are harvested and then seedlings are planted. In summer, rice leaves are green and dragonflies fly on them. Occasionally, when the weather changes, they fly low in search of food. When I was a child, I used to grab and play with my homemade tools. Frogs are not uncommon on summer nights. The rice harvested in autumn is fragrant and dried in the field, so I often play hide-and-seek here. Planting rape seedlings in winter, sometimes safflower is used to fertilize fertile fields! There is a narrow path between the rice field and the river. The bank is made of stone, and there are mixed bamboos and low shrubs along the river. The riverbank is strong and the path is strong. Go to Shengjia first. This place is called Cape Love Bay, and there are four families. On the roadside is an old-fashioned house with white walls and black tiles. Uncle Genshui's home is here. Follow the same path, or separate rice fields and rivers on both sides, go on and cross a wooden bridge on a stream, and you will reach three families moved from Anqing in Jiangbei. Among the three, right in front of my house, along the foot of the mountain is a large flat tea farm, which is said to be the big leaf tea planted by the ancestors of Shengjia!

Down the river, past the maple nest, there is a big cypress tree on the river bank, and there is a garden with acres of land under it. This is the vegetable garden opened by my father and mother when they came to Mu Zi Pit. There are vegetables everywhere. My parents and our brothers and sisters all work here. In the early years, I still vaguely had it in my dream. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/982, my father decided to build my second suite here.

After crossing the ridge foot of Muziling, the road goes down to the school of that year, and all the way through the wasteland, where shrubs are densely covered with thorns, bushes, wild roses and wild kiwifruit vines are full of them, and small bamboos multiply and spread. When I was in primary school, my parents worked with people in the village to reclaim land and grow soybeans and corn crops. A few years later, rows of neat tea seedlings were planted. Now, the tea trees are wild and green!

After that, the countryside turned to the main line centered on economic construction. The concept of building roads before getting rich has changed people's thinking. The local government allocated funds to improve traffic, a wide road was built in Keng Village, Mu Zi, and Mu Zi Ridge was also opened! The home has been wired and connected with high voltage electricity.

The tea garden became the center of Mu Zi Pit. People in the back room and outhouse have gradually moved here, and the old house has become a historical relic, which has gradually decreased and eliminated with the passage of time. Now there is no one in the maple nest, all concentrated in this flat and spacious bustling area. My two brothers moved here and built a small brick and cement house on the second floor. Things have changed, the old look has changed, and the world has changed!

In the 1980s, after the road was completed, bicycles began to appear in the village. In the mid-1990s, motorcycles were very popular, and then battery cars appeared. Nowadays, cars are not a rarity!

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