Sand is a very common thing, like soil, found everywhere in the countryside. The old farmers don't like it. The sand is mixed into the grain and is difficult to remove. Sand in the cooked rice will scratch the teeth. If you don't pay attention, it will make a popping sound when you bite it, causing pain for a long time. Too much sand in the land is not good, as it cannot retain water and fertilizer, causing crops to grow poorly.
When water is diverted and dug in the countryside, after digging out the soil layer on the surface, there will soon be endless yellow sand. There is so much sand that there is no place to put it, and it is disposed of casually and takes up good farmland, so we have to make plans on river weirs, which are often piled high with sand.
As a result, the high river weir became a good place to enjoy the scenery. Climb to the top of the sand and look far away. Although there is no chance of climbing Mount Tai to make the world smaller, the boundless crops below are swaying with the wind, and the green plants are undulating like waves, which is a bit like an autumn battlefield. Standing on the high sand at this time, I feel like a general leading troops in ancient times. Unfortunately, these soldiers in front of me cannot speak, but are silent crops.
When people in the countryside build houses, as long as they are willing to put in the effort, they don’t have to say hello to anyone. They can just use the sand at will. Everyone wishes they had taken away all the sand from the river weir to expose the soil below. You can also plant more crops.
The ugly sand cannot retain water. The crops planted on the sandy land on the river weir will become sick all day long. In drought years, the seeds cannot be harvested. As a result, people's efforts have been in vain. When walking on the sand, your feet will slip easily and you will not be able to hold on to the foundation, and you may accidentally fall and get injured.
Sometimes, when the sun shines on the sand, it will reflect a dazzling golden light. When you get closer and take a closer look, you can see that there are golden things as thin as cicada wings and as small as sesame seeds in the pure sand. If you pick it between your fingers, it will indeed emit dazzling golden light under the sun. People said it was gold, but unfortunately the gold in the sand was too small and too little to be worth gold mining. I often think that there is a magnet in the world that can attract iron, and it would be great if there was a magnet that could pull gold out of the sand. These thoughts only flash through my mind. If this were true, there would be no poor people in the world.
The sand is a good place to play. After rolling around in the sand for a few years, the sand has made my body strong and my skin rough. I can’t even fall on the sand. I was not afraid of scratches, but my family sent me to school to study.
There is a school built on a high ground next to the village. It was originally a large mansion of a wealthy family. It is a very grand courtyard. The courtyard is completely paved with blue bricks and is divided into dozens of houses. There are three rows, and many places are dotted with strange stones of different shapes. Behind the last row of houses there is a stone tablet with Chinese characters engraved on it. At that time, I could not read any of the words on the tablet, but I could see it. Like a mysterious spell. Even after I graduated from elementary school, I still couldn't read all the words on it.
The school should build a sandpit for high jump and long jump, and let students help dig out the sand. Students at that time did not take learning as seriously as they do now. Their ancestors were farmers, so they never thought about it. We are about to take the college entrance examination. After staying in school for a long time, everyone also wants to take this opportunity to go out and get some fresh air. You can always find endless fun in the fields.
There is a dragon-like sand vein behind the school. Legend has it that there was a salon on Yimeng Mountain in the north that couldn't stand the loneliness and wound its way south, finally arriving here after twists and turns. On this sand vein, a shallow layer of soil is dug up, and the bottom is completely pure yellow sand. From time to time, you can also pick up various shells. The mammoth stone in the museum was also dug out in the salon.
Everyone says that the school is the headwaters of the sand veins. The family’s ancestral home was originally built here, and the family has been prosperous for several generations. Good Feng Shui treasures do exist, but no one can figure out whether they are related to the prosperity of the family. We only know that most powerful people occupy favorable Feng Shui treasures both before and after their lives.
After the land was distributed to each household, the villagers quickly became rich. The thatched houses that had been there for many years were dilapidated and could no longer provide good protection from the wind and rain, so people built tile-roofed houses. The sand that people usually disliked was put to good use at this time. The sand on the river weir was used up within a few years. It was used up by others. I remember that my brother and I used the holidays to help our family pull sand. The shovel inserted into the sand made a harsh and unpleasant sound, which was annoying. Pulling sand was also tiring work. Every time I pulled the sand, I was sweating. I picked up the cold water and drank it in one go. When I went down, my stomach was often stretched out.
The sand on the river weir was quickly removed, leaving a pitted ground. Finally, everyone began to pay attention to the salon, and large pits were often dug out of the places where sand could be dug out. No one can be seen hiding inside.
Next, the use of sand, a disgusting thing, became larger and larger, and the status became more valuable. Suddenly, it turned into gold in the soil, and the status suddenly doubled countless times, so that Many people were watching closely, and everyone rushed to mine.
Machines roared on the ground for more than ten miles, and people and horses barked. After the lively mining day and night, only intermittent salons were left on the ground. From a distance, it looked like a dead snake lying on the ground. In the open wilderness, birdsong can be heard in the distance from time to time. What are they calling? Are you lamenting the thousands of windows and holes that have been exploited on the earth, or are you lamenting the fleeting prosperity, ordinaryness and loneliness are the true meaning of the world.
The strong wind blew, and the earth made a harsh whistling sound, which sounded like the bursts of sorrow coming from the salon underground.