Jiajie-Yi is the "common name" for Jianshe Street by people in our hometown of Shahu, because it is located between Minzhu Street and Hedi Street. This street runs east-west, starting from Daqiao Road (formerly known as Yang Xingfa Lane) in the west and reaching the Cotton Ginning Factory in the east, with a total length of one kilometer. There are four main alleys in the street. The second alley is called Panjia Alley. Maybe it got its name because there is a family named Pan at the end of the alley, right? The alley leading to the primary school is called Simenmen Alley. Not many people may know the name of the fourth alley, which is the alley leading to the oil factory. It is called "Yuquan Alley". The four alleys are convenient passages connecting Minzhu Street and Hedi Street.
Jiajie Street was built by the people in their hometown who rebuilt their homes after returning from famine in 1954. The original brick and slag pavement was laid under the leadership of Mr. Tian XX, then director of the Second Neighborhood Committee. The source of bricks and slag depends entirely on mobilizing the masses. Each household picks up bricks and tiles, hammers them into sizes suitable for paving, and then puts them on the road surface by technicians. This changes the muddy appearance of the streets every time it rains. Phenomenon.
Jiajie originally had two shops, a mill, an inn and two administrative offices. The two stores are the "Tian Xiyuan" store opened by an old man named Tian, ??and the "Zhenxing" store opened by Chen Erpo. Both stores disappeared before the Fourth Qing Dynasty. Tianjiadian was small and mainly sold kitchen supplies such as soy sauce and vinegar; Chendian was large and had many varieties. I remember during the three years of the disaster, I once bought pancakes there with lotus root as the main ingredient. The pancakes were as big and small as today. Soviet-style mooncakes, black and wrinkled, look like five cents each. At that time, five cents was equivalent to five dollars today. At that time, people's monthly salary was generally only twenty or thirty yuan. It can be said that a mere five cents was not a dollar at that time. Small amount. In years of famine, it is difficult to get this kind of lotus root cake as a delicious snack to satisfy the appetite.
The mill is located opposite the former town committee. It was opened by a family named Yitian. The owner has a cheerful personality and loves to joke. Some of the jokes he tells inevitably involve some "political" content. It was a daily joke. During the Four Qing Dynasty, it was reported and exposed, and a denouncement meeting was held. He was mercilessly criticized and struggled, and was designated as an active counter-revolutionary. Mr. Tian was imprisoned and sentenced to several years of forced reform in a labor camp. Year.
The inn was the only hotel in my hometown that received business travelers from all over the world at that time. The name of the inn was "Jin Tong'an", and the owner was Jin Er's father. It was later merged into a public-private partnership. Jin’s second father was named Jin Shenzhi. He studied in Wuhan in his early years and later set up a school in his hometown. It was from his family that our fathers’ cultural knowledge was enlightened. Jin Erdie is a calligrapher. He once wrote the name of the Shahu Gate built by the Shahu District Government in 1962. The vigorous and powerful words "Shahu Gate" with the style of facial expression are still rare for Shahu people. calligraphy. The original site of the inn was later converted into a material exchange.
There are two administrative agencies, one is the Shahu Town Committee and the other is the Second Residents Committee. The town committee was under the jurisdiction of Shahu District at that time. When we left Shahu in 1966, the secretary of the town committee at that time was Mr. Peng Zexiang, the mayor was Mr. Pan Fucai, and the minister of armed forces was Mr. Peng Zeyun. Secretary Peng is a party cadre with strong party spirit and firm class stance. I once had the privilege of listening to Secretary Peng’s report on current affairs and political situations. Mayor Pan is an official who is deeply loved by the folks in Shahu Town. Mayor Pan is very close to the masses and has no airs of superiority. In my heart, he is more of an approachable elder. I remember that at that time, the Shashi Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing Factory recruited the first batch of workers in Shahu. Mayor Pan was worried that some of the young people were young and worried that the recruitment unit had age restrictions and would lose the opportunity to work in Shashi, a new light textile industrial city, so he promptly gave instructions All subordinates born in 1950 will be one year older and changed to born in 1949. As for the old man's approach of caring for the common people at all times, we are still grateful to this day whenever this matter is mentioned even after more than fifty years.
The position of director of the Shahu Second Residents Committee was changed like a revolving door before Mr. Huang Xisheng took office. I remember that Tian XX, Hu XX, Tian XX, and Zhang XX all held the position one after another until It was only after Mr. Huang Xisheng took this position that he became stable. Looking at many people who have held office, only Mr. Huang Xisheng has made great achievements.
Director Huang once served in the Northeast and did administrative work in the Harbin Military Industry. He has seen the world, has a broad vision, and has economic acumen, so he is very effective in his work. Huang once ran a flour mill; according to seasonal changes, he also ran a mosquito-repellent incense workshop using sawdust, Chinese medicinal materials, and silk paper as raw materials; he gathered young people to weave reed mats in neighborhood committees; he arranged for people to go to the Qukou area of ??Hanyang County to purchase high-quality reeds for residents. use. The industry of making reed mats was once the main source of income for most families in Shahu. There is a popular folk song: "There is a dike in Shahu Lake, and every family is laying reed mats. If they move left and right, ten fingernails will break the skin." This is a true portrayal of the hard work of the people who weave reed mats in Shahu. In the summer of 1963, a reporter from Hubei Daily made a special trip to Shahu to interview and report on the weaving of reed mats. The relevant article was published on the fourth page of the provincial newspaper at that time, and was accompanied by a picture of a young girl who I knew very well, making a hammer. width. Among the several departments under the jurisdiction of the town government, the collective economic accumulation of the No. 2 Neighborhood Committee was the largest. Director Huang once revealed in a casual conversation that the collective economy of the No. 2 Neighborhood Committee could fill two large baskets based on the five-cent coin at that time. It can be seen that at that time, the collective economy of the No. 2 Neighborhood Committee was the largest. During his tenure, the collective economy of the Second Neighborhood Committee has accumulated abundant public funds. Without Director Huang’s spirit of never forgetting his original intention and serving the public wholeheartedly, these outstanding achievements would have been difficult to achieve. The most memorable experience of Director Huang Xisheng in running a business is that he conducted in-depth market research, boldly carried out practical operations, and set up a shellfish factory. At that time, the Beikou Factory was prosperous and prosperous, and its products were selling well. Solved the employment problem of hundreds of people, especially a group of young men and women. This was something that was difficult for higher-level departments to do at that time, but Director Huang Xisheng did it. This was an achievement created by the full use of his intelligence. Mr. Huang Xisheng's long-term work as director of the Second Neighborhood Committee is well-known among the people.
Nowadays, the Jiajie Street has become narrower, and many buildings have been built on both sides. Beautiful music and traditional flower drum opera can be heard from the speakers in people's homes from time to time. But I still miss the wide streets and the bungalows with whitewashed walls and black tiles on both sides. Every evening, Uncle Shi Yangchun holds a tin microphone and broadcasts: "In summer, the weather is very hot, (in winter, the weather is cold), be careful with candles and stoves." The door should be cleaned, the water jar should be filled with water, and children should play with fire. It is the responsibility of adults." The words of the fire warning are so kind and warm. Times have changed, things have changed, and people have changed. At that time, the residents' customs were simple and simple, and people's simple emotions naturally showed... These are worthy of memories for us wanderers outside.