in a word
On that day, the lake was empty and overcast.
Wet smoke covered the flying scales.
The east wind caressed my shoulder calmly,
"Wait a minute, you don't say that sentence first!
That night, the sky was full of stars.
There are two charming birds at the head of the tree.
The south wind tickled my cheek,
"Finished, you should say that sentence!
That night, the moonlight on the lake was beautiful.
Sparkling autumn fireflies are flying on the water.
The west wind gently pressed my lips,
"Why, are you still thinking about that sentence?
Today, the sky is full of sandstorms.
The wind cries for the lost crow.
The north wind wiped my eyes seriously,
"It's too late. Do you want to take back that sentence? "
1February and March of 936.
Remember xingfugou?
A dozen of us, in a long line, stepped on the fields carefully and walked towards the former "ghost-gathering ditch" and the present "happiness ditch"
In Wen Jia Village, Dengfeng County, Henan Province, there is such a long ravine: the ravine is full of small graves, and even on a windy night, people dare not cross it, because the ravine is full of ghosts! Before liberation, it was a desolate, lonely and inaccessible place. Legend has it that every night, in the dark night, ghosts floating in a trance vaguely hear crying ghosts. The name of "ghost gathering ditch" spread like wildfire.
"Ghost ditch" is where the dead in Wencun live, where the living in Wencun live and farm, and it is also a land with "Shaolin sandy, bare ravines, hard rocks and loose soil"! "If it rains one day, it will dry for three days after the rain." After the flash floods, soil erosion, arable land decreased year by year, and rivers became larger year by year, but the draft had to be taken from more than ten miles away. Every year, it is either drought or waterlogging, and no grain is harvested. Before liberation, the number of people fleeing abroad accounted for about 80% of the total population. There are many ballads in Wencun, which are the records of local people's painful life in the past:
Wencun land, chaotic mountains and mountains,
Feces are washed every year,
Without fertilizer, it is difficult to harvest enough seeds in one season.
Crops are planted seasonally, but they are confiscated every year.
This remote place, the painful years, affected 34 men in the local Nangou village, 32 of whom could not find a partner. There are five brothers in one family, four have no wives, and the other has seven girls, but five are willing to go down the mountain! There is also a ballad that says:
Some women don't marry Wenjiacun,
The sand ridge can't grow rich roots,
There is no water in the canyon,
I'm tired of eating a well,
The big beach on the far slope of the earth,
Ground grinding heels,
Every year there is no harvest in drought and flood,
The airflow must be found far away,
If you want to live a good life,
Unless you move out of Wencun.
For many years, all the people in Wencun have had this idea: "There is more water here when it rains. If you can keep it, it will be good enough! " Wencun people are hardworking, courageous and wise, but before liberation, their courage and wisdom, like soil and water, were lost with mountain torrents every year!
Wencun after liberation, like a dead tree in spring, sprouted on every branch! Under the correct leadership of the * * * production party, the cadres and the masses fought hard with nature together; From 1949 to 1954, the irrigated land was expanded from 280 mu to 590 mu. Although this amount is not small, the masses and cadres think that the progress is not fast enough because of the division of cooperatives and the problem of draft and water use has not been completely solved. A leading cadre said: "At that time, a cadre working in a local area was divorced from the masses if he wanted to throw water on his face." Because water is so difficult and precious in the local area, a basin of water from the masses, washed by parents-in-law, washed by sons and daughters-in-law, and washed by grandchildren, is finally left with coal!
Since 1958, under the leadership of the Party, the development of water conservancy work in Wencun village, like a trapped dragon, woke up happily in a spring night with a thunderstorm, got rid of the muddy shallow marsh and flew bright for nine days! The work of harnessing mountains and water conservancy has begun with great vigour. They worked together in Qi Xin to collect years of experience in fighting mountain torrents, and planned and moved in parallel to "cut down the head of Songshan Mountain and block the Ying River!" In the two months of last spring, four 37 kinds of water and soil projects were built on the high slope of the mountain top, which were closely combined with agricultural production and promoted each other. In the past year, 30 reservoirs, more than 60 large canals and 1000 farmland were built. 1 1 hilltops have been treated, more than 300,000 cubic meters of earth and stone have been dug, and the irrigation area has been expanded by more than 20,000 mu. The masses have poems describing their high enthusiasm and the fruits of their labor:
Red flags are flying everywhere on the mountain.
There is a sea of people everywhere.
The lights are bright at night,
Energetic during the day.
Gao Shanqing is green.
The valley reservoir is sparkling,
Save the dragon and the tiger,
Celebrate the harvest twice a year.
Combined with soil and water conservation, the forestry in Wencun has also developed greatly. Now there are more than 520 mu of gardens, 5 10 mu of seedlings and 6.3 million trees. The masses have a poem saying:
Engineering greening should be carried out together,
Three years later, it became a treasure,
Clear water flows everywhere,
See you on the way.
Now, the "happiness ditch" that we people are eager for is transformed from the "ghost-gathering ditch" full of disasters!
I was thinking excitedly about the transformation of Wencun, and I bowed my head and walked briskly. The girl next to her, blushing like a ripe big apple, grabbed me with a smile and said, "Go slowly, look, there is a happiness ditch ahead!" " "
Looking up, there is a winding valley in the middle of the green terraces on both sides, which is divided into dozens of "steps" with dense young trees. At this time, peach blossoms are in full bloom and willow trees sprout. Bright sunshine, full of mountains and valleys, Ying Ying full of spring! In another year or two, it is really "clear water flows everywhere, melons and fruits meet on the road", and "ghost ditch" has become a forgotten name!
The big girl with apple face helped me all the way to the head of Happiness Valley at the top of the mountain, and pointed out that the stone pool three or four feet square below the head of Happiness Valley is a stilling basin to prevent the mud in the valley from being washed away when the mountain torrents rush down. In the small ditch extending from both sides of the stilling basin, there are rows of stones not far apart, which are called "ditch belt"; In sloping fields, sloping soil beds, the so-called "soil bags", are used to prevent soil erosion. In addition, there are fish scale pits and horizontal ditches, which I can't understand and remember clearly. This small piece of water, like a thousand mirrors, twinkles in the sun. I think: after the completion of the "Thousand Stores and Thousand Museums" plan, the whole area of Wencun will be more beautiful!
We reluctantly left the happiness ditch, walked down the high slope, crossed the dry river bed and visited the leap-forward canal under construction; The shovels and rammers on the dam are crowded with people, and the earth is cheering! I took the older girl's hand and said with a smile, "You don't want to.
Marry to the foot of the mountain! She smiled and shook her head, but pointed to several women in red and red trousers in the rammer and said to me, "Those are the brides in our village. They came to work on the dam the day after their marriage!" She said, her eyes shining with phosgene of joy and pride. ...
I looked at her face and felt a clear spring of gratitude. Like people in Wencun, I thank the Party for its great and correct leadership. I also thank the people of our dear Party and Wencun, and let me see that the people closely United around the Party are invincible forces between heaven and earth.