Prose "Dafu" Xiaoyao Village

One of Anhua Village Series

Wen Shu Ye Meng

Xiaoyao Village, Dafu Town, Anhua is a blessed place in my heart, which is the "blessed village" with good fortune.

Xiaoyao is a place where I have been for a long time.

Strange? I've only been there once, and this village often comes out of my heart, and I often miss it.

Gushuyoufu village

On July 4th, 2009, under the leadership of Tang Zhen and Tian Xiaohua, a young calligrapher, we went to Dayao Village to see the earthen pagoda and Xiaoyao Village to see the ancient ginkgo trees.

Go straight to Yuanyang Ginkgo Tree, let me enter Xiaoyao Village and feel a different atmosphere. The ancient female ginkgo tree grew so healthy in the village house that four people couldn't hold it. The circumference is 7 meters, and the huge canopy covers the village. Strangely, such a huge old tree is not old at all, just like a fertile woman in her prime. Around the roots, there are many twigs and thick leaves. I marvel at such a big ginkgo tree, which is estimated to be rare in the whole province. Even with such a big tree, it is rare to have such a good growth state, and the trunk is so complete and full of vitality. Listen to the village party secretary: this tree produces 700 kilograms of ginkgo every year.

There are two ancient ginkgo trees in Xiaoyao village. More than 90 meters away from the female ginkgo tree is the male ginkgo tree. Male ginkgo trees look much younger than female trees. Strangely, the two trees are not together. How do they pollinate?

On the day when ginkgo trees bloom, there must be wind blowing in the right direction. If the wind blows in the opposite direction, it will be useless. But these worries are completely unnecessary. In the days when flowers bloom, there will always be wind to help. In this way, nature arranges the transmission of life between plants.

When were these two ginkgo trees planted? There is no clear record. However, as an ancient tree, an ancient tree that lives in a village with human beings, it is rare to have such a good growth state. Every April, flocks of egrets gather on ginkgo trees and fly back in 65438+ 10.

Ginkgo tree is like a blessing god, which brings green to Xiaoyao Village.

Muscle man in the sun

When I was sorting out photos of Anhua in my office, Kuang Guotai, a famous poet photographer, saw a farmer "muscular man in the sun" I photographed in Xiaoyao Village. He didn't listen, chanting "blockbuster!" I am flattered by Kuang Guotai's evaluation.

That's a farmer I photographed when I entered Xiaoyao Village. He was naked in the sun, giving people a sense of strength and visual impact. When I called Xiaoyao Village to ask about the protagonist in the photo, I didn't expect that the "muscle man in the sun" was actually Xiao Zongfan, a low-income villager. He had a kidney removed due to illness, and the muscles of one foot atrophied, making it difficult to move. But he is very hardworking. Besides doing farm work within his power, he also uses bamboo as a thug on his own mountain. After reading the photos I took, who would have thought that this 50-year-old farmer was physically disabled and his kidney was removed? He looks healthy! Unbelievable!

Xiao Zongfan awed me. This is Anhua farmers! A diligent and healthy mental state creates a harmonious atmosphere.

Because of the hot weather, Xiao Zhishu, the village party secretary, was also half naked and became a muscular man in my photo. He walked in the village under the sun with a bright smile.

There are many birthday girls under the ginkgo tree. It is said that among the 2 1 farmers living around the big tree, there are 12 elderly people over 80 years old. Xiaoyao Village 1548 people, with 8% of the elderly living long.

Harmony comes from awe.

Like many villages in Anhua. Xiaoyao village also has a variety of mineral resources: vanadium, manganese, iron, tungsten ... all of which are hidden underground.

The mountain opposite the village is Yumin Mountain, which is also called Huoying Mountain by the villagers. It is said that whoever cuts down trees on the mountain will have a fire in the village, which is always tried and tested. Later, when the mountain was closed, there was no fire in the village. Yumin Mountain has become a dense forest and a green landscape and barrier opposite Xiaoyao Village. The cloud cave is hidden in the dense forests of Mud Mountain and Caspian Sea, and it is the place where villagers worship gods. The legend of Yu Minshan is awe of ecology. Harmony comes from awe.

Xiaoyao village also has an ancient stone road with an elevation of 2 100, which leads to the wooden cave earth tower in Dayao village. At the foot of Yumin Mountain is a clear stream, which flows down from Tianzhaoping Mountain thousands of meters above sea level. The stream flows into the Yixi River.

I photographed the white geese perched by the stream and their reflections.

Like all villages, houses in Xiaoyao Village are very dense. Xiaoyao village doesn't look very rich, but it's clean. Some farmers in the village use biogas. I tried to turn on the biogas stove of the township party, and the blue flame gushed out. What a big fire! No wonder this village is very clean.

In Xiaoyao Village, many buildings are made of earth, which was in the era of low carbon, and the two-story earth wall building is the scenery of Dafu area. Now that the conditions are good, all the new buildings are brick houses.

Everything in Xiaoyao Village remains the true color of the original village. A green village should be like Xiaoyao Village. Those cobblestone walls are works of art in my eyes. Especially the wall structure of mud house, how can it be a two-story building? Later, when I saw the wooden cave seven-level pagoda made of mud, I felt that Anhua people had created a miracle in the history of architecture.

Xiaoyao Village is a blessed land: there are ancient mandarin ducks and ginkgo trees, dense forests in Yumin, gods in Xiao Yun caves, clear streams flowing down from Tiantai Mountain, and hardworking and simple villagers. ...

In my opinion, Xiaoyao Village is a village that knows how to respect nature. Because it knows how to respect nature, God also blessed Xiaoyao Village. Give Xiaoyao Village a green ecology and a peaceful life.

One afternoon in the summer of 2009, I left an unforgettable memory in a small village under the scorching sun.

[Editor: Liao Huiwen]

[Source: Hunan Daily New Hunan Client]