Lu Wu, Lu Wu

On February 28, the Wangjiabai Bridge will be closed for 80 days, which means that it will be three months before I can return to my hometown of Luwu.

I took the time to go back to my hometown.

This time, without disturbing my brother and sister-in-law, I drove directly to Beihetan.

There are fewer construction vehicles in Xiaozhuokou, and the foundation of the embankment has taken shape. Because there were several cars coming out of the fields and woods to the east, I judged that the focus of the project had moved eastward. I walked a hundred or two hundred meters to the east and found that someone was cutting down trees. They were probably blocking the paving of the road. A two-person-high mound of dirt was pushed up on the dirt road. This was probably to dredge the canal and dig deeper.

I came to the northeast of the village, near the third-class area, and saw countless scrapers and trucks busy pushing up piles of soil.

From this, I infer that starting from Yangwa Gate, the river section surrounding Luwu is under construction, or that the canals in the Xianghe River section are under construction in full swing.

My hometown needs a new look, and earth-shaking changes have taken place.

Along the way, I saw some villagers pulling small pine saplings into the ground. I saw pine saplings planted between rows of fast-growing poplars. I saw a lot of pine saplings parked at the entrance of the northeastern village. Sapling's car, I know that the villagers are making small calculations for ground compensation again. But what can be done? They can only pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and pursue maximization of interests.

The navigation of the North Canal is a national project. Where will Lu Wu go?

The most common method is of course relocation. Uproot the entire village and move it to another place farther away from the canal; the area around the canal will be planned and designed by the state to build a large-scale scenic tourist area. This is good for both the country and the people.

The second step is to retain the surrounding villages and transform them into characteristic villages that integrate with the canal scenery. Tianjin Baodi’s experience can be used for reference, such as the rice field cultivation at Xiaoxin Wharf, the gourd culture at Niuzhuangzi, the freshwater crab breeding at Qilihai, the village history exhibition at Xiaojinzhuang... Baodi has created twenty or thirty characteristics along the Chaobai River. rural. Can we also create a series of characteristic villages? Of course, this will take a long time and may go through various twists and turns.

The country and the government have already planned it, I am just imagining it.

I am a weirdo, not looking for the future, only thinking about the past. I always think of the watermelons and peanuts grown on the site (the name of a piece of land); I always think of the multi-ear sorghum on the sandy land to the north of the site; I always think of cutting grass on the north river beach, and I always think of using wool on the earthen dam that stretches into the river. Cats and puppies were braided with grass; I thought of the second crop of sorghum seedlings. When they were drying, I picked up a bunch and swung them back, and they were like arrowheads, stuck in the ground...

Leave My hometown has been away from the land for many years, but I still feel like a boy in the village, devoted to the canals and soil, and loving the crops and the village.