Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Pepper's home image

Looking at the countryside on the inter-provincial bus, there are two images that make me feel warm. They are the nests lifted on the giant trees and the red pepper clusters hanging under the eaves.The Nestle on the giant tree is undoubtedly the image of a home, which is itself a home.Compared with the Nestle of the homeland, the red pepper string is a warm symbol of the secular life in the homeland. Under the eaves of the countryside, there are several materials that are often hung: red peppers, corn, sorghum, sunflowers with flower plates, bacon, salted fish, salted ducks, gourds, sweet potatoes, dried radishes, sweet potato vines, green onions, garlic heads...these are The substance of taste is accumulated in my heart, and there are two kinds that have the special appeal of homeland: red pepper and golden corn.The former is as bright red as clouds, while the latter is golden.

Thinking about it, Chinese people like me have already fixed their identity in the countryside. Although I have lived in the family area of ​​the factory far more than in the countryside, the state of mind is a special thing, and it cannot be controlled by time. To be sure, sometimes space is not needed, it may even be an empirical language expression, which suddenly sneaks into the heart. I believe that the urban identity of Chinese people like me is weaker than that of the country, which is related to the strong culture of the country and the religious related to the opposition principle.

I'm an atheist, and mentioning religious influences seems to be especially questionable.The most influential religions in China, at least among the Han people, should be Buddhism and Taoism. Buddhism was introduced from India and reached the level of state religion in its heyday.Taoism is China's native religion, and its believers are not as numerous as Buddhist believers. However, most of the followers of Taoism are intellectuals with wide influence, so their influence in China is huge. However, the temples and temples of Buddhism and Taoism are all built among famous mountains and huge rivers, so the hearts of believers are tied to famous mountains and great temples, and only their bodies move between villages and towns.It is always triggering and implying... the beauty of nature, the vastness of the world, and the length of time.Under such a religious atmosphere, why do Chinese people and Chinese culture not want to escape from villages and towns and eventually convert to famous mountains and giant rivers?On the other hand, in the west where urbanization has been successfully completed, they build churches in crowded places and in the middle of towns. In this way, as long as believers believe in religion, they yearn for towns in their hearts. … gather in all directions towards the town, which is their spiritual home.

When Chinese people believe in religion, they go out from the villages and cities; when Westerners believe in religion, they go out to the villages and cities.The West also fixed the day of worship. After six days and one week, it happened to be a labor cycle. After six days of work, one day of rest was required physiologically, which laid the foundation for Western urbanization and the original order.Why didn't Buddhism and Taoism take root in cities at the beginning?Could it be that we believe in nature uniformly from the very beginning?Heaven and man are one?Even if you think about it, it is more likely that Europe has experienced the stage of unity of politics and religion. As long as it is unity of politics and religion, churches will definitely be built in cities. China does not have unity of politics and religion. The only way is to go out, and the main body of Taoism itself is frustrated intellectuals, and their escapist psychology determines that Taoism will not take root in the city.If we look at urbanization and the sense of home identity, the achievements of the unity of politics and religion cannot be denied.From this, it can be felt that the Chinese still have a mentality of temporarily stationing in their cities when they build their cities. When Westerners build their cities, they are building their own homes.

Over time, people have discovered that the West has been urbanized four centuries earlier, and China is still discussing whether to urbanize. Oh, what does this have to do with chili?In fact, the relationship is very close, because it is also a relationship of home identity.From far away on the bus, I saw a bunch of red peppers hanging under the eaves of the farmhouse. The memories about the years, about the grandmother, about the childhood, have been engraved religiously in the depths of the memory. , which never fades away, whose bright red color that can never be bleached, made me lifelong hostile to the city.