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Chapter 31 Moon mouth

Maqiao Dictionary 韩少功 354Words 2018-03-19
The field is female and female, so the water gap on the ridge of the field is called "Yuekou".People have moon water, that is, menstruation in Mandarin, so Tian also has a month's mouth, which is not surprising. According to the needs of the seedlings in the field, it is the task of the water watcher to adjust the water flow at any time, and to block or dig out the monthly openings in time.It is usually the elderly who fill this role.With a hoe on his shoulder, he wandered alone in the ditch, and sometimes in the middle of the night, he would make intermittent footsteps. people's night.

There are always small puddles and sandy bottoms at the mouth of the moon, and sometimes there are small fish and flowers scurrying against the water, which provides convenience for people to wash things when they finish work.If women don’t want to go to the far river, they always have to wash their hoes or sickles when they pass by, and wash their hands and feet along the way to wash off the mud spots and sweat stains on their faces, leaving fresh faces and bright eyes. Walk towards the evening with cooking smoke.After they walked through the mouth of the moon, they seemed to be different people.Their radiance has been corroded by the whole day's toil, and only on the way home, the gurgling moonlight can suddenly polish the radiance.

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