There is a reservoir in front of my house.
Later, I heard from the older generation that our village used to live by water, and the river in front of the village was called Dan River. This reservoir was built on the basis of the Dan River, so it is called this name, so that's it.
The reservoir was completed in 1959 10, and in August of the following year. More than 10,000 migrant workers from 12 communes in the county were used. At that time, such a large-scale project had neither large machinery nor advanced tools, and everything was carried by people. The construction difficulty can be imagined, but it also fully proved the hard-working spirit of people at that time.
Looking back on the construction site at that time, the red flag was in full swing, the scene was spectacular and the atmosphere was warm. Every time I think about it, I am filled with emotion.
"On one side of the mountain, on the other side of the water, the land is blessed", and the theory of cloud and feng shui in the house classics is ethereal, so it is impossible to verify whether it is blessed or not. However, it is an indisputable fact that the crops in the village have not been affected by drought since I can remember.
I dare not say that there are thousands of miles of fertile land, at least drought and flood are not a problem. There is a canal in the north and south, which will always bring the water stored in the reservoir into the field in time, so that the crops will be full of vitality forever. "Protecting the fields with one water will make the surroundings green" is no longer limited to poems and songs, all of which are attributed to the reservoir.
Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty said, "Under the hedge of picking chrysanthemums, you can see Nanshan leisurely." Now, I have become a "leisurely see the dam". The reservoir is close to my home, about 300 meters. If you walk on the dam, you can recognize it at a glance. If your eyesight is better, your eyes can distinguish clearly.
When I was a child, I used to sit at the gate and count the pedestrians passing by the dam, including pedestrians, cyclists and tractors. In the end, it will not exceed double digits.
Now, a highway passes through the middle, blocking the view to the dam. The constant traffic on the expressway is by no means something that double digits can remember. Of course, there are no children watching the dam. Everything is changing.
The reservoir is wide from east to west and narrow from north to south. "If the water is not deep, there must be a dragon." No matter how deep the reservoir is, there is no dragon, but this does not affect its beauty.
Outside the reservoir dam, short grass is planted everywhere. Every spring and summer, from a distance, the whole dam looks like a green linoleum, with unknown wild flowers scattered in it, white, red, yellow, purple and colorful, dotted with green dams.
Before the grazing ban, people often put cattle and sheep on it, which is really a bit like "only cattle and sheep are seen in the wind."
The inside is mostly composed of large flat stones. These stones are large and small, round and square, and have different shapes, but they are all cleverly connected together, making the whole dam surface as flat as a river, and occasionally a few tenacious grasses stick their heads out and look around.
If you look carefully enough, you will find that there are broken pills in it. Although the lettering on the broken tablet is still clear, it is difficult to judge the date from the words on it.
The storage capacity of the reservoir is not very large, but it is not too small. The color of water is not invariable. Sunny days are clear blue, and rainy days turn muddy khaki.
When there is no wind, the water surface is smooth and calm. "There is no windless mirror on the pool surface" is the best portrayal. As soon as the cloak was put on, the water wrinkled, throwing tiny waves and rolling back and forth toward the shore, patting the stones on the shore gently, just like comforting a crying child in his arms.
It will be more beautiful in the early morning. In the early morning, the rising sun in Ran Ran sprinkled soft light on the water, and then it was sparkling. The waves are like a golden carp, jumping and swimming, full of vitality and vigor.
This is a paradise for children. Fishing, shrimp fishing, stepping on mussels, and of course naked splashing, as well as parents who often come to "chase", scold, beg for mercy, laugh and interweave, but not messy, but lively and interesting.
This is a place where adults rest. In summer, men who have worked hard all day will come here to soak for a while at night to relax their tired bodies. Women came here in twos and threes, covered with sheets at home, laughing and laughing from time to time, which attracted pedestrians on the dam to look askance frequently.
"predecessors planted trees, and later generations enjoyed the cool." The reservoir in front of the gate nourishes the land in the Danhe River basin, which not only brings people the joy of harvest, but also makes people gain hope and gives me the joy and good memories of my childhood. ...