In the sixties and seventies, there was no electricity, air conditioner and electric fan in the dog days in rural areas. How did you survive the heat?
Occasionally, when the power goes out, she seems to lose her mind. Either let her go for a ride by bike or find a place with electricity and air conditioning for her to stay.
Rural children of their generation can't imagine the days without air conditioners and fans. They didn't even think about it. Some people say that in the 1960s and 1970s, without air conditioners and electric fans, how could people live in dog days?
In fact, it was not only in the 1960s and 1970s, but also in the middle and late 1980s. Many rural people have not used electric fans, let alone air conditioners. At that time, electricity was not common.
Black sister-in-law just caught such a tail. As far as she can remember, her family was poor, so she didn't own a fan until she was in her teens, that is, in the middle and late 1990s.
So, how do those days without electricity live?
1. How do adults spend the dog days? In fact, people basically didn't sleep indoors in summer at that time. Because it's too hot inside, people will choose to sleep under a tree in the yard or simply go to the village. Big field? Sleeping in the park, but in our village, every summer night, people like to sleep on the west road in the village, because there are two rows of big willows on both sides of the big sleep.
This is day and night. During the day, it is mostly a lunch break. People do their work at noon in the morning. When they have lunch, people go to the west of the village with bowls in one hand and cushions under their arms.
Open the mat under the tree, sit on it to eat, put the bowl on the mat, and people sit on it to smoke and chat. The whole village will basically be there, and most of them will talk about the growth of crops.
After chatting, they will lie down and use a brick or their shoes as pillows. After sleeping, they will wake up at three or four in the afternoon and go home with mats and bowls. After that, they will go to work in the fields.
In the evening, everyone gathered under these big willows. Of course, there are mostly boys and men here, and girls and mothers sleep in the yard at home.
Some people say that it was a good time, there were no mosquitoes, and I didn't bite when I slept in the yard. Actually, it's not. How could there be no mosquitoes at that time? There are many, but between being bitten and being too hot, people choose to be bitten. Of course, there are also some measures, such as putting garlic around to repel mosquitoes when sleeping.
Another way is that my mother holds a big lotus leaf fan in her hand to cool down and repel mosquitoes.
Countless summers have passed, and some people say that summer was not too hot at that time, which is sheer nonsense. Who didn't have a rash at that time?
So, how do children spend the dog days?
Second, how do children spend the dog days? At that time, there were many ditches in the countryside, to what extent? Our village is almost surrounded by water, and there is Weihe River in the south, which leads directly to Tianjin. It is said that steamboats were used in the Republic of China, but when Heisao was a child, the river became smaller, but the water was not small.
There is a river passing by the village, and the potholes on the side are full of water.
Every summer, especially after the rain, frogs chirp incessantly. At this time, it is time for adults and children to struggle. Children always want to soak in the water, but adults don't let them, for fear that something will happen to them.
But this will not affect the child's determination. How many rural children could not swim at that time? They stay in the water almost all day.
However, these are only for boys, and girls don't have such treatment. They can't bathe in the river. Boys can take a bath at will, but girls can't.
Therefore, in summer, girls are still suffering. They either endure the heat or take a bath at home.
Sometimes, they will follow their mother and several women in the village, take advantage of the dark, find a place to carry people and jump into the river to wash. However, this situation is rare. One is that the father at home doesn't allow it, and the other is that women don't know how to drink water for fear of danger.
Finally, there are too many differences between the countryside and the past. Under the big willow tree in the west of the village, no one takes a lunch break, and no one enjoys the cool at night. People also give up sleeping in the yard at night. There is no water in the ditches in the village. The children who used to jump into the river naked are now middle-aged people in their thirties.
Some people say they will feel sad, but Black Sister-in-law thinks it is unnecessary, which just shows the progress and development of our countryside. In the past, sleeping under a tree was a helpless move. Why should we miss those days when it is convenient for us to enjoy the cool with electricity? People should look forward, the past will pass, and the coming will always come. And what the future is like, black sister-in-law feels that she can look forward to it.