<p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 忙碌了好久，盼到了三天的休假。提着端午的鸭蛋和几包茶叶，备好一份薄礼准备回老家看看。</p><p class="ql-block"> 八点多，小镇TP街依旧车水马龙。“慢点慢点…”也许是年纪大了，也许是职业病所致，坐在副驾驶上我时不时提醒着丈夫。幸好，他也慢慢习惯了我的唠叨。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 二十分钟后我们抵达婆家所在的乡镇。行驶在平坦的河堤上，敞开车窗，久违的乡土气息扑面而来，享受着大自然的美好，感觉十分惬意。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 堤岸两旁球状的红叶石楠似花非花，夹在等距的树木之间，演绎着红与绿的诱惑。五颜六色的小花花点缀着堤岸，为这个夏天添了一抹彩。“一把青秧趁手青。”堤岸下边一大片稻田像铺着绿色的地毯，嫩绿的秧苗随风舞动，碧波荡漾，洋溢着初夏的气息。田间秧苗布局整齐、横平竖直,间距匀称,仿佛农人不经意间写就的诗行。有些稻田已被平整成条带状，许是已经播种或是等待着播种吧。 堤岸附近也有部分农田改成了有规模的小龙虾养殖基地。</p><p class="ql-block"> 河面上一对大白鹅优闲地游着，岸边的几只忽而扇着翅膀跃跃欲飞，忽而嘎嘎嘎地叫，还有一只伸长着脖子，划着六亲不认的步伐，样子很拽，似乎在以自己的方式告诉路人乡村在振兴。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> </p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 抬望眼，蓝天如洗，白云如絮，远处山坡上的稻田层层叠叠，如诗如画。几只白鹭在田间飞来飞去，时而立在田埂上，时而探着脑袋在秧田觅食。洁白的羽毛，灵巧的身子，似佳人兮宛在画中。一切都是这么的美好祥和，我不禁沉浸在周杰伦的《稻香》之中，找寻着儿时的记忆。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> “嘀嘀--”随着一声汽车喇叭鸣响，我们到村口了。还是这条路，还是这座村，只是安静了很多。偌大的村庄，年轻人都外出打工了，只有几户敞着门，偶尔才能碰上一位老人打声招呼。</p> <p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 时光煮雨，岁月经年，村口的大树见证着几代人的成长。尽管历经沧桑，它依然静静地伫立在原地眺望着远方，指引着回家的路……</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">附：端午节英文介绍</p><p class="ql-block"> Hello , everyone ! Today is the Dragon Boat Festival , known as the Duanwu Festival . </p><p class="ql-block"> It falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.It is also one ofthe four traditional Chinese festivals , along with Spring Festival ,Qingming Festival , and Mid - autumn Festival ." Duan ＂ in ancient Chinese means " beginning " and ＂ initial "（初始的）.</p><p class="ql-block"> Ancient Chinese used to cal the first a few days of the fifth month as " Duan ", thus " Duanwu " means the fifth day . On the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to eating zongzi( traditional Chinese rice - pudding ), wearing five - colored silk - threaded braid （戴彩线）, and dragon boat racing , people also have other customs related to disease prevention and health саге.</p><p class="ql-block"> On this day , people sweep their yards , wear perfumed medicine bags （佩香囊）, hang mugwort , drink realgar wine （饮雄黄酒）, and take herbal bath to prevent insects and diseases .So the Dragon Boat Festival is a " festival of health care and disease prevention ”(“卫生防疫保健节”) for ancient Chinese people .</p>