People in rural areas are simple, so how can their children "cheat" others? An elderly person told Tong Tong's mother that she could recognize the big tree as a "dopted mother", so her mother chose the oldest and largest tree in the village as a "dopted mother" for Tong Tong and asked Tong Tong to kowtow to the big tree as a dowry.
I don't know if it's coincidence or other reasons. The tree grew for decades, but it really died the next year, and Tong Tong's body was actually better.
Winter in the north comes early and is extremely cold. Especially in those days, heavy snow was often accompanied by strong winds, which blew into the house like a whirlwind, making people unable to open their eyes. Every household in the countryside does not burn coal. If it snows at night, they will put some bean stalks or firewood in the stove and pull up the "bellows". Soon the kang will be hot, and the kang will be even hotter.
Tong Tong likes the Spring Festival best. The children in the village ran from one house to another. I want to eat it every year when I meet an adult. They either carry small lanterns in their hands or throw "small whips" everywhere (that is, they are called firecrackers at that time). I chew melon seeds or candy in my mouth, what's more, there is a New Year's Eve dinner that can arouse the gluttonous insects in my stomach. That's the biggest meal of the year!