忆儿时：养蚕、桑葚与童年趣事.pdfVIP

忆儿时

我儿时，有三件不能忘却的事。

第一件是养蚕。那是我五六岁时，我祖

母在日的事。我祖母是一个豪爽而享乐

的人。不但良辰佳节不肯轻轻放过，就是养

蚕，也每年大规模地举行。其实，我长大后

才晓得，祖母的养蚕并非专为图利，的

年头常要蚀本，然而她欢喜这暮春的点缀，

故每年大规模地举行。我所欢喜的，最初是

蚕落地铺。那时我们的三开间的厅上，地上

统是蚕，架着经纬的跳板，以便通行及饲叶。

蒋五伯挑了担到地里去采叶，我与诸姊跟了

去，去吃桑葚。蚕落地铺的时候，桑葚已很

紫而甜了，比好吃得多。我们吃饱，

又用一张大叶做一只碗，采了一碗桑葚，跟

了蒋五伯回来。蒋五伯饲蚕，我就以走跳板

为戏乐，常常失足翻落地铺里，压死许多蚕

宝宝。祖母忙喊蒋五伯抱我起来，不许我再

走。然而这满屋的跳板，像棋盘街一样，又

很低，走起来一点也不怕，真是有趣。这真

ReminiscingaboutchildhoodFengZikai

WhenIrecallmychildhood,therearethreethingsIcannotforget.

Thefirstthingistoraisesilkworms.Thathappened

whenmygrandmotherwasinJapanwhenIwasfiveorsix

yearsold.Mygrandmotherwasagenerousandfun-loving

.Notonlydowenotletgoofthegoodtimesand

festivalslightly,butsilkwormraisingisalsoheldonalarge

scaleeveryyear.Infact,Ididn’trealizeuntilIgrewupthat

mygrandmother’ssilkwormraisingwasnotjustforprofit,

andYeGuioftenlostmoneyeveryyear.However,sheloved

thisembellishmentoflatespring,soshehelditonalarge

scaleeveryyear.WhatIwashappyaboutwasthesilk

wormsfallingtotheground.Atthattime,inourthree-bay

hall,thegroundwascoveredwithsilkworms,andthere

werespringboardssetuptofacilitatepassageandfeed

leaves.UncleJiangtookaloadandwenttothefieldstopick

leaves.MysistersandIfollowedtoeatmulberries.Whenthe

silkwormsfalltotheground,themulberriesarepurpleand

sweet,muchmoredeliciousthanbayberries.Afterwewere

full,wemadeabowlwithabigleaf,pickedabowlof

mulberries,andcamebackwithUncleJiang.WhenUncle

Jiangwasfeedingsilkworms,Iusedtowalkon