我的老家在平湖水乡的一个小镇上,地名叫曹港。这个小镇两面临河,故而把陆上交通给截断了,显得有点偏僻。今年夏日里的一天,按照过去的“惯例”,我从县城搭乘“中巴”到乡政府所在地,随后借了辆自行车,赶两公里多路,去看望年迈的老母亲。现在不少乡下人都喜欢往城里跑,而我的老母亲却十分乐意在乡下安度晚年,她讨厌城里那种鸽子笼般的生活。日头偏西了,我还得赶回县城。 My hometown is in Pinghu Township, a small town named Cao Gang. The town faces the river on both sides, so the traffic on the ground to cut off, it seems a bit remote. One day this summer, according to past “conventions”, I took “CMB” from the county seat to the seat of the township government. I then borrowed a bicycle and went two kilometers to visit the elderly mother. Nowadays, many country folk love to run to the city, and my mother is very happy to spend her late years in the country. She hates the pigeon cages in the city. The sun is west, I have to rush back to the county.