外公的新房是2010年春开建的,用了半年时间终于竣工。可能是喜新厌旧,或是情有独钟,第二年就有燕子在一楼廊下筑巢了。燕子是令人敬佩的,衔来泥草,一点点累积,竟筑成了爱的小屋。筑巢是慢工:一个燕巢是由一粒粒小土粒粘连而成的,小土粒有多少,粗略测算一下,应在上千,要筑成这个幸福的家,要往返上千次。筑巢是细活:每一粒土都要用吐沫浸湿,嚼成米粒状,再和其他土粒粘连 Grandfather’s new home was built in the spring of 2010 and it took half a year to finally complete the construction. May be new or old, or have a soft spot. The next year there are swallows nesting in the gallery on the first floor. Swallows are admirable, and they have muddy grass and a little accumulation. They have actually become a love hut. Nesting is a slow work: a swallow nest is made up of a small piece of soil, and the number of small soil particles is roughly calculated. There should be thousands of them. To build this happy home, it is necessary to make thousands of trips. . Nesting is a fine task: Each grain of soil should be soaked with spittle, chewed into rice grains, and then adhered to other soil particles.