远逝的小镇老家西北三四里处,有一小镇叫茅塘桥,在伯渎港北岸,介于梅里、鸿声之间。因和老家靠得近,小时候多次去过。印象里,初次去茅塘桥小镇,还是上小学时的七十年代初。春日的午后,班主任组织班级去鸿山踏青。徒步近两个小时,抵达鸿山南麓。沿石径爬坡,两侧石罅杂草丛生,山坡松木葳蕤,苍翠欲滴,枝桠间鸟声啁啾。爬至半山腰,一处墓地凸现于前。墓地荒凉颓败如一废墟,周围 Far away from home northwest three or four miles home town, there is a small town called Maotang Bridge, in the northern coast of Burundi, between Meri, Hung Shing. Due to close proximity to home, many times I had been to childhood. Impression, the first time to go to Mao Tangqiao town, or in the early seventies of primary school. In the afternoon of spring, the class teacher organized a class to go to the hills. Nearly two hours on foot, arrived at the south of Hon Shan. Climbing along the stone path, stone weeds on both sides of the tufts, pine hillsides, lush, branch chirping birds tweet. Climb to the hillside, a cemetery highlights in front. Desolate cemetery desolate ruin, around