我最先把莲花塘当成一个过继的村庄,之前我对她一无所知,然而命运将我惘然而又清晰地推向她的怀抱。假如有着乡村出生成长的经验,一定会明白“过继”意味着什么,但没有一种从风俗出发的理解跟得上我迈向莲花塘的步伐。乡村如此辽阔,然而更多的人总是愿意将自己赶向城市,更多的人一去不返。当我在出走多年之后返回乡村,最先发现的就是乡村已经移风易俗,城市也是一样,没有一种记忆里的习俗得以在怀念和 I first regarded Lotus Pond as an adoptive village, before I knew nothing of her, but fate suddenly and clearly pushed her into her arms. If you have the experience of growing up in the rural areas, you will definitely understand what “passing through” means. However, there is no understanding of custom that follows the pace of my journey to Lotus Pond. The countryside is so vast, yet more people are always willing to rush to the city and more are gone. When I returned to the village after leaving for many years, the first thing I noticed was that the village had been transformed into a town, and the city was the same. There was no memory in which the custom was remembered