Essay on rural change 1500-2000 words.

It has been 60 years since the founding of New China. Over the past 60 years, the motherland has undergone earth-shaking changes, and there are endless words. Specific to us personally, there are always some things that are unforgettable. Grandpa and Yan left a deep impression in my memory.

Grandpa is an old smoker. He has been smoking for as long as I can remember. According to my grandmother, grandpa has been smoking since he was fourteen or fifteen. At that time, he worked with adults, who smoked during breaks, so that he could learn to smoke. After a long time, grandpa learned to smoke, and he was an old smoker. Tell him not to eat a meal. If you tell him not to smoke, it will kill him. Grandpa's cigarettes have changed a lot over the years. It is like a microcosm, from which I deeply feel the changes in the lives of our people.

I've never seen a "toad head" cigarette. Grandma said that in the 1970s, most of the cigarettes that Grandpa smoked were locally produced cigarettes commonly known as "Toad Head". Roll up the tobacco leaves with a paper roll, which is as thick as a thumb. The smoke exhaled by smokers is very choking, especially for children, who are often choked to cough. At that time, all the men who could smoke in the village smoked this kind of home-grown cigarette and could not afford it. Perhaps because of habit, they especially like this kind of "toad head" cigarette, saying that smoking is "strong" and "enjoyable". Cigarettes are only smoked by women, and men are looked down upon for smoking cigarettes.

When I was six or seven years old, my grandfather stopped smoking toad heads. He smokes cheap cigarettes, very cheap, fifteen cents a box. He always said to my grandmother, "It's better to smoke a toad's head. It's boring!" I asked my grandfather, "Grandpa, smoking is not strong. Why not whip the toad's head? " Grandpa "hey hey" smiled. "The men in the village don't smoke toad head. Smoking is a joke, as if we have no money to buy cigarettes. " Grandma chimed in and said, "Your grandfather stole some when no one was around." Don't smoke in front of people. "Grandpa just smiled and said nothing. In fact, as Grandpa said, the men in the village really seldom smoke "toad head" cigarettes, and the choking smoke that goes straight to the nose as soon as they enter the door is also much lighter. The changes in the lives of ordinary villagers in their hometown can be felt from this small cigarette.

Later, my uncle was transferred to the provincial capital to work and rarely went home. I only go home during the Spring Festival every year. Write home in advance every time and ask what you need at home. You can buy it in the provincial capital. At that time, it was very popular to smoke cigarettes made in Yunnan. Smokers were commonly known as "clouds". Once, grandpa wrote back to my uncle and said, "If you can, buy me two boxes of' clouds'". At that time, smoking "clouds" was popular. If anyone can buy one or two boxes of "Hongtashan" and "Shilin", it will be a great good thing. Not to mention that in rural areas, it is difficult to buy "clouds" even in counties and cities. Grandpa thinks uncle should be able to buy "cloud" in the provincial capital. My uncle doesn't smoke, and he doesn't find it difficult to buy "clouds". As soon as the store inquired, it was known that buying "Cloud" required a "cigarette ticket", without which it was impossible. I quickly asked my colleagues at work for "cigarette tickets" and finally bought four boxes of "Shilin" ...

Grandpa's delight in these four boxes of "clouds" is beyond people's imagination. He has never smoked himself. When my relatives and friends came to see me, he took out his cigarettes and distributed them to everyone. He proudly said, "My son bought it from the provincial capital, so there is no way to buy it! It's just better than our local cigarettes, and it's not choking. Give it a try! " Everyone took the cigarette from grandpa, put it in his hand first, and then lit it slowly, praising uncle's "ability." This is what grandpa wants to achieve, to satisfy his vanity and show off himself.

Later, the hometown vigorously developed planting, and the villagers' pockets gradually bulged. Life is getting better. My most tangible feeling is that the brand they smoke has changed. There are more and more brand-name cigarettes in China, such as "Yuxi", "Zhonghua" and "Panda" ... brand-name cigarettes that were never smoked in the past are now very common. The reform and opening up have made the villagers in my hometown not really rich.

Later, my aunt got married and had children in the city. Once, my grandparents took me to my aunt's house to look after the children. Grandpa smiled into a flower holding his grandson's face. After chatting for a while, grandpa suddenly got up and said he was going to go to the bathroom outside. My aunt said, "There is a bathroom at home. What are you doing out? " Grandpa said that he was not used to the toilet at home, so he might as well go to the public toilet. When grandpa left, grandma said to my aunt, "You must be a heavy smoker. Go out and smoke! " "I don't believe it. Go out and see what grandpa is doing. At the corner of the stairs, I saw grandpa smoking against the wall. I said, "Grandpa, why do you still smoke? Go back to smoke. "Grandpa shook his head." TV always says smoking is harmful to health. Secondhand smoke is more harmful to health. I can't let the smoke choke the child, but I can't! "I looked at my grandfather and waited for a while, and I couldn't help thinking of the past. At that time, grandpa smoked, so we said, "I'm suffocating." "His eyes glared." Get out! "Now, he consciously does not smoke in the house, so as not to harm the health of others. Grandpa's health awareness has been greatly improved. What a change! I think it would be nice if grandpa could give up smoking.

When I came back from my aunt's house, my grandfather was seriously ill and was admitted to the hospital. He also specifically asked me to bring him an ashtray. The doctor who treated him advised him to give up smoking. He shook his head and said, "I've been smoking for decades, and I'm afraid I can't quit!" " "We also think it is too difficult to ask grandpa to quit smoking. The doctor found some pamphlets to show grandpa to quit smoking and told us to mobilize grandpa to quit smoking. At first, grandpa was impatient, and grandma said, "This is for your own good! I've been smoking for half my life. Why can't you? Besides, quitting smoking is good for others and your health. Why can't you quit? Saving money to buy some health care products is better than smoking! "Grandma's words made Grandpa stop crying." Then I'll try. "Grandpa whispered. On that day, under the supervision of everyone, grandpa only smoked three cigarettes, which was a quarter of the usual amount. ...

When I was discharged from the hospital, I went to help my grandfather pack things and prepare to put the ashtray into the bag. Grandpa suddenly said to me, "don't take that thing, smoking is not good!" If you have time in the future, you will exercise, do some meaningful activities and do something meaningful, and this harmful thing will be avoided! " I looked at my grandfather with waiting eyes for a while, but I didn't expect him to really quit smoking! The change of his ideology is more surprising than his quitting smoking!

From smoking "Toad Head" cigarettes to smoking opium, never smoking indoors to giving up smoking completely, this change of grandpa and cigarettes reflects the great changes in people's mental outlook since the reform and opening up, and the quality of China people is constantly improving. This change is more gratifying than the prosperity of people's lives and more commendable than the progress of material life. It has been 60 years since the founding of New China, and such changes have taken place in the corner, reflecting the progress of China. Look at many places where public places are completely quitting smoking. I believe more smokers will quit smoking like grandpa. Our living environment will get better and better, and China will be prosperous and strong day by day!