Us in those years

In those years, we were young, carefree, and high-spirited!

I accidentally found this photo, and my mind was drawn back to twenty-two years ago. At that time, we were a group of unemployed young people in rural areas. We stepped out of school and onto the road to unemployment. Apart from doing some farm work at home, most of our time was wasted in boredom. Occasionally, we would gather on the old wooden bridge at night to talk about life, play the piano and flute, sing a few songs, and chat about home affairs. The days seemed ordinary, but everyone was deeply happy!

One day, Brother Zhongshan gathered us together and said, "Why don't we start a band? Nowadays, it has become popular to hire a band to perform during weddings and weddings. It can fulfill your own hobbies and add some income."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Just like that, we gathered together ten people, each raised 800 yuan, and bought a trombone, a trumpet, a medium trumpet from Changsha, Dagu, and spent more than a thousand yuan to invite teachers from the county cultural center, and started a small collective life of "Ten People Walking in Wind and Rain". Everyone unanimously elected Brother Zhongshan as the band leader.

The teacher is a soldier who returned from the military and art troupe. He is proficient in all these instruments. Especially the saxophone version of "Spring in the North Country" is intoxicating. Seeing him play it so easily and familiarly, I once I thought it shouldn't be too difficult to learn, but there are still some things that are contrary to others. It is easy to see but difficult to learn.

The teacher divided our work and skills. Jianhe and I, brothers Jianping were assigned as trombone players, best friends Juxiu and Luo Yi took over as trumpet players, Brother Bangcai and Brother Shuisheng, and Chu Long My uncle learned the trumpet, but our versatile Zhongshan brother was deeply loved by his master. He learned the saxophone alone. Xianzhong, a former member of the publicity team, became a drummer. Each of them led his "baby" with great joy. This self-help group The band~~~"Huaqiao Band" was born.

On the first day of study, practice your strength. The master said that you should blow the trumpet in your hand first and then pay attention to the parts of your lips where you are exerting force. You will practice this today. Practice one sound first and then learn the other ones. Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock Everyone studied again by the river...

The next morning, everyone came to the river very actively and early. You looked at me and I looked at you, and they all seemed to want to laugh. It turned out that yesterday’s The practice gave everyone a "Bajie"-like mouth, and all of them had swollen lips. Only the drummer and brother Zhongshan, who was learning to play the saxophone, were spared this "encounter".

After studying for a few days, everyone was finally able to put together a few songs. One afternoon, "Everyone gathered together, told the good news, took the business order, and set off in the afternoon, just for the funeral." . After listening to it, everyone seemed a little nervous, especially when they heard that another band was invited. "Don't be afraid, I'm here." The master stood up to encourage everyone, and thus started the first business of "Huaqiao Band". In less than one afternoon, everyone was given twenty-two yuan, and I was very happy, because at that time, the workers' daily wages were only twenty yuan, and there were not many bands at that time, and they were welcomed and respected wherever they went. .

Everything was difficult at the beginning, but gradually we took on a lot of business. No matter it was sunny or rainy, the road was rugged and long, we just went there when there was business. The tractor that used to be the most popular was the tractor in the village. One time, Brother Bangcai came and said, "Let's get ready. Today we are going to Bazhai. Lao Yin's father has passed away."

At that time, Bazhai was a village with no roads and rugged mountain roads. , you can only move forward on foot. We each carried our own musical instrument cases and began my first trek through mountains and rivers in my life. Although the road was difficult, the environment along the way was good, with birds singing, flowers fragrant, and mountain springs sweet. We talked and laughed all the way. After walking for a long time on the mountain road, we finally arrived at Lao Yin’s house. Old house.

The folks in the mountains are very welcoming. When they saw us coming so far, they served us with tea and water and greeted us very thoughtfully. They were much better than the people on the streets in the town. We first put together a "sad music" to express our condolences, and then put together a funeral march, followed by a variety of pop songs...

After the funeral, we rested for a while and prepared to return. It's a bamboo forest, a lot of bamboo. "Choose a piece of bamboo to use as a pole." I can't remember who suggested it. “Okay, okay, okay, as long as you don’t mind it, it’s up to you.

"Lao Yin generously sawed several pieces of bamboo that could be used as poles, and each of us chose a section. At that time, we were not afraid of the difficult mountain road, and each of us even carried a pole back...

Once The garden neighborhood committee was established, and we also participated in the opening event, but the reward was only a small leather bag as a souvenir...

The days passed day by day, and then everyone had their own things, some went out to work, and some I started my own business. After all, I can’t support my family with the band’s income. The ideal is rich, but the reality is skinny. The young friends in the team have gone out to pursue new dreams. In this way, this band Slowly disbanded.

Brothers and sisters, do you miss us twenty years ago and the stormy time like me?