This is a very interesting set of old photos. In the summer of 1941, Jack · reporter of the American magazine " Life " came to the countryside of Longquanyi (now Longquanyi District, Chengdu) in Jianyang County, and photographed the whole process of an old man riding a sedan chair to play in the town. These vivid old photos of
also reflect from one aspect that even during the most difficult period of Anti-Japanese War , the people of Sichuan in the rear still maintained a very optimistic state.
male protagonist
The old man sitting on the recliner is today's male protagonist, an old man who cut off the braids of the Qing Dynasty and still has his back (male cover). He is the oldest man in a big family, a squire who can read and write.
Organize the sedan
This day is Longquanyi Fengji day, and the old man has long wanted to go out to the town to take a look. The old man's legs and feet were inconvenient when he walked away, so he asked his children and grandchildren to find the sedan chair at home and prepare to take the sedan chair to go. The son and grandson in the picture are tidying up the cloth in the sedan chair. The old man is not idle and is helping to organize it.
out and
out and the old man also changed into clothes for going out. It turns out that "people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles". The old man who just now looked like an old farmer had a new look, and in the blink of an eye he became a decent gentleman.
Field path
The sedan chair was carried by two young grandsons and headed to the town along the narrow ridge. The thatched hut hidden among the green trees behind them is their home.
mobilizes all the people
It is not a trivial matter for the old man to go shopping. Before and after him, children and grandchildren must be surrounded by him. Walking in front was his son, and his granddaughter-in-law and great-grandson followed behind.
High above
China has the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly. The old man sitting in the sedan chair looked at his tall, big and extremely filial grandson, and he felt so beautiful in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile with a gratitude on his face.
Mother and son
Great grandson and his mother were walking behind the sedan chair, with the mother holding an umbrella in one hand and a bamboo basket in the other. Although people got married very early in the past, their average life span was relatively short, and living together for four generations became the most proud thing for an elderly person.
Barefoot Boy
"Walking barefoot on the ridge of the field, listening to the crackling sound of the footsteps." Obviously, the child is used to walking barefoot, facing the photographer's camera, holding his forehead with one hand, and looks very cute.
The team to go to the market
On the days of the market, people from surrounding villages also carried loads full of goods to the town to go to the market, forming a rather spectacular team among the growing rice fields.
Picking vegetables man
This young man has been walking in the middle of the team and should be a member of the family. He took advantage of the opportunity to follow the old man into the city and picked up some eggplant and vegetables to sell on the market.
Arrived at the main road
The long country road finally came to an end, and the sedan turned to the avenue to the town. This is a spacious and flat dirt road. A man pushing an chicken bus walks in front of them. The two young men on the roadside were obviously tired of walking and were sitting on a shoulder pole to rest.
on the main road is close to the town, and there are more and more pedestrians. These are the farmers who go to the town in the surrounding countryside. Compared to the big guys walking, the old man was sitting leisurely in the sedan chair, which felt quite outspoken.
Enter the town
The sedan entered the town through a tall city gate. The town is indeed different from the countryside. The road surface is paved with stone slabs, which is flat and smooth. My son was still walking in front of the sedan chair to lead the way because there were more pedestrians here.
Get off the sedan chair
finally arrived at the destination. The grandson carefully lowered the sedan chair and asked the old man to come down. The son stood aside and greeted the old man and stood firm.
Drink tea
In front of a lively teahouse, the old man sat down, called tea, and set up a gantry formation with a few old friends.This is also the main purpose of the old man coming to the town.
Buy salt
Son settled the old man and came to the street and used this time to buy some essential items at home. He stopped in front of a salt stall and planned to buy some back. These salts are all made into large pieces and then smashed and crushed when eaten.
Buy dried vegetables
Buy salt, he came to the door of a grocery store again. At this time, the young man in the store was weighing dried vegetables with a scale. He leaned forward to look carefully at the weight displayed on the scale rod. In addition, there were many pairs of straw sandals hanging in front of the store, which was the most commonly used thing people at that time.
embark on the way home
The old man drank a lot of tea and said enough. The business of his children and grandchildren was completed. It was getting late, and the family set off again and returned home.
is almost home
The family follows the old man's sedan chair, walking on the road in the fields in the twilight. It is not far from their home and I will soon get home.
