The weather is getting hot, and almost everyone of us needs air conditioning. But 3 years ago, when I was in elementary school, I had never seen an air conditioner. How did I spend the summer?
30 years ago, my house was a two-story small building. The house faced north and south. In the summer, the front door and the back window would be opened to let the wind flow freely. Next to the house was a big tree, which must be hundreds of years old. Just enough to cover the roof of my house.
The summer wind used to be cool, but now the summer wind is boring.
When we go to bed at night, we usually turn on the electric fan. At that time, the electric fan was like an exhaust fan , with three leaves and a very loud sound. When there were many mosquitoes, we would also shake the cattail leaf fan to let the fan Accompanied by falling asleep.
If there is a power outage, he will swing the cattail leaf fan and live happily without air conditioning. A rain in the summer afternoon will remove the heat of summer, and the cool breeze will blow in the evening. The natural wind at that time is also cool.
My family lives by the sea. Whenever the weather is hot, I go to the beach to enjoy the sea breeze. I sit on the rocks by the sea with my neighbor and my dog. The sea breeze carries the fragrance of negative ions, blowing away the unpleasantness of summer. Let the little skirt flutter in the wind.
The seaside is my summer resort. The beach is close to the mountains and there is almost no sunlight. The summer wind is so natural. There is no sunscreen and there is no need to worry about being sunburned. 7
There was no air conditioning 30 years ago, but there was a well at home, which was not very deep. Whenever the weather was hot, my father would bring a watermelon back from outside and soak it in the well. After an hour or two, take it out of the water again. Together with the well water, the watermelon is also particularly sweet.
What should I do if there is no special bathroom in summer? Boys usually shower in the open air. After the bath, they wipe off the water and apply a layer of talcum powder to avoid getting prickly heat.
Children in summer did not go to swimming pools to swim like today. They usually met up with a group of friends to swim in the nearby river. At that time, there was no environmental pollution and there was no need to worry about monsters in the river. At that time, adults were very busy and had little time to take care of their children. Children usually played from morning to night. Unlike now, adults are cautious and must accompany their children to the swimming pool. Moreover, swimming seems difficult to learn, so you need to hire a special private person. Teacher, at that time we were all self-taught. Feel your way along the river, and in a few days you will be swimming freely like a duckling.
30 years ago, there was no air conditioning. When I did my homework, I would sit in the alley of the alley. I would move onto a small bench and write seriously. Pedestrians passing by would walk away as if nothing had happened. Occasionally, I would say hello to an acquaintance and continue studying. There were no electronic products at that time, so writing homework was all done consciously. If you couldn’t write, just copy the homework and just finish it. Our parents were not very demanding, and our teachers would patiently stay with us until late at night, give us free tutoring, and even provide us with dinner.
30 years ago, there was no air conditioning, so we would play around and like to catch cicadas on trees and listen to see whether they could scream or be mute. We can play marbles everywhere, dig holes everywhere, and climb trees to see if there are any bird eggs.
The old people will shake cattail fans, blow the breeze in the alley, and play chess.
Popsicles were very cheap 30 years ago, and the aunties selling popsicles on bicycles on the roadside would usually yell at them. The strawberry popsicles I like only cost 20 cents, and the salt water popsicles my parents like cost only 5 cents.
TVs at that time were black and white. Occasionally, some people had color TVs and liked to watch some costume dramas, and the theme songs were catchy.
If it’s Tuesday, I’ll feel disappointed. Because the channel is closed on Tuesday, I can only read short stories and do my homework. If it’s today, I’ll definitely play with my phone and watch short videos. Even if there’s a power outage, it’s okay. It has its own network, and power outages are not easy to do now.
30 years ago, the days without air conditioning were still enjoyable. It turns out that material things are not very important, what matters is the mood at that time.
