Play in grandma's garden
Tun's grandmother is probably the most difficult grandmother in the world. Because Tun is often scolded by her. Her hometown is near the sea, so Tun can swim freely. But never ask Dad to take him at 8am, because Grandma will frown: "It's only 8am, why are you soaking in the water? Let's go when the sun comes up at 10am". Then Dad is busy with guests, so he promised Tun that the two of them will go to the sea at 3pm. Grandma also scolded: "At 3pm, the wind is too strong. If you go to the sea, the wind will get into your lungs and you'll freeze to death". Tun suggested 5pm but it was no use: "That time is dark, and it's dinner time".
There were also a few incidents that caused Tun to be so angry that his grandmother couldn't speak. For example, once Tun was busy blowing some dandelions in the front yard, when he felt hungry, he ran in to find something to eat, right when the whole family was setting up the offering tray - that day was also the death anniversary. Seeing the delicious grilled sesame rice paper, Tun broke off a piece. Unexpectedly, his grandmother flew into a rage: "You little kid, eating rudely at the offering place. Tun's mother didn't remind him of these things, when he grew up he'd be spoiled." One year, Tun shot marbles right on the doorstep, the marble flew into a cup, and at the same time the handle flew off. Grandma jumped up: "Oh my God, I've kept this set of cups for decades. That guy is so destructive. I don't like him." Tun felt very sad when he heard her say that. He felt that his grandmother was a bit distant, so to be honest, Tun didn't like her very much. Just a little bit.
When he returned to his maternal grandparents' house, oh my, Tun could be Tun, he could do whatever he wanted, and his grandmother would not scold or scold him at all. Tun ran around the garden until he was very dirty and wet. His dirty feet came into the house, leaving muddy tracks, but his grandmother just laughed. It didn't matter what he ate, as long as he was a child, he would eat until he was full first. He ran and jumped, screamed loudly, broke the elephant stool, broke a plum tree, and splashed in the rain on the brick yard... Even if his mother or father scolded him, his grandmother would just laugh and say, "Never mind, it's been a long time since the kids came back to the countryside." Of course, Tun liked his grandmother very much.
Once, Tun told his mother about his two grandmothers, including who he liked more. After listening, his mother pondered for a moment, then she began to tell Tun about her summer when she was little. His mother also had two grandmothers, who came to the house, played, and made trouble... but back then, even though she was young, she still knew how to help her grandmother and grandmother with many tasks. For example, she helped dry the rice, watch the chickens, water the cabbage beds, put the dishes on the dining table, clean the tray when the whole family finished eating, rock the baby in a hammock when the aunts were busy... His mother asked Tun, what did he do when all the running and playing was over? Tun said: playing games on his phone, or each of us in a corner hugging our phones watching mindless laughing and talking clips. Oh, it turned out that Tun didn't help his grandmother or grandmother at all. Tun did not remember that although his grandmother was very picky, she knew that Tun liked boiled meat, so she tried to buy a really good piece of pork belly. Or his grandmother, knowing that Tun liked duck porridge, always prepared it for him whenever he came home and left him a thigh.
Mom’s summer was no different from Tun’s, except that she didn’t have a phone, wasn’t addicted to games or watching “top top”. But Mom’s summer was probably more interesting than Tun’s, because Mom also knew how to help serve people in things within her ability, instead of waiting to be served like Tun’s group. Mom was still young but she also knew how to feel that her paternal family had a different culture, her maternal family had a different tradition, which would be the foundation for her to grow up and see a broader view of a countryside, a country.
And more importantly, Tun, run and look up at the sky, catch crickets and observe cicadas. Love the fields and the burning sand. Look outside, look at the yard, the bridge and the stream, the roof and the familiar chair.
Each person has thousands of summers in their life, but the summer of childhood will never come back.
Minh Phuc
Source: https://baodongthap.vn/van-hoa/mua-he-cua-tun-132907.aspx
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