Countryside fence

My childhood was associated with a countryside with the image of a simple, familiar countryside fence. Neighboring houses were divided by hedges of hibiscus, bougainvillea, and pearls. Every house used a green fence to separate them… just for show, but the fence always had holes for children to sneak through and play with each other, and adults also found it “convenient” to step through when necessary.

Hibiscus hedge is a beautiful image in the countryside. Photo: CT

Everything around the fence is strangely never boring. Maybe back then, there was no Internet or smartphones, so the things around our hometown made us attached? The fence of our hometown holds the memories of us children back then with shirts and pants covered in tree sap, with scars crisscrossed by thorns and branches. I remember that day, every time my mother washed clothes, she would always add a few words of complaint about our clothes being covered in sap.

The village fence is also a symbol of village culture and deep neighborly love. Every night, this family boils a pot of fragrant sweet potatoes, when they are cooked, they stand next to the fence and call their neighbors over to eat together. The stories under the bright moonlight help people forget their poverty, and help each other to continue living. Or the sharing of shrimps, prawns, and vegetables across the fence makes the village and neighborly love even more closely connected.

As the years passed, people's lives became more prosperous, and the green fences were gradually replaced by solid brick walls. Children rarely called each other to play hide and seek, on sunny afternoons they often bent over their smartphones with countless pastimes. Occasionally, when returning to the countryside, suddenly seeing someone's house still had a row of hibiscus hedges, how precious it was, so many childhood memories came flooding back...

Mai Thi Truc

Source: https://www.baobaclieu.vn/van-hoa-nghe-thuat/hang-rao-que-99990.html