引子 ：热烈庆祝滇藏公路通车50周年。该路于1976年7月6日正式建成通车，至2026年7月6日正好满50周年。这条南起云南大理下关，北接西藏昌都芒康的公路全长715公里，是首条横穿横断山脉的陆路通道。

真的是语重
心长也是
每一次回到米甸乡下老家
看见母亲做饭炒鸡蛋
烧掉一大抱柴禾
我就下定了买电磁炉的决心
尽管每次做饭
火烟在母亲脸上凝结成雨
我总是看见母亲
用手背抹去眼角的水
又一脸灿烂如春

我说  田太板了
需要请工
柴不方便
需要换灶
屋太老了
需要整容
一家人坐在淡黄的电灯下
父亲沉默不语
母亲开口就说——
你好好工作吧
家里的事不用操心
接下去的话题是
他们穷得新鲜
饿得硬气
好像富起来的人
都不是好东西
母亲的论据是
不贪不占
是家里穷得有理的原因
早年父亲在公路上
用麻袋背钞票
背上磨起了老茧
为修筑滇藏线
很多同事牺牲了
留下的存折
被父亲费力地交到死者家属手中
千千万万的工人中
天天背钞票的就父亲一人
坐大卡车
几天几夜
瞌睡时头枕着的麻袋里
全是白花花的钞票
想发财早就暴发
母亲还说
这么多年过来了
平平安安的一生
房子旧一点是应该的
被子薄一点是正常的
从来不想非分的银两
从来不想天上的馅饼
只要没有病痛
只要还有良心
只要情意还在
即使天天萝卜白菜
比黄金还贵
比白银值钱
都活到这般岁数
许多事已经明白
你们做儿女的不要怕羞
我们一日两餐
粗茶和淡饭
换来了健康和良心

母亲，一次又一次的叮咛
好像是说——
父亲和她清淡的日子
是前世修来的福份
我们做儿女的那点脸面
全是白纸做成的面具

母亲不知道《圣经》
她的朴素结论是
上天一旦把财富交给了人
就会叫虫去偷咬他的良心

（此诗选自郁东诗集《追赶春天的花朵》，2010年云南民族出版社出版）

Mother, reminding me again and again
Yu Dong

It's really emphatic.
The heart is also long.
Every time I go back to my hometown in the countryside of Midian
I saw my mother cooking and frying eggs.
Burn a big bundle of firewood.
I made up my mind to buy an induction cooker.
Even though I cook every day
Fire and smoke condensed into rain on her mother's face.
I always see my mother
Wipe away the water at the corner of your eye with the back of your hand.
With a face as radiant as spring again.

I said, "The field is too flat."
I need to hire workers.
It's inconvenient to use firewood.
Need to change the stove.
The house is too old.
Plastic surgery is needed.
A family sat under a pale yellow electric lamp.
The father remained silent.
Mother opened her mouth and said --
You do your job well.
Don't worry about family matters.
The next topic is
They are fresh and poor.
Hungry and strong-willed.
It seems like people who become rich
None of them are good things.
The mother's argument is that
Not greedy and not taking advantage of others.
It is the reason why the family is poor.
Early in life, my father was on the road.
Carrying money in a sack
Old calluses have formed on my back.
For the construction of the Yunnan-Tibet Railway
Many colleagues sacrificed themselves.
The savings book left behind
It was handed over to the family of the deceased by his father with difficulty.
Among the millions of workers
Dad is the only one who memorizes bills every day.
Ride in a big truck
Days and nights
In the sack that I rested my head on when I was sleepy
It's all white money.
If you want to get rich, you should have become rich long ago.
Mother also said
So many years have passed.
A peaceful life
The house should be a bit old.
It's normal for the quilt to be thin.
I have never wanted any extra money.
I've never wanted a pie in the sky.
As long as there is no illness or pain
As long as there is a conscience
As long as the feelings are still there
Even if it's just radishes and cabbage every day,
More expensive than gold
More valuable than silver
We've all lived to this age.
Many things have become clear.
Don't be shy, children.
We have two meals a day.
Simple tea and plain food
I traded it for health and conscience.

Mother, reminding me again and again
It seems to be saying—
The simple life of her father and her
It is a blessing from the previous life.
The face of our children
All the masks are made of white paper.

The mother doesn't know the Bible.
Her simple conclusion is
Once heaven has entrusted wealth to a person,
He will call the insects to bite his conscience.

    [Author's Biography] Yu Dong, originally named Li Yudong, is from Xunyang County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province.Member of China Writers Association, participated in the 16th "Youth Reflection" Poetry Conference of Poetry Magazine, advocated the writing of "new new poetry", and advocated the writing of "harmony between people and the world, between people and nature, between people and society, and between people". He has written 10 poetry collections, including "Chasing Spring Flowers", and his works have won prizes in more than one hundred competitions.
(This poem is from Yudong's poetry collection "Chasing the Flowers of Spring", published by Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House in 2010)