Lamp Tree，In this thick yellow land in northern Shaanxi，Deeply rooted in the post-60s generation、In the memory of those born in the 1970s，Especially those born in rural areas。The lights are bright now，Young people probably have no memory of this。

The lamp tree is the nickname given to kerosene lamps by people in northern Shaanxi for household lighting，The reason why it is called the lamp tree，I think it’s because this kerosene lamp looks like a small tree in the vast night，Install a light in the canopy，Reasons that bring light to the surroundings。

The lamp tree is not like other kerosene lamps (horse lanterns)，With windproof glass cover，Has the convenience of manually picking the wick。The wick of this kerosene lamp is flowered，Just use a needle to gently pick up，It is not difficult to understand the scene of Xin Qiji "looking at the sword while drunk"。Children look forward to it most when the lights go out，As happy as blowing out colorful candles on a birthday cake，Several children rushed to take a breath，Aim，The bulging cheeks suddenly deflated，Then the lamp tree sighed obediently...the lamp tree is actually the simplest one、The most practical kerosene lamp。

I remember sleeping with my eldest brother once，He said he slept on his back，Can also blow out the lamp，Of course I don’t believe it，I didn’t expect him to sleep on his back，Turn up your lower lip，Then blow a breath，The wind blows to the lamp tree overhead，The light went out as expected。For this matter，I have really admired my elder brother for a long time。

My lamp tree is a tree trunk and half a brick connected together，The base is stable，Won’M88 logint be so weak that he will collapse at the slightest external force；The trunk is as thick as a child’s forearm，About 40 cm tall，A double-tube iron-rolled lamp kettle is installed on the top of the wooden pole on the crown of the tree，The lower tube of the lamp kettle is placed on the tree trunk，The upper tube of the lamp pot is used to place the lamp。This upper barrel has another function，When the lamp is filled with kerosene，Prepare a small amount of kerosene in the upper barrel，When the lamp runs out of kerosene，The oil in the upper barrel of the lamp kettle can be used in emergencies，Equivalent to the current electricity meter being out of power，Plug in the power card，There is also an emergency function of 10 kWh，How about the wisdom of the ancients that is worthy of admiration。

Before the 1990s，The village is remote，There has been no power supply。At night，The village is exceptionally quiet，Under the darkness，Only a few scattered lights coming through the windows，Softly revealed。These lights，Probably the light from the lamp tree。those years，Lamp tree is a must-have for every household，Otherwise it’s nighttime，The house is dark，Can’t see anything。

I grew up under the light of the lamp tree.

Night，To save kerosene，Usually a table is set up in the yard，The whole family eats together、Liaohua，Arrange tomorrow’s work。Subsequently，Neighbors, come to my house，I’m coming to your house，Get together，The third aunt、Four Aunt，Village chores，Banker’s harvest，Domestic and international events，Conversation，Until there are no more topics，Everyone went back to their homes to rest。Dengshumaimai，M88 appThe past is leisurely！The lamp tree seems to be the recorder of the history of our small village。

When the adults are chatting in the courtyard，It’s still early，The children in the village happily played hide and seek，Until dusk falls，Still refusing to leave。So the parents greeted their children at the end of the village to go home and rest。Sometimes no hide and seek，Just prick up your ears and listen to the adults talking about the mountains，I can’t help but feel sleepy while listening，Just go back to your house, put on your clothes and lie down，Entering dreamland。Wake up in the middle of the night，The clothes on my body have long been taken off by my parents，Sleep in a warm bed，The lamp tree at the head of the kang is very eye-catching，Mother and eldest sister are doing needlework under the weak light of the lamp tree；Father is rummaging through our underwear to catch lice、Qiao Xizi；Sometimes in the long winter nights，Suddenly woken up by an adult，I ate a midnight snack in a daze (the food was not good at that time，I’m hungry at night，Just make some soup to satisfy your hunger)，Falled off to sleep again，Wake up the next day，I forgot that such a thing happened，Listen to brothers and sisters talking about this，Still crying and saying that his parents are partial and don’t give him food。

Winter time，You can’t stay outdoors，The men get together to make a tie (eat together after playing cards)，Women light the lamp tree，Sewing new and repairing the holes。I am an introvert，Lying next to my mother and eldest sister on the bedside，By the light of the lamp tree，Read some villain books。Later I became more literate，It is a novel such as "Xue M88 appGang's Rebellion against the Tang Dynasty", "Hu Family General" and "Yang Family General"，Although there was not much literacy at that time，But I am very engaged in watching it，very selfless，Now it is difficult to enter that state again。

After the 1990s，Under the leadership of the party，The days are getting better day by day，Achieving electricity in every village，The lamp tree has withdrawn from the stage of life。

Story under the lamp tree，Like an old movie，Replaying in my mind。Everything is over，Everything seems to never get over。The memory of growing up with the lamp tree，Forever engraved in the long river of memory。(Sunjiacha Longhua Mining Company Qiangligang)