Rural families, how many vats are there in the house? What s the use of it now?

In the past, rural drinking water was to go to the well to fetch water, and then pump the water into the big tank at home, use it slowly, and then beat it again when it is used up. The old people also said that in the past, they used to tell their daughters about their mother-in-law's house, and went to the man's house to pick someone's water tank to see, and by seeing whether the water tank was clean and full of dissatisfaction, you could know whether the family had any cooking plans in life. But now that every household has tap water, turn on the faucet, and the water will flow continuously, and the water tank in the past is useless at this time, so what other uses can it be?

You know, anything can come in handy, try not to waste it, the water tank can't hold water, are you willing to smash it and throw it away? That's definitely not going to happen. The tank can't be filled with water, we can use it for something else.

The first use is to pickle pickles. Rural people like to eat pickles, not because they can't afford to eat big fish and meat, but because the habit of drinking porridge with pickles really can't be changed, and it is more comfortable than eating other stomachs. Every year, our family will pickle a lot of pickles in the big tank, there are radish, mustard greens, dumplings, shell gong, etc., pickling these pickles have to use a large water tank, one-time pickled more, and can be stored all year round to eat slowly, especially convenient, no water tank for others is not so big and so convenient.

The second use is to raise lotus, this treatment is very elegant, and it is really used just right, the lotus that was supposed to grow in the environment, how can it be moved indoors to keep at home? Just rely on this big water tank. I have an uncle's family living in the countryside, the family has a big backyard, half of it is planted with all kinds of vegetables, the other half has six large water tanks, the water tank is raised with lotus, it is really beautiful, every year in summer, the lotus is in full bloom, sitting in the small yard eating barbecue, enjoying the lotus, it is really a great thing in the world, raising lotus flowers in the water tank, there is a charm.

The third use is that it can hold grain, eggs, etc. Putting food in the water tank does not have to worry about being eaten by mice, no matter how powerful the rat's teeth are, it is impossible to gnaw the water tank. The water tank can still be contained, there is a chicken farm in our village, every year in the New Year's holiday days, no one comes to the village to collect eggs, can not be sold, they will save up the eggs to the water tank to store, can hold a lot, wait until the start of work and then sell the stored eggs, if there is no large water tank, the general container can not hold so much.

However, in the countryside now, there are not too many people who can find this kind of big water tank at home, and we have a water tank at home, but it is very small. If you really feel that the water tank is useless in your own home, don't throw it away at will, every year there are people who come to the countryside to collect these things, and feel that if you put it at home to occupy space, you can sell it and make a small fortune.

There are three. At that time, the materials were relatively scarce, so many people would use one of them to load the vegetables and put them on the seasoning for pickling, so that they could be kept for a long time, and they could also use the second one to put some food, so that they could ensure that they would not be hungry in winter, and the third one could put some fish or plant some flowers and plants.

I think there are generally three large tanks in the house, one large tank is that people often use water when cooking, one large tank is placed in the yard to scoop water when washing clothes or tidying up the house, and one is usually to collect some water in case there is no water for backup.

I have 5 people in my house, which used to store grain, but now my mother uses them to pickle pickles, sauerkraut, and also store some pasta in the winter.

In general, there are 2 or 3 large vats in rural homes, which are mainly used to pickle sauerkraut, pickle pork and store drinking water, and there is no starch used to hold noodles.

A rural tank weighs more than 200 to 300 pounds. Usually the cylinder is round, and the semi-circular shape here is quite ordinary. The ceramic water tank is round, for the practical function aesthetic function is the best choice, from the billet making process, compared with the square to see the edges and corners, it is easier to make a circle.

Stone water tanks are different. The stone is square, and the semicircle can borrow a façade, which makes the best use of the stone and saves labor. The semi-circular cylinder is placed against the wall, and the space occupation is also economical.

The usefulness of the cylinderLarge water tanks in rural areas are generally used to store water, and a large water tank is placed next to the stove in the kitchen at home. In the past, people relied on people to pick up water at the well, and it took seven or eight picks of water to fill a tank, and a full tank of water was enough for a family to eat for a long time. There is also a large water tank in the yard, which is always full for washing clothes, and in the past, the countryside was full of firewood, and the water in the tank was also used for fire prevention.

Nowadays, electricity and water are convenient in rural areas, but people's habit of storing water in tanks has not changed.

In rural homes, they will have several large water tanks with large portions for various purposes. In rural cisterns, it is called "urn", so few people know about it. There are five or six large water tanks in the home, presented before the mother was young, and not particularly strong for so many years.

Now that living conditions in the countryside are getting better and better, many old tools have been eliminated, but large water tanks for families have been used.

First, water storage.

Large water tanks in rural areas are usually in the water, and home kitchens are placed on large water bottles. I used to draft to the well, and I wanted to fill a tank that needed seven or eight spoonfuls of water, and enough water in the cylinder for a long time. There is also a large water bottle in the yard which is always full of laundry.

In the past, firewood in the countryside was filled with fire, and the water in the tanks was also used for shooting. It is now possible to use electricity and water conveniently in rural areas. It can be used to deposit water with cylinders.

Second, preserve food.

Rural large water bottles are still suitable for food, and food that hits in the home can be present in the water bottle. It's a great food container, large water bottles can save thousands of pounds, and food placed in a tank doesn't grow insects easily. People in my hometown were also used to save the cylinders of MIT, but the cylinders were small.

In the water tank, a spoon made of a gourd, close this lid, this time, the cylinder is like a small platform, easy to use.

Third, pickled vegetables.

In the past, conditions in rural areas were limited. Every family is marinating the winter of the marinade. There is a large cylinder that specializes in pickles and salted vegetables, which makes the large cylinder.

Rural people often say "old cylindrical pickled vegetables", really, the salty taste is immersed in the cylinder, and the pickled kimchi is becoming more and more real. Nowadays, winter green leaves are common in rural areas, and all kinds of meat are not fresh, but the tradition of pickling kimchi is also preserved in rural areas, and the taste is particularly refreshing sauce.

Fourth, plant flowers and vegetables.

Rural households now have running water and better ways to store food. In addition to the use of pickled kimchi, the effect of many tanks is gradually idle, but with the improvement of people's living standards, the tanks also have a new role. A lot of people were given water in the tank, two goldfish were raised, the brightness of the whole yard changed, and it became a rural landscape.

These large water bottles left in rural areas are bodies, and various roles can be performed at different times. While containers of all kinds of plastic are very common, it doesn't last a few years, or older tanks are the most practical and some can**.

It can use water in time, and it can also reduce the risk, and when there is a fire, it can be taken to put out the fire in time, so it is still beneficial for people to use water tanks in the past.

Personally, I think this large tank was used to store water, because there was no running water at that time, and it was relatively only able to carry water, so it was necessary to reserve enough water.

The function of the rural water tank is to have ready-made water when cooking and washing clothes, and it is very convenient to connect it without a faucet.

When I was a child, I had the impression that every house in my hometown had a large vat at the door, and some even put two or three mouths, while our family had three large vats. The reason why we put the tank is simple - to use the tank to catch the rainwater, which depends on the geographical location of our village.

Speaking of. Our village was formed by a small group of small villages who moved here during the war to take refuge, and it is surrounded by green hills, which can be described as "straight to the point". However, we are facing a serious water shortage, and during the reform and opening up, the brigade built a pond, but since I was sensible, the water in that pond has never been full, and even the frequent rainy season in summer has not been able to fill the pond.

There was no water in the pond, so we had to go to various karst caves in the mountains to find water, although some caves had water, but the caves were deep and slippery, and it was difficult for even the men to go down, let alone our old and weak women and children to go down to carry water. There is no way, if you have the conditions, you can drive the horses to other villages to load water, and if you don't have the conditions, you can only go to the pond to pick up the muddy water that you drink with the cattle and sheep. Later, everyone went to the market collectively and brought back the vat and placed it under the eaves at the gate.

During the rainy season, a full tank of water can be connected, which can temporarily alleviate people's water problems.

And some people say that the tank at the door is filled with water at all times, the purpose is to prevent fire, which is a fact! For example, the houses in our old hometown were almost all mud houses, with livestock on the first floor, wooden planks in the middle to separate people, and the third floor was also separated by wooden planks to store grain, and the roof was made of wood. In a house with this structure, to be honest, the water in the water tank plays a very important role in the first fire, but if the fire is together, there is really no way.

But in any case, the vat can still play a certain preventive role.

There is a superstitious saying in other places, saying that you can gather wealth by putting a tank at the door. Of course, this is the former feudal superstition.

Statement,At present, there are still some rural people's door enlargement tanks, the most important thing is to collect rainwater, of course, it is no longer used for people to drink, but to feed livestock or water vegetables.

Rural people enlarge the tank at the door of their homes, just to wash vegetables and cook conveniently. Because they like to rinse and wash at the door of their homes, this meal has a more farmhouse taste.

In rural areas, it is a custom to put a large vat at the gate. There is nothing particularly big about it.

In rural areas, some people put a large tank at the gate of their house, which is to store rainwater and to avoid running out of water during drought.

A large vat is placed at the gate of the countryside in order to be able to hoard some rainwater, because everyone says that the crops watered by the rain grow vigorously, and the hoarded water can be used for daily watering.

This should be a custom of the past. Some of these are mainly for the convenience of some families, but also for a means of attracting wealth.

In the countryside, some people leave large vats at the door of their homesThis should be a custom of the past. Of course, there are some of these sayings, mainly for the convenience of some families, but also for a means of attracting wealth。However, large water tanks are placed at the door of the house, which is not available to every home, and certain conditions need to be met to place a large water tank.

As the saying goes, "a widow has a lot of right and wrong at her doorstep", especially after young women have lost their husbands in the past, they usually don't go back to another man. They all need to stay at home and have to keep their chastity, but because the children in the family are very small or their physical strength is insufficient, drinking water becomes a big problem. Therefore, some widows put a large water tank on the door of the house.

Some good people in the village or the person in charge of the village would transfer the water to the widow's door and pour it into the large tank. First of all, it saves the widow's manual labor and guarantees a draft. The second problem is that it not only avoids gossip from entering the widow's home.

Keeping a large vat at the door is the best way to keep it clean. Therefore, putting a vat at the door is not a casual meaning. This is the widow's child, a representation of her own weakness.

Of course, for another way to enlarge the tank at the door, it's basically a rich man. Some Feng Shui masters, after looking at his house, put a large water tank to mediate the feng shui of his house and make the house more meaningful. However, this tank usually needs to be filled with water, and some have even been planted with lotus flowers, which also serve as a decorative door, which is indeed a good idea.

Because for Mr. Feng Shui, water means wealth, so the large water tank at the door allows for more money to be collected, which means more income at home. After all, there is a stream of water that flows into the tank for storage, which is also very good for the family.

Of course, in the current society, there is no phenomenon of placing a water tank at the gate, since the current home is equipped with running water. Even without water, they have a deep well in their home with a pump. When it comes to drinking water, you can get it outdoors without straining, and most of the drinking water sources are contaminated with fertilizers and pesticides and are already unsafe.

However, in the past, some people in rural areas put a large water tank in front of their home. In fact, this is mainly due to the inconvenience of drinking water at home. The good people of the village used it instead of fetching water.

Even now, this is a very rare phenomenon to change the feng shui of one's own house.

This thing can be used to store water or some food, which is very useful.

This is a custom in the past, and this is very particular!

In the countryside, some people put a large vat at the gate, which should be the custom of the past, of course, there is also a certain amount of exquisiteness, mainly for the convenience of some families, and there are also some meanings of attracting wealth. However, not every household can put a large vat at the gate of the house, and it requires certain conditions to be able to put a large vat.

As the saying goes".The widow has a lot to doEspecially in the past, after a young woman lost her husband, she generally did not go to another man, she needed to stay at her in-law's house, and she had to maintain her chastity, but because the children in the family were small or her physical strength was exhausted, drinking water became a big problem. Therefore, some widows put a large vat at the door of their homes, and some well-wishers or village leaders in the village will transfer water to the widow's door and pour it into the vat, first, it can save the widow's manual labor and ensure the problem of draft; The second is that it not only avoids the gossip of entering the widow's house. Keeping a large bowl at the gate is the best way to maintain chastity.

Therefore, it is not a random place to put a large vat at the gate, it is just a representative of a widow's small child and her own frailty.

Of course, another way of saying that there is a jar at the gate, it is basically some rich people, after some feng shui gentlemen have carried out ** for their own houses, put a large tank to mediate the feng shui of their own houses, so that the family is more talentedGather wealthBut this jar generally needs to be filled with water, and some are even planted with lotus flowers, which also plays a role in decorating the gate, which is indeed a good idea. Because for Mr. Feng Shui, water means wealth, and putting a large vat at the door can gather more wealth, symbolizing more income at home. After all, there is flowing water and wealth into the tank for storage, which is also very good for this family.

In short, the vat in the countryside is really good!