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Oh, hometown mulberry Xu Yiye
In a twinkling of an eye, the hometown is approaching Lixia, and mulberry trees are full of small mulberry fruits. In another month, the mulberry will be ripe. It's time to start eating. Oh, mulberry in my hometown haunts my dream forever. There are many trees called "jujube" in our hometown, jujube is called small jujube, neem is called neem jujube, mulberry is called mulberry jujube. The fruit of jujube is called small jujube, the fruit of Melia azedarach is called neem jujube, the fruit of mulberry is called mulberry jujube in the hometown. "Between ten mu, the mulberry is idle." in the book of songs for more than two thousand years, there are records of mulberry planting. In the legend of immortals by Ge Hong, "Magu has seen three mulberry fields in the East China Sea since she said the cloud and received it." it is the birthplace of the idiom "mulberry fields in the sea". It can be seen that the Jin people have planted mulberry trees widely.
Since ancient times, people have been in awe of mulberry trees, and "Sangzi" has become another name of hometown. In some places, when a girl goes out, she brings her mother's mulberry seeds to her mother's house for planting. I think this may be the girl who lets go out. Don't forget her hometown. As the old saying goes, "no mulberry is planted in front of the house, and no locust is planted in the back." it means that no mulberry can be planted in front of the house, and no locust can be planted behind the house. If mulberry trees are planted in front of the house, they will not flourish if they flourish. When I was a child, there were many mulberry trees planted in the back of Nanxu village. These mulberry trees have become a place for children to play. In early spring, other trees sprouted and grew leaves, while mulberry trees did not move. When March first arrived, other trees blossomed and withered, and mulberry trees became pregnant. On the branches of silver ash, there are little yellow buds. After a few days, bud gradually enlarged, stretched out, and grew a piece of tender leaves the size of copper coins. In a few days, these small "copper coins" will grow into oval green leaves, the size of palms.
In a few days, mulberry trees will be full of leaves, green and tender. Take a look carefully: there is no leaf in the middle of the mulberry branch. The leaf always grows on the shoot. A careful touch shows that the front of mulberry leaf is smooth, the back is fluffy and rough, and the edge of mulberry leaf has serrated small notch. "Mulberry bud is like millet in spring. My sister tries to bathe silkworms in a new bath. The simple feather sweeps more finely than the ant, and the tender leaves are slender. Tsocesan, picking mulberry in the evening, can not be filled with basket...... " At this time, the Miao headmaster's family, who raised silkworms in Zhuang Dongtou, was as busy as the poem described. The men are in charge of the silkworm babies. The women are carrying baskets and smoothing mulberry leaves after going to the villa. Daya and Erya climb up the mulberry tree and smooth the mulberry leaves. Yingzi and Lanzi, Miao's daughter-in-law, squat under the tree to pick up mulberry leaves. These tender and green mulberry leaves were carried home by women and scattered in silkworm plaques. The silkworm babies chew greedily with their mouths open. They are fed with mulberry leaves and become fat. When the silkworms are mature and cocooned, they are sold by the supply and marketing agency and exchanged for a stack of banknotes. The cocoon went into the factory, reeled into silk, spun into silk, and became the clothes of the leisure "gentlemen and ladies". The young scholar Shunxing picked some young mulberry leaves, dried them and collected them, left them for tea to drink and prevent colds. Dr. Deng barefoot sent his children to grab some mulberry leaves and cook porridge, which can dispel the wind and clear the heat, strengthen the spleen and promote dampness, reduce blood pressure and clear the fat. Peas are in bloom, wild carrots are in bloom, peaches are already broad beans, and spring is coming to an end. At this time, the mulberry finally can't bear it. The branches surrounded by dense green leaves show a light yellow green flower, like a caterpillar. These little flowers send out a light fragrance, attracting a group of bees, a butterfly. In a few days, these "Caterpillar" like flowers gradually recede that layer of hair and unconsciously grow small green "beans" the size of rice grains. This is mulberry. The hometown people call it mulberry jujube.
The small mulberry grows up slowly, and the handle is covered with hard small pimples, like small maces, hanging between the petioles. The body of these small "maces" gradually grows from small to large, from short to long; the color also changes from the initial green to slight red, and then to light red. We greedy children can't wait to eat. We grab the mulberry and put it into our mouths. We try our best to chew it with our teeth. It's wooden, hard and without any sweetness. In a few days, the red color of mulberry is getting bigger and darker. The mulberry with long waist is full of small thorns, which is not fully mature. Mulberry at this time, it tastes a little wood, sour and a little sweet. Around the Dragon Boat Festival, it is the busiest time in my hometown. I want to collect peas, rapeseed and wheat at the bottom of the South Lake. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The mulberry trees seem to turn from purple red to purple black. These mulberry fruits, like black fish seeds, are tightly held together. Looking at the stars, they are like countless black stars embedded in the green sky. "The yellow millet is beautiful, and the purple cherry is cool." At this time, the mulberry became a paradise for birds. Sparrows, magpies, pulsations, Orioles and so on all came to fight for mulberry. The shade of the tree dropped a layer of white, gray and black bird dung.
"Pick up mulberry dates and eat them!" The black man suggested that we all shout together. As soon as the school bell rang, we rushed to the mulberry trees behind Xuzhuang to fight for mulberry with the birds. The embolus hugged the small mulberry with the dog's neck thick, and shook it vigorously; Erya grabbed the low branch of the mulberry and shook it constantly; Xianglan raised the long bamboo stalk and smashed it against the mulberry on the high branch; the black son climbed up to the high tree in his arms, and "Chi Yo" jumped up, rode on the branch, and shook the branch with force, left and right Shake, shake, smash The mulberry on the tree fell to the ground and was covered with black mulberry. Heizi's younger brother Liuzi and Erya's younger sister Wuya A group of barefoot little fart children in open bottomed trousers ran to grab mulberry. They picked up the mulberry, didn't even wipe the mud, and put it in their mouths. Their hands were purple, their lips were purple, their tongues were purple, their white teeth were purple, their trousers and coats were full of dates, and their clothes were dyed black. When we saw that the mulberry on the ground was enough to eat, we stopped. Everyone sat down and ate mulberry while playing. Ripe mulberry is full of juice. Take it gently when eating. If you don't pay attention, you will squeeze out water. We held the mulberry gently and put it in our mouth. As soon as the mulberry bit lightly, the juice would slide into the throat, and the flesh would slide into the stomach. These mulberry are not sour at all. They are so sweet. "Mulberry is as expensive as ginseng", "small mulberry is the most kidney tonic, and there is a guarantee for nourishing the face and hair", said Mr. Gao in Xuli, mulberry can keep healthy. Mulberry is so delicious. We yummy ghosts eat and hurt food every time. Once, the black man's stomach was broken and he had diarrhea for two or three days. When he ate too much, his nose bled. "When you are a dove, you don't eat mulberry; when you are a woman, you don't eat mulberry." "when you are thousands of miles away from home, you don't eat mulberry." these verses hurt your body by eating more mulberry. They think of the infatuated young women and the men who want to go out. Children like to listen to stories. Grandpa likes to tell stories. As a child, he sat under the mulberry tree and told us the story of mulberry tree. Among these stories, the most romantic is "mulberry rescue, Chunshu king".
It is said that at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, a descendant of the Han Dynasty, was defeated by Wang Mang and exiled in Youzhou. Just as he was starving, mulberry saved his life. Later, Liu Xiu defeated Wang Mang and became emperor. He sent someone to seal the mulberry tree for rescue. Unexpectedly, the imperial envoy sent did not know the mulberry tree and mistakenly sealed the nearby tree. Liu Xiu mistakenly named Chunshu as the king. When mulberry learned that, he was so angry that he broke his belly and shed tears sadly. When Grandpa said this, he pointed to the crack on the mulberry skin and said, "this is what gives Qi." He pointed to the translucent latex in the cracks of mulberry skin and said, "this is the mulberry tears." I nodded in disbelief. The story told by grandpa is the most touching. According to legend, there was a man named Cai Shun in Runan of Han Dynasty, who was very filial. At that time, Wang Mang was in trouble and in famine. Cai Shun picks up mulberry to satisfy hunger. One day, the soldier of red eyebrow army asked him, "why do you put red mulberry and black mulberry in two baskets separately?" Cai Shun replied, "the black mulberry is for the old mother to eat, and the red mulberry is for her to eat." Red eyebrow army was moved by his filial piety and gave him a lot of food. Under the mulberry tree, the children around looked at Grandpa and told stories. "Elm pods fall, mulberry falls". In the midsummer, the mulberry trees fell, and the thick mulberry leaves left on the crown looked like a giant umbrella. The old people in Zhuangzi are enjoying the cool and chatting under the mulberry tree. The young people are playing poker and chess under the mulberry tree. We school children are playing buffalo and grinding insects under the tree. The scientific name of "Sha Shui Niu" is "Xing Tian Niu". He had two front teeth in his mouth, which hurt his hands. We pulled out its two front teeth, tied its two long horns, and let it squeak. The scientific name of the grinding insect is longicorn. It looks a bit like a beetle. It's a little flat and grey black. We broke a bamboo stick from the broom, one in the center of the bun, the other in the carapace under the neck of the grinding insect. We use our hands to gently push the grinding insect and make it rotate like the mill's flying stone mill. However, when we are enjoying the cool on the mulberry tree, it's better to be careful, because there are often some spicy things falling from the tree. Horseradish, also known as green moth, is a kind of pest. Once upon a time, the hot hair stung on the back of a person's hand. It was hot and swollen. My mother immediately washed my hands with pancreatin water, and the pain slowly reduced. Every time we see spicy food, we immediately feel disgusted. We trample it to death with the sole of our shoes, then clip it up with a straw stick and throw it away. Autumn arrived, autumn wind put a piece of yellow mulberry leaves, blowing to the ground, people stepped on it soft. The children carry the straw, hold the mulberry leaves and carry them home to cook. My father chose mulberry strips, and then he made baskets and baskets. The cobbler's uncle picked the branches of the mulberry tree and made the poles and branches. There are three and four branches of the wooden fork, which are farm tools used in maikou threshing field. When the pegs were tied, the carpenter planed a big mulberry tree and dried it. He made a big table and a good bed, which was strong and durable. When winter came, all the mulberry leaves fell, leaving only the bare trunk and twigs, stretching to the sky. A winter snow changed the mulberry trees into a silver winter suit. We took the shovel and made a snowman under the mulberry tree. On those snowless nights, the mulberry trees were dry and charred. The bright moon in the sky is the best time for us to play the game of losing sole. We sat on the ground and formed a circle. We lost the sole of our shoes and ran in circles. We kept singing: "lose the sole of our shoes, lose the sole of our shoes, and gently drop it behind him. Don't tell him, don't tell him, hurry up, catch him, hurry up, catch him... " The night is very deep, the moon is still hanging in the middle of the sky, the adults are asleep, but our noise is still floating in the night sky. Oh, mulberry in my hometown is my forever concern.
Xu Yiye, born in Longji Town, Sihong County, Jiangsu Province, has a bachelor's degree in Chinese language and literature from Nanjing Normal University, and is a senior middle school teacher. Works published in all kinds of newspapers and platforms