Five poems of late spring: lush green and full of branches, when the plums are fruitful
Ome is often found in ancient poetry. In fact, the fruit of the plum is not particularly sweet, why for thousands of years, people have particularly loved, its cultural influence is far more than the fruit of the peach tree with a longer history than the plum?
Green plum, is the fruit of plum blossoms, known for its emerald green color, its sour taste, of course, ripe plums are yellow, not tolerant to storage, so people often in the plum fruit is still green, it is picked.
The ancestors' understanding of plants was first and foremost edible, and in this regard, peach trees originated in the north and were first used by people.
The plum tree entered the north through the tribute of the tribe in the ancient times before the Zhou Dynasty. According to historical records, the 23rd generation of Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty appointed Fu Shuo, who was born as a prisoner, to manage government affairs, and Fu Said said to Wu Ding that if you want to cook a pot of soup, you must have salt and plum, which means that if you want to govern the country well, you must have talents like salt and plum who can stimulate the vitality of the country.
So why use salt and plum as an analogy, the ancients knew that without salt, there would be physical weakness, without the acid contained in plum, people would have indigestion, and these two things, in ancient times, were to be traded and conquered, not everywhere, so it appeared precious.
Then in the Shang Dynasty, at least good salt and plums were owned by the nobility. Let's take a look at the origin of plums, is the ancient South Vietnamese region, according to the ancient Chinese people see what can be eaten to plant the natural way of life, the Shang Dynasty should be planted in the north, but good plums, or need the southern tribes to pay tribute.
In the Zhou Dynasty, the north has begun to plant plum trees, there are plum trees in the South Mountain, the emperor personally came to check the planting situation, but that is to meet the needs of the people's seasoning survival, after the Zhou Dynasty lax management of the local princely states, there was a war between the princely states in the spring and autumn, and the South Yue Kingdom, the economy was not developed, they gave to the Liang State, is a local specialty, an excellent plum blossom. At that time, the superficial ministers thought that such a practice was to snub the Liang kingdom, and South Vietnam also had its own suffering, our place here was barbaric, there was no gift of the Zhou Dynasty, not even a decent dress, how could there be luxurious etiquette, and our specialty was the plum tree.
The origin of plums is also a gradual process from south to north.
After the Han Dynasty, Jiangnan development, the plums in the Jiangnan River Basin, with high yield and excellent quality, have always been the main producers of plums.
At this time, plum blossoms also entered the aesthetic, a large number of Jiangnan people went to the north to serve as soldiers, expelled the Xiongnu, and only then did they have the aesthetic of the Tianshan Mountains where the snow fell like plum blossoms. Those soldiers who served as soldiers in the north, the package must have dried plums from their hometowns, the life of ru mao drinking blood in the north, the importance of plums, although there is no record, but it is necessary to ensure that the soldiers digest.
The Southern and Northern Dynasties "The New Language of the World" wrote that Cao Cao led a large army, and as a result, the grain and grass supplies could not keep up, and there was no water source, the soldiers were tired and tired, and the morale was low, Cao Cao said, there was Merlin in front, and as soon as the generals heard that merlin was in front, they were excited to hurry, and the plums were not found, but they found the water source. This is the source of the idiom of wangmei quenching thirst.
The Southern and Northern Dynasties were not far from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and this claim is quite credible. And it can be proved that during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, plums were still an important sour seasoning. People know that plums are raw and cough, and there must be plums in the army's food.
So why did the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties still plant a large number of plum trees in Jiangnan? Is it just for viewing? Although the brewing of vinegar has always existed, vinegar is a liquid that is not easy to preserve, which makes people still rely on plum fruit in their daily lives. The ancient manufacturing industry was not as developed as it is now, and it was impossible to go out and buy well-packaged vinegar. The sour spices that the people of the city need, still the Merlin of Gangnam is an important raw material, but there are garden land wind families meet with sewing needles to plant plum trees.
This is why plum blossoms and plums appear in many poems. Although plums do not provide sweet and juicy fruits like peach trees, plums are not used in large amounts per use, but they are also necessary, especially in summer and winter, for food and medicine.
To elaborate on these is to understand the existence and role of ome.
In the late spring and early summer, when the plums are ripe, people pick green plums, add a little fresh salt with cooked rice wine, quench thirst, sweat through the lungs, facilitate intestinal digestion, prevent spring and summer diseases, is an important seasonal health product.
"Concubine hair first covered forehead, folding flowers in front of the door drama."
Lang rode a bamboo horse and went around the bed to get green plums.
Cohabitation in the long dry, two small guesses. Sheng Tang · Excerpt from Li Bai's "Miscellaneous Songs and Lyrics, Long Dry Lines (725)"
In Nanjing, Jiangnan, the city is close to the river, is the settlement of dock people, called Changganli. The plum trees here are certainly impossible to become forested because of the dense population, but in such a place, plum trees will also be planted in the courtyard. Dock people live next to each other, form lanes, and also communicate with each other.
This is the small children of the two families growing up in the courtyard without suspicion.
The little girl was six or seven years old, her hair was just thick, and when she played bangs, she remembered herself climbing the rose wildflowers in the late spring in front of the door, and she met the naughty neighbor brother, riding a bamboo as a horse, the two of them played together, picked green plums, and surrounded the courtyard, innocent, and laid the foundation for stable love and marriage.
Since then, the green plum bamboo horse, figuratively growing up from childhood, there is no barrier between lovers and couples, and has become the love that people are willing to pursue.
Yes, the most simple and homely plums in the courtyard have witnessed their growth, there are sour and sweet, love is very much, even if the man grows up to engage in extremely risky shipping work, that kind of natural family affection has long allowed them to associate their fate with this life.
Ome also represents innocent and youthful love and youth, and that acid is a taste that stimulates the heart, enters the blood and soul, and is never forgotten.
"The night is short and the sleep is late and the morning is early, and the sun is high and the sky is out of the screen window."
The atrium picks its own green plums and wears a pair of them to the head of the plutonium. "Late Tang Dynasty · Han Wei's "Atrium"
I once said that in the Tang Dynasty, shangwu, every family had people who went out to fight, in addition to conquest, there were also a large number of men who were studying, surviving, seeking officials, and seeking wealth.
It was late spring, and at least Han Wei's life was turbulent and displaced, but his relationship with his wife was excellent.
It was his memory, and it was also his imagination, his lovely wife, waiting for him to return for a long time.
In the late spring, the night becomes shorter, the day becomes longer, and the spring sleepiness is added, so the hostess gets up later.
The sun was high, so she picked herself up and pushed open the screen window.
It is time to start another day of labor and life.
The beauty of twilight spring lies in the blue color everywhere, which cares for her youth.
The first thing she did when she arrived at the courtyard was to walk under the plum trees in the courtyard and see the plums with green leaves and branches.
She raised her hand and pinched the two green plums with leaves, pinned to the hairpins.
So what is the purpose of this?
First, this is to bless yourself and your lover to be able to form pairs, pray that he will come back safely as soon as possible, and have him in your heart.
Second, it represents the crystallization of her longing for love, and the green leaves are full of shades and branches.
In the heart of the wanderer, with the figure of a lover, he is particularly determined. I know that in such a beautiful spring, you are thinking of me, in fact, I am too. With no colorful phoenix wings, he has a sharp mind, thinking of his family in late spring, and still thinking about the distant pedestrians.
"Ome boiled wine bucket is new. The weather is hard to come by.
Under the strange flowers in the south of the East City, I meet the people I like.
Back embroidery, exhibition of incense. Tell the story of affection.
This sentiment, a thousand feet of gossamer, provoked the clouds. Northern Song Dynasty · Yan Shu's "Appeal to Heartfelt Order Part I"
This is the green word in the late spring of the Song Dynasty.
It was time for plums to be green again, and I was out on a trip, ready with cooking utensils, and brought seasonal drinks and plums to the countryside.
Ome boiling wine, not the ome in the wine to cook, but the sour plum at this time, with the warm wine at this time, can be healthy and disease-proof. This was also the trend at that time, when you go out, bring plums and wine, as if it is a light drink that is necessary for travel now, or go out on the third of March, the family specially asks you to bring you a boiled egg with cabbage.
Anyway, it was a fad in the late spring of the Song Dynasty. People in the city will not have plums at home, but they will pull the consumption of plums, and an excuse is that the dried plums are bought by everyone. Everyone brought a drink with them.
But at this time, it is still the flowering period of many flowers and trees, plum blossoms bloom early and fall early, but the popular begonia flowers, camellias, roses in the Song Dynasty, this fashion has flowers, and the late spring is clear, and the herbs fall flowers, which is a good day to travel.
Large-scale outings are from the third of March to the Qingming Festival in the late spring, the official holiday of the Qingming Festival of the Song Dynasty is as long as seven days, even if it is a family that is usually restrained, the girls have the freedom to go out, not to mention, this so-called bad habit of women not leaving home has not been fixed in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty.
So under the garden flowers in the eastern suburbs, he saw his crush.
Surely this acquaintance, relative? A friend's sister? Neighborhoods of the past? The girl who loves to work in song and dance entertainment?
It doesn't matter, what matters is that I like it, and I meet love around the corner.
The boy was very happy, and like a treasure, he took out the carpet, invited the girl to sit down, and entertained her with plum wine, asking about everything.
In short, he doesn't have a topic to create a topic, and he spits out lotus flowers in the mouth of the law, and he loves willow silk, just want her to stay a little longer, a little longer, and then there is a play.
The green plum wine here is the prop of love, fortunately, the wine of the Song Dynasty is about to be rice wine, the degree is not high, the blue plum, the crimson face, the green lawn, a love of Guan Guan Ju dove is about to happen. Plum knows, probably willing to kiss the little goddess's lips and teeth, hurry up, eat me!
"The green garden is long and the spring rain fills the pond.
There is no hint of red, and the green plum at the bottom of the leaf can already be tasted. Northern Song Dynasty · Zhang Yun's "Two Absolute Sentences Part I"
This is the green beauty of the late spring garden.
Late spring is warm and rainy, the grass and trees in the garden grow wildly, and the rain in late spring fills the pond.
Although for a day or two, even the falling flowers fell in the wind and rain, and even turned into mud and were covered with grass.
But such a scenery also has the beauty of a chic blue spring.
You see, the green leaves are full of branches, and the green plums under the leaves can already be tasted.
March is youth, because it is blue, the most beautiful spring.
"There was a storm coming. The spring light has gone.
Lush greenery and full of branches. When the plum is knotted.
Climbing branches is shocking late. Happy lonely eyes.
It is the return of spring. That's a grudge. "Song · Cai Shen's "Bodhisattva Man Qijiu"
One night the spring rains, and the flowers fall deeply.
But if you keep your eyes on the falling flowers, I'm afraid you'll miss the last spring.
In the morning, a storm, immediately after the rain, the spring flowers are mercilessly withered, and the spring light is simply a generous atmosphere passing in front of you, but what can you do? Fortunately, there is another kind of late spring brightness, in the sunshine after the rain.
That is the freshest and most lovely plum leaves densely in the branches, you look in the sun, the bottom of the leaves with spring rain, green plums like beans, glowing with water, making people happy.
The plum knot is really cute, the green leaves are umbrellas, the strings are drooping, and the green circles are cute.
Chinese has always been a foodie, and the plums in front of me have overshadowed the sadness of other flowers and trees, making people expect that it will not be a few days, and they can eat it.
What does it take to heal the sadness of lost love and parting? By food, by expectation.
Although touching the plums also has the sadness that spring is about to go, the freshness and fullness of the plums is enough to let you transfer your sorrows.
Empty hearts begin to fill up. Waiting for it to mature is also a kind of happiness.
Say what flowers hurt parting, I now cherish the late spring, concentrate on plums, do not want to hurt the parting Oh.
This song is bright and healthy. Because whether it is nature or life, we must move forward, do not cling to what is lost, and see what is still happening and what can be owned. Lost the flower season, and youth, and youth, and the summer of full fruit, the autumn of harvest.
This is what life has to do.
Green plum is also the coordinates of life, you still have the same late spring as green plum, those sighs, just let it pass.
The green leaves and full of branches are also a kind of beauty, because it leads to the harvest.
Hatsuyoshi Katsuyuki interprets the love and beauty in the poems. Image from the web