Text/Zhang Yuqing
Sunflowers are native from abroad, named after the positive, blooming in the four seasons above the temperature of 10 ° C, due to the strong vitality, by our northern rural vernacular called can not die, this death can not be worthy of the name, as long as planted every year natural growth, many years ago this sunflower is my family's regular customers.
In the sixties and seventies, rural life is difficult, people do not have the yaxing of raising flowers, girls like flowers as if it is nature, I like to plant flowers since I was a child, other flowers are not easy to raise, only this scientific name sunflower is not particularly good to raise, without roots of seedlings planted on the long, really magical. The small flowers have red, yellow, white and other colors, the petals are divided into single and double layers, the flowering period is very long, the better the sun, the bigger the flowers, the more colorful and beautiful. Because the temperature in the hometown is low in winter, the flower seedlings cannot be safely overwintered, but the flower seedlings grow naturally in the spring of the next year, and they are denser and denser year by year, basically do not need to manage, and are very popular.
Due to the poor life and the farmers' land is also very expensive, our family yard is full of tobacco seedlings every year, and in the autumn he collects tobacco leaves to sell some money to supplement the family. I planted nail peaches around the yard, I can't die flowers, I remember my father's stubborn temper since childhood, the work is sharp and exquisite, whether it is in the yard or in the self-reserved land, he is well organized, sometimes look at the flowers I planted to hinder him from planting, when hoeing the ground, I will be hoeed, only the sunflowers will continue to grow when replanted.
Later, when I went to work in the county town, I still remembered the sunflowers at home, at that time I lived in a bungalow, so I picked some flower seeds from my hometown, sprinkled them under the eaves of the wall next to the door of the house, and built a small flower pond with old bricks, at that time, because the children were busy with small work, they could not take care of the flower seedlings, but the sunflowers did not abandon the barren land, and thrived under the natural sunshine and rain. We are busy every day, leaving early and returning late, day after day, monotonous days in repetition. With the passage of time, the flower seedlings became more and more luxuriant, and the bright little flowers became a beautiful scenery at home. At that time, there were no high-rise buildings, but the quiet courtyard emitted the fragrance of natural soil, the sunflower at the entrance of the house was the only flower in the yard, the small flowers bloomed brightly every day, catching up with the heavy rain flower seedlings were washed away by the rainwater, but as long as the sun came out, the flower seedlings soon smiled and blossomed, and I very much admired the tenacious vitality of the sunflower. Ten years later, we moved out of the courtyard and moved into a building, saying goodbye to my beloved little flower.
Last year I went back to my hometown in the countryside, I accidentally found that I had a large pot of sunflowers at home, and when I saw this familiar little flower, it seemed to see an old friend who had been reunited for a long time, and I was extremely excited, this small flower was still the same as the old one decades ago, but the color of the flower was not as much as before, and it was all single petals. After being happy, I took some flower seedlings back to the county town, bought two flower pots to carry the flower seedlings, and the seedlings came to life smoothly. Later, I found that the soil in the pot quickly hardened, so I bought the soil for flowers from the Internet, so that the small flowers could grow comfortably in the pot.
After retirement, we ran on both sides of jinan to take care of the children, last year came back for the Spring Festival, found that the flower seedlings in the pot dried up, I felt guilty, remembering that this flower is called dead, I quickly watered to see if I could survive. A few days later, I found that the dried flower seedlings were slowly turning green, on the first day of the New Year, I suddenly found that there were three small red flowers in the pot, at this time I was particularly excited, the small flowers are auspicious symbols, but also the New Year blessing, the flowers bloom in the dry seedlings, it is so bright and dazzling! It was a pleasant surprise.
Because of the busy work, in addition to the sunflowers at home rarely raise flowers, since last year planted these two pots of flowers, suddenly feel that the home has added vitality, I every morning the first time is to go to the balcony to see the flowers, found that the flower seedlings are always crooked to the direction of the sun, I changed the position of the pots, the next day the flower seedlings were crooked again, you can see how strong the sunflower likes to be positive. I like the tenacity of the sunflower, and give a little sunshine on the brilliant spirit, the morning sun rises flowers blooming, it is really precious, every day with the company of sunflowers, I feel extremely happy, so that I am full of hope for life, may the sun be more brilliant, the sunset is infinitely good. Sunflower has become my family heirloom, my son heard that sunflower is so honorable, let me help him plant a pot and take it to the office, I hope my son is as simple as sunflower, strong and brave.
Author: Zhang Yuqing Retired cadre of Xiajin County
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