In the season of white dew, the weather is slightly cool.
In the early morning, walking on the path of the riverside park in Fugu County, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a large sea red fruit tree in the park, only to see that the edge of the light green leaves was a little yellow, and the red sea red fruit was shining in the morning sun.
I couldn't help but stop, came to the sea red fruit tree, and took a closer look......
Haihong fruit tree, belonging to the Xifu Begonia species of Dianchi Begonia of the Rosaceae apple, is a rare native fruit tree resource in the mainland. It is a drought-tolerant, cold-resistant, barren-tolerant, low-pest, easy to manage, and adaptable high-yielding fruit tree.
The fruit is rich in calcium, potassium, zinc, selenium and other trace elements, among which the calcium content is the crown of fruits, containing 2780 mg of calcium per kilogram, known as the "king of calcium". It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, increasing appetite and helping digestion.
Sea red fruit is also known as sea red seed, child and mother begonia, small fruit begonia. It has been cultivated in Fugu for more than 2,000 years.
The sea red fruit trees in the mainland are mainly distributed in Fugu in Shaanxi, Baode and Hequ in Shanxi, and Jungger Banner and Qingshuihe County in Inner Mongolia. Among them, Fugu County has the largest planting area, reaching 53,000 mu, with an annual output of about 40,000 tons of sea red fruit, accounting for more than 85% of the world's output, and is listed as a geographical indication protected product by the state.
Looking at the sea red fruit trees in front of me, reverie the scene when the fruit farmers hinged the sea red fruits full of trees in the golden autumn season, my thoughts flew to the eighties of the last century, when I was in charge of secretarial work in the county agricultural bureau, often involving the sea red fruit trees, I remember that the relevant chapters of the special report of the "Introduction to the Sea Red Fruit Trees in Fugu County" prepared by me manually (at that time the computer was just a legend) have been quoted many times in the official documents of the provincial and county governments. At that time, the sea red fruit tree industry in Fugu County had not yet reached the current scale, although the government also called for more sea red fruit trees, but in fact it was still in the stage of spontaneous planting and primitive processing by the masses. There is no modern production line of sea red fruit wine like the "Fugu County Jujinbang Agricultural Products Development Company" founded by Mr. Liu Zixian, and its main products have covered more than 30 varieties of sea red fruit wine, sea red fruit brandy, and sea red fruit juice concentrate, creating a precedent for the modernization and industrial processing of sea red fruit in Fugu County.
In 2010, Fugu County was rated as the "Hometown of China's Sea Red Fruit".
In April 2018, with the theme of "Saffron Blooming, Damei Fugu", Fugu County successfully held the first "China Fugu Saffron Viewing Festival and Damei Fugu Photography Collection" activity.
In 2021, Fugu Haihong Fruit was selected into the third batch of national famous and excellent new agricultural products.
In recent years, Fugu County has held the "Saffron Viewing Festival" every year, at that time, the whole county, the lights are colorful, the drums are singing, and the guests from all over the world are warmly welcomed.
At that time, the saffron flowers blooming all over the mountains and mountains in the county, the ditches and ditches are forked, the white ones are like snow, and the red ones are like fire. The saffron is layered, scorching and bright, and the fragrance of the flowers is pervasive, refreshing and refreshing.
In recent years, based on the unique resource advantage of Haihongguo, Fugu County has expanded the industrial scale, consolidated the industrial development platform, highlighted the characteristics of industrial development, and made Haihongguo a rich fruit for local farmers in accordance with the development idea of "expanding the base, strengthening the leader, and making the brand louder".
Science and technology have "plugged" wings for the sea red fruit industry. At present, 9 food processing enterprises in Fugu County have developed more than 40 kinds of sea red fruit series products such as brandy, fruit wine, beverages, and preserved fruits, and the products are favored by consumers from all walks of life at home and abroad.
I can't remember what year it was, but my father also planted two sea red fruit trees in my yard.
When it was first planted, it was only as thick as a thumb, and it was not until a few years later that the branches of the sea red fruit tree were luxuriant, the sea red flowers bloomed, the fragrance was fragrant, and the fruits were abundant in autumn, giving me the opportunity to see and feel up close as a child.
In the era of food scarcity, the fruits of these two sea red fruit trees, which were juicy, sweet and slightly sour, filled my mouth with relish before I even ate them, and became an unforgettable memory of my childhood taste buds.
These two sea red fruit trees were carefully cared for by my father. After a few more years, the trunk of the sea red fruit tree is as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and the slightly cracked bark is mottled and pimpled, as if engraved with the full memories of the years and rings.
In spring, the blooming saffron flowers will be full of flowers dressed in the small courtyard of the Nong's family, and the fragrance is overflowing. The saffron flowers, the petals fall one after another, and the courtyard is like a fashionable carpet embroidered with pink lace on a white background.
In the middle of summer, the huge canopy of trees becomes a good place for the whole family to relax in the shade. At this time, the whole family sits around the small dining table placed under the sea mangrove tree, facing the cool breeze blowing from the gate hole, chatting while eating, which is very comfortable.
In the morning and evening, my father had to do some carpentry work under the mangrove trees to support the family. I clearly remember that my father erected a wooden frame, tied up the logs, took out a big saw, stood on a high stool with one foot, stepped on the logs with one foot, picked up the master's posture, and called me by my nickname.
From late September to early October every year, it is the harvest season of sea red fruits, and the careful mother always sells the fresh fruits, dries the dried fruits, and prepares them for winter storage. For example, the winter storage, to choose the sunny terrain, choose a large, no insect eyes, bright color, manually pick into the basket, carefully put in a circle of grass red willow woven basket, put in a cool and ventilated place, to the winter natural freezing, during the Spring Festival to entertain guests or their own consumption, eat a unique taste. The ancients said: "Sea red fruit, frost picking, winter moon storage, the more fragrant the New Year."
My mind was immersed in the reverie next to the sea red fruit tree in the riverside park, and an old colleague who had not seen me for many years passed by during the morning exercise and shouted: "When will you be back?" and "Come back on the afternoon of the 11th". I replied and came back to my senses.
At this moment, the sea red fruit tree in front of you is facing the rising sun and is full of vitality. The flat sea red fruit is like a thousand small lanterns, swaying in the wind, scorching and shining in the light green leaves.