The temperature has not dropped on the last day of the summer, and tomorrow the white dew will come, still in the steamer-like scorching. The midsummer of 2024 is really too long, I originally wanted to plant some Chinese cabbage in the beginning of autumn, but because it has been in high temperature, the ground has not been wholeed, and the seeds have not been bought, and then on August 23, 2024, I took my wife to Liupanshui, Guizhou, Liangdu, and Lijiang, Yunnan to escape the summer. The maximum temperature in these two places is only in the 20s, and the temperature in the place where I live has risen instead of falling, approaching 40 degrees Celsius, which scared me, and the temperature was still in the high temperature zone of 35 degrees Celsius until I came back on September 3.
Not only that, the Yangtze River has always been in the high temperature zone, Chongqing won the first crown with a maximum of 43 °C, which is the actual possibility of higher official forecasts, so that the street lamps are smoking, this autumn is too hot.
This year, the wet Huangmei weather is long, and it is very good from early summer to mid-summer. The summer is better than the abnormal, and the autumn tiger arrives and the drought hurts. The plum blossom leaves in the peony garden are falling in advance due to drought, and some peonies are also dried, and they are irrigated when they go home, but it doesn't rain, and the artificial water is poured down, and a cup of water can't solve any problems at all! The water vapor evaporated rapidly, and the ground continued to smoke. The leaves of the trees that have been roasted to withered yellow are falling one after another, like a cool autumn scene, but in the middle of summer.
During the business trip, I have been taking care of my family, the lotus pot can not lack water, the eggplant and peppers, loofahs, and water spinach in the field are more concerned, and the water from the big koi pond is brought over to continue our life, so as to ensure that we still have home-grown vegetables to eat when we come back.
The ground is particularly dry, but weeds have sprung up in areas that are often watered by artificial, and as soon as they come back, they are busy pulling weeds. Now the theme of every morning and evening is to water the ground, plus the skin of Chihuahuas and chestnuts is infected with fungi, and I have to run to the pet hospital, these days are really busy.
During the 12 days I was not at home, Hongmei was watered twice by automatism, and I still watered it once every five days, and I inspected the orchids once a day, which was the main point. The safe operation of two koi ponds and a goldfish pond is a top priority, but fortunately, everything is fine!
On the afternoon of August 22, before I went out, due to the continuous high temperature, the electricity consumption soared, and the power grid could not bear the load and caused a large-scale power outage. The standby diesel engine is used to generate electricity, but it cannot be started due to the aging of the battery. I finally took out a battery in the car, but it has not been installed, and the mains power has come to solve the urgent need.
At that time, I was sweating like rain and soaking wet, but fortunately, there was no danger, the power outage for half an hour, and the indoor temperature in Lan had not yet reached the critical point. This is my emergency plan before I go out.
When we arrived in Liupanshui, Guizhou, known as the cool capital, the temperature was 17-28 °C, which was the appearance of early summer. Arriving at Liupanshui Railway Station, Brother Ding Weiheng was waiting early, and Brother Ding was accompanying us for two consecutive days, taking a look at the orchids planted by local orchid friends, and walking a few scenic spots.
Brother Ding is not only a local master, but also knows the local chronicles, such as the origin of Liupan City, and the local cuisine, such as the world's first pot, the world's first sheep soup pot, which is even more eye-opening. What I admire the most is that Ding Ge is actually using a handwriting board to tell local stories, as well as humanistic novels and poems. This is amazing, and it immediately reminds me of Mr. Mu Anxiang's use of a handwriting tablet to complete the compilation of "Lan Hui Zongheng", which is so admirable.
A lot of Ding Ge's long essay writing is done through the handwriting function of business mobile phones, and in shock I said: "This is too hard, you are the second Mu Anxiang." So I told Mr. Mou's long narrative, and after hearing it, he said: "It's not hard, it's good to get used to it, you see that there are many phrases on the handwriting board that can be linked, so the writing is very fast." ”
Brother Ding prefers the collection of rare germplasm resources of orchids, the orchid garden on the roof is not nearly 40 square meters, clean and tidy, orchids grow lushly, all are favorite treasures, he introduced his collection of treasures in the past 30 years, I am enjoying a basin, and photographed some resource grasses.
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Following Ding's idea, he is still collecting resources, so these rare varieties are not shown to the outside world, which is the main reason why I have not said anything to the public. Only when the time is ripe for an exclusive interview, then it will be detailed to the bits and pieces of each variety. The humanities and appreciation of orchids will be displayed one by one, and they will be skipped here.
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On the evening of the 23rd, Ding Ge took us to see the bustling night view of the ancient town of Liupan Shuicheng, with the iconic Wumeng Tower in People's Square, various performances with singing and dancing, and rich food. Under the cool evening breeze, in the colorful neon lights, people come one after another like carp crossing the river, and the boat performance in the drunken river, singing the humanistic customs and mountains and rivers, and the beautiful Guizhou is performing every different. Personally, I feel that the popularity of Shuicheng Ancient Town in Liupanshui City is even more popular than that of Lijiang Ancient Town.
The first trip to Liupanshui was warmly received by Ding Ge, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks! At the same time, we sincerely invite Brother Ding's family to come to our place as a guest, enjoy orchids, drink tea and taste fragrance, and chat with the north and south of the sea.
On the afternoon of the 25th, I took the green train to Kunming, Yunnan Province for a rest, and rushed to Lijiang on the morning of the 27th. The first time I came to Lijiang, it was in 2011 to participate in the "21st China (Kunming) Orchid Expo" held in Kunming and stayed in the ancient city for a few days. However, there is still a fate to see a restaurant with a few pots of orchids, which is very kind.
The second time I came to Lijiang, I didn't contact Lanyou, I stayed at a friend's house, and it was very convenient to have a car to use, so I walked around the other two ancient towns by the way. Lijiang's 95-year-old Uncle Lan didn't visit when he knew about it, but his mind was already there!
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This trip was to accompany his wife to escape the summer, full of joy and joy, but he had to return, after all, he had been out for a long time. When I got home, I felt the scene at the beginning of this article, and I checked the weather forecast casually, and the temperature could not drop below 30 °C until September 20, which was cooler than I said before in mid-September, and it has exceeded many days, there is no way, who said that the front enjoyed the coolness, and the back had to be steamed by the sauna, and the seasons reincarnated year after year, and the universe was arranged to get cold or hot, and we ordinary people only had to adapt to nature and survive.
The Xiashan Tiger is so powerful but has not caused substantial harm to me, which is especially thanks to the guarantee of supply from the power department, which allows the orchid babies, koi babies, and goldfish babies to pass the crisis safely, and also allows us to safely spend the scorching days and nights, and pay tribute to the front-line staff who guarantee the supply of energy and guard the operation of the equipment! Thanks to your hard work, we are safe, thank you!! On September 6, 2024, Wan Yunkun was in Guoxiangju
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On September 6, 2024, Wan Yunkun was in Guoxiangju