A song of Harukawa separated from the flowers

"Very autumn color is unattended, half reed flower and half indigo flower." The red indigo blossoms, illuminating the eye, in the late autumn of the west wind.

Red indigo is an annual herb that can reach a height of up to 3 meters. The flower stems are like green bamboo, section by section, green and red. The flowers are spike-shaped, beautiful red, and densely packed with branches. The ancients described the red indigo flower as a flame on the water, and there is a saying that "the indigo flower dips in the water and fire does not extinguish".

Hometown people call the red indigo "indigo grass". In my impression, the most direct effect of the red indigo is to dry it and ignite mosquito repellent flies, which is better than the effect of mosquito coils. Grandma cut the red indigo back and soaked the green persimmons, so that the persimmons were particularly crisp and sweet. Red indigo also has a name called "sake koji flower", we brew here "carved dragon monument yellow wine", the role of red indigo is indispensable.

In the autumn dusk, I like to go to the lake alone to see the red indigo, there are also reeds on the water's shore, the branches are very high from the water, supporting a fluffy and beautiful reed, white and light. Along with it is the red indigo, the red indigo flowers that jump from the flames, bright and dazzling, glittering in the oblique sun, and the sparkling blue waves are in harmony, which looks so elegant and vivid.

The red indigo bush is also a paradise for birds. Egrets, grey doves, wild ducks, and many unknown birds often settle here. The arrow disappeared into the depths of the red indigo, roared, and then flew up into the air and went straight into the clouds. The flowers flicker and flash, this is a beautiful painting, exuding a simple and rich rural charm, which makes people intoxicated.

The red indigo is also particularly brightly opened in "Water Margin". During the Northern Song Dynasty, the eight-hundred-mile Liangshan Po, the lone peak pulling water, the wild Artemisia hagi, and the surrounding area was full of red indigo, so liangshan po was also called "Tateshina". Because the lake is vast, easy to defend and difficult to attack, this area has become a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers and heroes are outstanding. Su Rui also praised in "Night Crossing liangshan po": "It is even more necessary to have a pure moon, and lie down to listen to the fisherman's pulp song."

Red indigo, because of the "indulgence of branches and leaves", is also known as the "dragon". In "Zheng Feng", it is said: "There is Qiao Song in the mountains, and there are dragons in the mountains, and there are no zichong, but cunning children." "The dragon here refers to the red indigo.

Red indigo grows with water, often grows at the ferry port, and because of its independent cold autumn, it opens freely, so it has become a "flower of sorrow". The Tang Dynasty poet Sikong Tu has a poem: "River banks are often sent by people, and a song of qingchuan is separated by flowers." Later, when I read Nalan Rongruo's "Drinking Water Collection" and read "Swallow Rock Head Red Moon, Wuyi Alley Mouth Green Poplar Smoke", I was full of emotions. On the night of the bright moon, the poet sits alone by the river, looking at the red indigo around him like fire, but his beloved who is haunted by his soul does not know where he is, and how can the sorrow of the loss and the end of the world not make people feel infinitely sad?

Red indigo is full of vitality, whether it is ditches and rivers or lakeside beaches, it can be seen everywhere. The branches are slender and straight, and the leaves are simple and simple, like those simple and kind villagers. In this bright autumn light, I stepped on the land of my hometown, walked in a large area of red indigo bushes, and felt that I had become a red indigo.

□ Wang Yongqing

【Source: Urumqi Evening News】

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