● Wei Haitao
The emerald banana taro field, simple and simple, one after another, condenses the body temperature and hope of the villagers, scattered around the village, becoming the most beautiful scenery in the countryside.
After leaving the mountain village for many years, an ignorant rural teenager experienced some hardships in life, became a middle-aged man with vicissitudes, and was also fortunate to taste some delicious food. However, the plain and fragrant banana taro of childhood is still unforgettable. Whenever I see the blue waves of banana taro forests, hear the banana leaves rubbing against each other in the wind, my thoughts go back to my childhood, back to the steaming stove, and see the busy figure of my grandmother hunched over for the family's meals under the dim floor... In the morning, after the second class, stepping on the bells of qingyuan in the village, I flew home from the primary school at the head of the village, because the banana taro cooked for me by my grandmother was already cooked out of the pot, that is the breakfast I talked about depending on, the light fragrance like the mist between the mountains, the light lock is really full of hunger and acid, and the fragrance has accompanied me through my difficult childhood.
I vividly remember that when I was a child, whenever the first spring rains moistened the earth, and the watered land emitted the fragrance of earth, my father would get up early, lead out the old buffalo that had rested for a winter, and open the prelude to spring ploughing with an iron plough. Turning over the loose land, my mother followed behind the plough and planted the selected banana taro seedlings on the fertilizer. At this time, the country road behind the village in front of the village was full of figures carrying cow dung and morning glory carrying plows, a scene of jubilation and busyness.
In fact, banana taro is like a simple cropper, no matter the hot sun or wind and frost, can live calmly.
Banana leaves yang yaokong, dan calyx high climbing sun red. After a few summer rains, the banana taro flowers bloom quietly, and the delicate red branches sway in the wind, as if waving to us. A few of our friends have long coveted the honey juice in the bones of the flowers, picked a straw as a straw, like a greedy thief, completely disregarding the feelings of the banana flower, the sharp grass pipe is deeply inserted into the heart of the flower, sucking and enjoying it as much as it wants, without much effort, a large piece of banana flower will be swept away by a few of our bear children, leaving behind a mess of flowers. And the bouquet of flowers that stayed tenaciously on the branches still seemed to be smiling, watching us leave. Later, because of his commitment, he quietly asked his grandmother, and learned that the flowers did not have a significant impact on the fullness of the underground banana, and the feeling of guilt that hung over was relieved.
With the gratitude for the banana taro, I deliberately went through the relevant information and learned that the banana taro is the banana taro, also known as the incense bead. Because of its strong environmental adaptability, not afraid of barrenness, drought and flood resistance, rough growth and easy growth, in the years of famine, I don't know how many lives have been saved? In fact, eating banana taro can also strengthen the spleen and stomach, which can be regarded as a kind of coarse grain. Its root is sweet, light and cool, has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, calming and reducing blood pressure, and external application can also reduce inflammation and swelling, or a taste of traditional Chinese medicine.
After the banana taro rod is cut down, the wrinkled dried leaves and the old skin are removed, and the ox cart is loaded with a yard and transported home, evenly fine with a knife, placed for a day or two, and then dried until the water is half dry, and then tightly covered and stored in the cellar. In the cold winter, when the frost is four fields, or the ice and snow are flying, the cattle cannot be driven out of the circle, then the cellar is opened, and the aromatic smell is filled. Small bamboo baskets are scooped into the livestock troughs, and the fermented banana taro stalks are no less than the fresh grass of early spring, watching the cows and horses chew with relish, it is not difficult to imagine that it is their rare delicacy.
The golden autumn light spreads over the four fields, and the recovered banana taro shines with a ripe luster. In the dark kitchen, the grandmother solemnly spread out the cutting board, lit the dim oil lamp and began to cut the banana taro piled up like a hill, the rhythm of chopping, and a long dog bark or two, making the mountain village look particularly peaceful and peaceful. Chopped banana taro, part of the next day and on the fine bran wild vegetables cooked to feed the meal. Most of the banana taro is dried and bagged on the balcony, ready to be crushed and fed with stone mortar when the wild vegetables on the midwinter mountain are dried. Bags of dried banana taro are stacked in the corner of the kitchen, enriching the family and dotting the harvest. And the cooked food feeds the fat pigs, so that the Spring Festival that has been looking forward to a year is incomparably rich and happy...
The spring breeze of reform and opening up has brought earth-shaking changes to the land of China, and the days of the fathers and fellow villagers in the hometown are getting more and more prosperous day by day, and the children in the countryside are studying and studying in the spacious and bright campus, enjoying the rich and safe nutritious meals subsidized by the state, generally will not eat coarse and light banana taro, and occasionally the children who are hungry and curious will cook and taste, and they will also bite three or two mouths and return them to the pigs in the pen. It is only for the generation that has experienced unforgettable hunger, although it is bitter and sweet, do not forget to often think bitterly and sweetly, think of danger in times of peace, know how to cherish the happy life of the moment, and be grateful for our great party that seeks happiness for the masses of the people!
Source: Wenshan Daily
Editor: City Times pays a little attention to Tang Wei
Audit: Word Danyao