We "post-70s" have a deep memory of wild vegetables. In the past, ups and downs were like a drop of crystal dew on the leaves of dandelion, purslane, shepherd's purse, nourishing vegetables, alfalfa, bitter vegetables, broom seedlings, leafy vegetables and Suaeda salsa. Always in the depths of my mind, flashing bright light.
The beauty of wild vegetables lies in their wildness. Born in fields, hillsides and Shan Ye. No matter how barren the corner is, as long as there is sunshine, rain and wind, weeds will grow everywhere. You don't need to be cared for like crops, you don't need to apply pesticides, and you don't need to be afraid of storms and pests. It just grows silently, nobody cares, and it will spread green leaves in the wilderness and produce amazing flowers. If someone picks them, they are willing to contribute their unique delicacies. During the famine period experienced by the elders, it can satisfy hunger, and it can also be a delicious food carefully prepared by people today. Wild vegetables are really elegant and popular things, which can be used in kitchens and halls.
In addition to its unique taste, each wild vegetable also has its unique medicinal value, which can improve the physique of different people. Shennong has tasted all kinds of herbs in the world, and Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica has left us a valuable legacy, most of which are familiar and often eaten wild vegetables. Now that life is getting better and better, more people realize the importance of diet therapy to health care. Wild vegetables have naturally entered our lives and various dining places, becoming an indispensable "new favorite" on the table.
The reason why wild vegetables are welcomed and loved by everyone is nothing more than the important point of wild vegetables, wild! Wild vegetables are beautiful and wild when they are wild. Fertility is a characteristic, and wildness is the free growth state of life. Because it is wild, it is not disturbed by more human activities and is not affected by more chemical fertilizer and pesticide pollution. Therefore, wild vegetables are cleaner, purer and safer to eat. The wildness of wild vegetables has finally made its own way.
Children of our time, like this wild vegetable, are all wild children in the eyes of adults. Parents and elders are busy making a living all the year round. Every family has many children, and they can't take care of them if they want to. Ignore it and let it grow. Run the streets all day, run in the wild when you have run enough in the village, and run in the neighboring village when you have run enough in the wild. The sky is vast. I never thought I couldn't go home, and I never thought I was in any danger. Catch birds and fish, climb trees and dig nests. Sometimes if you are not careful, you will inevitably encounter bumps. What's more, I twisted my arms and legs and didn't dare to tell adults, so I silently endured it. Make a small incision after being naughty and shed some blood. I will find some dandelion leaves from the ground, rub them with my hands and apply green juice to the wound. It will be all right in two days.
I remember once, some friends and I got into the apple orchard, stole some apples and were chased by the dogs in the garden. The apple in your pocket fell when you were running. If you still have one in your hand when you run away, it's victory. Although our generation lacks the care and instruction of parents, it also grows on the land like wild vegetables. Wild, a little indulgent, but also a real freedom. Freedom gives us more temperament to play at will. In the face of all kinds of situations, you can have the courage or fearless character to face them. Think about it, the wild has its advantages.
When I was a child, I basically didn't have to worry about eating in the countryside, even if the living conditions were not good. Each family has its own side dishes and raises chickens, ducks and geese. Greedy children like us will also use their cleverness to try their best to cook porridge. Catching fish and shrimp in the river, catching grasshoppers on the slope and looking for mushrooms in the Woods can satisfy our delicious appetite. It is also common to play outside and forget to eat. No matter eating cucumbers and tomatoes in the garden or peanuts and sweet potatoes in the crops, no owner has ever scolded the street or come to you. Sometimes you really can't find anything to eat. There are locust trees near May, which is enough for you to eat. If you get too much, take it home and ask your parents to bake a cake with some batter. And Angela Yu Chien. Presumably many people have such experiences and memories. Holding the branches of elm trees with your hands, stroking them gently and stuffing them directly into your mouth has a faint sweetness that you will never forget. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer elms in the city. If you encounter money, you can't help but try it.
Common wild vegetables, such as dandelion, purslane, shepherd's purse, bitter vegetable and sweet potato leaves, were often taken home by adults when they were young. Bitter vegetables can be dipped in cold sauce, dandelion, purslane and shepherd's purse can be wrapped in big steamed bread, or steamed bread mixed with corn flour, and sweet potato leaves can be cooked with peanuts. In short, our children were only interested in eating. If you are full, you will not be hungry, and you will not think about the medicinal value of these wild vegetables. As I get older, I listen to the old people and know more, and I will try to get some wild vegetables to eat. It's just that there are few wild vegetables in the city now, and many wild vegetables in the surrounding fields are not clear whether they have been drugged or not, and they dare not dig everywhere. If you see something on sale in the market, you will buy some and start a meat-free diet.
The year before last, my father was in hospital and met a friend, an uncle from the same ward. He looks almost 70 years old, but he looks only 50 years old. The body is thin, but the body is tough, the ears are not deaf, the eyes are not beautiful, the words are many, and the ideas are clear. I can't help wondering. I talked with the old man about how he keeps in good health, and his body is so well maintained. The old man told me three reasons that he thought were useful. First of all, he should keep an optimistic attitude, face and deal with things calmly, not be pessimistic and not complain about others. Secondly, soaking feet with boiling water of Artemisia argyi and Zanthoxylum bungeanum every night can promote blood circulation and eliminate dampness. Moreover, old people drink a cup of homemade "bitter water" every day. This "bitter water" is made of Artemisia annua and dandelion picked by themselves and dried in the sun. It turns out that the secret of old people's health is still in this wild vegetable. It seems that this kind of wild vegetable used to fill their stomachs during the famine has the beauty of delaying aging and improving health.
Many people know that dandelion and Artemisia annua are not only edible, but also have anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing and detoxification effects. Dandelion, also known as "mother-in-law", is familiar to us because of its fluffy and light flowers. When I was a child, we all liked to put it on our lips and blow it gently to see how it spread out in the distance. Many people may not be familiar with the shape of Artemisia annua. Artemisia annua leaves are slender and trivial, a bit like Artemisia annua. It is called mugwort because the newly grown mugwort looks covered with a thin layer of white wine, like the color of mugwort leaves. At this time, Artemisia annua is not only fresh and tender, but also the best time for its medicinal value.
Artemisia ordosica is the predecessor of Spring Green. Under the mild spring breeze, Artemisia ordosica germinates ahead of other grasses in early spring. "Artemisia argyi in the first month, Artemisia argyi in February, and firewood cutting in March." It's about the importance of seasons to wild vegetables. Artemisia in the first month is called Artemisia, which is still in its infancy; Artemisia February is a wild vegetable and can be eaten; If Artemisia ordosica turns into thatch in the third month of the lunar calendar, it can only be burned as firewood. In the field in March, clusters of new seedlings were covered with a layer of grayish brown soft hair under the rotting chrysanthemum, and the tender stems and leaves were white and green, growing softly, like the green chrysanthemum on the ground. Around Tomb-Sweeping Day, when Artemisia annua was in full bloom, people collected some when they went for an outing in the wild, which made Artemisia annua add a delicious taste to people's table life.
Personally, dandelion is the most unforgettable wild vegetable because of a special experience. Not because of its taste, nor because of my favorite flowers, but because of my late uncle. I should be seven or eight years old by then. It was a busy season for wheat, and my father couldn't go back to work in Gansu. After harvesting, the wheat is dried in the wheat field. After drying in the sun, remove the stalks with a straw cutter, then crush the wheat grains with stone ballast, hang the wheat grains with wood, and then pack them and transport them home for storage. Grandpa accidentally dropped the straw cutter on the wrist of the back of his hand while cutting straw for my family, and suddenly blood flowed out from a long hole. At that time, my uncle's brother and I were at the scene, and we were scared to death when we were young.
Uncle covered the wound with his other hand, and the blood kept flowing out. Grandpa asked his younger brother to find some dandelions from nearby fields, rub out green juice, apply it on the back of his hand with dandelions, and temporarily wrap it with a piece of cloth. We all thought that the magical dandelion could cure uncle's wound and nothing would happen. However, the uncle himself may not have thought that this wound would kill him. After a few days, uncle's wound festered and infected, and it was too late to go to the hospital again. I didn't know there was tetanus at that time; At that time, I deeply thought of dandelion; At that time, I saw the tears of my loved ones; At that time, I realized that where will you go was a deep pain. I was deeply hurt and became a scar in my heart all my life. It hurts so much that I still think of blood oozing from my heart.
Spring has come, and all kinds of wild vegetables in the field are growing wildly. I think I should take my seven-year-old son back to my hometown after the epidemic. Take him to dig wild vegetables, taste the taste of all kinds of wild vegetables, know what these wild vegetables look like and know their names. Let my son run freely on the land of his hometown, just like himself in those days. Just like the wild vegetables in these fields, they grow wildly. Wild, wild to show their own personality and nature; Crazy, crazy to leave this land. Whether barren or rich, when spring comes, I am willing to give everything to the people here and give them all the life they need here. (Shuocheng)