But in fact, I was fascinated by its charm, and even after a few years, it is still unforgettable. That kind of color, fragrance and taste has become an ethereal, aftertaste and long memory on the tip of the tongue.

It was late spring a few years ago, and it was the season when flowers were in full bloom and birds were singing and flowers were fragrant. The spring scenery is beautiful all the way, so you can grab a wisp of wind and the fragrance of vegetation.

I accompanied my friends to a small village-Xiaochong Village, hidden in the depths of the valley. Only seven or eight families, very quiet. It's already evening, and the millstone-like sunset hangs over the treetops of Xishan Ridge and will roll down the mountain at any time. The orange glow sets off bamboo forests, trees, terraces and villages, just like a dream. Being a guest in such an atmosphere, drinking by the window, sharing friendship and having a vast sky is a charm in itself.

The people in the mountains are simple, sincere and polite, and there is absolutely no infatuation and hypocrisy in the city neon. Needless to say, the table is full of chicken and fish, which are rare local products in the mountains, such as bamboo shoots and bracken. Pure natural dishes make everyone enjoy themselves and laugh heartily.

After three rounds of wine, a plate of fresh wild celery attracted everyone's mouth water. Everyone shouted "good food". Lao Cao, the host and guest, is full of praise, and I like it very much. This is a good dish that I haven't seen for many years and have seen before. Soon, this dish of wild celery was swept away.

According to the owner, this is wild celery collected from the stream in front of the village. No wonder it is green and natural, tender and pure, crisp and smooth at the entrance, and fragrant. Moreover, the cooking process is simple. As long as the fire is stir-fried and no seasoning is added, the original flavor of Shan Ye cool air can be maintained.

Unfortunately, this wild celery tastes excellent and pure. Everyone asked the host for another dish. In less than half an hour, the enthusiastic host picked another dish from the wild. Under the phantom of the light, the wild celery was green, fragrant and steaming, which pushed the atmosphere of the night to a climax. The host and guests did not hesitate to drink, push a cup for a change, and both got drunk and had a good time.

In my hometown, this kind of celery can be seen everywhere in streams, ditches, swamps and paddy fields. They are born when they meet water, thrive when they meet water, and have strong vitality.

Spring has come and everything is revived. They are born quietly, grow quietly, and inadvertently, cluster after cluster, full of enthusiasm.

The natural fragrance lures farmers and village women to pick them gladly, putting handfuls of fresh stems and leaves in baskets, making them feel happy all the way, a kind of happy taste, "sneaking into the night with the wind, moistening things silently."

I remember when I was a child, my family was poor, and it was rare to eat fish several times on holidays. Eating a few pieces of dried incense is also a luxury, but just a few pieces of dried incense, shredded, fried, stir-fried and cooked with newly picked wild celery is a good dish.

Guests often come to my house, naturally fry a plate, and then fry a few eggs. The smell of Huang Cancan makes my mouth water. At this time, I got a little light, put some chopsticks, got to know Xiao Chan, and was scolded by my mother. This scene has become a wonderful memory for me and I will never forget it.

Now in my hometown, whether it's a wedding or a wedding, guests come to my house or home cooking, because of the improvement of living conditions, stir-fry shredded pork and celery or authentic dishes. Most people like to eat it, it is suitable for eating and drinking, and it is cheap, nutritious, simple to make and popular.

Celery is widely distributed in the Yangtze River valley and southern provinces in China, and is also planted in the north. Introduced from the Han Dynasty, it has been planted for more than 2,000 years.

It is a perennial plant. First, biennial plants is divided into Oenanthe javanica and celery, and wild celery is Oenanthe javanica, which is more common in the south. Celery, also known as celery and medicinal celery, is often sold in the market. It is tall, easy to manage and cultivate, pollution-free, eco-friendly, high in yield and good in income, and has become one of the daily recipes of ordinary people.

Celery is rich in nutrients, such as protein, carbohydrates, carotene, vitamin B, calcium, phosphorus, iron and sodium. It has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipid, expelling wind and promoting diuresis, arteriosclerosis and anticancer. Therefore, eating more celery has many benefits for modern people's rich diseases and sub-health.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Celery is slippery"; Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Treat liver-yang headache, red face and eyes, top-heavy, wobbly walking and other symptoms".

About the quality of celery, some Confucian scholars in history praised it one after another. A Qing Dynasty Yuan Mei said: "The taste is delicate and there are celery clouds"; Confucius wrote in the Book of Songs Dishui: "Think of music and dish water, choose Qin. Lu Hou stopped talking and looked at its flag, showing that the charm of ancient and modern celery still exists.

China is a vast country with different customs in the north and south. For example, there are many ways to eat celery, such as celery fried shredded pork, celery scrambled eggs, celery dried, celery dumplings and so on. A handful of green celery, in people's daily diet, goes hand in hand, making people full of fragrance and charm.

Celery grows in the sunshine, rain and dew, beside water and weeds, listening to birds and flowers, watching fireworks, being silent, neither arrogant nor impetuous, not flattering, not choosing soil, not clinging to the environment, and spreading in Shan Ye. This deep-rooted, endless and unpretentious character is its charm. (Local Wen Yuan, provided by Qiu Shi)