Qi Fan Qi Micro Class

On the way to pick up the child, I suddenly smelled a fragrance. I sniffed hard and smelled it carefully. It was the fragrance of Sophora japonica, a familiar fragrance. I searched everywhere for traces of the locust tree, and finally found the beautiful shadow of the locust tree in an inconspicuous corner. I also want to find other locust trees, but as far as I can see, there is another one, not far away from it, echoing in front.

The tender green leaves of the locust tree are a bit dense and lush, like a doll's little hands and like the Thousand-Armed Guanyin. As soon as early summer arrives, the locust trees bloom in bunches of beautiful locust flowers, some white and purple, and they smell so delicious!

There is a child under the tree, with a pink face, looking for locust flowers. So the mother next to her hugged her. The child had grown "tall". She reached out and picked one, smelled it, and smiled like a flower.

When I was a child, the locust tree in my hometown was big and tall. Next to it, there was a big orange tree. Every late spring and early summer, the flowers of the two trees bloom. My younger brothers and sisters and I played, played games and read books under the locust tree. We had a great time smelling the strong fragrance of flowers. At night, I fall asleep with the fragrance of flowers, and even my dreams are sweet.

The locust tree is very cute! Sophora japonica can also be eaten. Let me tell you a little secret. You can eat sophora japonica in any way, especially when mixed with sugar. It will definitely make your mouth water. In the hot summer, our family sat under the locust tree to enjoy the cool air. The locust tree gave us space to play and fun!

But the fate of the locust trees and orange trees changed when my family was building a new house and they were cut down. A large open space must be left in front of the house to better dry the rice. The leaves that fall in autumn also bring greater difficulties to drying the rice - picking up fallen leaves. No matter how we, siblings, begged for mercy and behaved well, the locust trees and orange trees were cut down ruthlessly, leaving only a shallow stump in our memory.

At this moment, I suddenly remembered the big locust tree immigration. That happened during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and during the Zhu Yuanzhang period. Due to the war, the population dropped sharply and became dramatically imbalanced. Faced with the imbalance, Zhu Yuanzhang had to consider an immigration plan, moving from densely populated areas to sparsely populated areas. In the turbulent years of the dynasty, if there were natural disasters, the people would lose their harvest and the people would be displaced. Many people would die in wars and disasters, leaving most of the Central Plains desolate and the great fields uncultivated. However, Shanxi, which is only separated from Hebei by a mountain, is a paradise where people live and work in peace and contentment, the economy is vibrant, and the scene is prosperous.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, after investigation, he decided to choose Hongdong County, the most densely populated area in Shanxi, and carried out large-scale immigration to the country in four batches. When these people immigrated from Hongdong County to various parts of the country, they all passed by a big locust tree. These people want to remember the location of their home so that they can find it easily in the future. Therefore, all the people who migrated from Hongdong County said that they came from the Sophora japonica tree. This is why we often hear that our ancestors came from the Sophora japonica tree in Shanxi.

It is said that the big locust tree was cultivated during the Han Dynasty and survived for thousands of years. By the Ming Dynasty, it had become a towering tree. It is precisely because of this big tree that it is so eye-catching. Therefore, everyone regards the Big Sophora Tree as a representative landmark building.

However, it is a pity that this big locust tree is gone. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, a flood washed away the thousand-year-old big locust tree. The large locust trees we see in Hongdong County today were built by modern people. They are made of ornamental steel and cement and are not real large locust trees.

This big locust tree has witnessed countless people leaving their homes, and the big locust tree made of steel and cement gives people a memory. When I go back to my "hometown", I have something to rely on.

Unexpectedly, the locust tree can also witness history, just like a pine tree on Mount Tai, which witnessed the history of Qin Shihuang's enshrinement in Mount Tai. After the pine tree was consecrated to Qin Shihuang, it escaped from the heavy rain when he went down the mountain and was named the fifth prince.

Looking back at the locust trees, they were blocked by buildings at a corner. The fragrance of Sophora japonica from my hometown floats all the way to Beijing, reminding me of the Sophora japonica food made by my mother when I was a child. It is sweet and delicious. The fragrance is still there, making me nostalgic and a little sad.

The 18th article of Qi Fan Qi’s 28-day micro-course third period writing camp (1269 words)