A short essay on light red and light purple pea flowers

Before Qingming Festival, my daughter changed jobs. After the handover, she had a few days off and came home. Parents are naturally happy when their daughter returns home. The first thing they do is arrange daily recipes. Fish is easy to find, but vegetables are hard to find. I have never been a fan of out-of-season vegetables from greenhouses. I always feel that fresh vegetables in season are almost natural and nourish the stomach. At this time, the cabbage sum has become old, and the most common dish should be peas. Carrying the basket into the supermarket, there were indeed a lot of peas piled up, but when I looked at the price, I was surprised: 7 yuan per pound! "Is it that expensive?" When we walked to the farmer's market, the stalls sold more expensive products. The sister-in-law also said: "Last week I sold it for 9 yuan a pound!" When your daughter comes back, will you still find it expensive? Also buy two kilograms. Remove the tendon from the stem and stir-fry the meat slices with red pepper. Watching my daughter eat it deliciously and smile sweetly, I can’t help but think of the past thirty or forty years ago...

It was in the countryside at the end of autumn and winter. In the beginning, rapeseed was planted in all the fields, and cabbage was planted in the few private plots of each family. So only peas, which could only be eaten next year, were planted in the corners of the borders. Especially in the field, dig a small hole with a hoe, light two pea seeds every few steps, and then step on it. Don't worry about it, two strong seedlings will sprout out in one week. Then he crawled on his knees and stretched out his beards like dragon claws. When he saw a tall branch, he climbed up and looked towards the sun. Insert a few bifurcated sticks that are not too long, and then connect them up and down with fiber tapes or bamboo strips, and the pea seedlings will flourish against the simple fence. After the spring equinox, the pea flowers bloom. The light red and light purple flowers, when the peaches, plums and apricots are in full bloom, are as simple as a village girl wearing a blue floral gown. They are as brilliant in the spring sunshine, happily chattering in the warm wind and giving birth. Produce flat and long pods. She was thin at first, but soon became fattened by the spring rain, and became round and bulging, making people think of a strong and powerful village girl again. The vegetables from the farm are picked early in the morning. As usual, the children were allowed to pick peas. When we got to the field, among the layers of dew-laden pea seedlings, we picked half of the basket in a short while. Before we walked halfway across the field, the basket could not be filled. The peas seemed to be endlessly picked. When you plucked the pea sprouts, a few more peas came out, and when you plucked them back, a few more peas came out, just like a child playing hide and seek. When the meat is picked and fried, there is very little to eat. It is also very good when stir-fried, and you won’t get tired of eating it with every meal. Because every household grows them, they can't sell them at a high price and can't earn money to eat them. Many peas are old and the pods are stringy and chew like a ball of hemp. So they peel out the beans inside, boil them, cook them and eat them as rice. . At that time, they had not yet been processed into the children’s favorite “Smart Beans”. Unexpectedly, the most common dish in this season has now become the most expensive dish!

In recent years, we have seen the land in the suburbs being swallowed up by giant steel arms. The land on which peas can take root has become less and less, while young rural laborers have flocked to the city. From pea growers to If you eat peas, how can peas not be expensive? Can elderly parents who stay in the countryside still grow peas? Who will eat what is sown? We, just for the sake of living, are rushing around every corner of the city, haven’t we almost forgotten the fields full of reddish and purple pea flowers?

Pea sprouts can be used to make soup, and pea pods can be used to cook dishes. They are a long-standing vegetable. Wild peas are called "wei" in the Book of Songs. Long-term wandering has roughened people's hearts, but occasionally I see the light red and light purple pea flowers, pick and eat the peas, and softly recite "Pick the weeds, pick the weeds, the weeds are also soft. When you say return, you say return," My heart is also worried." Thinking of the fields that no longer had reddish and purple pea flowers, and recalling the scene of eating pea rice in the past, a cloud of fog suddenly rose in front of my eyes...