In those years, the life-saving ground was soft

Li Zili

Maybe you were a little confused when you read my title. What is the soft ground? Dongdong? Diruanruan is the name of Binzhou’s hometown, and its scientific name is Dipicai.

Dipi vegetables have different names in different places. In our hometown, we call Dipi Ruanruan probably because of its shape. Dipi vegetables are also known as Dipi fungus, lichen, Di fungus, Dipi fungus, Thundertome, Di Ruaner and sweet potato. The names of skin, etc. vary from place to place.

According to information, we know that soft ground is a combination of fungi and algae. It has a wide range of survival, especially on grass. It usually grows in dark and humid places. Its color is dark black, a bit like soaked black. fungus.

Dipi vegetables are rich in protein, multiple vitamins, and minerals such as phosphorus, zinc, and calcium. According to research by scientists, scientists have found that a component of Dipi vegetables can inhibit the activity of acetylcholinesterase in the human brain. , which can have a therapeutic effect on Alzheimer's disease.

Di Ruan Ruan is also called Dipi vegetable. It is not only a delicacy, but also a good food for making soups, salads, stews, and buns. It can be used as medicine to treat red and swollen eyes, night blindness, Burn injuries, chronic dysentery, anal prolapse and other diseases.

These are only secondary. The most important thing I like about Ground Ruanruan is that in those difficult years, Earth Ruanruan has saved many lives and families. Saved our family.

Thinking back to the days when I was picking up soft things on the ground with my mother, I thought of the beautiful childhood forty years ago. Once again, I was grateful for the beauty of life. It turns out that there was once a mutual connection between all things in the world. People must know how to be grateful for the upbringing of all things and the earth. People who know how to be grateful are the most beautiful hearts in the world.

The best time to pick up soft ground in my hometown is usually when it clears up after the snow in early winter, or the ice and snow melt after the heavy snow in early spring. At this time, there will be a large number of soft ground on the grass buds. , as long as you are not afraid of the mud or the cold, you will definitely gain a lot from picking up the soft ground.

When my mother was still alive, I followed my mother and aunts in the village. Because of my disability, my mother was afraid that my hands would freeze, so she once bought me a pair of cotton gloves with a blue background and yellow flowers on each thumb. I wore the little gloves my mother bought, and my mother and I each carried the bamboo vegetable baskets made by my father and we went to pick up the soft stuff.

There are no big or small things in the world. If you want to do something in a decent way, you have to endure hardships and not be afraid of trouble in order to be effective. That is to say, "Only when you endure hardships can you succeed." "Don't look at the small work of picking up the ground. Although the work is simple, it is just picking up the grass from the ground, putting it in your basket and taking it home. If you want to eat it, the process is not that simple.

Although the soft ground is delicious, it is often cold when the weather is cold. You must first not be afraid of freezing. The ground in my hometown is usually not soft, and during the season when the ground is soft, my hands are frozen and cannot be taken out of my pockets or gloves. Therefore, I am afraid that there will be no delicious food to eat. If you cannot do this, I advise you not to go. Now, let’s lie down on the hot kang and lie down cutely.

In this era, there is food and drink, so you can lie down comfortably in winter. When my mother was alive in the 1970s to 1980s, could you lie down comfortably? From autumn to winter, the farmland was built with water conservancy, dams, and terraces built. There was no fertilizer at that time, and farmyard fertilizers were transported on trucks for the autumn crops. Therefore, the ground was soft. It was just that there were no working hours during the slack season. My mother and aunts, a feat of increasing nutrition for the children.

If you pick up soft ground, you are not afraid of freezing, and you must not be afraid of mud, because the ground is soft when it clears up after snow. If you are afraid of mud on your shoes, in other words, you want to be a devil of water. So I advise you not to go. When you pick up the soft ground, not only will your feet and shoes be stuck with mud, but your hands will also be stuck with water, ice, and even mud in the temperature of about ten degrees below zero. Do you still have the determination to go? Not going? Don't even think about eating those soft buns.

The ground was soft when I picked it up with my mother. My mother and aunts’ hands were too fast. They walked on the grass and picked up the grass quickly and walked quickly. However, my feet were covered with mud, and the weight of the mud made it difficult for me to walk forward. More importantly, the weather was cold. The cold weather in early winter was against me, and my sick hands were directly numb.

At that time, I muttered and called my mother, and my eyes were filled with tears. My mother turned around and saw me crying. Without saying a word, my mother put her scarf on my cold face. On top of my head, my mother put my hands under her clothes and kept them warm for a long time.

In fact, my mother and I are in the same place and in the same world. Is it so hot under my mother's clothes? In fact, it was just a little bit of my own psychology, but at that time I felt warm under my mother's clothes. I never thought that this warmth would keep me warm for most of my life...

The ground I picked up was soft and too wet to clean, so I let it dry in the sun for a while. Wait until the ground is soft and there is no moisture on the surface, and then pick it out one by one. What is left is a pile of soft grass foam and grass heads with an earthy smell. Rinse the ground with warm water several times until it becomes soft. Now it can be used as food. .

There was no white flour at that time, only cornmeal. How could we eat it when the ground was soft? There was no unpalatable food on my mother’s cooking table. Mother put a pot of Shakuhachi pot in front to stir the dough. In the small pot at the back, put some clear oil, cut a green onion into chopped green onions, and stir-fry the shepherd's purse picked up from the ground until it was soft enough to make vegetable soup. The dumplings are cooked, and the vegetable soup is poured over the dumplings to eat. I still have endless aftertaste...

Whenever the family eats the fragrant ground soft vegetable soup made by my mother, my mother's face will always be filled with joy. With a smile, every time this time, it feels like the mother is the proudest, because her children escaped hunger and cold again today...

Later, the days got better, but the mother passed away. Although With wheat noodles, my sister picked up the soft noodles, making soft buns, scrambled eggs, cold salads, etc. There were many varieties and varieties, but I never tasted the dishes cooked by my mother again. The taste of the soup, my mother went, and what my mother took away was not only the taste of soft vegetable soup...

The soft ground, grown on the earth, this small and inconspicuous species, she once Saving a family's life gave me a taste of the delicious food in the world. Although my mother has passed away, this delicious food is still unforgettable.

Hami first draft on December 4, 2018.