With the passage of time, weeds changed their posture, blossomed, seeded and withered, waiting for the growth cycle of the next season. Weeds also have their own life circle. The grass in the field is constantly pulled and hoed, but there are always omissions. Thousands of seeds will still appear in the fields next year. Weeds that are not in the ground should be resistant to trampling, harvesting and animal eating. It's really "rambling grass", which comes and goes with the four seasons. Wildfire never completely devoured them, and they grew taller again in the spring breeze. "
Thorn horn bud is also called thorn foot bud, and its scientific name is thistle. The leaves are covered with hard thorns everywhere. As long as it is not in the ground, no one wants to touch it, so as not to be stung by one hand. During the famine years, people collected and cooked them. As long as you can wrap your stomach, it's all good things.
From 1959 to 196 1 year, it was difficult to find prickly foot buds in the wild, and as soon as they grew out, they were dug out to eat. Crushing the tender leaves of thorns and pressing them on the wound has excellent hemostatic effect. Pick unopened buds and chew them in your mouth. Bright red juice comes out of your mouth. It looks like your mouth is full of blood. The naughty mouth is scary.
There is a kind of weed called "Yaogoudan" in the bean field. Its taro leaves are extremely small and its roots are spherical, as big as dates and as small as beans. This is Pinellia ternata in Chinese medicine. The entrance of raw Pinellia ternata is numb, pretending to be a "medicine dog"; I tried. The dog smelled the smell and walked away. If the dog doesn't eat, why should he be given medicine? Someone bought it, so we dropped out of school to dig. I don't remember whether we sold it or not. In summer, it only has seedlings outside the soil for half the time, and its name comes from its growth characteristics. Pinellia ternata is poisonous and must be brewed before it can be used as medicine.
The wormwood leaves are so finely divided that I can't help fiddling with them or tearing off a few strands. The fragrance is rich and refreshing. Every time my mother puts lobster sauce, she cuts a bundle of lobster sauce, so lobster sauce has the smell of Artemisia annua. Mosquito bites and bee stings, rubbing Artemisia annua into juice can not only relieve pain and itching, but also avoid swelling. However, I was stung several times by wasps nesting in Artemisia annua trees. Fortunately, the thickness of the skin does not matter, and this poisonous animal and plant can still be harmonious. I can't help feeling the tolerance of nature.
Xanthium sibiricum, we call it Sang Zi Mao. We take the ball of wool tied by it and stick it on our friends' clothes or hair for fun. Instead, we sow the seeds for it. The seed of Mulberry Hair is Xanthium sibiricum, and its root can cure dysentery. It is said that white roots are cooked with brown sugar and red roots with white sugar, and the effect will be the best.
If we find a thatched field, preferably sand, we will always remember it and become a good place for us to relax and play. In spring, the thatch sticks out sharp leaves, and soon, the leaves are wrapped and buds are drawn out. We call them "cat teeth". Pulling out the tender buds of grass and peeling off the skin, the white and tender tidbits are soft and sweet, which is considered to be a great food in the spring and drought season. The longer the bouquet, the whiter it is, like a small reed flower, blown by the wind, forming its own whirling little world. The grown thatched leaves are slender and sharp, with prismatic stripes on them. Cattle and sheep are chewy to eat, and they can also replace yellow-backed grass to repair grass houses in a small scale. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow, the sand is torn away, and the "Mao Mao root" is white and fat. Shake off the sand, wash it in the river, and you can chew it. Not as sweet as sugar cane, enough for us to have a long aftertaste. Grass root is also a traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and relieving exterior syndrome.
With the perennial roots like jujube stones, you can see sedges scattered in the fields, and the leaves are very similar to leeks. Sedge is difficult to hoe, and it feels like "but since the water is still flowing, although we cut it with a sword" with infinite vitality. We used to call it Cao Xue. Later, I heard the teacher say it was called "sedge". The pronunciation of sand is "contraction", and only "Shaji (insect name)" and "sand" are pronounced in translation and place names. The perennial root of Cyperus sedge is also a traditional Chinese medicine that blindly strengthens the spleen and stomach, called "Rhizoma Cyperi". Cyperus rotundus along the Tanghe River is the most famous. Doctors will write "Rhizoma Cyperi" directly when prescribing drugs carefully to distinguish the origin of medicinal materials.
Cowtongue tree, white peng, wild pear, etc. Those born at the water's edge multiply at the water's edge. Generally, you don't go to the water's edge when mowing grass, because you are afraid of falling into the water, because the grass stained with water smells fishy and cows don't like it, or because it is not convenient to carry the grass wet with water. The grass at the water's edge is ill-fated. When it rains, the water level is high, and if it overflows, it will drown. The exposed firmness can be regarded as a kind of compensation.
alfalfa
There is alfalfa grass in the furrow, which is spread low on the ground. It is a good material for steaming vegetables and main courses of cattle and sheep, but it is difficult to cut all reeds into small pieces. It's rare now, and all the herbicides are gone. As high-quality forage grass, it is planted in a large area in the field, dried and packaged, and stored as feed in winter. It is said that the harvest is good, and it is estimated that the varieties have improved and grown a lot.
We call it "sour pod", which should be a kind of clover. The young leaves have a faint sour taste, so we often pinch them to comfort our breath.
The "sheep cloth milk" on the ridge stared at it when it opened small white flowers. Green fruit, two sharp like a boat, is hidden between leaves and vines. When it grows up, it tastes mellow and sweet, with a touch of milk fragrance. Little friends are often older, but full of motivation and don't know how tired they are.
When looking for "sheep cloth milk", I will occasionally find a kind of "beet bud root" (Lycium barbarum). The fruit is hung on a slender and flexible stem, like small red lanterns, which are collected for showing off and playing. Few people are willing to eat it.
Tianshui beans are born in autumn. When soybeans are ripe, the petals of Tianshui beans, which are the size of blue-purple soybeans, hang like small claws. Purple beans can be eaten, and they are full of sweet water, which can dye your lips and teeth without stopping. When you leave, you should delimit your belonging, and when it grows purple, you should enjoy it.
Walking on the roadside, the most timid thing is stepping on thistle. They like to be born on the deserted roadside, stick to the ground, and can climb out a small egg-shaped leaf, which is quite similar to alfalfa. Tribulus terrestris, with sharp spines, varies in length and is as hard as iron. It is a "hedgehog" in plants. I am very careful when kneading dough, and I always avoid walking when I pass by occasionally. Thin grinding bottom, like barefoot, should hold my feet and grin for a long time. When playing practical jokes, it is a common "weapon"; Think about the iron thistles and nails used in ancient battlefields. I wonder how blacksmiths made them.
One is also a chance encounter. In a supermarket in the south, selling "little girls" in the northeast surprised me. I took a closer look, and it was what we called Tianbao bean. The outer membrane was like a lantern. When it matured, it was khaki, and there were purple-yellow or crimson round fruits the size of broad beans in the core. It was sweet and sour. You can find it in the bean field. When you cut the beans, they don't necessarily grow ripe. Little green lanterns hang there and sway with the wind. We don't pick them, and they are not cooked and delicious.
There are many kinds of grass, all of which are rooted in shallow sediment. Although most of them can't be named, they are still thriving. Grass, Spirogyra and fish hide in it to avoid our capture; The duckweed, water bran (green algae, which can be fished up to feed pigs), water hyacinth seedlings and water chestnut seedlings on the water surface decorate one water area after another, and together with buttercup, reed and cress, they form the plant community in the water world.
At present, the most powerful weed is called Selala seedling, which is said to be an exotic species. A large area is full of river banks, wasteland and ditches, and clusters of land are growing wildly and full of vitality. The sawtooth on the stem makes people and livestock reluctant to contact. It is useless and has no natural enemies. A little arrogant, a little unrestrained. When grazing cattle, the roots pulled out in the sand can reach four or five feet long, indicating that the roots are developed; We regard it as a natural whip.
Whatever the name of the weeds, they occupy a square inch of land and get a ray of sunshine. Mu Feng bathed in rain and never stopped. Therefore, there is the saying of local products, which is famous for its objects.
Deep brand in my heart, even in a distant place, I feel kind when I meet weeds or trees like my hometown, just like meeting an acquaintance. When I think of the scene in the movie Avatar, the roots of plants that go deep underground are interrelated, and in a blink of an eye, plants far away from home also receive the same greetings from me. Don't ask, "Open its first cold flower?" We already have the answer in our hearts.
(End of the full text, thanks to Teacher Wan Chang for revision)
Brief introduction of the author
Cao Jinguo is a native of Zhuang Village, Xinglong Town. Now living in Zhengzhou, engaged in HVAC engineering. I like writing to record my life.