Make a pot of tea

Three rare old friends sat at the golden silk nanmu coffee table, sipping tea while reminiscing about the days of being educated youths in those years.

Although it was very difficult at that time, especially Yang Lao and Wang Lao, before graduating from junior high school, they went to a remote mountain village to be educated youth.

Yiyi's grandfather was a local rural child, who was only seventeen or eighteen years old at the time, because he had been doing farm work since he was a child, and he had become a strong laborer in the family at that time.

Because of the curiosity about the city, Mr. Liu began to contact with the two, and gradually the three became good friends, with the help of Mr. Liu, Mr. Wang and Mr. Yang's farm work became more and more improved, and finally the ploughing and harrowing were almost proficient, no worse than the native farmers, and since then the life of the two has been better, and finally integrated into the life of the countryside.

Therefore, Wang Lao and Yang Lao have always been very grateful to Grandpa Liu, if it weren't for Liu Lao's help, their educated youth life would definitely be even more sad, I really don't know if they can survive until the end of the exercise.

"Alas, now that I think of what happened at that time, it's like it was yesterday!" Yang Lao squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and the memories of the scenes when he was a young man appeared in his heart, which were still very clear.

"Hehe, I still remember that in the first year of that year, the two of us only got more than 100 catties of food, which barely lasted for three months, if it wasn't for Lao Liu's frequent help and teaching us to fish, it is estimated that the two of us would have frozen to death and starved to death!!" Wang Lao remembered the difficult conditions at that time, and still sighed, it was already very remarkable to be able to eat and dress in that era, and many people would freeze to death and starve to death every winter.

"Yes, I remember Xiao Zhang, who went to the countryside in the same year as us, didn't he starve to death in the dormitory that winter because of lack of food and clothing??" Recalling the scene at that time, several old people were extremely sad, and tears appeared in their eyes.

At that time, everyone came to the countryside to accept the transformation with enthusiasm and passion, but unfortunately in the end, I don't know how many people fell to the ground and did not persist until the dawn came.

"Hehe, let's not talk about those, let's talk about some interesting things at that time, everyone still remembers the autumn of '72!"

At that time, a few of us carried hoes and killed the wild boar, and finally I and Lao Wang also got a hind leg, we ate for a whole year, I remember that the Spring Festival of that year was decent, and now I think about the bacon fried ear root, I can't help but drool. ”

"Hahaha, now I hear you say this, I'm greedy, I see that Lao Liu has bacon at home, let's go to the village to dig some side ear roots, how about making a side ear root fried bacon at night??" Thinking of the food of the year, Wang Lao was also ready to move, and he really wanted to reminisce about that special taste,

Now everyone's conditions are very good, even if they eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, fish and lobster, they still can't find the hearty and satisfying taste of the year.

"Hehe, no problem, I'll cook it myself in the evening, let's have a good drink!"

"Let's go and go!!Let's quickly dig up the root of the ear!!" Yang Lao couldn't sit still, so he stood up suddenly, pulled the two old men, and prepared to set off.

Seeing the three old men walking towards the entrance of the village in a hurry, Zhang Feng shook his head with a smile, and hurriedly followed with a vegetable basket and a small hoe, otherwise the old men would have to stare at the place without tools.

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The scientific name of the root of the ear is Houttuynia cordata

Aoyama is a very famous wild vegetable.

Stir-fried bacon with a side ear root, this is a delicacy that the locals like, and almost all of them have a plate of wedding wine, which is deeply loved by everyone.

The root of the ear is not only fried bacon is delicious, but also crispy and delicious in cold salad, especially in summer, with salt and chili pepper simply mixed together, it can be used as a meal, spicy and appetizing, the villagers are particularly fond of it.

In addition, the root of the side is also a common herb.

It can not only clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and diuresis, and even have a certain effect on bronchitis and so on.

Lateral ear roots generally grow in places with sufficient water sources, such as water ditches, side fields, or moist mountain feet, while Moon Lake has sufficient water, so it can be seen almost everywhere in the fields outside the village.

"Look! What a good ear root!" Looking at the tender side ear roots and lush leaves growing by the ditch, Yang Lao said with a happy smile.

"Well, the roots of the side ears here grow so well, why don't the people in your village dig them up and sell them? This already costs five or six yuan in the city!" asked Wang Lao curiously.

"In the past, there were often people digging and selling, but now everyone is busy tending to the vegetables in the field, and there are even fewer people selling the root of the ear!" Zhang Feng explained with a smile.

Hearing Zhang Feng's words, several old people nodded, everyone knows how valuable these vegetables in the field are, a pound can be sold for five or six yuan, this is still in the place of origin, if you go to the fruit shop in the city, it will cost more than ten yuan a catty, and when you get to the restaurant, the price will be higher, just a stir-fried cabbage, it will cost thirty or fifty yuan.

Even if the villagers sell vegetables to cooperatives, there is only an income of five or six yuan per catty, but there are seven or eight thousand catties of vegetables per acre of land, which is the income of thirty or forty thousand, and these vegetables can be planted every two months, and four or five seasons can be planted a year, that is to say, one acre of land can bring more than 100,000 yuan of income to the villagers a year.

Now the villagers have about two acres of planting area in each household, and they can have an income of 300,000 yuan just by planting vegetables every year.

"There are so many side ears here, Xiaofeng give me the hoe!" Looking at the lush Houttuynia cordata by the ditch, Old Man Yang rolled up his sleeves and was ready to start.

"Lao Yang, be careful, don't dig into other people's fields!" Wang Lao joked with a smile.

"you, do you think I didn't understand anything when I first went to the countryside??"

In the countryside, if you destroy other people's fields, you will definitely be scolded, because if the fields are broken, you can't keep the soil and store water, and it is more troublesome to destroy and re-tamm, so in the countryside, everyone will not dig the houttuynia on the fields, even if it grows well.

Because there are a lot of Houttuynia cordata in the field, after a while, the three of them dug a whole basket, Zhang Feng was a spectator throughout the whole process, while watching the old men excitedly digging Houttuynia cordata, while listening to the old man tell the interesting stories of the year.

"Okay, Lao Wang, Lao Yang, let's go back!" Looking at the basket full of side ears, the old man said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go home!" Boss Yang waved his hand, and the three of them walked towards the village.

Zhang Feng smiled and followed behind, looking at the three people who were talking and laughing, and felt that such a day was not bad, although it was dull, as long as he liked it.