Chapter 71: Wild Plantains

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Nanyue Ridge has an area of nearly 100 square kilometers and is a provincial nature reserve, which runs through Nanling Province and Xiangjiang Province, and the highest peak exceeds 1,000 meters above sea level. (The first text is published in the reading room biquge.info)

It is the late autumn season, the leaves of many trees in the mountains and forests are dyed yellow, there are golden, some dark yellow, and some light yellow, a cool autumn wind blows, then you see the yellow leaves flying, fluttering and sprinkling, if it is seen by some literati, it is inevitable to be sad in spring and autumn, causing all kinds of feelings.

However, the natural forests in the south are more evergreen pines, cypresses, cinnamon and other trees, which always maintain their true colors, which makes people admire their pride.

There are big mountains and steep peaks, there are cliffs, there are also deep ravines and valleys, there are thousands of postures, gorgeous and magnificent, each line is a distance, every change of angle, there is always a different scenery, as if being in a long landscape gallery, colorful, make people feel refreshed and happy.

In the morning, the clouds and mist have not yet dissipated, and some of the mountain peaks and valleys are shrouded in light veils, ethereal undulations, which add a touch of mystery to the mountains, and as the sun rises, the mountains and forests are dyed with a layer of brilliance, and there is another charm.

It is such fresh air and pleasing scenery that make the fatigue of climbing and crossing mountains a lot less, after all, everyone comes here more to experience the fun of camping and the beautiful scenery in the mountains, rather than asking for hardships.

There are many clear streams between the mountains, the long flow is endless, and when it encounters a steep place, it becomes a waterfall, there is no majestic and magnificent waterfall that pours down for thousands of miles, but the small stream also has its charming and beautiful place, every time you go here, everyone will wash again, wipe the sweat, or take out the camera, take pictures of each other.

On the way, when they encountered a clear spring flowing out of the cracks in the stones, everyone was a burst of binge drinking, and the mineral water sold on the market made it difficult to distinguish between real and fake, how to let go of what was sent to the eyes.

Yuan Yicheng, Han Yueying and other women were still a little worried about hygiene at first, but after listening to Ye Quan's explanation, they saw that the others didn't care, so they also drank along.

There is no pollution in this mountain, and the spring water flows from the cool belly of the mountain, and there are no aquatic insects such as leeches, so you can drink it with confidence.

Shen Jianfeng took a few sips, felt the sweet and delicious taste, and sighed: "This is pure mineral water, if only you could drink it every day." ”

Yuan Yicheng also smiled: "Yes, maybe you can live longer." ”

A few people who had drunk all the water filled empty bottles one after another.

Chen Hao's eyes were sharp, and he saw a few green plants with extremely large leaves hidden in the bushes not far away, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Is this a wild banana tree?" I also bore a lot of plantains. ”

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, they saw four or five banana trees, the largest of which was nearly four meters high, bearing a long string of plantains, and several others also bearing dozens of them.

Plantain is not a tree, but a large perennial plant of grass and trees, there are many wild ones in the mountains and forests in the south, the fruit-bearing period starts from March and April, until December, the local people also have the saying that "the is not to blame the plantain", which means that a person has an accident, but does not find the cause in himself, only blames others.

Plantains and bananas belong to the same genus Plantain in the family Plantaaceae, and there is almost no difference in tree shape, leaves and height, and the shape of the fruit is also very similar, if you want to distinguish, the banana is sweeter, the body is longer, and the peel has five to six ridges; The plantain is sour, pointed at both ends, thick in the middle, and the peel is only three edges.

The nutritional value of the two is almost the same, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, both have the effect of moistening the intestines and laxative, but the banana is cool, and the plantain is neutral, and the general elderly and the physique are cold should eat the plantain.

Chen Hao hurried ahead and came to the bottom of the largest banana tree, and saw that some of the plantains on it were still verdant, and some of them were already yellow, so he moved his mind.

Ye Quan saw that Chen Hao cut off a small tree with a mountain knife and tied the knife to the trunk with a rope, so he knew what Chen Hao wanted to do, and said with a smile: "This plantain can't be eaten." ”

Chen Hao naturally didn't believe in evil, and cut down the entire bunch of plantains with a knife, Chen Hao, Liao Xiaolei and others each pulled a yellowed plantain from above, tore the peel, and sent it to his mouth.

Ye Quan smiled and didn't stop it.

Chen Hao smelled the fruity aroma of the plantain, and took a big bite in his heart, but before he swallowed it, he only chewed it a few times in his mouth, and then he let out a "bah" sound, bent down and spit out all the plantain in his mouth.

Over there, Liao Xiaolei, Yuan Hui and others also ended up in the same way, and said while spitting back: "What kind of plantain is this?" Sour and astringent! ”

The problem is that the astringency can numb the entire mouth, and the tongue, palate, and cheeks seem to be stained with something, and it cannot be washed off with rinsing with water.

Plantains, like bananas, are left for a period of time after picking before they can be eaten, and wild plantains are catalyzed without any fertilizer, even more so.

Both plantains and bananas are usually hand-ripened, and the best way to do this is to put them together with the ripe fruit and seal them, or simply put them in the barn and wait a while to take them out, as the locals do.

It's not that Chen Hao and the others don't know this truth, but they just saw that the peel of some plantains has turned yellow, and they are just lucky.

Chen Hao threw away the banana that he had bitten into, and chopped two relatively tender banana leaves with a knife, and said, "Just hit two pheasants, and make a chicken to taste at night." ”

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Although the wild plantain can not be eaten, but in the mountains in October, there are really a lot of wild fruits, not far away, everyone found a few pear trees, the trees have a lot of yellowed pears, these wild pears are hard and small, but everyone tastes it, it is fragrant and sweet, and even half of the taste is better than those expensive imported pears.

The pears sold in many supermarkets are big and beautiful, but many of them are picked before they are fully ripe, and after a long period of freezing, they taste as bland as water, and even the half near the stalk is still sour! It's not as good as the wild fruits in the mountains.

Not long after eating wild pears, the group came across a chicken foot pear tree again, and this time even Ye Quan was pleasantly surprised.

Chicken paw pear is a local common name, the scientific name is Citrus aurantium, also called Lin Qin, 10,000 pear, longevity fruit, golden hook, chicken spacing, pear date, pear, etc., the appearance is very strange, its fruit stalk fleshy, reddish-brown, twisted like the swastika "swastika", also known as longevity fruit. The ripening season is from August to October.

Chicken foot pear contains a lot of glucose and potassium malate, sweet and delicious after frosting, unique taste, can be eaten raw or brewed, the fruit can be used as medicine, diuretic laxative, anticonvulsant, lower blood pressure, prevent convulsions and spasms of hands and feet.

Because it contains a large amount of glucose and organic acids, it can not only expand the blood volume of the human body, but also detoxify alcohol, so it also has the effect of relieving hangover and soothing the nerves.

In addition, chicken foot pear contains a large amount of glucose, sucrose, fructose, organic acids, inorganic salts, vitamins, etc., which can quench thirst, clear away heat and trouble, and can supplement nutrients to the human body, enhance the body's ability to resist disease, and is an excellent wild fruit.

Ye Quan himself hadn't eaten it for more than ten years, and he missed it a lot.

This chicken claw pear tree is more than ten meters high, the fruits are grown on the high branches, Ye Quan beckoned everyone to take a break, put down the bags on his back, moved his hands and feet, borrowed a few times on the tree pole, and climbed to the tree flexibly like a leopard.

"You catch it down there."

Although the chicken claw pear has a long history of cultivation, it is basically mostly wild fruits, and few are planted, Chen Hao and others do not know each other, Liao Xiaolei received the fruit that Ye Quan picked from the tree, and asked: "Can this thing be eaten?" ”

Ye Quan smiled, threw a few bunches, leaned against the tree and tasted it first, and said, "You will know if you eat it." ”

Everyone tasted it and said it was delicious, and they hurriedly asked Ye Quan to pick more.

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