It's when the apricots are fragrant.

Facing the rising sun, the yellow and clear apricots on the trees make Nongtian's eyes shine. When the apricot blossoms full of trees like jade butterflies spreading their wings were still flying in Nong Tianyi's memory, inadvertently, the trees were already fruitful. As if overnight, the apricots on the tree were ripe, and the bunches and piles of tender yellow apricots pressed the branches of the apricot tree, and they were like naughty and lovely children, smiling in the green leaves.

After Xiaoman, the wheat field is golden, and the apricots are ripe. Looking at this round and golden fruit, Nong Tianyi couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly.

At this time, a mountain farmer who sold apricots warmly recruited Wang Ziwei, and the mountain farmer hurriedly said, "You try our apricots first, you see whether they are delicious or not, it doesn't matter if you buy them or not." ”

As soon as Wang Ziwei asked, she knew that it was an apricot from Bailigang, so she was happy. The apricots of Bailigang are the most famous in Jingshan.

"The peach and apricot are hearty, the bees and butterflies are crazy, and the children call each other to step on the spring sun." In early spring, Bailigang appreciates apricot blossoms, and it is the first choice for many people in the city to go on a youth tour.

Nong Tianyi still remembers last spring, which coincided with the blooming of apricot blossoms in Bailigang. Baili Gang in the morning light, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the tourists are weaving. As far as the eye can see, the apricot blossoms are splendid. The nose flutters, and the air is filled with the smell of mountains and the alluring fragrance.

The sky is blue, the clouds are high, and the spring sun is slightly warm. He and Wang Ziwei were full of interest, enjoying the scenery all the way, laughing all the way, wandering in the sea of flowers, and indulging in the blooming Bailigang apricot forest. The breeze rises, and the petals are scattered like snowflakes. They raised their heads, stretched their arms, and embraced the romantic apricot blossom rain with joy.

Wang Ziwei couldn't help but read, "Falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers." ”

Natural reincarnation, the petals fall, and new shoots are born. It won't take long for the Bailigang apricot forest to gradually stretch out again, and the green apricots will emerge, one by one, happily bathing in the sunshine and rain, and growing harder than Saidi......

Nong Tianyi remembered Su Shi's poem "Butterfly Love Flower ▪ Spring Scene": "The flowers fade and the red and green apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water surrounds. The willows on the branches blow very little. There is no grass at the end of the world. Swing inside the wall, outside the wall. In this situation, this verse is very suitable for the apricot forest in Bailigang.

Time is the best magician. In early summer, the golden apricots have already "entered the market". Its color is moist and bright, its taste is sweet and sour, mellow and fragrant, suitable for all ages, and it is a good product for stomach and health.

People in the mountains like to plant apricot trees in the open space in front of the door or in the yard. Enjoying flowers in spring and apricots in summer is a norm. Naturally, those days were leisurely and nourishing. The apricots of Bailigang not only have a long history, the age of the trees is as high as dozens or even hundreds of years, and there are many varieties of apricot trees, such as water white apricots, Guan Gong face, etc., the best of which is "Fence Bucket Apricot", which is named because of its shape like a fence bucket.

This "fence fighting apricot" also has a history, it is a new variety grafted and cultivated by a horticulturist of Wuchang at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, which is characterized by a large head, high yield, smooth peel, red and yellow color, thick flesh, sweet and sour and palatable, known as a good product.

Nong Tianyi said with a smile, I like to eat "Fence Dou Apricot" the most, the almonds are sweet and crisp and refreshing, unlike other varieties, the almonds are bitter and difficult to eat.

Later, when Wang Ziwei bought apricots, when she saw a larger apricot, she always habitually asked: Is this a "fence fighting apricot"?

Nong Tianyi also has a trick: after eating, the apricot kernels are accumulated, and the unique fragrance of almonds will naturally emanate with a small hammer, which makes people want to stop.

At this time, the apricot seller introduced, "If you want to eat almonds, it will take a few days." This is a new variety, and its taste is not inferior to that of the apricot fighter, so don't believe you to try it. And he said, "It has a nice name, the Golden Sun." ”

Wang Ziwei wondered, Golden Sun? It's the first time I've heard of it.

The name of the apricot is quite creative, which is both vivid and blessed. So, Nong Tianyi picked one up and tasted it, the taste of the "Golden Sun" that absorbed the aura of the mountains and rivers was really good, and he said "Delicious, delicious!" ”

Nong Tianyi couldn't wait, and hurriedly bought a few catties of fresh apricots to feast his mouth.

Nong Tian was overjoyed and walked home with a bag full of "Golden Sun". As he walked, he said that he would give his parents a taste of this "golden sun", and it would be auspicious!

Wang Ziwei smiled, okay! Let the "Golden Sun" shine on our whole family!

Because of the apricots, the house seems to become brighter and brighter, and it overflows with the smell of happiness every day.

If you want to say apricot characters, it's really not a good word. Nong Tianyi joked that if the word is split, it will have a wood on the top and a mouth on the bottom. No matter how you look at it, they are all wooden-mouthed and wooden-faced, dumbfounded.

Wang Ziwei sneered and said, you have a lot of knowledge.

Despite this, everyone seems to be particularly fond of the word "apricot". Ginkgo biloba and red apricot, a large number of southern apricots and northern apricots, can be boiled and simmered, salty and sweet, especially the people of Nanyi County, local materials, like Nong Tianyi's mother Jingshan women, Nanxing is one of the materials commonly used in her simmering soup. If it is a salty apricot, it is simmered in pigtail soup, and if it is sweet, it is stewed with local pears, which is delicious and has the effect of nourishing the body.

When she was a child, Wang Ziwei's aunt gave birth to twin sisters, the elder sister was called Chun Xing, and the younger sister was called Ai Xing. They often come to Wang's house to play, and each time their parents lead them to Wang's house.

This pair of sisters named Apricot are particularly active, and a little naughty and naughty. The neighbors behind Wang's house have a few turkeys, and they always like to tease turkeys for fun. The sisters outflanked one after the other, drove the turkey around, and learned to crow the turkey from time to time. Amused one of the white dogs of the Wang family and ran after them. The so-called chicken, flying and dog jumping, presumably this is the scene.

Later, the neighbors of the Wang family stopped raising turkeys and raised two big gray geese instead. This goose is not something that can be bullied casually, you chase it but are chased by it, once it is caught up, it bites its calf and does not let go, and it will shake its head and twist it up, looking fierce. Chunxing and Ai Xing were probably scared, and they gradually went to the back of the house to play.

Later, Wang Ziwei rarely heard her aunt tear her throat and shout: Chun Xing Ai Xing, don't you go to tease the turkey, okay? It's making chickens and dogs jumping, and it's noisy to death!

Chun Xing and Ai Xing, they were Wang Ziwei's friends when she was a child. It is also because of them that Wang Ziwei learned how to write the word "apricot" very early and knew a mouth under the wood.

As she grew older, Wang Ziwei learned a lot about apricots, understood their meanings, and knew how to use them. Like red apricots, when used, it doesn't seem to be a good thing. Just like peach blossoms, people have a kind of similarity that can only be understood and cannot be expressed.

But no, peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are pink, and they are related to scandals, which is a peach-colored incident. Therefore, they will all "red apricots" out of the wall, once they climb out of the wall, it will be a big deal.

Every time Wang Ziwei thinks of this, she seems to have a little respect for apricots.

Apricots and peaches are both fruits that can be enjoyed in flowering and edible. However, the ginkgo biloba is very surprising, this apricot is different from the other apricot, the age of the tree is generally more than thousands of years, and it is known as the living fossil of the earth. At present, it was found that he was still alive, and he had a life span of 10,000 years!

No, it just so happens that there is a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree next to the farmer's yard, which is really a gift from God! Wang Ziwei felt that this was a kind of fate.

Ginkgo biloba is commonly known as ginkgo seed, but this thing loves to cause trouble. In the old novels, most of the men had groups of wives and concubines, and under one roof, the wives and concubines were peeling gentry almonds while insinuating, sometimes-for-tat. seems to be killing time, but in fact he is secretly doing tricks, but in fact he is jealous.

The south apricots are sweet, and the north apricots are bitter. This kind of apricot, although each has its own ingenuity, but it is not Wang Ziwei's heart. She felt it was too complicated to bear. Actually, she only likes dried apricots. She said that the dried apricots are simple, take the apricots and cut them on the edge, dry them in the sun, without any harmful additives, and want a natural taste.

Once, Wang Ziwei ate half a catty of dried apricots in one go. When she told Nong Tianyi, Nong Tianyi showed a surprised expression, and couldn't believe that this was the real thing.

Speaking of Wang Ziwei's mother, she eats much more tricky than Wang Ziwei, Wang Ziwei's mother likes to drink almond tea and eat almond tofu. Wang Ziwei is her daughter, but she has not obtained her true inheritance. Wang Ziwei once laughed at herself, which was the result of her automatic abandonment.

Wang Ziwei still remembers vividly, almond tofu is still quite delicious, and everyone in the family likes it, but the almond tea thing, she thinks it is clearly a "scam", because there is not a single tea in the tea! So she has a kind of psychology of resistance.

Almond tea is made by grinding almonds into powder, adding sugar and rice flour, and has a bit of "psyllid" flavor. Wang Ziwei clearly remembers that in summer, in order to prevent mosquitoes and insects, people in the mountains can plant some aromatic plants, such as hosta, geranium, seven mile, mosquito repellent grass, Huoxiang, mint, perilla, calamus......

So Wang Ziwei believes that this is the most deceptive and complex variety of all "apricot" recipes.

The reason why Wang Ziwei's mother likes to drink almond tea is that she regards almonds as a health care product, which can not only nourish, but also moisten the lungs and dissolve phlegm. But at that time, Wang Ziwei hated its deceptive side, and she even felt that it was quite hypocritical, so she didn't like to pretend

"Almond tea" of the potential!