The roots of moso bamboo are particularly fat and thick, and they are called bamboo roots, which can be used to make bowls, but they are not as easy to clean as ceramic bowls. The containers used by mountain people to feed cats and dogs are generally made of bamboo roots, which are called "cat roots".

Moso bamboo can also grow delicious, that is, bamboo shoots that grow on the rhizome. Before the bamboo shoots grow into bamboo, they are still solid, protected by a thick layer of bamboo shoot shells on the outside, and the flesh is thick on the inside, which is a very good ingredient.

There are spring bamboo shoots and winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots can grow into bamboo, but winter bamboo shoots cannot. This is the law of nature, the rhizomes of moso bamboo absorb nutrients, and will accumulate and sprout in winter and grow into bamboo shoots, but because the season is not right, the climatic conditions are insufficient, and eventually they will rot in the soil, which transforms the soil in disguise and becomes a fertilizer to promote the growth of spring bamboo shoots.

There is a strange phenomenon in the mountainous areas of the south of the Yangtze River, generally the loess is the black soil, only the bamboo forest is black soil, even if the loess is planted with bamboo, it will gradually turn into black soil, which may be related to winter bamboo shoots.

Spring bamboo shoots grow very fast, after a season, they can grow as tall as adult bamboo, and after a year, they can spread out and grow into real bamboo. Spring rain is as expensive as oil, whenever after the spring rain, spring bamboo shoots grow faster, overnight can grow a few feet taller, "mushrooms after the rain" has become a common saying to describe the growth of particularly fast.

Winter bamboo shoots can not grow into bamboo, but it is a rare delicacy, compared to spring bamboo shoots, the meat is particularly thick, especially fresh and tender, so it is often dug up by mountain people as a dish. Because it can't grow on the ground, digging winter bamboo shoots is not an easy task, if you don't have experience, you may be busy in the bamboo forest all day long, and you can't dig one.

The simplest and most effective way is to look for bamboo roots, because bamboo shoots grow on bamboo roots, and the trick is often to determine the direction of bamboo roots. In fact, the direction of bamboo roots is very easy to judge, and the growth habits of plants and village branches are in the same direction as the roots.

The root system of trees is complex, and the growth direction of branches is arbitrary, which is difficult to determine. But bamboo has only one root, and the branches grow along both sides of the bamboo root. Whichever side has sufficient nutrients, the bamboo branches on which side will grow thicker, the bamboo leaves will grow thicker and denser, and the bamboo will generally bend to which side.

When it comes to the experience of digging winter bamboo shoots, it is these principles mentioned above, judging the direction of bamboo roots, judging which side has sufficient nutrients, and digging the soil on which side to find winter bamboo shoots. The bamboo roots are generally not too deep, and the winter bamboo shoots grow a certain length, and after cleaning, the winter bamboo shoots can be found soon.

As for looking at the color of the soil, the changes in the surface, and determining where there are winter bamboo shoots, only the experienced mountaineers know.

It's easy to say, but it's hard to do, our production team is all outsiders, there is no own bamboo mountain, to I feel that after learning to dig winter bamboo shoots, I also went to my grandmother's house, followed my cousin to the mountains to dig winter bamboo shoots, went out all day, my cousin dug up a snakeskin bag, and I didn't dig a single one.

The roots of the bamboo meandering growth, the most front part, and the bamboo shoots are also like bamboo shoots, the same fleshy fat, the taste is not bad, the more dense the bamboo forest, the easier it is to see, the deep mountain people also often collect and eat, the mountain people call it "bamboo shoots".

Winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots and bamboo shoots can all be dried into bamboo shoots, and every family in the mountains will dry them in large quantities and store them in large quantities. Experienced people can make dried bamboo shoots transparent, which is the best quality dried bamboo shoots, called "bright bamboo shoots".

Up to now, a plate of "fried meat with winter bamboo shoots" is still the best dish on the table, and a bag of "bamboo shoots" is worth a lot of money.

The branches and leaves of bamboo, which are also treasures, are used to make fires for cooking, and are very flammable fuels, with large flames. It is often collected and used as a fire.

Bamboo leaves are still the most favorite feed for cattle, whenever the bamboo is cut down and falls to the ground, there are always children leading their own cattle and happily nibbling for a while.

There are often two kinds of brooms in the mountain people's homes, one is made of wild reeds in the mountains, in the late autumn reed ripening season, the reed flowers fly, the reed pole is broken back with the reed flowers, the local people call the reed "scar grass", this process is called "breaking scar grass".

"Scar" is a transliteration of the local dialect, which means to be pulled and pricked, and the reed leaves have jagged teeth, which are most likely to stab the hand and tear the clothes, so it is called "scar grass". The reed stalk that has just matured is full of toughness, and it is brittle when it is elder. Therefore, the "scar grass" should be timely, and the broom can only be made when it has just grown into an old age.

A reed pole is neatly put together, from the side of the reed, the reed flower is vacated, and the orderly interweaving of one by one is made, and finally the lock is made into a broom. Ingenious peasant women can often weave very neatly and look very beautiful.

The other is made of bamboo branches, bamboo branches have thin branches, and they also grow in two directions, and a handful of bamboo branches are stacked together in an orderly manner according to the same direction of the thin branches, and then tied tightly with bamboo strips or wires, which also becomes a good broom.

In order to distinguish them, the mountain people call the reeds woven "thatched broom", also called "thatched broom", and the bamboo branches tied together are called "bamboo broom", also called "fork broom". People in the mountains are accustomed to speaking in Jiali language, and their daily colloquial language is called "Mao Broom" and "Fork Broom".

"Thatched broom" is light and easy to break, but it is not strong, it is often used to clean the house, and it is often used to sweep away the broken grass leaves on the surface. The "broom" is thick and hard, can be forced, and is often used to clean the "grain field" outside the house, remove large garbage, and is often used to sweep the grain.

With the maturity and promotion of technology, bamboo is now more versatile, not only can be made into utensils, but also can be made into handicrafts, exquisite pen holders, practical mats, good-looking bamboo fans, crisp bamboo flutes, calcined bamboo charcoal, solid bamboo floors, everything.

Fengxin has always been known as the hometown of bamboo, and it is said that the king of the largest bamboo in the country grows in Liuxi Township, Fengxin. Rich in bamboo in the vicinity of Shangfu Town and Liuxi Township, there are more than 20 enterprises and factories with bamboo as the main raw material, and bamboo flooring and handicrafts have swept the world and are exported to foreign countries.

With the progress of society, rural life has undergone earth-shaking changes, the "grain field" has become a cement floor, the rice is directly dried on the cement floor, and the "drying mat" has been difficult to see, and no one has ever seen it used.

In the mountains, most of the production and living appliances that are full of labor wisdom and rich imagination have been replaced by lighter and more economical plastic products.

The way of farming has also undergone subversive changes, and rice planting has been changed to live broadcasting. Once everywhere in the countryside, those old cattle that were regarded as the lifeblood of the mountain people were difficult to see them working hard to pull carts and carry goods, and it was difficult to see them on the road and in the fields.

They have been replaced by a large number of automobiles, modern farming machines, and a few families that have seen them and raised them as beef cattle.

Similarly, with the progress of production and abundant materials, people in the mountains have also dried and pickled dried products, but some people have persevered and passed on as traditional food.

If you are lucky enough to taste it, it either means that the people in this mountain are very hospitable, or it means that you have a high status in their minds and respect you very much, because it is not a rare person, and it is not a distinguished guest who will not take it out generously.

In addition to the carpenters in the mountainous areas, there are carpenters and stonemasons, the carpenters mainly use bamboo to weave things, the carpenters mainly use wood to make things, and the stonemasons chisel things with stones.