Jingyuan is rich in Lycium barbarum and has been cultivated on a large scale for more than 20 years. The Lycium barbarum planted here is big in color, thin in skin and thick in flesh, sweet in taste, green and safe, exquisite in fresh fruit and deep red in dried fruit. It has obtained the national certification of "geographical indication protection products", sold well all over the country and exported to the world with its pure quality and economic value, and became a well-known green and pollution-free "Gansu famous fruit".
Plants that originally grew on barren hills and were covered with thorns were an eyesore. I remember when I was a child, the children were frightened when they saw it. They were afraid that it would cut open the prickly skin and leave a bloody hole, so they would avoid it and give it an indecent name-"Dog Sting".
The seasons change, no one cares, and they are thriving regardless of the wind and the sun. It germinates, blooms and bears fruit alone, and maintains its own life with the spirit of being humble. The autumn wind is bleak and stands tall. On the old chapped branches, clusters of withered fruits are still hanging, and seemingly malnourished children show a red and yellow morbid little face. In the winter snow, the foraging sheep licked the dried fruit and chewed off the bark, revealing bony bones. In the cold wind, only the dead branches covered with thatch and cloth head rustled.
Survival has its value. In the long years, people have seen its value and found that it contains all the wealth. After cultivation and improvement, it has been recognized by the market and has since become a treasure in people's eyes. It is favored by people for its high price and medicinal value.
The village of Lycium barbarum is the endless land of Xingbaozichuan. A breeze blowing, warm and powerful, warmed people's hearts and public opinion, made Yuan Ye's mountains and rivers green, flaunted exuberant vitality and accepted inspiring sunshine.
Lycium barbarum fell in love with the earth, and the earth absorbed nutrients with its fertile soil and kept growing. With the spring breeze blowing, industrious farmers waved scissors and carefully trimmed its side branches and leaves, leaving the branches with the most abundant light and vigorous growth there, so that they could do their best to bloom the most bright flowers and bear the most plump fruits.
"A flower in a crop depends entirely on feces." If you want to harvest big and red fruits, of course, intensive cultivation and "fertilizer storage" are indispensable. When the soil is thawed, people sprinkle a layer of farm manure, preferably chicken manure and sheep manure, and turn the soil loose with a shovel or a rotary tiller. People call this process "fertilizer storage" or "topdressing". For the newly planted young Lycium barbarum trees, we must plant them. Because the branches of the newly planted Lycium barbarum seedlings are soft, they will bend or even bend when encountering strong winds. Farmers often need to prepare a large number of branches and sticks, insert them in the soil, and fix the branches with cloth or rope, so that people will no longer worry about their growth. As for the Lycium barbarum tree that has grown for two years, there is no need to repair it.
Lycium barbarum has strong adaptability and is not strict with temperature, light and soil. The land of Xingbaozi River is irrigated with water from the Yellow River, and the land area is wide. Due to the lack of water, when crops need water most, hot temperatures are easy to make crops suffer from drought and reduce production due to early maturity. Now that Lycium barbarum has settled here, people in Xingbao Zichuan finally have hope.
There is a saying in my hometown that "March is winter, March is spring, and the first crop in June is medlar red." In other words, the Lycium barbarum tree experienced a three-month winter rest period and a three-month spring growth period, and the first fresh Lycium barbarum fruit became red in the first half of June. During the winter vacation, people don't have to take care of it deliberately; In the spring of March, after a period of dormancy, the branches of Lycium barbarum slowly began to flourish, and small beans stood out from the bud eyes, getting bigger and bigger, gradually breaking out of the skin, emerging yellow buds, exposed to the sun, enjoying the fresh air of nature, and gradually turning green.
"People are diligent but not lazy". Lycium barbarum trees are one after another, the tender branches are competing to stretch, and the new green is clearly visible, showing its vitality at will. In order to ensure its regular growth, people will nest in the forest all day, loosen the soil, fertilize, sprout and prune. Speaking of "budding", don't underestimate this process, it is very knowledgeable. Experienced old farmers, they know that the branches that grow from those buds will bear fruit in the future, and those will not. Wipe off the tender green shoots, take them home and blanch them with boiling water, sprinkle with a little pepper and salt, and add vinegar. It becomes a good dish with good color, fragrance and suitability for all ages, and has great medicinal value of clearing away heat and tonifying deficiency, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. Every March and April, the side dishes made by Lycium barbarum seedlings have become commonplace and are favored by everyone. City people visiting relatives and friends in the province also came to gather, and they went home with big bags and small bags.
In the first half of May, a large area of Lycium barbarum in Xingbaozichuan grew vigorously. Standing on the stalk and looking from afar, it seems that piles of small green yurts are arranged in front of us, giving people a fresh and comfortable enjoyment. At the end of that month, from the branches of Lycium barbarum to countless shade trees, clusters of purple flowers appeared, flying and colorful, competing to open, and the fragrance floated all over the fields, forming an extreme flower chain, attracting groups of bees and butterflies to dance. This is the world of flowers.
In the midsummer of June, the Chinese wolfberry in my hometown is red, the faded calyx falls to the ground, and the branches are covered with fruits, just like red lanterns and crystal clear red agate, which are very eye-catching. I stood on the high ground of the field and looked out quietly. The breeze is blowing and the mountains and rivers are red. It is the burning enthusiasm of fellow villagers, and it is the Red Sea that I can't bear to part with.
Xingbaozichuan in June is the most prosperous season and the busiest season for people. Entering the Lycium barbarum garden in my hometown in June, endless red is rolling in, and the season in June is full of joy of life. Crowds of people put on cool hats, carried bamboo baskets or buckets, shuttled through the dense medlar forest and began to pick bright red medlar.
In this season, the local labor force alone is far from meeting the needs of picking. A large number of migrant workers must be recruited from outside, and they must be managed to settle down with good treatment. At present, the value of picking one kilogram of Lycium barbarum has reached more than that of 2.5 yuan. At the end of the day, there will be at least one hundred dollar bills in the bag.
Most of them are big girls, little wives, old people and children. Some of them come from Huining, Gansu, some from Jingyuan River (people used to divide the eighteen towns in Jingyuan into two, ten towns in the south of the county are called Shanghe, and eight towns in the north of the county are called Xiahe), and some come from Zhongwei and Haiyuan in Ningxia Autonomous Region adjacent to Jingyuan. Now that the conditions are good, farmers will order a large number of sun umbrellas and put them in the Lycium barbarum garden, so that people will not be exposed to the hot sun and stay under the umbrella to enjoy the cool and pick them.
At this moment, when you pass by the garden, you can hear the harmonious sound when picking medlar. Sometimes there were bursts of hearty laughter, and sometimes a few crisp songs floated out. Occasionally, someone will shout and play a simple and rough country symphony.
On weekdays, fresh medlar picked during the day cannot be piled up overnight, otherwise the color will turn black, leading to a sharp drop in prices. No matter how tired farmers are, they should spread them on the bed prepared in advance overnight, put them in the drying shed of Lycium barbarum, and let it slowly dehydrate and dry in the sun for a large sum of money. In order to maximize its value, several local deep-processing workshops of Lycium barbarum have been built for packaging. Lycium barbarum in my hometown has also become a hot commodity in the market and the best gift for people to give to their relatives and friends.
The vigorous period of picking Lycium barbarum is about three months. According to climate change, in general, the maturity of each crop of Lycium barbarum varies from 5 ~ 10 days, and a tree will pick 10 ~ 12 crops. In this harvest season of Lycium barbarum, the roofs, yards and sheds of every household are covered with bright red colors, which makes people like it more and more, and the more dry it is, the more energetic it is.
In recent years, the planting scale of Lycium barbarum in Xingbaozichuan has become larger and larger, which has formed a climate and attracted special attention from governments at all levels. Jingyuan Lycium barbarum industry has become a characteristic pillar industry on the road of local precision poverty alleviation. At present, Gansu has been successfully held? The third phase of Jingyuan Lycium Barbarum Love Picking Festival attracted movie and television celebrities from all over the country-Zhou Xun, the famous host of CCTV, Zhang Junyi, the "eccentric poet", Hu Xiaoqing and Bobby? Ken, old artists such as Li Jie, Tengger singer, Fan Shengqi, Huang Qishan, Yin Xiumei, Li Guangyi, singers Ulan Tuya, Tang Fei, Wang Erni, Wang Lida, Yi Ding, Stone, local singers such as Zhang Ganyu and Cheng Haocai Rang all came to promote and speak for Jingyuan Lycium barbarum, and specially invited the famous young female singer Li Yuhe as the "image ambassador of Jingyuan Lycium barbarum", which made the hometown Lycium barbarum have a landing.
Heaven rewards diligence. Under the good policies of the country, the government has given great support to farmers, and the face of hometown has undergone earth-shaking changes. People's money bags are bulging, and the days are getting hotter every day.
The medlar in my hometown is red, and the laughter in the farm yard is more hearty. Grandpa's beard, grandma's smiling face, girls' and boys' wedding rooms, students' admission notices, and shovels on dad's shoulders and hoes in mom's hands are reflected. The medlar in my hometown is red, and the medlar in Xingbaozichuan is on fire, reflecting the mountains and rivers.
Nowadays, this piece of fertile land and an acre of Lycium barbarum has become a good helper for hundreds of thousands of farmers in Xingbaozichuan to get rid of poverty and become rich, and it is getting closer and closer to the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way. ...