Apricot trees with rain and solar terms

There is an old apricot tree and a small apricot tree in Zi Ling's backyard. They all stood at the same end of the yard, less than 10 meter apart. Under t

Apricot trees with rain and solar terms

There is an old apricot tree and a small apricot tree in Zi Ling's backyard. They all stood at the same end of the yard, less than 10 meter apart. Under the clear sky in California, you look at me, I look at you, and the wind comes, greeting each other and whispering.

The old apricot tree is very old, its appearance is not very good-looking, crooked and its bark is chapped, as if it had experienced years of wind and frost.

Six years ago, when Zi Ling and her family first moved here, there was no tree in the backyard, only it stood alone in a corner of the yard. Probably not liked by the former owner, unkempt and half-dead branches poked at the sky in the dark, like a stubborn semi-paralyzed old man.

? Watching, inexplicably gives birth to a bitter.

Feng Jing, the son-in-law, said that this courtyard was built in 1959, which should have a history of more than 60 years!

For more than half a century, it has silently guarded this yard. Things are different, and it's stormy. No matter whether the owner regrets himself or not, he is so quiet, resigned and alive.

A few months later, I went to Zi Ling's home and explored the backyard.

Oh, that's different: on the living half of the branch, there are many Xinger in Huang Chengcheng, swaying in the early summer breeze.

My daughter chose a basket of Xinger for us to taste.

Old apricot is a good variety with sweet fruit. The smell is so strong that my old man is moved: shall we plant one, too?

? Huh? ! Is this the rhythm that he wants to carry on the family line for the old apricot tree?

? I remember that there was a text about fruit trees in the "Nature" class in primary school, and the examination questions also appeared on the examination paper. ? It seems that grafting is needed in addition to soil cultivation, fertilization and pruning. Getting married is a very technical job. You should choose branches and grafting methods. ......

I really can't imagine how heart-shaped soft seeds can break through the hard core-shell that teeth can't bite!

? Lao Yu is full of confidence in planting trees.

? Not long after, the seedlings really emerged from my backyard, and later, they really grew into saplings!

? Apricot tree is thin and tall, with several branches and a thick leaf on its head. It looks like "Little Sanmao", very cute!

? Lao Yu is very careful. In order to let the saplings get enough sunshine, he filled the soil with wooden boxes more than one meter high, so that the heads of the leaves of the saplings leaned out of the high courtyard wall and received valuable sunshine. ......

? When he moved at the beginning of the year, Lao Yu transplanted his precious apricot tree to the backyard of Zi Ling, next to the old apricot tree.

? Xiao Sanmao came to see dad!

? I wonder if the old apricot tree has any surprises?

? The breeze blows gently, the leaves rustle, and the apricot trees whisper innocence.

? I think the old apricot tree and the small apricot tree should know each other. They are blood relatives!

? I have always thought that plants have souls, but they are different from us.

? If so, the hearts of these two trees will meet in the sunshine and breeze forever, and accompany and encourage each other in the future storms. .......

? They are no longer alone.

? Therefore, there is a small apricot tree in Zi Ling's backyard.

? At the end of last year, Mr. and Mrs. Zi Ling returned to Guangzhou with their old in-laws, and this yard was entrusted to us, which became the happiest and brightest place for my husband and wife in the dark epidemic.

? Sunny busyness and sunny sunshine illuminate the plain popular life.

Lao Yu only cares about his vegetable garden. He knows about farming and often talks about the solar terms of "beginning of winter" and "Sanjiu" ... but I found that the climate in the San Francisco Bay Area does not belong to China's traditional calendar at all. Just after New Year's Day, Miss Chun will come soon!

The bay area has a Mediterranean climate, and winter and spring are rainy seasons, so it is warm and does not freeze. Two apricot trees, one old and one young, were watered by drizzle and sprouted again!

? Every afternoon, we will go to the yard to see what has happened to the apricot trees, and then do something for them: cut off the dead branches, sweep the cobwebs as clean as possible, and take a closer look at where there will be traces of pests ... After that, we will sit quietly on the recliner next to the old apricot trees, listen to the wind and rain under the eaves, and appreciate the charm of the winter sun. .......

Quiet years isolated the raging epidemic from the courtyard wall.

That day-

Yes, that afternoon, after the rain in Chu Qing, the air was filled with damp earthy smell. Sunlight from the roof lit up the black branches of the old apricot tree. Under the washed blue sky, they form all kinds of tough and wonderful patterns and extend downward. ......

Wait ... Guess what I see?

In the mottled light and shadow, the swaying half dead branches seem a little green ... Are there any new buds ...?

? Rubbing my eyes, I walked over and looked: one o'clock, two o'clock ... Yes, those little green shoots were winking at the branches: What, you still don't believe it?

? Yes, even myopia and presbyopia can see clearly: this half tree is really alive! !

? Re-examine, in fact, some freshly smoked shoots have been hidden in the dead branches!

? Miracle!

? I turned around excitedly, cut off dead branches, cleared away the dust and fog formed by dead gum leaves and insect filaments, and carefully drove away the pests in the cracks in the trunk. ......

? The intact and healthy old apricot tree is proud day by day.

? A few days later, a strong wind broke the trunk of the growing apricot tree! Head to the ground.

? Lao Yu sighed, lifted the half, wrapped it carefully, and supported it with three sticks.

? "Look at its life!" He shook his head and said.

? Did you see the old apricot tree when it broke? Does it hurt?

? Xiaoxingshu also survived this robbery and survived.

? "Little Sanmao" leaves only faded for a few days, and then became stiff and handsome.

Is it because of company and love?

? In this way, spring buds bloom, apricot flowers smoke, flowers wither, and red and green apricots are small. .....

I saw the old apricot trees covered with green apricots, and I saw the small apricot trees shyly sticking out their young fruits. .......

Xinger people are growing up.

? In late spring and early summer, there is little rain in the Bay Area, so I water them a lot every day. I looked it up on the internet: apricots are in maturity and need water urgently.

? Old apricot trees are in their prime, and the fruits are crowded on the branches, and each fruit is like a small mouth. In order to grow up and mature, scrambling to suck on the trunk!

? Xiaoxing is four years old this year. I haven't specially cultivated it in books, nor have I "grafted" it. How can you grow into an adult if you are so careless!

? You see, Xinger, with 28 pieces of red rhubarb, was held high by the former "Little Sanmao" and proudly announced his bar mitzvah!

? In mid-June, Xinger of both trees matured.

During the days when the apricots were ripe, in the afternoon, I sat under the tree, indulging in the fragrance of apricots and listening to the sound of ripe fruits falling to the ground. Every once in a while to pick those Xinger just landed.

? The first mature Xinger grew on tall branches. Most of them fell from seven or eight meters high and broke. This kind of fruit tastes the best. Wipe it casually, gently break off the core, soft and waxy, just take a sip, and the pulp and apricot juice with fine fibers will be full of mouth, only the special aroma that is ripe on the tree will seep into the heart at once.

? How many people can get this luxury? !

? Xiaoxingshu learns from the old apricot tree and quickly gives his own adult answers.

Of course, the first fruit of Xiaoxing tree must be given to Lao Yu. He squinted happily and gave me half.

The breeze is in Xu Lai, and the old apricot tree and the small apricot tree are laughing.

Hmm ~ ~ ~?

Laugh at me together?