Chapter 23 Section 23 Loofah

Loofah is the best kind of melon to grow. In Zhangmuxi, my grandmother planted loofah on the corner of the vegetable garden. The loofah climbed along the fence. hanging flowers.The loofah flower is very ordinary, no one picks it, the loofah flower always likes to bloom at the highest point, holding the leaves high, from a distance, the loofah vine is full of golden flowers.The scene I saw was particularly spectacular in Daye, Hubei. The geological team’s car passed Daye Lake every morning. There were endless loofah sheds beside the lake. The loofah flowers were in full bloom. The sun was shining red, the bottom string was still connected to the water, the water was soaked red, a few small fishing boats were floating in the lake, someone on the boat cast a net, the net was a bunch of red waves, the red waves rippled to the shore, and the reeds also swarmed. Colored.

When eating loofah in Zhangmuxi, you can distinguish between stir-fried, scrambled eggs and beaten egg soup. Eating loofah in summer has a refreshing feeling, especially when you use loofah soup to wash rice, it is very refreshing.The loofah is delicious as a snack. When the loofah grows to have a network, it is not completely old. It is picked off and cut into half-inch thick slices, wrapped in rice flour and steamed, then dried, fried in tea oil, very crispy, with rice flour aroma, loofah The dried incense is also used for refreshments. The tea in Zhangmuxi is not very particular, but the refreshments are very particular. On weekdays, visitors must serve refreshments.There is a tin pot for making tea in my house. I don’t know how many years it has been. The two handles are flat brass. When the tin pot is put down, it will fall to both sides naturally. There are two small round platforms on the tin pot, which were knocked down by the handle. How many years will it take to go on?Loofah is a light thing.

Every year, a few old loofahs have to be kept for seeding, and the loofahs are taken out. The old loofahs are picked, dried, and the outer skin and inner loofah seeds are knocked off. The loofah seeds are not tasty and have a fishy smell.The loofah is white and slightly yellow. Use it to wash dishes and pots, wipe the lid of the pot, and use it to take a bath.I use a loofah to take a bath. The new loofah is too irritating. When I rub it on my body, my skin turns red, like a soft knife. I put some soap on it to lubricate it.I usually choose a small loofah, which feels softer. I also planted loofahs in Hubei, and I chose fatter loofahs. The loofahs were fat and fat, with a layer of white frost on the skin, so tender that you could scrape the skin with a glass sheet. One year, the corners of the vegetable garden were covered with loofah vines. The broad-leaved locust tree grew to the point of the telephone line, and soon the tree was cut down by the telephone crew. The tree did not fall down, but the loofahs continued to grow, especially the loofahs, and there were more loofahs. Presumably, I never picked them, so I climbed with a fishing basket on my back. I went up to pick it, and when I picked half a basket of loofahs, the wind blew up and shook it, and the tree fell down. I hugged the tree tightly, and the huge branches hit the ground first. I didn't fall, but it attracted many people to watch , I experienced the feeling of free falling from the air, which was a little thrilling. The muscles of the calf were sore, and the soreness reached the tailbone, and the soreness was swollen.It was that year that Sanmao and I tore the dried loofah vines from the vegetable garden, hid behind the fence of the vegetable garden and lit a fire for smoking. The smoke from the loofah vines was so spicy that people coughed loudly. Tears came out, and I still had to smoke in my hand. Sometimes I pretended to be a traitor, and sometimes I pretended to be a female spy. We thought that all traitors and female spies looked good when they smoked.Then I folded the long loofah vines into cigarette-length ones and put them in my pockets. At three or four o’clock in the afternoon, I went to hide behind the fence in the vegetable garden to smoke. Later, I don’t know who really reported on the traitors. Yes, we quickly threw away the loofah vine cigarettes, and haven't smoked for a long time.

When I moved to a building, I only planted loofahs once on the balcony, and never again. This year, I wanted to open a plot of land in the parking lot of the community to grow loofahs. Seeing the strong winds blowing every day, I couldn’t bear to dig the soil loose, so I had to give up Next year, I still want to buy a water tank to grow loofah. When I don’t buy vegetables, I can pick a loofah and make egg soup to drink. It will be a little pleasant, I think.