Do you immigrate to Duofu Village in Taiyuan?

Is the phrase "jujube before, apricot and elm after, pomegranate gold in the east and persimmon silver in the west" particularly rhyming and emotional? Will these things suddenly come to your mind?

This is the wealth that nature has given us, and our life is closely related to them since childhood.

Do you know what this proverb means? What is the meaning of "Huai jujube in front, apricot elm in the back, pomegranate gold in the east and persimmon silver in the west"?

It's spring, which is a good time to plant seeds, so if you are interested in planting a tree at this time, you might as well start preparing. Of course, when preparing to plant some trees or fruit trees, we should refer to some proverbs. After all, this is also a summary of previous experience.

First, proverbs and life experience

There is a saying, "Don't plant Yang before, don't plant Liu after, and the yard is not afraid of ghosts clapping their hands."

Poplar and willow handed down from the older generation are for older children, so if you notice that every village will plant a willow, it is to avoid the invasion of evil spirits. Of course, this is superstition.

However, because the leaves of poplars and willows are special, they usually make a sound when the wind blows, just like clapping their hands, so if they are planted in the yard, they will also affect people's rest, so it can be seen that these are all life experiences.

Second, Qianhuai Jujube

Because of the living environment in the countryside, every family has a spacious yard. People usually like to plant some fruits and vegetables and some trees in the yard.

Sophora japonica and jujube trees are mentioned here.

"Thousand Huai Jujube" refers to two kinds of trees.

But before I say this, I still want to popularize a knowledge with you.

In fact, the locust tree mentioned here is not the kind of edible locust tree we imagined.

The locust tree we used to eat is called Robinia pseudoacacia, which was transplanted from abroad in the late Qing Dynasty, so it is an exotic species.

And the locust tree mentioned in our article is the real locust tree.

Let's not confuse.

So why is there a saying that locust trees are planted in the yard?

In fact, Sophora japonica is still the national Sophora japonica I have visited, and its existence actually has profound historical value. There is a saying that Sophora japonica is our root, and this root is in Hongdong, Shanxi.

Because there were several big immigrants in ancient times, including a large number of hongdong immigrants from Shanxi who came to the Central Plains in the Ming Dynasty, many people said that their ancestors were in Shanxi.

As for why you can plant locust trees in front of your door, it is because there is a saying behind it that wealth comes from yourself.

So this is a kind of hope for life.

The other is a jujube tree.

Jujube trees ripen early because of this fruit. When they ripen, they are all over the trees. It is really beautiful. However, jujube is homophonic with jujube, and there is a good wish to have a baby early.

Moreover, these two trees are trees that bloom and grow fast in the sun, so people prefer to plant locust trees or jujube trees in the yard.

Third, after the apricot and elm trees.

After apricot elm refers to planting apricot or elm trees behind the house.

I think these two trees are quite impressive. Apricots ripen in late spring, and elms are naturally rich.

Yu Qian, in particular, is like an ancient coin. Such a beautiful plant, with such a good moral, will definitely come to a tree, and both fruits are edible and naturally loved by people.

Fourth, Dongliujin, persimmon silver

This refers to two kinds of trees.

Dongliujin refers to pomegranate trees, which are generally planted in the east.

Because the color of pomegranate is like golden yellow when it matures, people call it Liu Dongjin vividly.

Moreover, because pomegranate has many children and grandchildren, it also symbolizes many children and many blessings, long life and rising in the east, so there is a saying that it flows eastward. Of course, it also includes the people's expectations for a better life in the future and the good wishes of many children.

Persimmon silver refers to persimmon. Of course, this persimmon is not the tomato we imagined. Persimmons here grow on persimmon trees, and every time they mature, they hang there like a small lantern, which is very interesting.

Moreover, its color is silvery white at the beginning of fruit, warm red and yellow at maturity.

Therefore, according to the color of persimmon when it just bears fruit, people named it persimmon silver.

From these two proverbs, we can see our fathers' longing for a better life, which is a yearning in their hearts, and this yearning also endows us ordinary people with industrious and simple character.

Summary:

Rural life can be said to be extremely rich for people living in cities.

People living in cities are surrounded by cold and hard cement.

This is why many people are longing for rural life more and more now, and suddenly think of that famous ancient poem: picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely.