Composition of litchi in Zengcheng

Good fruits in Lingnan, especially delicious litchi, banana, papaya and pineapple, are favored by people. Litchi, on the other hand, is listed as a good fruit in Lingnan, because it is rich in vitamin C, protein and fruit acid, and has the functions of invigorating spleen, benefiting liver, nourishing heart and nourishing blood. In Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo was demoted to Huizhou, Guangdong Province as an official, and his poem "300 lychees a day, I am willing to be a Lingnan person". It is a great praise for litchi. This free advertisement has been done for thousands of years.

In late June, at the invitation of my comrade-in-arms, I went to his hometown "Zengcheng" to pick litchi.

Zengcheng is a county-level city located in the eastern suburb of Guangzhou. Walking along "Guanghui" expressway is extremely fast. However, driving to the Luo Feng Tunnel opened my eyes. When I passed this place before, I always thought it was some natural trees when I saw the green on its hill. Now take a closer look, only to know that they are all litchi trees. In this harvest season, the dark green branches and leaves of every tree are full of red fruits. On both sides of the winding road, whether it is in front of the house or behind the house, or on the hillside, the scenery is natural.

After the bus arrived at Licheng Square, I met my comrade-in-arms, Zhi Lin, who took me straight to the litchi orchard in the south of the city. In the slightly higher place of Jinfeng Litchi Garden, you can see the rolling hills full of litchi, which are really eye-catching, green and red, and spectacular.

The owner of Jinfeng Orchard is actually Zhi Lin's younger brother, but the harvest season is very busy, so Zhi Lin led comrades and many guests to visit and pick fruits. It can be said that this year's litchi is a bumper harvest. Wherever we went, except for the hillside fruits around the fields, thousands of rubies were hung on the trees in other places. The short treetops were also dragged to the ground by ripe fruits, which was very heavy. I asked Zhi Lin, how big is this orchard? He said there are more than 500 acres. I said, is it difficult to sell such a big orchard when it is ripe? He told me that e-commerce has been waiting for them in recent years. Jinfeng litchi, as soon as the online news was released, many people came here. The price here is real, the freight is 5 yuan a catty, and the goods can reach airports all over the country on the same day. For people far away in Lingnan, it is very convenient to eat fresh litchi which is extremely difficult to keep fresh. Due to the increasing air freight, the business of express delivery industry is booming. As far as this year is concerned, the best sellers are not Princess Smile and 10 yuan a catty of glutinous rice cakes. But A Jin's "sweet stone" is located in 30 yuan, because this new variety has higher sugar content and better taste, which is basically in short supply.

If you look at history books, Zengcheng was a poor county in Guangzhou in the 1990s. At that time, the county's annual fiscal revenue was only 300 million yuan. However, Zengcheng people are not satisfied with others. After missing the first economic layout of reform and opening up, they started from reality, gave full play to the advantages of land, and developed a fruit production base mainly based on litchi, which increased farmers' income to a certain extent and improved the natural environment of the whole region. They attracted large enterprises through preferential policies, which fundamentally changed the economic structure of Zengcheng. In particular, the completion of "Zengcheng Automobile Industry Base in the East of Guangzhou" and the arrival of "Guangzhou Automobile" and "Beiqi Automobile" have made its economy more dynamic. Zengcheng, a poor county in the past, has made a magnificent turn, and now its annual fiscal revenue has soared from several hundred million in the past to more than 20 billion. This is really an earth-shaking change! Besides feeling, we only feel comfortable and happy. We don't know how many lychees we ate.

Litchi is abundant in many places in Guangdong. In recent years, people go to orchards to pick lychees and taste good fruits. The situation is very warm. So every June and July, when litchi is ripe, there are naturally many appointments. But my first choice is Zengcheng. Because Zengcheng is the only city named after "Licheng". And there is a rare "hanging green" tree in the city. Let's take a quick look.

This kind of green litchi is famous for its good quality. The core is thick, sweet and crisp, and does not drip after peeling, even if it is wrapped in paper towels for three days, it will not get wet. When ripe, there is always a green line on the red leather shell, so it is called "hanging green". In addition to being sweet and refreshing, Zengcheng's hanging green has a faint fragrance after eating, so it became a palace tribute in the Qing Dynasty and became famous in southern Guangdong. Therefore, this kind of tree grows near the county seat of saionji, which is also called "hanging green in the west garden". However, this 400-year-old litchi tree is flat, and its trunk died in 1979. Fortunately, with the efforts of famous botanists, new branches were born from the epidermis of its roots, so this "West Garden Hanging Green" came back from the dead, and then it also produced a small amount of fruit.

By 200 1, in order to promote the litchi brand and promote the development of urban public welfare undertakings, the government took the lead in the first public welfare auction of "Hanging Green in the West Garden" in Gualu Square. A litchi king sold for a high price of 55 thousand yuan. Become the most expensive fruit in the world that year. This is really "litchi everywhere in Zhou Nan, and Zengcheng is as expensive as a pearl". In the later days, the auction of "West Garden Hanging Green" hit record highs. This year's "West Garden Hanging Green" is the same as last year. One is the sky-high price of 550,000 yuan, which is hundreds of times higher than the price of gold on the market. This is a miracle.

That morning, in order to see this unusual litchi tree, I specially took my wife to Gualv Square. In the roundabout at the southern end of the square, there are several leafy and vibrant litchi trees, and there are security guards outside. I asked about hanging green trees, and the security guard brother enthusiastically pointed out the location of the mother tree and told me that this mother tree had 20 * * * this year, and now someone has picked five. I can't help but give a thumbs up and praise "Zengcheng people are really awesome". An elder sister present also praised them, saying that these good-hearted people really love public welfare, and their righteous acts were not publicized through the media. Yes, these real Zengcheng people, who have money and don't forget public welfare, have turned this kind of action into the normal state and deserve praise.

We walked around the island and looked at the green mother tree. My wife said, "This litchi is too expensive." . Suddenly I heard someone say, "Aunt Jing, it's not expensive. Do you know that this tree hangs green trees? It was when He Xiangu embroidered shoes were under the tree that a colored thread was inadvertently left, which contributed to the growth of this beautiful fruit full of fairy spirits, which is precious! " ! I turned around and saw that it was an old man in a dressing gown. His face is cheerful and very energetic. I quickly saluted him and thanked him for his advice. He also knew that I had doubts about the legend, and then added: You know, this green tree is different from others. When it dies and grows new branches, it is hard to find in the world. It is no exaggeration to call it a rare treasure. Because of the same topic, we met by chance and turned out to be old friends. The old man told me that through people's efforts, this reborn mother tree has now cultivated more than 30 sub-trees, and now it is undergoing variety optimization. If it can be planted in one area in the future, it will be a blessing to the world. While speaking, the old man asked me: guest officer, are you right? I said, quite right. This may also be the expectation and dream of litchi people.

With the rising of the morning sun, the square dance dancers left one after another. I also stepped forward to shake hands with the old man, high-five and encourage each other, waiting for the day when Zengcheng hangs green and enters the homes of ordinary people.