Cao Jia has pears.

Wen Jianhua

When I was a child, I only knew that pear was a kind of fruit.

Pears, for me, I didn't eat much since I was a child. My hometown is in the countryside, surrounded by mountains, surrounded by fruits, both planted and wild, and there are always some childhood favorites, middle-aged feelings and the aftertaste of old age. In the past days, most of the fruits I came into contact with were peaches, cherries and plums. Pears, there are, but few, and they are all varieties with astringent taste and rough flesh. Pear, in my childhood or for a long time in my life, was a luxury. Although there is not much overlap with pears, when it comes to pears, things, people and places always come to mind. Those things moved me very much; Those people, I should be grateful; I have feelings for those places.

My aunt is in a mountain village in Renshou Zhongxiang. There are several old pear trees in her house. At that time, although everyone was busy with agricultural production and had little energy to manage these "cash crops", pear trees still had to blossom and bear fruit naturally every year. You can eat these pears in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Every year at this time, I go to my aunt's house and sometimes help her harvest rice and corn. But no matter what, whenever I go to menstruation's house, she will pick pears for us to eat, and she will definitely send a bag when she leaves. Pear trees themselves don't bear many pears, but many people eat them. Every time I get my aunt's pears, I am very happy. Now it seems that my aunt's pear really tastes bad, but at that time, we thought it was the best fruit in life.

My aunt told me that Cao Jia is the place that produces the most pears and tastes the best. Cao Jia is not far from Zhong Xiang. After eating my aunt's pears and listening to her words, I yearned for Cao Jia even more. However, due to the restrictions of roads, vehicles and money, it has been impossible to achieve.

Probably the summer vacation of sophomore year. Several partners in my hometown agreed to engage in "speculation" and planned to buy pears and sell them back. I don't hesitate to recommend going to Cao's house. Because I heard from my aunt that there are many pears here, which are delicious and cheap, I will definitely make money by buying them back to my hometown. At that time, my family just bought a patchwork second-hand bicycle. We set out early in the morning. After riding for about 3 hours, I finally arrived at Cao's home. There are many pear sellers in the street. That was the first time I saw so many pears. The quantity and variety surprised us. We are too young to do business, and our understanding of pears tends to zero. Under the enthusiastic recommendation of ordinary people and our own taste, we chose a variety called "broadcast pear" according to our own taste and impression. This kind of pear has grass-green fruit. Pear skin is thicker than cicada wings and thinner than paper; Delicate meat, sweet taste and rich juice.

We spent all our money on pears and didn't even have a bowl of noodles left on the way home. Everyone thinks that if you are hungry on the road, eat pears. We each packed two full baskets and hung them on the back seat of our bicycles. Along the way, I was thinking that this beautiful pear, this delicious pear, will definitely surprise customers when it is transported to the hometown market. After dawdling for a long time, we came home, exhausted from eating pears. When we happily opened the straw in the box and showed our pears to the villagers, we were dumbfounded. The brightly colored pears are all black at the moment, and there is nothing at all. It turns out that due to lack of experience, we didn't make the "pear sowing" with fine skin and tender meat layer by layer when we shipped it. In hot weather, after long-distance bumps, pears are squeezing and rubbing against each other, and the appearance is already a black spot. I peeled some pears with the villagers and tasted them. It still tastes the same.

The next day, it was transported to the street for sale. Pears in the golden treasure are neglected. Our mouths are rotten and we haven't sold much. Everyone had to take the pears home for the whole family to eat and invite the villagers to eat. The first time I did business, I lost everything. But since then, I deeply remember that under this world of benevolence and longevity, there is a place called Caojiadi, which is rich in pears.

Caojia Town is located in the southwest of Renshou County. It's just an ordinary country town with no special mountains and rivers. However, this land is suitable for planting pears, and the people on this land are hardworking and intelligent, and they have planted pears. The mountain is not high, the water is not deep, and the advantages are famous. Now when it comes to the Cao family, it will always be the topic of pears. Cao Jiahe pears are only linked together.

There are many places in China where pears can be grown. The pears in this place in Cao Jia have long been famous. According to the Records of Renshou County, the Cao family began to plant pears on a large scale in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, with a long history. In the long river of history, many people or things have died out slowly and naturally for various reasons. After years of baptism, the pears of Cao family have changed, but today they are more famous. This is related to the unremitting inheritance of Cao people for a hundred years and the heartfelt support of the government.

According to relevant records, there are 1700 old pear trees that have survived for more than 400 years in Caojia, and the number of old pear trees that have survived for more than 1000 years has actually reached more than 70,000. This long age and bright figures have deepened the cultural history of the small mountain city in Caojia. These pear trees are rugged, simple and simple, mature in time, vicissitudes in the wind and rain, strong and stylish.

In Cao's family, seeing these old pear trees is awe-inspiring and heartfelt. These pear trees have become the spirit of Cao's parents, inspiring Cao people to keep moving forward.

What is even more surprising is that in this remote rural area, ordinary people miraculously planted pears. During the Qianlong period of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, Longyan pear (Dongshan pear), a special variety of Cao family, became a tribute pear needed by the court. The fruits that entered the palace in those days were all selected at different levels. It is a great honor for Cao's pear to be a tribute. Of course, pears that only emperors could eat in those days have already flown into the homes of ordinary people. At present, there are many varieties of Caojia pears, such as Longan Gongli, Jinhua Pear, Fengshui Pear, Liulin Sydney, Huangjin Pear and Yali Pear. Moreover, all varieties are elegant in shape, crystal clear, thin in skin and tender in meat, and rich in juice, which are already excellent fruits. Nowadays, people can eat delicious food, which is far more lucky than the court nobles in the past.

The pears in Cao's family are not only delicious in fruit, but also magical in fruit trees and attractive in flowers. The pear blossom festival in Cao family is already a beautiful scenery in this mountain village town. , stout, vigorous, crane-bone-like branches, green, elegant leaves, holding these white as snow, elegant, beautiful but not gorgeous, with elegant flowers in a low-key manner. Every pear blossom season, the mountains are full of pears, clusters, covered with branches of Shan Ye, as white as winter snow. Blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and green waters, small buildings and pavilions, fresh mountain breeze and smoke, holding a picture frame, facing Cao Jiashan, there is a beautiful picture everywhere. Climbing into the forest, whether it is a person, holding hands with partners, or a family, a unit, a group of people walking together in the flowers, is refreshing. People swim in the sea of flowers, but beauty stays in their hearts.

Under the leadership of previous party committees and governments, the industrious people of Cao family have made great efforts to govern, and the pear industry in Cao family has already enjoyed unlimited scenery. With the continuous improvement of varieties and the continuous increase of output, it has gained a good reputation in the country and has gone to the world. This is a far cry from when we use bicycles to transport and sell. Cao Shi family not only pays attention to the quality of pear fruit, but also excavates and enriches pear culture step by step around pear. The holding of the pear flower festival, the reappearance of traditional pear paste, the protection of ancient pear trees, the excavation and development of pear culture, and so on. Cao Shi family is making great strides by combining the tradition of pear cultivation, production, tasting and appreciation with the demand of modern fashion.

Seeing flowers, trees and pears, the mountains and rivers of Cao's family and the people of Cao's family are always amazing and admirable.

When Cao Jia tastes pears, we will talk about Kong Rong's traditional virtue story of letting pears, and then study the origin of pear orchards, which is another realm.

Three-character scripture records: four years old can make pears, brothers grow up, and prophets. "Is the story of Kong Rong piano pear. The story of Kong Rong's four-year-old Qin Li was recorded in Kong Rong's Family Biography (also known as Kong Rong's Biezhuan). A younger brother should have foresight, which means that you should know your respect for your younger brother early. Kong Rong has seven brothers, and he ranks sixth. I have been smart and polite since I was a child. . According to the tradition in China, the youngest child in the family often eats the biggest and most when eating. And Kong Rong, at the age of four, on the contrary, chose the youngest one to eat, saying that he was a little brother and wanted to eat the youngest one. This shows humility and friendship. Kong Rong told the story of pears for thousands of years and became a classic virtue story in China.

Li Youbai, a writer and poet, has done textual research on the origin of pear orchards. It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, as one of the royal forbidden gardens, the pear garden was strongly advocated by Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and gradually became a "pear garden" for opera people to practice singing and dancing. In the pear garden, famous literati such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, He, Li Bai and so on all wrote programs for the performance. According to "The Book of the New Tang Dynasty, Rites and Music", "Xuanzong is familiar with temperament and loves French music, so he chose 300 children of geisha in the left to teach in the Liyuan. If the pronunciation is wrong, the emperor will feel that it is correct and will be a disciple of the emperor Liyuan. Later generations used to call the opera circle the pear garden circle or the pear garden line, and the opera actors were called disciples of the pear garden.

Liyuan, Xinglin and Shi Huai are also nicknames or symbols of an industry and group. Whether in formal discussion or after dinner, these classics and legends add cultural topics to Cao's pears.

It is refreshing to enjoy flowers and pears in Cao's home and read classics in Cao's home to nourish the soul.

Exactly: Damei Renshou Cao Jiali, beautiful flowers, beautiful fruits and wonderful trees.