Memories of childhood-burning ears of wheat

Text/Fan Maitang

I saw a video of burning wheat ears in a circle of friends last night, which was very touching. Isn't this a true portrayal of our childhood?

At that time, the material conditions were not too rich, life was relatively simple, and children and even young people didn't have snacks. The monotonous and boring lifestyle created people's yearning for a better life, and various so-called food ideas came into being.

In sunny May every year, as soon as the solar term is over, the wheat will enter the wax maturity stage of filling, and the grain is full but not hard. At this time, it is the best time to "burn the ears of wheat". People get together in twos and threes, drag a few ears of wheat from the wheat field, take a handful of firewood on the spot and count on the fire. When the ears of wheat burn black, they will be burned to death. When the wheat is separated from the shell, get up all your strength and blow the shell off in one breath. The remaining clean wheat kernels are directly pressed in the mouth with the palm of your hand, which is particularly delicious and chewy. The original taste of wheat is mouth-watering, and people can't get tired of eating it. Whenever they eat steamed dumplings, their hands are black and their mouths are like ink. Sometimes their faces are like "Bao Gong", and they "laugh at each other". At the same time, people also have the habit of burning garlic when the new garlic is ripe. People usually like to eat potatoes (potatoes), dried sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes), carrots and other habits. In short, at that time, the living standard was relatively low and there were no snacks. Even if people invented these, they ate them. Helpless, they just solved their cravings, changed their tastes, changed their eating methods and filled their stomachs.

In the video, several people are talking while eating steamed dumplings:

A: I haven't eaten steamed dumplings for many years. It feels so fresh.

B: I had steamed dumplings when I was a child. They were delicious and especially fragrant. No matter how you eat it now, you can't taste the original flavor.

C: Now that people are full, they are tired of eating anything delicious and the meat is not fragrant. Who wants to eat this steamed dumpling?

Nowadays, the environmental pollution is serious, and farmland suffers greatly. Everything is chemically treated. Of course, without the original feeling, it is impossible to eat the original taste.

E: The society is still good now. There are all kinds of delicious food and snacks. You can have whatever you want. Nowadays, children and young people in society have great appetites, unlike when we burned ears of wheat to eat.

Yes! Burning ears of wheat, the memory and taste of childhood, will never be forgotten, and it is impossible to forget! But now that life is good, people will not continue to steam dumplings.

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Brief introduction of the author

Fan Maitang, male, lives in Lingbao Village, Changxing Town, Meixian County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, and is a farmer. He was born in 1957 10 June 12, and graduated from Huaiya Middle School in Meixian, with a high school education and bright sunshine. He likes opera and writing, and now he lives in Taiyuan with his son. Bad writing is just because of hobbies. Published many articles on many network platforms and writers' platforms.