post middle age

Chapter 54
When Wang Xiaoke thought of the mysterious Dukang River and the magical double-yolk eggs, he became excited. He talked with his godmother Yao Ting until late at night, but he still had no sleepiness. Finally, under Yao Ting's hard and soft coercion, this Just be obedient, close your eyes, and gradually fall into a dream...

The next day, Li Linsen didn't accompany them any more due to business affairs in the company, but he still arranged for the driver, Master Xiao Ji, to continue to be their guide and take them to Dukang Xianzhuang.

Speaking of Du Kang, everyone knows that Du Kang is the "ancestor of wine making" in ancient Chinese legends. According to the "Shuowen Jiezi" in Han Dynasty: "Du Kang began to make rice wine. Also known as Shaokang, the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, Taoist Celebrities. "Because Du Kang was good at brewing wine, later generations respected Du Kang as the god of wine, and the wine industry regarded Du Kang as the ancestor.Later generations often use "Du Kang" to refer to wine.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a man named Du Kang who was responsible for food management.At that time, with the development of farming, there was a bumper harvest of grain every year.However, there is too much food to eat, so they can only be stored in caves, which are dark and humid. Over time, all the food rots.Seeing this, Du Kang began to think hard about ways to store grain.

On this day, Du Kang went for a walk in the woods and found several dead trees, leaving only thick and empty trunks.With an idea, Du Kang poured all the grain into the dry tree trunk.After a while, Du Kang came to the woods to check the grain. He was surprised to find that some wild boars, goats and rabbits were lying in disorder in front of the dead tree where the grain was stored, motionless as if they were dead.He hurriedly approached to see what happened: the trunk of the grain-storing tree had several cracks, and water seeped continuously from the inside to the outside.It seems that these animals fell down after eating the water.But what kind of water is this? Du Kang leaned over to sniff it, and felt a fresh fragrance rushing towards his face. He couldn't help but tasted this strong perfume, and felt refreshed.Later, Du Kang brought the strong perfume home and invited everyone to taste it. Everyone said that it tasted good after you took a sip and I took a sip.

In this way, wine gradually became popular among the people, and Du Kang was honored as the "God of Dionysus" by people.

Dukang Xianzhuang is located 25 kilometers north of the city, between Longling and Fengling. The highlights of the Ming and Qing Dynasties show the pattern of significant history and cultural times.The main scenic spots are Jiuzu Hall, Dukang Temple, Dukang Cemetery, Kongsang Wine Tree and so on.

Of course, her grandfather Ren Ziyu would be interested in all of this. For Wang Xiaoke, she only cared about Du Kanghe and Shuangyolk.

When she arrived at the scenic spot, she begged Uncle Li Te to take her, her godmother, and Ren Shuxia to see Dukang River and Shuangyolk Eggs, so Master Xiao Ji took Ren Ziyu and his wife to those temples with a sense of history, ancestral halls, The place of the cemetery, take a turn.

When they arrived at the Dukang River, the beauty of the valley attracted them to stop and watch.The river here is clear, and as far as the eye can see, flocks of ducks are swimming in the water, and village children are playing heartily by the river.

Li Te led them to the ancient Dukang Spring, and acted as a tour guide with a smile:
"Dukang River" is called "Dushui" in old records, and "Kangshui" in "Shui Jing Zhu". It originates from the northern foot of Niushan Mountain, Caidian Township, Ruyang City, Hen Province, and flows north through Dukang, Tonggou, Xiacaidian, etc. Village (named Liuling River in Xiacaidian), exits from Yaoao Village to the north, and flows into Jiahe. It is 17 kilometers long in Ruyang County and has a drainage area of ​​59.3 square kilometers.

In the river section near Dukang Village, there are more than 100 natural springs with a daily inflow of 3500 cubic meters, and the water temperature is kept above 16°C all year round.Because Dukang used this water to make wine, it was named Dukangquan. In September 1990, it was identified as high-quality mineral water by the Mineral Water Research Center of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources. "

"I see, uncle, so the reason why the hen can lay double yolk eggs is because he drank this magical Dukang water." When Wang Xiaoke said this, he picked up the spring water and drank it in one breath.Ren Shuxia saw it, and quickly stopped:
"Cocoa, the water is cold, be careful of catching a cold!"

"Mom, this water is not too cold to drink, it tastes refreshing and sweet! It's delicious!"

Li Te also picked up two cups at this time, took half of the cup, and handed it to Yao Ting and Ren Shuxia with a smile, letting them taste it. After the two drank it, they felt that the spring water here was different from the mineral water they usually drank.

Before they knew it, it was noon, and Master Xiao Ji smiled and said to them:
"When you come here, you have to taste the famous local Caijia Braised Pork."

Wang Xiaoke is not interested in eating meat, she muttered in a low voice:
"I want to eat double yolk eggs!"

"It's easy to handle, it's available in that butcher shop." Master Xiao Ji said with a smile.

When we arrived at the local famous food shop, the group of people just sat down when they saw a middle-aged lady with short hair who was in her early 40s and slightly fat. She went forward and said to Master Xiao Ji with a smile:
"I haven't seen you for a long time, and I'm still working at the Red Star Trading Company."

"Yes, yes!" Master Xiao Ji greeted with a smile and said:
"Sister-in-law, our little master wants to eat double-yolk eggs, do we have them in our shop today?"

"Yes, yes, yes, but I don't know whether to eat fried eggs or boiled eggs?" The proprietress asked with a smile.

"Eat, eat, eat fried eggs!" Wang Xiaoke is not interested in what kind of eggs to eat, she is most interested in seeing if what Uncle Li Te said is true?
Master Xiao Ji knew what she was thinking, so he smiled and said to her:

"How about I take you to the back kitchen to see if this egg is a double yolk egg?"

"Is this suitable?" Ren Shuxia asked with a smile.

"It's okay, I have been friends with this store for decades."

After a while, Wang Xiaoke came out of the back kitchen with an excited expression on his face, muttering repeatedly:

"It's really a double yolk egg, it's amazing!"

After the big guys had lunch, Master Xiao Ji asked with a smile:

"That's a thousand-year-old tree. It's not far from this restaurant. Why don't we walk over there and have a look, great!"

Ren Ziyu smiled and said:

"Okay, okay, walk a hundred steps after a meal, live to 99?"

After walking not far, I saw an old tree standing majestically on the west bank of the Dukang River. Wang Xiaoke saw such a small tree, and asked Uncle Li Te with a puzzled face:

"Is this tree that old? Is it still called a thousand-year-old tree?"

Li Te was about to speak, but Ren Ziyu smiled and said:

"Coco, you don't know, this is a mulberry tree. The mulberry tree belongs to the Moraceae genus, also known as the thorn. It is an arbor formed by shrubs after long-term growth. It grows extremely slowly. This tree species is more than 500 years old. A deciduous tree that belongs to the national first-class protection, I think this one..." At this point, Ren Ziyu suddenly stopped talking, stepped forward to carefully look at this thousand-year-old tree, and suddenly continued:
"It would be 2000 years old to say the least."

"Grandpa, is what you said true?" Wang Xiaoke asked, still not confident in his eyes.

At this time, Yao Ting was bending over, looking at the written introduction to the history of this ancient tree. When she heard this, she smiled and said to Wang Xiaoke:

"If you don't believe your grandfather's words, come and see for yourself!"

Wang Xiaoke moved to the front with a look of disbelief, and the first thing that caught his eye was the number Yu C0906.

She was more and more confused, so she continued to ask with a smile:

"Is this tree also numbered?"

"Yes, Keke, this is a 2800-year-old mulberry tree. It was awarded a license and protected by the People's Government of Hen Province in 2009. It is a national first-class ancient tree, numbered Henan C0906." Li Te explained with a smile.

This time, Wang Xiaoke was completely convinced, and she carefully looked at the record on the old tree:
"This Zhesang tree is about 8 meters high, with a trunk diameter of 70 centimeters. The local people call it a wine tree, and the "Kongsang Zhi" on the protective fence says: Du Kang, an ancient man, herded sheep when he was young, and poured empty mulberry into it. When Tianshui happened, I got fine wine occasionally. It tasted sweet and fragrant. Kang realized its principle, and then made a brewing recipe, and the wine came out, remembering Zhesang. Only one-third of the bark of this tree provides nutrition, but it spits out green every spring. , blossoms and bears fruit, and in summer it is luxuriant and full of vitality, tourists are all amazed when they see it.”

"Uncle Li, it's amazing. I will come again this summer to see how it blooms and bear fruit?" Wang Xiaoke asked expectantly.

"As long as you do well in the high school entrance examination, mother will promise you wherever you go!" Ren Shuxia said with a smile.

"Okay, I see, I'm full of high school entrance examination." Wang Xiaoke muttered.

Afterwards, the group left Dukang Xianzhuang and returned home. Wang Xiaoke, who had been excited for two days, was exhausted at this time. He leaned on his godmother in the car and gradually fell asleep...

(End of this chapter)