張鳳英
我已經在杭州生活了五年,每當五月的時候,我都會想起煙臺滿街的槐樹花。
槐花是一種很普通的花,沒有艷麗的顏色,但是它卻有一種別樣的魅力,能夠讓人心曠神怡,感受到生命的美好。
槐花在煙臺是很常見的,它們長在路邊、河邊、山坡上,以及房前屋后。每當五月初,槐花就開始綻放,一簇簇的白色小花星星點點,點綴在綠色的樹葉中。槐花開得很茂盛,有時候會把整棵樹都覆蓋住,形成一片白色的海洋。走在槐花下面,能感覺到一種清涼和舒適,仿佛置身于一個清幽的世界。
其實槐花在北方的許多地方都很常見,山東、河北、河南等省都有槐樹種植。我記得小時候,最喜歡和小伙伴們去采摘槐花。我們拿著籃子或布口袋,把手伸進樹枝里,輕輕地摘下一朵朵的槐花。我們會把槐花放在鼻子下面聞一聞,然后放進嘴里咬一咬。槐花有一種淡淡的甜味,像蜂蜜一樣。我們還會用槐花條編成項鏈或者發(fā)飾,戴在身上頭上,覺得自己像是公主或王子一樣。我們還會把槐花拿回家給父母或老師,他們都會很高興地收下,并夸獎我們孝順和聰明。
在煙臺吃槐花,印象最深的是婆婆在我家生活的那幾年,春夏之交槐花盛開,我和愛人經常上山去采集槐花,拿回家以后,婆婆就用它包槐花包子。婆婆的手很大,就像一把蒲扇似的,她包的槐花包子非常大,而且包子皮很結實,一個也不開餡,吃起來包子皮勁道、餡松軟,非??煽?。我一頓飯能吃一個,愛人能吃兩個。我們一邊吃槐花包子,一邊夸婆婆的手藝好,婆婆高興得臉上帶著幸福的微笑。
我對婆婆說:“老娘,我很喜歡聞槐花的清香味道?!逼牌耪f:“這有何難,你把槐花采摘一袋子,在陽臺上晾曬干,然后和茶葉一起裝在枕頭里,這樣每天晚上睡覺就可以聞到槐花的清香味兒了?!蔽野凑掌牌耪f的方法,做了一個槐花茶葉枕頭,一直用了很多年。
最難忘的是我們50多歲的時候,身體健康,每天早上都去爬山。踏著清晨的露水,迎著早上初升的太陽,頭上戴著用槐樹枝子編成的帽子,一路小跑沖上山頂,心里別提有多么暢快啦!
那時候,我們住在迎祥路,從家門口到南山坡頂,道路兩旁都是槐樹,簡直就是沐浴在槐花的香氣中。有時候我想,如果讓我選一樣花兒作為煙臺市的市花,那么我一定要選槐樹花。
后來搬家到奇山小區(qū),早晨去早市上買菜,去快餐店吃早點,路過的街道兩邊都是槐樹。是誰知道我喜歡槐樹花,在我生活中到處都盛開著這么美麗的槐樹花啊!
如今在杭州,每年的五月份我就會尋找槐樹花的蹤跡。但是,小區(qū)周圍都沒有槐樹花的影子,我于是更加懷念在煙臺的那些槐樹花飄香的日子。
Although I have been living in Hangzhou for five years, I will always think of the flowers of locust trees along the streets of Yantai in May every year.
The flowers of locust trees are a very ordinary kind of flowers without bright colors or rich fragrance, but they have such a unique charm that they enable people to feel the beauty of life by making them relaxed and happy.
Locust flowers are very common in Yantai. They grow on roadsides, by rivers, on mountain slopes, and around houses. In early May every year, locust flowers begin to bloom, with clusters of small white flowers scattered among the green leaves. When in full bloom, they will become a white ocean covering the entire trees. Although they have no strong fragrance, the light fragrance of locust flowers spreads far in the air with the wind. Walking under the locust blossoms, people can sense a feeling of cool and comfort as if they were being in a quiet and beautiful world.