Mulberry tree, mourning tree?
Article/Yunwu Nongyu
There is a folk saying that mulberry trees should not be planted in front of the house. They believe that mulberry trees and mourning are homophonic, which is unlucky. In fact, this depends on how local people use it. Whether it is auspicious or not has nothing to do with the tree, but with the people.
The mulberry fish pond in the south is the best combination. The low-lying land covered with water networks is the best place for fish farming. In order to stabilize the pond foundation, people planted mulberry trees, a water-loving tree, on the pond foundation. The pond mud is fertile, the water on the pond base is sufficient, the sunlight and ventilation conditions are good, and the mulberry leaves produced are thick and dark green, which is a good feed for raising mulberry silkworms. Silkworm excrement for fish farming, fish fertilizer, and can reduce feed input, is a rare golden combination. These mulberry trees have become the swaying trees for people to get rich in the local area. Who cares about the front and back of the house? As long as you can plant mulberry trees, you can raise more silkworms. Silkworm cocoons are silver, and raw silk is woven into satin, georgette and other silk fabrics of different specifications. It is a precious natural fabric invented by our ancestors - mulberry silk, soft gold. Silk has always been a symbol of nobility. Due to its long production cycle, complicated technology and low output, it has always been a special clothing material for the royal family and wealthy families.
Later, with the mass production of man-made fabrics, silk cloth has entered the homes of ordinary people in recent years and has become one of the familiar clothing materials. Xiangyun yarn is a kind of silk treasure that is made of natural Dioscorea plant dye and dyed for many times, and then coated with ferrous ion-rich river sludge to form a protective surface film structure. Because of its slightly hard texture, it makes a rustling friction sound when blown by the wind. Some people call it "Xiangyunsha". Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province is the regional origin of Xiangyun yarn. People there have always followed ancient dyeing and finishing techniques. Xiangyun yarn produced in Shunde District is known as soft gold in the textile industry. Xiangyun gauze has refreshing properties and is not easy to stick to the skin. It is light and smooth in texture. It is deep in color and resistant to stains. It has good color fixation. It will not fade after being washed and dried for a long time. It is easy to wash and dry quickly. It is the first choice for summer wear. It has been exported abroad as early as the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, it has been exported to Europe, the United States, India and other places. It is a famous product of Chinese silk.
It is said that Xiangyunsha is a fisherman’s patent! In the early years, fishermen soaked the fish nets with potato juice and stiffened them, making it easier to remove the nets for fishing. Sometimes they failed to clean them in time after fishing, and the river mud and mesh wires stained on the nets changed subtly. The fishermen found that the nets seemed to be more durable. . Later, they tried soaking silk clothes in potato juice, letting the river mud polluted during fishing soak in without washing them. Gradually, they found that the silk clothes, which were originally sweaty and sticky, became smoother, smoother, and more comfortable to wear. . Later, I explored and sorted out a complete set of techniques, and Xiangyun yarn was born and became popular.
Mulberry silk cannot be separated from mulberry trees, and "mulberry" is not the unlucky "mourning" that people hate. Chinese people have a broad and profound culture, and they still have a clear distinction between mulberry and mourning. Don’t let the so-called Feng Shui block the opportunity to make a fortune. Mulberry trees are easy to grow and can be used as mulberry leaf vegetables, which is also a good green food. Pick the upper part of the four-finger-wide leaves at the tip and boil them in hot water to make soup or stir-fry. It is a good natural and healthy delicacy. It’s quite expensive in big hotels in the south! Who says it's sad?
Mulberry is the favorite of female friends. It is rich in anthocyanins and is more attractive than strawberries.