Interesting facts about silkworms

Interesting Stories about Silkworms

It has been many years since we mentioned raising silkworms.

When I was a child, I lived in Bajiazui, Qingyang, Longdong. My family lived below the Tuanbu headquarters. There was a mulberry forest growing on a slope in front of the cave dwelling. I had many interesting stories about my indissoluble bond with the mulberry silkworms. Come.

When I was six years old, I came to the Loess Plateau from the Wusuli River. That autumn, my mother and I got off the bus on the winding mountain road above the regiment headquarters. For some reason, my father didn't come to pick us up. My mother held her one-year-old little sister in her arms. I held my mother's clothes and walked down cautiously. A mountain road. I lived in a cave dwelling. It was the first time I saw a cave dwelling. Can I live here? When I arrived, the mulberry forest in front of the cave was already there. They were as thick as an adult's wrist, but not very tall. This mulberry forest became my childhood paradise.

In the warm spring season, the mulberry trees sprout green buds and gradually become more lush. The white flowers reveal a touch of green, like Milanese flowers, like grape blossoms, more like bunches of hair. Insects, this aroused my young mind of raising silkworms.

I started raising silkworms for fun, but later I wanted to eat silkworm chrysalises and have a full meal. One day my mother brought back a bowl of silkworm chrysalis. I didn’t know where she got it from, and I was very curious. Silkworm chrysalises are jujube-like in color and not as big as jujubes. One end is round and the other is pointed. If you talk to it, its tip will move. If I call it east, west, north, south, the chrysalis will spin around. It's very fun.

I secretly took out a few silkworm chrysalises without letting my mother find them, hoping that they would give birth to baby silkworms. At ten o'clock at noon, my mother fried the silkworm chrysalises in oil. They were brown and brown, and they tasted delicious in your mouth. It was really tempting and fragrant, and it immediately gave me more motivation to raise silkworms.

I started raising silkworms. The larvae of silkworms are very small, like little black ants, and they never grow big. I have to climb trees every day and pick new leaves to feed them. I'm not afraid of climbing trees. I was very naughty when I was a kid. I dug out bird's nests, stole apples, and climbed trees very quickly. Like an agile monkey, I just find feeding silkworms too troublesome.

One day, I suddenly had the idea to put the silkworms directly on the mulberry trees and let them look for leaves to eat. This saves the silkworms my troubles and prevents them from starving to death, killing two birds with one stone. I put the silkworms on the mulberry tree one by one, and I was so happy to see them eating the mulberry leaves happily.

Many days passed, and I thought of the silkworms on the tree, so I went to check. The silkworms must have grown up, and the tree must be full of cocoons. I felt happy thinking about it all the way. However, when I got to the mulberry tree, I didn't see a single cocoon. I thought it must have climbed to the top of the tree. I muttered and told me to hide and seek. I quickly climbed up the tree, but still couldn't find anyone. I told my mother: "You are stupid! It would be weird if you put it on the tree to prevent the birds from eating it up." I started crying and was very sad. After crying, he grabbed his slingshot and ran under the mulberry tree. He didn't go to school all afternoon and shot three gorse birds to death in a row, which relieved the hatred in his heart.

In autumn, the trees full of mulberries became a delicacy for a group of children. The mulberries slowly begin to turn from red to purple-black, which means they are ripe. We didn't even go home after school. We climbed up the mulberry tree and ate until we were full before sliding down from the tree. Then, one by one, you looked at me, and I looked at you, and burst out laughing. It turned out that everyone’s lips were dyed purple and black, like a black puppy bear. They were afraid of being laughed at by their classmates, so they didn’t dare to go to school the next day. .

When I was ten years old, I didn’t know who I heard from someone who said that silkworms can turn into goldfish if placed in rainwater. As soon as I heard it, I became happy, and regardless of whether it was true or false, I just did it.

I look forward to rain every day. Rain is scarce in the Loess Plateau, and villagers only drink water from cellars. Rain is as joyful as the Chinese New Year, making people happy. One day the rain finally came, and I hurriedly prepared pots and ladles to catch the rainwater. Then, put the rainwater in the sun to dry. I heard it takes a week.

After collecting rainwater, I found a pair of silkworms that had hatched out of their shells. Although they were small at the time, I could tell the male and female silkworms apart. I have forgotten how they were separated now. They seemed to be from the height. You can tell by the size. Put the silkworm'e on the earthen bricks to give birth, and then soak the bricks with the silkworms in the rainwater. It is said that in two weeks, the goldfish will be hatched. I am really looking forward to it.

Half a month later, living things really appeared swimming in the rain. I was so surprised that I ran and shouted: "Mom, mom, come and see, the goldfish is out! The goldfish is out!" "My mother came to the basin and observed carefully: "This and that are goldfish, they are obviously heelworms." I asked hurriedly: "What are the heelworms?" My mother said angrily: "They are mosquito larvae." My mother's words made me dumbfounded. I was very disappointed and disappointed. I have never raised silkworms since.

Decades have passed in a flash, and every time I think of interesting things about silkworms, I think of how innocent, naughty and childish I was as a child, which is very funny. After it was ridiculous, I felt that my childhood was carefree, happy, and had a pure heart. Although it was ridiculous, it was innocent. Don't you think it is more lovely?

Propaganda Department of Jize County Party Committee, Hebei Province? Li Jianjun