Beautiful verses about betel nut

1. What is the term "eating betel nut" in ancient poetry?

Volume 15 of "Southern History" "Liu Muzhi Biography" When Mu was young, his family was poor and he was addicted to alcohol and food. , do not repair detention inspection.

He likes to go to his wife's brother's house to beg for food. He often sees humiliation but is not ashamed. His wife, Jiang's daughter, was very sensible and refused to go to Jiang's house every time.

There will be a celebration later, so please don’t come because of the order. Mu Zhi went there and asked for betel nuts after eating.

The Jiang brothers played a trick of saying that betel nut helps to eliminate food. You are always hungry, so why do you need to do this? ...and Mu Zhi is Danyang Yin. He will call his wife and brothers. His wife weeps and bows her head to express her thanks. Mu Zhi said: I don't hold back any grudges and have nothing to worry about.

When he was drunk and full, Mu Zhi ordered the cook to mix gold with a handful of betel nut before adding it. "It is said that Liu Muzhi, a native of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, was poor when he was young. He often went to his wife's brother's house to beg for food. His wife was forbidden to go there, and he was ridiculed for asking for betel coconut from his wife's brother.

Later generations called it " "Eating betel nut" is used as a metaphor for being ridiculed for being poor. Tang Dynasty Li Jiayou's "Send Pei Xuancheng to Shangyuan's Residence": "I shed all my tears on the betel nut, and follow the song of wild geese."

Lu Lun of the Tang Dynasty wrote in "Rewarding Zhao Shaoyin for Showing His Nephews Yuanyang and Others for Seeing Gifts": "Please watch the stork dance together, why eat betel nuts in the sun?" ". 2. Seek the full text of Su Dongpo's poem "Eating Betel Nuts"

Eating Betel Nuts

The moon shines on the branchless forest, and at night the buildings stand on ten thousand foundations. The fans are fanning among the clouds, and they shade this September. It's summer. There are hanging houses on the top and crimson thorns on the bottom. The wind is blowing the purple phoenix eggs, and the rain is darkening the green dragon's breasts. When they fall to the ground, they still cook themselves with their skins. Afraid of being discouraged, start chewing or half-vomiting. The taste is slightly sweet, and the taste is too cold, and the taste is very charming. It is beneficial and nourishing. The medicine can be stored for a long time, and the fruit can be used for a long time. The husband loses the glutinous rice and suffers from constipation and bulging in the abdomen. After eating one pill, the intestines and stomach are hurt. When the book lamp is used up, there are many leaks. The old eyes are afraid of not getting enough sleep, so they are thirsty and hungry. I'm willing to do more. It's just a matter of knowing and seeing, but it can be rewarded with bad words. 3. Who can tell me about the culture of betel nut?

Betel nut culture "Whoever picks the betel nut first will taste it. ..."This long-standing and popular love song - "Betel Nut Picking" has been sung by generations of handsome men and beautiful women. I don't know how many people have been moved? Hainan Island is known as Coconut Island. However, tourists from far away, when When you set foot on this hot land, you will also see a plant similar to a coconut tree. She is tall and straight, with no branches or vines, and a knotted body. It has feathery leaves on the top and bunches of grape-like fruits hanging down, as if wearing a hat. Beautiful laurel... This is the mysterious betel nut tree

According to classic records: Betel nut is a tropical evergreen tree of the palm family, with high economic and practical value. Betel nut is native to Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand and has been introduced to Hainan, China for more than a thousand years. Betel nut is a specialty of Hainan and represents Hainan style like coconut.

Hainan people are dealing with betel nut. Over the past one thousand years, it has been discovered that betel nut is not only a famous southern medicine that can cure insects and eliminate stagnation, promote qi and promote water circulation, but also has a special status in the lives of Hainanese people due to its unique effects. p>

Betel nut is a must-have gift for the Li, Miao and Han people in Hainan. When a man and a woman get engaged, the man must give betel nut to the woman. When they get married, the bride and groom must present betel nut to their parents and relatives and friends who come to congratulate them to express their gratitude. Speaking of this, we have to talk about the touching legend of betel nut.

According to legend, a long time ago, there lived a man named Bai Liao (meaning beautiful in Li language) in a Li village at the foot of Wuzhi Mountain. ) girl. She is hard-working, kind and ingenious. The simple skirts she weaves make even the beautiful peacocks dare not open their tails; when she sings, even the larks hold their breath to listen.

Wuzhishan. Young people from hundreds of miles below are rushing to propose to her. Bai Liao said to them: "I don't love anyone's property, I only love people who are loyal to love."

If someone picks the betel nut from the top of Five Fingers Mountain to me, that person will be my favorite person. "Many suitors were timid and returned home after hearing this.

There was a Li hunter named Ye Guo who fell deeply in love with Bai Liao and bravely walked towards Wuzhishan.

He passed through the inaccessible virgin forest, overcame the attacks of wild beasts and mountain locusts, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain, picked back bunches of betel nuts and gave them to the girl Bai Liao, and he and the girl became a happy couple.

Since then, local people have used betel nut as a token of engagement. Once a man likes a girl, he will send betel nuts (commonly known as "betel nuts") to the girl's family to express his proposal.

If the girl's parents open the box of betel nut presented to them and pick out a betel nut to chew, they have agreed to the marriage. Otherwise, they will return the betel nut in full to express their rejection. When getting married, the bride has to treat her parents and fellow villagers to eat betel nuts.

When a woman in the Li family gives birth to a girl, she always plants a betel nut tree in front of her house. When the girl grows up and gets married, the tree must be dug up and transplanted to the groom's house. , it was not cut down until after her death to show that she was as steadfast as a betel nut tree. Betel nut is not only a token of love, but also a gift for hospitality.

In Hainan, betel nut is regarded as a symbol of beauty, luck and friendship. "Betel nut is the only way to communicate with relatives and friends."

Regardless of getting engaged, getting married, building a house, paying New Year greetings, or even visiting from house to house, people have to give betel nuts as gifts or use them to entertain guests. Nowadays, betel nut has penetrated into thousands of households with its unique charm, building a betel nut culture with local characteristics and becoming a wonderful flower in Hainan's characteristic culture.