An authentic life prose rooted in the hometown

Zhang Biqiang, who is nearly 40 years old, has been in the decoration business in Zhijiang for more than 10 years. In recent years, he suddenly transformed and started a green sunrise industry.

He is from the fifth group of Huaqiao Village, Moshi Town, Changyang County. Every Spring Festival, he returns to his hometown to spend time with relatives and friends. It was at the end of the year that he took some free time to drink laoshao with his relatives in his hometown and his childhood playmates, and talk about how he couldn't leave his hometown.

He heard the tinkling sound of the clear spring every day, and used wooden buckets to connect full barrels of clear and sweet spring water. He used an antique left by his ancestors - a copper kettle several times older than him, to stew in another On the earthen stove that was several times older than him, oak tubes from the mountains were burning brightly in the stove.

The old man in the mountains said: "There is no good fire except oak trees."

I understand that this oak tree may grow slowly and take a long time. The plant's cell tissue structure is dense and tough, its trunk is thick, and its branches and leaves are luxuriant. When used as firewood, it is more resistant to burning than trees that grow rapidly upwards, and the fire is milder. Just like native pigs that eat wild vegetables, sweet potatoes, and corn, they grow slowly, have a long growth period, and are not large in size. Their meat is tight, elastic, chewy, and has a rich and mellow flavor.

Use this kind of spring water, use this kind of copper kettle, use this kind of firewood, boil the water to brew Yunnan Pu'er tea that becomes more and more fragrant, and add Changyang tangerine peels. The health-preserving effects cannot be overemphasized. And metaphor.

He has been away from his hometown for more than 10 years. But the mountains in his hometown are still so winding and rolling, the water in his hometown is still so sweet and soft, and the people in his hometown are even more inseparable for him.

Sitting around the table with everyone, serving the authentic old-style roasted wine from the Tujia ancient brewing cellar, it was hard to stop talking. A word from you, a word from me, we can talk about everything from north to south, from north to south.

What is most talked about is that here there are excellent crop cultivation, livestock and aquaculture, cellar puree wine, smoked native pig bacon, native honey, Tujia dry goods and medicinal materials, and plateau Organic fruits and vegetables, including various dried fruits and Tujia specialties. However, they are all fragmented, have no scale, and have no smooth sales channels.

The villagers said casually, and Zhang Biqiang listened attentively.

The few days of New Year’s Eve gatherings came to an end soon. After returning to Zhijiang, he tossed and turned. My hometown has such a good natural base, and the breeding industry adheres to the tradition of "original ecology, zero addition". For our families, for thousands of families, and for all citizens to have three meals a day, we must make good use of and develop the pure natural breeding base in our hometown, and make good use and develop the authentic organic food and farm flavor of our hometown. This is Isn’t it a green, healthy and safe “Avenue of Stars”!

“Safety on the tip of the tongue” is of concern to everyone.

"Preaching ancient methods for thousands of years and savoring the original flavor of life" attracts everyone's attention.

Zhang Biqiang was inspired by the villagers and did what he said. He resolutely gave up the familiar decoration industry and devoted himself to an agricultural and ecological development path related to people's livelihood and well-being.

Here is the national 5A-level scenic spot-Babaili Qingjiang Gallery in Changyang County, Yichang. Qingjiang, named because of its clear color and its clearness. It is a first-class tributary of the Yangtze River and the mother river of Tujia people. It is the gathering place of Batu culture, especially the ancient production methods that have been passed down for thousands of years in Batu food culture. The craftsmanship is even more unique.

First let’s talk about the authentic old roasted puree bar.

The hard-working ancestors carefully brewed the 'cellar puree wine' using ancient Tujia methods, gathering the natural aura of the sky and the earth.

In the Qingjiang River Basin, there are green peaks, high gorges and green forests, vast mist and winding paths. It can be said to be a scenic spot with gurgling springs and lush trees all year round. There is an endless stream of tourists coming from the south and the north. People appreciate the unique natural beauty with steaming clouds and mist, relax their minds, and enjoy the comfort brought by the magic of nature. At the same time, they do not forget to taste the authentic Laoshuo puree wine to dispel the cold and refresh themselves in the cold winter.

This old Shao Shao puree wine is made from original ecological, environmentally friendly, healthy and nutritious materials. Farmers grow high-mountain pollution-free red sorghum, buckwheat, corn, etc. as the main raw materials. It uses high-quality spring water from the mountains at an altitude of 1,200 meters to ensure that The raw materials are authentic, safe, safe and reliable.

The ancient brewing process has been passed down from generation to generation. After microbial fermentation in a cellar with constant temperature and humidity, the collected 40-72 degree wine is blended into three specifications: 53 degree, 55 degree and 60 degree. The wine is put into pottery jars, sealed with kraft paper and mud, and buried in the cellar for more than a year.

Aged wines that have been stored in the cellar for more than 3 years are favored by consumers: fine wines, such as nectar and jade liquid, are mellow and fragrant, with endless aftertaste.

Let’s take a look at the wax products smoked by Tujia ancient method.

Along the Qingjiang River, there are 1,600 acres of natural plateau pig breeding pastures. Farmers raise native pigs in free-range alpine pastures, where they can run around and bask in the sun. These pigs had nothing to do, but they even bumped their heads, waists, and buttocks. In one year, each native pig will grow to more than 200 kilograms, and it will be able to contribute to mankind.

At the foot of the mountain, there are four or five bungalows clustered around a three-story building. These bungalows are meat product smoking workshops built using ancient Tujia methods. The cured pork ribs, cured hooves, cured pork belly, etc. that are smoked using the ancient dark kang method are mixed evenly with a certain proportion of salt, pepper, anise, star anise, cinnamon and other raw materials, and then marinated in the vat. After 7-15 days, use palm leaf ropes to hang on strings to dry before processing. In a specially designed dry and ventilated kitchen, also called a dark kang, pig's trotters, ribs, sausages, and pork belly are hung high to wait for smoking and curing. Oak trees, cypress branches, etc. that are good at fire are selected and slowly smoked using the ancient Tujia method. bake.

Authentic Tujia bacon is smoked leisurely and filled with smoke. We acted as diners for a while and ate alpine radish stewed with cured hooves, stir-fried alpine cabbage stems with cured pork belly (cut the cabbage stems into slices and remove the leaves) and garlic sprouts. Happy childhood, eating native pork raised by my parents, crispy and fragrant fried peanuts, and glutinous sugar-filled glutinous rice balls.

Chew slowly, and slowly recall the carefree and nostalgic time.

There is also Tujia ancient method of raising wild honey in bumblebee barrels, which is also very good.

There are many wild flowers in the mountains. Some have yellow stamens and white petals; some are purple and bluish, clustered in clusters; some are shaped like pink hydrangeas, round, but with several stamens spread evenly on the surface of the ball. , the color gradually fades from the inside out; some small flowers are dotted and densely packed all over the hillside. Strangely, at the end of April, ridges and ridges of white-flowered gardenias surrounded the mountainside. The plants had definitely been pruned, and the heights were all about 70 centimeters. The branches were densely intertwined and inverted. Like a fence wall, unlike a single plant, the plant is tall and its branches and leaves extend freely.

Wild bumblebees collect wild flowers and medicinal flowers and brew them into flower nectar, which is rich in amino acids and active enzymes. It can be called a "treasure among honeys".

The wild resources in Tujia villages have become an inexhaustible source of sweet beekeeping. Carefully developed and produced by local craftsmen, the pure natural wild honey is as sweet as sweet wine and crystal clear. It has many effects such as increasing nutrition, improving sleep, promoting longevity, improving immunity, etc. It is a nutritional product suitable for all ages.

This method is the advanced "living frame barrel culture" technology, which retains the traditional bumble bee barrel culture method. In addition, Qingjiang wild fish, Tujia carrot cakes, dried potatoes and fruits, medicinal materials picked from the mountains, and plateau fruits and vegetables grown by farmers in primitive ways are all gifts from nature.

"Folk songs are like clear river water, and fine wine is better than fine wine!"

The dream of Changyang is endless! We met Mr. Zhang Biqiang, we walked into Changyang, and got to know Changyang.

Changyang’s beautiful fairy mountains, Changyang’s clear springs spouting pearls and jade, Changyang’s simple and affectionate Tujia people, and Changyang’s mysterious and unique songs and dances perfectly interpret the true meaning and connotation of traditional folk culture and traditional food culture and have a long history. .