Hemp grass is a plant of the genus Hemp grass of the Urticaceae family, Hemp palm leaf Hemp grass.
It is called scorpion grass because its leaves and stems are covered with very fine thorns and can secrete an acid.
Once the skin comes into contact with it, it will feel like a burning pain, and it feels as painful as being stung by a scorpion.
Blisters will also appear, and the pain and blisters will disappear after an hour or so.
It is said that during the Anti-Japanese War, when the Japanese invaded and raided the mountains, one of the Japanese soldiers was in a hurry to relieve himself, and he defecate everywhere. After he was done, he realized that he had no toilet paper. He saw the broad leaves of hemp grass, so he picked a handful and wiped his butt. The stung Japanese soldier ran around the mountain like a monkey.
Although hemp is feared by both humans and animals, it is a good medicine for curing diseases among the people.
Hemp grass is pungent, cool and poisonous. The whole plant is used as medicine and can be harvested throughout the year and used fresh or dried. It has the effects of dispersing blood stasis, stopping bleeding and calming the nerves.
Hemp leaves are also a good vegetarian dish when cooked in hot pot. If you have a sprained foot, you can also use hemp roots and glutinous rice wine to mash and apply it on the wound.
Mother Yang dug with a hoe and turned up a lot of crickets. After thinking for a while, she said, "Yan'er, I see there are still a lot of bamboos in your backyard. We can cut the hemp and enclose the forest. We can take the chickens out and release them in the forest. It will be much better than keeping them in the alley."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "I'm worried that the chicks are too small and will be destroyed if I release them into the forest. I plan to wait until they grow up a bit before releasing them."
Mother Yang: "You used to be so impetuous, but you grew up so quickly after you got married. I think you are more down-to-earth than your elder brother now."
Yang Chunyan saw her pleased look and smiled at her, "I remember everything you taught me at home."
You have lived a whole life and suffered so much, it would have been all in vain if you don't feel down to earth.
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Zhou Huaian arrived at Zhou Yiding's house and asked him to go to the river together. He rolled up his trousers and went into the river. The mountain water was icy cold after the frost.
The two men lowered the trap under a thorny fruit tree that grew diagonally on the ditch, tied the rope, climbed ashore, put on their shoes, and rode their bicycles back.
Just as they reached the bottom of the slope, Zhou Yiding whispered, "Youngest, Cai Ermei is here."
Zhou Huaian said calmly: "Let him do what he wants, it's none of my business!"
As they were talking, Cai Ermei also came over and asked with a smile, "Are you coming down the mountain?"
Zhou Yiding also smiled and nodded, "I've been down for a few days. Where are you going so early in the morning?"
"I dug some herbs and sent them to Ning An to sell." After Cai Ermei walked away, she looked back at Zhou Huaian, the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowing.
Zhou Huaian felt an unfriendly look and turned around to see Cai Ermei turning around and leaving.
The two of them went home and took Wangcai with them. Zhou Huaian picked up the sugar water and said, "Let's go dig up those nests of yam today."
"Hmm!" Zhou Yiding took a look and saw that he was holding a bamboo tube and a small brush tied with straw. "Wow, there are quite a lot of tricks!"
Zhou Huaian proudly lifted up the backpack, "This is the idea from my military advisor!"
"Hey my!" Zhou Yiding said with an exaggerated expression, "Where did you get another military advisor from?"
"Go to hell!" Zhou Huaian patted him, "Where did you come from? Who else could it be except your sister-in-law!"
Zhou Yiding asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, do you know how to catch honey?"
Zhou Huaian made up an excuse, "Your sister-in-law saw it in a book!" Then he added, "I told you to read more, but you didn't!"
The two of them laughed and joked as they reached the grove. Zhou Yiding turned his head and looked at him, "Let's go up from here and take a look at my land."
"Yes!" Zhou Huaian looked at his own side and walked up the mountain. "My eldest brother and his friends are putting up a fence today. Do you want to help?"
Zhou Yiding nodded and said, "Who helped you with it last time? I think it's pretty good."
Zhou Huaian: "My old man and Uncle Daqing did it, not bad, right?"
"Yeah! It's pretty dense. I'll go find them to help me block it!"
"My old man told me that he had chopped down all the old bamboos in the bamboo forest that was allocated to me. He was worried that the young bamboos would not last long, so he went to my eldest brother to cut some more."
"The old bamboos in my house have never been cut down. The other day when I went to dig up fallen leaves for fertilizer, I found that someone had secretly cut down a few of them."
"You won't allow anyone to help you chop if you don't chop!"
Xu Erchun came down the mountain carrying yellow mud. He put down his load and looked at the two breathlessly, "Are you two going up the mountain?"
Zhou Huaian smiled and nodded, "Let's go up the mountain to look for beehives, are you coming?"
Xu Erchun: "I was so busy every day that I didn't have time to go until the house was repaired."
Zhou Huaian patted him and said, "I wanted to say it yesterday. You have lost a lot of weight and your eye sockets are sunken. Take it easy. Call me if you need anything."
Zhou Yiding: "That's right. I think it's better for you to go to the mountains to find wild honey and earn money by hiring someone to do it instead of doing this hard work."
"You know the situation of my family!" Xu Erchun said with a wry smile, "Repairing the house is a big deal, the owner won't be able to do it without keeping an eye on it. I'll go with you after the house is repaired."
“Yes!”
Zhou Huaian waved at him and continued to climb. When he reached the top of the mountain, he saw more than ten bundles of bamboo piled up beside Zhou Huairong's field.
The two men jumped over the ditch and arrived at the edge of Zhou Yiding's mountain land, where they saw that the herbs sown on the ground had grown new green leaves.
"Ding Ding Cat, my eldest brother said that we should get some straw to cover the plants after a while, to prevent the herbs from being killed by frost."
Zhou Yiding frowned. "Damn it, there are so many things to do. I thought growing herbs was just like growing wild herbs in the mountains. I just planted them and left them to grow naturally!"
Zhou Huaian deliberately said, "If you don't want to sell it for money next year, just leave it alone and let it live as long as it can. When you are in a good mood, come and weed it. For things like white hyacinth, you should be able to make a profit after waiting a few more years."
Zhou Yiding thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. You guys have worked so hard to save these medicinal seeds. If I let them go to waste like this, I will be struck by lightning."
"What are you talking about!" Zhou Huaian led Wangcai up the mountain, "Ha'er, let Uncle Daqing and the others run a few more times to bring the straw up, and then I'll help you cover it."
"Yes." Zhou Yiding chased after him.
Although it was already a frosty day, the temperature gradually rose after the sun came out, there were more and more dead leaves in the forest, and the tung oil trees were full of tung oil seeds that were about to explode.
After a while, the color of the Chinese tallow tree leaves will become colorful, with the whole tree full of various shades of red, from orange to yellow, which is more beautiful than a maple forest.
Ancient people began to use the wax on the seeds of Chinese tallow tree to make soap and candles. In addition, they can also extract oil. Chinese tallow oil is poisonous and cannot be eaten, but it can be used to light lamps.
In addition, the root bark, bark and leaves of Chinese tallow tree can be used as medicine. Chinese tallow tree has bitter and slightly warm properties. It is slightly toxic.
The bark and roots can be collected all year round, sliced and dried; the roots of the Chinese tallow tree can also be used as raw materials for drugs to treat late-stage schistosomiasis. The leaves are mostly used fresh and can be used as pesticides and insecticides.
It can also be used in fish ponds to prevent gill rot and white head and white mouth disease. (End of this chapter)
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