Everyone knows that autumn is the harvest season, but many people who have never been exposed to farming do not know that summer is also a harvest season. Compared with the autumn harvest, the summer harvest is also vigorous. Wheat, rape, watermelon and many other crops are harvested in the busy season of summer. There is such a proverb, "The beginning of summer is full of sesame seeds." What does it mean? What other similar Beginning of Summer peasant proverbs are there?
The meaning of the proverb "Lixia Sesame is Xiaomangu" actually means that sesame seeds are planted in Lixia and rice is planted in Xiaoman. This shows the important position of Lixia solar term in agriculture. Especially sesame is one of the first crops introduced by China. Before the Han Dynasty, although the prosperity of crops and livestock had been achieved, the crops in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins lacked only oil crops. People lived a light life lacking oil and meat. Therefore, sesame became very popular after the introduction. Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions and brought back sesame seeds from Forhana Prefecture in Central Asia. He began planting them in the Yellow River Basin and gradually became one of the most important oil crops. Chinese people love to talk about "firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea". Sesame can be ground for oil and sauce, and can also be added directly to food. It greatly improved the lives of the ancients and occupied an important position in their lives. "The grain is full of sesame seeds in the beginning of summer", "Sesame seeds are planted in spring and oiled in autumn", and "Sesame seeds are harvested in drought and beans are harvested in floods". From these proverbs related to agriculture, we can see the popularity of sesame among farmers.
Farmer's proverb of the Beginning of Summer: Peas start the summer, one fork a night. Li Xiamai grinned and couldn't be short of water. Don’t sow seeds after the beginning of summer, and don’t plant seedlings after the end of summer. The farming season is approaching the beginning of summer, so check and dig up the seedlings. Water the wheat during flowering and grouting to prevent rust and wheat aphids. In the beginning of summer, wheat shows its teeth and needs to be pulled out in January. Flowers bloom during the Qingming Festival, and sweet potatoes are planted before and after the Beginning of Summer. When the season reaches Beginning of Summer, plant millet first and then flax. When planting cotton in the beginning of summer, there are seedlings but no knots.
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