"When it rains and grain in ear, all the fields are transplanting seedlings. Every family has beautiful wheat and rice, and every place has long Lingge." The wheat is yellow, the plum is ripe, and the pomegranate is in full bloom. The dragon boat festival dumplings are still fragrant. Grain in ear has come with the smell of rice and wheat. Grain in ear is one of the twenty-four solar terms that reflect agricultural phenology. The word was first seen in the "Zhou Li Di Guan": "born of grass, it is a kind of grain in ear." Zheng Xuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty explained that "when zecao was born, its land can be planted with grain in ear, grain in ear, rice and wheat." What fits more closely with the present meaning of grain in ear is the explanation of mayongqing of the Song Dynasty: "the so-called grain in ear may Festival means that wheat can only be harvested when it is ripe, and rice can not be planted when it is ripe." Chen Sanmo, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, also said in the general examination of the year's Preface: "awn, grass, seeds, and crops. It is said that all awn valleys can be planted at this time, so it is called awn seeds, which is the solar term of May." The hardships of farming and the joy of harvest all converge in the grain in ear season. At this time, the temperature rises significantly and the rain is abundant. Agriculture in most parts of China is in the busy season of summer harvest, summer planting and summer management. "It is useless to plant in ear." When it comes to grain in ear, it is already a late sowing time. People in southern rice growing areas are busy planting rice seedlings. FENGZikai wrote in the song of grain in ear: "the grain in ear Festival has come, and the farmers' hard work has begun. After a lot of hard work, they did not harvest until late autumn." It's not easy to write about farmers. In the north, it is the time for wheat harvest, and farmers are seizing the time to harvest wheat. In Bai Juyi's "watching mowing wheat", there is a poem that "the Tian family has fewer idle months, and people are twice busy in May". Grain in ear, a solar term that begins with farming and mulberry and specializes in planting crops, constantly describes the new green of seedlings and the golden yellow of wheat waves in the enthusiasm of midsummer, writes the hope of sowing and the joy of harvest on the earth, and sings the song of life over the years. "Today, the mantis is are born at the time of the festival. The clouds are high and the shadows are low, and the birds are flying." In grain in ear season, plants grow vigorously, and animals also keenly capture seasonal changes in the sunshine, rain, and the growth of plants and trees. The ancients summarized the unique phenology of grain in ear as "a mantis is is born in the first phase, the sound begins in the second phase, and the tongue is silent in the third phase." As the weather became hotter and hotter, the mantis eggs laid in the late autumn of the previous year gradually hatched, and the little Mantis was born with its shell broken. The Shrike began to sing on the branches at the right time, while the anti tongue bird that had been singing for months gradually closed down because it felt the Yin Qi was weak. In the rhythm of the growth of all things, people are constantly perceiving and recording the breath of age, and expressing their feelings to nature and the earth in a simple way. In southern Anhui, there is a custom of "installing seedlings" in grain in ear. When rice is sown, local people will make buns and sacrifice them in the fields to pray for bumper crops and peace for the villagers. They will also taste anmiao buns with their relatives and friends. At the same time of planting grain rice, people also planted the hope of harvest in the field. In Ningbo, there is a custom of eating junta vegetables with grain in ear. It is said that this can keep the skin smooth and delicate without prickly heat. In the diet room, people think about their relationship with nature, and sing in harmony with the seasons in various ways. "When the summer rain falls on the green plum blossoms, the unsolved phase is like thirst. When it is picked, it will be accompanied by a bottle of mountains, with green fragrance floating on the green snow." At this time, it is the time when the plum is ripe, so there is the custom of boiling green plum with grain in ear in southern China. Fresh green plum tastes sour and astringent. It is necessary to improve the taste with the help of boiled plum. The simplest way is to boil the washed green plum with sugar or salt. In addition, perilla can be added for seasoning. Green plum and wine have been used since ancient times. In the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Luo Guanzhong once wrote the scene that Liu Bei and Cao Cao "set green plums on a plate and boiled wine in a bottle. They sat opposite each other and drank happily." the Qing people also chanted "when the green plums are boiled together, the thrush cries on the joyous flowers" and "when the green plums are picked and boiled, there is more leisure". In Jiangnan area, there is still the custom of putting green plum in the Chinese fire of yellow rice wine or in the warm wine. In some areas, there is the custom of "soaking plum wine with grain in ear". When a cup of wine enters the throat, the taste of green plum will permeate the lips and tongues. The implication of Jiangnan and the natural breath will trickle in and fill the hearts of drinkers unconsciously. During the change of years, grain in ear is a passionate singing with the smell of rice. One harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one harvest, one. Only by sowing hope and working hard can we reap the richness of life. (Xinhua News Agency)