August, half cool and half summer

The rain fell from the eaves, one after another, forming a rain curtain in front of the door. A branch of ivy broke away from the vine and extended to the outside of the eaves. The rain hit the new leaves. It turned slightly, and the water beads slid into the fish pond. The branches swayed gently again, waiting for the sunny day.

August in Shaxi seems to have entered autumn, and the coolness in the morning and night is particularly obvious. Except for a few sunny days, the sun is still very bright and warm, and you can enjoy the end of summer in the yard. Most of the time of this month is spent in the rain, but it does not rain all day long. Sometimes it is cloudy in the morning and it rains in the afternoon, and sometimes it is sunny and rainy for a while, so you have to bring an umbrella whenever you go out .

Although it is the rainy season, it is not annoying. When the rain is heavy, the sand under the window listens to the sound of the rain on the hair, and sleepy to the sound of the rain. They are a group of musical geniuses, so please listen to the movement of a natural rain with your heart. Crisp, honest, passionate, gentle, and delicate, this is more beautiful than any concert; when the rain gradually subsides, the sound of the rain will no longer be heard, so I simply walk with an umbrella in the old-fashioned bluestone On the road, the clean alleys are even more clean under the baptism of rain. All the way to Sifang Street, there are very few pedestrians holding umbrellas or empty hands, but they are all walking with their heads buried.

The rice fields have also grown wildly after the whole rainy season. They are rushing upwards, and the jagged ears of rice are already full. Squatting down and smelling the fragrance of the large rice fields, I seem to feel the joy of their ripening and harvesting. The sound of frogs in the rice from time to time seems to be cheering for the maturity in the near future.

The flowers I met bloomed wave after wave. The newly bought roses are blooming. My favorite is the bouquet in front of the carriage. The body of the flower is pure white, the center of the flower is embellished with bright yellow, and the lace is light red that gradually fades from white. It is not as charming and arrogant as red roses, but it is gentle and reserved, with the romance of roses, and a little more softness. The long-awaited mandala finally bloomed, making a high-profile appearance like a trumpet. At the beginning, only a few flowers bloomed, and she thought it would not bloom again, but she didn't know that she didn't sleep, and new flowers bloomed every day, and the most one time, seventeen flowers bloomed overnight. If the rose with thorns is compared to a cold beauty, then the poisonous mandala is an invulnerable heroine.

The gourmet food in August must be all kinds of wild mushrooms, such as matsutake, boletus, morel, chinois, dried mushrooms and so on. It would be a great pity if these fungus were missing from the dining table this season. The way of eating mushrooms almost accounts for all kinds of food cooking methods, such as stewing, frying, frying and roasting. The most famous is the stewed chicken with matsutake. The umami taste of matsutake melts into the tender meat of the chicken, and the mouthful is full of fresh juice and meat.

August is over, and most of the year has passed. The time in Shaxi is always unhurried, but will your time fly by in the busyness? After the summer, we look forward to autumn, after the rainy season, we look forward to sunny days, after the encounter, we will meet again.