Ten jin of elm was sold out in the morning, 10 to 12 yuan per jin.

When spring is in full bloom, many wild vegetables in the fields are put on farmers' markets and supermarkets, which are deeply loved by the general public. Fresh shepherd's purse can make dumplings, crisp and tender rice artemisia can be hot water and vinegar cold salad. A few days ago, the reporter found in some farmers' markets in the city that, in addition to these common wild vegetables, elm money, another delicious gift from nature, also began to appear on the market and was welcomed by the public. Although the price ranges from 10 to 12 yuan per jin, many consumers still buy it to try something fresh.

More than ten yuan per jin is as good as pork.

On the morning of the 5th, the reporter came to a farmers' market in the urban area to see that conventional vegetables such as cabbage, green onions, potatoes and greenhouse vegetables such as eggplant and tomatoes were fully placed on the stalls, waiting for customers to choose. As a new favorite this spring, the amount of elm money is small. A merchant selling elm money told the reporter that now there are not many elm trees in the city, so the output of elm money is very small. Even if there are a few elm trees occasionally, the elm money is lit up by the citizens as soon as it sprouts. At present, the elm money she sells is sent by some farmers or vegetable growers in the surrounding suburbs.

If the output is small, the price is naturally high. At present, the prices of Yuqian sold in several farmers' markets in urban areas range from 10 yuan to 12 yuan per jin, which is close to the price of pork. The price of semi-processed Yuqian products such as "Yu Qian distilled vegetables" per jin is sold to 15 yuan per jin, which is two or three times the price of ordinary distilled vegetables. "Elm trees generally grow taller. If you want to pick elm money, you have to use professional tools to cut off lower branches, and higher branches can only be reached by climbing trees. In addition, after cutting off the branches, you have to pull off the elm money a little bit by hand. Compared with other wild vegetables dug from the ground, its picking steps are more troublesome, and the price is certainly not lower. " Mr. Zhou, a merchant, told the reporter that although the price of elm money is very high, the sales volume is very good. More than ten jin of elm money was sold out in the morning, and some customers who bought it in the morning and then came back in the afternoon could not buy it at all.

What the elderly eat is not only the taste, but also a feeling.

"Elm money is rich in nutrition, and the weight is very light. You can buy a big bag for more than ten yuan. It's good to go home and steam Wotou and make soup." Citizen Aunt Zhang told reporters that most people over the age of 50 come from hard times. In the past, they ate elm money to fill their stomachs. Now, on the one hand, it is to taste fresh, on the other hand, it is also for a healthy diet. "Yu Qian eats not only the taste, but also a feeling. After all, when I was a child, I often had enough money to climb trees, but now I seldom get enough to eat, so it's not expensive to spend more than ten yuan to buy it back and taste it. " Mr. Liu, who came to Qinzhuang market to buy elm money, told reporters that when he was a child, there were elm trees in his hometown yard, so he was often able to eat fresh elm money. But elm trees are easier to produce bugs, and later the family cleared the elm trees. "now everyone lives in buildings, and there are many kinds of willows and poplars in parks and green spaces, so it's even more difficult to eat elm money."

Elm money is the seed of elm, which gets its name because its shape is as thin as coin, and because it is the homonym of "surplus money", it is said that you can have "surplus money" after eating elm money. According to the determination, the iron content of elm money is 11 times that of spinach and 50 times that of tomato. Yuqian is also a good medicine for disease prevention and health care. Yuqian has the functions of relieving diarrhea and eliminating dampness and heat.

Yuqian can be eaten in a variety of ways: eating raw, cooking porridge, steaming in cages, and making stuffing. After Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, ate Yu Qian porridge, he left the poem "Cup plate powder porridge is cold in spring, pool hall elm money has new rain at night".