The wild fruit looks like a wine glass, and eating too many makes it hard to pass stool, yet it is a natural blood-nourishing fruit.

Children who grow up in the countryside often have a happy and contented childhood. They can not only climb the hills to pick fruit, but also go down to the river to catch fish. To be honest, the countryside really is like a treasure house waiting to be explored, because with its fertile land and unique geographical advantages, it often brings people unexpected surprises. Looking back on the old days, when the fruit ripening season came, signals of abundant harvests could be heard everywhere, and among them there was no lack of brightly colored "wild fruits" that were unknown by name at the time. Nine out of ten children who grow up in the countryside have eaten wild fruits. After a free-spirited adventure, picking a handful of fresh wild fruits brings a full sense of contentment.

There is one such wild fruit, and its name is "dangni". The first time you hear this name, doesn't it sound rather exotic, a bit like a foreigner's name? In fact, dangni is the Hakka name for it; its scientific name is downy rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa), and around here we generally call it "renzi". The appearance of renzi is quite special, shaped like a wine glass, small and very cute. Fully ripe renzi tastes extremely sweet and fragrant, so every time its ripening season comes, the thing children love most is to search for it all over the hills and fields, then happily pick a big pile and take it home.

In an era of scarce goods, being able to eat such a delicious fruit was a kind of happiness too! Although renzi tastes good, you still have to pay attention to how you eat it. The core inside the fruit cannot be eaten, and young children should not eat too many either, otherwise the next day it may be hard to pass stool and they may not be able to go. If you are afraid it will affect your stomach and intestines, drink a cup of salt water before eating, which will make it a bit better. This was the old folk method in the countryside; when we were little, the elders at home had us eat renzi this way.

Renzi can not only be eaten, but also used to make infused liquor. It gradually ripens starting in August, and ripens in greater amounts after the Beginning of Autumn. If eaten directly, you cannot eat much of it, and once fully ripe it is very hard to preserve, so the remaining renzi is used by people to make infused liquor, which tastes much more fragrant than ordinary fruit wine. It also keeps for a long time and can be drunk at any time, and it is said to have beauty and kidney-tonifying effects.

Although renzi looks like an ordinary wild fruit, in fact the whole plant is a treasure, and every part can be used as medicine. The fruit can nourish the blood when eaten, the leaves can stop bleeding, and its roots also have a certain effect on indigestion and bloating, so it is very popular among everyone in the countryside and is called the "blood-nourishing fruit".

With the development of the times, renzi has become known to more and more people. Today renzi is no longer just a kind of wild fruit, because it is relatively scarce and also has great uses, so its price even exceeds that of some seasonal fruits. Have you ever eaten renzi? If not, you might as well give it a try; I believe its taste will definitely astonish you.