Huangpi Fruit and Mother's Memories

• The text is about the author's memories and feelings associated with the fruit called "黃皮" (Huangpi/yellow-skinned fruit) and their mother.

Huangpi Orchard

• The mother's old residence had a barren land in front where someone cultivated it into a Huangpi orchard decades ago.
• Initially, there was only one Huangpi tree.
• More Huangpi trees grew afterward, bearing many Huangpi fruits during the summer.

Mother's Childhood Memories

• The Huangpi trees were about the height of two adults.
• Every summer, the trees were full of fruit which neighbors would harvest together.
• As a child, the mother could only sit under the tree and enjoy the harvest.

Huangpi After Moving Away

• After growing up, the mother moved away from her hometown.
• She frequently checked fruit stands hoping to find Huangpi.
• Huangpi was hard to preserve and transport back then.
• Once, the author bought Huangpi for the mother.
• The mother ate one, but spat out the seed saying the peel was too thick, the flesh little, and the taste not as good as she remembered.

Characteristics of Huangpi

• Huangpi is a sweet but not greasy fruit that is said to aid digestion.
• According to the mother Huangpi from their hometown is small and shaped like a chicken heart.
• The fruit are covered with fine hair, glistening when ripe, and have translucent flesh.
• The green seed inside is small and faintly visible.

Huangpi from Hometown

• Years later, a relative from the mother's hometown brought Huangpi.
• The Huangpi was neglected as the mother and relative caught up.
• The author wanted to try the Huangpi because it was what the mother often reminisced about.
• The Huangpi had dull skin, possibly due to the long journey.

Trying Huangpi

• After the guest left, the author tried the Huangpi but could not taste the sweetness or flavor.
• The author gagged, but swallowed the fruit for the sake of their mother.
• The author had a bad reaction to the fruit, but feared to upset the mother.
• After a long pause, the mother said the trees were old.

Impact of Time on Huangpi

• After that incident, the author never saw their mother eat Huangpi again.
• The mother would occasionally mention the times of picking Huangpi with neighbors.
• The taste of Huangpi from her hometown evoked indescribable emotions of that time.

This article discusses the memories and feelings associated with the Huangpi fruit and the author's mother. The mother's old residence had a Huangpi orchard where she spent her childhood. After moving away, she often searched for Huangpi, reminiscent of her hometown.