The ball that was lying under the eaves jumped up, screamed, and ran over to circle around the dead stump left by the old apricot tree, as if saying goodbye to an old friend. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

This old apricot tree is a friend who doesn't talk to Qiuqiu. I remember that when it first arrived, it once sprinkled a bubble of urine under the roots of the tree to mark this piece of territory that belonged to it.

The apricot blossoms of spring, the fruits of summer, and its selfless shade have accompanied it through these growing days in the Seven Old Han's house.

The seven old men also came over and reached out to caress the broken stump of the old apricot tree, as if caressing a scar on his body.

The tree finally walked ahead of him, and the old friend who didn't speak could not escape the fate of loss in the end.

The broken canopy leaned against the wall, and the rain that fell on the leaves flowed down the branches and leaves, like tears that left behind.

Hey, old fellow! In the spring it has worked hard to produce a tree full of flowers, and in the summer it has tried desperately to produce a tree full of fruit. The Seven Old Men always thought that its life was still very prosperous, and it could live for more than ten years. Who knows, it is trying its best to do the final curtain call of life.

Dense white ants crawled out of the broken canopy and the dead stump left behind, and it turned out that the heart of the tree had long been gnawed away by these hateful little things.

"Mom, there are so many termites, no wonder this tree will break." Qiu Xia jumped to her feet and shouted. Those dense guys gave her goosebumps.

"Qiuxia, take a handful of firewood and burn these **** things." The seven old men said to Qiu Xia.

Qiuxia brought a lighter and a handful of dry straw from the kitchen. The seven old men lit the straw and stuffed the burning straw into the empty trunk of the old tree.

The seven old men want to burn these hateful termites and avenge the old almond tree. It's just that the seven old men are dozens of years old, so they don't understand that even if there are no termites, the old apricot tree will die when the time comes. From dust, to dust, man and tree are the same.

The flames rose and the black smoke curled, like a final farewell for the old apricot tree. There was a crackling sound coming from the smoke, the sound of termites cracking under the fire, and a strange fragrance with the crackling sound.

"Burn these **** to death!" The seven old men shouted, a childlike thrill of revenge.

The three lambs born in late spring have grown taller than the balls. They come and nibble on the green leaves of the old apricot trees.

"Go, go, go!" The seven old men drove the three little lambs. They are nostalgic and refuse to leave.

"Brother Seven, let them eat it, anyway, this tree is broken. The leaves will soon wither. Qiu Xia didn't understand the feelings of the seven old men for the old apricot tree.

"Okay, eat, eat, that's its last contribution." The seven old men stopped driving the lambs and walked back to the house with some weakness.

After two days of drizzle, this summer heat is a complete farewell. The old almond tree, which had fallen by the wall, had been eaten up by the lamb. They even stepped on tree trunks and climbed to the top of the wall, not sparing even the highest leaves.

The lambs stood at the top of the branches, looking at the world in amazement, they had never seen the village before them at this height. They bleated, expressing their inner surprise.

The bare branches of the old apricot tree are exposed to the autumn rain, like a naked corpse, waiting for the final burial.

The seven old men took a saw and machete to make the final arrangements for the old apricot tree. Pick out the branches, sawn off the trunk, and watch a once-thriving tree turn into a pile of firewood. The seven old men sawed off even the dead tree trunks that had been left on the ground. This tree, the final home is not just a pile of firewood.

When the seven old men were busy cleaning up the old apricot tree, the little pepper was also cleaned up.

People from the industrial and commercial bureau and the police station came and took Pepper away.

The police car whistled and whistled through the dense rain curtain, breaking the silence of the autumn day in Cheche Mountain.

The village exploded all at once, and the villagers of Checheshan had never seen such a big battle. Three police cars with sirens came to the door of Pepper's house, and several people in uniform got out of the cars.

For the people in uniform, the villagers of Checheshan have a kind of awe in their hearts, everyone just gathered around to watch the excitement, and no one dared to say a word.

Looking at the police officers who got out of the police car, Pepper's legs went weak before she could speak. In this life, although she loves to be showy and amorous by nature, she has never broken the law, and when she is old, she was abducted and taken to break the law. She was a little confused, she didn't know how to speak, she just stared blankly at the police officer who was walking towards her.

"You are Chen Shuhua." A policewoman took a notebook and asked Pepper while taking notes.

"Yes. But I'm an honest man, and I haven't done anything bad, have I? ”

"Answer honestly if you ask you, don't interrupt." The policewoman did not have a trace of gentleness, and her tone was full of sternness.

"You have dealings with Tiandi International Tai Sui Breeding Company, and you are their person in charge of Checheshan?"

"I don't take their salaries, they found them themselves, I ......" Xiao Pepper wanted to rush to clear up his relationship with Tiandi International Tai Sui Breeding Company.

"Do you know what they do? They are a scam syndicate suspected of illegal fundraising. The policewoman's words made everyone's hearts tremble.

Little Pepper immediately cried: "I didn't know they were liars, I was deceived by them for tens of thousands, I didn't do anything illegal?" ”

"Whether there is a violation or not is not up to you, you have to investigate and collect evidence. If you break the law, you will be punished by the law, and if you don't break the law, you will naturally have nothing to do with you, and you have to cooperate with our investigation. The policewoman frowned a little in annoyance, and she also had a headache for these rural women who were used to playing tricks.

"Pepper, you want to get rid of it now. It doesn't matter why, if you hadn't fanned the flames, would we have listened to them and made investments? It's not you who lead the way. Zhu Yuqun broke out first, it was tens of thousands of yuan, she was really afraid that Liu Yishui would start a fire and kill her with a pig-killing knife.

"That is, I see you are sharing the spoils with them behind our backs. You participated in the first tour, right? How is it that this good thing has not befallen us? Pepper couldn't answer the tooth dog's question, and she found herself in a quagmire from which she could no longer extricate herself.

"By the way, you said that day, if something happens, you will lose our money. Anyway, we can't find that Tai Sui company, you can't run away. If you dare not lose money, we will demolish your house and drive you out of Checheshan. ”

The anger of the crowd is like a sharp arrow, shooting Pepper like a hedgehog.

"Okay, don't argue, let's investigate this matter and give you an explanation." A male policeman hurriedly came out to stop the chaotic scene, "Let's wait a while and report the personal investment amount and the contract you signed with Tiandi International Tai Sui Breeding Company to us and make a registration." As for Chen Shuhua, I will bring it back to cooperate with our investigation. ”

"No, you can't let her go, let her return the money to us." If it weren't for the presence of the police, the tooth dog would really want to go up and bite the pepper twice.

The policewoman glared at the tooth dog sternly: "It is still not possible to determine that Chen Shuhua is the accomplice of Tiandi International Tai Sui Breeding Company, we just ask her to cooperate with the investigation, she is also a victim." I understand your feelings, this money is your hard-earned money, and it is not easy for the villagers to earn this money. I hope you can learn from this and don't covet the so-called high returns. In the final analysis, if you are not greedy for small profits, you will not be deceived by big things. ”

"Let's go, come with us." The policeman made a gesture of please to Pepper.

Pepper reluctantly made it to the police car. She knew that if she didn't follow the police now, the angry villagers would really be able to tear her to shreds.