Chapter 395: The King of the Locust Tree

"Anyway, there is a shadow in this matter, we should rather believe it than believe it." Liu Guangju finally opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Hao, do you have something to do in the afternoon, if you have nothing to do, I will ask a few people to dig up the catalpa tree." ”

Yes, this person said that the wind is the rain, Liu Junhao didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only reply, "I don't have anything to do, but do you want to discuss the matter of digging trees on the old grave with the old people in the village." ”

"Of course, I'll go to the fifth uncle ......and them at noon," Liu Guangju said and hurried out of the yard.

"Superstition" and others left, and Zhang Qiancai, who had never expressed her opinion, interjected.

"Hehe, just ask for peace of mind." Liu Junhao didn't think there was anything, Liu Guangju was just hoping for Jackie Chan.

In the afternoon, when Liu Junhao rushed to the old grave with a shovel, there were already forty or fifty people surrounded by the mountain stream.

Liu Guangju had already put the incense case on the old grave, and then made bundles of yellow paper and burned them one by one.

"I guess we'll kowtow again," Liu Qiyong leaned into his ear and muttered quietly.

"No, just dig a few trees" Liu Junhao thought that the ceremony was over, who knew that the main topic had just begun. Liu Guangju took out a piece of paper from his pocket, cleared his throat and read it aloud.

I understood the content, it was nothing more than to let future generations be admitted to university, and deliberately removed these trees that were in the way, hoping that the ancestors would not blame and so on.

The article is half white and half literal, and it reads catchy, not like it was written by Liu Guangju. Later, Liu Junhao learned that he specially asked Liang Dacang to write it, and it cost fifty yuan.

really let Liu Qiyong guess, and when the article was finished, Liu Jiagou's people began to line up and kowtow according to their generation. On a hot day, isn't it nonsense? Although the younger generation complained, it was not their turn to speak in this kind of scene.

After more than 20 minutes of tossing, it was finally over. It was much easier to dig the tree for the rest, and a few and a half young men took shovels and dug up the tree by the roots.

No one wanted to dig up the catalpa tree, so it was taken home by the old cow head and burned on fire.

Today, I was going to the street to catch the market, and after breakfast, Liu Junhao first put a few pillowcases woven with fine hair grass in the car basket, and then put the two cloth bags that Wukong picked up, and then brought Zhao Guangming a few big flower peel melons.

He was just about to get ready to work when the monkey had already jumped into the car.

It took about ten minutes to rush to the street and mail the pillowcase away, and Liu Junhao rode an electric car to Zhao Guangming's storefront.

"Why did you kid come, if you don't come again, I'm going to call, buddy is waiting to see the excitement." As soon as they met, Zhao Guangming was full of complaints.

"What's going on?" Liu Junhao asked curiously.

"The old Feng family at the south end of the street is building a new house, and the big locust tree in front of him is going to be dug up, so I'll wait to see it...... I know how much of the shell, you tell me the number, I don't have time to weigh it. ”

"Isn't it, that hundred-year-old locust tree?" Liu Junhao was very surprised when he heard this. The big locust tree of the old Feng family is a scene in Qingshan Town, and it has also been on the township chronicles. This locust tree has grown for more than a hundred years, and the trunk is so thick that no one can hold it. Originally, the branches of the tree covered the sky and the sun, but unfortunately one year the thunder split the head of the tree, and only the trunk of the tree was four or five meters high. Coupled with the perennial wind and rain, insects and ants, and the trunk of the tree has also been hollowed out, it is no longer the beautiful scenery of the early years.

"Yes, that's it. Originally, the buyer was contacted, and someone was ready to pay 4,000 yuan to buy the planting. It's a pity that the old Feng family can't afford this money, they are in a hurry to build a new house, and they didn't pay attention when they soaked the lime, and dug the lime pond next to the locust tree. The steam of the lime was so strong that it burned the locust tree to death. Now that the buyer has seen this tree and said that it may not be able to be planted, he does not plan to buy it, and the old Feng family is looking for someone to see the trunk.

"Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people" This locust tree grows for more than 100 years is not easy, I heard that it is going to be dug up, Liu Junhao asked with some distress, "I remember that the tree is not in front of their yard, it should not be in the way to build a house, it is a pity to dig it up." ”

"How can it not get in the way, now after the cement road on the street is repaired, everyone moves to the side of the road. I have seen Lao Feng's house, and if you don't dig up trees, you can only build two new houses. He wanted to build one more, and the tree got in the way. ”

After knowing that the shell was good, Zhao Guangming immediately led Liu Junhao to the south side of the street. At this time, there were already twenty or thirty people standing next to the tree, and they all called it a pity that the tree died.

They arrived just in time to be in the middle of a rope securing the trunk of a large tree and had not yet started using a chainsaw.

Liu Junhao also felt that it was a pity, although many of the leaves on this tree had dried up, but if the measures were taken properly, they should still be saved. Thinking of this, his heart moved, and he took out a phone and said what he thought.

"This man is so short-sighted, and it is not easy for a tree to grow so much. Husband, I support you, buy it, plant our family. Zhang Qian also saw this big locust tree when she went to the street, and she was very sorry to hear this.

Seeing that his wife did not object, Liu Junhao immediately squeezed into the crowd and pulled Zhao Guangming out.

"What, you're going to buy this tree?" Zhao Guangming was very surprised when he heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "I said Liu Junhao, you won't burn money, four thousand yuan is not a small amount." The tree has been hollowed out by insects, and there is no way to make wood when you buy it back. ”

"Whoever said they wanted to make wood, I'm going to buy it and plant it outside the door. You don't notice that the shape of this locust tree is quite peculiar, and it will definitely attract the attention of tourists. Liu Junhao said part of his plan.

"That's true, but can you guarantee that you will survive? I think Xuanhu, this kind of weather ...... Besides, if you look at the leaves of the locust tree, they are almost dry. Zhao Guangming persuaded vigorously. The relationship between the two is iron enough, and he really can't bear to see each other jump into the pit.

"It's okay, I'm sure I'll be able to grow a living. Besides, it's just a few thousand dollars, buddy can afford to lose, so it's a big deal to get it back and burn it as firewood. Liu Junhao pretended to be a big sum and shouted loudly. He didn't have a way to give this thing a detailed description of his plan, with the cheating device of the stone lock, and he was seven or eight points sure that the locust tree could be planted. It's really not possible, you can also plant fungus on the locust tree. This kind of big tree is just right for cultivating fungus.

"Damn, even if you have money, pay a few thousand dollars to buy a pile of firewood. If you have a lot of real money, I advise you to buy coal, it is definitely worth it. ”

"You go talk about it and see if you can reduce the price, buddy still recognizes it, you have to buy it." For a few thousand yuan, sell more yellow eels to earn it, Liu Junhao didn't see it now.

"Okay, if you want me to say a maximum of 3,000 yuan, I won't buy anything more." Zhao Guangming felt that he had nothing to say. Yes, people are rich, 100 ~ 10,000 \ small! Come on] oo, then let him fiddle with it.

cut off more than 1,000 yuan at once, I thought I was going to grind my mouth, but who knew that things were beyond Zhao Guangming's expectations. When he told Liu Junhao's idea to Feng Gen, the owner of the locust tree, the man didn't hesitate for long, and then nodded and agreed.

This made Zhao Guangming's heart even more bottomless, and he came over to persuade Liu Junhao again, and when he saw him eating scales, he was iron-hearted, so he had to nod and agree.

When the people in the courtyard heard that he was going to buy it, they all stared at Liu Junhao with stupid eyes, thinking that he was quite second, how to do this obviously loss-making business.

Feng Gen was afraid that Liu Junhao would regret it, and said that he would let him pay the money on the spot, and after paying the money, the locust tree would be his family. You can dig whenever you want, as long as you don't delay building a new house. Feng Genfa is so cool in terms of price, naturally he is afraid that the locust tree will be worthless after two days when the leaves fall. While there is still some momentum, it is considered profitable to sell some money. However, he also felt a pity in his heart, now the gardeners like this kind of big tree very much, if it is not soaked in lime to move the roots, this locust tree is worth four or five thousand yuan.

Liu Junhao naturally didn't bring thousands of yuan on the street, and the money to buy a shell was not enough. Seeing that people were in a hurry, he had no choice but to let Zhao Guangming go home and get the money to cushion first. Of course, he was also afraid that the roots of the locust tree would be completely destroyed after a long time, so that he really couldn't save it.

While waiting for Zhao Guangming to get the money, Liu Junhao used another phone. Briefly recount the matter on the phone, and ask him to bring seven or eight people to the guy.

After the money was handed to Feng Genfa, he didn't have the patience to wait for Er Mazi and them, so he directly asked Zhao Guangming to find four or five helpers and start busy under the tree.

The first thing to do is to sawn off any excess branches on the top. The locust tree has gone through several twists and turns, and there are not many thick branches, and the only few branches look half-dead.

is digging, Er Mazi has already led people.

After seeing the living state of this tree, Er Mazi pulled Liu Junhao to a place where no one was and reprimanded, "I said Xiao Hao, I see that you usually do things in a very orderly manner, why are you so confused this time." The roots of the tree had obviously been soaked to death, and it would definitely cost you money to buy it back. I think it's better to forget it......"

"No, I gave all the money to the master, and I still expect people to return the money."

"You ......" Er Mazi's fingers almost smashed on his brain, "Then let's come and dig again in the autumn, now is not a good time to dig trees, even if the roots are fine, it is not easy to plant them when they buy them." ”

There is a saying in the countryside that "the tree dies, the person moves", especially the big tree, few people move, and the slightest carelessness will move to death.

"People are waiting to build a house, how can you wait until autumn, dig now." Liu Junhao was afraid that it would drag on for a long time and not be saved.

Seeing that he didn't get in the oil and salt, Er Mazi had no choice but to nod and agree, waving his hand to beckon the villagers to dig.

How big the tree is and how long the roots are. This hundred-year-old locust tree has a well-developed root system and has a particularly large number of roots. More than a dozen people were busy for a long time, and the roots of the tree had not yet been dug out.

Seeing that it was time to eat, Liu Junhao did not let everyone be busy any longer, but went to Lao Guo's beef stall to drink beef soup.

The tree had been losing its leaves all the time, and after their tossing, it fell even harder. Coupled with the sun's exposure, it only took two hours for the ground to fall.

Liu Junhao was also very depressed when he saw this situation, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and carried a bucket to the courtyard of Feng Gen's house and said that he wanted to get some water to water the roots.

Seeing that there was no one around, he secretly put the bucket in the toilet, and then got into the stone lock and made a bucket full of spring water.

Liu Junhao, who was watering the roots of the tree at noon, reprimanded Er Mazi again, only saying that he was messing around, how could he water the tree at noon.

However, it is strange to say that the leaves of the originally wilted locust tree did not fall to the ground as vigorously after watering, and of course the color did not change in a short period of time.

After eating, everyone rested for a while and continued to dig, and it took more than three hours of work to completely dig out the roots of the tree.

I thought that this locust tree weighed thousands of pounds, but I didn't know that the middle was completely hollowed out by insects, and a few people pushed it to the side, and the trunk fell to the ground.

Then two fat centipedes came out of the tree hole, and drilled into the wall in a panic. A few days ago, in order to find centipedes, Liu Junhao led a group of bear children to lift stones all over the mountains, but now he is not looking for them but appears by himself.

Before he had any plans to catch it, Zhao Guangming had already trampled the centipede to death.

In fact, the weight of the entire locust tree is at the root, and the simple trunk is only two or three hundred catties in weight. The huge locust roots filled the entire carriage, and the long torso could not be loaded into the car, so it could only fall to the ground.

This can't go at all, Liu Junhao plans to find a few people to follow the car to carry the tree trunk, anyway, more than ten miles is not too far. Who knew that Er Mazi came up with a crooked way, he asked Zhao Guangming to help borrow a cart, and put the handlebars on the hand-held carriage, so that it would form an extended carriage and pull up the locust tree effortlessly.

The locust tree did cause quite a stir when it was transported to the village, and you must know that this locust tree is quite famous in the whole town. Of course, there are different opinions, some say that the tree will not survive, and Liu Junhao will lose money; Some say that the locust tree has strong vitality, and as long as the roots do not die, there is no problem.

Before it was too late, after the locust tree got out of the car, Liu Junhao asked everyone to dig a deep pit outside the courtyard wall to plant the locust tree.

Thinking of delaying everyone for half a day, he was embarrassed to prepare to invite everyone to dinner in the evening, who knew that people would put up a way to go home.

The countryside is like this, you help me, I help you, and everyone helps together when things happen. Besides, when people in the village mention Liu Junhao, there is no good thing that they don't boast about. He is lazy, but he will never shirk when he encounters something to help. I didn't have a chance to repay favors before, but now it's nothing.

Afraid that the locust tree would not be able to delay for a long time, before going to bed at night, Liu Junhao secretly got a bucket of spring water and poured it on the roots.

But for the next few days, the locust tree was still slowly losing its leaves, and after almost a week's work, the branches were bare, no different from a dead tree.

"Don't listen to the old man, you suffer a loss in front of you, you kid regret it, more than 3,000 yuan to buy a pile of firewood." When Er Mazi came to buy eggs, he saw this locust tree, and immediately reprimanded him again.

Although Liu Junhao drooped his head and was trained, he still insisted in his heart that the locust tree was not dead. He examined the trunk carefully, and it was still full of juice. The fallen leaves of this locust tree are the reason for moving the foundation. As long as the trunk does not die, it is a matter of time before leaves grow.

As he had guessed, after another week of work after the leaves on the tree had fallen, many buds had grown on the locust tree after the autumn rains.

This surprised the people in the village, and they didn't even expect it.

Seeing the form of the locust tree, Liu Junhao finally settled down and stopped watering the spring.