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Chapter 4 Dead Trees Reappear in Spring

The villagers who were joking with Tian Yuan just now changed their faces and became more dissatisfied and angry. Even the little kids began to keep a distance from Tian Yuan, which made Tian Xiaopang feel a little confused: What are the taboos you made?

It is not good to go to the army. You must know that the most important thing in working in the countryside is whether you can get along with the masses. If the villagers have a resistant idea, nothing can be done.

Originally, the fat man was thinking about how to get the recognition of the villagers, but now he got to the opposite side.

Seeing the atmosphere getting tense, a middle-aged man under fifty years old among the villagers stood up. He was wearing a white-washed Zhongshan suit, wearing a shabby tweed hat on his head, and an antenna was erected in the middle of the hat. He had a big face, a plate, small eyes, and a pair of reading glasses hanging on his chest. One of the temples was still dealt with with thin iron wire. He spoke slowly: "Comrade Oda, this is the thing. Speaking of this big elm tree, it must start from more than a hundred years ago-"

Tian Xiaopang also remembers that this person is an accountant in the village. He is not too old, but he has a high seniority and is also from the Ming generation. He seems to be named Bao Ming Bo. The village chief just introduced him. This person is considered a sensible person in the village, so he nicknamed Bao Daming Bi.

"I understand, you can pull it down. Chen Zhimao is so cold. It's midnight when you finish talking!" A burst of laughter broke out in the crowd. The person who spoke was a young wife, who was very tidy and looked stern, and she spoke brittle. Soon, Tian Yuan understood the reason.

It turns out that this old elm tree is the treasure of Heixiazitun. Anyway, it grew here since its establishment. I don’t know that it has grown for hundreds of years. It has been lush and leaves, covering generations of descendants. It is the ancestor of the village and protecting all villagers.

So as long as anyone gives birth to a baby, they will tie a red cloth strip to the tree. This is to report good news to the ancestors. At the same time, according to local customs, the trees are tenacious and vigorous, and I hope that the baby can live a long life and grow up healthily.

Unfortunately, just a few years ago, the old elm tree stopped sprouting and gradually died, becoming what it is today. Although the rural people don’t have much knowledge, they also have their own simple natural view: the old forests are cut down, the meadows are bald, the ancestors of the elm tree can’t survive, and there is no hope for the black blind village—

That's right, the villagers can combine the withering and prosperity of the old elm trees with the rise and fall of Heixiazitun. Do you think it's amazing?

Because the symbolic meaning of this old elm tree is so great, the villagers care for it on weekdays. If the naughty little kid dares to climb the old elm tree, his butt will have to open the flowers.

Today, Tian Xiaopang and Xiaobai arrived for the first time, but they didn’t know the details, which attracted the dissatisfaction of the villagers.

The woman who was talking just now was Bao Rina, who was the women's director in the village. She grabbed Tian Yuan's arm very skillfully: "Brother Xiaopeng, I don't blame anyone who knows it. I went for a walk and went to my sister-in-law's house for dinner. After February 2nd, there are still half of the pig's head left."

He made Tian Xiaopang blush, while the villagers laughed and laughed at the joke. The second master Bao had a very strong temper and waved his crutch angrily: "It's all gone, it's gone. I have no hair on my lips and can't do anything. If this kind of poverty alleviation cadre comes, it's useless!"

It must be another gilded-many villagers nodded. Originally, since last year, three groups of village work teams have come one after another, but they didn’t do any work at all. In the end, the whole roll was covered and ran away, which is really disappointing.

However, there were also people who argued for Jia Xiaopang. Bao Da understood and slowly argued with Mr. Bao: "Second brother, you can't say that. Comrade Xiaotian just played a monkey and made contributions to the prosperity of our Heixiazi's culture and entertainment--"

"You can eat monkeys!" The stubborn old man Bao Ershi glared at the little monkey, turned around and left with anger.

"Wait--" Tian Yuan suddenly shouted and stopped in front of Bao Erye. Seeing this, the other villagers also stopped.

Tian Xiaopang's face was not as angry as he was ridiculed, and he was still happy. He didn't seem to know that he was facing the biggest test after coming to Heixiazitun: in this situation today, if people leave, their hearts will be dispersed, and his future work will not be able to be carried out smoothly.

"What's wrong, boy, are you going to shake your might with me? Tell you, when I was young, I also fell with Heixiao on the mountain!" Bao Erye was a firecracker and was just in trouble. And it turned out that he was the old branch secretary in the village, with a very high prestige.

Generally, there are several respected elderly people in the village who speak better than village cadres, especially those like Heixiazitun, who are in the same village, and the clan power is relatively strong.

When the village chief Bao saw that something was going to be bad, he was afraid that Tian Yuan was young and had a strong trough in the small river, he hurriedly rushed forward and said, "Xiaotian, let's go and have a meal at my house first."

Can't leave, I will get out of Heixiazi Village completely - Tian Yuan felt like a mirror in his heart, nodded to the village chief with a smile, and then turned to Master Bao: "Old man, please calm down, I am from the Forestry Bureau-"

"What's wrong with the Forestry Bureau? I'll be the official. Let me tell you, even if the county magistrate comes, it won't work!" The old man felt that this kid was going to suppress others with his power, and he became even more angry. He held up the stick in his hand. We, the people in Heixiazi, were not accustomed to this bad habit.

"You always listen to me and finish my words. I work in the Forestry Bureau and study agriculture and forestry majors. To put it bluntly, it is a specialty for treating big trees. I can treat this old elm tree. Do you understand?" Tian Yuan was not anxious and explained to the old man happily.

There was a sound of air-absorbing in the air, and Master Bao slowly lowered his crutch, staring at Tian Yuan with dim eyes, as if he was telling the truth of this sentence.

"Comrade Xiaotian, don't tease me, I will treat people. You are also going to give me some drip to the big tree. "Bao Daming smiled and his eyes narrowed into two thin slits. He also served as a village doctor in the village and would have a minor illness such as headaches and fever.

"Yes, I just want to give Dashu an infusion!" Tian Xiaopang slapped his thigh hard, worried that he could not think of any way to cover up his eyes. This big-minded assist was very timely.

Looking around, the villagers were stunned. Obviously, none of them believed it. Tian Xiaopang patted his chest hard again: "Dear fellow villagers, I have to stay here anyway. Whether it is true or false, you can tell at one try. It's not that I brag, there are at least 180 big trees I have cured. You all know the Welcoming Pine in Huangshan. It almost died last year, and it was me who cured it!"

Anyway, the villagers don’t know the authenticity, so they will yell out first.

Everyone was really scared by him. If someone is a good person, he would ask Tian Xiaopang to try it. Anyway, the big elm tree has been dead for two or three years. If a dead tree is a living tree doctor, what if a miracle happens.

Tian Yuan also showed off his expert style, surrounded by people, came to the big elm tree, pretending to knock on the trunk, and a large piece of bark fell off.

"A person lives with his face and a tree has his skin. It must be beyond help." Village Chief Bao also shook his head and sighed.

"The main thing is to look at the roots of the tree." Tian Yuan simply did a show and called a little kid over, took a shovel, dug a few places on the ground, revealing the rugged old roots below.

A man in his thirties in the crowd said, "It seems that way. Last autumn, I kicked out a piece of tree roots here, all dry, and pulled them home to burn the fire. That guy, the flames are so whirling, and he's so full of energy."

As a result, Mr. Bao glared fiercely: "Erlan, why do you do everything? When you were a child, you recognized Lao Yushu as your godmother. Do you know that you are unfilial?"

Everyone burst into laughter. The one who just spoke was Bao Yougen, nicknamed Bao Erlan, who was a famous lazy man in the village. He even ran away from his wife and just wandered around all day long, picking up some rags to drink with wine. So, Bao Yougen of course didn't care about Bao Erye's teachings, and he even smiled at him: "If Comrade Xiaotian really rescues my godmother, I will kowtow and kneel down to you. Thank you for your godmother."

Tian Yuan also laughed: "If you kowtow, you will be spared. Just ask me to have a drink. Although some of the roots of this tree are rotten, there are also some living ones. Haha, you have a big brother, this person is like a tree. As long as you keep the roots, there is hope!"

So I asked Bao Da to discuss it clearly, and the latter took two bottles of salt water slowly and carefully. Tian Xiaopang rummaged through Xiaobai's backpack for a long time before finding a plastic bottle with half a bottle of purple-red liquid inside.

"Look at it, this is the nutrient solution that is specially used to treat diseases of Dashu." Tian Xiaopang said as he started to mix the liquid into the salt water.

Xiaobai stopped seeing it, so he jumped over and wanted to grab the drink bottle from Tian Yuan. Although the trademark on the outer layer of the bottle disappeared, it could also recognize it, it was the grape juice that Qiqige bought for it.

Don't make trouble - Tian Yuan has a trick, and he grabbed a handful of milk candy from his pocket: "Go and give those friends some points."

The little monkey calmed down and peeled a piece of candy first, stuffed it into his mouth happily, and then went to distribute candy to the little kids.

Tian Xiaopang called two people to help, each holding a salt water bottle, pulled out the needle at the bottom, and then buried the ends of the tube on the two big trees' roots, and really started infusions of the big trees.

The villagers were amazed and talked about it. In just a few minutes, two bottles of nutrient solution were at the bottom, and many people looked around the big tree: It seemed that there was no change.

"How can it be so fast? It takes a few days." Tian Yuan could understand the villagers' urgent mood, but his real means have not been enabled yet. It would be strange if it can be effective now!

The sky was also dark, and the villagers went back to their homes one after another. Bao Erye stared at the big elm tree for a while, and stroked the dry bark with his hands, as if he was stroking his own relatives. Before leaving, the old man threw a sentence to Tian Yuan: "Boy, if you really save the old elm tree, you can walk around in Heixiazi Village in the future; if you play with us like playing monkeys, then..."
Chapter completed!
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