Cutting off the bare tree roots and causing trouble, once upon a time, a man named Chen escaped from the desert and fled to the mountains with his woman, and settled under a big tree. The trunk of a big tree is thick, and only five or six people can hold it together before they c

Cutting off the bare tree roots and causing trouble

Once upon a time, a man named Chen escaped from the desert and fled to the mountains with his woman and settled under a big tree. The trunk of a big tree is thick, and only five or six people can hold it together before they can be hugged; the crown of the tree has four reed mats that are put together to protect the sun and shelter from the rain. The couple looked very comfortable to live under the tree.

One day, strong winds were blowing, sand and stones were flying, and the couple grabbed the twisted branches at the bottom of the trunk and did not get rid of the strong wind.

After the strong wind, they let out a sigh. The woman stroked the tree trunk, looked up at the canopy, and said with emotion: "Thanks to this tree, it's not it, we don't know where the wind has blown!" The man said: "Yes, it's the tree that saved our lives."

But a year later, the man used an axe to cut off the exposed roots of the tree as firewood. His wife stopped him and said: "We don't have a house, so we rely on this big tree to settle down. Since we came here, the scorching sun cannot roast us, Cold Dew scattered and cannot wet us, the cold wind blows. We can't freeze us, the thunderstorm cannot shock us, last year's strong wind was it that saved us, how could we hurt it? "The man said: "You are right. The tree is for us, but it is a tree after all, not a spiritual person. The tree has a deep root. I cut off the exposed roots outside it. It will not hinder its growth, and it will not fall down."

was talking about the reason for cutting down naked roots in a striking manner. Suddenly, a tall old man came. The old man was ten feet tall, with two people holding a thick hug on his waist, wearing a big straw hat on his head, and his snow-white beard drooped to his chest. The old man took the man's words and said, "Who said it would not hinder its growth or fall down? A tree has big roots, many big roots, and has deep light roots, and not many roots. When encountering a storm, it is difficult to ensure that the tree will not fall. The big tree attracts wind. The tree also knows how to settle down, so it has grown hidden roots buried under the mud, and so many naked roots have grown. The tree also has spirituality. If you want its life, I am afraid it will not spare you." After the old man said, walking like the wind and body as light as a swallow.

The woman said to the man: "You heard what the old man said just now. Look at the old man's appearance and walking, I'm afraid that the gods will come to enlighten you. Don't cut down the roots of the tree." The man did not believe in evil, did not listen to the woman's advice, and insisted on cutting off the naked roots. He cut off all the naked roots intermittently for half a month.

It is the summer with frequent storms again. One night, the man and the woman were sleeping soundly under the tree. Suddenly the thunder rumbling and the wind was blowing. The couple quickly got up and hugged the tree trunk. With a sudden "click", the main root under the tree was broken, and the man shouted, "No!" The woman complained, "It's your fault for cutting off the naked root!" The man roared, "Talk! Run!" It was a sudden moment, and at that time, the man and the woman ran two or three feet away. The big tree "boomed" and fell down. The man's body was pressed under the trunk, and he died suddenly.

Wu Dezhu, from Sheyang, Yancheng, has a college degree, a member of the Municipal Writers Association, has farmed, worked as a soldier, taught, and has written news in amateur. teaching papers , short stories , poetry and prose are published in radio, newspapers, and publications, and compiled and published in the book "Strange Things".

Editor's Profile: Yin Xiangqiu (online name Mengsuo Qingqiu) is from Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, majoring in Chinese language and literature , and a senior middle school Chinese teacher. Deputy editor-in-chief of China United Mo Dual Revision; Editor-in-chief of "Qingqiu Wenxuan"; Certified editor of "Urban Headlines"; Certified editor of "Today's Headlines". The first China Internet Reading Competition won the Excellence Award in 2020. More than a hundred essays have been published on online platforms. More than 3,000 recitation works; dubbing master.