"The peach tree has been cut down, and there's nothing that can be done to save it."
"Those people weren't afraid of us and blatantly sawed the peach tree into several sections and loaded them onto the truck."
Old Yu got very excited when he said this: "Master Jiang, it's not that we didn't try to stop them, but those people had chainsaws in their hands, so we didn't dare to get close!"
"If we anger them, it wouldn't be a big deal for us older people, but there are still many children in the village. They are the future of our village and nothing can happen to them."
The others nodded, and they also thought of the scene when the peach tree was cut down that day.
Five or six big men used chainsaws to cut down their peach trees in the middle of the night. When everyone surrounded them, they raised the chainsaws in their hands.
That chainsaw was so big and scary. The sound it made when it started up was so frightening, and the rapidly spinning teeth flashed a terrifying light.
If they fought hard, those chainsaws would definitely fall on them.
So they retreated. Whether they were afraid of death or wanted to protect the children, they did retreat.
If it really was the soul of the peach tree that wanted to take revenge on them, they had nothing to say.
After all, they were the ones who failed to protect it in the first place.
Over the past six months, they had not attributed the changes in the village or themselves to the peach tree, but thought that someone had accidentally provoked villains and ghosts.
But I never expected that all this was actually related to the peach tree.
Jiang Tang looked at Lao Yu and the others, and when she saw them attributing this matter to Tao Shu's resentment towards them, she shook her head.
"You're all wrong. It's not the peach tree taking revenge on you."
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Lao Yu and the others looked at Jiang Tang excitedly.
"Master Jiang, doesn't it resent us?"
"We didn't think it was related to it before, but now we think that everything has a spirit, let alone a peach tree that's hundreds of years old. Its spirit must be extraordinary.
If it were to retaliate against us, it would be understandable."
"It's not a life-threatening thing, it's just that our health isn't as good as before, and we're getting sick more often."
"It's just that the village's fortune is bad, and there's a sense of decline. This is a little hard for us to accept. We really don't want to see a village with hundreds of years of history slowly disappear into the long river of history."
At this time, Lao Yu and the others spoke more gently, as if they no longer cared about what happened to them.
Jiang Tang smiled faintly: "Why don't peach trees bear more than a hundred fruits? Why is there a rule in your village that the village chief must lead people to pick peaches and distribute them to everyone? You should have figured it out by now, right?"
Old Yu and the others all nodded.
"This is because your ancestors knew that the peach tree was spiritual and that if you lived with it, it would bless the entire village."
Jiang Tang continued to explain: "Actually, the location of your village is not very good. It's easy for people to have problems living here."
"But this place has one advantage. During those war-torn times, this place would not be discovered by anyone."
"I guess when your ancestors first stopped here, they were attracted by the terrain and the large peach tree that bears fruit."
"What surprised them was that although living here is safe, it is very easy to get into trouble and have bad luck."
"While they were considering whether to move, the peach trees had ripened. In those days, it was really rare for ordinary people to have large peaches to eat."
"After they ate the peaches and were preparing to move, they found that their bad luck was gone and their health was getting better, so they gave up the idea of moving."
Jiang Tang took a deep breath before saying, "After a long period of testing, they discovered that the peach tree could protect them, so they decided to stay here."
"It's just that time has passed so long that the rules and warnings they left behind have become blurred, and you no longer take the peach trees seriously."
Jiang Tang's words made Lao Yu and the others dazed for a moment.
They believed that what Jiang Tang said was true and that it had happened.
No wonder they started to have bad luck and suffer from various minor illnesses soon after the peach tree was cut down.
All this happened because the peach tree's protection was gone.
"By the way, the peach tree in your village bears fruit early, right?"
Jiang Tang suddenly asked, and Lao Yu quickly answered.
"Yes, it usually blooms in March, bears fruit in April, and the fruit is ripe at the end of May."
"So we should have had peaches a month ago, but now it's the end of June and we have nothing."
Jiang Tang nodded gently: "It is because you didn't eat the peaches that you became more and more unlucky, your health became worse and worse, and you also discovered the signs of the village's decline in advance."
Everyone suddenly understood.
Taozi's fortune and life are closely related to those of everyone in their village.
The villagers felt heartbroken when they thought of the cut-down peach trees.
The peach trees had been cut down for more than half a year, and the remaining wooden stumps had dried up and were no longer viable.
They watered it and tried several methods to revive the plant, but all failed.
As time went by, they had no time to take care of the peach tree.
But now, the peach trees are dead and can no longer protect them. Sooner or later, their village will be doomed.
Is it possible that the only option for them is to move?
If they just go to other places, is that still their hometown?
This place has their generations' heritage and memories, and they really don't want to leave.
At worst, we can let the young people go outside, and these old guys will guard the village and share life and death with the village!
Jiang Tang looked at the elderly people who looked ready to die, and smiled as he told them a piece of news that made everyone excited and happy.
"Old Yu, do you believe that your guardian angel, the peach tree, is responsible for your winning my lucky bag?"
"Really?!" Lao Yu jumped up excitedly.
"Master Jiang, you, you mean the peach tree is still alive? And I got your lucky bag?!"
The others also stood up excitedly. If this news is true, then it is really the Lord’s blessing!
Jiang Tang smiled and nodded: "It must have realized that I could help it, so it used its last bit of strength to help you grab the last lucky bag."
Old Yu thought he was lucky, but he didn't expect that it was the peach tree that was helping him. This made him so moved that he didn't know what to say.
"Okay, I'll go to your village early tomorrow morning. You should prepare some things first. It would be great if you could find some of the peach pits you ate earlier."
Peach pit?
Lao Yu and many other people's eyes lit up.
Not to mention other things, they have peach pits!
Not only that, there are many more.
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