My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

Chapter 118 Sentenced to Death
Guided by Liang Jianzhong, the group went downstairs and got into the car.

Zhang Hao, Liang Jianzhong, and Li Siyu were sitting in the same car.

Village head Zhao made a car alone.

As time went by, the two Maybachs soon drove to the Botanical Garden in Yaqian Town.

This is a tourist attraction in Yaqian Town. There are a lot of trees planted inside, including many rare trees.

Get out of the car.

Zhang Hao was immediately attracted by an ancient tree, not because the ancient tree was so eye-catching, but simply because the ancient tree was surrounded by barrier belts, and there were many people who looked like staff. People are doing these things around the old trees.

On the outskirts of the ancient tree, Mayor Zhou was standing there with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't see the expression on his face.

"Mayor Zhou." Liang Jianzhong greeted him with a smile on his face while leaning on a cane.

Only then did Mayor Zhou turn his head, and looked at the group of people with a little surprise.

Liang Jianzhong came forward with several people.

Liang Jianzhong immediately introduced: "This is the village chief of Zhaojia Village."

Village head Zhao seized the opportunity, stepped forward and shook hands enthusiastically: "Mayor Zhou, I saw you when I came to the town for a meeting last time."

Mayor Zhou nodded, with the same smile on his face, and clasped his hands together: "Village Chief Zhao, hello, Chairman Liang has already explained to me about the road construction in Zhaojia Village, and the process is underway. It’s done, as long as the process is over, I’ll be fine with my signature.”

"It's a good thing to build a road in Zhaojia Village. In this way, the agricultural and sideline products in the village can go out of the village and come to the town through the repaired road. It's a good thing for the big guys in the village..."

"Almost, it will take up to two days before the road construction in Zhaojia Village can be put on the agenda." He added.

Village head Zhao was beaming with joy.

To be honest, he has never seen such a fast work efficiency. Usually, things like road construction in the village need to be discussed in the village first, then reported to the town, and then go through various procedures, which drags on for a year Half load is pretty normal.

It only takes two days for Chairman Liang to intervene.

It has to be said that with these big figures around, things are done quickly.

Of course, after living for most of his life, he can also see that all of this is due to Zhang Hao. Without Zhang Hao, let alone the approval so quickly, the road construction in Zhaojia Village would be impossible, and he would have no chance. Seeing a big entrepreneur like Liang Jianzhong, let alone communicating with the mayor.

Then, Village Chief Zhao said a lot of words of thanks, and the communication between the few people came to an end temporarily.

Zhang Hao came here just for a formality, originally he didn't care about this matter, but now he was curious about the old tree that was surrounded.

The ancient trees that need to be surrounded by three people can cover the sky and block out the sun. The luxuriant branches and leaves are like a huge umbrella. A little bit of sunlight shines on the soil through the gaps in the branches and leaves, as if adding vicissitudes and traces of time.

Looking together, Zhang Hao found that the bark of the ancient tree was gray, the twigs were brown, and the leaves were oval and as thick as paper. Most importantly, some of the leaves of this ancient tree were withered and yellow. It's spring, it shouldn't be like this.

There is a problem with this tree.

"Mayor Zhou, this tree?" He seized the opportunity and asked in time.

Mayor Zhou turned his head to look at the old tree, shook his head and said with a helpless smile: "Brother Zhang, you can see that there may be something wrong with this tree."

"Something wrong?" Zhang Hao was slightly surprised.

Leaning on crutches, Liang Jianzhong stepped forward and sighed, "Brother Zhang, do you know what kind of tree this is?"

"Mr. Liang, explain it to me?" Zhang Hao said.

Mayor Zhou said: "This tree is called Putuo Hornbeam. It is a rare tree species. There are only two left in the world. The one in our Yaqian Town is the oldest tree, nearly a thousand years old. history."

Zhang Hao suddenly realized when he heard the words, and then remembered that he had heard of this tree before.

When he was a child, he heard from his father that there was an ancient tree in Yaqian Town with a history of nearly a thousand years. I just think that it will be the same whenever I look at it, and I will forget it as time goes by.

This kind of situation is also very common. Generally, they are tourist attractions in their own cities, but locals may not have been there.

And today, is this wish fulfilled?

"I heard about this tree when I was a child, and I've always wanted to come and see it, and today I finally got my wish." Zhang Hao smiled.

While talking, he looked around again, and had to say that the planning of this botanical garden is pretty good.

This ancient tree was carved out alone, and there were no trees within a range of nearly 50 meters, all of which were square bricks for people to step on. Not far away was a sparse birch forest and a sea of ​​purple flowers. When it is prosperous.

Li Siyu listened silently at the side, and also looked at this ancient tree with a history of nearly a thousand years, fascinated.

Mayor Zhou shook his head: "Oh, let's see more, Brother Zhang, maybe we won't be able to see it in the future."

"Why do you say that?" Zhang Hao asked again.

Mayor Zhou's eyes were melancholy, and there seemed to be helplessness in his eyes, and he seemed to be disappointed: "You also saw that it is spring, but the leaves of this tree are already withered and yellow. After we noticed this situation, we immediately reported it to the relevant departments. And after the relevant experts from the relevant departments came to see it, they didn’t say anything, and informed the experts in the province, asking me to look at it, this tree may be... Sigh.”

"What if, what if the tree is really dead!"

Before, when an old leader from above came down to inspect, he passed by and said that this tree is very good and he likes it very much. He also said that he often played with friends under this tree when he was a child, and now it looks so well raised. I am very happy.

What Zhou Ran knew was that the old leader went out in this town. After being promoted, he once returned to his hometown and returned to the tree where he played with his friends when he was a child. Before the leader was transferred to the city, he came to this tree specially and said that this tree is very important and must be taken care of carefully without any carelessness.

And according to reliable sources, he learned that the old leader would come back to the town to take a look after seven days. , saw that the tree was dead, he, he couldn't explain it!

This matter is related to his official career, how can he not care about it.

But now, it's useless to focus on it.

Zhang Hao nodded.

It can be seen that the leaves of this tree are withered and yellow in spring, which is a bad sign. After the experts came to see it, they immediately reported it to the experts in the province. This behavior alone can tell that the matter is not trivial.

It's no wonder Mayor Zhou thinks this way, if he thinks the same way.

Just as thoughts are flying.

squeak.

Accompanied by the sound of brakes, everyone present looked over.

Two Hongqi commercial vehicles parked behind the Maybach.

Immediately afterwards, several well-dressed but different old men or middle-aged men came out of the car.

Upon seeing this, Mayor Zhou immediately went up to greet him, and said, "You are experts from the province, right? Welcome, I am Zhou Ran, the mayor of Yaqian Town."

Walking in the front was an old man with wrinkled face and half-white hair. He was Professor Liu Hanzhong, a provincial botanist.

Following behind were also experts from the province, including Professor Wang Jinhai, a geologist, and Professor Qian Kun, who was also a botanist, and the rest were their apprentices.

"Mayor Zhou, hello." Liu Hanzhong nodded as a greeting, and then introduced: "This is the professor of geology in the province, Professor Wang Jinhai."

Wang Jinhai pushed the black frame on the bridge of his nose and smiled.

"This is the professor of botany, Professor Qian Kun."

Qian Kun nodded with a straight face.

Mayor Zhou greeted him with a smile.

"Mayor Zhou, let's go and have a look at that Putuo hornbeam first." Liu Hanzhong said solemnly.

Mayor Zhou nodded and stretched out his hand to guide: "Everyone, please follow me..."

……

not far away.

Liang Jianzhong, Zhang Hao, Li Siyu, and Village Chief Zhao stopped at the same spot and looked over there.

"Mr. Liang, that should be what Mayor Zhou said, the experts from the province, right?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.

Liang Jianzhong smiled: "It should be."

Then, he turned his head and looked at the Putuo hornbeam: "It is true that there are only two old trees left in the world, and they are also the oldest old trees. It is normal to alarm the experts in the province. After all, this is a rare species. "

"Just like the "Walking Ginseng" you helped me catch this time, it is also a rare thing, Brother Zhang." He said with a smile.

Li Siyu was taken aback when he heard this, turned his head, his eyes lit up, as if he had grasped some crucial information.

"Walking ginseng"?
Zhang Hao went to the mountains yesterday just to find some kind of "walking ginseng" for this old man?
But the name "Zoushan Ginseng" sounds a bit strange.

The ginseng she knew was buried in the soil, but she had heard some anecdotes about ginseng that could travel all over the mountains for hundreds of years, but no one had seen it with their own eyes. Everyone knows it's just a story.

However, the old man bought it from Zhang Hao for 300 million yuan, plus the cost of building a road in the village...

Does this "walking ginseng" really exist?
Moreover, last night Zhang Hao brought back a piece of ginseng, which he said he found while walking the mountains. After stewing chicken soup for her, today's inspection results exceeded her expectations.

It was the same with the last [Xusuan Tang]...

The [Xusuan Tang] before, the ginseng last night... don't they all have some magical effects?

As soon as the idea came to mind, Li Siyu froze for a moment.

But so far there is no evidence that my illness has been cured, it is related to [Xuan Tang] and ginseng stewed chicken.

When the doctor heard about ginseng, he didn't react at all.

After thinking about it, Li Siyu decided to temporarily suppress this idea and stop thinking about it.

Zhang Hao didn't answer this question, but turned his head and looked at the Putuo hornbeam, which is only two in the world, thoughtfully.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Mayor Zhou walking towards here with those experts.

The experts ignored the few people, but looked at the Putuo hornbeam with withered and yellow leaves together, their brows were tightly furrowed.

Mayor Zhou was also by his side.

Liang Jianzhong didn't linger too long. He glanced at the time and said, "Brother Zhang, I have a meeting in a while, and I have to rush over immediately. The road construction has been finalized. You can rest assured that the money has already been transferred." , you pay attention to check it."

While in the car, Zhang Hao had already given Liang Jianzhong the "Walking Ginseng" and told Liang Jianzhong to take it as soon as possible.

Zhang Hao nodded: "No problem, Mr. Liang."

Liang Jianzhong said again: "I will leave a car here. When you want to go back, just ask the driver to take you back. I will excuse you first."

After saying hello, Liang Jianzhong turned and left.

Zhang Hao didn't leave, he wanted to continue to see how those experts commented on this ancient tree.

Slowly approached.

Then I saw that the experts bypassed the barrier and entered within three meters of the ancient tree.

Wang Jinhai squatted down, first rubbed a small amount of soil with his mobile phone, rubbed it with his fingers, put it in front of his nose and smelled it, and frowned: "The nutrients in the soil are sufficient at present."

Mayor Zhou quickly answered: "This tree is fertilized at fixed points every quarter according to the requirements, and repairs and other work are carried out according to the requirements every day. It has not fallen in a single day."

There is such a tree in Yaqian Town, Mayor Zhou feels as if it has blossomed in his heart, and he can't wait to use this tree as his ancestor, and he feels slighted by this tree.

Wang Jinhai nodded, stood up, walked to several other places, picked up a little soil, rubbed it with his fingers, put it in front of his nose and smelled it: "From the perspective of soil quality, the water suction is at a normal level, and the soil circle is also There is no big problem, the soil fertility is not bad so far, Xiao Yang, take some soil back and test it."

"Okay, teacher." An entourage immediately opened the box, took out a professional instrument, collected some soil around the ancient tree, and put it in the container.

Liu Hanzhong is concerned about the bark of the Putuo hornbeam.

He raised his hand, groping lightly on the bark, then raised his head, staring at the trunk, the withered yellow leaves, and the light brown branches.

"Professor Liu, did you see anything?" Qian Kun, who is also a professor of botany, asked.

Liu Hanzhong thought for a moment: "Judging from the bark, the nutrients are still sufficient, and there are no signs of insects, nor does it seem that there is an internal problem, but judging from the condition of the branches and leaves, it is a manifestation of insufficient nutrients."

"Well, not only is it lacking in nutrients, but it's also dying. You can see that the new shoots emerging from that branch are obviously showing signs of shrinking. I think this Putuo hornbeam is not doing well." Qian Kun added road.

Liu Hanzhong immediately interrupted: "You can't be so arbitrary. Judging from the condition of the tree trunk, maybe... maybe there is still salvation."

Qian Kun smiled helplessly: "Professor Liu, you have seen the test results in Yaqian Town, haven't you? Judging from the HTL indicators and IGH indicators for transporting nutrients, the nutrients absorbed by the roots can be normally transported to The trunk, but it cannot be conveyed to the branches and leaves."

"Then the trunk has absorbed enough nutrients, but it can't continue to transport them upwards. Over time, the roots will no longer absorb more nutrients. At this time, if you continue to fertilize according to the normal process, the nutrients in the soil will increase. It's getting higher and higher, but the tree roots can't absorb it, Professor Liu, you know what it means."

Liu Hanzhong sighed silently.

How could he not know what it meant, but what could he say?

Or what can he do?

According to his many years of experience, the death of a tree is not temporary, but the first time when the branches and leaves cannot absorb nutrients. At first, there will be no symptoms, the leaves are still as usual, and the branches are also as usual.

But as time goes by, because the branches and leaves cannot absorb nutrients, all the nutrients are accumulated in the trunk, and the roots will no longer absorb nutrients. After that, the nutrients in the trunk cannot go upwards, so they can only be transported downwards. In this way, The root part of the tree is accumulated by a large amount of nutrients, and the root rot will also appear.

After that, the leaves will turn yellow and the branches will lack nutrients.

To put it simply, the nearly thousand-year-old Putuo hornbeam in front of you has a high probability of rotten roots.

Once the roots are rotten, in addition to transplanting them out, re-pruning the rotten roots, finding a suitable place for planting, and careful maintenance, can the treatment be successful.

But this Putuo hornbeam has a history of nearly a thousand years. In addition, the roots of the tree are intertwined, not to mention the huge amount of work. It is even possible that the Putuo hornbeam will die completely during the excavation process, and there is no cure. possible.

It can be said that the Putuo hornbeam in front of them has been sentenced to death in their eyes.

There is no chance of a cure.

(End of this chapter)