All The Protagonists, I Was Forced To Take The Position Because Of Salted Fish

Chapter 58: Old Village, Old Tree, Old Lady

With their backs against the trees, they survived the fire.

No one outside the fire or alive could have imagined that such a miracle would happen.

The story that the mountain god appeared and caused the big tree at the head of the village to save the villagers quickly spread throughout the village.

After the fire,

Villagers often worship under the big tree.

When the incense is at its peak,

There is mist smoke lingering around the big tree all day long,

The big tree became a symbol of the mountain god’s apparitions.

But to this day,

The village moved,

People who experienced the fire passed away one after another.

The old lady's parents passed away, and her brothers also passed away a few years ago.

Those who remember the mountain god,

There are only a handful of them.

...

"Up to now, I am the only old woman in the village who is buried up to her neck in loess and still goes to worship under the tree..."

The old lady let out a long sigh.

Sister-in-law Chen glanced at the old lady,

In the end, I didn’t dare to speak.

The old lady would often tell the story of her narrow escape from the fire to the ears of her younger generations.

But Mrs. Chen felt that,

The old lady was young at the time,

Coupled with the exaggerations of others,

The old lady continued to process the original events in her mind, and finally formed the story of the appearance of the mountain god.

However,

Sister-in-law Chen said nothing.

The little girl spoke excitedly,

"Our teacher also told this story!"

The old lady was stunned.

He asked curiously: "What did your teacher say?"

"The teacher said..." the little girl bit her chopsticks, recalling the teacher's speech in class, "When encountering a fire, you must not be superstitious, you must believe in science...hide under the big tree. You can't avoid fire. You have to go to higher places and look for non-combustible materials, such as stones and glass..."

Sister-in-law Chen: "Pfft."

old lady:"......."

The old lady put down her chopsticks.

But I feel like it’s not clear to explain to children.

I can only sulk myself.

After Lin Qi listened,

But a little curious.

The old lady told it in great detail,

There are no illogical details from beginning to end,

It means that the possibility of the old lady imagining the matter is very small.

What happened under the tree?

"Can you take me to see that tree?" Lin Qi asked.

Seeing that Lin Qi is not like others,

Don't take what she says seriously,

The old lady refreshed herself and sat upright again.

He quickly said: "Of course! Master, when do you want to go?"

Lin Qi took a look at the sky outside,

It's still early,

Then he asked, "Can I wait until you finish eating?"

When the old lady heard this,

Stand up immediately,

"I can take you there now!"

...

When going out,

The old lady didn't forget to bring the incense candles she had bought a long time ago.

"Some time ago, Lao Qiu said that my burning incense was a fire hazard. He stared at me and refused to let me burn incense!"

Lao Qiu, as the old lady calls him, is the village branch secretary.

The old lady was angry,

"Every time I burn incense for the mountain god, I wait until the incense is burned out before leaving. How could there be any hidden dangers? Huh, he just thinks I'm superstitious!"

After listening to the old lady’s complaint, Lin Qi said,

He even gave the village party secretary a fair word.

"He's also responsible."

The old lady gave up.

...

Lin Qi and the old lady walked out of the village.

Walk towards the mountain.

The old village is built close to the foot of the mountain.

There is a mine of a raw material factory halfway up the mountain.

The sky is dark,

Lin Qi finally saw the old village.

The village was rebuilt,

But in some places, the charred marks of the fire can still be seen.

Weeds and shrubs have spread from the mountains into the village.

They cover every corner of the old village.

Looking around,

The old village actually no longer exists;

Already part of the mountain.

A big tree stands out from the flock,

Extraordinarily conspicuous.

"It's right there." The old lady pointed to the big tree in the distance and said.

That's an oak tree.

The oak trees you usually see are thin and straight, with leaves concentrated on the top.

But this oak tree,

It is more than thirty meters high, with a thick trunk and many branches in the crown that spread out in all directions, making it lush and green.

You can see the big tree here,

It has been growing for more than a hundred years.

The old lady carried the incense candle and walked on a path through the bushes.

Lin Qi stopped and stared at the big tree for a while,

Only then did I come back to my senses,

Follow the old lady.

After getting closer,

Lin Qi glanced at the burned incense candles under the tree,

The old lady squatted down tremblingly,

Start lighting incense immediately.

Lin Qi raised his head,

I found that nearly half of the leaves on the big tree had turned yellow.

And summer has just started.

The old lady obviously noticed it too,

"In the past few decades, the leaves of the big tree have never turned yellow, but in the past two years, its leaves have become more and more yellow, and it cannot grow new leaves..."

The old lady finished lighting the incense,

Put your hand gently on the tree trunk,

There are tears hidden in the eyes,

"Maybe it's old too..."

Incense smoke curls up,

Lin Qi couldn't detect any spiritual aura on the big tree.

There are no mountain gods here.

No matter how you look at it,

The big tree is just an ordinary old tree that has lived for many years.

Lin Qi sighed,

Some don’t know how to talk to the old lady,

Put your hands on the tree trunks too…