After Growing a Boxwood for Over 20 Years, He Wanted to Sell It for Cigarette and Liquor Money, But in a Moment of Confusion Ended Up 128 Yuan Out of Pocket

He grew a boxwood for over 20 years, intending to sell it for a bit of cigarette and liquor money, but in a moment of confusion ended up 128 yuan out of pocket.

When it comes to growing boxwood, every household here plants a few. Because in our rural area, there is a custom. They say a family with boxwood will produce pillars of society for generations. It is really just like our money tree - people place their good wishes on the boxwood.

Uncle Huang, now 64 years old, is the boxwood-growing expert in our village. Using the cutting method, he has grown several hundred field-planted boxwoods, large and small. Among them, three have the best shapes. According to him, these three boxwoods were planted when he was 40 years old. Indeed, their branches and leaves are lush, and they look very eye-catching.

These days, boxwood bonsai are very popular in the city. Especially those with good shapes and large trunks - they are hot items for bonsai enthusiasts. Good boxwood stumps in the city have become scarce, so clever enthusiasts have reached out to remote rural areas.

Sure enough, through the introduction of someone in the village, on the 12th of last month, five people from the city drove over after hearing about it. They only wanted to buy Uncle Huang's boxwood stump. Uncle Huang, who had been honest and simple all his life, had no idea that boxwood stumps could be sold for money and were so popular. Through the introduction of a person living near his home, they bought one of his carefully tended field-planted boxwoods with an excellent shape for 500 yuan.

Moreover, in Uncle Huang's warm and hospitable home, thinking that it was not easy for them to come all this way, and thinking that one boxwood could sell for so much money - because this money could cover Uncle Huang's cigarette and liquor expenses for a month - he took the initiative to ask his wife to cook a meal for these people. He also provided tools for digging up the boxwood. Seeing these people digging until they were panting for breath, the honest Uncle Huang personally helped them dig. This work took half a day before the boxwood was finally dug out. Since Uncle Huang's home is one kilometer from the road, in the end Uncle Huang used a back basket to carry this boxwood to the car for these people. And so the warm and hospitable Uncle Huang said goodbye to the boxwood buyers.

Just yesterday, we were drinking at a wedding celebration in the village. When this matter came up in conversation, a knowledgeable person at the same table did the math for him: cooking good food and good liquor for these five strangers cost at least 60 yuan for one meal; helping dig the tree and carry it to the car and other labor cost at least 60 yuan; plus drinking and smoking, not to say much, count 8 yuan. Isn't that 128 yuan out of pocket? Also, such a good stump, and it only sold for 500 yuan. As a viewer, do you think Uncle Huang got a fair deal?