With a boxwood at home, generations become pillars of society, yet two families argued over one tree, and the village head called it tricky

With a boxwood at home, generations become pillars of society, yet two families argued over this boxwood, and the village head said: this matter is a bit tricky!

As the saying goes: "With a boxwood at home, generations become pillars of society; with a boxwood in the yard, it is better than a chest of gold." This shows just how high the status of boxwood stumps is in people's minds, and it fully demonstrates that the symbolism of boxwood is far from ordinary. In view of this, whether they are people in the city or friends in the countryside who love stumps, when it comes to caring for boxwood stumps, it can be said that they are very much favored by friends.

However, such a good symbolism makes friends who like to care for boxwood stumps tend to them meticulously, not daring to be the least bit negligent, especially boxwood stumps with unique shapes. Since they know that boxwood carries such an auspicious and favorable omen, why would they quarrel over such a century-old boxwood stump? Later, after learning from the village head, it became clear that this was what happened. The village head: this matter really is a bit tricky! It will have to be reconciled slowly.

It turned out that in our rural hometown, in a place called Zhenhe Village, Hekan Community, there lived several households like this. Among them, Uncle Zhang (Zhang Yuanyong) and Uncle Li (Li Tianming) had houses right next to each other. Beside Uncle Zhang's house (in the corner of the courtyard) there was a tree more than 3 m tall, with lush branches and leaves, and its branches reached directly into Uncle Li's yard. Uncle Li thought the leaves blocked the sunlight from his home, so he needed to trim the branches a bit. He had just started trimming when Uncle Zhang stopped him.

Uncle Zhang thought: this tree is mine, so it cannot be cut or trimmed however you like. Besides, if you want to trim the branches and leaves, you did not even tell my family first, which feels a bit like bullying. Uncle Zhang said, even when beating a dog, you have to look at its owner; doing this is a bit too much. The two of them quarreled over this. So they brought in the village head and knowledgeable people to discuss it. It turned out that this kind of tree is called boxwood, also known as "thousand-year dwarf," and is a relatively good bonsai sapling. For it to grow this large, it would take several hundred years.

At the same time, after mediation by many people, it was believed that such boxwood not only has good symbolism, but also means protecting the house and bringing wealth. If its branches and leaves extend toward your side, it means it will bring your family good luck and wealth, so why let such a matter cause unhappiness between the two families? Ancient trees like this are now very hard to find. There is a true story that goes: "A letter travels a thousand miles just for a wall; what harm is there in yielding three chi!" The village head said that neighbors should live together harmoniously, and harmony brings wealth. Neighbors should also help each other; distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Through the patient reconciliation of many people, Uncle Li also came around and no longer did such a thing. What is your view on this?