An old man dug up a golden bullet tree (Diospyros cathayensis) but did not know how to care for it, so he threw it outside his door. Someone bought it for a high price. A neighbor said: "He's too timid, nothing to be done about it."

An old man dug up a golden bullet tree (Diospyros cathayensis) but did not know how to care for it, so he threw it outside his door. Someone bought it for a high price. A neighbor said: "He's too timid, nothing to be done about it!"

Today's era is one of technology and the internet, and many things face being phased out, which means they need to be upgraded and replaced. At the same time, in such a peaceful era, it is also an era of service, a great era for people to enjoy themselves. This requires all kinds of supporting facilities to genuinely change. At the same time, in order to better enjoy their lives, people will cultivate some flowers, plants and trees themselves to enrich their lives.

So no matter where you go, you will see some potted flowers, plants and tree stumps. For friends who like them, such things not only allow them to appreciate them properly, but also let them learn some experience from others in caring for flowers and plants. For a group of people like us who love flowers, plants and tree stumps, this is also quite rewarding.

But for people who do not understand tree stumps or do not like caring for them, all theoretical knowledge seems superfluous to them. Just like Uncle Zhang Hongjun from Group 10 of Xiaohe Village, Longhai Town, Yiliang County, Yunnan, who did not know what to do when he came across something good. He just took it home and put it outside the door to dry in the sun, so that once dried it could be used to make a fire and cook pig feed.

At a glance, such a tree stump is a golden bullet tree (Diospyros cathayensis) collected from the mountain. The uncle was growing Gastrodia elata on his own firewood mountain. When he was digging pits for the Gastrodia elata, this tree stump got in the way of planting, and it took him a great deal of effort to dig it out. He never even wondered what kind of tree stump it was, he just thought it could be dried and burned for fire. So he paid it no mind and threw it outside the door once he got it home. Not to mention calling it a golden bullet tree stump, he had never even heard anyone say it was a money-making thing.

It was discovered last Friday. The city power company sent people to our village to inspect the lines for the rural power grid upgrade. Tired from walking, they looked for water to drink at his home. By chance they saw this golden bullet tree stump collected from the mountain, and slowly began chatting with Grandpa Zhang. They also carefully examined this golden bullet tree stump. One of them was also someone who quite liked caring for tree stumps, and during the conversation they brought up the price. Honest and simple Grandpa Zhang did not know the price of such a thing either, and just said they could give him whatever they thought was appropriate.

This made the group of people somewhat awkward, because Grandpa Zhang's family was rather poor, and they were a registered impoverished household in the village. Taking such factors into consideration, the leader among them thought it over, said something to strike a middle ground, and told his subordinate Xiao Huang, "If you like it, give this elder brother 1200 yuan, and don't let this elder brother lose out." After thinking it over, Xiao Huang agreed.

A neighbor watching from the sidelines even said, "Grandpa Zhang, the next time you come across something good like this, don't use it for firewood again. Burning it is like burning money, and it's smashing your own rice bowl!" Some neighbors even mocked him, saying, "He's too timid, nothing to be done about it." So what the editor wants to say here is that when you come across a tree stump like this, you might as well pay a bit more attention to it. If you take it and make it into a potted plant, not only can you enjoy it, but if someone takes a fancy to it, you can also sell it for a good price. At the very least, selling it off can earn you a bit of spending money. Wouldn't you agree?