After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 72 This tree won't survive this year

Li Zhuo sensed its intention, which was the old tree's nostalgia for the mountains.

Its fetters in the world are basically dispelled, and it is time for the fallen leaves to return to their roots.

"Brother Shu, is your immediate wish to go back?"

The old tree gave an affirmative answer.

Li Zhuo was a little bit in trouble, but he was not afraid of trouble, he still needed to confirm:
"Brother Shu, if you want to go back, I will definitely help you, but there is one basic premise, can you withstand this move?"

People move to live, trees move to die.

The old cherry tree is very old. If it is removed and it fails to support it in the end, wouldn't it be too sad?

There was a clear consciousness coming from the old tree, it was eager to go back, and wanted to take a risk.

Li Zhuo said:

"Estimate for yourself, how much damage to your root system will cause irreversible results?"

The consciousness of the old tree came again, and if half of the root system was not damaged, it could survive.

Li Zhuo pondered for a moment, then took out his mobile phone and checked online.

According to online information, the root system of cherry trees has no obvious main root, mainly auxiliary roots, and the root system distribution is relatively shallow.

Studies have pointed out that under normal circumstances, the deepest root system of an adult cherry tree is only 90cm, 79.12% of the roots are distributed in the soil 40cm from the soil surface, and 60% of the roots are within 92.48cm.

However, this old cherry tree obviously cannot be regarded as a conventional cherry tree. It has lived for a long time, and its root system may be as deep as two or three meters above the ground. It is estimated that the root system is denser and larger than ordinary cherry trees.

Li Zhuo was thinking about it, when the old tree had another mental wave, wondering if Li Zhuo could agree to it.

How can you not agree?If you don't agree to the task, you will fail directly!
Li Zhuo immediately said to the old tree:

"Don't worry, I promise you, I will definitely help you realize your wish, first tell me where you want to move to?"

Another picture came from the old tree, and Li Zhuo judged that this was the location of the nameless hill in front of him.

Li Zhuo locked the car, and then climbed up the hill.

He said it was a mountain, but it was actually a hill with a height of tens of meters, and the slope was relatively gentle. He climbed halfway up the mountain and checked the location selected by the old tree.

This is a gentle slope with a few pine trees standing upright. Because it is relatively barren, this is not someone's mountain.

This is easy to do.

He came down from the mountain, walked to the side of the car and observed the old man sitting in the courtyard next to him, and felt that he was probably the child who was with the middle-aged man in the old tree's memory.

Li Zhuo approached the old man and struck up a conversation with a smile:

"Hi old man, I'm a passer-by. I see that this cherry tree is growing well. May I ask if this belongs to your family?"

The old man seemed very kind, an ordinary old man in the countryside.

"Yes," the old man stood up and replied, "it belongs to my family."

Li Zhuo asked:

"Old man, how old is this tree?"

The old man glanced at the old tree:

"It's been many years. When I was seven or eight years old, this tree was moved home by my grandfather. Now I'm 79."

Grandpa or grandpa are the old people in Zhejiang Province, what they call their fathers.

Li Zhuo smiled and said:

"You're almost eighty. You don't look like that. You have a strong body. I really envy you. If I have your body at this age, I will be satisfied."

The old man was also happy to hear his flattering words, and seeing that he was good-looking and could talk, and he drove a BMW, he thought he was a child of a rich family.

The old man turned to ask about Li Zhuo's situation.

Li Zhuo's mind turned sharply, while making up stories, he replied:
"...I'm from Jiangsu Province, and I studied at a university in Hangzhou,... Yes, Normal University, but I don't major in teacher education. I major in agriculture, forestry and horticulture. Serving fruit trees is my strong point..."

"...More than that, it's not only as simple as planting trees, but also testing, monitoring and experimental observation of pests and diseases, soil and water quality, etc....It's okay to study, the first graduate of the whole school, a provincial outstanding graduate!... "

Originally, he wanted to brag about outstanding graduates at the national level, but Li Zhuo couldn't figure out whether there were any such graduates, so he played it conservatively.

"Where is it, I have won the award, I am embarrassed to praise it again, it's okay, you can praise it a few more..."

"Old man, let me venture to say that the location of this cherry tree in your house is not right, the soil is acidic, which is not good for a mountain cherry like it that likes alkaline soil... I did a field survey just now, I think the most suitable place for it to stay is there, that is, the halfway up the mountain, where the soil and water quality are most suitable for it..."

"Ah!... There is such a coincidence in the world that it was moved from there! It's amazing... I'm overwhelmed, Feng Shui Kanyu is okay, I understand a little, and I have a specialization in soil science... at most It’s enough to boast, but I can’t bear any more.”

"Old man, I observed it just now. If it is not moved to a suitable growth environment, this tree will not survive this year!..."

……

After a while, Li Zhuo persuaded the old man to take care of the tree in the name of doing a master's degree project. Of course, in order to ensure that he can graduate normally, the first priority is to move the old tree to a place suitable for its growth.

You can find any reason, but the money must be given to this old man——

"Old man, it's like this. I have research funds for my research project. I have selected this tree. I want to pay you. After all, it will affect your family's eating of cherries. How about giving 1 yuan?"

To be honest, he didn't know how much to pay for such an old cherry tree, so he could only give it by eye.

The old man didn't want it, and in the end it was the old man's daughter-in-law who made the decision and "sold" the cherry tree to Li Zhuo in a disguised form for 5000 yuan.

After finishing this, Li Zhuo immediately drove to Lanxi City, where he found a garden engineering company.

Li Zhuo was too lazy to talk to the clerk, so he went directly to the manager of the company and proposed to move a 80-[-]-year-old cherry tree. The premise was that its roots could be preserved as much as possible, and asked if it was possible.

The manager took his car to the site to observe, and determined that the diameter of the cherry tree was about 70cm. It is speculated that the weight of the tree itself, plus the overall removal of the root soil, would be a little over 2 tons.

He said:
"Boss Li, if the tree needs to be relocated as you said, and the speed is even faster, then a large tree digging machine with a lifting capacity of 2.5 tons is needed. The price of such a tree digging machine is around 100 million. Not here, nor in Jinhua, it has to be transferred from Hangzhou, so the price will be high..."

Li Zhuo asked:

"Can the large tree digging machine you mentioned guarantee the integrity of the roots?"

The manager said with certainty:
"Yes, we only need to dig down about half a meter in advance, and then use a tree digger to dig deep. More than 90% of the roots, including the soil, can be completely relocated."

90% of the roots are preserved, enough for the old tree to survive.

"How much is the price? It includes digging out the tree and planting it halfway up the mountain. The time required is within two days." Li Zhuo asked.

The manager's eyes rolled wildly: "One price, [-]! The main reason is that the tree digging machine has to come down from Hangzhou, and the whole relocation time must be several hours, and other machines are needed to dig a hole on the mountainside, and it costs money. ..."

"Twenty-five thousand." Li Zhuo cut it in half.

Manager too little.

Li Zhuo added:

"Under the premise of ensuring quality and quantity, if it can be completed today, then it will be [-]."

"Deal!" The manager hurriedly agreed, fearing that he would regret it.

Anyway, it's only 12 o'clock at noon, hurry up today, it's completely in time.

It doesn't matter to Li Zhuo, it's best to spend a little money to solve the problem.

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(End of this chapter)