Chapter 9 Chapter Six The Poplar Tree Has Fallen

Majiabian has Ma Zhanshan, a well-known black skin.What is black skin? The "Northern Shaanxi Dialect Dictionary" says that black skin means rascal and rascal.The words in the dictionary are only half correct. In addition to the meaning of rogue and rascal, the characteristics of black skin should be complete with the addition of toughness and domineering. People in the village saw Ma Zhanshan and gave him three points in everything. People from other villages passed by his door and took a detour.It can be seen that it is a remarkable thing for this black skin to survive on a piece of ground, and it should really be counted among the strong.

There is a road across the northern Shaanxi Plateau, called National Highway 210.This national road passes through Majiabian, and then goes to the gate of Ma Zhanshan.I don't know that the person who built the road didn't know how powerful Ma Zhanshan was at the time, but he knew it. He thought that Ma Zhanshan, a commoner, could do nothing.The road was built in this way, and after decades, nothing happened. If there is no accident, there is no time.As the saying goes, relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, this horse Zhanshan, with a touch of thought, has already given this road a long time ago.

One day, at the door of the house, under the shade of a tree, Ma Zhanshan was lying on a simple chair, with his eyes half closed, and said to his son Ma Ya: "Boy, I can't do it anymore. This year's autumn crops, I don't think I can eat them in my mouth. I have been brave all my life, I have been poor all my life, and when I grow old, I haven't set any property for you. Probably died , you don’t need to spend money, just buckle up two sauerkraut jars, dig a hole, and throw the big one on the mountain!” The eldest son, Ma Ya, was also enjoying the shade under the shade of the tree. Hearing this, he said, "Brother, how can you say such a thing! If you always want to leave, you can go safely! Although our family's situation is not good, but , the three of us, brothers, work together to grow old for you, to make things flourish, and not to let outsiders have gossip!"

"So what if outsiders have gossip? A man should make up his own mind. Don't be afraid of other people's gossip when doing things!" The word "gossip" made Ma Zhanshan angry. Pay attention to the worthless reputation. He seized the last chance and taught his son a lesson: "In this life, I have carried the name of Hei Pi, so it can be said that I have a bad reputation. Bearing the name of Hei Pi has taken a lot of advantages, and of course I have also eaten a lot of money." Loss. The two phases cancel each other out, and there are still more times to take advantage. Whoever wants to find a way to get angry on us, doesn’t think about himself, dare not scratch and dig casually, don’t you think so? Well, one person has one way of life!”

"Calling you black, it's because Murakami didn't brush his teeth, his mouth is not clean, nonsense!" "No, I earned this black skin after a few trips! People from Majiabian want to imitate me, but they can't play with this black skin, so they have to curl their feet up and act like a pouch ghost! Alas! , you brothers, if one of you can be like me, then I can go with ease!" Seeing what his father said, Ma Ya lowered his head and stopped talking. Ma Zhanshan waited for a long time, but Ma Ya did not reply.Open your eyes, even though you are seventy or eighty years old, your eyes are still piercing and alert.

Ma Zhanshan said: "My son, I have said so many words, have you understood what I mean?" "Isn't the boss arranging funeral arrangements?" "It's arranging the funeral! However, before the funeral, there is one more thing to do. If this matter can't be done, I will die. I have been thinking about the road in front of the door for decades. I have been playing tricks all my life. , Erg, want to play it one last time!" "I don't understand what you mean, you mean..." "There is a saying among common people that people rely on mountains to eat mountains, and water to eat water. In Majiabian, the mountains are poor, and the water is bad. Neither can be relied on. I thought, if you want to get rich, you have to rely on this big highway. Big plan, take a moment, lie down on this road, and let the car run over. In this way, someone will give away the big coffin and old clothes, and if it doesn’t work, I can get some money for you brothers!"

"Big, you don't dare to have such a silly idea! How can a person die like that? That's called violent death!" "What do you mean by sudden death? Human death is like a lamp going out, how you die, has nothing to do with yourself!" "I don't have your theory. However, you can't die like this! If you die like this, we can't explain it to our relatives and neighbors!" While Ma Ya was speaking, there was the sound of cars roaring in the distance. "No matter what you do, you have to give up your body. Fortunately, you are still my son, and you are not rigid at all!" Ma Zhanshan shook his head with emotion.

Ma Zhanshan leaned on a cane and stood up tremblingly.Gu Maya didn't pay attention, cut it with a cane, reached the side of the road, moved two steps, reached a third of the road, then rolled on the spot, reached the middle of the road, and lay down. A big truck is coming at a fast speed. "Big, how can you do this!" When Ma Ya saw it, he yelled and rushed towards the middle of the road. Ma Zhanshan fell to the ground like mud.Ma Ya bent down and dragged him.The old man didn't let it drag, he stretched out his hand to block Ma Ya's hand. The car groaned and braked.

Ma Ya turned pale with fright. The car stopped a step away from Ma Zhanshan and Ma Ya.The driver stuck his head out of the driver's building with a pale face.The driver scolded: "Ma Zhanshan from Majiabian, if you want to die, you get under the wheels of the car. I'm not afraid of you, my car is insured!" "Let go of me, let me drill!" Seeing what the driver said, Ma Zhanshan opened Ma Ya's hand and wanted to drill. "Big!" Ma Ya advised. "Alas!" Ma Zhanshan sighed, he knew that today's black game would not be able to be played.As soon as the heart is gone, the whole body softens.

Ma Ya dragged Ma Zhanshan to the house. The driver waited for the scene to subside, honked the horn, and the car drove away. After all the troubles just now, Ma Zhanshan is now lying on his kang, panting heavily. "There is an old saying that starts well and ends well. When I am old, I want to play black again, alas, I can't do it!" Ma Zhanshan muttered, complaining about his son. Suddenly, the wind blew the paper on the windows, and the electric poles whined.It's also a day monster, it's noon in the blue sky, where does this strange wind come from?Accompanied by the sound of the wind, I only heard something "squeaking" outside the window.

"It's Yama's father who came to call me, I'm so sorry!" Ma Zhanshan said. At this time, the second son, Ma Mian, kicked open the door and shouted, "Big, it's not good! The poplar tree fell!" "You mean the road section is planted in front of our house, the one I just took a shade?" "Well, that's right, the one in the pigsty." "There are indeed ghosts. Don't plant mulberries in the front, don't plant willows in the back, and don't plant ghosts clapping hands in the middle! When the road section planted them back then, I advised them not to plant them. Those are not poplars, but ghosts clapping their hands!" Ma Zhanshan said , sitting up from the kang suddenly, he clapped his hands, and said, "I don't fall early, I don't fall late, just at this time, it's God's will! God saw that I was dying, and I passed the pillow when I was sleepy, and I fell down." This poplar tree obviously wants me to play Heipi again. Boy, hurry up, you guys, if you are filial, take me outside the house!" Ma Ya and Ma Mian glanced at each other, not understanding what the old father meant. "Quick!" Ma Zhanshan was a little angry. In this way, Ma Ya and Ma Mian carried their father outside the house.When he got outside the house, Ma Zhanshan signaled again, and carried it to the fallen poplar tree.When he got to the poplar tree, he asked his sons to lift up the poplar tree to reveal a gap. Then he inserted one arm through the gap, hugged the tree body, and fell down. At this time, the wind stopped, and a group of elementary school students, led by their teacher, came from the road, singing songs.This is the end of Majiabian Primary School. Ma Zhanshan hugged the poplar tree and refused to lose it.When he was about to die, he said to his son: "Cut off the road. Let the road section pay the burial fee!" After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes. Seeing that their father was dead, Ma Ya and Ma Mian couldn't help crying loudly.At this time, a group of primary school students surrounded them, and the Ma brothers broke off a branch of a poplar tree and cut off the primary school students.After leaving the elementary school students, while sending a message to the little brother Ma Nao who was still working in the field to let him come back, he ran home and called the whole family to the road. In this way, after a while, the Majiabian section of the national highway, Maya, Mamian, Manao, and their mother-in-law, aunt and baby, and the whole family held hands, blocking the entire national highway.Hundreds of cars going up and down were blocked, and the north-south economic artery was interrupted. The news spread to Liuliu Township immediately. A jeep drove towards Majiabian.Liuliu Town attaches great importance to this incident, and ordered the deputy mayor in charge of labor and transportation in the town to be the team leader of the incident handling team. Cars piled crookedly on the road.Jeeps weave among the cars.This is a car on the road section, honking its horn, so everyone on the road is scrambling to get out of the way.Majiabian is not far away, and after a while, Jeep arrives at the door of Ma Zhanshan's house. "What's this like? Something happened, and a national highway was cut off. It's not bad!" The deputy mayor got out of the car, slammed the door shut, and pointed at the scene and cursed. Ma Ya is the boss, so he has to be the leader.Ma Ya let go, and walked over: "Mayor, you have to make the decision for us! The poplar tree on the road section collapsed to my death. Human life is at stake, and we want the road section to pay for it!" Everyone pointed and came to the poplar tree, A big poplar tree, as thick as an arm, is lying across the road.That Ma Zhanshan was already dead, but his expression was serene, and he embraced the big poplar tree with both hands. Zhang Jiannan, the chief judge of the court, knelt down and broke Ma Zhanshan's hand. He held it tightly and did not break it. The highway section chief took a tape measure and was measuring the road surface, muttering as he measured: "I'm going to die, I don't choose a place, it's really harmful!" The deputy mayor stood there, gesticulating: "People are always going to die. If you don't die today, you will die tomorrow. This is called dialectics. Do you understand dialectics? I'm sorry you don't understand! Actually, I don't understand much, so I won't talk about it." Now, let’s talk about how to deal with this matter. The roadside tree collapsed and killed a person. It’s right to blame the road section for the responsibility; Whoever it is will collapse? Are you right, Mr. Duan?" The deputy mayor is a scholar in the town, and he didn't know what he was talking about for a long time, and he was confused and confused.He nodded blankly, he felt that behind these words, there was more to come. Sure enough, the deputy mayor said again. "But it really collapsed people, which is called objective existence. Since it collapsed, we will think of a way to deal with it! There will always be a solution! I mean, the road section is recognized, and it will be a little bit more Money. Dismantling wealth and warding off disasters, making peace with people, and letting the national roads of the People's Republic of China flow first is the right thing to do!" "As long as the national road is unblocked, I will pay for it!" Duan Chang said.He was a little unhappy. The deputy mayor said again: "How much is it? You can't pay too much. If you pay too much, it's called digging the country. We can't pay more, and naturally we can't pay less. If we pay less, we can't appease Ma Jiabian. , we can't afford it ourselves. So, I mean, two thousand yuan!" Duan Chang hung his face and said nothing. When Ma Ya saw the amount, he said it in the same way, and he was secretly happy, but he had to argue about it, the businessman called it "bargaining", and the rural people called it "moving". Ma Ya said: "Two thousand yuan is too little, mayor, please open your mouth a little more. After all, it is a human being, not a dog. Two thousand yuan, you just want to shut our mouths!" Seeing Ma Ya, the deputy mayor was a little annoyed that he didn't give him face, and said: "I said two thousand yuan is two thousand yuan, and I won't give you any more. Ma Ya, don't be ignorant of good and evil, follow along Climb up the pole!" Seeing that the deputy mayor was really annoyed, Ma Ya quickly said, "Then I'll admit it! To be honest, without the two thousand yuan, I would have carried and buried the old man in the same way!" "Don't talk too much!" The deputy mayor stopped Ma Ya's words, then bent his head, and said to Zhang Jiannan, "Although I took the lead in taking charge of this matter, Chief Judge Zhang, the court handles the case independently, and the party and government departments have no right to interfere; Therefore, this is just a suggestion, and what to do will have to be decided by you, the chief judge." Although the deputy mayor said so, in fact, this matter was already settled, and it was just a matter of respect for Jiannan.Zhang Jiannan has worked for more than ten years, how can he not understand this truth. Zhang Jiannan responded, "Just do what the mayor wants. I have no objection to the 2,000 yuan burial fee. Duan Zhang, tell me, if you have no objection, then within ten days of the road section, the money will be paid." Pay the money, what do you think?" "The matter has come to this, let's do it like this!" Duan Chang said with a gloomy face. "Well, the Majiabian poplar case is closed!" Zhang Jiannan said.After finishing speaking, he turned back again and said loudly to Ma Ya: "Ma Ya, you heard it all. Within ten days, the highway section will send 2,000 yuan for the burial fee. And from now on, call your My family members, tell them not to make trouble, and ensure that the national road is unblocked. If there is any more trouble, we will investigate it together with the matter of the broken road ahead. Do you hear me?" Ma Ya said: "I listen to the government!" "Okay, work on the spot, cut the mess quickly, and have fun!" the deputy mayor said happily. Because of the case of "recruiting a husband and raising a husband" in Shangyi Village, the Zhangjiashan Civil Mediation Office was closed for a week for rectification. Zhangjiashan himself was ordered to write a written review and submit it to the court for filing. Remember, after this sentence, the nephew Zhang Jiannan said that the right should be given to his uncle Lao Tzu for a week's vacation. This leave is not good.Rural people have a strange problem, that is, they are born to work, and if they don't run around, they will get sick.The same is true for Zhangjiashan.Dealing with it, he and Li Wenhua finished the inspection, handed it in, and passed it. Once the matter was over, he caught a cold.I just feel top-heavy and backache. Zhang Jiashan fell ill, and Guzi's godmother was so anxious that she couldn't help herself, so she wanted to take Zhang Jiashan to the town health center.Zhangjiashan didn't like to spend money, so he didn't go.Millet's godmother said, then I will use local methods to cure you! Guzi's godmother said, this is the wind that got into the head.After all, on Zhangjiashan's forehead, stroke it, stroke it, light a kerosene lamp, use a shoe needle, burn it red, and then pick it on Zhangjiashan's forehead. "Boom!" "Boom!" The skin on Zhang Jiashan's forehead rang loudly. Zhang Jiashan's pain is not very painful.Just feeling shabby in his heart, he turned his head and staggered sideways. Guzi's godmother turned Zhang Jiashan's head over, held it in her arms, and continued to pick.Picking and scolding: "Look at you, you are a man, you don't have any backs!" On Zhang Jiashan's forehead, a black bead of blood oozed out. "Look, the blood has turned black!" Guzi's godmother said, freeing her hand to squeeze the blood.After squeezing, wipe off with fingertips.Then, on the temples on both sides, I picked it for a while according to this method. When it was over, Guzi's godmother said again: "The wind is blowing hard, that's all, I'll give you another ou!" Just about to Ou, "Tuk Tuk Tuk", someone knocked on the door.Zhang Jiashan said: "The knocking on this door is quite rhythmic. It's a public family. Guzi, just look, who it is!" Guzi's godmother doesn't believe that the public can be identified just by the sound of knocking on the door.She got off the kang.Opening the door, he couldn't help but be taken aback. When the door opened, stood a neatly dressed Duan Chang, followed by a clerk carrying a black leather bag. When there are guests, Guzi's godmother will definitely praise Zhang Jiashan and say "you can do it"!Now, seeing that it is a public family member, he swallowed his words, smiled and invited the guests into the house. Entering the house, Duan Chang looked up and saw Zhang Jiashan lying on the kang, looking sick, so he stretched out both hands, pressed forward, and said, "Don't get up! Don't get up! " In fact, Zhang Jiashan didn't intend to get up at all, he still carried a can on his back.That’s why Duan Zhang said that, it’s a way of talking. Seeing this, Zhang Jiashan flickered and lay down again: "Then I won't get up." "Zhang Ganda, do you have a cold?" Duan Zhang leaned down and asked. "It's a bit windy." "You want medicine? It's over, I'll ask the secretary to bring you some!" "No need, Gu Zi fixed it for me!" "Native methods are fine, Ergo promotes the quintessence of the country!" "Mr. Duan, you must have something to do when you came to me. I see you, you look like a mess, as if you have been bullied by something. I like to be straightforward, what's the matter, tell me!" "It's not a big deal, it's a matter of two thousand yuan." Duan Chang paused for a while, letting the smoke go.After giving up the smoke, he continued: "Zhang Ganda, do you know Ma Zhanshan from Majiabian? A few days ago, a tree fell down by the side of the road and he was killed. Whether it collapsed or not is hard to say now. The court chose to chop down with an ax and fined the road section Compensation. Fines are fined, two thousand yuan is a decimal, and the road section has a thick waist! The problem is that the sentence is like this, which makes the popularity unfavorable. This is obviously cheating the public!" Guzi's godmother took a smaller black pot and began to pour it on Zhangjiashan's forehead, where the fire needle had just picked it up. Duan Chang continued: "The court ordered the payment to be made within ten days. It's exactly ten days today. I brought the money and went to Ma's house. After leaving the house, I changed my mind again. He fucked, I think this is unfair! There are countless trees on the national highway, and you can’t ask me to have a road maintenance worker standing under every tree. Unforeseen circumstances, who knows what will happen! This precedent Drive, the car hits a tree, it will come to us! The crops let the shade of the tree rest, it will come to us! Any woman can’t think about it, she untied her trouser belt and hanged on the tree, she will also come to us! Our road section , from now on, don't think about having a peaceful life!" "You're right! It's just that I don't want to deal with Ma Zhanshan's affairs!" "Are you afraid of Ma Zhanshan? If you don't care about Zhang Ganda, I will admit it. There is a play called "Dead Zhuge Scares away the Living Sima". I didn't understand how the dead can scare the living away. Now I understand!" "You boy, don't give me any provocative methods! When Ma Zhanshan was alive, I was never afraid of him, let alone now that he is dead. I, Zhang Jiashan, usually rule over such people. I feel pity for him. He has been playing tricks all his life." Heipi, he's done it all, but this last time, I'm going to stop him. I think he'll scold me in the underworld!" "Zhang Ganda, we didn't hire you for nothing, we pay the labor fee! Paperwork!" The clerk walked along the black leather bag, poured it out, and poured out a pile of money. "Let's be honest, this is two thousand yuan. It was originally sent to Majiabian, but today, I give it to you. Please go out and win this lawsuit. People fight for breath, Buddha fights for a burner of incense, and you too You can see, Zhang Ganda, I don't care about money, I just want to win this breath!" "In this case, Zhangjiashan Civil Mediation Office, let's take this case! However, the money can only be charged 20 yuan, which is regarded as the acceptance fee. Winning or losing is accepted. After the lawsuit is won, it's another matter!" "Okay! Give me face! Clerk, put away the money, take out 20 yuan, and ask for a receipt! Zhang Ganda, let's go, do you think you can do it?" "Let's go! It's just that before you go to Majiabian, you have to go to court and file a lawsuit. In this way, give us a few days of grace." "Okay!" Duan Chang stood up. The jeep was parked just outside the door.At that moment, the head of the highway section went to the Liuliu town court, said hello, then pulled Zhangjiashan and went straight to Majiabian. On the way, a large truck came head-on.The truck driver recognized the Jeep from this section of the road.When meeting the car, the driver poked his head out of the car window and shouted, "Mr. Duan, let Ma Zhanshan blackmail your section of the road!" "How do you know?" "On this line, everyone is talking. It should have been that Ma Zhanshan was trying to blackmail me. On the day of his death, this dead old man picked up the ground and slipped under the wheels of my car. Fortunately, I replaced a new brake that day. , I escaped this trouble in vain. Unexpectedly, the road section was put up!" What the driver said was like a fire to Duan Chang.When the Ma family criticized the poplar case, he had to make a fuss. Zhang Jiashan came down from the other side of the car and asked, "Little master, you mean, this Ma Zhanshan asked you for something first that day?" "I searched for it, but I didn't find it. Ha, the tree collapsed the person to death. This is very strange. The tree is dead, but the person is alive. The tree has no legs, but the person has two legs. How can people call it?" The tree collapsed and died? It's amazing!" "What you're implying is that Ma Zhanshan didn't let the tree fall to his death, but the tree fell first, and then he hugged the tree and died!" "I didn't see it, so I dare not talk nonsense. However, you should investigate and investigate this matter. People in the world are not blind!" "That's reasonable! Little master, if the court summons, are you willing to be a witness?" "Prove what?" "I'm not asking you to testify about the death of a tree falling, but to prove that on the day of the death, Ma Zhanshan once wanted to get under the wheel of your car." "I can prove it!" Gossip less.At that moment, Zhang Jiashan resigned as a driver and got into the jeep again. As soon as the jeep started, Ma Jiabian said, he arrived. At Ma Zhanshan's house, a funeral has just ended.Adults and children, with white cloths still covering their heads, the three brothers of the Ma family were dismantling the coffin shed at the door. That tree, the top of the tree has been cut off, and a funeral tent has been set up.The trunk of the tree is still there, but it was originally lying across the road, but now, in order not to hinder the passage of cars, it has come along and placed on the side of the road. Today happens to be the ten-day deadline.The brothers of the Ma family have been waiting for money here for a long time.Erge, when he saw the car coming, he recognized that it was on the road section, so he stopped what he was doing and stood and watched.As soon as the car stopped, the boss Ma Ya came over. Ma Ya raised his head, made a savage look, and came up to talk: "Mr. Duan, you are indeed on time, please, sit in the room!" Duan Chang thought to himself, I can't enter the house, I entered the house, I talked speculatively, I couldn't get up and down, I couldn't talk speculatively, this family, young and old, was in a sad place, maybe they would be stuck in the house and beat up .I know why I came here, I know in my heart, it is better to distance myself.Thinking of this, he said: "Don't rush into the house yet. Ma Ya, we only have one mission this time, and we want to take a closer look. Last time we came, we were in a hurry and didn't look carefully!" "Duan Zhang, what do you mean by that?" Ma Ya was a little surprised when he saw that the words were not speculative, and asked. "It's not interesting!" Duan Chang said with a smile on his face, "I don't understand something. We can't have stomach pains for no reason on our highway section!" "Damn it, you've coaxed me to be buried and the road opened, Erg, there's a rotating shaft in the mouth, the string is tightened, and it's loosened again and again!" The horse's face and horse's brain are both stunned and green, and the father's new funeral makes him feel a little unhappy, Erge, seeing that the words are not speculative, one by one screamed and rushed over. "Brother, stop talking to him, it's useless to spit, just ask him a word, see if you have brought money. If you bring money, everything will be closed. If you don't bring money, let this kid go first!" Seeing this situation, Duan Chang felt a little timid.As soon as he thought of the Jeep and Zhangjiashan, he quickly raised his eyes and looked into the car. Zhang Jiashan remained calm in the car. At this time, he opened the door and got out.On Zhang Jiashan's forehead, there is an obvious cupping mark, a circle of black and blue.There was still some faint sweat on his forehead, probably the cold hadn't fully healed yet. "Well, there is no way to be king! These gray men of the Ma family, what do you want to do in broad daylight?" Zhang Jiashan's half-pagoda-like body stood there, and said in a low voice. "Oh, Zhang Ganda, it's you! There's a big face made of hemp paper, and you are everywhere! Can you let our brothers go, don't take this idle porcelain. We belong to the public, not Take out yours!" Seeing Zhang Jiashan, a big man suddenly emerged from the carriage, the three Ma brothers were a little apprehensive, but their mouths were still tight. Zhang Jiashan said: "A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way! It's wrong to spend money from the state or personal money! Nephew of the Ma family, I am older than you, and we are old acquaintances for many years. We are poor , you can't do such a thing, it will make people feel bad!" "What are you doing here? Tell me. I yelled that the tree collapsed to death, and the corpse is there! It's not a scam! Anyone who is not convinced will die!" "Ma Mian, don't be so loud! Duan Zhang invited me here, just to visit and ask what happened. It really caused the tree to fall. Besides; if it wasn't for the tree to fall, don't lie to others!" "That day there was the mayor and the chief judge of the court. People didn't count what they saw, but you, Zhangjiashan, grew up with chickens and cows, and your urine was high. You are not afraid of the shadow. If you want to visit, you should visit!" "How well said!" Zhang Jiashan said. The three brothers of the Ma family are not good at fighting, and they dare not let people take it lightly with the formation in front of the Ma family's gate.While talking about the past, although Zhang Jiashan's words were sharp, his heart was actually a little hairy. He was afraid that he would not be able to intimidate the scene, and this brother would make trouble and provoke a fight. Erge, at this point, both parties have not yet broken their faces, so they accept it as soon as they see it. Zhang Jiashan quickly pulled the lead, jumped out of the circle, and visited a nearby family. As I said before, this Ma Zhanshan tiger doesn't eat people, he has a great reputation, and his neighbors give him three points in everything.Erge, although Ma Zhanshan is dead, people are afraid of others because they are afraid in their hearts. Neighbors are still timid when they mention the Ma family.Believe it or not, no one saw what happened under the big poplar tree that day, but if you see it, you see it. It is not so easy to get everyone to tell what they pretended to be. Zhang Jiashan and Duan Chang visited the neighbors, but everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb.The question was tight, and the left neighbor said: "We don't know what you asked! It was a strong wind that day, and it was noon, and it was time for lunch!" She also said in this way: "At noon, who else is on the way! Everyone is at home, serving bowls!" After asking and asking, they couldn't come up with anything, so the two had no choice but to leave the house in dismay, and went to the road again. Duan Chang said: "Erge has no sense at all. It's nothing to do with him, and he hangs it high. No wonder there are so many bad people and bad things! I see, there is no trick, let's go!" Zhang Jiashan didn't talk to him.He was still lying on the side of the road, feeling bored.The attitude of the neighbors was not what he expected, so he didn't mind the failure just now, but in the questioning just now, the words "noon noon" and "noon noon" appeared repeatedly. Words caught his attention. "At noon! At noon! People speak, you have to think about what they mean. At noon, wolves eat smoke! This sunny day in May, Yellow and June, when you take a break, when you eat, who else will you eat? Walk on the road under a big sun!" "You mean not to go?" "No, let's stay until noon and then go!" The two of them stood on the side of the road, smoking with their heads sullen. The shade moved slowly, getting smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely.Duan Chang looked at his watch, the time was exactly 12 noon. The two looked at the road. Suddenly, there was a burst of singing.Majiabian Primary School is over.A group of elementary school students lined up, left the school gate, and walked along the road.A female teacher with short hair is leading the children to sing. "It's these elementary school students! These elementary school students are witnesses!" Zhang Jiashan's eyes sparkled with excitement. Duan Chang also regained his spirits, picked up his body, and stood up. Zhang Jiashan tugged at the front of his shirt, looked at the door of Ma's house, and said, "No hurry! Let's go to school after school in the afternoon!" This afternoon, in Majiabian Primary School, after the class bell rang, a beautiful female teacher stood on the podium, flicked her short hair, and preached: "Students, we have learned "Reading, Writing and Writing" and learned to tell stories with pictures. Today, our study has entered a new stage, which is composition. There are two types of composition, one is narrative and the other is discussion. Wen. Let’s learn narrative first. Today, we have to remember one thing, and we must try to remember it as detailed and accurate as possible. What is it? Ten days ago, on the way home from school, in front of Ma’s house, there was a tree The poplar tree fell. I remember that many students went to watch. Today, we will remember this event, and the title is--" The female teacher wrote the title "The Poplar Tree Has Fallen" on the blackboard with chalk, then drew four circles under the title with chalk, and continued: "The title is "The Poplar Tree Has Fallen". Don't you want to be a writer? The most basic training for a writer is to observe, to see if you can observe and describe this matter accurately. Okay, let's start writing now, get out of class is over Ring the paper!" After the teacher finished speaking, the students grabbed their pens and started writing. The teacher came outside the classroom. Outside the classroom, Zhang Jiashan and Duan Zhang were squatting there. Zhang Jiashan had a serious expression on his face, as if a big conspiracy was brewing. "Is that all right?" asked the female teacher. "Good! Good!" Zhang Jiashan praised. When the female teacher saw this, she was very happy. She straightened her hair and went into the prison hall. On the road came a shopper who went from village to village and sold popsicles.Riding a broken bicycle with a white popsicle box behind him, walking and yelling. "Popsicle seller, come here!" Zhang Jiashan shouted, "I want all your popsicles!" Zhang Jiashan signaled that the popsicle seller leaned his bicycle against the wall of the classroom. The get out of class bell rang "dangdangdangdang". The female teacher held the first composition she received in her hand, half of her body was still in the classroom, and she stretched out her hand: "Old comrade, take a look, how is it?" When Zhang Jiashan received it, Duan Chang impatiently took it away: "Let me see first!" Duan Chang said-- poplar tree fell Ten days ago, we came home from school.Everyone lined up and sang songs, and when they thought that they would soon have a delicious lunch, everyone's stomachs growled unceremoniously. Accidents will happen.Suddenly, a whirlwind blew up in the river, and with a "click", the big poplar tree in front of Ma's house fell down. Grandma said, when encountering whirlwind, you should hide from it while spitting at it, and say in your mouth: whirlwind whirlwind, you are a ghost, I will gouge your leg with a knife!But none of the children in our team hid, and none of them spit (except Zhang Xiaoli, who spit because she opened her mouth the widest when she sang and ate a mouthful of sand).Because we are young pioneers, we are not superstitious. At the place where the poplar tree fell, we saw several adults of the Ma family working together to lift the old man outside the door and put him in front of the tree. "What do they want?" I thought. Uncle Ma is about to die.With his last strength, he hugged the tree. It's a rare thing.I thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't figure out why Uncle Ma did this.Does he want to tell us: It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to grow a man, so that we can be good children when we grow up.Or, he was telling people to love trees, it is not easy for a tree to grow so big! My brain hurts, and I didn't understand the truth of this matter. We gathered around to watch, and the teacher said: "You should pay attention to observing things when you are young." We really wanted to finish this matter, but the adults of the Ma family drove us away. Afterwards, I secretly picked some leaves and fed them to the sheep.It's wrong for me to do this, and I can't take advantage of the public. Plant trees and afforestation, green the motherland. Duan Chang was reading, Zhang Jiashan couldn't help laughing.Zhang Jiashan thought to himself: The teacher always asks the students to dig out some thematic ideas in a composition, and it is really difficult for these students. How to dig out the topic "The Poplar Tree Has Fallen"? After reading, Duan Chang slapped his thigh, and said repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! A child speaks the truth! I see your doggy horse teeth, what else can Ergo say!" The female teacher brought a stack of essays with a smile: "Rural primary schools, the teaching quality is not high, the two of you are laughing at me! For these essays, I don't know whether to choose a few, or all of them?" "Everything!" Zhang Jiashan hurried over. While picking it up, Zhang Jiashan said: "Teacher, this box of popsicles is for the children on the highway section, please give them to them!" As soon as the teacher announced, the children who handed in the papers swarmed around the popsicle box. There was a lot of noise at the door of the classroom. Zhang Jiashan put away the composition and put it in his waist: "With this thing, this lawsuit will probably be considered a win!" Liuliu Town Court held a public hearing for the Majiabian poplar case on this day.This scene is somewhat similar to the case of "recruiting husbands and raising husbands" in Shangyi Village. The difference is that the flow of people is like the flow of water. The previous crop of people has now been replaced by another crop. Sitting in front were the three brothers of the Ma family, the road chief and the clerk, the beautiful rural female teacher, and the little master who drove the big truck.The president of the court and the "police station" are important figures, and of course they cannot be absent.In addition, an important figure, the deputy mayor, also arrived today.He was dragged here by the judge Zhang Jiannan. The Zhangjiashan Civil Mediation Office is out today in full force. Zhangjiashan, Guzi's godmother, and Li Wenhua are all here. The trial begins.After Zhang Jiannan, the president of the court, announced the opening of the trial, the Zhangjiashan Civil Mediation Office represented the highway section to state the reasons. Zhang Jiashan cleared his throat and said, "Even if the tree on the side of the road crushed someone to death, even if it is true, I think it is wrong to arbitrarily demand compensation for the road section regardless of whether it is indiscriminate or indiscriminate. What's more, there are big discrepancies in the matter. As for How to get in and out, we can first ask the driver Xiao Wang. In fact, a few hours before the Yangshu case, the deceased Ma Zhanshan had been lying on the road, trying to cause trouble!" The presiding judge asked: "Wang Weimin, is there really something wrong?" The truck driver replied: "It's true! Ma Zhanshan was playing tricks and forced himself under the wheels of my car. Fortunately, the brakes were replaced that day. Otherwise, I might be the one sitting in the dock today!" " "Stop talking!" said the President.Then he motioned to Zhang Jiashan to continue talking. Zhang Jiashan said: "This incident did not cause an accident because the driver took emergency measures. However, at least it can be said that Ma Zhanshan had a premonition that his death was approaching, and he wanted to create an incident. This time it won't work, he will do it again." Wait for the next time. As expected, the next time will come, this is the roadside tree on the road section, which was blown down by the wind!" "You're talking nonsense!" "You're talking nonsense!" The three brothers of the Ma family, seeing that the words of the boss were getting worse, stood up and protested. "我不敢胡说！我这身子，是在法庭上哩，旁边又坐了大镇长。我就是想胡说，也不敢的！"张家山挥手之间，送出两顶高帽子，送出以后，接着说，"我有证据！啥证据呢？下面请马家砭小学的教师薛冬梅，宣读一下该校学生提供的证词。" "谁是薛冬梅？"庭长伸长脖子，往底下看。 "我是！"女教师落落大方地站起来，一甩长发。 女教师说："严格地讲来，这不是证词，是我为学生们出的一道命题作文：《杨树倒了》。能在这里宣读学生们的习作，我很高兴！" 说完，女教师就拿起作文，念开了。 女教师念的这篇，正是我们曾经见识过的那篇。不可否认，除了"中心思想"有些过于牵强附会以外，这篇作文写得十分精彩。而此刻，在这堪称庄严的场合，再由女教师那清脆美丽、抑扬顿挫的声音朗诵出来这篇作文，便产生了意料不到的喜剧效果。 开始时大家还都一本正经地听着，念着念着，有人笑起来。一个人一笑，这笑声便遏制不住了，到后来，是女教师念一句，大家笑一句。法庭一时间变得热闹起来。 大家开始是笑这小学生的作文，听着听着，后来的笑声，便变成了笑马占山这一场事情了。大家觉得这事情稀奇古怪，真是稀罕。 女教师念完了，她停顿了一下。台下是一片吵嚷声，吵嚷声中，夹杂着马家兄弟的抗议声。 "你完了吗？完了，请坐下！"法庭庭长张建南，见法庭的秩序有些乱，他把这看做是损害了自己的尊严，因此有些恼火。 女教师可以说是够单纯了。她好容易有了个表现自己口才的机会，焉能就此罢休？听到庭长问话，她赶紧答道："还有！还有！"接着又拿出第二篇，说道： "一共是45篇作文。我刚才念的是第一篇。现在我念第二篇。第二篇《杨树倒了》，用的是倒叙法，先从马家大爷之死写起，再写他抱住杨树，再写杨树倒了。这种叙事文体我还没有教过，是孩子们自己想出来的，这孩子真聪明！我现在开始念了：《杨树倒了》……" 庭长终于忍耐不住了，他用拳头叩了叩桌子，说道："行了，行了，不要念了。你的口才很好，你的学生的作文也写得很好，改天，教学观摩会上，你再显露吧！今个儿，就算了！" 女教师见说，不无遗憾地坐下来，胸膛一起一伏地，情绪还处在刚才的激动中。 庭长接着又说："秃子头上的虱子，明摆着，这件事有水分。马牙，还有马面、马脑，你们说哩！" 马牙硬着头皮说："这明明是张家山串通了几个人，设计来害我们！可惜，我大死了，我大要在，看你们谁敢这样欺侮我们马家！" 这话等于没说。话一出口，众人哄堂大笑。张家山忧郁的脸上，也露出笑意。女教师掏出叠得四四方方的手绢，擦了擦鼻子。 场上只有一个人，从始到终，都品着脸儿，不笑不恼，这是副镇长。大家在笑罢以后，看看副镇长，羡慕地想：你看，人家怪不得是领导，拿得多稳！ 庭长看了副镇长一眼，然后说："休庭十分钟，待我们合议以后，宣布判决结果。" 说完，叫起副镇长、"派出所"，到他的那个宿办两用的房间里去了。 庭长大约觉得这"杨树案"，也有一些稀奇，回到房间，张口说道："马占山这老黑皮，真不是个东西，死呀死呀，还把咱们日弄了一回！" 说过以后，等了半晌，不见副镇长搭茬，抬头看时，见副镇长脸上有些不高兴，就又说："刚才我是乱发议论，现在咱们进入正题。镇长，你看这案子……" 副镇长严肃地说："咋能说日弄？这杨树倒和马占山的死，明明是有因果关系嘛！要不，咋能这样巧，倒下个杨树，就死下个人！" "你是说……"庭长试探着问。 "我是说，凡事总有个因果关系，这是辩证法。马家砭杨树案也是这样。那杨树，即便不是直接地塌在马占山身上，也是那一声咔嚓，把马占山给吓死的。塌死和吓死，当然表现的形式有所不同，但是它的本质是一样的，这就是：杨树倒从而导致马占山死亡！" 庭长拍手道："有道理！有道理！还是镇长水平高，学过辩证法，看问题能看到实质上。那么，马家砭杨树案，你的意思是：咱们还按照原来预定的方案判？" "我没有意思！"副镇长说，"公检法独立办案，党政部门无权干涉，你是政法战线的老同志，应该懂得这一点。至于我，我今天也不是什么镇长，而是你们临时拉来的个什么什么陪审而已！" "人民陪审员！""派出所"纠正说。 "对，人民陪审员！"副镇长说。 庭长张建南，听了副镇长这一席话，算是有了主心骨，知道这马家砭杨树案，该怎么判了。二回回来，往主席台上一站，挥挥手，示意大家安静，然后红口白牙，说出一番话来。 张建南说："法庭合议结果，认为张家山民事调解所所查事实，虽系属实，但是，杨树倒与马占山死在同一时间发生，绝非偶然。虽然杨树没有直接导致马占山死亡，但是，杨树倒下时所产生的巨大声音，不能不说是造成马占山死亡的重要原因。故此，六六镇法庭判决如下：从即日起，十天之内，公路段务必将两千元葬埋费，交到死者的第一顺序继承人马牙手里，不得拖延。" 张建南说完，好一阵，不见台下有声响。"不管是好的反响，还是不好的反响，总该有点才对呀？"张建南想。 张建南朝台下一看，见台下人人目瞪口呆，看来，是他刚才那一番理论，把大家给说愣了。见是这样，张建南只好再用拳头敲敲桌子说："今天的开庭，就到这儿，散场了。谁要坐，谁就继续坐吧，坐到晚上，这里放电影！" 话刚说完，首先惊醒的是马家三兄弟的马牙，马牙原来以为，这次是输定了，赢得意外，他刚才也有些目瞪口呆，不相信庭长张建南的话。尔格，他明白，千真万确，他赢了，于是，一个马趴，向前一跪，抱住张建南，嘴里学着戏剧里的唱词："青天大老爷哪，草民这里给你下跪了！" 接着清醒过来的是公路段段长。本来，段长眼见事态发展，心中不免得意，觉得公路段这次是胜券在握了，想不到，半边脸还在笑着，半边脸就成了哭相了。段长和庭长，算是平级，就是比科长低一级的那一级，叫股长，因此，这段长，尔格气愤之余，也就指着张建南，骂道："张建南，你这浆子官！你这么办案，是羞先人哩！" 张建南听见了，权当没有听见，工作嘛，难免惹个把人的，因此，他也不十分在意。 副镇长要走，张建南陪着副镇长出了法庭。 张家山用嘲讽的目光，望着他的侄儿，看着他走远。 尔格，所有的人都走了，法庭只剩下了张家山、谷子干妈、李文化，还有公路段段长和文书。 段长像被霜打蔫的庄稼一样，哭丧着脸。他对张家山说："还有什么好说的！牙打了，咽到肚里就是了，你的疼，你给谁哭去！" "这件事没完，段长，走，咱们再去马家砭，看能不能再搜腾些事！这口气我咽不下去！"张家山一拍桌子说。 "我不去，我是了！反正是公家的钱，出就出，权当是给张建南他大买药吃了！"段长说。说到最后一句话时，见张家山不满意地"嗯"了一声，段长明白自己这话有语病：谁是张建南他大，张建南他大就是张家山的亲哥哥。想到这里，段长拍了拍张家山的肩膀，算是道歉，拍罢，抬脚走了。 "谷子、李文化，收拾一下，咱们走！"张家山说。 谷子干妈说："人家公路段都受了！八竿子打不着个你，张家山你去逞什么英雄哩！" "我就不信活着个张家山，斗不过你个死了的马占山！废话少说，咱们起身！" "这不是跟马占山斗，是跟你糊脑松①侄儿斗哩！"谷子干妈摇摇头，表示无可奈何。 只为了一口气，张家山二返马家砭，蓄意寻事，要为公路段出这一口窝囊气。也是苍天不负有心人，这一次，张家山倒真的，又找出一宗事情来。 马家砭马占山家门口，如今是静悄悄的，只那棵树身，还静静地躺在那里，让人记起这宗"杨树案"。开始农忙了，马家三兄弟都上山锄庄稼去了。他们心里已经坦然，明白公路段这一次是栽定了，十天之内，他们不敢不送钱来。事情弄到这地步，已经不是他们马家和公路段的事情，而是法庭在和公路段较劲了。 既然这棵树还在，那么，就只有在这棵树上做文章了。 张家山绕着这棵树，转了三圈，感慨地骂树："树呀树，别人家的门前的树，都立得端端的，独有你，爱惹事，倒了。你不知道，你这一倒，给世间添了多少麻烦呀！" 骂罢，张家山突然一拍脑门，省悟道："对呀，别的树都没倒，独独这棵树倒了，这里面，真该有一点儿名堂的！"说罢，在树的根部蹲下来，开始端详。 "李文化，你给我找个树枝，硬些的！" 李文化从马家的柴禾摞里，抽出一根狼牙刺棍儿，交给张家山。 张家山用棍儿，在树的根部捅起来。这一捅不要紧，有木屑纷纷地落下来，还有几条蛆一样的虫子，蛄蛹蛄蛹乱动。 "咋能不倒，树根都朽了，都让虫给掏空了！"张家山说。 "杨树就是爱招虫！"谷子干妈说。 "爱招虫？别的杨树，咋都好好的！"张家山白了谷子干妈一眼，又问，"树的根，在哪一块？" "在猪圈里！"李文化说。 "猪圈里？谁家的猪圈？" "还有谁家的！谁能把猪圈修到马占山家的门口？马占山家的呗！" "马占山，我这一次，算是把你的把柄又抓到手了！咱们看看，是你能还是我能！"张家山站起来，捶了捶后腰，笑道。 猪圈围墙不高，石片砌的，张家山打量了一下，一跃身跳了进去。 一头大公猪，嗷嗷叫着，向张家山扑来，龇牙咧嘴的。张家山吓得一闪身子，又跳了出来。 "谁喂的猪像谁！"张家山解嘲道。 "看我来！"谷子干妈说。 谷子干妈迈动"解放脚"①，挣扎着爬上墙去。张家山又掐着屁股，扶了一把。过了墙后，谷子干妈手里挥动着棍儿，嘴里""地叫着，赶猪。 却也怪，猪不但不咬，还驯服地摇着尾巴。 谷子干妈用棍儿打着猪屁股，将猪轰进了一个石砌的小房间里，关死门。 "关死了？"张家山仍然心有余悸。 "关死了！"谷子干妈答道。 张家山一跃身跳了进来。 猪发觉上当了，这不是来喂它吃食的，于是在栅栏门里，"哼哼"地叫着，使劲拱门。 张家山伸出两只大手，刨开稀稀的猪屎。 根部显露了出来。 谷子干妈在旁边用棍儿戳，又戳出几条虫子来。 突然，响起一阵汽车的喇叭声，一辆吉普款款地停在猪圈墙外。 段长和文书走下车。 "我放心不下这事儿，又赶来了！"段长解释道。 "你看，蛆虫咬，猪嘴拱，这树焉有不倒之理！"张家山猫起腰来说。 "马占山这小子，就是逞强！公路上三令五申，不准把道旁树圈到猪圈、茅房里去，别人都不敢，就他敢！" "公路上，可有关于这道旁树的管理和处罚条例？" "关于道旁树的没有。有一个条例，是针对整个公路设施而言的。不过，我想，这道旁树，也属公路设施的一部分吧！" "这就好！车走车路，马走马路，前一案事，已经下成死棋，咱们就不提它了，尔格，咱就提这后一宗事。咱们就以马占山破坏公路设施为名，也罚他狗日的两千块！" "行是行，不过，像这种情况，罚款数额，最多只有五百。" "咱这是特殊情况，特殊情况要特殊处理。树都把人塌死了，你看，这破坏有多严重！" "it is good!" "能把这拍照上，最好！" "文书，你回段上去，火速取个照相机来！" 张家山拿着厚墩墩的一沓材料，还有花花绿绿的一堆照片，来找庭长。庭长正在吃饭。张家山故意把一张拍有蛆虫的照片，往庭长面前一搁。庭长见了，恶心，饭也吃不下去了，只好把碗放下。 "张建南，你狗日的，马家砭一案，你肯定吃了黑拐①！"张家山开门见山，骂道。 "好叔老子哩，你冤枉我，兔子不吃窝边草，我张建南真要吃，也不能吃咱六六镇的。你看我这一头沉②的光景，像个吃黑拐的人吗？" "那马家砭杨树案，你咋能这号处理？" "叔老子，我有我的难处。我不好说。不过你也不是外人，那我就实话实说吧，马家砭这事，副镇长参与意见了！副镇长是副科级，我是股级，虽然我那任命书上，有个括弧，括弧里说股级干部，按副科级对待，可是，在人家正儿八经的副科级面前，总觉得辈分低些！" "我不懂你们这些渠渠道道，不过，我早就知道，你背后，肯定有人拽着你一条筋，看看，不是？"张家山有些可怜侄子，觉得这官也真是难做，原先的气，也有些消了。 他将那一摞材料、照片，往张建南眼前推一推，又说道："我今个儿来，还是杨树案。不过不是上一次的那个，那一个，你大庭长一锤定音，已经走成死棋了。我这次，是受公路段之约，状告马占山破坏公路设施，致死人命的。本该由段长拿到县上，找公路稽查处去办。我说，还是让法庭办吧！这不，状纸、照片，都在这里，一目了然的一件事情，你受不受理？" 庭长将状子、照片翻了翻："先放这里吧，待我考虑考虑！" "我等你回话！"张家山一甩袖子离去。 送走叔老子以后，法庭庭长张建南，捧着这状纸、照片犯了难。他明白这事搁不下，张道李胡子，你非得给他有个交代不行。想来想去，还是觉得应该找副镇长，向他请请主意。既然这事副镇长插手过问了，那么出了新的情况，就得给他通通气才对。想透了，于是一个大卷宗，将这状纸、照片装了，来到镇政府。 "镇长，马家砭杨树案，公路段又翻腾开了。"副镇长办公室，张建南展开卷宗，汇报道。 "那不是都定了么，又翻腾什么？法律还有个尊严没有？威信威信，一是威二是信，没了这两样，还叫法律？" "镇长，不是上次的那个。上次那个，已经定了，他们自然不敢翻腾。这次，是张家山出面，又状告马占山将杨树圈在了猪圈里，猪拱虫咬，导致杨树倒下，致死人命一事。张家山还扬言，法庭要是不管，他们上县里去！" "受理是要受理的！发生在咱们地段上的事，咱们不管，哪能行？这事，轻点说，叫推卸责任，重点说，叫失职。至于如何处理，你去办吧，不要把大小个事情，都推到我这里！我要腾出身子来，抓大事。工作方法中，最忌讳的一条，就是事务缠身！" "镇长，这我解下，来惊动你，我也于心不安。我这次来，只是来讨一句话，只要有了你这一句话，我就知道咋样处理了。" "What are you talking about?" "你跟马家砭那边，可曾沾亲带故？" "既没有亲，也没有故！" "可还有别的啥关系？" "你这娃娃，咋能这号说话。我是外县人，大学毕业，分到这六六镇的，那马家砭，谁家大门朝哪边安着哩，我都不知道！" "那那天？" "那天是那天，今天是今天。此一时，彼一时。那天，国道上汽车堵了三天，你不放那一句话，马家那几个愣后生，能撤兵？话既放了，就得执行；哪怕是违心，也得执行。军中无戏言，要不，一镇之长，以后说话，谁还听？" "我明白了。镇长！今个儿，我算是又长了一番见识！" 庭长说完，毕恭毕敬地离去。 "下次开庭，你还去不去？"庭长出门时，又问。 "杨树案一了，我还去干什么！公务这么多！你要到镇上拉陪审员，你找别人去！" 几天以后，法庭又开庭。这次开庭，仍然是上次的那些人。只少了个副镇长，换了个镇政府的大师傅。 庭长张建南朗声说道："这次开庭，是为马家砭的杨树案。不过这个杨树案，不是