Chapter 5 mango tree, loquat tree

There are two trees planted in Xiaoming's yard, one is a loquat tree, and the other is a loquat tree. ...well, the other one is actually a mango tree. The mango tree debuted much later than the loquat tree. When the mango tree was only a 1.60-meter sapling, the loquat tree was already taller than the roof.If you think of them as human beings, the mango tree is just a teenager who has just entered puberty, while the loquat tree is already a social youth. The loquat tree almost grew up watching the mango tree. He was originally the only tree in this family, but he didn't know when his value fell and he became the only tree.There were no plants that could be called "tall" in his field of vision, but one day, the head of the mango tree emerged from the nursery in the corner of the yard, and grew up bit by bit, down to earth.

"Hello senior." The fledgling mango tree was humble, and he humbly greeted all the plants in the yard that came to the world earlier than himself.The loquat tree has luxuriant branches and leaves, and it looks like a big tree at first glance, so naturally it cannot be neglected. "Hello. Are you...?" The loquat tree couldn't judge for a moment. "I am the mango tree." "Oh, I am the loquat tree." "Sounds gorgeous." "Hehe, what's not gorgeous, aren't you and I both fruit trees?" Loquat Tree said politely, but secretly refreshed, "Young man, work hard."

Time passed quietly, and soon it was summer. As in previous years, the body of the loquat tree is covered with golden loquats, shining like jewels in the leaves, and the unique fragrance of loquats can be smelled in the wind. "Senior, you are amazing." Mango Tree witnessed the flowering and fruiting of the loquat tree with his own eyes, and he was extremely envious. "Serve the people." The loquat tree said with a smile. Xiao Ming's family began to rejoice over the abundant fruits of the loquat tree. One day, Xiao Ming's grandfather picked up a few ripe loquats on the ground, so he announced: "It's ready to pick."

The fruit of the loquat tree's labor was quickly plundered, and then, Xiao Ming's family sat under the tree and began to enjoy the gift of the season. Watching humans eat their own fruits, the loquat tree is full of indescribable pride. "This is very sweet." Xiao Ming, a kindergartener, said after eating a loquat. The mango tree looked at the loquat tree with even more admiration. "Hehe, kid." The loquat tree was modest. "Wow! This is very sour!" Xiao Ming spat out a mouthful of dregs. A few leaves fell from the loquat tree in embarrassment, and the same sentence was still in his mouth: "...a child..."

Children's mouths are the most honest, they can eat delicious things to death, and refuse to eat bad ones.There was a big basket full of freshly picked loquats, and Xiao Ming picked and picked and ate them for less than five cents. "This kid is really picky." Grandma looked at Xiao Ming dissatisfied. "It's really sour, though," Dad said. "Well, it seems to be sour every year. Is it not enough training?" Mom frowned. "Loquats are like this, not sour but not tasty." It is said that the grandfather who has eaten Guanyin clay said generously.

"Is there no sweet fruit?" Xiao Ming grinned and asked. "You can look forward to it," Dad said. Following the direction of father's finger, the family's eyes focused on the mango tree. "The smell of this tree is really sweet. If it bears fruit one day, it must be very sweet." Mom said. "I hope this day will be as soon as possible~" Xiao Ming's saliva flowed out. Human gossip is often heard in the ears of the two trees, with different effects.The mango tree was inspired by the owner to be full of ambition, but the loquat tree felt that it was a big loss in front of the younger generation. He muttered: "There are fruits for you to eat so much..."

"Senior, did you hear what they said just now?" Mango Tree asked Loquat Tree excitedly. "Hmm." The loquat tree was annoyed. "I really hope I can get results soon!" "Ah, I got it, I got it." Loquat Shu didn't feel like talking to him anymore. From this day on, the tree-growing goal of the mango tree is very clear.He wants to join the ranks of adult trees as soon as possible, and produce plump and sweet mangoes to satisfy the tireless stomach of human beings. Mango Tree spends each day seriously.He absorbed and digested all the nutrients he could absorb and digest with his heart.He grew stronger and stronger.

Loquat Tree is often startled when he casually looks at him: When did this kid look so handsome! The mango tree has become an idol-level plant in the yard, but he puts his career first and has no time to think about other things. Years passed by in the blink of an eye. One night, the loquat tree in its sleep was awakened by the mango tree's surprise cry. "Senior! Senior!" "Do you know what time it is! I have to go to work tomorrow!" loquat tree complained after being sleepy. "Senior, look at me!" The loquat tree saw it, and there was a green fruit condensed among the branches and leaves of the mango tree.

"This is my debut work!" "Ah, it looks pretty good." Loquat Tree perfunctory. "Senior, please give me some advice!" "Well, the shape is not bad, it looks like a mango, but the color is not so good. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard." Loquat Shu said casually.In fact, in his heart, all the fruits except the loquat are ugly in shape. "I will work hard!" The passionate mango tree replied. Xiao Ming's family soon discovered that the mango tree had entered a new stage of life. They were full of anticipation, and their saliva nourished the heart of the mango tree.

So in the following days, the fruits on the mango tree appeared endlessly like the pimples on the face of the angry boy. The loquat tree is harassed by the fussing calls of the mango tree every day, and every time the mango tree completes a new work, it asks the loquat tree to observe and give advice. "Your creative ability is quite strong." Loquat tree said, looking at the mango tree that had been overwhelmed by the heavy fruit. "This... is thanks to the good teaching of the seniors." Although Mango Tree was tired, he was very happy. "Sincere original works are encouraged even if they are not perfect. In any case, they are better than plagiarism." Loquat Tree is really like an old-timer.

"Well, I also know my current shortcomings, I will revise and polish it a few times." The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is midsummer. The mango tree no longer writes new manuscripts... Ah no, it no longer bears new fruits, and he can't count how many works he has accumulated. The time Xiao Ming spends standing under the mango tree committing nympho is also increasing day by day.Finally one day, a huge mango fell from the sky and hit him on the face. "Wow!!" Xiao Ming cried loudly, and after crying for a while, he danced again, "Grandpa said, this is cooked and ready to eat!" It was a mango that was very heavy but green all over, but Xiao Ming didn't mind so much, so he washed his hands and peeled it happily. "Senior, senior! My work is finally going to be read!" Mango Tree was so excited that he couldn't speak incoherently. "Ah, I'm also looking forward to his reaction." The loquat tree said, looking at the green skin of the mango gloatingly - this is clearly a sign of underripeness. "Senior, do you think he will like it? Will I be rejected?" "...are you really a mango tree?" Xiao Ming washed and washed the mango, then sat under the tree, carefully took off its green coat, revealing the wet and slippery flesh. He took a bite, and his eyes suddenly enlarged. He almost ate the core, making pig-like noises while eating. The whole family came after hearing the news, and Xiao Ming expressed his excitement inarticulately: "Mango, mango is delicious!!!" The family stared wide-eyed, and the mother doubted: "Such a green color, can I eat it?" "It looks quite ripe, and I don't know why it didn't turn golden yellow." Grandpa helped the reading glasses. "Let's try it." Dad rolled up his sleeves and started picking mangoes. The family gathered under the mango tree to hold a product quality appraisal meeting, and almost all of them were defeated at the first bite. "It's so delicious!!!" They shouted happily, it was the first time for them to eat such a natural, clean, sweet and refreshing mango! The mango tree was trembling with excitement, and the fruits all over the body were falling down like rain, and Xiao Ming's family was picking them up and eating them non-stop. Finally got the affirmation of human beings!What could be happier than being a fruit tree? ! The only thing that was not happy at the scene was the loquat tree. "Wait..." he said in his heart. One day, when Xiao Ming's family woke up, they found that the loquat tree had also grown fruit.It is still full of pleasing yellow stars. "We are really lucky, first we have mangoes, and then we have loquats." It is said that pickled radish was the fruit that he ate most often when he was a child, said with emotion. "I don't want to eat loquat, loquat is so sour!" Xiao Ming yelled. Loquat Tree was so angry that he wished he could catch Xiao Ming and beat him. "Hey, this year's loquat may be very sweet." Grandpa comforted Xiao Ming. The family begins picking a new round of summer fun. "Senior, I believe everyone will like your work!" Mango Tree said to Loquat Tree. After the loquats are washed, the little emperor at home tastes them first as usual. After Xiao Ming reluctantly ate one loquat, he announced on the spot that he would never eat loquat again. The loquat tree almost fell to the ground in shock, and he asked loudly: "Why?!!!!" Of course, all humans heard was the vibration of the branches. Grandpa stuffed a loquat into his mouth in dissatisfaction: "Your child is getting more and more outrageous..." Before he finished speaking, he sprayed out the loquat together with the dentures. "Wow! It's really sour! I've never eaten such sour loquat!" Grandpa was terrified. "Really! It's just... fell into the vinegar jar!" Dad said after eating. "Your analogy is too accurate." Mom praised sadly. After a round of tasting, the family's favorability for the loquat tree dropped to zero. They stopped picking the remaining fruits and turned to eating mangoes to heal themselves. A gust of wind blew across the yard, and the loquat tree rustled its lonely leaves. "Uh, senior..." Mango Tree didn't know how to comfort him, "Well, which author hasn't been ignored by readers once or twice because of his high profile? This is actually a matter of taste, not your ability... " "You are enough!" Loquat tree scolded irritably, "Creating you ghost, you think we are writers! Tell you, I will not lose to you!" The mango tree is dumb. From this day on, he dared not talk to the loquat tree casually. The loquat tree began to be taciturn. He didn't think about anything every day, but only thought about how to surpass the mango tree. The only way to surpass the mango tree was to produce delicious loquats. For this reason, he was busy day and night with prenatal education.He listens to the most beautiful birdsong, watches the most beautiful flowers bloom, drinks the purest rainwater, and absorbs the most fertile nutrients. The Nth summer has arrived amidst the singing of cicadas. This year, the time of flowering and fruiting of the loquat tree was about the same as that of the mango tree. Although they originally had different physiological periods, the loquat tree worked hard to adjust.He can no longer let the mango tree seize the prime time of the summer vacation, he wants to increase the exposure rate, he even thought of a hype tactic of letting himself drop a few leaves full of insect eyes to attract media attention, and later because he found that such a scandal would only cause Resentment is the only way to give up. The inclination of Xiaoming's family is very obvious. They were pleasantly surprised first, "Ah, both trees are fruiting", and then went to the mango tree without hesitation. At this time, the mango tree no longer had the joy of "welcome" in previous years. Instead, he hoped that everyone could take a closer look at the loquat tree. Fortunately, the family would not allow the loquat to rot on the tree, and they still gave the loquat tree some face with the idea of ​​"maybe it's delicious this time". It is not as passionate as eating mangoes. The process of eating loquats is like testing poison. The whole family unanimously recommends that even Xiaoqiang, who is said to be a delicacy in the famine era, should taste it. "How?" they asked. "It's a weird taste..." The uneducated grandfather tried hard to think of adjectives, "How should I put it, besides the sourness, there is also a bitterness..." "Is this tree okay? Spit it out!" Grandma was anxious. "It is said that he has stayed in our house for many years." Mom looked at the old bark of the loquat tree and sighed. "Well, maybe it won't bear fruit in two years. It doesn't matter, it's not delicious anyway." Dad said. "I want to eat mango!" Xiao Ming's last sentence turned everyone's thinking direction around. The family happily enjoyed the mango dinner again.Looking at their backs, the leaves of the loquat tree fell in large pieces, like hair loss. Mango Tree didn't know how to comfort him. "Last time." He heard the loquat tree murmur. "Senior...?" Mango Tree was a little worried. "I bet the pride of being a loquat tree, and I will fight for the last time!" Loquat tree gritted its teeth, "If I still can't bear delicious fruit this time, I'd rather be chopped down and used as firewood!!" The mango tree is terrified. However, the summer has come to an end, and the physical condition of the loquat tree and the available conditions are not enough for him to bloom and bear fruit again, but he is extremely excited, and he can no longer wait until next summer! Several sparrows caught the attention of the loquat tree.While humans are picky about fruit tastes, birds are quite tolerant.Every year, many sparrows come to the loquat tree and eat the remaining loquats. "You guys, do me a favor." The loquat tree said to the sparrows. "Wow, the bird is scared to death! How come plants and animals can communicate?" A sparrow said in shock. "This is a fairy tale, don't worry about it so much." Loquat Tree said eagerly, "Please help me pass the message to my brothers and sisters, tell them that I need help." "Why should we help you?" Sparrow is a realist. "If you don't help me, I probably won't be able to bear fruit next year, and you won't have any snacks to eat." That's all Loquat Tree could say. The sparrows thought about it for a while, and thought it would be harmless to do a favor, so they agreed.They whispered to the loquat tree and flew away separately. The mango tree didn't know what the loquat tree was going to do. Two days later, the sparrows flew back one after another. They compared their wings to a V shape and said to the loquat tree, "It's done. I have notified several of your compatriots." "Really? What did they say?" the loquat tree was happy. "They heard that your fruit sales are not as good as a mango tree that has just set foot on the fruit altar, and they all showed contempt." "..." "So, they decided to lend you their strength. You should receive it in a few days. They said you should be more confident and don't embarrass the Loquat family." All trees on the earth are rooted in the soil, they grow in the soil, absorb nutrients from the soil, and when they grow old and wither, they will decompose and become the energy of the other party.Starting from this principle, when they are still alive, it is not impossible to try to transmit the energy of life to the same kind through the earth! Knowing this, the loquat tree asked the family for help. A few days later, the loquat tree really felt a burst of vitality pouring into its body.He understood that it represented the fighting spirit of the loquat tree family. The loquat tree sprouts vitality like a dead tree in spring. Xiao Ming's family was amazed to see the loquat tree showing its green color in this season when the leaves of other trees turned yellow and withered.Grandpa even uttered the words "Back to the Light". On a bleak winter day, the loquat tree bears fruit.Unprecedented, unprecedented fragrance. Xiaoming's family couldn't help but be attracted, this loquat tree is so talented! A partial eclipse like Xiao Ming couldn't help but taste the loquat, which violates the law of the four seasons. "It's delicious." Xiao Ming couldn't help but praise this time. The whole family immediately believed that this loquat was really delicious, and they ate it immediately, and they were amazed. Enjoying the long-lost honor, the loquat tree is so happy that it is about to melt. These days, despite the cold, there are a lot of sparrows flying to Xiaoming's house to enjoy the loquat feast.Because the loquat tree asked these pilots for help in exchange for "you can eat as much fruit as you want".Because of eating loquats in the cold weather, many sparrows have diarrhea. Then, things started to change subtly. There may not be many loquat trees in this city, but there are quite a lot of mango trees. Mango trees are even planted on both sides of the street instead of other ornamental trees.The unique aroma of mango trees always gives citizens a refreshing pleasure.Of course, there are also troubles, that is, when the mangoes are ripe, there are often greedy citizens who steal them and take them home.Later, the government introduced an unequal exchange policy of a penalty of one hundred for stealing, which finally stopped this phenomenon.The mangoes recovered from the street every year are also a source of pocket money for the government. Since there are so many mango trees in this city, they will hear that a compatriot who grows in the yard of a certain family is competing with a loquat tree that has shown great power with the help of relatives and friends. No surprise - the sparrow, is a talkative bird. They thought it was very interesting.Of course they would not agree to the defeat of the great mango tree family. They asked a sparrow to bring a message to Xiaoming's mango tree: "You are not a tree! Not a tree!" So, even though the mango tree didn't think of going against the loquat tree, one afternoon he suddenly felt possessed by a soul, and his body inexplicably flooded with a lot of lush vitality, which represented the long history and tradition of the mango tree family. He, sprouted new shoots in just an hour, and was full of mango flowers. The loquat tree and Xiao Ming's family witnessed the whole process of the mango tree being covered with gold, as if they had experienced a legend. "God! Are these two really fruit trees!!" The grandparents, whose imagination had been exhausted, saw the trees that bear fruit in winter for the first time at their age. The gluttonous Xiao Ming was already salivating just by smelling it under the mango tree. The taste was sweet and tender. Loquat Tree panicked, and the shadow of defeat enveloped him again, "No, I haven't lost yet!" He continued to mobilize the remaining energy in his body. The loquat trees that had been plucked were empty, and new fruits were blooming one by one. But the mango tree is even worse. If you pick one, a new one will grow immediately. When you taste it, you will find that it is as sweet as honey. The loquat tree is completely at a loss.He finally knew that he was no match for Mango Tree.He is old and will be ruled by young trees in the future. Thinking of this, he suddenly lost all energy, suddenly slumped like an old tree. "Senior..." Mango Tree looked at Loquat Tree distressedly. "You won..." the loquat tree said weakly. "Senior, you are the most amazing loquat tree I have ever seen." Mango Tree said from the bottom of his heart, even though he had seen a loquat tree since he was born. The loquat trunk laughed twice. Xiaoming's family is still feasting on mangoes and loquats under the tree. The wonderful competition in nature has fed the bellies of human beings, and they plan to sell the inexhaustible fruits. "Son, eat." Xiao Ming's mother peeled a mango. "I don't want to eat mango now." Xiao Ming turned his head, "I want to eat loquat. Peel the loquat for me to eat." "Tired of mangoes? Or do you prefer more loquats?" "It's all delicious. But now I want to eat loquats." Xiao Ming said while stuffing loquats into his mouth. The loquat tree watched this scene. "It's delicious—but if it's a little sour, it'll be even better." Xiao Ming said. The mango tree happily said to the loquat tree: "Senior, this is really great." The loquat tree looked confused, but the mango tree still said to itself: "Senior, this is your strength!" Loquat Tree finally lowered his head. After a while, Mango Tree heard him say in a mosquito voice, "Indeed, you won." Spring goes and spring comes again. The loquat tree is really old. Like all old plants, it has lost its brilliance and vigor. The leaves are no longer green and the branches are no longer straight.The flowering period has arrived, and there is no sign of fruiting. Yet he became warm.He stood quietly in a corner of the yard, like a peaceful painting, with a peaceful power. He is in peace with the mango tree.The mango tree is in its best years now, and he seized all the time to save the essence. On a sunny afternoon, the mango tree heard the loquat tree calling him. "Yes, senior." Mango Tree quickly agreed. "I was wrong before." The loquat tree said. "Hasn't it been a long time? I didn't worry about it at all." The mango tree was very strange, and the old story of the loquat tree was brought up again. "this and that……" "Senior, please say something." "Uh, do you remember that when I competed with you last time, I borrowed the power of my compatriots..." "Ok?" "It's like this... I can't do it anymore. Even if I still have the ability to bloom and bear fruit, my physical condition can't realize it." The loquat tree sighed, "I think that I have dedicated my whole life to mankind, but I can't do anything when I get old. I'm quite unwilling... I want to say, if you don't dislike me, are you willing to inherit my power?" "..." "I know that a mango tree bearing loquats might seem weird..." "No, senior." The mango tree dripped dew happily, "I am very willing!" Countless midsummers are coming one after another. Xiao Ming's family saw that the fruiting of the mango tree this year is different from any previous year. The fruit on his body is not flat like a mango or oval like a loquat, but a delicate shape in between, with a bright yellow color and a warm color. , sending out bursts of fragrance, both like mango and loquat, fragrant and intoxicating. Xiao Ming, who has grown into a big child, is drooling and climbed up the tree to pick it, and then sits on the thick arms of the mango tree to peel and eat as he goes, saying "this is what life is like". At this time, the mango tree and the loquat tree will shake their bodies gently against the summer wind, and the loquat tree can feel the same pride as the mango tree, because he knows that he also has his own credit for those words of praise. (Written on June 15th and 18th, 2007)