What is going on if the owner of the house must die if he passes the toon?

Because too tall a toon tree can bring danger to people, there is a saying like "the owner will be hurt if a toon crosses the house" has been circulated among the older generation in rural areas.

Expansion: There is a saying in rural areas, "If a toon tree crosses the house, the owner will be hurt." The direct translation means that if the toon tree is higher than the roof, it may bring disaster to the owner. Regarding this point, some friends may understand that the elderly in their hometown in rural areas may not want the toon tree at home to be higher than the roof.

Objectively speaking, why does a toon tree that is too tall bring danger to people? The reason is very straightforward: Friends who like to eat wild vegetables should know that the buds of the Chinese toon tree are edible and have relatively high nutritional value. They have been used as food ingredients for a long time in ancient my country. For example, the ancient poet Su Shi once described the Chinese toon tree as "a solid spring tree with fragrant leaves that can be eaten".

In this regard, in ancient times when supplies were relatively scarce, especially in ancient rural areas, the buds of the toon tree were naturally "good things".

The toon tree usually sprouts around the Qingming Festival. We know that it rains heavily during the Qingming Festival. There is a lot of rain at that time, and the branches of the toon tree are easily broken. At this time, if the toon tree It is higher than the roof, and if the ancients wanted to pick it, it would be easy to fall from the height. In ancient times, our country was lacking not only supplies, but also medical technology. Once a fall occurred, it would be fine to rest and recuperate, but wound infection and death would be a serious matter.

Therefore, in the same vein, because too tall a toon tree can bring danger to people, there is a saying like "the owner will be hurt if a toon tree passes over the house" has been circulated among the older generation in rural areas.