The story of the peach tree
This is a true story, and it happened around me. . . . .
In early 2012, after the new recruits were assigned to the company, I was assigned to the ninth company of the tank battalion as the company clerk. The paperwork is relatively easy. After a symbolic training session with the large troops every day, the remaining time is spent organizing files at the company headquarters and formulating a training plan. The remaining time can be used as you wish. You can play on the computer, read books, etc., and there will be no pickets to arrest you. Life is more fulfilling every day.
There are two peach trees planted on the lawn behind our company building. When spring comes, they will bloom pink flowers, which look very cute. However, there are still some origins and details about these two peach trees. When the army barracks were not built, this place was a muddy pond where many people drowned. The old company commander at that time was a person who was quite knowledgeable about Feng Shui. After the company building was built, he arranged for two peach trees to be planted on the lawn behind the building. The old company commander said that peach trees can calm the resentment of those dead. It is also very beneficial to the company's fortune and development. The words of the old company commander came true. For ten consecutive years, our company has been rated as an advanced company every year, and there has never been a training accident or other accident.
However, things changed one day in May 2012, because the military region chief wanted to visit our army to inspect and guide the work, and the brigade chief took it very seriously. One week before the arrival of the commander, the brigade commander ordered all brigade officers and soldiers to improve the environmental sanitation of the camp and make it clean and tidy without leaving any dead spots. Flower beds and lawns must also be planned in a unified manner. Therefore, the two peach trees of our company were ordered by the pickets to be moved to the flower bed in front of the door, otherwise they would be reported for criticism.
The company commander and instructor were in trouble because starting from ten years ago, when the company changed supervisors, the previous commander would give numerous instructions when handing over work - never move it. The peach tree behind the building is related to the lifeblood of the entire company. But this is an order from a superior and cannot be disobeyed.
The company commander decided to report this situation to the battalion commander, but was criticized by the battalion commander: "We are revolutionary soldiers, what is Feng Shui, ghosts, all feudal superstition! You have done well in your political lessons Repair it! Move the tree quickly, otherwise if there is a problem with the inspection, you can do it yourself!
The company commander did not dare to disobey the orders from his superiors, so he summoned the entire company and decided to Two old peach trees were moved to the flower bed in front of the building. After hearing this, three veterans of our company with more than 10 years of military service immediately raised objections: "Company Commander, we can't move this tree, especially we can't plant it in the flower bed in front of the building. Here, this is very dangerous!
The company commander shook his head helplessly and said: "There is no way, this is an order from our superiors! We have to do this!"
"Company commander, please think twice!" The oldest noncommissioned officer in our company said almost pleadingly: "The old company commander told us before he left that the location of these two peach trees is related to the lifeblood of our company. If they are moved without authorization, they will attract evil spirits. It has an extremely negative impact on the entire company!
The company commander looked at everyone seriously and said slowly: "I know how you feel, and I don't want to do it, but it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. , so everyone, please stop trying to persuade me to move the peach tree to the flower bed in front of the barracks!
The company commander said so, and everyone had to obey, so we took action with less than 30 people in the whole company (the tank company was small, only equivalent to a platoon of infantry and artillery companies) and invested in digging. In the tree war. During the process of digging the tree, I heard the veterans sighing repeatedly: "I always have a bad feeling that the company may have some unexpected changes in the future." I listened silently and thought: "Aren't they just two peach trees? As for being so neurotic?
The peach tree was planted in the flower bed in front of the company, just outside the window of the house where the instructor and I lived. Nothing happened in the first few days, but on the seventh day after the peach tree was planted, the instructor's family came to the team and went to stay in the family home. I was the only one in the room. In the middle of the night, I was sleeping in a daze when I suddenly heard the wind blowing outside the window. The wind was mixed with strange cries. I couldn't tell whether they were men or women.
I woke up immediately, got out of bed quickly, and walked to the door of the company. I asked the sentry on duty: "Is anyone crying just now?"
But the sentry looked blank. The ground said to me: "No one is crying, did you hear it wrong? I was stunned. It was definitely not my imagination. The crying was definitely real. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little scared, but I couldn't help but sleep, so I went back to the house, covered my head with the quilt and continued to sleep. , I was afraid of hearing that sound again, so I simply went to a service agency to buy cotton earplugs and put them on when I slept.
But less than a week later, I developed a high fever for no apparent reason. I went to the health team and was given a swab bottle for 10 days, but it didn't get better. Instead, my fever reached 40 degrees at one point. I had always been in good health before and rarely had colds or fevers. This was the first time I had such a severe fever. The instructor sent me to the army hospital, where I nursed myself back to health for a long time before I recovered and returned to the army.
After I came back, I asked the instructor to apply for a different house to live in. (The instructor’s family members are in the army all year round, and he rarely lives in the company.) Because I had a vague feeling, the strange crying I heard that night and the scene The inexplicable serious disease has something to do with the two peach trees planted in the flower bed outside the window! The instructor agreed and arranged for me to live in the command team on the second floor, so nothing strange happened.
However, the matter did not end there. I was fine, but several comrades around me had accidents one after another. My recruit squad leader's surname was Li. His military qualities were very good, but one day when he was running the 400-meter obstacle course, he suddenly and inexplicably fell off the balance beam and broke his hand and calf. Shortly thereafter, two noncommissioned officers of our company fell ill one after another - oral tumors and lymphoma respectively. All were taken to the hospital. Many comrades in the company often fell ill with fever. The myth that we have been "advanced" even for 10 years has been broken. In 2012 and 2013, we did not achieve good results. On the contrary, various situations often occurred.
Later I retired from the army, but when I contacted my comrades recently, I heard that two more recruits in our company were seriously ill. The situation was not optimistic. The company commander regretted it very much. But there was nothing he could do about the decision of his superiors.
I read some books about Feng Shui, and it said: "Peach trees can only be planted in the backyard, and it is forbidden to plant them in the front yard. It is commonly believed that although peach trees can suppress evil spirits, there are some evil spirits on them. Evil. If the tree is planted in the front yard and its roots penetrate into the house, people's lives will be in danger. Our company has been a place full of resentment. If we move the peach tree planted behind the building to the front, the consequences will be disastrous. I don’t know what the fate of the company will be in the future. I can only pray for them secretly.