The ancients often said: five trees enter the house, which tree does it mean when people are poor and the family is defeated? Is there any scientific reason behind it?

Nowadays, many city people like rural life very much. They feel that the rural environment is good, the air is fresh and the place is large. If you can build a villa in the countryside, it will be more comfortable to live in. In this way, they can plant flowers and trees in the yard, or cultivate a vegetable field by themselves, plant all kinds of organic vegetables, and then raise chickens, ducks and geese.

This kind of life is really beautiful and good, and it is also the living environment that many people dream of. However, it should be noted that if you want to plant trees at home, there are several kinds of trees that cannot be planted. As the saying goes, "When five trees enter the house, the poor family is defeated", so which five trees can't be planted? Is this sentence reasonable?

The first kind, cypress. In ancient times, cypress trees were generally planted next to cemeteries. It is said that there is another related legend. According to legend, there was an evil animal named raccoon in ancient times, who liked to steal corpses, but was most afraid of cypress trees. Therefore, in order to prevent the bodies of relatives from being stolen by this evil animal, the ancients planted cypress trees in front of the cemetery.

Moreover, cypress trees are evergreen all year round, symbolizing longevity, prayer and reverence, while the ancients were the most superstitious and thought cypress trees were unlucky, so they would not plant them at home.

At the same time, the resin of cypress contains pine oil, which is flammable. If there is a fire, cypress will only make the fire stronger, which is very unsafe for family members. In addition, the smell of cypress itself is very unpleasant, and some people will feel uncomfortable if they smell too much, which is why people will not plant cypress at home.

The second kind, mulberry. Mulberry is actually a very good tree. Mulberry has medicinal value. Mulberry leaves can be used to raise silkworms, and mulberries are also delicious. Mulberry is supposed to be very popular. But why do some people say that mulberry trees can't be planted at home?

It turns out that the homonym of the word "mulberry" is "mourning", which is a very unlucky word. What the ancients paid most attention to was meaning. People like magpies shout on the branches of their homes, saying, "Look up but don't look down", but if you plant mulberry trees at home, it is "going out to see the funeral". Naturally, the ancients could not accept such unlucky implication. Therefore, mulberry must not be planted at home.

The third kind, willow. Willow generally grows in warm and humid places, such as rivers and lakes. The wind blows the willows, swaying and looking beautiful.

So willows are generally not planted in the yard. On the one hand, it is not conducive to the growth of willow. On the other hand, willows hang low. If willows are planted in the yard, it will affect people's normal travel. Moreover, when the wind is strong, the willows are swaying and reflected on the window, which is actually quite scary. Moreover, after the willow blossoms, catkins will float everywhere, which not only dirties the house, but also easily causes skin allergies. So people generally don't plant willows at home.

The fourth kind, pear trees. The reason why people don't like to plant pear trees at home is actually similar to the meaning of mulberry trees, because the homonym of "pear" is "separation", which means separation, which is also very unlucky. The ancients paid most attention to reunion and perfection. How can we separate? Not only that,

Even when eating pears, the old people at home often say, don't cut the pears and share them with others, which means separation. Therefore, even if pear trees are no matter how good, based on this morality, it is best not to plant pear trees at home.

The fifth kind, Sophora japonica. Sophora japonica is a very common tree, and its flowers can also be used for cooking. And Sophora japonica doesn't mean unlucky. On the contrary, it has a good meaning. It is said that if you plant a locust tree in front of your door, you will be promoted and made a fortune.

So in fact, Sophora japonica is suitable for planting at home. But in some places, people think that the word "Sophora japonica" contains the word "ghost", which means there are ghosts in the wood. Sophora japonica is easy to evoke spirits and is not suitable for planting at home.

In addition to the above five kinds of trees, there are some trees that are not suitable for planting at home, such as peach trees and pine trees. As for the reason, it is not clear. However, even if these trees are not planted, there are still many trees suitable for planting in the yard, such as osmanthus, begonia, pomegranate, jujube and so on. These trees have good meanings, such as many children and grandchildren, wealth and peace.

Of course, the above statements were actually handed down by the ancients because of superstition. As young people in the new era, they naturally believe in science more, so they don't have to pay too much attention to some of them, but some are still very scientific.

The ancients didn't know what science was, but summarized some theories according to phenomena. Just like Chinese medicine, our ancestors didn't know what cells were, but Chinese medicine has developed for thousands of years. Only after this epidemic did we know how powerful our ancestors' Chinese medicine was.

Therefore, we should treat the things left by our ancestors objectively. Of course, we can't take the dross, but we should think more about scientific truth. Just like the above saying that five trees don't enter the house, it actually makes sense. If you don't have special preferences, try not to plant these five trees, so as not to jam yourself.

In fact, the wisdom of the ancients is far stronger than we thought. These folk proverbs were actually written by ancient wise men. The characteristics of these statements are simple and easy to understand, so that ordinary illiterate people can live a better life.

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This book was written by Feng Menglong after nearly ten years of data collection, recording the stories of think tanks from pre-Qin to Ming Dynasty. There are more than 1200 stories in this paper, and each story embodies the wisdom of China people.

Feng Menglong wrote these short stories, mainly to let future generations know that when our ancestors encountered difficulties, if we used clever tricks to resolve them, it can be said that this book showed China people's way of life incisively and vividly, and many reasons sounded hollow, but Feng Menglong used these short stories to make it easy for everyone to understand.