Beneath the tree, some of the villagers knocked on it, shaking their heads with concern; others threw divination blocks to ask the earth god what the matter was; and still others said to hurry up and call the county's department of forestry services, which is responsible for old trees.
村民樹下議論紛紛，有人拍拍樹幹，搖頭擔心；有人急得說不如擲筊杯問問土地公，老樹是哪裡不對了；有人說快打電話給主管老樹保護的縣政府林務課來看看。