Chen Erniu's home is in the west of Chenjia Village.

The villagers all know that there is an old apricot tree in his yard. As for the size, it takes a few adult men to hold hands before they can hug each other.

This apricot tree has been battered with many shriveled holes in its dark trunk, as if it is the best testimony of its years.

The tree is slanting towards the sky, and the overall condition is very good, and every year it produces a large tree of amazing flowers. Naturally, the apricots are also large and sweet, and many people come here every year to beg for them.

Just a few days before January, Erniu's lady Yang felt that this year's apricot blossom buds were larger and fuller than in previous years, and there were signs of flowering early. So, when I went to bed at night, I said to Erniu with some curiosity.

But Chen Erniu didn't care, wasn't it just that the apricot tree was blooming, which year would it not open? He's a big man, and he's never cared about these things.

Seeing that everyone didn't care, Yang also felt that he was thinking too much, so he stopped paying attention to these flowers.

The flowers grew bigger and bigger, and finally on the night of January 5th, they all bloomed, and a beautiful white apricot blossom bloomed. Under the sunshine, these apricot blossoms are a little dazzling and a little ostentatious.

Some, weird.

Therefore, when he got up early that day, Yang yawned and was about to cook, but he was startled by the white apricot blossom with a dark fragrance in front of him.

It's only been a month, why did this flower bloom?

She has also been married for more than ten years, but she has never seen this flower bloom so early. In previous years, it would only bloom in early March, and at the earliest it would be at the end of February, but this tree has never been like this anyway.

After breakfast, the Yang family began to brag about this matter everywhere, which provoked the villagers who came to Erniu's house to see the apricot blossoms for a while, and they all exclaimed. To say that this flower is also blooming too neatly, it is even more beautiful than in previous years.

Aunt Cha Wu, who has the same hobby as the Huang family, bragged about this matter even more miraculously, and she also had her own purpose, so it was said in a very mysterious tone: "My mother's Aunt Liu's family also has an ancient peach tree, which bloomed one winter. As a result, and guess what? ”

"What's wrong?" Huang and the other women all asked nervously. They are most interested in this kind of strange and chaotic thing. And now that the apricot blossoms in Chenjia Village are also blooming, they are more concerned.

Huang smiled and said, "It's a good thing to see that you are nervous!" Her son passed the imperial examination that year and became the master of the lifter! ”

Hearing this, several people breathed a sigh of relief, stroked their chests and said, "I'm scared to death." That's good, that's good, it means that our village is about to come out. ”

The story itself is true, and it does have its own people.

However, Aunt Cha accidentally overheard the conversation between Ye and Chen Jifa that day, and naturally knew that what the villagers were looking forward to had already turned yellow.

Therefore, on the one hand, she was glad that she didn't pay the fifty yuan, and on the other hand, she wanted Chen Jifa to be unable to step down.

The greater the hope of the villagers, the more they will be hit by this reality. At that time, Chen Jifa may have to return the silver he received to everyone. In this way, it is tantamount to stripping his flesh.

In this way, under the intentional spread of Aunt Cha, and under the boasting of several loud mothers-in-law of the Huang family and the Yang family, they regarded the riverside, the field and the well as their battlefield.

And these places are the favorite places for the eldest girls and little daughters-in-law in the village.

After coming and going, within half a day, the entire Chenjia Village knew about it, on the one hand, there was an endless stream of villagers who came to Erniu's house to see the flowers. On the other hand, the saying that this year is different from previous years is gradually becoming popular.

And this apricot blossom tree adds a sense of mystery and evidence to the statement that "this year is different from previous years".

In this way, within a few days, almost everyone agreed that this was a vision from heaven, maybe God was hinting at something.

Of course, there are also people who don't think about it, thinking that it's just a coincidence. The elderly people in the village remember that the weather warmed up like this earlier in the past, and that it had happened in the early years.

As for the apricot tree, after all, it was only this one tree that bloomed, and the other apricot trees in the village were still moving.

If the apricot blossoms bloom in the whole village, then it can be called a vision.

However, after hearing the news, Ye was overjoyed and hurriedly went to Erniu's house to check the situation on the spot.

She knew that Chen Jixing's opportunity had come.

Rao was mentally prepared, and when he saw the apricot blossoms on the tree, Ye was still taken aback. This apricot tree is definitely the oldest apricot tree in the village, and even if it is to bloom early, it is one of those trees that is in better condition.

So, what is this not a miracle?

I thought of the rumor in the village that the old man was associated with the early blooming peach blossoms, or maybe her Qianfan would definitely go to high school next time in the imperial examination?

Thinking of this, the Ye family, who didn't know the truth, was happy for a while, and intentionally or unintentionally leaned towards the statement that this was a vision from heaven.

When the villagers heard this, they believed it even more, and the village chief's wife said so, so is it false? Over the years, because Chen Jifa is the village head, and Chen Qianfan has been selected for Xiucai early, which has invisibly made what Ye said more convincing.

As soon as he got home, Ye excitedly told Chen Jifa about it. After listening to Ye's nagging, Chen Jifa felt that the early bloom of this apricot blossom was indeed a good time, but he was still a little confused about how to start.

Until the night of February 15th.

On this night, the moonlight was extremely strong, illuminating the entire Chenjia Village as if it were daylight.

To what extent is this brightness?

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, some nocturnal walkers hurried by the moonlight, as if it were daylight. Even if you are walking in the woods, the moonlight seeping through the gaps in the dense foliage can illuminate the path ahead, and even the stones on the road can be seen clearly.

Even, with that good-eyed person, there is no problem at all in threading the needle and thread in the moonlight.

The weather warmed up in advance, the apricot blossoms bloomed in advance, and the moonlight was incredible...... The more this happened, the more the villagers muttered about whether there was really any sign of this.

If so, is it good or bad?

So, spontaneously, the villagers automatically divided into two factions.

Optimists see this as a good omen for a bumper harvest this year, as there are days of heavy snow in the month of Wax, and the rain is coming as expected after the beginning of spring.

It's a good year like this, no matter how you look at it.

Pessimists see this as a bad omen, after all, no one who has lived in Chenjia Village for generations has seen any warm winters. Even if the elderly say that there has been such weather before, doesn't it mean that it was a drought that caused many families to fail in their grain harvests that year?

There is also the apricot tree of Erniu's family that bloomed ahead of schedule in less than February, which is more like an ironclad omen. Predecessors once said that the flowering of bamboo is a sign of the end of life and drought.

Although I don't know what the early flowering of the apricot tree portends, it should not be a good thing after all.

These discussions naturally can't escape the ears and eyes of Chen Jifa, who has been preparing.

Listening to the villagers' completely different and sworn discussions, Chen Jifa and the others couldn't sit still, and the moonlight as bright as day made him really panic in his heart.

He had also lived in Chenjia Village for decades, and he had never seen such an omen. Previously, they had tried to use these signs to exonerate themselves, but now they had no other thoughts than fear.

Although Ye is also a little scared, he is a strong person in his bones. She is afraid of ghosts and gods, but at the same time, she feels that she should strive for her life instead of resigning herself to fate.

Therefore, seeing that Chen Jifa was restless, he seemed to be more sure of something in his heart, and felt that this was an opportunity that should not be missed.

After discussing for half a night, the two made up their minds to go to the Big Buddha Temple, dozens of miles away from the village, to ask the Bodhisattva what he meant. The incense of the Big Buddha Temple is flourishing, and it is very sacred in the hearts of the people within a radius of hundreds of miles.

And the sign of the Big Buddha Temple has always been effective, which is also the consensus of the people within a radius of hundreds of miles.

If only it were a good omen. If anything, prepare in advance...... He really couldn't imagine what would happen.

Although it had been a long time, he still remembered one year when it was just a small drought, and many people in the neighboring village starved to death.

Chenjia Village was very lightly affected by a large lake in the west of the village, and his father also went to the Big Buddha Temple to worship the Buddha and received the guidance of the Bodhisattva, and purchased a lot of food in advance, so that the family was able to tide over the difficulties.

A few days later, early in the morning of February 19, Chen Jifa asked each family to send a representative to the ancestral hall.

However, almost all of the villagers, regardless of the representatives, spontaneously gathered in front of the ancestral hall.

The well-informed person had already heard that Chen Jifa was going to lead the men of the village to worship the ancestors and see if the ancestors had any "instructions".

And a few days ago, he and Ye went to the Big Buddha Temple to worship the Bodhisattva, thinking that there was any latest news to announce to everyone.

As for those who didn't know the news for a while, combined with the recent rumors in the village, coupled with the posture in front of them, they immediately understood seven or eight points in their hearts.

The men entered the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, and the women had to stand outside the ancestral hall and wait, chatting as they waited. For a while, everyone chatted and chatted.

I only heard the fat aunt say: "I have already said that this year is different from previous years, you don't believe it." Look, even the village chief and the village chief's wife can't sit still. They went to the Big Buddha Temple a few days ago. Hey, what if it's really a big drought! ”

A young woman next to the fat aunt turned pale with fright. She just got married to Chenjia Village last year. In the early years, her village also suffered from a severe drought, and her younger brother and sister did not survive and starved to death.

If she could, she would rather take the place of her younger siblings and let them survive. Before getting married, I heard that there was a big lake in Chenjia Village, and it was easy not to suffer from disasters due to the drought. It was also because of this that my father and mother temporarily changed their minds and married her.

She's the only child in the family.

But now it seems that Chenjiacun is also uninsured.

She hurriedly folded her hands and prayed, hoping that the Bodhisattva would bless her from a major drought this year. After she got married, although her in-laws were not rich, they were able to eat and dress well, and occasionally she could bring one or two chickens and dozens of eggs back to help her mother's family.

Erniu's daughter-in-law, Yang, seemed to have seized the opportunity, and said like a river: "I found out last month that our apricot tree was wrong, and it budded early. I told my second cow that he just didn't believe it. As a result, it bloomed early, and I haven't thanked it yet! Isn't it strange that you say that this tree has been like this for hundreds of years, and it has never been like this! ”

In fact, how could Yang know that this tree had not bloomed in advance before, and she had only been married for more than ten years. But who made this tree bloom so well and stand out so much?

Yang's words quickly won the support of the little daughters-in-law. After all, they had gone to the yard to see the apricot tree in person. If you want to say that the flower, it is really good, but unfortunately everyone is not in the mood to watch it.

At that time, it was even proposed to cut down the tree. This simple and crude approach is actually very effective, anyway, out of sight and out of mind.

But considering that the tree was planted by the ancestors, the oldest people in the village did not know its origin. However, someone once read a sentence in the genealogy: "On the day the village was founded, this apricot tree was planted", so most of the villagers believed that this tree was the same age as Chenjia Village. It is because of this that the tree was spared.

These discussions swept everyone in front of the ancestral hall like a tide. Everyone suddenly became a little uneasy.

Those who had different opinions before also became cautious under the infection of this atmosphere and no longer expressed any opinions.

The Ye family holds their own identity, so they are naturally unwilling to stand with these village women. Strictly speaking, she is also a village woman. But her father-in-law is the village head, she is also good-looking, one of her two sons is studying in the county, and the other is doing business in the county, so she naturally distanced herself from the little daughters-in-law.

Listening to everyone's discussions, although I became more and more sure that this must be a vision, I was also thinking about how to help Chen Jifa. That's the opportunity he's been looking for.

So, past the crowd, Chen Jifa, who was about to lead the men into the ancestral hall to worship, leaned in and whispered a few words in his ear.

Chen Jifa naturally agreed. But now, he needs to do the foreshadowing first.

So, he cleared his throat and said to the chattering crowd, "Everyone, be quiet! Everyone, be quiet! These days, I know that everyone is speculating whether it is a vision from heaven. I care about this as much as you do. A few days ago, I went to the Great Buddha Temple to worship the Bodhisattva, and I won a lottery. The abbot said that there will be great happy events in Chenjia Village in the next few years. ”

He was about to continue, but was interrupted by the villagers.

This said, "Is it really a lottery?" Ouch, it's really a bodhisattva's blessing, now you can rest assured. ”

Another continued: "What a happy event? Could it be that the Yingzhou Chen family accepted us? If that's the case, it's a great event! ”

And the little daughter-in-law who was so frightened that her face turned pale just now was also relieved at the moment, and her face was happy.

If Chenjiacun is rich, then her mother's family will not need to go hungry. She found out that as long as it wasn't too much, her mother-in-law would never stop her from helping her mother's family.

Hearing the villagers' discussions, Chen Jifa only felt that his throat and eyes were blocked for a while, and there were words of suffering. Yingchuan Chen's words that didn't accept them were suddenly blocked in his throat, but he couldn't say it.

No matter what, it's not too late to go and worship the ancestors first, and then find an opportunity to announce it. Besides, without the women, the men are better able to communicate.

Seeing that the faces of the Ye family and his wife were ugly, Aunt Cha became more and more proud. She had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

Ye Shi looked at Chen Jifa with a headache, his face was angry, not to mention such a good opportunity just now, I really don't know what he was thinking.

However, opening an ancestral hall to worship ancestors is not something that women like them can participate in. Everyone found a place to sit down, regardless of whether it was clean or not, and began to chat again. The men entered the ancestral hall one after another.

As a result, after a while, there was an exclamation in the ancestral hall.

This exclamation was so loud that the sound of chattering suddenly dissipated, which made the women very curious, and they didn't dare to go in. He just stretched his neck out, trying to figure out what was going on in the ancestral hall.

As a representative of women, Ye naturally took over this task with honor, crossed the crowd, and came to the gate of the ancestral hall, of course, he didn't dare to go in, but shouted loudly through the door: "Boss, what's going on?" ”

As a result, she was answered only by an even louder noise.

But the sound sounded like a cheer, like excitement, not like a bad thing. Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief, she just thought that Chen Jifa had told the truth and was besieged by everyone.

So he went back to his place and said to the women, "It sounds like something glad, and I hear them shouting for joy." ”

When everyone heard this, they put their minds at ease and continued to sit in place and chat and wait for their man to come out.

Sure enough, after a while, the men who went in all walked out with happy faces, with an excited face, and Chen Jifa was also satisfied.

Slowly, everyone knew what was going on.

It turned out that when everyone was preparing to worship the ancestors, Chen Jifa was pleasantly surprised to find that a purple Ganoderma lucidum actually grew on the table behind the spiritual seat of the ancestor Chen Yingyan.

This reishi doesn't look big, but it's not small. The strange thing is that it is purple, very shiny, and it is very precious at first glance.

It's strange to say, I worship my ancestors every year, but I didn't find out. But looking at this size, this Ganoderma lucidum is definitely not only grown this year.

And just a few days ago, the abbot of the Big Buddha Temple said that there will be great happy events in Chenjia Village in the future.

Is this really providential?

Everyone was very happy and worshiped the ancestors devoutly. Even with this lingzhi, he was stained with light and accepted countless kneeling prostrations.

Of course, while everyone was happy, Chen Jifa euphemistically said the words that were rejected by Yingchuan Chen.

He first told the story of this incident with righteous indignation, saying that the other party did not care about the overall situation, and then encouraged everyone to say that now that they have won the lottery and have been blessed by the ancestors, the ancestral hall has suddenly appeared auspicious. The Chen family doesn't accept them, and maybe they will be asked to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors in the future.

The words were extremely beautiful and artistic, and the men who went in to worship their ancestors were very happy anyway, and they didn't mind being rejected at all.

As for the women, they don't mind.

Anyway, with the blessing of the ancestors, maybe you can really get rich in the future. Being able to live a good life is what they want most. As for the Yingchuan Chen, who had never been seen before and existed like a legend, it was suddenly covered by a sign and a Ganoderma lucidum.

Seeing this, Aunt Cha was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, the luck of the Ye family was really good, so they could escape.

However, there is no way to be angry, after all, now that everyone is immersed in the joy of auspiciousness, it is not good for her to spoil the fun.

But that's not the end of the story.

First of all, the little daughter-in-law who didn't know which family told her mother's family, and her mother's family naturally couldn't help but show off with her neighbors.

Slowly, thanks to the blessings of the big-mouthed women in Chenjia Village, the news of Chenjia Village's lottery lottery, auspicious appearances, and ancestor apparitions spread all over the nearby villages. There are even several village chiefs who come to visit solemnly.

Chen Jifa was naturally warmly received, and accepted a lot of banquets with light, imparting management experience to the village chief.

Solving the big things that pressed on his heart, Chen Jifa was relaxed for a while, and he did that shameful thing with Ye at night. After the event, the two of them lay down and chatted.

Ye Shi said: "This time it is really the wish of heaven and man, if you want me to say, this is really the manifestation of the ancestors, the Bodhisattva blesses." Now, I just hope that our Qianfan can be high school in one fell swoop in this imperial examination, and I don't want anything else if I have a good family matter. ”

Chen Jifa saw her rare coquettishness, so he pulled her over and let her pill in his arms and said, "You, just pursue this." I hope that our son can be the official and help me vent his anger. But this time it was a good thing, and it seems that God is helping us too. ”

The two were still talking, when they suddenly saw a white light flash outside the window. The dazzling light, as if it was day, frightened the two of them into sitting up quickly.

Ye Shi was even more busy getting dressed, but he only felt that his legs were weak and said, "It can't be the ancestral hall walking in the water, right?" ”

If this is the case, the ancestors blame it, and the good days of her and Chen Jifa will come to an end. Who let the two of them talk here during the day, what is auspicious. If there is really a fire, this slap in the face may not be too fast and too ruthless.

When they hurried to the ancestral hall, they found that there was no imaginary fire and smoke at all, and the two of them were relieved, but one after another, villagers surrounded them.

For the white light that flashed in the sky just now, everyone was a little surprised.

Chen Jihong, who is closest to the ancestral hall and is relatively wealthy in the village, took the lead in saying: "I got up to go to the toilet, and as soon as I got up, I found a bright light flying towards the back mountain. To say that the light is really bright, it illuminates the courtyard clearly. ”

Aunt Wang said: "No, I heard the pigs in the pen barking, and I thought there was a thief, so I got up and looked around and didn't see anything, but I saw this light." I don't know what it is. ”

Aunt Cha said a little excitedly: "I saw it too, the light is terrifying!" Looking at it from a distance, it looks like a fireball, and I don't know if the back mountain is burning. ”

Hearing this, Ye and Chen Jixing glanced at each other, and Ye stepped forward and said, "What are you afraid of, this is a good thing." Come to think of it, during the day, a purple Ganoderma lucidum just appeared in our ancestral hall, and now a white light appears in the sky, what does this mean? It shows that our Chenjia Village moved the heavens, and this miracle appeared. Everyone saw it just now, and the light was heading in the direction of the back mountain, thinking that there would be a lot of good things in that forest in the future. ”

For what Ye just said, Chen Jifa admired it.

Previously, Chenjia Village did suffer from drought, but thanks to the big lake at the entrance of the village and the endless forests in the back mountain, Chenjia Village was able to survive the disaster.

Ye Shi is right, that forest is too big, there are many wild beasts, wild fruits, rare trees, strange flowers and plants, and so on. It can be said that it is a natural treasure.

As for whether you can pick rare medicinal herbs and hunt game, it depends on your luck.

As soon as Ye's words were finished, the villagers unconsciously began to nod, feeling that Ye's words were quite reasonable, and at the same time thinking in their hearts whether to organize a treasure hunt in the mountains as soon as spring began.

Seeing that everyone believed it, Chen Jifa took the opportunity to encourage everyone again, and then dispersed.

Strictly speaking, Chen Jixing and his family are indeed fooling people, but what they didn't expect is that this is indeed a vision from heaven.

A few years later, it turned out that this was indeed a great blessing. Under the leadership of Ye Feng, Chenjia Village has developed rapidly, becoming a well-known rich village, a tourist village, and an advanced demonstration village.

Naturally, the girls who want to marry into Chenjia Village are really lined up. The unmarried young offspring of Chenjia Village are very popular, and for a while, the family has hundreds of children. Everyone is proud to be a member of Chenjia Village.

Of course, that's another story.

The author has something to say: A white light crossed the sky, and the male protagonist Ye Feng appeared.