Chapter 28: Origin
The old village chief talked to Chen Zifeng that more than 80 years ago, he was also a native of Kyoto, a student at Yenching University, and entered the government after graduation.
But political deceit was really not the life he wanted, and later he came into contact with the tide of ideas that prevailed at that time to advocate nature, and he also became the tide maker at that time, leading a group of people who were called for gathering at that time.
He went deep into the forest and chose a remote place to settle down and build a village, which is why there is now Meihua Village.
Chen Zifeng then asked suspiciously, why did the villagers look at him with such strange eyes when they saw him?
The old village chief explained that this was because their village was so remote and there were wild animals in the forest, so few people had ever visited their village.
Chen Zifeng then asked the old village chief why only Mei Xue'er was in the house? What about the other children of the old village chief?
When the old village chief heard Chen Zifeng ask about this, he sighed, and his originally kind face showed a look of mournful sighing, and said: "Lao Yu had a son and a daughter with his wife in the early years, and his wife died due to dystocia, and the two children were not qualified to cultivate, and finally died of illness.
The offspring had a grandson and a great-grandson, but it was a pity that the great-grandson was killed in the mouth of the beast at a young age, leaving only a widow, and the old man could not bear to let him be a widow for the family for a lifetime at a young age, so she remarried early.
And the old grandson, when he was middle-aged, was attacked by wild beasts while hunting in the forest, was seriously injured, and finally died.
The granddaughter-in-law couldn't accept the blow, and died within a few months, and finally only me and my great-granddaughter were left in the family.
Xue'er has been smart and sensible since she was a child, and she has almost never let Lao Yu worry about it, but now that Xue'er has reached the age of marriage, Lao Yu is heartbroken for her marriage.
The matchmaker who came to say that she was close to breaking the threshold was about to break the threshold, but she couldn't look down on the man she introduced, which was also the fault of the old man.
This girl has been independent since she was a child, her ideas are very right, and her own conditions are not bad, so this vision is also high.
And today Xue'er saw your shy expression, it's the first time I've seen you, and it's true that people in the city like you are excellent in all aspects, and it's normal for Xue'er to like you.
So the old man wants to tell you and Xue'er about this family business, what do you think! ”
Chen Zifeng didn't know what the old village chief was doing in such a big circle around his house, but when he heard it, he realized that it was to talk about kissing.
Chen Zifeng politely refused: "Old village chief, I am already a divorced man, and I really don't deserve Miss Xue'er." ”
The old village chief said: "Don't worry, don't worry, we don't pay attention to this, as long as the two are happy, age and others are not a problem, besides, Xiaoyou travels around the world, his skills are extraordinary, and the old man can have a son-in-law like you, and he can be regarded as a death without regrets." ”
Chen Zifeng shook his head a little helplessly, and continued to refuse: "Old village chief, since I got divorced, I have regrets in my heart, and I have always wanted to get my ex-wife back, so I really failed Xue'er and your old love." ”
The old village chief looked at Chen Zifeng with cloudy eyes, and when he heard that his words were sincere and his expression was sincere, it really didn't look like a lie, so he gave up and didn't talk about it.
Chen Zifeng also took this opportunity to open the topic and asked again: "Old village chief, is our village called Plum Blossom Village because there are many plum trees in the village?" ”
The old village chief nodded, shook his head again, and fell into deep thought, looking at Chen Zifeng with a confused expression, not understanding what the old village chief meant.
The old village chief saw him looking at himself with a questioning face, and then explained: "Before we arrived, there were no plum blossoms here, all because the old wife liked plum blossoms, so I planted a lot of plum blossom trees, and then everyone in the village also liked plum blossoms, which is why there are plum blossoms that can be seen in the village now." ”
Chen Zifeng nodded, thinking of the plum blossoms he had seen all over the village before, and asked again: "Old village chief, I remember that this is not the time for plum blossoms to bloom!" Why do I see plum trees blooming all over the village? ”
The old village chief mentioned this and said with a smile: "This, I have to thank Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi came to our plum blossom village more than 20 years ago, he is an expert in plant science, after coming to the plum blossom village, in order to let everyone see the plum blossom all year round, this is the use of his knowledge to cultivate, now the village can bloom all year round plum blossom tree." ”
After listening to the old village chief's story, Chen Zifeng looked at Qi Yanming, who looked like a talented person, with a little respect, after all, scholars are respected everywhere.
Chen Zifeng still wanted to continue to learn about some things in the village, but he didn't expect Xue'er to cook so quickly and ask them to go to the back hall to eat.
As soon as I entered the back hall, I smelled the aroma of vegetables and rice, the fragrance could not be compared with the food that Chen Zifeng ate in the city, but the food made by Mei Xueer had a natural mellow aroma that urban machinery could not make.
The old village chief invited a few people to sit down, but there were only four wooden chairs, and after the four people sat down, only Mei Xue'er was left unseated.
Chen Zifeng asked the old village chief: "Old village chief, why is there one less chair?" ”
The old village chief said with a smile: "Brother Chen doesn't know our customs here, when there are guests in our village, women are not allowed to eat at the table. ”
Although Chen Zifeng didn't say anything, he was really disgusted with this kind of vice, but he was here to inquire about the situation, and he didn't care about the rules of the village.
Although the dishes were not very rich, after all, it was in the forest, but everyone ate very deliciously.
After a meal, Chen Zifeng was satisfied, and then the village chief arranged for Chen Zifeng to live temporarily at Geng Erniu's house.
Then Chen Zifeng went to his house with Geng Butcher, and when he left, Mei Xue'er kept looking at Chen Zifeng with a pair of big watery eyes, and no matter how thick-skinned Chen Zifeng was, he was a little embarrassed.
followed Geng Butcher to his house, and the second sister-in-law was a kind person, who treated people very warmly, and after some hospitality, he was arranged in a side room.
At night, the moon was bright and the stars were scarce, and Chen Zifeng was meditating alone in the side room of Geng Erniu's house, which was his daily cultivation method, but he still hadn't cultivated for a long time.
One of the reasons is that it is already difficult to improve his strength, and the cultivation of the pseudo-god level cannot be simply improved by penance.
The most important thing is that he is afraid of improving his strength, for ordinary people, the improvement of strength is a good thing, and for pseudo-god-level cultivators, it is a great thing, after all, the pseudo-god-level strength has increased a little, and it is a difference between heaven and earth compared to before.
And the improvement of strength is a life-saving talisman for Chen Zifeng, this is because Chen Zifeng has had another soul since he was a child, he doesn't know where this strange soul came from and why he chose him, but he knows one thing, that is, 'he' always wants to take his body.
Now that soul is his shadow, and he may be taken away by him if he uses the shadow of a demigod or a god.
And as his strength improves, the power of the other soul will become stronger and stronger, which is the fundamental reason why Chen Zifeng didn't take the initiative to cultivate.
The reason why he took the initiative to cultivate now was because he felt a different feeling from his usual cultivation, he felt a pure and gentle energy flowing between heaven and earth, and deep down in his heart he really wanted to touch it, Chen Zifeng couldn't hold back his inner desire and took the initiative to cultivate and absorb this energy.
When he absorbed this energy into his body, he felt more relaxed and comfortable than ever, and felt that all the fatigue in his body had dissipated.
What surprised Chen Zifeng the most was that this energy did not make his soul restless in every possible way, but instead turned that energy into a clear stream, appeasing another soul who was originally very hostile to him.
At this time, Chen Zifeng had a hint of enlightenment in his heart, and he thought that this was probably the aura of nature!
Just when Chen Zifeng was in a cultivation position and couldn't extricate himself, suddenly there was a sound of dispute in the direction of the main room, which disturbed Chen Zifeng.
Although their dispute was not very loud, he could clearly hear even the sound of the breeze blowing the plum blossom petals within a kilometer, let alone the sound of such a close dispute.
Chen Zifeng was originally here to inquire about the news, so naturally he couldn't let go of this dispute.
listened carefully, but it turned out to be Geng Erniu and Geng Er's sister-in-law, who were arguing about not being pregnant with a child.
I heard Geng's second sister-in-law say: "Look at you, you think about plowing the land at night, what's the use of not being able to conceive a child, you know to toss me." ”
Geng Erniu said angrily: "Then you can't blame me entirely!" ”
As soon as Geng Erniu's second sister-in-law heard that Geng Erniu blamed her for not being able to conceive a child, she immediately shouted: "That's to blame me!" I gave birth to two babies before I married into your family, can I have a problem? I'll tell you that if your surname is Geng, if you can't do it yourself, don't rely on others. ”
Geng Erniu immediately admitted his mistake when he heard her noise, and said: "There are still outsiders at home, you be quiet, it's me who is not good, it's not okay if I'm wrong!"
Besides, Xiucai didn't say that he could do it this time, last time it was because of an accident, and he will definitely be able to conceive this time, believe me. ”
Then Geng Erniu comforted him again, which made Geng's second sister-in-law let him go, and then the two of them learned about it for a while, and began an hour-long ban on broadcasting.
Of course, Chen Zifeng, as a righteous gentleman, didn't continue to listen when he heard the end of the speech.
Then he entered the cultivation again amid a burst of insect cries and some indescribable sounds.
The next day, the sun rose in the east, and the rooster crowed, waking up Chen Zifeng who was cultivating.
Chen Zifeng didn't expect this night to pass so quickly, and then he felt his cultivation and found that there was actually a significant improvement, which made Chen Zifeng feel very shocked, you must know that if it was a normal cultivation, it would probably take him a few months to have such an obvious improvement as he is now.
This really surprised him, and what surprised him even more was that his other soul was not like before, and after 'he' increased in strength, they launched a seizure against him.
At present, it seems that this kind of cultivation may be the safest way for him to improve his cultivation, and he is actually very anxious about the improvement of his strength, mainly because their team has Jiang Xinmeng, as she predicts the danger again and again, the alien monsters they encounter are getting stronger and stronger.
His current strength is obviously difficult to handle the incident independently, so the improvement of his strength has become the most effective way.