Ding Jinfa's illness gradually improved, but the village chief Ding had a heart attack, because the village chief Ding thought of the wish he made before God: "If his son's serious illness can be cured, he will cover the opposite hill with silk and silk." ”

Now, his son's illness has been cured, and he wants to "return to God" in return, which is the common idea of God worshippers, and this is also the simple and persistent feelings of hard-working mountain people.

In the past few days, the village chief Ding took a few family members to the opposite hill in the scorching sun, took a bamboo pole cut into one zhang long as a ruler, and walked around the opposite hill, while measuring repeatedly, and wrote down the data with a book.

When the village chief Ding returned home, he lit the oil lamp at night, and used the abacus to calculate the data he had measured during the day, and the more he calculated, the more surprised he became, and the more he calculated, the more cold he became, and the gloomy clouds came to his face, so that he couldn't sleep all night.

Ding Yiguang watched Ding Jinfa's body gradually recover, and Village Chief Ding was not as cheerful as a few days ago, his face turned gray, and asked, "Village Chief Ding, what's wrong with you?" Could it be that your old man is also seriously ill? ”

Village Chief Ding: "No...... Nothing ......."

The more the village chief Ding was hesitant, the more he attracted Ding Yiguang's attention: "If you have anything, you can tell it directly, maybe I can share your worries for you." ”

The village chief Ding knew that Ding Yiguang was enthusiastic and upright, and now he had to tell Ding Yiguang in detail about his wish in front of the gods, and then said: "Looking at the past from a distance, the mountain on the opposite side doesn't seem to be big, but I have been to the mountain with my family to survey and measure it in the past few days. It's the size of a few dry acres. I have calculated that if I want to cover the mountains with silk and silk, it will cost at least 100,000 horses. Even if I sold my wealth, even these big houses, I wouldn't be able to raise enough money to buy those silk satins. ”

"Yo, listening to you, this is indeed quite difficult." Ding Yiguang thought for a moment and comforted, "Since you made a wish to God that night, and now you really can't fulfill it, then you might as well come and burn incense to thank God again." ”

"No, no!" Village Chief Ding waved his hand violently and said, "Make a wish in front of the gods, and make a promise." If you break your promise, you will be struck by heaven's damnation, and the descendants of my Ding family will be punished and suffered by the gods. "The kind-hearted mountain people are so convinced of the gods, and they are so persistent in the vows they once made.

Ding Yiguang asked puzzledly: "Village Chief Ding, how could you be so confused at that time, open your mouth, and make such a big wish?" ”

Village Chief Ding regretted it at this time, and beat his head with his fist, with a helpless face: "I can only blame myself for saving my son that night, I didn't think about it so much, blurted out, and made this great wish." ”

Ding Yiguang saw that Village Chief Ding was so devout to God, and his personality was so stubborn, he pinched his chin with his hand, squinted his eyes, and thought that he was going to have a "borrowing strength", suddenly, a bright light flashed in his mind, and he exclaimed excitedly: "Is there a way?" His voice was so loud that everyone present was startled by him.

Village Chief Ding stared at Ding Yiguang with his eyes: "Brother, what can you do?" ”

Ding Yiguang analyzed: "Even if you really have the ability to raise enough money, you can buy back 100,000 horses of silk and satin to spread the mountain." This will alarm the neighbors of the four towns and eight neighbors, and praise the village chief Ding for keeping your promises and making a promise. But have you ever wondered about the backfire of this event? ”

Village Chief Ding blinked his old eyes: "If I do a good deed, it will have the opposite effect?" ”

"Yes," Ding Yiguang said with great certainty, "if you spread those silk satins all over the opposite hill, it would seem magnificent at first, but those silk silks are exposed to broad daylight, exposed to the sun and rain every day, and in less than half a year, they will not only fade, but also rot." At that time, the mountain will be full of rotten cloth, moldy and smelly, and it will become a mountain of garbage, and when it rains, it will cause sewage to flow on the mountain. By doing so, you are disrespecting the gods to whom you have made your wishes, and you have added a lot of trouble to the gods. Aren't you counterproductive? ”

"This ......" Ding Yiguang's words seemed to pierce the nerves of the village chief Ding, making him frightened, "Ah, it is indeed easy for silk silk to rot in the open air under the sun and rain, why haven't I thought about this clearly?" ”

Ding Yiguang confidently said: "I have a way to get the best of both worlds." ”

Village Chief Ding didn't believe it: "Is there a thing in the world that has the best of both worlds?" ”

"I've got you in the middle of a replacement." Ding Yiguang's tone had a hint of mystery.

Village Chief Ding couldn't wait to ask: "Substitutes? ”

Ding Yiguang said loudly: "Plum blossoms! ”

"The two of them are incompatible, how many plum blossoms do I have to buy to cover the opposite hill?" For a while, the village chief Ding could not equate the silk and plum blossoms.

"Since it would ruin you to spread the hill with silk and satin, I think you might as well plant plum trees all over the hill opposite." Ding Yiguang saw Village Chief Ding's anxious demeanor, so he said his thoughts.

Village Chief Ding looked at Ding Yiguang suspiciously: "How can you plant plum trees to reward the gods?" ”

Ding Yiguang crossed his hands on his chest, and then expanded forward: "Plum blossoms are extraordinary." The color of plum blossoms is gorgeous but not charming. The posture of plum blossoms is ancient and delicate. The fragrance of plum blossoms is quiet and elegant. When a plum tree blooms, a thousand flowers can bloom on a single tree! ”

There were also a few plum trees planted in front of the door of the village chief Ding, and he nodded in response: "When the plum tree blooms, the tree is full of flowers. What kind of plum trees should we plant here? ”

Ding Yiguang said briskly: "Green calyx plum." ”

"Green calyx, where to find it? Are its flowers green? Village Chief Ding asked one after another.

"The central calyx of this plum is green and the petals are white. There are now a lot of green calyx plums on Tianlu Mountain. In front of your house is a green calyx. Ding Yiguang stretched out his hand and drew a big circle around and said.

Village Chief Ding smiled: "I only know that we have planted a lot of plum trees in Tianlu Mountain, how do I know what kind of variety it is?" It turned out that I was riding a horse looking for a horse. ”

Ding Yiguang reverently: "Plum blossoms are as white as snow, so they are also called Zen flowers." ”

Village Chief Ding didn't know the details of Ding Yiguang, but many of his words were in Buddhist language, and said: "Ah Hui, you are a layman, how can you talk like a master in a famous mountain and ancient temple?" ”

"I'm just going to be straight." Ding Yiguang smiled and made gestures, as if he was drawing a blueprint, "Just imagine, if we plant plum trees all over the hill over there, those plum trees will be moistened by the rain and dew of Tianlu Mountain every day, and they must grow very well." On weekdays, the green trees are swaying, and the mountain is like a large brocade quilt covered with a layer of green. In the future, when the flowers bloom every winter, each plum tree blooms thousands of white flowers, and from a distance, the mountain is covered with a natural brocade quilt, which is extraordinarily beautiful, which is more spectacular than you spread silk and satin on the mountain. It is the ten thousand flowers that dare to come out of the snow, and a tree alone in the spring of the world. How holy are the white plum blossoms! How noble! How solemn! The mountains are full of snow-white plum blossoms, with a curling Zen atmosphere. Wouldn't the mountains over there be a beautiful world of Zen wind! ”

Village Chief Ding clapped his hands and shouted, "This method is indeed good. ”

"In addition, white plum blossoms also have medicinal properties." Ding Yiguang was not interested.

Village Chief Ding was even more interested: "Ah, white plum blossoms still have medicinal effects?" ”

Ding Yiguang was quite interested: "It has the effect of soothing the liver, stomach, and phlegm, and can cure plum core qi, liver and stomach pain, loss of appetite, dizziness, scrofula, and pain in the stomach." ”

"Good! Good! Good! Village Chief Ding stretched out a thumbs up to Ding Yiguang and praised, "Ah Hui, I didn't expect you to be tall and thin, but your mind is not simple. How did you come up with such a difficult question? ”

Ding Yiguang was blunt: "I was just inspired by the story of Lu Jia who covered the Huabiao Stone with mountain brocade. ”

"Good! Today, I will arrange for the people in the village to do it. Village Chief Ding said excitedly.

Ding Yiguang used his wisdom to come up with this idea, which is really the best of both worlds!

Village Chief Ding let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Brother, you saved my son and saved me a lot of money. I'm going to give you a sum of money anyway to thank you. ”

"I am happy to be able to solve problems for others. I can't take the money. Ding Yiguang waved his hand.

Village Chief Ding said resolutely: "If you don't accept the reward, it will make my heart uneasy. ”

Ding Yiguang saw that Village Chief Ding's attitude was so resolute, he pondered for a while, and said, "Village Chief Ding, since you must pay me money, then, you can use this money for what it should be." ”

Village Chief Ding asked, "Where should it be used!" What do you mean? ”

Ding Yiguang looked outside and said, "The road outside Dingjia Village is full of potholes, you might as well pay to widen and pave the bumpy path to make it easier for the villagers in your village to enter and exit." ”

Village Chief Ding stroked his gray beard: "Ah, are you asking me to pay some money to repair the road?" ”

Ding Yiguang nodded: "Yes, Village Chief Ding, build bridges and roads, benefit the township, and accumulate great kindness!" ”

"Ahh Good, good, what has been accumulated is great kindness! Village Chief Ding nodded sharply in agreement. Then he told his plan: "Tomorrow I will send the whole village, some to plant plum trees on the opposite hillside, and others to level and repair the road." ”

Ding Yiguang said happily: "Village Chief Ding, I will also come to plant plum trees with you tomorrow." ”

Village Chief Ding was a little reluctant: "Brother, you can be exempted from these heavy jobs." ”。

Ding Yiguang stretched out his calloused hands and raised them: "I have been going up the mountain to cut grass and collect firewood since I was sensible, and my hands are not idle." Besides, planting plum blossoms on Tianlu Mountain is also my wish! ”

"Okay, then, I'll mobilize the people in the village to plant plum blossoms with you." Village Chief Ding had no choice but to agree.