Besides, when Village Chief Wang came home from the Xinzhou Yamen, he saw his son Wang Jinfa and Le Zhihua picking longevity fruit to eat on the longevity fruit tree in the compound, and the feeling of intimacy was like a pair of lovers in love.

But Village Chief Wang was not happy, because he still had untreated heart disease. He thought of the wish he had made before the gods: "If the son's serious illness can be cured, he will cover the opposite hill with silk 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, Village Chief Wang took a few family members to the opposite hill in the scorching sun, took a bamboo pole cut into a zhang long as a ruler, and walked around the opposite hill, while repeatedly measuring and writing down the data with a book.

When the village chief Wang 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.

Zhang Shaofei returned to Lejiazhai from Xinzhou Yamen, and came to Wang's village chief's house as usual to see how Wang Jinfa's body was recovering. It was found that Wang Jinfa's body had recovered, and Village Chief Wang was not as cheerful as a few days ago, his face turned gray, and he asked, "Village Chief Wang, what's wrong with you?" Could it be that your old man is also seriously ill? ”

Village Chief Wang: "No...... Nothing ......."

The more the village chief Wang was hesitant, the more Zhang Shaofei's attention was aroused: "If there is anything, you can tell it directly, maybe I can share your worries for you." ”

Village Chief Wang knew that Zhang Shaofei was enthusiastic and upright, and now he had to tell Zhang Shaofei in detail about his wish in front of God, 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 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 land and even this big house, I would not be able to raise enough money to buy those silk silks. ”

"Yo, listening to you, this is indeed quite difficult." Zhang Shaofei 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 and thank God again." ”

"No, no!" Village Chief Wang 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 royal 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.

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

Village Chief Wang 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." ”

Zhang Shaofei saw that Village Chief Wang was so devout to God and his personality was so stubborn, he pinched his chin with his hand, squinted his eyes and thought, he wanted to come to a "borrowing strength", suddenly, a bright light passed 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 Wang stared at Zhang Shaofei with his eyes: "What can you do?" ”

Zhang Shaofei analyzed: "Even if you really have the ability to raise enough money, you can buy back 100,000 horses of silk and satin to cover the mountain." This will alarm the neighbors of the four towns and eight neighbors, and praise Village Chief Wang for keeping your promises and making a promise. But have you ever wondered what the aftermath of this incident will be? ”

Village Chief Wang blinked his old eyes: "Will there be sequelae if I do good deeds?" ”

"Yes," Zhang Shaofei said with great certainty, "if you spread those silk satin all over the opposite mountain, it would seem spectacular at first. But those silk satins are exposed to the sun and rain in broad daylight, 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 god you wish to and adding a lot of trouble to him in the future. Aren't you counterproductive? ”

"This ......" Zhang Shaofei's words seemed to pierce the nerves of Village Chief Wang, making him terrified, "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?" ”

Zhang Shaofei confidently said: "I have a way for you to worship the gods and save money, so you can have the best of both worlds." ”

Village Chief Wang didn't believe it: "Is there the best of both worlds in the world?" ”

Zhang Shaofei's tone was mysterious: "So I thought of a substitute for you." ”

Village Chief Wang couldn't wait to ask: "Substitutes? What are you going to use as a substitute? ”

Zhang Shaofei said loudly: "Plum blossoms!" ”

"Plum blossoms?" For a while, the village chief Wang could not equate the silk and plum blossoms, and said, "The two of them are incompatible, how many plum blossoms do I have to buy to be able to cover the opposite mountain?" ”

Zhang Shaofei saw the anxious look of Village Chief Wang, so he said his thoughts: "Since it costs too much to cover the mountain with silk and satin, it will make you bankrupt, and it is not practical and attractive. I think you might as well plant plum trees all over the hill opposite. ”

Village Chief Wang's thoughts were still only thinking to one side, and he was puzzled: "How can we repay the gods by planting plum trees all over the place?" ”

Zhang Shaofei crossed his hands on his chest, and then expanded forward: "The plum blossom is extraordinary, the color of the plum blossom is gorgeous but not charming, the posture of the plum blossom is ancient and delicate, the fragrance of the plum blossom is quiet and elegant, and when the plum tree blooms, a tree can bloom thousands of flowers!" ”

There were also a few plum trees planted in front of the door of Village Chief Wang, 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? ”

Zhang Shaofei: "Green calyx plum." ”

Village Chief Wang: "Green calyx plum? ”

Zhang Shaofei explained: "There are many varieties of plum blossoms. The north is suitable for planting red plum and yellow plum, and we are the most suitable for planting green calyx plum here. ”

Village Chief Wang: "Green calyx plum? As the name suggests, are its flowers green? Where to find it? ”

"Nope." Zhang Shaofei stretched out his hand and drew a large circle around, "The central calyx of the green calyx is green, but its petals are white. There are now a lot of green calyx plums on Tianlu Mountain. Yo, the green calyx planted in front of your house is also a green calyx. ”

"Huh?!" Village Chief Wang's eyes were cleared of a layer of fog, and he couldn't help laughing, "I only know that we have planted a lot of plum trees in Tianlu Mountain, how do you know what variety it is?" It turned out that I was riding a bull looking for a cow. ”