Bai Changxing, like many scholars, has been studying and writing hard almost every day all year round, and has been passing the law for more than 20 years, in order to be able to make a name for himself.

However, after reading books for more than 20 years, he didn't even get into the show.

Seeing his wife exhausted for a day's food all day long made him feel very uncomfortable.

In fact, he had long wanted to give up the imperial examination to help his wife do farm work and sell vegetables, but his virtuous wife made him insist.

Because she believed that he would be named on the gold list sooner or later, she would smile every time and say, "I'm still waiting to be the champion lady!"

He didn't want to disappoint her, and he studied harder.

And the result has never changed, it is still disappointed again and again, and the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Finally, in the night, when he was once again awakened by his wife's groans of pain, he secretly resolved to give her a good life, so that she would not have to worry about her body to fill her belly.

The next day, he was still reading, but the book he was reading was not the same as before, but an old book with its jacket off, its pages yellowed, and its handwriting blurred.

The reason why he read this book is because he suddenly thought of something.

When he was a child, he often listened to his grandfather tell the story of their ancestors, and his grandfather told him that a long time ago, their ancestors had a god with great powers, who could soar through the clouds and fog, and call the wind and rain.

Because of the influence of the gods, the Bai family at that time could be said to be rich and rich.

At that time, he still didn't believe much in this kind of ethereal immortal theory, but his grandfather's story touched him one thing, that is, their family still kept two books handed down by the ancestor of the immortal.

In his mind, the god who was rumored to be a god in his ancestors was actually an ordinary person like him.

But the difference is that he earned the Bai family a wealth that rivals the country, so this is painted as a myth. It seems that the use of mortals is no longer enough to show his talents, and then he becomes a god in the mouth.

And he is no stranger to these two books, when he didn't know much when he was a child, he read them curiously, and he was beaten by his father for it.

His father thought that he was not good at reading the words of the saints at a young age, and he read some crooked books.

In a fit of rage, my father would have burned these two books if it hadn't been for the training.

After watching it for a long time, Bai Changxing couldn't help frowning, sighed, and said to himself: "Where is this treasure book for doing business and getting rich, it's really crooked!"

"It seems that I really thought wrong! Also, if it was really a book that could make a fortune, would we still be poor until now, and still live alone at the foot of this mountain?" Bai Changxing shook his head with a wry smile.

"It seems that I still have to read the words of the saints!" Thinking of this, the "Zhihu also" overwhelmed him again, and his face unconsciously swelled with boredom and pain.

He suddenly felt that he might really be hopeless, because he found that he would rather read these crooked books than read those tirades anymore.

However, if she spends time on these "evil books", how can she live a good life in the future?

After weighing the pros and cons, he finally painfully decided to read only these two books for one day, and to continue reading the books that he wanted to burn all in one fell swoop.

With this plan, he was no longer burdened, and began to read the book in his hand with full attention, and the more he read it, the more interesting it became.

It turned out that one of these two books was a nine-layer fire attribute exercise that taught people to refine qi, called "Red Flame Gong".

According to the above, refining into two layers can fight with the top masters in the rivers and lakes, and in the third layer, you can cast some small spells.

The other is a formation book that teaches people to arrange formations, which records the formation diagrams and layout methods of more than a dozen large arrays.

Thinking about the bright prospects depicted in the book, Bai Changxing's eyes couldn't help but flash green, if he really had the ability mentioned in the book, would he and his wife's eating problem still be a problem?

He immediately decided to extend the time to read miscellaneous books to a month, and he wanted to use this time to give it a try!

However, a month later, these two books were put on the shelf by him again, and he couldn't help but say: "Sure enough, it's a useless waste book!"

He didn't feel any subtle changes.

Life is back to what it used to be.

Half a year later, on a sunny day, he was suddenly attracted by a loud "bang" while he was studying at ease.

He raised his head in astonishment and curiosity, only to see several large trees dozens of feet away from his house suddenly fall to the ground without warning, scattered.

The curious Bai Changxing decided to go out and see what was going on.

When he cautiously walked in, he was stunned to find that there was suddenly a large pit among the cluttered trees, like a small lake that had dried up, and in the middle of the pit lay an old man in gray.

The old man was thin, with skin and bones but no flesh, and his hair was gray and messy, scattered everywhere, revealing only his nose and mouth, and black blood was constantly gushing out of his mouth.

Bai Changxing has grown so big, and some dead people have seen it, but it is the first time that a dead person has fallen from the sky like this and smashed such a big pit on the ground!

Seeing this scene, Bai Changxing was stunned in place for more than an hour, if it weren't for the sudden sound of a sharp bird call, it is estimated that this time would be even longer.

Bai Changxing came back to his senses, he was both scared and excited in his heart, of course he was afraid of this strange dead man, but what he was excited about was that he might be able to make a fortune from a dead man.

Although, he didn't know or understand why this old man fell from the sky, but he felt that this old man must be extraordinary, maybe it was a legendary immortal, and there were a lot of treasures.

Bai Changxing made up his mind, twisted and trembled, moved to the old man's side, and began to grope around the old man's body.

While groping, his eyelids were fighting uncontrollably, for fear that this strange old man would suddenly make some trouble.

While he was searching, a weak voice suddenly came out of the old man's blood-stained mouth: "Medicine ......"

Bai Changxing was directly frightened, and the burden he had just touched shook off, and the objects in it were scattered all over the ground, including books, beads, and a lot of objects that he couldn't name.

The most appealing thing about these things was a bulging money bag.

Despite his fear, he carefully grabbed the purse, turned around and ran home.

After running home, he excitedly opened the money bag, which turned out to be a bag of gold leaves.

Seeing this bag of gold leaves, Bai Changxing couldn't help but imagine himself riding on a tall horse, but at the same time, he also began to suffer from gains and losses.

That old man is so weird! What if he comes back to life? What if he reports to the authorities?

The more Bai Changxing thought about it, the more he felt unsteady, and unconsciously walked back and forth in the room, but the more he walked, the more chaotic he became.

Finally, he gritted his teeth fiercely, turned around and rushed into the kitchen, and when he came out again, he already had an extra kitchen knife in his hand.

......

Before his wife returned, he had buried the big pit.

He said nothing about it to his wife, but he kept none of the gold leaves and gave them to his wife, telling her that it was the gold hidden by his ancestors and that he had accidentally discovered it.

He had expected her to be as happy as he had been when he saw the gold, but she hadn't.

Instead of showing the slightest hint of joy, she advised him that his ill-gotten gains were not advisable, and repeatedly asked him where the money really came from.

He insisted that the money was passed down, and he was lucky enough to get a clue to find the bag of gold leaves by reading the two broken books.

Seeing that his attitude was so resolute, she reluctantly believed it, but she didn't agree to his proposal to move to the town to live in a big house, nor did she agree to his request to renovate the house here, and even the suggestion to buy some wine and meat to celebrate was rejected by her!

She put the money in a wooden box and never touched it again.

What she did made him a little crazy, and he couldn't understand why someone would let go of a rich life, but instead live a poor life with clear soup and little water.

The original harmony between them was gone, replaced by quarrels, which gradually developed into his beating and scolding of her.

Half a year later, he left with a letter of resignation and the bag of gold, and came to the town alone.

On the first day he arrived in the town, he took down the largest restaurant in the town, Tianxiang Building, and he decided to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas every day in the future to make up for the suffering he had suffered before.

The next day he took another wife, who was more beautiful and obedient, and preferred to live a rich life......