Chapter 1: Jasmine Blossoms

This amazing story takes place in the Han Dynasty, after the death of Emperor Jing of Han, his son Liu Che ascended the throne as Emperor Wu of Han.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che adopted a series of reform measures, respecting Confucianism, recruiting talents, forging ahead, and expanding the territory, laying the foundation for the Han Dynasty to be strong and prosperous, making the Han Dynasty one of the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese history, and the Han nationality was also strong.

Legend has it that in the Han Dynasty, there was a fisherman's family on the edge of Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, which made a living by fishing and planting taro. There are two husband and wife, the husband's surname is Hao, his name is Xibo, and his wife's surname is Zhang, whose name is Yihua. The two are middle-aged, and they don't know what's going on, they have been childless, and the husband and wife are very loving but childless, and they are very anxious.

There is a temple on the nearby Ling Mountain, and the husband and wife go to burn incense, worship the Buddha, and make wishes on the first and fifteenth days of the new year. Every year I make a wish, and every year I fail. But the couple did not give up, and the family also built a temple of the Buddha and the son Guanyin, burning incense and worshiping the Buddha every day, asking for blessings from the son, but still to no avail.

Not only did they ask for the blessing of the Buddha, but the husband and wife also took the time to visit famous doctors in Jiangnan and ate countless decoctions, which didn't seem to have any effect.

The husband and wife are also well-known good people. The extra fish is often given to poor families to improve their lives, and they also plant taro and lotus root on the shore of the lake, and when the harvest is harvested, the neighbors can get a lot.

Such a good couple, with no children under their knees, and many neighbors sigh for them behind their backs.

When the couple came to live here, it was originally an old house abandoned by a family from Minyue (now Fujian). The two hard-working couples did not dislike the dilapidated state of the house, and used their savings to buy building materials to rebuild the house.

It's not magnificent, but it's a lot more generous than before. With the front yard and back garden, there is also a large living room and wings.

The original back garden of this old house was planted with a lot of flowers and plants, some of which had been left untended for many years and had died. Leaving a jasmine tree still alive, the husband and wife felt that although the tree was a little short, but the branches were thick, and the growth was very strange, and the branches were quite Zen, and they had a fate, so they left this tree. Then I replanted a lot of flowers and trees in the back garden.

In spring, the back garden is full of flowers, competing for beauty and being particularly lively, but the strange thing is that this jasmine tree only grows leaves every year and does not bloom.

Usually the work is very tiring, and the husband and wife don't care about it. When they are free, they still water the tree, fertilize it, and occasionally prune and prune it, but it doesn't bloom, as if they didn't care about it, which is really benevolent.

The elders of the village and the neighbors around them all said that it was a century-old jasmine tree, and the villagers had never seen this tree bloom.

Some people also say that this tree is unlucky, the former family is from Min Yue's family, since Min Yue brought this tree has been some years, and then after a few decades, the family moved away for some reason, and it is said that his house has some ghosts and fairies and the like, and everyone has discussed, saying that it is related to this tree, and that family is harmed by this evil tree! This house has not been inhabited by anyone since then, and after many years, it will slowly fall into disrepair.

Some neighbors have suggested that the two couples cut down the jasmine tree many times, but the couple is reluctant, thinking that this tree is a symbol of the two of them coming here to start their life, and it is a commemoration of their new life.

One night, after the spring breeze and spring rain, Hao Xibo got up early, packed up his fishing gear, and prepared to go to the lake to fish, and suddenly felt that the house was full of refreshing and pleasant fragrance. He hurriedly woke up his wife in the house: "One, have you smelled the fragrance of the house?"

"Oh, yes, where did you get such a nice smell?" Ichiflora sighed as she got up.

So the two of them pushed open the back window, and the scene of the back garden surprised the two of them - the jasmine tree, which had never bloomed, had bloomed all over the tree overnight, covering the whole tree like snow, and the fragrance wafted in the wind as soon as it blew, which was really elegant and fragrant, and it was refreshing.

The two were very happy, and one said to Xibo: "This hundred-year-old jasmine tree has bloomed, it must be a good sign!" Hao Xibo was also very happy: "Mmmm, yes, this flower is really beautiful, it seems that the fragrance is different from the ordinary jasmine fragrance!" The husband and wife became more and more happy.

When the two came to the tree, they were very excited, and carefully picked a few flowers, and Zhang Yiduo said, "Let's soak some jasmine water to drink today." ”

"Husband, we have to protect it, the hundred-year-old jasmine has bloomed, but our good fortune has arrived. Hao Xibo kept nodding, and then went fishing, thinking that today was really a good start.

At noon, Hao Xibo came back from fishing and just put the tools away. Zhang Yiduo handed the brewed jasmine tea to Hao Xibo. Hao Xibo immediately took a big sip and said, "It tastes so good!" and smiled at Zhang Yiduo. At this moment, his wife Zhang Yiduo suddenly began to vomit and her face changed greatly.

Hao Xibo immediately hugged his wife and asked, "Did you drink a lot of jasmine tea today?" Zhang Yiduo's face turned pale and said, "Well, I'm very happy, I drank a lot, will I be poisoned?"

When Hao Xibo heard this, he immediately became anxious, and regardless of his fatigue from fishing all morning, he immediately carried his wife on his back and ran quickly to the old man's house in the village.

When he arrived at Lao Langzhong's house, Hao Xibo put down his wife and let his wife sit on the chair. Lang Zhong's family was eating, and when he saw a patient coming, Lao Langzhong immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks and stepped forward to feel the pulse. Hao Xibo said, "I'm really sorry to disturb your dinner." He gasped for air.

Lao Langzhong's expression was calm, he didn't speak, and continued to take the pulse. Su Xibo continued: "The jasmine in the garden bloomed last night, and my wife drank a lot of jasmine tea this morning, is it poisoned?"

Lao Langzhong still didn't speak, he continued to take the pulse, and then said with confidence: "Congratulations to Mr. Su, congratulations to Mr. Su, it's not poisoning, it's your wife who is happy." This sentence of the old man stunned the husband and wife at once!

Hao Xibo was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Is it really?" Zhang Yiduo also asked Lang Zhong with a smile, and Lao Langzhong laughed and said: "It's Ximai, serve your daughter-in-law well, really!"

The husband and wife hugged each other and cried, looking forward to it, the jasmine flowers are blooming today, the wife is happy, this jasmine tree is really a mascot!

Soon the neighbors heard about it and came to congratulate them, and they wanted to see the hundred-year-old jasmine tree that bloomed.

I saw this jasmine tree, not only the branches are luxuriant, the leaves are green like jade, the branches are twisted and bent, like the swaying green dragon, the flowers are dense and full, although the flowers are not glamorous, but the fragrance of the flowers is tangy, there are the sweetness of the roses, the fragrance of the plum blossoms, the remoteness of the orchids, the elegance of the magnolia, all of them. The flowers are as pure as jade and snow, and you stand in front of the tree, looking at the flowers, and for some reason, you will be in awe.

There is a poem as evidence: "Talent fairy posture, jade bone ice muscle." Xiang Yanwei, alone Fangfei. Light and elegant, the first out of the boudoir. It is the water palace immortal, the moon palace child, and the Han palace concubine. Clear and boastful, rhyme is better than drunk. Laughing Jiangmei, it is late in the snow. The fragrance is mild, and the green leaves are soft. Pick it up with Wang Lang, wear it with a beauty, it's always appropriate!"

Hao Xibo took care of his wife's childbirth, and at the same time took care of the jasmine tree in the garden even more, took care of it with great care, fearing that some animals would hurt it, added a fence, and erected a veil on the canopy to prevent insect bites.

One day a few months later, Zhang Yiduo felt a stomachache and hurriedly called her husband, Hao Xibo calculated, his wife should have reached the day of childbirth, and hurriedly went to find a midwife.

When the midwife arrived, she asked a few more women from the neighborhood to help and began to deliver the baby. For a while, the house was full of strange fragrance, but I didn't expect this fragrance to condense into a fairy breath, floating out of the hall, out of the small village, out of the county seat, and all the way to the palace thousands of miles away.