Chapter 89: The Origin of the Spirit Stone
Someone said that selling the treasure handed down by the ancestors is unfilial piety, and it will be thundered by the sky.
If they hadn't been forced to the end, Chen Dazhu's family would not have chosen to sell the spirit stone, in the final analysis, they were all forced, because they were short of money, very, very short, the family's house needed to be flipped, the son needed to marry a daughter-in-law, Chen Dazhu and his wife's health was not very good, and they often had to take medicine.
They were poor and afraid, and in order to change the poor days, they could only sell their ancestral spirit stones.
On the one hand, it is the hardships of life, and on the other hand, it is the treasure passed down from the ancestors, so how should you choose?
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The spirit stone is too important to Gao Fei, in order to get the news of the spirit stone, he is willing to spend as much as he wants, and the spirit stone is not something that money can buy.
Ten million is not much for Gao Fei, and if you can buy the news of spirit stones with 10 million, it is worth it.
Chen Dazhu finally did not resist the temptation of money, he walked into the inner room and took out the notebook that he had collected for many years: "Boss Gao, I can show you the notebook, but you have to promise me one thing." ”
"You say. Goofy nodded.
"You can't leak what's in your notebook, not a word. Chen Dazhu's expression was very serious.
"Okay, I promise you. Goofy happily agreed.
"You swear. ”
"And swear?"
"Yes! You have to swear!"
“...... Okay, I swear. Gao Fei raised a hand: "I swear to the sky that if I leak the contents of the notebook, I will be thundered and killed." ”
Seeing Gao Fei swear a poisonous oath, Chen Dazhu's tense face slowly eased: "Here you go, the content of this notebook is a bit exaggerated, you must be mentally prepared when you read it, don't be scared when the time comes." ”
Goofy took the notebook and flipped through it quickly.
The first half of the book is a record of some trivial things in life, and there is nothing surprising about it, and when it comes to the second half, the content that describes the spirit stone finally appears......
There was a famine that year, and my family had not eaten a full meal for many days, and looking at the haggard faces of my wife and children, I felt very painful in my heart, and I hated myself for not being able to let my wife and children live a good life.
In order to feed my family, I resolutely went into the mountains, and I wanted to hunt some game to feed my wife and children.
I walked for a long time in the woods, and I didn't come across a single game, when I was distraught, when I suddenly heard the roar of an animal in front of me, which sounded like a wild boar, and without saying a word, I ran forward with my shotgun.
About 100 meters out, I saw a wild boar lying in front of me, a wounded boar, blood on the back, two hind hooves were also broken, it looked very miserable, when I tried to get closer, the wild boar immediately opened its mouth and roared angrily.
What is there to be afraid of a wounded boar? I raised my shotgun directly at the boar's head, this wild boar is huge enough for our family to eat for a month, and I am very excited at the thought that my family can eat enough.
Just as I was about to pull the trigger, the injured boar suddenly spoke, yes, it was talking, and it was human, and I was stunned.
"You can't kill me. The boar snorted.
I froze in place, just stupid, a wild boar can actually speak human language? This is just unbelievable! It's unbelievable!
"I have a lot of companions. The boar continued: "If you kill me, they will definitely help me to avenge me, and then you will not want to live, including your family, you will die." ”
I pinched myself with my hand, and there was pain, which meant that it was not a hallucination, and that everything in front of me was real.
"You...... How can you speak human words......" I asked in a trembling voice.
"I'm no ordinary wild boar. The wild boar said: "I am a spirit animal, and I am a very advanced kind, and it is not uncommon for me to be able to speak human words." ”
"Spirit beast?" I gasped for breath, then continued, "Why are you still injured when you're so powerful?"
There was a hint of anger on the boar's face: "I was attacked by a wild wolf, and if I go head-to-head, that wild wolf can't be my opponent at all." ”
"Wild wolf?" my face changed: "Is it nearby?" "Wild wolves are social animals, very ferocious, and the most feared thing for hunters is wolves.
"You don't need to panic, I dumped the wolf. The boar said, "I will make a deal with you now, you send me back to my lodgings, and I will give you a large benefit." ”
"Sending you back to your accommodation?" I hesitated.
"I have a lot of treasures in my residence, just give you a few pieces, you won't have to worry about it in your life. The boar said.
I was hesitant and didn't know what to do, whether to kill the boar and bring it back to my family as food, or to agree to the boar's conditions? After some struggle, I finally made the decision to agree to the boar's conditions.
The boar's body was so heavy that I had to take it back to my lodgings, and the boar fulfilled his promise by giving me a black stone, two formed ginseng plants, and some fruit that I could not name.
The wild boar told me that the black stone is called the spirit stone, which is very precious, and the spirit stone can be put at home to drive away evil spirits, and it can also strengthen the body and prolong life by holding it every day, and the two formed human bodies are more than five hundred years, and after eating, it can cure all kinds of diseases, and at the same time can also increase some lifespan, as for those fruits that cannot be named, they are some cherished spirit fruits, and you can not be hungry for three days if you eat one.
After saying goodbye to the wild boar, I went home with a bunch of things, I put the black stone on the beam, and the fruit that I could not name was eaten by my family, and as for the two ginseng plants, I sold them for three hundred taels of silver, and I used the money to build a new house, and gave my son a daughter-in-law, and the days gradually became prosperous.
As the wild boar said, that black stone is really magical, put in the house, in the winter, dissipate heat, set off the whole room warm, in the summer, emit cold air, make the house extraordinarily cool.
Later, I went into the mountain again, hoping to see the boar again, and thanked it in person, but I searched the whole mountain, but I didn't see the boar, and I didn't know if it was dead or gone.
Decades have passed, and before I die, I specially told my children and grandchildren that they must take good care of the black stone, never lose it, and if they can, they will be passed on as a family heirloom.
This is the end of the content about the spirit stone.
The notebook did not record where the boar lived, much to Goofy's disappointment.
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"What do you think after reading the contents of the notebook?" asked Chen Dazhu.
"Thoughts?" Gao Fei pursed his lips slightly: "Your grandfather was lucky enough to meet a spirit beast with a conscience. ”
"Huh?" Chen Dazhu was stunned: "Listen to what you mean...... Is it believing what my grandfather wrote?"
"What? you don't believe it?" Goofy asked rhetorically.
Chen Dazhu shook his head: "I don't believe it...... How could a wild boar speak human language? It's absolutely impossible!"
"You think your grandfather is making up stories, telling lies?"
"In his old age, my grandfather was a little unclear and often hallucinated, and in this case, it was understandable to write something bizarre. ”
"The benevolent see the wise, some things have not been seen with their own eyes, it does not mean that they do not exist. For Gao Fei, it is not uncommon for spirit beasts to be able to speak human words, of course, not all spirit beasts can speak human words, they must be cultivated to a high and profound realm before they can speak human words, Gao Fei pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Where is the mountain mentioned in the notebook?"
"It's Qingfeng Mountain, not far from my house. Chen Dazhu said.
"Did your grandfather tell you where the boar lived?" asked Goofy.
Chen Dazhu shook his head: "No, I didn't say it." ”
A hint of disappointment flashed in Goofy's eyes: "This notebook will be returned to you." Goofy put the notebook on the table, then pushed away the chair and stood up: "You guys have a good life, I'll go first." After saying this, Goofy turned and left.
Chen Dazhu stood at the door, looking at Gao Fei's departing back, his expression was a little complicated.
Originally, the Chen family was very wealthy, but it was not until Chen Dazhu's grandfather died that the Chen family began to decline, in the final analysis, the descendants of the Chen family were incapable, and the huge family business was lost, and finally the heirloom was sold.
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Mt. Cheongfeng is a 2,000-meter-high mountain that is famous in the area.
According to legend, there is a monster suppressed under Qingfeng Mountain, and every year on the night of the full moon, the monster will wake up, and then try to push away the Qingfeng Mountain that suppresses it, but unfortunately it has not been successful, of course, this is just a legend, and no one knows whether it is true or not.
But one thing is certain, that is, the locals regard Qingfeng Mountain as a guardian saint, and they will go to the foot of the mountain to worship every year, and the locals say that it is because of the protection of Qingfeng Mountain that they can live and work in peace and contentment.
It's noon.
A figure appeared at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, and this person was Gao Fei.
"Is this Qingfeng Mountain? Gao Fei nodded secretly, stopped and watched for a while, then walked along the stone steps towards the mountain, many years ago, the official paid to build a stone step on the side of Qingfeng Mountain, through the stone steps can reach the top of the mountain, the purpose of building the stone steps is to facilitate tourists to climb the mountain.
Thanks to the official publicity, Qingfeng Mountain has become a well-known mountain, and a large number of tourists come here every year.
Goofy climbed the stone steps while scanning the surroundings, and when he climbed halfway up the mountain, he found a cave with a very hidden entrance, and if Goofy didn't have a clairvoyant eye, it would not have been possible to find it.
The stone steps are more than ten meters away from the entrance of the cave, and ordinary people can't get through it at all, but for Gao Fei, it's much simpler, I saw him jump lightly, and he crossed the distance of more than ten meters, and easily came to the cave.