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Chapter 2 The Old Peach Tree in the Qin Mansion

Qin Di thought for a long time before regaining consciousness.At this time, the third uncle Qin Guangyuan had finished speaking the scriptures.

Qin Guangyuan, who is over thirty years old, is very majestic, with piercing eyes, looking at the children in the school, and said in a deep voice: "In three days, it will be the fifteenth of March. Starting tomorrow, people who are over seven years old and 15 years old The following children will not be used.”

Qin Di was taken aback when he heard the words, and thought: "Why don't you come? Are you going to go outing on vacation? Didn't expect that there are leisure days in school?"

Qin Guangyuan's expression was solemn, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Every year at this time, children of the Qin family who are over seven years old and under 15 years old must fast for three days, take a bath and change clothes, concentrate on cleaning up, calm their minds, and make adequate preparations. Welcome to the Peach Blossom Festival. You must understand that how much you can achieve in this life depends on your performance at the Peach Blossom Festival every year."

Qin Di thought for a while, and quickly found the answer from the memory fragments.

But it turns out that the Yue Kingdom worships the peach, and the peach blossom is the national flower. Every March [-]th is the Peach Blossom Festival, and every family goes to enjoy the flowers and worship.It is also necessary to select the National Flower Lingmu for each session, and select the No. [-] Scholar, Tanhua, No. [-] and Top Ten Bachelors.If someone's peach tree is selected, not only will there be great glory, but also gold and silver material rewards.So at this time, the country of Yue becomes very lively.

The Qin family has an old peach tree. Although it has never been selected as a winner, this tree is amazing.According to legend, the first ancestor of the Qin family had this tree when they moved here 7000 years ago. After so many years, it is still flourishing today.It's a pity that I don't know whether it is because it is too old. In the last 2000 years, it has only flowered and no fruit.

Even so, there is something strange about this old peach tree: the peach blossoms it blooms are extraordinarily fragrant!It can make people unconsciously intoxicated!Moreover, it also has special effects. If a young man smells it for hearing and eyesight, and if he smells it for two, if he can drink tea without getting drunk, he will not only increase his intelligence by five times, but also live over a hundred years old!If you can wake up and smell for a while, there will be unspeakable benefits.

Unfortunately, the fragrance of peach blossoms is too strong. Although it is only limited to three hundred feet under the tree, no one can stay within the range of three hundred feet for half an hour.Ordinary children become intoxicated after a short while after smelling it, but the strong ones can barely support the effort of cupping tea, and they fall to the ground and can't get intoxicated.Once unconscious, it has no effect.Someone once coveted the miraculous effect of peach blossoms, fell into a coma for three days, and after waking up, not only did his memory not increase, but it decreased a lot, he became dizzy, his breath weakened, and his life expectancy decreased.

So the ancestors of the Qin family secretly said that this is a demon tree, and it can only be revered soberly, and cannot be played with while intoxicated.

The Qin family summed up many years of experience and found that the miraculous effect of peach blossoms is only effective for children aged seven to 15. Once they are over 15 years old, they will suffer from serious illness and their life expectancy may be cut in half. .

Although there are these harms, its effect on school-age children is too obvious. Not to mention anything else, it can greatly improve intelligence, this one is terrible!Think about it, if your intelligence is increased by three to five times, and you take part in the imperial examinations, it’s still easy!

For this reason, the old peach tree can be said to be the foundation of the Qin family.

The Qin family can produce so many Jinshi, it depends on this tree!

Every year on March [-]th, children fast for three days and worship the peach blossoms with a clear heart. The elderly can only watch from a distance. Children of school age tie a rope around their waists and enter the perimeter of the peach tree three hundred feet away, trying to stay awake. Once it feels bad, the rope should be shaken, and the family members will drag it out with the rope.As for the place directly under the peach tree, deep in the blooming flowers, it is said that it is extremely dangerous, but no one dares to try it.

The secret of the old peach tree is a secret handed down by the Qin family, and non-Qin family descendants have no chance to try it.According to the Qin family ancestor's instruction, you must not mention a word of "peach" when you leave the Qin residence!
It is strange to say that although the old peach tree has such miraculous powers, it seems to know the secrets.In terms of the bright colors of the flowers, the old peach tree is just ordinary, without the slightest glare, so no outsiders came to enjoy the flowers. Even the Qin family members, except for the teenagers of the right age, went out to enjoy the flowers and did not dare to surround them. Wandering around the old peach tree at home.

There are many beautiful flowering trees outside.In particular, there is a row of peach groves in front of the palace gate. The flowers are bright and colorful, attracting countless people to watch them.

Thinking of these things, Qin Di felt a little weird, and thought to himself: "It's just such an old peach tree, can it still be intoxicating when it blooms? It's nothing but intoxicating, and it can also tell ages, and only young people are enlightened. This is really amazing. "

Before he could figure it out, third uncle Qin Guangyuan waved his sleeves and shouted loudly: "Okay, that's it for today, school is over! Go back and sleep well today, remember, you can't eat meat for three days !"

Some children pursed their lips and muttered in a low voice: "If you don't eat meat for three days, I won't be so hungry!"

More children packed their schoolbags and books, and bowed to their husbands: "Goodbye, third uncle!"

Qin Guangyuan raised his hand: "Let's go, let's go, remember that sincerity makes spirit!"

Qin Di also bowed: "Third Uncle, see you later."

Qin Guangyuan looked at him and sighed deeply: "Little Nineteen, you will be 15 years old next year, so this is your last chance. From now on, you will never be able to appreciate the peach blossoms of the ancestral tree. If you still can't get the hang of it, you There is no hope in this life! Tell me honestly, have you fasted and meditated in the past few years?"

Qin Di thought for a while, and said with a bitter face: "The first five times I ate meat secretly; the last time I went out to play for two days, and I couldn't live a quiet fast."

Qin Guangyuan frowned, gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "You don't know how to cherish the opportunity that others can't ask for! When you are old, let's see if you will regret it!"

Qin Di scratched his head: "I will definitely fast and meditate this time, to see if it works."

Qin Guangyuan waved his hand: "Go, go! If you don't work hard, others can't help you! Look back, which one of the children over 14 years old of the Qin family has no fame? Only you are the most miserable , You are still a grassroots! You are getting older now, and in a few years it will be time to talk about marriage. Without fame, how can you marry a beautiful wife? Alas! I won’t talk about you anymore, take care of yourself Bar!"

Qin Di went out, thinking: "White people are not important, and beautiful family members like flowers are not important, what is important to me is longevity! I remember there is such a poem: Ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of blue hair is full of sorrow. I only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals when I look at the moon. I, Lao Qin, have been famous. I have published articles in various journals and magazines at home and abroad, and I have seen all the beauties. To become a fairy is what I want to pursue in this life. Here I want to change a few words from the original poem to express my heart: ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of blue silk is full of worries about the past years. I don’t envy mandarin ducks as I grow old alone in the shape of the moon. I only envy the immortals. Oh, but I don't know where the immortals are?"

(End of this chapter)