Happy Shennong

Chapter 1 The Strange Old Man
Yangliu Village is located in a basin between mountains.Due to inconvenient transportation, there were only a few dozen families in the village, and they relied on farming for their livelihood.

After the reform and opening up, the village caught up with the development boom of attracting investment.

The highway was built first, so that the time from the village to Qingyun City changed from four hours to one hour.Then develop the tourism industry vigorously, and the village has a new look.

At present, the village already has a hundred households.Almost all families are engaged in industries related to tourism.To put it bluntly, it's all about making money from tourists.

It was a hot summer, and Linley was full of emotions as he strolled in the village that was changing with each passing day.

He has been living here ever since he was picked up by the widowed old lady Lin when he was less than a full moon back then.In the blink of an eye, 23 years have passed, he has grown up, and Grandma Lin has already integrated into her hometown.

Following his grandmother's dying instructions, he was self-reliant and went to college, graduating successfully a month ago.

He was full of joy and prepared to work hard, determined to get rid of poverty, but the two curses of "campus romance can't leave the campus" and "graduation means unemployment" were ruthlessly fulfilled on him.

Early yesterday morning, with his well-prepared resume and little confidence left, he couldn't remember exactly how many times he participated in job fairs.

His longing for work and vision for the future were completely wiped out by the cruel reality.

After thinking hard for a long time, he packed his luggage and wanted to go back to the village to make a living.

But after inquiring about it today, he found out that the development of tourism in the village has indeed enabled some people to become well-off.But those who get rich are all investors from other places.

Most people in the village work for out-of-town bosses.Even if there are so few families that have their own property, the problem is that there is no shortage of people.

Aware of his predicament, Linley, who has always been positive and optimistic, could not help complaining: Nowadays, both cities and villages are developing very well, but why is there no room for me?Could it be... Do you have to force me to farm?
Complacent, he had already walked from the west end of the village to the east end when he suddenly heard a quarrel.

"Old man, want to eat spicy chicken without money? No way! Get lost!"

"Young man, I don't have any money, but I'm willing to trade antiques for your spicy chicken..."

"Five yuan a street stall, dare you call it an antique? Are you out of your mind, or do you think there is something wrong with my brain? Get out, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you..."

At the entrance of "Piaoxiang Farmhouse", there is a scene of young guys pushing the poor old people.

Linley recognized that guy's name was Ma Gan, and he was with He Xiaowei, the son of the owner of Piaoxiang Farmhouse.

And the old man, dressed in rags, looked like a beggar.The snakeskin bag in his arms was bulging, and he didn't know what it contained.Pushed to the ground by the hemp stick, he was still holding the bag tightly.

Seeing this, Linley instantly thought of his grandma who used to carry a snakeskin bag around to pick up trash.

Without hesitation, he hurried over to help the old man up: "Old man, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, thank you. Young man, it's rare to see someone as warm-hearted as you now!"

The old man was very excited, and he looked at Linley with gratitude.

"Cut!" Ma Gan looked contemptuous, "I thought who it was, it turned out to be Linley. As expected of a college student, his consciousness is high! Why, do you want to stand up for that old guy?"

Just as Linley was about to speak, the old man grabbed his hand, opened the bag, and asked expectantly, "Young man, these are all antiques that I have treasured for many years. Take a look, if you like it, I can sell it to you at a low price." .I...I haven't eaten for two days."

Linley glanced into the bag and couldn't help smiling wryly.

Because the jewelry, porcelain and other small items in the bag looked very rough, they really looked like street stalls, and it was estimated that no one would buy them for five yuan.

However, he still took out a bill: "Old man, this is 50 yuan, you can use it to buy something to eat. As for your antiques, I don't want them."

"No, boy, you misunderstood, I don't want money, I just want a plate of spicy chicken."

Linley had no choice but to touch his growling stomach, and took the old man into the "Old Horse's Farmhouse".

The boss, Ma Fugui, welcomed them in warmly: "Xiao Lei, who is this?"

"It's also the first time I've seen it. It should be a lonely old man who has wandered here. Uncle Ma, have a spicy chicken and two bowls of rice."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll let your aunt do the cooking herself."

Not long after, Ma Fugui brought a large plate of delicious spicy chicken and two small dishes.

The old man's teeth seemed to be pretty good, he bit the crispy chicken bones until he clucked: "It's really delicious! By the way, young man, how dare you help me, so you're not afraid that I will blackmail you? Also, you Don't worry that I'm a fake beggar?"

"If you want to blackmail people, the one who blackmails you is right. As for distinguishing beggars, I think that those who only want money and don't need food are not necessarily fake beggars. But those who only want food and don't need money must be real poor people."

"It's not bad. The heart is upright and kind, and the brain is quite clever. It is indeed a plastic talent. What I want to tell you is that good people will eventually be rewarded. Young man, what do you do?"

Being poked at the sore spot, Linley smiled wryly and shook his head: "I'm a homeless man now, sir, don't make fun of me, I'm going to farm at home."

"Farming is pretty good, what's the joke?"

The old man smiled and took out a finger-sized tower from his bag, and pushed it in front of Linley: "Young man, there is no distinction between high and low occupations, and you can grow your own sky by farming. I hope this Shennong Tower can help you. "

"Old man, I don't have much research on antiques, it's a waste to hold them, I think..."

The old man waved his hand to stop Linley: "If you don't take it, I won't feel at ease eating this meal."

"Okay." Linley couldn't resist, so he had no choice but to take the little tower and put it in his pocket.

After the meal, Linley recruited a clerk to settle the bill, then sent the old man to the intersection, gave the old man all the 30 yuan left on him, and then turned and walked back.

The old man looked at his back and kept a faint smile: "Young man, the road has been paved for you. As for whether you can get this opportunity, it depends on your luck. No matter what happens in the future, I just hope You can always keep a kind heart, do more good deeds, and don't let me down..."

Linley didn't go far when the phone rang.

When he touched the phone, he brought out two banknotes.A piece of twenty, a piece of ten.

"its not right!"

Linley was startled, he just emptied his pockets and gave all the money to the old man, why did he come back again?

He turned around quickly, but as far as his eyes could see, there was no shadow of the old man?
(End of this chapter)