At the end of April 1998, without any warning, my parents returned to Balipo Village.

It happened to be Sunday and I was at home too.

Their sudden return scared grandma and second uncle. They thought something big had happened, so they hurried to my house.

After asking, I found out that nothing happened. It turned out that my parents didn't want to continue working outside and were preparing to come back to do business.

"Boss, have you ever done business? What if you lose money? I think it's better to continue working. It's a few hundred yuan a month, which is better than farming at home." As soon as my father said his thoughts, grandma clearly expressed his objection.

"Mom, you don't understand. You can't make a name for yourself. You'll do it well for yourself. The more you earn, the more you earn, it's your own family. You didn't see Xiaohao's godfather, he was a contractor for a year, and now he has used it for the elder brother. After the New Year, he told me that he was going to buy a house in the county town next year." The father interjected again.

"Brother, what business are you and your sister-in-law going to do?" At this time, the second uncle also joined the discussion.

"We are going to plant orchids, and then open a store in the county to sell orchids, and then enter some other flowers and plants." The mother replied.

"What... I said, Boss, you two are confused. I thought you were going to build a storefront to sell clothes and open a restaurant, how could you sell orchids? The thing was cut back and fed to pigs, and no one would eat it, so someone would buy it?" Grandma scolded without mercy.

Can orchids be sold? I was confused when I heard my mother say this. There was no Internet in 1998, and the sources of information received in rural areas are very single. Apart from TV and local newspapers, I didn’t pay attention to the information about orchids on it.

"Mom, you're an old concept. Orchids are very valuable in big cities now. It can be said that a good pot of orchids is more valuable than three buildings." My father explained patiently.

"Just brag, I object to your business anyway." Grandma insisted.

"Mom, don't disbelief, look at the newspaper we brought back. His second uncle is literate and let him read it for you." Seeing that his father didn't move, his mother also launched an attack next to him.

My second uncle took the newspaper in confusion, looked at it for a few seconds, with a disbelief on his face: "What is said in this newspaper is true, is it so expensive?"

"Of course, why should I come back?" my father continued.

In the words of parents, orchids have become something more expensive than gold, and they are sold in the south. A pot of orchids can be worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan at most.

As long as you sell a basin, you will never have to worry about food and clothing in your life.

In the eyes of adults, I am still a child who is thirteen years old this year, so I have no say in the whole process. While they are arguing, I took the newspaper from my second uncle and read it carefully.

The newspapers say that planting orchids is a country's emerging industry, which is worth hundreds of millions of yuan. Raising orchids has many benefits, which can cultivate sentiment and improve the spiritual and cultural life of the people. Many literati and scholars like it... The newspapers say so much, and it is just a summary: "Planting orchids is very profitable."

Seeing that I was reading with relish with my newspaper, my grandmother suddenly said, "Xiaohao, is it reliable for your parents to go to the county town to sell orchids?"

I didn't expect my grandma to ask me suddenly. Seeing that my parents turned their heads and looked over, I thought for a while and asked, "Dad, I'll ask two questions. Do you know how to plant orchids?"

"What's so complicated about growing this thing? I didn't see what's in our mountains. No one cares about it, but it's good. Besides, I can't learn it." My father answered indifferently. In his opinion, growing orchids and one plus one equals two.

"Also, do you say orchids are very popular in big cities. Is there anyone in our county?" Then I asked the second question.

"Yes, boss, who would spend tens of thousands of yuan to sell such broken weeds that cannot be eaten or used?" Grandma nodded when she heard this, thinking that I was very skillful in asking.

"Mom, don't worry, 'If you put the recruiting flag on the army, there will be people who eat food.' Someone will definitely buy it." My father continued to answer in a positive tone.

Grandma doesn’t believe it, and her second uncle is skeptical. Even I think this matter is unreliable.

But our views cannot change the parents' determination, and then they moved to discuss with their godfather.

My godfather was very supportive of this matter, saying that if he was doing business in the county town, he could help contact the residence and shops, and even introduce some acquaintances to his business.

With the support of godfather, parents will naturally be full of confidence.

For a period of time, they went out early and returned late every day, and went into the mountains to dig orchids.

After about half a month of preparation, my godfather also helped find the shop and residence. With the dream of making a fortune, my parents officially opened a Su flower shop.

After the store opened, they were even busier and they were all in the county. Although the county was only a few dozen miles away from Liaoyang Town, my father rarely came back. My mother occasionally came back on Sundays, and after seeing me, she left in a hurry.

My life is still the same, and every night I will appear quietly on the roof of the teaching building. Meditation, absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth... Sometimes I feel lonely, so I just look up at the vast starry sky alone, fantasizing that there are immortals living there. Although I have already learned from the geography textbook that the earth is the only planet that is now suitable for humans to live in.

Tonight, when I was meditating, I felt something abnormal in my body. The scissors magic weapon in my mind shone again, and in a daze, the vitality of heaven and earth was passing through my body, driving the acupoints all over my body.

I could clearly see with my spiritual sense that the acupoints were dense, like stars in the night sky, flashing one by one, connected by the energy of heaven and earth, emitting a red light.

This wonderful feeling cannot be described in words.

At the same time, a cool spot above my head seemed to open a door.

The Yin God jumped out... Hey, I was a little surprised to see my floating form. I saw a ball of fire on the top of the Yin God's head and shoulders.

Is this the realm of burning the three candles?

The Taoist treasure describes: "Yin fire comes out, and three candles are burned." I didn't know what was going on, but now when I see my Yin God situation, I immediately understand. Yin fire and Yang fire are opposite, and there are also three cups, just one dominating the body and the other dominating the soul.

"A person dies like a lamp extinguishes", which means that the body dies, and the soul does not necessarily disappear, which is also the reason why there are lonely ghosts in the world. However, lonely yin does not arise, and the single yang does not grow. If the body is lost, the soul will lose its support, and the yin fire will naturally slowly disappear.

Thinking about this, I reached out to the Yin Fire on my shoulders. There was no burning feeling, but a little cold.

Looking at the wonderful scene of three balls of fire on my body, I became interested again. My body fell downstairs and ran towards the gate.

"Woom..." Just like last time, the black dog guarding the gate whistled wildly. However, this time its voice was obviously filled with fear, and it rushed into the gatekeeper with its tail stomped.

"What's the ghost called?" The old man who was watching the gate rushed out immediately, then stared at the direction where my Yin God was and rubbed his eyes.

How could he see me? I was also surprised.

Before I could react, the old man had already turned on the hand lantern: "Which naughty child is the one who is troubled? I want to scare me if I get some phosphorus fire."

It turned out that he did not discover my Yin God, but could see the three Yin fires on his shoulders. With a quick thought, the three Yin fires disappeared immediately.

***

This chapter is harder than I thought. Look at the time, it's almost two o'clock in the morning.

It's cold, I went to bed, and I asked for recommendations and collections again before going to bed.

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