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Story 15: The Legend of Narcissus
The Legend of Narcissus
Author: Anonymous
During the joyful New Year festival, most areas in the south still have the custom of appreciating daffodils. Every New Year’s Eve, the pots of narcissus displayed on the desk are as white as snow and have a fragrant fragrance. It is intoxicating to look at them. Especially the narcissus in Guangzhou, not only in hotels and shops, but also in the streets and alleys, are really narcissus. Town of.
At this moment, the guests and hosts are chatting happily, enjoying the sight, and having a unique taste. However, while admiring it, people often can’t help but talk about the story of narcissus, which adds to the interest of appreciation.
Legend has it that once upon a time there was a rich man who gave birth to two sons, managed the land, and lived leisurely and happily. However, not long after, the old rich man died, and the two sons divided the property and lived separately.
The eldest son relied on the elders and saw that his younger brother was stupid and could be bullied, so he took all the land and money into private hands and only gave his younger brother a barren stone dam. The little brother somehow accepted it and didn’t dare to protest at all.
However, this barren stone dam is of no use at all. It cannot be plowed or planted, so how can it make a living? I had no choice but to live in pawns, eating coarse rice and vegetable roots.
After a long time like this, all the belongings were pawned and I could no longer live. I was hungry for several days. When I couldn’t stand it anymore, I sent a letter to my brother to borrow money.
My brother owned a lot of assets, lived in a high-rise building, wore silk and brocade, and ate delicacies from the mountains and seas. He was very romantic, but he had no brotherhood at all. , not only did he refuse to give, but he pushed him out of the house with irresponsible remarks.
The second child had no choice but to walk outside obediently, sat on the road and burst into tears. Tears gushed out from his eyes and wet the corners of his shirt.
However, this cry actually alarmed the Jade Emperor in the heaven, and he hurriedly asked the court officials:
“There seems to be a man somewhere in the world who is crying profusely. What is he crying about? Go and find out!”
“Then, please ask the local landowners to investigate and report!” the court official said.
“Okay, that’s it.” The Jade Emperor replied.
The Earth Lord accepted the Jade Emperor’s order and went to heaven on a cloud to make a detailed report.
After hearing this, the Jade Emperor nodded and smiled and said, “What an honest and loyal person!”
“How does the emperor want to save this loyal and pitiful man?” asked the earthly master. The Jade Emperor thought for a while and said, “Can you give him the daffodils to plant?”
“If others imitate it, won’t he still be impoverished?”
“This can only be planted if there is a sand dam,”
” Ah. “
The Jade Emperor felt very embarrassed and thought for a while and said: “Yes, yes, no one can compete with me!”
“What should I do?” Land Master asked again.
“I first cast a spell, and then I asked you to take it out and plant it for him. Only the daffodils planted in his patch of sand will bloom. Those planted elsewhere will only bloom that year. After one year, you can do whatever you want. No matter how you cultivate it, it won’t bloom. If it wants to bloom, you have to buy seeds from him. “
“It’s indeed a good idea, and it’s really about people.”
“Then, please take it to him. Give him good advice and don’t let him down, become discouraged, or kill himself.”
“I will obey the edict.”
Under the orders of the Jade Emperor, the Lord of the Earth took the daffodils and returned to Earth on the clouds. He turned into a ragged old man with a cane and walked past him. When asked about the reason, the second child told him everything.
After hearing this, the land master was also sad. Then he comforted the second child and said: “God is always kind to you. This is a daffodil head. You can take it and plant it in the wasteland. The money you will get in the future will be amazing!”
“How can you make a lot of money with flowers? Don’t you know how to transplant seeds? Who will buy seeds from me after a year?”
“Don’t worry, this has been cursed by the Jade Emperor, and it will be invalid if anyone transplants it. Anyone who wants to plant it must buy it from you every year.”
In the blink of an eye, the landman disappeared. He bowed to the sky to express his gratitude.
After that, as ordered, the narcissus was planted in the sand dam, and it flourished easily. In an instant, it filled the entire stone dam. During the Chinese New Year, the flowers were full of fragrant flowers, and everyone liked them. Everyone came to buy seeds from him, and he made a lot of money.
People who buy seeds think that they don’t need to buy more seeds the next year. Who knows that the old seeds don’t bloom, so they still have to buy seeds from the second one year after year?
The second child got this opportunity, had enough food and clothing, and gradually became rich.
The boss didn’t know why, but he suddenly became so poor that he couldn’t support himself. The second child thought about brotherhood and gave some seeds to the elder brother. But the ones planted by the boss didn’t grow very much.
Even if they did, they mostly had single-layered flowers, and not even a single one with double-layered flowers. In this way, if you take seeds from the second child every year, the result will be the same. The second child is getting richer day by day.
Therefore, in some areas in the south, narcissus is grown as a flower of wealth and is especially displayed and appreciated during the Lunar New Year, with the intention of making money that year.
