"In a few years, without effort, simply by luck, he had accumulated one of the largest fortunes in the swamp thanks to the supernatural proliferation of his animals. His mares would bear triplets, his hens laid twice a day, and his hogs fattened with such speed that no one could explain such disorderly fecundity except through the use of black-magic"
This quote I think is foreshadowing something bad about to happen. It feels like everything is almost too good to be perfect. The way the author uses mocking diction like all things good happen to a man who is lazy and doesn't deserve it leaves the reader further purpose to believe that something bad is going to happen in the near future. His repetition of 'he' in the beginning of every sentence emphasizes the mocking tone which the author makes it seem like Aureliano Segundo is very conceited in his success. These are all signs the author leaves to make the reader realize that something bad is going to happen in the future.
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