The father and son overheard the hare talking and threw a chicken into the cave to save the groom
In the ancient county of Wujin, there was a man named Zhang Jian. He was a hunter and made a living from hunting. One day, Zhang Jian successfully captured several prey on the mountain, and happily hummed a little song down the mountain. While passing through a clear river, I suddenly heard a woman's cry for help. Following the voice, he saw a woman struggling in the river, apparently unable to swim.
Desperate, Zhang Jian put down the prey in his hand and quickly jumped into the river. After a few short breaths, he swam to the woman's side and rescued her to shore. The woman was very grateful and kept expressing her gratitude. Zhang Jian had the opportunity to observe her carefully, and found that the woman had a melon seed face and fair skin, and her posture was even more graceful. Zhang Jian's heart beat faster, and a blush appeared on his face.
He said modestly: "Girl, you don't need to be polite, it's just my business." The woman suddenly sobbed, and Zhang Jian hurriedly asked, "Girl, is there anything wrong?"The woman choked up and said, "I'm homeless now, and I really don't know where to go, so I can't help crying." Zhang Jian asked with concern: "Why are you homeless?"”
Liu Cuihua said sadly: "My name is Liu Cuihua, after my mother married a butcher, my mother died last month, and the butcher married someone else. My stepmother didn't like me and kicked me out. There are no other relatives to turn to, and I, a weak woman, really don't know what to do. After hearing this, Zhang Jian had a plan and said, "Miss Liu, if you don't dislike it, you can go to my house to live for a while, and then make plans." Liu Cuihua hesitated for a moment and said shyly: "If you don't mind, why don't you marry me?"So I have a home, and you have a wife, the best of both worlds. Zhang Jian readily agreed and went home with Liu Cuihua to meet his parents.
Zhang Jian's father, Zhang Ermao, was also very relieved to see his son bring back this beautiful woman, and couldn't wait to start preparing for their marriage. One day, Zhang Ermao took a wedding invitation and went to the eldest brother Zhang Damao's house in person. said lightly: "Your nephew will get married tomorrow, how about coming to celebrate together?"With that, he left the invitation and turned to leave. Zhang Damao shook his head and sighed: "Hey, why can't he let go of what happened back then." ”
It turns out that a long time ago, these two brothers fell in love with a woman at the same time. Because Zhang Ermao went out on something, when he returned, he found that the woman had become Zhang Damao's wife. Zhang Ermao thought that Zhang Damao had played some tricks to get the woman to marry him when he was away. As a result, the two brothers had a conflict because of this, and they rarely interacted with each other later.
In the small village, Zhang Ermao has a short temperament, and he always dismisses Zhang Damao's explanations, and the two inevitably quarrel every time they meet. Later, Zhang Damao's family moved to a farther part of the village and lived a quiet life by raising chickens and growing crops. This time, if it weren't for Zhang Jian's marriage, I'm afraid Zhang Ermao would never have stepped into Zhang Damao's house. Although Zhang Damao is tolerant and kind, he never cares about Zhang Ermao.
The next day, Zhang Damao caught two chickens and took his son Zhang Dao to the wedding banquet. Due to the long distance, it was late when I arrived. When the father and son saw the groom, they expressed warm congratulations, while Zhang Ermao was always dissatisfied with this scene. originally didn't want to invite them, but he was afraid of causing criticism from his neighbors, so Zhang Ermao could only send out an invitation with hatred.
Zhang Ermao, out of the sake of face, arranged Zhang Damao's father and son to eat in the kitchen, saying that the table outside was not enough. Then a few plates of dishes were served, but they were obviously leftovers that had already been tasted.
Zhang Dao was in his youth and vigor, how could he tolerate such humiliation, so he pulled his father and left quickly. It was getting late and the moon had not yet risen, so the father and son rested for a moment in a small wood, deciding to wait for the moon to rise before moving on.
The two of them leaned against the big tree, and when they closed their eyes, they suddenly heard two hares talking behind them. A rabbit said, "Brother, let's ask the centipede spirit for help, can we get rid of Zhang Jian's enemy?"The other rabbit replied, "Don't worry, the centipede spirit will avenge us, it is a notoriously poisonous."
Half a year ago, our mother became pregnant. The hateful Zhang Arrow ignored the rules and shot our mother. If it weren't for the weakness of our rabbit clan's attack power, I would have gone to take revenge myself. This time, the centipede spirit turned into a beautiful woman and married him, and she will definitely be able to get rid of him when he is not prepared. ”
The two rabbits talked as they walked, and their voices drifted apart. Zhang Dao asked curiously: "Dad, what did the rabbit spirit mean when he said that Zhang Jian was unruly just now?"Zhang Damao explained: "Every industry has its own rules. Even hunters should not kill living creatures indiscriminately, especially pregnant and lactating animals.
This is to maintain the ecological balance so that the species can reproduce. If hunters are unruly and kill pregnant and lactating animals at will, it will eventually lead to a decrease in prey, affecting the entire ecosystem. Alas, how could this kid Zhang Jian be unruly for a little profit, leading to today's predicament, we must go back to help him. ”
Zhang Dao said: "It seems that Zhang Jian is a bad person, no matter what, he deserves today's fate, and the second uncle is also like this to us today, so we simply ignore them." Zhang Damao thought for a while and said: "Actually, Zhang Jian's nature is not bad, otherwise he would not have saved people." Since they are relatives, they should lend a helping hand when they know the facts and give him a chance to mend his ways. ”
Zhang Dao asked: "But how can we help him, we are not Taoist priests and we don't know spells." Zhang Damao pulled his son and continued to move forward: "All things are mutually reinforcing, and I have some ways to deal with centipede essences." The father and son walked for a long time and returned to Zhang Ermao's home again. They told Zhang Ermao and Zhang Jian what they had just heard about the rabbit's conversation.
When the father and son heard this, their hearts were shocked, and they asked, "What can I do about this?"Zhang Damao frowned and said calmly: "I have a way." He went straight to the chicken coop, grabbed a chicken, and then went to the door of the cave and threw the chicken into the room. The chicken then made a noisy crow at the bride, who turned pale with fright and was terrified.
In a moment, the bride turned into a centipede and tried to squirm on the bed to escape, but was chased by the chicken and eventually pecked away. Zhang Jian and his father witnessed this scene, and their hearts felt cold. Subsequently, they expressed their gratitude to Zhang Damao and his son. Zhang Damao said to Zhang Jian affectionately: "You, remember not to go astray because of greed for small profits. Words and deeds should be in line with the right path, do not fail to do small good, and do not indulge because of small evil. Today's lessons must be taken to heart. ”
Zhang Jian replied solemnly: "Thank you uncle for your teachings, my nephew will keep it in mind." From then on, Zhang Jian never acted rashly to hurt living beings. Zhang Ermao resolutely saved his son because Zhang Damao ignored his previous suspicions, and the brothers finally resolved their previous suspicions, and the relationship returned to the same as before.