In ancient times, there was a son-in-law named Cai Er in the western suburbs of the capital, because he was short in stature and not good at words, his wife Zhao beat and scolded him every day. Cai Er's biggest fear on weekdays is his wife Zhao, she is as strong as a cow, like Zhong Kui's reincarnation, beating and scolding Cai Er is like an eagle catching a chicken, which makes Cai Er very distressed.
On this day, as soon as Cai Er came home from working outside, Zhao pinched his waist and scolded him: "It's almost the New Year, you haven't earned a penny, and you're embarrassed to go home?"Get out of here!”
Seeing this, Cai Er hurriedly ran out of the door, he was cold and hungry, and wandered around the mountains for a long time to find a dilapidated temple to live temporarily. When he was hungry, he happened to pick up a hare. Cai Er was excited, but what about going to ** to find fire?
At this moment, an old beggar in ragged clothes came up to him and said, "I have a fire, and when it is roasted, let's divide it!"”
Cai Er nodded in agreement, and after the hare was roasted, the old beggar snatched the rabbit and feasted on it. When he was burping, Cai Er ate the only bit of minced meat left. Seeing that Cai Er was not angry, the beggar patted his stomach and chatted with him about family life, and asked him: "I see that you are kind-hearted and polite, why are you still kicked out of the house?"”
Cai Er sighed and said, "What's the use of being kind?."and it cannot be eaten as food. I can't earn money, and I can't beat my mother-in-law, so I can only come out to starve and freeze. ”
The beggar leaned back and smiled when he heard this, and he said: "I thought that it was only a shame to beat my mother-in-law, but I didn't expect that it would be even more embarrassing to beat my mother-in-law." That tigress of yours is really fierce, what is silver?I think I was so rich back then, there were countless mansions and fertile land, who didn't know me in the rivers and lakes a few decades ago?”
Cai Er looked at the beggar, he didn't have anything of value on his body, and he thought to himself that Niu Da bragging is really as good as his name, even if he is so down, he is still so hard-mouthed!So he asked the old beggar, "Then why are you down?"”
The beggar immediately walked up to Cai Er and said loudly, "What?."Am I down?You're young and haven't heard of me!Is it really eye-catching that doesn't know Mount Tai?Although I am a beggar, I am an old beggar of ten thousand gold, and this leather jacket is worth ten thousand taels of silver. ”
Cai Er laughed when he heard this, it turned out that this old beggar was a stupid person, and this leather jacket that was full of loopholes and dirty and couldn't bear to look at it looked at it didn't look like something valuable. can see the beggar's serious appearance, Cai Er can't bear to poke him.
After the old beggar woke up after sleeping for a long time, he took out a dirty copper coin from his leather jacket and handed it to Cai Er, and said: "This is for you, work hard, don't be discouraged, you will definitely live a good life of glory and wealth." ”
Cai Er took the copper coin and smiled bitterly for a while, it was just a penny, and he couldn't buy anything decent. But the old beggar's tone was not small, and just when Cai Er was at a loss, the old beggar said again: "Although you are ugly and short, but.
Cai Er waited for a long time, waiting for the old beggar to continue, but at this time, the old beggar changed his words and said: "This article is not enough to buy anything else, but you can buy a fishing hook and fishing line, and when the time comes, you can fish for a living, and I can eat it, so I won't starve to death." ”
Cai Er sighed for a while, and the others would have been mad on the spot. But he thought to himself that the old beggar was just trying to fill his stomach and live, and it was not a heinous thing to say big things. Besides, I really don't look amazing, so there's nothing to be angry about. So he went and bought a hook and a line as the old beggar said, and when he caught the fish, he took it to the ruined temple to make grilled fish. Every time, the old beggar eats and he eats again.
Sometimes the old beggar will ask, "Are you angry or not?"”
Cai Er shook his head and said, "I'm not old, I can bear it." I'm very worried about you, if you get caught with a cold or something, and you don't have money to treat it, it will be miserable. ”
Unexpectedly, the old beggar was furious and said, "What?."Will I run out of money?My torn leather jacket is worth 10,000 taels of silver. It's just that I want to remind young people that people should be content, and don't just think about gold and silver without conscience!”
Seeing that he was angry, Cai Er quickly changed his words and said, "You are older, I should respect you before letting you eat first." ”
After hearing this, the old beggar grinned and said, "It's about the same, don't look at my leather jacket is dirty and torn, it's still very warm." I'll go around the other places in a few days, and I'll leave you with this tattered leather jacket. Don't be discouraged, with this broken leather jacket, there will be a comeback. ”
Cai Er thought to himself: I don't want it, you better keep it for yourself. The old beggar saw his thoughts, and said to himself, "I didn't lie to you, this leather jacket is worth ten thousand taels of silver, no more, no less." In the future, I will buy a leather jacket and give it to whoever it pleases, and the value is also 10,000 taels of silver. Though gold and silver are good, do not let them be disturbed. Be good in your heart, and good fortune will come.
Cai Er looked at the heavy snow outside expressionlessly, thinking in his heart that his wife Zhao should be deflated, and he should also try to go home.
Early the next morning, the old beggar woke up Cai Er and said to him, "I'm going to travel to other places, and this valuable torn leather jacket is left to you." You can't throw it!”
Rest assured!Cai Er nodded and said, "I will definitely keep it for you, you pay attention to your body." ”
Cai Er took off the coarse cloth shirt on his body and put it on the old beggar, and the old beggar was a little moved and said: "People live for a lifetime, don't be hungry for gold and silver, and don't worry about the world, gold and silver are things outside the body, racking your brains will only increase your sorrow." There is always a day to get ahead of yourself. ”
Cai Er nodded, after the old beggar left, he was worried that one day the old beggar might need this ragged leather jacket, so he put it on himself for temporary storage, and then walked home. After returning home, his wife Zhao was still angry, and after driving Cai Er out of the house, he also pinched his waist with both hands and scolded: "The old lady has had enough with you, you will write a letter of divorce today!."After writing, we parted ways. ”
Cai Er was extremely helpless, and his heart was like ashes. I had to find a pen and paper, write a letter of divorce and say goodbye to my wife Zhao. Zhao was excited, and since then, she has driven Cai Er out of the house openly. Cai Er had nowhere to go, so he had to come to the city to do a short job.
The cold wind was gusting outside, and Cai Er was huddled in the corner of the wall and shivered from the cold. At this time, I heard a storyteller in the teahouse not far away: "Last time, Niu Da boasted the story of a wealthy gentleman, and this time we will continue." The cow boasted of being rich and rich, but unfortunately he had no children and no daughters, where was the countless gold and silver treasures?It's a mystery.
When Cai Er heard the familiar name, he immediately became interested. Then the storyteller continued: "Don't worry, it is rumored that the bull boasted that he had hidden all the gold and silver treasures, and his clothes were the treasure map. In the past ten years, people racked their brains and searched all over the streets and alleys, restaurants and inns, famous mountains and rivers but could not find him, as for whether the rumors are true or false, how many treasure maps there are, and Niu Da Toug is still alive. Everything is a mystery!”
Cai Er was stunned for a while, he hurriedly came to a place where no one was, took out the ragged jacket given to him by the old beggar, and found that this ragged jacket was really a treasure map!In the dead of night, Cai Er followed the guidance of the broken jacket mark to a barren place that was inaccessible, where he really found a large amount of silver, and counted it carefully: ten thousand taels. Only then did he realize that Niu Da Bragging was not a big word.
Cai Er remembered Niu Da Tou's words, only took a small half of the silver, built a house and bought cattle and horses, and the family became rich since then. Zhao was anxious when he knew, so he knelt in front of Cai Er in a low voice and begged for a broken mirror reunion, Cai Er was a little hesitant, he remembered Niu Dazhui's words, so he picked up the broken leather jacket and handed it to Zhao and said: "You take this broken jacket, don't just think about gold and silver and have no conscience."
Zhao threw it to the ground in anger after seeing the torn leather jacket, and then scolded after stepping on it a few times. This scolding completely cut off all Cai Er's thoughts of reuniting with broken mirrors, and he drove away the Zhao family and carefully picked up the torn leather jacket.
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This story is a pure original folk tale, entertaining and educational, aiming to enrich the reader's amateur cultural life, and all plots are organized according to folk oral accounts. Pure literary works, borrowing ancient metaphors for the present, reasoning and reasoning, do not sit down with feudal superstition!Plagiarism and infringement must be investigated!