"It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married".
- This is a proverb known to the people of the whole country.
Although it is often used, the meaning is clear, but why does "it is going to rain" be related to "my mother wants to marry"?The relationship between these two sentences is really incomprehensible.
In fact, this proverb is based on a folk tale. Let's listen to Xuetangjun slowly ......
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a scholar named Zhu Yaozong, who was talented and intelligent, full of wealth, and entered Beijing to take the high school championship. The emperor's palace saw that he was not only talented, but also talented, so he recruited him as a colt.
The spring breeze is proud", according to the usual practice, Zhu Yaozong returned to his hometown with a splendid upstart.
Before leaving, Zhu Yaozong played the emperor, mentioning how his mother worked hard, how he cultivated him since he was a child, and how the mother and son depended on each other, and asked the emperor to set up a chastity archway for his mother, who had been widowed for many years and had not married.
The emperor was very happy when he heard this, and he liked this dragon fast son-in-law even more in his heart, and allowed it to be played.
Zhu Yaozong happily traveled day and night, going home to see his mother.
When Zhu Yaozong told his mother about the establishment of the chastity archway, Zhu's mother, who was originally happy, was stunned all of a sudden, with an uneasy look on her face, and she wanted to speak and stopped, as if there was something unspeakable.
Zhu Yaozong was puzzled and asked in astonishment
Mother, where are you uncomfortable?”
My heart hurts. ”
How do you say that it hurts?”
Son. Mother Zhu let out a sad voice:
You don't know the pain of being a widow, the long night with candles, weeping and the dawn, finally got you out of the head!Mother now wants to have a companion to spend the rest of her life, there is something I tell you now, mother wants to remarry, this chastity arch I can't accept anyway. ”
Mother, who are you going to marry?”
Your mentor Zhang Wenju. ”
After listening to her mother's answer, it was like a thunderclap on a sunny day, and Zhu Yaozong, who was unprepared, was suddenly knocked down, and knelt in front of her mother with a "plop".
Mother, this must not be done. Where will you put your face when you remarry?Besides, this 'crime of deceiving the king' will inevitably lead to death!”
Zhu's mother was speechless for a while, and she couldn't achieve the best of both worlds between her son and her lover.
It turned out that Zhu Yaozong lost his father when he was eight years old, and Zhu's mother Chen Xiuying endured the grief of losing her husband at a young age.
Due to Zhang Wenju's education, Zhu Yaozong's academic progress was very fast. Zhu's mother was happy and respected Zhang Wenju more and more.
Get along day and night, Zhang Wenju's character and talent deeply touched Chen Xiuying's heart, Zhang Wenju also had a love for the gentle and virtuous Chen Xiuying, and the two agreed to wait until Zhu Yaozong officially married after starting a family, and grew old together.
Unexpectedly, this marriage was about to be inadvertently stirred up by Zhu Yaozong, who was kept in the dark, and such an embarrassing situation occurred.
Whoever started the trouble should end it. At the time of the dilemma, Zhu Mu couldn't help but sigh: "Then leave it to fate." ”
She said and took off a Luo skirt on her body casually and told Zhu Yaozong
Tomorrow you will wash my skirt for me, and dry it for a day and a night, and if it is dry, I will promise not to remarry;If the skirt doesn't dry, providence wills, you don't have to stop it. ”
On this sunny day, Zhu Yaozong thought to himself that this was not difficult to do. He nodded in agreement. Who knew that the night was cloudy, it rained heavily in the morning, and the skirt was always wet, Zhu Yaozong complained in his heart, knowing that it was the will of heaven.
Chen Xiuying said to her son seriously: "Child, it's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and the will of heaven can't be violated!"”
At this point, it is useless to say more. Zhu Yaozong had to truthfully report the marriage of his mother and his teacher to the emperor and ask the emperor to punish him.
The emperor was surprised again and again, and sent down the imperial decree: "Those who don't know are not to blame, it is a match made in heaven, let her go." ”
Since then, people have used the phrase "the sky is going to rain, and the mother is going to get married" to describe the things that no one can reverse when the will of heaven is so good.