Folktale The Widow's Affair Debt
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a widow surnamed Zhang, although she had passed the age of establishment, she still had a delicate face and bloomed like a flower. She is well-dressed and wears graceful makeup every day, attracting everyone to stop and watch wherever she goes.
On this day, Widow Zhang was still dressed up elegantly and moving, ready to wander around the town. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he met Qin Yuanwai in the town.
Qin Yuanwai is not a good type, relying on the financial resources in his hands, he wants to marry a handsome woman as soon as he sees her, and takes it for himself. Today, he saw Widow Zhang, was overwhelmed by her, and had the desire to get it. Under the ** of the silver, Widow Zhang could not hold on for long, and soon succumbed to Qin Yuanwai and became his new wife. Perhaps in search of a home, Widow Zhang reluctantly agreed to the marriage.
Since marrying Widow Zhang home, Qin Yuanwai's health has become weaker and weaker, and he died just three months later.
As soon as Qin Yuanwai died, rumors about the death of Widow Zhang's husband spread everywhere, and they were very loud. This statement has gradually become a public consensus, because the facts are there, and it seems that Widow Zhang really let her two husbands die one after another.
As time went on, rumors about Widow Zhang intensified, and various versions emerged one after another. Feeling distressed, Widow Zhang had no choice but to hide in her home, closing the door and avoiding people.
Escape is not the solution, because fate does not always develop according to personal expectations. Just as this wave of turmoil was still unsettled, another wave of rumors emerged. Early one morning, Aunt Wang, a neighbor, hurried into Widow Zhang's house.
New rumors spread that Widow Zhang had a private meeting with a man the night before and did not return until dawn the next day. This remark made Widow Zhang feel helpless, why did she become a bad woman again, an adulteress who privately met men outside?
Widow Zhang sighed deeply, feeling helpless for the widow's right and wrong. She understood that she was bumped into by a neighbor that day and was indeed on her way home, but she was not a private man, and the specific experience was not clear.
Widow Zhang knew that she could not avoid it, so she could only close the door, hoping that the rumors about her would gradually dissipate. The joke of fate is always merciless, and rumors can not only hurt people, but also destroy hearts.
Why can't she explain it clearly?Because she herself could not figure out what was going on, she only knew that she was still in her bed at home when she fell asleep at night, but when she woke up the next day, she was lying on a stranger's grave.
Encountering such a situation, it originally made her feel scared, but it was misreported as a **, how do you say such rumors should be clarified?
That day, she thought that she might be sleepwalking, so she hurried home, and was bumped into by Aunt Wang when she entered the door, and her private meeting with the man was also **.
Widow Zhang thought that it was just an accident and that it would not happen again, but since that day, she has always been lying on that grave every morning when she wakes up.
For days on end, the scene was exactly the same, and no matter how carefully she prepared at night, she woke up the next morning and lay on that grave. If this situation continues, she really can't stand it, once or twice may be explained as sleepwalking, but every day, even if she is not tortured to death, she will be scared to death.
Widow Zhang felt helpless and had to go to the temple for help, which seemed to be her only way out.
In the temple, Widow Zhang walked straight to the master, and the master said at a glance: "This is all the romantic debt you owed in the past, and now someone has come to collect the debt." ”
These words confused Widow Zhang, she is a widow, ** owes a romantic debt?And to whom do you owe a romantic debt?She thought about it carefully, she didn't owe anyone a love debt at all.
The master continued, "Think about it again, and remind you, under the peach blossom tree thirteen years ago, did you have an agreement with someone, how could you forget this?"It is he who has come to collect debts from you. ”
Under the master's reminder, Widow Zhang did recall an old incident. It was a disturbing incident that happened when she was seventeen years old, and to be honest, she had long forgotten about it, because she was just talking about it at the time, and she didn't take it seriously.
At that time, Widow Zhang was already a well-known local beauty, and the matchmakers who proposed marriage came to the door one after another, but she was arrogant and didn't take a fancy to any of them.
Among them, there was a scholar named Zhou Zheng, who waited for her to go out at the door of her house every day, and recited poems against her at the door, trying to attract her. He stalked Widow Zhang and insisted on marrying her.
But to be honest, Zhou Zheng's appearance is really bad, he is short, and there is a big black mole on his face. Even if it is not a beauty like Widow Zhang, an ordinary woman may not fall in love with him.
Moreover, although Zhou Zheng is a scholar, his knowledge does not match the name of the scholar, he has read books for a few years, he only knows a few big characters, and his poetry is a mess, all plagiarized from books.
Zhou Zheng pestered her at Widow Zhang's house every day, and finally Widow Zhang couldn't stand it and said to him under the peach blossom tree: "If you really have the ability and really want to marry me, go to the imperial examination, and when one of them comes back, I will marry you then." ”
The power of love is indeed huge, and after Zhou Zheng listened to Widow Zhang's promise, he never went to her again, and studied hard in the private school wholeheartedly, determined to gain fame. However, to be honest, he is not very good at reading.
I studied hard in a private school for more than half a year, but with little effect. Even Mr. Private School said that he had no talent for reading, and it was unrealistic to gain fame in the examination, and advised him to go home as soon as possible and do something else honestly, otherwise studying here would be just a waste of time.
One day, Zhou Zheng was beaten down by Mr. Private School again, and when he was depressed, he walked aimlessly on the street alone, and unconsciously came to the door of Widow Zhang's house.
Seeing the crowd in front of the door, he inquired and learned that today was the day of Widow Zhang's wedding. Not long after, he really saw Widow Zhang walking out of the house in a bridal suit and getting into the sedan chair directly.
Only then did he realize that what Widow Zhang said to him at the beginning was purely perfunctory and did not take him seriously at all. Even if he really came back after passing the exam, Widow Zhang would not marry him.
At this moment, Zhou Zheng fell into despair, unable to bear this blow, and chose to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river. Although Zhou Zheng has passed away, his unwillingness still exists, and Widow Zhang has become an obsession in his heart, and he is determined to entangle her and not let her be at peace.
After learning the truth, Widow Zhang was furious in her heart, and during this time, she was tortured, spending every day at the grave, and her life was in jeopardy. Zhou Zheng made her unable to live a normal life, and she couldn't even keep her reputation.
Increasingly angry, Widow Zhang decided not to be allowed to be controlled, and she angrily turned her head away from the mountain. did not return home, but walked straight to Zhou Zheng's grave.
Standing in front of Zhou Zheng's grave, she pointed to the tombstone, scolded angrily, and her voice was hoarse but unstoppable, and lasted until nightfall. Until she ran out of energy and reluctantly turned around and went home.
Widow Zhang's anger towards Zhou Zheng can be described as overflowing, she once made some promises to him, but it was only a last resort to get rid of his entanglement.
Zhou Zheng had no self-knowledge, couldn't accept that others were not interested in him, and pestered endlessly. All the consequences were caused by his own perverse mentality, so Widow Zhang's reproach against him was not unjust.
Perhaps because Widow Zhang's scolding played a role, or for some other reason, Widow Zhang never slept on the grave since that day.
As the rumors subsided, Widow Zhang gradually returned to her normal life. As time went on, she forgot about this experience.
What Widow Zhang didn't know was that Zhou Zheng no longer pestered her, not because of her. The master of that day, after she left, quietly followed behind her and found Zhou Zheng's grave.
After venting her emotions, Widow Zhang returned home. At the same time, a mysterious master quietly came to Zhou Zheng's tomb and held a sacrificial ceremony for him, surpassing his soul. If it weren't for the silent support of this master, considering Zhou Zheng's character, Widow Zhang might have encountered more strange things in her future life. This transcendence ritual may have opened a new chapter of her destiny.