The evil sister-in-law blamed the cow baby, and the magistrate was almost paralyzed when she saw it, saying that you must marry my daughter
In Songjiagou, there is a pair of brothers, namely Song Dabao and Song Erbao. The two brothers lived together tacitly, working hard every day to go up the mountain to chop firewood, go down to the river to fish, and live a simple and carefree life.
The fate of the brothers was not easy, they lost their mother when they were young, and their father died of illness two years ago, and the brothers wept bitterly when their father died. Seeing what happened to them, the villagers generously donated money to raise burial expenses for Song Laohan.
Despite the misfortunes experienced by the brothers, they showed extraordinary understanding and kindness. They often help families in need in the village, whether it is doing farm work or providing assistance to the elderly and widows, and they always repay the assistance provided to them by the village with gratitude.
Every morning, Song Dabao was responsible for making breakfast, and then the two brothers carried their shoulders and went up the mountain to chop wood. One day, when they were halfway there, they found that Li Laohan was coughing incessantly, and he was still holding a cow tightly in his hand, apparently planning to go up the mountain to herd the cattle.
Song Erbao quickly ran forward and asked with concern, "Grandpa Li, are you sick?"”
Seeing that it was the two brothers, Li Laohan smiled and said, "It's just a little cold, it's okay, just hold on for a few more days." As he spoke, he coughed violently again, with tears in his eyes.
Song Dabao comforted: "Grandpa Li, you better go back and let Lang Zhong take a look, you will definitely be fine after taking a few pills, and it will be troublesome if a minor illness becomes a major illness." ”
Li Laohan sighed and said: "When people are old, their bodies are always failing, and all kinds of problems are coming to the door. ”
Li Laohan was an old man who lived alone, and when he was young, he herded cattle for the rich man, but as he grew older, the rich man no longer needed him. In gratitude for his years of hard work, the rich man gave him a calf.
However, since he did not have his own land, Li Laohan took care of the calf wholeheartedly, and now the calf has grown into a strong old calf. Every year, when the farm is busy, Li Laohan relies on this old cow to help the villagers pull grain, plough the land, sow seeds, etc., in exchange for some rations to make a living. It can be said that this cow is the pillar of his life and brings him the capital to survive.
Rain or shine, Li Laohan insisted on going up the mountain every day to herd cattle. However, as he grew older, his body was no longer able to do so, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere.
In this regard, Song Erbao expressed concern: "Grandpa Li, you should go and have a look." I'll hand over the cattle to us today, and my brother and I will go to the mountains to chop firewood, and by the way, we'll graze the cattle for you. ”
Li Laohan understood the kindness of the two brothers, and although he was relieved, he was still worried: "You two want to chop wood, and you have to help me herd cattle, I'm afraid I'll tire you!."”
Song Erbao stepped forward to take the ox rope in Li Laohan's hand and said comfortingly: "It's okay, you go back to see a doctor, just rest!."With that, the brothers took a step towards the mountain. 
That night, Song Erbao sent the cattle to Li Laohan's house, and also sent a bundle of firewood by the way. The door was open, but the room was empty.
Song Erbao heard a cough from the house, hurriedly tied the cow in the yard, pushed the door and entered the house. Seeing that Li Laohan was coughing and his face was red, he hurriedly brought a bowl of water and handed it to the old man. The old man drank the water and got a little better, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Erbao." ”
Song Erbao saw that there was medicine on the bedside, so he was busy decocting the medicine to the old man. The old man gradually fell asleep after drinking the medicine, and Song Erbao said goodbye and went home.
Early the next morning, Song Erbao came to Li Laohan's house early, prepared breakfast and boiled medicine for him, and then led the cow to the mountain. However, more than a month has passed, and Li Laohan's condition has not improved, but has become more serious.
When Song Erbao sent the cattle again, he happened to meet Lang Zhong coming out of Li Laohan's house. He couldn't wait to ask, "How is Grandpa Li's condition?"”
Lang Zhong shook his head and sighed: "This disease is no longer possible." Hearing this, Song Erbao felt sad, and tears couldn't help but burst out of his eyes. He wiped away his tears and walked into the house, only to see Li Laohan coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Song Erbao stayed by Li Laohan's side day and night, taking care of his daily life, not only herding cattle, but also helping to cook and boil medicine. The villagers praised this filial young man. One day, Song Erbao visited Li Laohan again, only to find that the village chief and several villagers were also there.
Li Laohan held Song Erbao's hand tightly and said gratefully: "I am grateful to your brother for taking care of me, otherwise my old bones would have been buried long ago!."”
Song Erbao looked at the thinning Li Laohan, tears flowed like rain, and the old man said to the village chief: "Once I die, I will leave these simple houses and old cows to Dabao and Erbao!."”
After speaking, the old man closed his eyes, Song Erbao threw himself on the old man and cried sadly, and everyone couldn't help but shed tears.
The village chief led the villagers to bury Li Laohan together, and in accordance with the old man's wishes, he handed over his three thatched huts and an old cow to the Song brothers.
With old cows, it becomes much easier to cultivate the land. The brothers widened another six or seven acres of wasteland, and together with the previous land, there were more than a dozen acres in total. Every year, the amount of food they receive exceeds their consumption, and the family has accumulated a mountain of food. In those days when there was not enough to eat, families with enough food were the representatives of abundance.
Today, Song Dabao is eighteen years old, which is the marriageable age. Because the family is rich in food, there is an endless stream of families who come to propose marriage. 
The village chief's daughter is named Liu Xiulian, with a beautiful appearance, a thin waist like a wicker, and picturesque eyebrows, which is very loved. The village chief decided to marry his daughter to Song Dabao, and the two families readily agreed.
After marriage, Song Dabao and Liu Xiulian lived a happy life. The brothers still work in the fields every day, and in their spare time, they go up to the mountains to chop firewood and go down to the river to fish, and their lives are becoming more and more prosperous.
Originally, the brothers lived in the same house, but Li Laohan's house was always empty. Liu Xiulian suggested that the house was easy to be damaged if it was not lived for a long time, and suggested that Song Erbao should be allowed to live there.
Although Song Erbao is now sixteen years old, it seems inconvenient for his brother to live together after getting married, so he agrees to move to Li Laohan's house. But Song Dabao felt that this might cause discussion among the villagers, worried that it would affect the relationship between the brothers.
Liu Xiulian comforted: "We didn't let him go, we just lived separately, so why worry about other people's gossip?"Song Dabao reluctantly accepted the proposal.
In order to keep Song Erbao from feeling lonely, Liu Xiulian also suggested that he bring Lao Niu over as a companion. Song Erbao has always had feelings for Lao Niu, and when he heard his sister-in-law say this, his gratitude was overflowing: "Thank you sister-in-law for your concern." ”
After living in a separate house, Song Erbao's daily life became more monotonous. He spent his days grazing cattle and chopping firewood, and almost no longer went to his brother's except for eating.
Such a dull life lasted for a few months, and Liu Xiulian said to Song Erbao: "It's inconvenient for you to come to eat every day, I'll give you a bag of corn, and you can cook at home by yourself, so you don't have to go back and forth." ”
Song Erbao then carried back a bag of corn, grinded noodles for cooking, and in order to save food, he would also pick some wild vegetables when chopping firewood and grazing cattle.
As for Liu Xiulian, she used to eat corn tortillas and wild vegetable porridge, but since eating separately from Song Erbao, her food has improved significantly, and she often enjoys white flour buns and delicious chicken.
One day, Song Dabao came home with a bowl of stewed chicken and was going to give one to his younger brother. But Liu Xiulian snatched the bowl dissatisfiedly and said, "You know that you are thinking about your brother, the chickens I worked so hard to raise, you don't count." As she spoke, she snatched the bowl from Song Dabao's hand.
Song Dabao knew his wife's temper and reluctantly gave up the idea of sending chicken.
Liu Xiulian continued: "Your brother is already sixteen years old and should live independently. Give him all those three houses and one acre of land, and it will be enough for him to be self-sufficient. ”
Song Dabao originally wanted to start a family for his younger brother, and the two brothers stayed together. But when his wife spoke, he didn't dare to mention his thoughts again, so he could only say: "Only give Erbao one acre of land, it's too little!."”
Liu Xiulian was furious when she heard this: "He makes a living alone, and one acre of land is enough." ”
Liu Xiulian found her father, Village Chief Liu, to preside over the division of the family, and Village Chief Liu obviously favored his daughter and gave Song Erbao an acre of barren land and a bag of corn, in addition to the three thatched houses left by Li Laohan.
After the separation, Song Dabao was busy with farming and had no time to take care of herding cattle, so Liu Xiulian proposed that Song Erbao continue to be in charge of herding cattle and use one acre of his land. Song Erbao knew that his brother was busy, so he agreed to the work of herding cattle, and helped his brother share some farm work when the farm was busy.
When autumn came, the county launched a water conservancy project, requiring men over the age of 18 to go to the construction site, and Song Dabao went to the construction site with the young laborers of the village, and the whole process of labor took several months.
In order to take care of his wife, Song Dabao instructed his younger brother Song Erbao to take good care of Liu Xiulian. Song Erbao promised: "Brother, please rest assured, I can take care of the farm work at home." ”
After Song Dabao left, Song Erbao was busy every day, not only herding cattle, but also chopping firewood for Liu Xiulian. Sometimes he would pick up bird eggs or catch hares in the mountains, and he would send them to Annette Liu, and she accepted these gifts with peace of mind.
Months passed, and at the end of the year, Song Dabao finally returned home. When Song Erbao saw his brother come back, his heart was full of joy and wanted to catch a hare to entertain his brother.
After waiting in the mountains for several hours, Song Erbao finally caught a hare of three or four catties. He happily returned to his brother's house, and Liu Xiulian saw Song Erbao coming over with a hare, and her face changed from her previous indifference.
She smiled and said, "Brother Erbao is here, let's stay for dinner today, you brothers have a good chat!."Song Erbao understands that Liu Xiulian is usually frugal, and it is unusual for her to say such things today. 
He handed the hare to Liu Xiulian and said, "This hare can add some nutrition to my brother, and I won't eat it." ”
Song Dabao saw that his wife rarely left his younger brother to eat, so he hurriedly said: "Erbao, you just stay and eat, don't let your sister-in-law waste her heart." ”
Liu Xiulian hurriedly said: "Your brothers haven't seen each other for so long, you can stay and eat, and accompany your brother to have a few more drinks!."”
Song Erbao saw that his brother and sister-in-law were sincere in retaining it, so he stayed. After a while, Xiulian put the meal on the table and prepared a pot of wine. Song Erbao invited her sister-in-law to dine together, but Liu Xiulian said: "When your brother talks, I won't interject, I'll just eat in the stove." ”
The two brothers chatted while eating, as if they had returned to the past, and they were in a happy mood. However, just as they were laughing and laughing, suddenly Song Dabao suddenly covered his stomach, exhaled in pain, and then fainted to the ground.
Liu Xiulian hurriedly rushed into the house when she heard the sound, hugged her husband and cried loudly. Song Erbao saw that his brother's condition was not good, so he hurriedly went to invite Langzhong. When Lang Zhong arrived, he announced that he could not be saved, and told them to prepare for the future.
Liu Xiulian fainted excessively due to grief, and Song Erbao learned that her brother had died of poisoning under Lang Zhong's explanation. However, a group of officials who suddenly broke in arrested Song Erbao and accused him of poisoning. The villagers were terrified, and the head hunter claimed that Song Erbao had been denounced, leading to him being taken to the county government for trial.
On the other hand, due to the death of Song Dabao, Liu Xiulian was in a deep mood and was arranged by Village Chief Liu to go back to her parents' house to live. After three months of arrangement, Liu Xiulian married Tian Shengcai, the distant nephew of Village Chief Liu, and then lived in the Song family.
Compared with Song Dabao's recent death, Liu Xiulian's remarriage speed shocked the villagers and discussed it one after another. Some people talked about it privately, thinking that Song Erbao may have been wronged, and Song Dabao's death is inseparable from Liu Xiulian.
Despite the backlash, no one defended the brothers. Everyone knew the power of Village Chief Liu and did not dare to offend him.
After Song Erbao was sentenced to death, he was sent to death row. He was full of doubts about Liu Xiulian's abnormal behavior at the beginning, but because he was in prison, he could not provide evidence and could not change his fate. For his brother's tragic death, but ** is at large, Song Erbao is in pain.
In the middle of the night, the jailer noticed the fire in the cell and shouted in panic. The officials hurried to put out the fire, but when they approached, they were surprised to find Song Erbao huddled in a haystack, and there was no fire in the cell.
The crowd was dissatisfied with the jailer, feeling that he had caused people to panic and that it was difficult to sleep at night. The jailer also felt aggrieved, and obviously saw the fire coming out of the cell, but when he walked in, there was nothing. He was very confused.
When the county magistrate heard about this, he summoned the jailer to explain in detail. The jailer explained in 1510 that the county magistrate was surprised when he heard the news, and told the jailer to keep a careful watch at night, and to notify him immediately if he found any more fires.
The jailer did not dare to slack off, and watched the cell vigilantly all night. In the middle of the night, the place where Song Erbao was held was once again blazing.
He hurriedly reported to the county order, and the county order hurried to the scene and indeed saw a raging fire. But when he approached, the firelight disappeared without a trace, and Song Erbao was seen cowering in the hay.
The prefectural order was observed for several days, and the situation was still the same. He was almost stupid, so he went to visit Song Erbao in the cell during the day, and ordered someone to bring bedding, wine and food. Song Erbao felt that Zhixian took good care of him, and he was puzzled.
He did not hesitate to plead with the magistrate and recount his grievances. He told the magistrate about the rabbit he sent to his brother that day, his sister-in-law left him to eat, and his brother was poisoned during the meal. After hearing this, the magistrate fell into deep thought.
The magistrate said: "This case is not a trivial matter, although the case has been closed, you can only rely on yourself to retry it!"”
Song Erbao didn't understand Zhixian's intentions, so he said: "I'm in prison now, I can't do anything!."”
The magistrate was silent for a moment and said, "You must marry my daughter!."I'll help you. ”
This sudden proposal caught Song Erbao by surprise. He said suspiciously: "Lord Zhixian, as a prisoner, how can I marry your daughter?"”
The magistrate responded: "Marriage is fate, you have a relationship with my daughter, so you must marry her." Song Erbao couldn't figure it out when he said these words, he thought to himself that there were so many handsome young people in the county, why would the county let him marry his daughter?Despite this, in order to avenge his brother's grievances and clear his name, he didn't care if the daughter of the county knew what her shortcomings were, and finally agreed to marry the daughter of the county.
The magistrate said in a deep voice: "This case has been reported to the superiors, and it is not easy to overturn the case, and it needs to go through some procedures." The only thing I can help you is to quietly let you go, and as for catching the real culprit, it's up to you!”
Song Erbao hurriedly knelt down to give thanks, and married the daughter of the county that night, Meiyun, after the night of candles in the cave room, he found that the daughter of the county was not only as beautiful as a fairy, but also outstanding.
Early the next morning, the magistrate said to Song Erbao: "You go to join the rebels first, wait for them to dominate the world, and then come back to find out the real culprit and avenge your brother!"”
Song Erbao left as he said, begging along the way, and it took more than a month to find the rebels. This army was composed of poor people, and they all warmly welcomed Song Erbao to join.
Since then, Song Erbao has fought with the rebel army in the south and the north, and has made great achievements, because of his generosity, benevolence, and intelligence, he is respected by the soldiers in the army. Eventually, he was elected as a general of the three armed forces.
Although Song Erbao became a general, he did not forget his original intention. He was a corporal, recruited talents, and the army grew stronger, and he led thousands of troops and horses to relieve the people in dire straits.
Three years later, they overthrew ** and established a new dynasty, while Song Erbao became the highly revered emperor.
After ascending the throne, he returned to his hometown with the determination to repay the saving grace of Zhixian and avenge his brother. However, when he returned to the county office, he found that things were wrong, Yuan Zhixian was executed for letting go of death row prisoners, and his wife Huang Meiyun also became Yapo's matchmaker.
Song Erbao quickly sent someone to look for Huang Meiyun, and when the husband and wife reunited, tears rained down. Huang Meiyun told Song Erbao about the hardships of their father and daughter.
It turned out that after Huang Zhixian let Song Erbao go, he was reported to the prefect and executed, and Huang Meiyun was also implicated and sold to Hualiu Lane by Yapo. Fortunately, she insisted on only selling her art and not her body, otherwise she would fight to the death, and the old bustard had no choice but to agree.
Song Erbao immediately summoned the prefect to the county government, and also summoned Liu Xiulian and Tian Shengcai. When the three of them saw the emperor sitting on top of the county office, they panicked and knelt down and begged. Song Erbao ordered the new magistrate to preside over the trial and observe the case himself. Seeing that the emperor was present, these three people did not dare to contradict each other, and they all confessed to their crimes.
In that year, Song Dabao went to the county to serve in labor, and Liu Xiulian and Tian Shengcai discussed murdering Song Dabao because of fornication, in order to be husband and wife for a long time.
On the day Song Dabao returned to his hometown, it happened that Song Erbao came to deliver rabbits. Liu Xiulian took the opportunity to plot, quietly put the medicine into Song Dabao's rice bowl, and then blamed Song Erbao for the crime.
After Song Dabao was poisoned, Tian Shengcai was at the house of Village Chief Liu. After learning about this, he understood that it was Liu Xiulian's trick, and immediately went to the county government to report to the official, accusing Song Erbao of killing Song Dabao.
Although Huang Zhixian was originally a Qing official, under the threat of the prefect, he was forced to sentence Song Erbao to death. The reason why the prefect intervened in the case was because he had a deep private relationship with Tian Shengcai and accepted bribes from him.
Later, Huang Zhixian found that the cell where Song Erbao was held was burning every night, and realized that he would definitely make a difference, so he married his daughter Meiyun to him and risked his life to release him from prison.
When the prefect learned of Huang Zhixian's release of Song Erbao, he removed him from his post and sentenced him to death, while selling his daughter Meiyun.
thought that the matter had been turned over, but they didn't expect Song Erbao to become the emperor, and their fate changed because of this. The case was revealed, and the three were put on death row, waiting for the autumn queen to be beheaded.
The sinner was punished by the law, and Song Erbao went to his brother's grave to tell him the good news. However, when he arrived, he found a young woman there. The other party knelt on the ground and told Song Erbao the truth a few years ago.
The woman's name is Yu'er, and she and her father make a living by collecting medicine. A few years ago, when they were passing by, they heard a sound from the new grave, so they opened the grave and rescued Song Dabao.
It turned out that Song Dabao did not die, but was only poisoned and unconscious. The father and daughter rescued him home, and although Song Dabao saved his life after detoxification, he lost his memory.
A few months later, he slowly regained his memory and learned that his younger brother was released by the magistrate, and the magistrate died as a result, and his wife Liu Xiulian had remarried. Although he wanted to sue in the past, he chose to remain silent, married Yu'er, and lived a life of seclusion in the mountains and forests.
Knowing that his younger brother had ascended the throne as the emperor and successfully brought to justice the real culprit, Song Dabao felt guilty in his heart, because he didn't expose Liu Xiulian's crime at the beginning, and felt sorry for his younger brother. Therefore, he chose to blame himself at home and has been reluctant to meet his younger brother.
For her husband's self-blame, Yu'er felt deeply distressed. However, as an ordinary village woman, she knew that she was not qualified to meet the emperor. So, he waited for Song Erbao at the grave, hoping that he could go to visit his husband and save him from the pain in his heart.
Knowing that his brother was still alive, Song Erbao was overjoyed, quickly helped Yu'er up, and said gratefully: "Sister-in-law, please get up, thank you for saving my brother!."”
In the thatched hut in the mountains, Song Erbao and his brother Song Dabao met, and the brothers burst into tears, mixed with joy and sorrow.
In order to let his brother and sister-in-law and Yu'er's father Wang Laohan live a better life, Song Erbao took them all to the capital. The brother and sister-in-law were engaged in business in the capital, and Wang Laohan became the imperial doctor in the palace.
For Huang Meiyun's respect, Song Erbao named her the queen, and posthumously named Huang Zhixian as the city god to show his glory.
Huang Meiyun is a virtuous and virtuous woman, she shows her majesty in the harem and becomes the emperor's virtuous internal helper. Although the harem is full of beauties, the emperor has a deep affection for Huang Meiyun, and the husband and wife are full of love, all the way to Baitou.