Ma Tianrong, a young man from a farming family, is in his twenties, and because of his poor family, he cannot remarry after losing his wife. One day, when he was weeding in the field, he saw a well-dressed ** stepping on the seedlings and walking on the ridge, with ruddy cheeks and a variety of charms. Ma Tianrong guessed that she might be lost, and there was no one around, so he stepped forward to talk, but he didn't refuse. Ma Tianrong wanted to have a relationship with her, but said with a smile: "How can you do such a thing in broad daylight?" When you get home, wait for me with the door open, and I will look for you in the evening. Although Ma Tianrong was a little skeptical, after swearing, he told her the specific location of her home.
When night fell, ** really came as promised, and the two spent the Spring Festival together, with lingering joy. Ma Tianrong felt that her ** was extremely delicate, and under the light, her ** was ruddy and as thin as cicada wings, like a newborn baby. Her whole body was also covered with fine fluff, which surprised Ma Tianrong. However, **'s background is unknown, Ma Tianrong is suspicious, will she be a fox? So he half-jokingly asked her if she was a fox fairy, and ** generously admitted.
Ma Tianrong said: "Since you are a fairy, then what you want in your heart can naturally come true. Since you are so fond of me, why don't you give me some silver taels to help me solve the dilemma in front of me? * Granted his request. However, on the second night, when Ma Tianrong asked her for the silver, ** pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, I actually forgot." Before leaving, Ma Tianrong reminded her again not to forget to bring silver next time. When the night came again, Ma Tianrong asked her again: "You shouldn't have forgotten what I asked you before, right?" * smiled and asked him to be patient for a few more days.
A few days later, Ma Tianrong asked her for money again. This time, ** took out two silver ingots from his sleeve, about five or six taels, the edges of the silver ingots were upturned, and they were engraved with fine patterns, which were very beautiful and beautiful. Ma Tianrong happily accepted it and put it in the box.
Half a year later, Ma Tianrong suddenly needed money urgently, so he took out the silver ingot and showed it to others. Someone looked at it and said, "This is tin." Then he bit down hard and immediately bit down on the next piece. Ma Tianrong was stunned and put away the two tin ingots and went home. At night, ** came again, and Ma Tianrong angrily accused her of deceiving herself. **But he smiled and said: "Your fate is like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it if you give you real money." After speaking, she smiled, and the matter was lightly brought over.
Ma Tianrong said: "It is said that the fox fairies are peerless and beautiful, but this is not necessarily the case. * Response: "The beauty of our fox fairy is adjusted at any time according to the people we associate with. If you don't even have the blessing of enjoying a penny, how can you afford to give you a beautiful woman for nothing? With my unsightly appearance and stupidity, I naturally cannot be worthy of a noble person, but compared with those women with hunched backs and big feet, I can be regarded as a beauty. ”
After a period of time, ** suddenly gave Ma Tianrong three money, saying: "You have asked me for money many times, but I have not given it to you because you have a thin life and should not have property." Now that you are going to marry, I will give you this money as a farewell gift. Ma Tianrong said that he had no intention of marrying. ** predicted: "In no more than two days, there will definitely be a matchmaker on the door." Ma Tianrong asked, "How does the bride you said look?" * Answer: "If you want the country to be beautiful, then she is." Ma Tianrong excused: "I really don't dare to expect beautiful women." But how can you marry a woman with only three pennies? * replied: "This is all arranged by the old moon, and it is beyond human intervention." Ma Tianrong asked again: "Why did you suddenly say goodbye to me?" * said, "I go out early and return late every day, and it is not a long-term solution." You have your wife, what's the point of me pestering you any longer? After dawn, ** left in a hurry. Before leaving, she gave Ma Tianrong some yellow powder and said, "After the breakup, I was worried that you would get sick, and you can be cured by taking these powders." ”
The next day, sure enough, a matchmaker came to the door to propose. Ma Tianrong asked the matchmaker about the woman's appearance and learned that the woman was of medium appearance, neither beautiful nor ugly. He inquired about the bride price, and the defendant matchmaker told him that he needed about four or five taels of silver. Ma Tianrong said that there was no problem with the bride price, but he insisted on meeting the woman in person. The matchmaker was worried that ordinary women would not want to show their heads, so they finally decided to visit the woman's house together.
Outside the village where the woman's house was located, the matchmaker took the first step and asked Ma Tianrong to wait outside the village. It was a long time before the matchmaker came back and told him, "It's done." I have a cousin who lives in the same yard as the woman. When I went to their house, I happened to see a woman sitting in the house. You pretend to visit my cousin and you can get a close look at her when you pass by her door. Ma Tianrong followed the matchmaker's advice.
When he saw the woman, he found that her appearance matched the matchmaker's description. When discussing the bride price, the woman's family did not care much about the amount of silver, and only asked for one or two pieces of silver to buy new clothes and supplies for the woman. Ma Tianrong paid the silver after paying back the price a little. In the end, he spent three taels of silver, including the cost of rewarding the matchmaker and writing the marriage contract.
On the auspicious day of marrying a woman, Ma Tianrong finally saw the true appearance of the woman. The woman has a hunched breast, her neck is shrunk like a turtle, and her feet under her skirt are as wide as a small boat. At this time, he suddenly realized that what the fox girl said at the beginning was for a reason.
Yi Shi said: Do you know that the appearance of the fox fairy changes from person to person? Perhaps this is the fox girl's self-mockery of her appearance. But I often say that without the practice of our ancestors, we would not be able to enjoy the best of our best; Without our own years of practice, we cannot win the hearts of beautiful women. Those who believe in karma will understand and agree with this view of mine.