During the Qing Dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhou Xiangui in Kaifeng. The family conditions are very poor, he lost his father when he was a child, and it was his mother who worked day and night to save money so that he could continue to study.
But when Zhou Xiangui was basically about to succeed in his studies, his mother suddenly fell ill, and it was the kind of chronic disease that required him to take medicine all the time. Because he didn't have any money to treat his mother and take medicine at all, Zhou Xiangui could only learn from others to do business, because he felt that only by doing business could he earn money as soon as possible, so he could treat his mother's illness and do nothing else.
It's just that this week, the dignitary doesn't know how to run a business at all, and he hasn't done business either, and after selling some of his family's property, although he set up a small stall in the city and started a small business, but within a few days, his small business went bankrupt, and the money was lost. The money he lost in business, although it could not completely cure his mother's illness, but it could also help his mother relieve a lot of pain, and now he has nothing.
Zhou Xiangui, who was already disheartened and penniless, was ready to go out of the city in a daze and find a quiet place to end his life, and now he felt that his life was meaningless. However, when he reached the gate of the city, he suddenly saw a fortune teller who was helping others to tell fortunes.
At this time, Zhou Xiangui thought, why don't you go to him to settle a hexagram?If your future destiny is to be rich and rich, don't you have to die?If you are still a poor person in the future, then you will really die. After doing the math, decide for yourself what to do next.
In this way, Zhou Xiangui came to the side of the hexagram stall. The fortune teller was an old gentleman with a small goatee, and he looked very much like that. After seeing that there were few people, Zhou Xiangui asked the fortune teller: "Sir, can you help me calculate a hexagram?"Help me calculate my fate in the future”
The fortune teller just looked at Zhou Xiangui's face, and said directly to Zhou Xiangui: "This son, judging from your face, you are a blessed and longevity life." In the future, you will not only be able to become famous, but also be an official, and you will also be able to live a long and healthy life. In addition, the noble person in your life will appear soon, Childe. With the help of this noble person, you will change your destiny and achieve both happiness and longevity. ”
After listening to this Zhou Xiangui, he felt a little incredible. He thought to himself, he is like this now, how can he still live a long life?It seems that this fortune teller is not too reliable. But anyway, the fortune teller has already calculated for himself, and he still has to talk about this hexagram fee.
Zhou Xiangui said to the fortune teller again: "Thank you, sir, whether it's true or not, you have given me hope to live, but it's really embarrassing, you also saw it, now I'm like this, I don't have a copper coin on me, do you think this will work?."When I earn the money, I will make up for today's hexagram fee for you, you can rest assured that old man, as long as I have money, I will definitely keep my promise. ”
Who knows, the fortune teller smiled and said: "Young man, this is okay, even if you leave, as for this hexagram fee, I will naturally come to the door to ask for it after three years, and when the time comes, I am afraid that you will pay me double the hexagram fee." After saying that, the fortune teller burst into laughter and seemed very excited.
Zhou Xiangui didn't say anything more, because he was really penniless now. However, he looked at the performance of this gentleman, as if he was confident, as if he would make a fortune in a few years. When Zhou Xiangui was about to leave, the fortune teller added: "Son, you must remember one thing, you must keep a kind heart, only in this way can you let your destiny run smoothly!."”
Zhou Xiangui didn't look back, he left here directly, he didn't actually pay attention to the words behind the fortune teller, and he didn't hear it clearly. Although he didn't believe what he said before, he still had a little expectation in his heart. What if it's true?So he decided not to look for death for the time being, and went home first.
After making a decision, Zhou Xiangui went out of the city directly, walking on the road, and when he came to an intersection, he suddenly found that there was a money bag lying on the side of the road. Zhou Xiangui, who was excited, took three steps and took two steps, and directly stepped forward to pick up the money bag.
The moment he picked it up, Zhou Xiangui felt that this money bag was heavy and very weighty. At that time, he was still a little scared in his heart, afraid of being seen by others, so he didn't dare to open it at all, he directly put the money bag into his arms, and ran quickly towards the bitterness of going home.
It wasn't until he left the intersection that he dared to secretly take out the money bag from his arms and check it. At this glance, he was very excited, and this money bag contained more than 50 taels of silver. is still the same sentence "people are not rich without foreign wealth, and horses are not fertile without weeds". At this time, Zhou Xiangui only had this one thought in his heart, the money was now his own, so after he put the money in his arms again, he was ready to go home directly.
As soon as he walked not far, Zhou Xiangui suddenly found a woman walking towards him, and the woman was looking down for something while walking. Zhou Xiangui knew in his heart that this woman must be looking for a money bag, and the silver she picked up should have been lost by this woman. He didn't hesitate, and with a direct arrow step, he ran into the small forest on the side of the road and hid.
It wasn't until the woman walked away that Zhou Xiangui jumped out of the woods and continued to walk home. After arriving home, Zhou Xiangui told his mother that he was doing business outside and earning money. Zhou's mother was also very happy after hearing this, her son not only studied well, but now he can earn money in business, and he is blind even if he dies.
Zhou Xiangui took out part of the silver to treat his mother's illness and buy medicine, and the rest of the money was used for daily expenses. A year later, Zhou Xiangui went to participate in the county exam, but he failed and fell off the list. At that time, he was disheartened again, he felt that the fortune teller was not accurate at all, and said that he could be an official, but he didn't even pass the county exam, so what else could he be?
After Zhou Xiangui returned home, he began to give up on himself again, spending all day drinking, and it didn't take long for him to spend all the money he had accumulated.
Unexpectedly, after the silver was spent, Zhou Xiangui still did not change, he was still not ready to embark on the right path, and he was still thinking about those crooked ways. When he was drinking flower wine outside, he met a young lady surnamed Xu. This has been working in the Qinglou for many years, and she has accumulated a lot of silver, and she also has a little bit of that meaning to Zhou Xiangui, so Zhou Xiangui wants to start with her and get some silver to use.
At this time, the also happened to want to get out of this land of fireworks and find someone to marry. So these two people hit it off and walked together directly. After Zhou Xiangui married a into the door, quickly revealed their true nature. Originally, she had no father or mother since she was a child, and she grew up in Qinglou, so she didn't have any concept of filial piety at all.
looked at Zhou Xiangui's mother, lying on the bed sickly all day long, doing nothing, she felt uncomfortable, and she was ready to kick Zhou's mother out of the house. Unexpectedly, his decision was agreed by Zhou Xiangui, for Zhou Xiangui, his mother is not important at all, or silver is important, as long as the are satisfied, they will have a very good life in the future.
In this way, Zhou Xiangui personally drove his mother out of the house and drove her into the City God Temple to live. Zhou Xiangui knew that as long as he owned, he was equivalent to having wealth. have praised a lot of silver over the years, and her silver is hidden in a small box of hers, for which Zhou Xiangui has already felt it clearly.
That night, Zhou Xiangui took advantage of the fact that the were asleep, secretly got up and found her small money box, and after picking the lock, he stole more than 1,000 taels of silver tickets from it. After taking these silver tickets, Zhou Xiangui went out directly and ran into the gambling house.
Zhou Xiangui's idea is also very simple, he wants to use the 1000 silver as the capital to come to the gambling house to gamble on him, if he wins the money, he will directly leave the and take back his mother. It doesn't matter if you lose, just grab the and don't let them go.
However, Zhou Xiangui's wish soon fell through, and those people in the gambling house decided at a glance that Zhou Xiangui was a stupid person with a lot of money, who would he pit him?Therefore, after gambling this night, Zhou Xiangui not only lost all his silver, but also borrowed hundreds of taels of silver from the gambling house.
On the second day, the people in the gambling house directly blocked the at home and asked the to return their silver. Today's also want to cry without tears, she feels that she is really blind, she has seen Zhou Xiangui wrong, she didn't expect him to be such a person, but now what can she do?After all, she is already married to Zhou Xiangui, no matter whether he lives or dies, he is a member of the Zhou family, and she can't escape paying off her husband's debts.
In the end, were forced to have no choice but to pay back the hundreds of taels of silver for Zhou Xiangui. After the silver was repaid, the were completely disappointed in Zhou Xiangui, and they didn't have any illusions about him. Zhou Xiangui is still the same as before, he is still lazy all day long, and he doesn't do anything.
also know that they have to get rid of this Zhou dignitary as soon as possible, but it will not work in a normal way, after all, women have no status in ancient times, marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a chicken with a dog, and their fate can only be decided by a man. But who are?She is a woman who came out of Flower Street Willow Lane, so she will not accept her fate like this at all.
At dinner that night, secretly poisoned Zhou Xiangui's bowl. Her plan is very simple, after directly poisoning Zhou Xiangui to death, she can be truly liberated, and she can remarry in the future, but she can't marry anyone, and her own money is enough for her to live a worry-free life.
's plan was very smooth, Zhou Xiangui was defenseless at all, and directly ate the meal cooked for him by, and not long after eating, Zhou Xiangui died of poison. After seeing Zhou Xiangui die, began to prepare to set up the scene, preparing to create the illusion that Zhou Xiangui was sick and died. However, by coincidence, Zhou Xiangui's mother suddenly came home at this time.
Zhou's mother was uneasy in the City God Temple that night, and always felt that something was going to happen, so she ran back to see her son, who knows, she just saw this scene. Mother Zhou shouted directly after pushing the door open, and after a while, the people from the neighborhood came around, and with the help of everyone, they directly pressed this on the spot.
In the end, was taken away by the officers and soldiers of the government, as for her fate, there is no need to ask, it must be impossible to escape death. It's just that having said that, no matter what kind of punishment receive, Zhou Xiangui won't survive this time. The second day is the day of Zhou Xiangui's burial, this is a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, Zhou's mother was lying on Zhou Xiangui's coffin, crying in pain.
It was also at this time that an old gentleman suddenly came outside Zhou's house, this old gentleman was none other than the fortune teller who told Zhou Xiangui three years ago. The fortune teller was also shocked when he saw the situation in his house, what was going on?Why did the family still hold a funeral?
When Zhou's mother saw someone coming to the door, she stopped crying. Zhou's mother felt at that time that this person should be a passer-by, wanting to beg for a bowl of rice or something. So Zhou's mother wiped her tears and said to the fortune teller very politely: "Sir, wait a minute, you have also seen that I have something to do at home today, I am really embarrassed." ”
Mother Zhou said these words, in fact, she wanted to send off the guests, but the fortune teller had no intention of leaving. The fortune teller has been observing the situation of the Zhou family, and soon the fortune teller asked Zhou's mother: "I take the liberty of asking, eldest sister, what's wrong with your family?"Who is this man who is you?”
Hearing the fortune teller ask, Zhou's mother's tears flowed down again. While crying, she said to the fortune teller: "The man who died is my son, he is young, and he suddenly left me and left, so how can I live in the future!."Moreover, he was still victimized by his own wife, what kind of sin did I do in my last life!”
The fortune teller pinched his fingers, and suddenly sighed and said, "Eldest sister, your son is a blessed life!"I really didn't expect him to leave like this. However, this is also his life, I told him at the beginning, so that he must keep a kind heart, and not be greedy, but I didn't expect that he didn't listen at all, so he ended up today, sad!Pathetic!”
After hearing this, Zhou's mother felt that something was wrong, this gentleman seemed to know something about her son's death. So she hurriedly asked the fortune teller and said, "Sir, if you know anything inside, please tell me clearly!""I can't hide it, this eldest sister, I calculated a hexagram for your son three years ago, and I came to your house today to collect the hexagram fee three years ago according to the agreement. ”
At that time, I had already calculated that your son was a blessed and long-lived life, and he would not only have no worries about food and clothing in this life, but also be able to be a great official. I did the math for him just now, but in fact, he has caused himself to get to this point. At the beginning, I told him that he would meet a nobleman, and he did meet this nobleman, but he was ruthlessly missed, and he was still wrong again and again. ”
When he first came out of the city gate, he picked up a money bag at a crossroads, and the money in it was a girl's life-saving money. However, at that time, because your son was already greedy in his heart, he did not take the initiative to return it when he knew that it was a girl who lost money. If he had returned the girl's money, the girl would have been his wife. ”
If Zhou Xiangui can marry this virtuous wife, then there will be no next thing to happen, let alone drive you to the City God Temple, filial piety is his greatest creation, and in the end he actually did not be filial. The blessings he had accumulated in his previous life also came to naught in an instant. Therefore, he can have today, it is all caused by him, no wonder others. ”
After finishing speaking, the fortune teller silently left the Zhou family, as for his hexagram fee back then, it seems.