The big snake blocked the way, and the old man stopped the carriage and saved the lives of the snakes, acting as a matchmaker for the big snake to repay his kindness
During the Ming Dynasty, the Zhang family of Datong Mansion hired a groom named Chang Huairen. Chang Huairen not only skillfully drove the carriage for Zhang Yuanwai, but also performed well over the years and never made any mistakes, so he was highly regarded by his master. He cares deeply for horses, and is rumored to be able to understand horse language and communicate with horses. However, he not only has a deep affection for horses, but also has the same love for other animals, believing that all things are spiritual, and even insisting on a vegetarian diet.
However, the good groom was rather unfortunate, and he was still alone at the age of forty. He once married a wife, and the relationship between husband and wife was sweet, but just three years after marriage, his wife died of illness, leaving the lonely Chang Huairen. From then on, he spent only his days with the horses, and appeared to be older than his actual age. In ancient societies, not marrying at the age of forty was already considered an old man.
One morning, Zhang Yuanwai got up early and asked Chang Huairen to drive a carriage to a temple thirty miles outside the city to pray for blessings. Zhang Yuanwai is a filial son, learned that his father was sick, and heard that the temple was full of incense, so he decided to go to burn incense and pray. The carriage drove smoothly and quickly to its destination, and the sky was just dawning and the vision was clearer. Chang Huairen shouted twice, ready to speed up, but suddenly found something on the road. He hurriedly pulled the reins, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a huge snake lying on the road**.
The snake was the size of a bowl, with its head held high, spewing letters, and staring at Chang Huairen's carriage. It occupies the entire road and cannot be bypassed left or right. Chang Huairen stopped the carriage, Zhang Yuanwai couldn't help but be a little angry, he thought that Chang Huairen rarely made mistakes. After inquiring about the reason, I learned that there was a large snake blocking the road.
Zhang Yuanwai didn't think about it, and urged Chang Huairen to bypass. However, in order to avoid harming the big snake, Chang Huairen hesitated. Zhang Yuanwai anxiously urged, after all, the matter of the incense stick on the head could not be delayed. Chang Huairen tried to move to the left front, but found that the big snake also followed, blocking in front of the carriage. He tried to move to the right front, and the serpent followed suit, as if deliberately obstructing.
The master and servant were at a stalemate, and Zhang Yuanwai began to be a little impatient. He was in a hurry to get to the top of the incense, and he felt unacceptable to these unexpected situations. Chang Huairen was still reluctant to hurt the big snake, and even persuaded Zhang Yuanwai that doing good deeds and accumulating virtue was more important than the incense on the head. At this stalemate, Chang Huairen suddenly noticed a rustling sound from the grass in front of him, and then, a group of snakes of all kinds snaked out of it, hundreds of them, and quickly slid into the grass on the left side of the road, forming a spectacular scene. When Zhang Yuanwai heard the movement, he also poked his head out, shocked by the scene in front of him.
At this time, Zhang Yuanwai and Chang Huairen suddenly realized that the huge snake in front of them was the leader of the snake group. The reason why it bravely blocked the road** was to block the carriage so that the snakes would not be crushed by the wheels. Chang Huairen was glad in his heart, grateful that he didn't rush forward just now, otherwise the snakes would be crushed, and the consequences would be unimaginable!When the last snake crossed the road, the big snake hurried away, and when he parted, he deliberately looked back, as if to express his gratitude.
In the subsequent trip, Chang Huairen rushed to the temple urgently, and Zhang Yuanwai finally fulfilled his wish for the incense stick. Maybe it was the blessing effect of burning incense, or finding an excellent doctor, or fortunately not crushing the snakes, Zhang Yuanwai's father was very soon**. However, the picture of the group of snakes crossing the road has always remained in Chang Huairen's mind, especially the big snake blocking the road, who actually wears a crown on his head, which is really amazing. Unexpectedly, from then on, Chang Huairen and the snake actually formed a fate three times and met impermanence.
The second encounter occurred at the moment when Chang Huairen was on the line of life and death. In the spring of that year, Chang Huairen drove a carriage and took Zhang Yuanwai's second son out for a trip. This second son is young and has just passed the county exam, and it is the time of Top Gun, and he is full of spring. The second son was intoxicated with the spring light, so Chang Huairen kept pushing the carriage forward, until he came to a secluded place, and was surrounded by a gang of robbers.
In ancient times, horse-drawn carriages were usually only used by eunuchs, but in the Ming Dynasty, especially later, wealthy merchants also began to own carriages, but there were restrictions on the number of horses. This gang of robbers usually made a living by robbing and kidnapping tickets, and when they saw the decoration of the carriage and the dress of their second son, they knew that they were rich men. The robbers led by him were ruthless and ordered Chang Huairen to be removed, kidnap the second son, and demand ransom from his family.
A robber stepped forward, raising his knife to slash at Chang Huairen's head. Chang Huairen's eyes drooped slightly, and he secretly said that it was over. However, the robber's leg was suddenly jerked by something, and he fell to the ground on his knees, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground. Everyone was stunned until the leader of the robbers realized that it was a large snake at work, and that it was the snake's tail that had struck the robber's leg crook. Chang Huairen recognized the snake as the one wearing a crown that intercepted the road that day.
All the robbers were stunned, but only the leader of the robbers was bold, and he still raised his sword to cut the snake. However, the snake reacted more quickly, and with a flick of its tail, it removed the steel knife from the bandit leader's hand. The leader of the robbers turned pale with fright, and then the serpent raised his head and spat out a message to him, and the leader of the robbers only felt that his pants were hot and wet, and let out a scream of fright, and scattered with all the robbers, and the robbers who had just been bruised also limped after him. After glancing at Chang Huairen, the big snake also left in a hurry and disappeared into the grass.
Chang Huairen hurried home with the frightened second son, and since then, there has been no trace of the robbers. He knew that the big snake came to repay his kindness, and he thought that the relationship between man and snake would end here, but he never thought that a few months later, he would meet the big snake again. This time, the big snake actually played the role of a matchmaker, matching Chang Huairen and introducing him to a beautiful marriage.
It was a late summer day, and Chang Huairen accompanied Zhang Yuanwai to Taiyuan Mansion to discuss business matters. Since Zhang Yuanwai was going to stay here for two months, he handed over all the travel arrangements to his friends, so Chang Huairen was able to go home first. He started in the morning, and gradually felt the hot weather on the way. In order not to overwork the horses, he slowly steered the carriage, planning to find a place to sell tea in front of him to rest for a while, and wait until the afternoon was cool before continuing on his way.
Suddenly, Chang Huairen found that the big snake appeared again, this time not blocking the road**, but lying quietly on the side of the road. Seeing the big snake, he stopped the carriage, and the big snake crawled for a distance, and looked back at Chang Huairen, as if signaling him to follow. Chang Huairen got out of the car and led the horse, followed the direction of the big snake, and walked all the way to a small road. He tied his horse to the side of the road and followed the serpent for some distance, eventually finding a man lying in the field.
Hurriedly stepping forward, he found that it was a beautiful woman, who seemed to be suffering from heat stroke. He took the woman to the shade of a tree and fanned her for coolness. When the serpent saw that the woman was saved, he quietly departed. After a while, Chang Huairen returned to the carriage to fetch water and fed the woman some water. Then, the woman slowly opened her eyes, and Chang Huairen explained the situation to her, making it clear that she was not a wicked person. He inquired about the woman's residence, put her in a carriage, and sent her to a nearby village, and hired a doctor out of his own pocket to be the woman**.
Fortunately, the woman was not seriously harmed. She was full of gratitude to Chang Huairen and insisted on knowing his residence, and finally let Chang Huairen drive the carriage back to the city. A few days later, the woman came to thank Chang Huairen with some local specialties. In the process of chatting, Chang Huairen learned that the woman's name was Zhou, and she had been married twice, but both husbands died in accidents. Due to Zhou's outstanding appearance, the women in the village were jealous and afraid, and rumored that she was a Kefu person, so that no one in Zhou's thirties, dared to marry.
Knowing what happened to Zhou, Chang Huairen was deeply sympathetic, and he was also moved in his heart. From then on, he often went to help Zhou with some farm work in his spare time, and he didn't care about the opinions of the people around him.
Later, after the two fell in love with each other and bravely confessed, Chang Huairen finally married Zhou. Zhang Yuanwai of the proprietor was very happy about this, and specially gave him a long vacation, and generously rewarded him with a large sum of money. After marriage, they lived happily ever after. Since then, Chang Huairen has never encountered the huge snake again, but he recounted the legendary story about the snake to Zhou from time to time, describing it as their matchmaker, which made Zhou deeply feel that it was a magical snake spirit. Two years later, the Zhou family gave birth to a lovely son, and in honor of the big snake, they named the child Chang Ling'er.
Cozy statement. Legend has it that everything in the world has spirituality, whether it is human beings or animals, they all live between heaven and earth, and they also have life, perception, and perception, and they also have greed and fear for life and death. In order to protect his own race, the big snake is willing to take risks and bravely face life and death. Of course, some animals, especially those highly spiritual creatures described by the legendary fox yellow and white willow gray (where willow refers to snakes), will also take revenge just like humans. Therefore, when dealing with animals, more kindness and less abuse is generally beneficial.