The groom got up in the middle of the night to feed the horses, and when he heard a conversation between the two men, he hid in the cellar and escaped
During the Ming Dynasty, Wujiazhuang in Fengyang County was an inconspicuous small village, and a lonely old man named Wu Laohan lived in the village. Due to the early death of his parents, Wu Laohan grew up relying on Baijia rice since he was a child, and his family was poor, and he was still alone in his fifties.
Wu Laohan's growth process was full of help from others, which made him full of gratitude. When he was young, he often helped the villagers with farm work for free, and even did not want to reciprocate the kindness of others, and was reluctant to drink even a sip of water.
Today, Wu Laohan is old and not as healthy as before, but he can still do some light work. The neighbors around him often gave him something to eat, and although Wu Laohan was a frank and straightforward person, he was always grateful for the sincere hospitality of his neighbors, although he was a little embarrassed.
In order to make ends meet, Wu often went to the mountains to pick herbs. One day, he met a young woman sitting on the side of the road on the mountain and crying bitterly. Wu Laohan had good intentions and quickly stepped forward to ask, but when he saw the woman's face clearly, he couldn't help but be taken aback. The woman seemed to be only about ten years old, delicate and delicate, but there was a large bright red birthmark on the left side of her face, which covered half of her face.
The woman, Bai Xiaolian, saw Wu Laohan walking by, and subconsciously covered her left cheek, her eyes full of fear. Wu Laohan looked at her, felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart, and couldn't help but step forward to ask her why she was crying here.
It turned out that Bai Xiaolian was snubbed by her parents in childhood because of her ugly appearance. And now, something has happened in the family, and her parents have kicked her out of the house because she is considered unlucky, and even threatened to beat her to death with their own hands.
After being expelled from the house, Bai Xiaolian wandered all the way and unknowingly came to this strange place. She hadn't eaten or rested for two days, and she was so exhausted that she could only sit on the side of the road to rest.
Just now, a woman was passing by with a child. When the child saw Bai Xiaolian, he couldn't stop crying. The woman became angry and scolded and beat Bai Xiaolian. When Bai Xiaolian thought of her appearance, she felt inferior and hopeless, and cried bitterly.
When Wu Laohan heard about this encounter, he felt pain in his heart and comforted: "Child, stop crying. Physiognomy is given by God, and it's not your fault. A good heart is far more important than an outward appearance......Call me Daddy if you want, and come home with me. ”
Bai Xiaolian raised her head in surprise, she looked at Old Man Wu in disbelief. It turns out that there are still people who don't dislike her because of her appearance. "Daddy......She knelt down in front of Wu Laohan and kowtowed three times in a row, tears and voices intertwined.
Wu Laohan was warm-hearted and resolutely took Bai Xiaolian home. When the residents of the village heard the news, they came to pay their respects and talked about it, and some people thought that this woman was not good-looking, and they expected that they would not be able to marry ...... in the future
When everyone was talking, Bai Xiaolian hid in the house with tears rippling, and the originally gentle Wu Laohan couldn't help but be angry and drove the villagers away one by one.
Since Bai Xiaolian was adopted by Wu Laohan, the villagers seem to have deliberately alienated him. However, Wu Laohan didn't care about this, he generously donated and used the accumulated copper plates to make new clothes and shoes for Bai Xiaolian.
Under the care of Wu Laohan, Bai Xiaolian felt unprecedented warmth in her new family. Bai Xiaolian was grateful, accompanied Wu Laohan to go out to collect medicine every day, and was busy cooking, laundry, and even massaging and washing Wu Laohan's feet at night after returning home.
As the years passed, Wu Laohan gradually grew old, and Bai Xiaolian also grew into a young girl, taking on the responsibility of housework and going out, so that her father could enjoy his old age at home.
Watching the girls in the village marry out one by one, but never saw the matchmaker come to the door to say goodbye to Bai Xiaolian, Wu Laohan was anxious and felt distressed for his daughter.
In the cold winter of this year, the cold ice and snow covered the earth, and Wu Laohan was deeply caught in the wind and cold, and he was sick in bed. Bai Xiaolian invited Lang Zhong to see her father day after day, and she devoted herself to taking care of Wu Laohan in front of and behind the bed, but the cruel disease invaded mercilessly, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, Wu Laohan finally left the earthly world.
Wu Laohan was adrift when he was young, but in his later years, he cared about his beloved daughter, and when he was dying, he held Bai Xiaolian's hand and instructed: "Child, be strong, kind people will eventually get good rewards......”
The only loving person in the world left, and Bai Xiaolian was in pain and cried heartbreakingly. The family was poor, and in order to give her father a decent send-off, she had to ** the only old house in the family.
After her father's burial, Bai Xiaolian set up two wooden houses at the foot of the mountain behind the village, and went up the mountain day after day to chop firewood and pick herbs.
Although she lived her life in obscurity, she could not escape the ridicule of the villagers. No matter where you go, you will be pointed at by people. She pretended not to hear on the surface, but the pain in her heart was clear only to herself.
One morning, Bai Xiaolian went to the village to fetch water, and several big girls and little daughters-in-law talked about it. Someone shouted: "It's so ugly, I can have nightmares for three days just looking at it!".”
Who's to say it's not, my son cried out in fear when he saw her, and he didn't know anything about it, and he came out to wander around, really!”
When my baby cried, I said that the ugly girl in the village came again, and the child stopped crying immediately, and the effect was very effective, if your baby was disobedient, you can also try this trick ......”
Hahaha......Several women completely ignored Bai Xiaolian being next to her, and made fun of her so unscrupulously.
Suddenly, an old lady came over with a bucket, and Bai Xiaolian saw that the old lady was old, so she took the initiative to help carry a piece of water. However, as soon as she entered the village, she was ridiculed again, and the old lady couldn't look past it, so she scolded those people before she barely dispersed.
Bai Xiaolian is kind-hearted, and when she encounters work that the old people can't do, she will always lend a helping hand. The old people in the village felt pity for her, and some even wanted to marry her, but the well-off people did not want to marry a girl who was not good-looking.
One day, an old woman in the village came to the door and told Bai Xiaolian that there was a widower in the neighboring village named Zhao Dabao, who had lost his wife a few years ago and was raising a seven-year-old son alone. Ask her if she'd like to go over
Bai Xiaolian knew her situation very well, and she also thought of the ridicule of the villagers, but considering the helpless Zhao Dabao, she nodded and agreed to this family business. It didn't take long for Zhao Dabao to marry Bai Xiaolian as his wife.
Zhao Dabao is an honest and trustworthy man, once he gets married, he takes special care of Bai Xiaolian, does not let her work in the field, but takes on the responsibility of housework and taking care of the children at home.
With her husband's care, Bai Xiaolian finally showed a rare smile on her face. She is considerate of her husband and takes good care of her children. Whenever Zhao Dabao returns from work, he tastes the delicious meals cooked by his wife, and his heart is full of happiness.
At first, Zhao Dabao's son Zhao Guangming was a little repulsive to Bai Xiaolian. However, the child's heart is sensitive, and Bai Xiaolian's careful care makes him gradually open his heart, regard her as his biological mother, and affectionately call her mother.
Although the family lives in poverty, it is full of happiness. Bai Xiaolian thought that this happiness would continue forever, but fate played a cruel joke on her. In the process of collecting firewood, Zhao Dabao unfortunately slipped and fell into the cliff and died in the mountains.
Bai Xiaolian's heart was like a knife, and despite the pain in her heart, she didn't shed tears, because her tears had long since dried up. Now that her husband has passed away and she is faced with a son who needs her to support, this strong and unfortunate woman resolutely shoulders the responsibility of the family.
Every morning, Bai Xiaolian would wake up to fetch water and cook, and then carry the chopped firewood up the mountain and move them to the city to sell them in exchange for some rice and noodles to feed Zhao Guangming. She herself never tastes delicate food, and only eats simple sorghum flour and wild vegetable paste every day.
Bai Xiaolian has passed the years, and she has never added a new line to herself. However, every New Year's Festival, she willingly bought brand new clothes for Zhao Guangming. The child is like her own, and Zhao Guangming is also very sensible, and she knows her mother's thoughts well. He worked tirelessly to assist his mother in chopping wood and doing household chores, and never slackened.
Although the life of the mother and son was difficult, they successfully overcame many difficulties. In the blink of an eye, Zhao Guangming has grown into a burly and handsome young man, hardworking and willing to work. In order to give his mother a better life, he decided to go to the city to find a job.
Through the introduction of acquaintances, Zhao Guangming stepped into the city's Ma family and became a groom. Not only was he responsible for feeding the horses, but he also took on some chores, and he worked hard without complaining.
Ma Yuanwai's only daughter, named Ma Lanhua, has a good impression of Zhao Guangming. Seeing that he was handsome and chic, loyal and capable, she felt affection. However, as a lady of the family, she was embarrassed to confess directly, so the maid Hongxiu took the initiative to build an emotional bridge for them.
Hongxiu handed a handkerchief to Zhao Guangming, revealing that it was given by the young lady. Zhao Guangming quickly and humbly refused: "Miss's gift is too precious, please take it back, I really can't accept it!."”
Fool, Mademoiselle takes a fancy to you, and this is your blessing. How many rich sons want to make friends with young ladies, but you are pushing, it's too uninteresting!Hongxiu persuaded half-truthfully.
Miss Ma's appearance is indeed outstanding, but as a groom, how dare Zhao Guangming have extravagant expectations?He said humbly: "This money should be given to the young lady, I don't dare to have other ideas as a groom!."”
Seeing this, Hongxiu was displeased, snorted in her mouth, and told Ma Lanhua Zhao Guangming's humble words. The strange thing is that Ma Lanhua did not get angry after hearing this, but felt that Zhao Guangming had a good character, and a poor boy did not have greed for her family's property, and he had a good impression of him.
When a matchmaker came to propose marriage, Ma Lanhua pretended that she was still young and wanted to accompany her parents for a few years before considering marriage. In fact, she doesn't look down on those rich sons, and thinks that they are unreliable and unreliable.
Ma Yuanwai and his wife doted on their daughter, and seeing that she was unwilling to reluctantly get married, they acquiesced. After all, Ma Lanhua is only sixteen years old, and it is okay to wait another two years. They really can't bear to let their daughter leave their side.
One day, a strange man visited Ma's house, and the horseman hurriedly invited him into the house. It turned out that this gentleman was a wandering feng shui master who had chosen a grave for his grandfather outside the horse. Today, the Ma family is prosperous and full of gratitude to this gentleman.
Ma Yuanwai once heard his father say that his grandfather was poor in his early years, until he met this wandering feng shui master. The master found a feng shui treasure for his grandfather, saying that as long as he was buried there, his descendants would surely prosper.
Sure enough, after Ma Yuanwai's grandfather passed away, his father chose to bury his grandfather in a feng shui treasure. Ma Yuanwai's father started a business at a young age and eventually became rich. In gratitude for his help, the Ma family offered him silver taels every year, and Mr. accepted this reward with satisfaction.
Ma Yuanwai said respectfully: "The old gentleman is really a god, which makes Ma deeply admired." I wonder if you have any advice for your visit?”
The gentleman replied, "Since your grandfather was buried in that feng shui treasure, your family's business has become more and more prosperous. But yesterday I took a look and found that the grave was ...... decaying”
After hearing this, the horseman's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"Please sir make it clear. ”
The gentleman explained, "Because there is a separate tomb above your ancestral grave, which just blocks the aura of your family. If not dealt with in time, the family property may be lost in the hands of others!”
Is there a solution to this?”
The old Taoist priest pondered for a moment and said, "The only way is to worship the land through the descendants of the lonely tomb and consolidate the aura around your ancestral tomb. ”
After hearing the situation, the horseman hurriedly asked: "This is related to human life, is there no other solution?"For example, move that lonely grave?”
The gentleman replied in a deep voice: "The lonely grave does need to be moved, but its aura has nourished his offspring, and it must be completely removed in order to consolidate the aura." ”
The horseman asked, "Where are the descendants of the lonely grave?"How does this work?”
The gentleman explained: "It is your horseman, Zhao Guangming, who is the descendant of the lonely grave." Tonight, the third watch will capture him and lead him to your ancestral grave to worship the land, and at the same time dig up his father's bones and bury him in a hollow place, so as to ensure that your family will prosper for a hundred years!The horseman was surprised when he heard this.
At the same time, Hongxiu passed by the lady's boudoir with a meal. As she passed by the horseman's room, she heard someone in the room talking in a low voice, in which Zhao Guangming's name was mentioned. Hongxiu felt strange, thinking that the old man had learned that the young lady liked Zhao Guangming, so he approached the window and eavesdropped.
After hearing this, she was startled, hurriedly took the food into the young lady's room, and told Ma Lanhua what she had just heard. Ma Lanhua was also shocked.
At the second watch, Zhao Guangming added grass to the horse and found that there was a big oily pig's trotter in the manger. He quickly looked around, and after confirming that there was no one, he did not hesitate to pick up the pig's trotters and began to gnaw.
Tonight, the stove room only gave him a steamed bun and a bowl of gruel, which was far from enough to fill his stomach. The pig's trotters became his only quenching satiatory.
At this moment, Ma Lanhua and the maid Hongxiu quietly stood behind a pile of grass and witnessed Zhao Guangming enjoying pig's trotters. Ma Lanhua snickered in her heart and said, "Does it taste good?"It's delicious. Then the two walked out from behind the haystack, Zhao Guangming was startled, quickly turned around, and happened to see them.
Ma Lanhua said, "Someone wants to harm you!."”
Hongxiu also followed: "Go to the cellar quickly, otherwise it will be too late." ”
Zhao Guangming was confused, and he couldn't understand why he was framed because he had always lived in harmony with people. I didn't think much about it, so I could only silently follow the two to the cellar.
When he was about to ask who framed him, Ma Lanhua made a gesture to stop him and whispered to him: "There is no time, there is a tunnel in this cellar, let's go out of the tunnel first!."”
The three of them walked in the tunnel for two hours, and finally climbed out of the tunnel and found themselves in a cemetery, which was the ancestral tomb of the Ma family.
Before a few people could stand still, a crowd of people poured out around the graveyard and surrounded them. It turned out that during the third watch, Ma Yuanwai led people to the stable, planning to capture Zhao Guangming, but unexpectedly found that the stables were empty.
The horsemen found that Ma Lanhua and Hongxiu were also missing, and at the same time, they found fodder to feed the horses at the entrance of the cellar, speculating that several people may have escaped from the tunnel. So, they rushed to the cemetery in a horse-drawn carriage and laid an ambush around the exit, ready to be arrested.
Zhao Guangming saw that the horsemen were surrounded by people, they were both scared and puzzled, and asked: "Outside the horses, I have no grudge against you, why is this?"”
Ma Yuanwai sneered and said, "It's only your father's choice of the wrong burial place!."”
Ma Lanhua quickly blocked in front of Zhao Guangming and shouted loudly: "Dad, don't listen to that person who confuses the crowd with gossip." ”
At this moment, a short and ugly old man suddenly emerged from the ground, stood on the grave, and said solemnly: "Who is so bold that he dares to make a noise here and disturb the old man's dreams!"”
Everyone looked at the old man, and Mr. Feng Shui recognized it as the father-in-law of the land at a glance, his face immediately changed, and he hurriedly knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, the villain has no intention of disturbing your dreams." ”
Everyone thought that the old man might be a monster, but when they heard Mr. Feng Shui's explanation, they all knelt down and bowed. The father-in-law of the land asked, "Are you the feng shui gentleman Liu Banxian?"”
Mr. Feng Shui bowed his head and replied: "The villain's surname is Liu, his name is Sangen, and he eats with a diet based on the blessings of the land lord. ”
Liu Sangen, for your own selfish interests, you actually want to borrow a knife to kill ......”
Liu Sangen is indeed a genius, and he has been good at reading feng shui since he was a teenager, and he is accurate. When he showed the Ma family feng shui, he found a feng shui treasure, but he didn't tell his grandfather outside the horse, but hid it privately.
He found another piece of land for the Ma family, which was dwarfed by his piece, but it also brought wealth to the Ma family. However, the Ma family's wealth can only last for a few decades, after which it will change hands.
Liu Sangen once marked a place that he considered to be a treasure of feng shui, and then began his wandering life. Now that he is old, he decides to come back to see his territory, only to be surprised to find that it has been occupied by someone else.
Originally, according to Liu Sangen's plan, he planned to bury himself in that feng shui treasure land, so that the Ma family's property would change hands to the Liu family. However, due to being occupied by others, the wealth of the Ma family may flow to the descendants of the lonely grave. Faced with this reality, he felt ashamed and angry, and decided to take extreme measures to take revenge.
Through inquiry, he found that the descendants of the lonely grave actually worked as grooms in the Ma family. So, he made up a lie, claiming that the lonely tomb affected the feng shui of the Ma family, and his purpose was to use the Ma family to eradicate Zhao Guangming. Ma Yuanwai didn't know anything about the inside story, but unfortunately fell into Liu Sangen's trap.
Hearing that there was a problem with the feng shui in the family and that the property was about to change hands to Zhao Guangming, Ma Yuanwai hurriedly went to kowtow to the land lord and asked him to save the fate of the Ma family.
The land lord said: "All this is the will of God, and no one can change it." As long as you are willing to marry your daughter to Zhao Guangming, you can still live a comfortable life and enjoy glory and wealth. Otherwise, ......Ma Yuanwai listened to the warning of the land lord, so he had to agree to marry his daughter Ma Lanhua to Zhao Guangming.
After Ma Lanhua and Zhao Guangming got married, they took Bai Xiaolian to live together in the city. The couple was full of filial piety to her, so that Bai Xiaolian, who had been suffering, finally lived a happy life.
After the truth was revealed by the father-in-law of the land, Liu Sangen, a feng shui master, decided to leave this place and live in seclusion in the mountains to practice, never setting foot on this land again.
After learning the truth, he felt deeply guilty and ashamed, and chose to stay away from all earthly strife and find peace of mind. Liu Sangen left Majiazhuang, carrying his own mistakes and regrets, and walked to the mountains and forests, hoping to find spiritual purification and redemption in his practice.
Since then, no one has seen Liu Sangen. He lived a life of pure cultivation in the mountains, pursuing a state of transcendence, isolated from the world, and never looking back. The people of Majiazhuang can only leave nostalgia for Liu Sangen and reflection on the past.