During the Wanli period, there was a tall old man in JiaxingGao LaohanThere are two daughtersXia Heand Autumn Lotus.
Although Gao Laohan is a little poorer, his two daughters are white, smart and beautiful, and they are famous beauties from far and near.
When her sister Xia He was sixteen years old, she married a scholar with the surname of the scholarZhang
Zhang Shusheng's family is very poor, and after being admitted to Xiucai, he repeatedly failed the exam and was disheartened.
Later, he gave up writing and started business, and in less than three years, he made a fortune and built a big house, and for a time there was infinite scenery.
At this time, Gao Laohan and his wife suddenly fell ill and needed a lot of silver to be cured, but the eldest son-in-law Zhang Shusheng stood by and watched, and said that "just lie down for a few days, and my money is not blown by the wind." ”
Xia He was timid and weak, and did not dare to refute, and three days later, Gao Laohan and his wife both returned to the west.
Zhang Shusheng randomly chose the cheapest coffin, hurriedly held a funeral, and buried his parents-in-law.
After the funeral, there are many people to Qiu Lian's marriage, due to the poverty of the family, and now there are no parents, many of the relatives are concubines, Qiu Lian washes her face with tears all day long, Xia He is worried after seeing it.
Zhang Shusheng comforted his wife, and said that he would let *** live in his own house, and slowly find a good in-law in the future.
Xia He was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately took his sister home and lived in the house to the west.
Zhang Shusheng changed his stinginess in the past, and asked a maid to serve Qiu Lian, taking care of everything she needed for food and clothing, even more thoughtful than Xia He.
Xia He was originally worried that her sister would be disliked, but she was very relieved to see her husband so loved.
As everyone knows, Zhang Shusheng has nothing to do with his courtesy, either treachery or theft, Qiu Lian is fifteen years old this year, more beautiful than her sister, and at present, Zhang Shusheng is of course fat and water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, not only taking Qiu Lian to his home, but also warmly entertaining him.
Qiu Lian is a well-behaved and sensible child, living in her sister and brother-in-law's house, she is cautious, for fear of upsetting her brother-in-law, she cleans the yard with the servants every morning and cooks in the kitchen together.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Shusheng bought a lot of chicken, duck and fish, and specially made new clothes for Xia He and Qiu Lian, Qiu Lian didn't dare to ask for it, so she hurriedly ran to the kitchen to help.
When I came to the backyard, a few mothers-in-law who were cooking were chatting, and Mrs. Wang said: "Our lord is not shallow, and his wife is so beautiful, I can't imagine that her sister is even more beautiful." ”
Mrs. Zhang: "Brother-in-law *** was born a pair. ”
Mrs. Wang: "Who said it wasn't, it's a pity that such a good yellow flower girl." ”
When the two saw Qiu Lian, they hurriedly greeted each other with a smile.
Qiu Lian went to wash the rice, the princess killed the chickens and plucked the chicken feathers, and a manservant walked into the kitchen and said, "The master has ordered, make the old turtle today, and make up for the body." ”
Mrs. Zhang went to the tank to get the turtle, the turtle was the size of a pot, and its eyes were black and shiny.
Qiu Lian put the rice in the pot, saw tears hanging from the corners of the big turtle's eyes, she couldn't bear it, she wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, the big turtle looked at Qiu Lian with blank eyes.
Qiu Lian was in a hurry and said to Mrs. Zhang: "Mother Zhang, I'll come, you go and do something else." ”
Mrs. Zhang was happy and relaxed, and handed over the big turtle to Qiu Lian.
Autumn lotus putBig tortoisePut it in the bucket, mention his house, and when everyone was busy in the front yard, he quietly slipped out with the bucket.
Qiu Lian trotted all the way to the small river, and released the big turtle, which swam in the river for a while, and said, "Girl, be careful of your brother-in-law." Qiu Lian was taken aback, and when she wanted to ask again, the big turtle had already swam away.
Seeing that it was not early, Qiu Lian turned around and ran back.
After going back, Zhang Shusheng was furious in the kitchen, and the big turtle he bought for fifty taels of silver was gone.
When the servant saw Qiu Lian, he hurriedly pulled her over and asked her to explain.
Qiu Lian was also very scared, her body trembled a little, and said, "I, I saw that it was too pitiful to shed tears and let it go." ”
Zhang Shusheng's anger decreased slightly, and said, "You put it, then forget it." By the way, your sister told you to come over. ”
Qiu Lian left in a hurry and ran to her sister's house, who looked panicked and said, "You're here." ”
Qiu Lian asked, "Sister, what do you tell me to do?"”
Xia He: "It's okay. ”
Qiu Lian was just about to leave, but Xia He said again: "This is the best tea that your brother-in-law bought, you can taste it." ”
Qiu Lian picked up the teacup, drank it all, and said, "It's delicious." ”
Xia He didn't speak, just looked at her.
I saw that as soon as Qiu Lian walked to the door, she fainted on the ground, Xia He said, "I'm sorry sister, your brother-in-law asked me to do it." After speaking, he helped Qiu Lian to the bed and hurriedly ran out to call Zhang Shusheng.
When Zhang Shusheng came to the bedroom, the bed was clean and there was no one, Xia He shook his head and said, "I don't know, I personally put her on the bed just now." ”
Zhang Shusheng was furious, beat Xia He severely, and said: "If you don't hand over your * sister, be careful that I want your life." ”
Xia He was puzzled, Qiu Lian went to **.
At the same time, Qiu Lian lay on a stone and lay down for a while, when a rapid sound of horses' hooves woke her up, and Qiu Lian didn't have time to think about it, so she hid behind a big tree.
Waiting for everyone to ride away, an old man came over, and Qiu Lian walked over to askOld woman"You're from **, this is the Dragon King's Mansion, idlers are not allowed to break in, if you are caught, you will die, you leave quickly." ”
Qiu Lian was a little scared, and immediately ran away after asking the old woman for the direction of going out.
Qiu Lian lowered her head and ran away, bumping into a son head-on, and both of them fell to the ground.
Childe found out that it was a girl, and hurriedly got up to help Qiu Lian up, Qiu Lian couldn't walk because of her foot, Childe was very unhappy, and said: "Girl, I was in a hurry just now, and I accidentally bumped into you, and now you can't walk with a foot injury, so it's better to go to my house to rest for a while." ”
Qiu Lian saw that he was seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was polite and polite, not like a bad person, so she nodded.
Childe said again, "My surname."DragonsNow go and call the servant, you wait a minute. ”
After a while, Long Gongzi returned by car, the servant parked the carriage, and a maid jumped out of the car and helped Qiu Lian up.
The carriage was very large, and Long Gongzi and Qiu Lian were sitting in it, and Qiu Lian blushed a little and didn't dare to look up.
After walking for a while, Long Gongzi took Qiu Lian into the house, and said with a smile: "You stay, don't walk around, I'll come back as soon as I go out." ”
After waiting for a while, there was a lot of people outside, as if there were many people coming, Qiu Lian was a little overwhelmed, and looked at the maid on the side.
The maid did not move, nor did she speak.
Dragon ChildePushing open the door, a beautiful woman stood beside her, followed by many maids and servants.
The woman looked at Qiu Lian, nodded, and said, "She looks pretty good, but she doesn't know where she came from." ”
Long Gongzi said: "Mother, she is just an ordinary girl, I like her very much, I don't marry her." ”
Qiu Lian immediately blushed when she heard him say this.
At this time, an old man next to him said, "Madam, I brought this girl here." ”
Long Gongzi and his wife were taken aback, and the old man said: "I went to talk to Chenghuang a few days ago, and I was accidentally caught, but fortunately I met this kind girl, she let me go, I think she is simple and kind, but my sister and brother-in-law are very bad, and I can't bear to let her be bullied, so I brought it here." ”
The woman nodded, looked up and down, and said, "It's a well-behaved child, and it's still a little worse to be my daughter-in-law." ”
The old man said, "Then I recognize her as a righteous daughter, can the lady agree?"”
Madame smiled and said, "Very good!."”
Long Gongzi hurriedly pulled Qiu Lian, knelt in front of the old man, and said, "Call your father-in-law." ”
Qiu Lian knelt down and said, "Father-in-law." ”
It turned out that the old man was the big turtle she released, and he was the great bachelor of the dragon clan.
That night, the Dragon Mansion held a banquet, and the entire Dragon Clan was beaming with joy and held a wedding for the Dragon Prince.
A year later, Qiu Lian gave birth to a baby boy, and the dragon house was very happy, when the child was six or seven years old, Qiu Lian missed her sister and dead parents very much, and wanted to go back to the grave of her parents, and Long Gongzi immediately accompanied her back to the grave.
When they came to the grave, they found that there was a small grave with Xia He's name written on it, and after inquiring, they learned that not long after Qiu Lian's disappearance, Zhang Shusheng married a concubine, who was jealous and fierce, and often spoke ill of Xia He.
Zhang Shusheng was angry and beat Xia He to death, and the concubine did not let Xia He be buried in Zhang's ancestral grave, so Xia He was buried back to his parents' house.
Qiu Lian was a little sad, and also burned a little paper * money for her dead sister, and when she returned to the Dragon Mansion, Qiu Lian passed by her brother-in-law's house and found a white lantern hanging on the door, and the servant said that Zhang Shusheng died suddenly and died last night.
Later, Qiu Lian has been living in the Dragon Mansion, and when she was sixty years old, she had a serious illness, and Long Gongzi gave her an elixir, and she practiced with Long Gongzi, and she was reborn and became an immortal. Folklore stories