A very large village somewhere in the Qinling Mountains, because the first person to settle here is surnamed Qi, and it is next to the official road, so it is called Qiguan Village.
Located in the west of the village at the foot of the family surnamed Tian, the owner of the house is called Tian Maosan, his father is a gambler, he owed a lot of debts during his lifetime, the so-called father debts are repaid, and when he pays off the debts has been nearly thirty years old, he is still single.
Although Tian Maosan is not rich, but he is very righteous, once he saw the carriage startled, the handlebar type was wrapped around the reins and dragged by the legs, and at the critical juncture, Tian Maosan shot in time to save the handlebar type's life.
This handlebar style is named Zheng Laoji, a native of Zhengjia Village ten miles away, is a tofu lang, he is grateful for Tian Maosan's life-saving grace, and admires this young man very much, so he married his youngest daughter Caifeng to him.
Caifeng is a good woman, she is also beautiful, she does not dislike her husband who is ten years older than herself, and she can take care of housework with peace of mind after passing the door, Tian Maosan feels that she is not worthy of Caifeng, and she is extremely considerate to her, and vows not to let his wife suffer.
Over the years, Tian Maosan has made a living by pulling goods for people, and it is very hard to run around, and after getting married, he opened a tofu factory with the help of his father-in-law, and no longer goes out.
Five years have passed in a blink of an eye, Caifeng has given birth to a son and a daughter, the business of the tofu workshop is very good, the family of four does not worry about food and clothing, although it is a simple meal, coarse cloth **, but happy.
In the autumn of this year, Tian Maosan went to Hujia Town, 30 miles away, to harvest soybeans, where there are many beans, and the color is good, and when he met an acquaintance after harvesting, he found a tea stall and chatted for a long time.
This road is less than seven or eight miles, but it needs to pass through a forest of more than three miles, it is also a coincidence, soon after entering the forest, I heard a shout, and looked for the sound to look over, it was a man and a monkey who fell into a trap.
The well is seven feet deep, and the lower cloth is a sharp wood trap, which should be set up for catching jackals, tigers and leopards.
With the sound of wolves howling in the distance, Tian Maosan felt bad, and hurriedly brought a rope to rescue a person and a monkey, urged the mule cart to leave quickly, and hurriedly invited Langzhong when he got home.
When the injury was treated, Tian Maosan learned that the man's name was Zhang Shentai, five years younger than himself, he was a peddler, and his family lived in Huojia Town, seven miles away.
After Zhang Shentai fell into the trap, he found that there was a monkey inside, I don't know how this guy fell, the wild wolf squatted on the edge of the well and took a look, and then ran away, I don't know why, I heard the wolf howl later, maybe I went to call the same kind.
The monkey in the trap is a golden snub-nosed monkey, not small, the leg bone is clipped, it is very docile, Lang Zhong does not move when applying medicine, and does not bark.
Zhang Shentai's lower leg bone was also broken, and he couldn't move for the time being after being splinted, so Tian Maosan went to Zhang's house the next day to explain the situation, so that they didn't have to worry about it, and waited for another three days to send Zhang Shentai back.
The so-called 100 days of injured muscles and bones, Zhang Shentai can not move for the time being, it takes time to recover, compared to the golden monkey is much more powerful, less than a month can walk like flying, this time to play with Tian Maosan's children, the two children are four years old, I like this monkey very much, and I named it "Big Eyes".
After recovering from the injury, Dayaner left Tian's house, and the two children cried and asked their father to find it back, Tian Maosan said that Dayan'er also had a home, and it was going back to find his father, so the two children gave up.
After more than two months, Zhang Shentai, who had recovered from his injury, came to Tian's house with a generous gift to repay the grace of saving his life, Tian Maosan resolutely refused to accept it, and Zhang Shentai often came and went after that, and the two became friends.
The so-called unpredictable, the world is impermanent, the nineteenth day of the first month of the following year, Tian Maosan had an accident when he went out, the mule overturned the car in shock, he was smashed by the wheel and injured his waist, Lang Zhong said that the injury was very serious, not to say that it was healed, it was not easy to resume walking.
The man is the pillar of the family, he is not trivial, in order to cure the disease to spend the family money a seven, seven, eighty, eight, eight, who knows that the hemp rope is always broken in the fine, bad luck is looking for a miserable person, not long after Tian Maosan was injured, the big green mule at home was gone, and the wreckage was found in the mountains a few days later, which should have entered the wolf's mouth.
Zhang Shentai was politely rejected several times to send money and gifts, the couple did not try to repay the kindness, and the father-in-law Zheng Laoji extended his hand to help, but he was also rejected by his daughter Caifeng, who was poor and difficult to take care of, and his mother's family was not rich, so he couldn't drag them down.
There are three hardships in life, supporting the boat to make iron and sell tofu, when Tian Maosan didn't have an accident, it was hard enough to have a mule to grind, but now he is unable to move and his hands and feet are weak, and the mule is gone, Caifeng's hard work can be imagined.
As the days passed, Tian Maosan was able to get out of bed and walk slowly, seeing his wife working so hard, he felt uncomfortable, Caifeng comforted her husband and encouraged him to relax his heart and recuperate.
Without mules, Caifeng only personally grinds, gets up before four watches every day, grinds soy milk, boils soy milk, points tofu, and so on, and when the day is bright, people should also come to buy tofu, and can rest for a while after selling, and then take care of the children and husbands, wash and wash the shabu, take a break in the afternoon, and then screen the beans and soak the beans, and start again the next day, every day.
In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival, Tian Maosan recovered very well, not only can he walk around the courtyard, but also do some light work, Caifeng is very happy, because he sees hope.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the golden monkey suddenly came back with big eyes, it is stronger now than when he left, this guy understands human nature, and when he saw Tian Maosan's appearance, he may feel that something is wrong, and he leaned around and whispered.
Big Eyes stayed for three days this time and left, and came back after five days, the strange thing is to bring two monkeys, what is even more incredible is that these three monkeys actually helped Caifeng to grind, they have a lot of strength, together they can do more than the mule that they lost.
With the three monkeys pushing and grinding, Caifeng immediately relaxed, made more tofu, and the days slowly improved, because this matter was too surprising, the couple did not tell outsiders, and also told the two children not to talk nonsense.
There is a side yard in the Tian family, Caifeng cleaned up the house over there, spread hay, and the big eyes are indeed spiritual, so she took the other two to stay there if she had nothing to do.
Tian Mao's three sons are very popular, and there are a lot of people who come to visit the door, and it is inevitable to see big eyes, but there are a lot of golden snub-nosed monkeys in the mountains here, and there are many who often go down the mountain to the farmer's house to beg for food.
On this day, Zhang Shentai came to Tian's house again, he said to Tian Maosan: "Last time I came to bring back a few pieces of tofu, I happened to meet the housekeeper of Master Huo in our town, and he was more familiar with him on weekdays, and he shared half of it, and the housekeeper went back to Master Huo, Master Huo felt that the tofu was particularly fragrant and delicious, so he instructed the housekeeper to get a board every day, and his family had one more board barely enough, so the housekeeper found me and asked if the tofu was bought by **, and I said it truthfully." ”
That's great, just let them pick it up every morning. "The Huo family can ask for a plate of tofu every day, which means that they can earn an extra plate of money, which is really a good thing, Tian Maosan is very happy.
Zhang Shentai said: "Steward Huo can't arrange manpower, if we want to send it to his family this morning, of course it won't be in vain, and we will add more hard money." ”
This. You see, how can I give this body away? Tian Maosan was suddenly worried.
I'll send it, isn't it just seven miles away, a plate of tofu is divided into two parts, and I pick it up. "In order to earn more money, Caifeng is not afraid of hard work.
Tian Maosan shook his head after hearing this, and said, "No, no, it's more than ten miles back and forth, it's too hard." ”
Caifeng thought for a while and said: "That's it, Xu Erbo in the back street rushes into the city every morning, and just passes through Huojia Town, so I will follow his car, and it will be easy to get a box when I come back." ”
Caifeng's idea is good, Tian Maosan agreed, Xu Erbo is a kind person and has a good relationship with the Tian family, so naturally he will not refuse, so from the next day, Caifeng will send tofu to the Huo family every day.
With a lot of income, life has become more prosperous, Tian Maosan's body is also recovering day by day, Lang Zhong said that the condition is good, and he will be able to walk freely in another year, but if he recovers as before, it is no longer possible, and he still can't do heavy work.
It is a blessing to be able to act freely, except for Tian Maosan, who is not satisfied with this, Caifeng and the others are very happy.
One day not long after, Caifeng followed Xu Erbo out as usual, and it was said that he could come back before the time, but he hadn't returned home before noon, Tian Maosan was in a hurry, so he asked his neighbor to look for it.
Da Bolt looked along the road, did not see Caifeng, to the Huo family to ask, Huo Steward said that Caifengchen arrived at about two o'clock, put down the tofu and left, the big bolt inquired in the town, some people said that they saw Caifeng out of the Huo family's door, and then it was not clear.
Tian Maosan was so anxious that he hurriedly asked the chief Liu Erye to help find it, and asked his father-in-law Zheng Laoji to go to the yamen to report the case, and the yamen accepted the case and also sent a messenger to investigate, but these people were not dutiful, just a formality.
Three days after Caifeng's disappearance, Zhang Shentai came, he went to sell goods in other places a few days ago, and when he came home and heard the news, he rushed to help find it, Tian Maosan was very grateful.
On the day of Caifeng's disappearance, the three monkeys were also gone, and people began to talk in private, saying that the three monkeys were lustful and took Caifeng away.
Tian Maosan didn't believe that the big-eyed man knew how to repay his kindness, and he could take two monkeys to help him in danger, and he would never be able to do anything about kidnapping, but ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and there was still no news from his wife, and Tian Maosan also began to waver.
At the fourth watch of the night, the Huo family suddenly shouted, and the townspeople rushed to hear the sound and were stunned by the scene in front of them, only to see many monkeys gathered in the Huo family's house, some squatting on the wall, some riding on trees, and some jumping in the courtyard, like robbers.
At this time, the door of the Huo family's house was wide open, and a group of monkeys came out with a young woman in their arms, and someone in the town knew her and blurted out: "Huh! Isn't this the tofu lady of Qiguan Village? People said that she was missing, and it turned out that she was locked up by the Huo family. ”
That's right, this woman is Caifeng, with big eyes by her side, and other monkeys following behind, heading towards Qiguan Village, people roughly counted, not one hundred, but eighty.
Waiting for the monkeys to go away, the Huo family suddenly, people rushed to the rescue, and when the fire was extinguished, they found that the Huo family was injured, not burned, a girl revealed that these people were injured by the monkeys, the Huo housekeeper was the most seriously injured, his head was broken, and a subordinate was too frightened and missed the candlestick, which led to the disaster.
Putting down the Huo family's side, just talking about Zheng Caifeng, she returned to Qiguan Village under the escort of the monkeys, at this time, the sky had just dawned, most of the people had already gotten up, everyone was frightened by this formation, and the timid did not dare to come out.
His wife was lost and recovered, Tian Maosan was overjoyed, and only after asking did he know the details, it turned out that this old man Huo was a gentleman on the outside, arrogant and lustful on the inside, and he took a fancy to the beauty of Caifeng, so he detained him and wanted to misbehave.
Caifeng sent tofu and needed to go home alone, in case of accidents, she carried a sharp knife with her, she refused to give in with a suicide threat, Master Huo was worried about losing the beauty and did not dare to use force, thinking about temporary confinement, after a long time, he would definitely get his wish, but he didn't expect a group of monkeys to enter the house to save people, so that Master Huo's dream was frustrated and the whole family was injured, and almost burned the entire mansion.
Mo said that his wife is still innocent, even if he loses his virginity, Tian Maosan will not dislike it, he is now angry, and wants to sue Master Huo to court and let the yamen punish this hypocrite.
Liu Erye is old and serious, quite understanding the world, he persuaded: "The so-called poor do not fight with the rich, the rich do not fight with the officials, the Huo family is powerful, and there are relatives who are officials outside, don't say that we are small people, even the county lord may not dare to provoke, if it really goes to court, it is us who may not suffer." ”
Second master, is it too cheap for this hypocrite? Tian Maosan really couldn't swallow this breath.
Liu Erye said: "I have a cousin in Huojia Town, I received the news early in the morning, everyone in the Huo family was injured this time, two wings were burned, a lot of furniture and utensils were smashed, and the loss was quite large, and it was also regarded as retribution, Caifeng came back safely It is a great luck, I think this matter will be forgotten." ”
Several elderly neighbors agreed with Liu Erye's point of view, and under their persuasion, Tian Maosan endured this breath, and after the people left, the monkeys also dispersed, leaving only Big Eyes and the other two, which were the ones who pushed the mill.
At this time, people also knew that the monkey rescued by Tian Maosan not only saved Zheng Caifeng, but also helped them grind, and people praised this monkey for his spirituality and gratitude, which was hundreds of times stronger than some people.
Master Huo was frightened by the situation that night, not only did he not retaliate afterwards, but also told his family and subordinates to behave in the future, not to be domineering, he didn't believe that the monkeys were all for Zheng Caifeng, thinking that it was his own behavior that angered the gods and Buddhas, so he ordered the monkeys to come to punish him.
Compared with Master Huo, Steward Huo believed this statement more, he was frightened, not to mention seeing the monkey, even when he heard these two words, he trembled and spoke incoherently.
On this day, Zheng Laoji and his wife took their daughter Caifeng to the temple to burn incense, firstly, to thank the Buddha for his blessing, because Caifeng's mother thought that the monkeys were sent by the Buddha; The second is to pray for his son-in-law, hoping that he will recover soon.
When he arrived at the temple, he found that Steward Huo was also worshipping Buddha, and because of what happened before, Steward Huo was very ashamed to see Caifeng, so he was about to get up and leave.
Coincidentally, at this time, a macaque leaned out half of its body from behind the Buddha statue, which turned out to be stealing the tribute on the table.
Although the macaque was not the golden snub-nosed monkey that made trouble for the Huo family that day, Steward Huo still fell ill, as if he had been under a spell, knelt down in front of Caifeng, and said tremblingly: "Please forgive the lady of the Tian family, I also listened to Zhang Shentai's bewitchment, what did I do in a daze, please forgive the lady, please forgive the lady."
Zhang Shentai? This matter is related to Zhang Shentai? After Zheng Laoji finished speaking, he picked up Steward Huo and went to the outside of the hall to let him explain in detail, and Steward Huo made a statement to completely unravel the truth behind it.
The Huo family started as a businessman, and Zhang Shentai wanted to rely on this big tree to make money, because his business had not been smooth and he had stumbled over the years.
When I brought back tofu from Tian's house that day, I didn't meet Steward Huo by chance, but I bought some gifts and made a special trip to talk, hoping that Steward Huo could deliver a few good words in front of Master Huo. The tofu of the Tian family is really delicious, and Master Huo was full of praise, and gave Zhang Shentai a small list for the first time.
It is also a coincidence, a few days later, Master Huo passed through Qiguan Village, and happened to see Caifeng busy working at the tofu stall, although the coarse old clothes could not hide his appearance and beauty, and Master Huo, who had a wife and four concubines, and was fascinated by the moment, and he couldn't eat well and sleep after returning home, and his mind was full of Caifeng's shadow.
Steward Huo understands his mind and understands the old man's temperament, he knows that Caifeng doesn't go out, and soybeans are also sent to the door by farmers, so how to get her hands on her has become a headache.
At this time, Zhang Shentai came to offer his hospitality again, and the housekeeper knew that he was good friends with the Tian family and greedy for money, so he suggested that the master buy this person, if there were acquaintances of the Tian family to help, it would definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
Zhang Shentai was extremely greedy for money, and for the heavy money and benefits promised by Master Huo, he actually abandoned the grace of saving his life and thought of a trick. He knew the situation of the Tian family and was also familiar with Caifeng's personality, so he tricked Caifeng into entering the Huo family every day in the name of the Huo family's request to send tofu.
Taking advantage of the contact with Caifeng, Master Huo's words provoked, Caifeng had no choice in order to make a living, so he had to hide and hide, send things and leave immediately, and try not to contact Master Huo alone.
The beauties who have been thinking about it come every day, but they can't get it, Master Huo is scheming, and finally tears off the disguise, and together with the housekeeper, Caifeng is taken to the garden and imprisoned in the embroidery building.
In order to eliminate the suspicion of others, Master Huo found a girl ring that was somewhat similar to Caifeng's figure and appearance, put on the same clothes as Caifeng and walked out of the door, and deliberately let the townspeople see that this dress was of course from Zhang Shentai's hand, because he and Tian Maosan often walked around and knew what kind of fabric Caifeng used and what color it was dyed.
Everyone knows what happened later, Caifeng refused to give in to death, Master Huo waited for the time being, and then Big Eyes led the monkeys to make trouble for the Huo family, as for how Big Eyes found the place where Caifeng was imprisoned, it is unknown.
Fortunately, Tian Maosan was unable to move, and if he was in good health, he would have to dismantle Zhang Shentai into eight pieces, but now he had to endure this situation and not deal with the thief in the future.
Zheng Laoji was hot, and he was going to wait for his sons to come back and go to Zhang Shentai to teach this kid a good lesson, but Zhang Shentai was cleaned up the next morning, and it was Big Eyes and the other two monkeys who cleaned him up.
Zhang Shentai was violently beaten by three monkeys on the street, his clothes were torn, and he was covered in scratches and bites, losing face in front of the entire town.
When Steward Huo told the truth in the temple that day, many pilgrims heard that among these people were not only neighboring villages and towns, but also Huojia Town and Qiguan Village, and everyone understood why the monkey beat him, saying that he was not as good as a beast with a wolf heart and dog lungs, and it was retribution to make a fool of himself on the street.
After this incident, Zhang Shentai had no face to communicate with the Tian family again, and the two families broke off their relationship from then on, and Master Huo no longer took care of him.
Soon a year passed, Tian Maosan miraculously recovered, and even Lang Zhong was greatly surprised, saying that he must have the protection of the Buddha.
After Tian Maosan recovered, Big Eyes left with the other two monkeys, and never came back, but the people around him didn't dare to provoke the Tian family, worried that one day their family would be like the Huo family, and there would be a tragedy of a group of monkeys. (End of story).