There was an old man named Mu in Taiyuan, who raised birds for a living. However, when his wife died at the age of seventy, he seemed unusually lonely.
Although everyone helps him find a new partner, he is dissatisfied with everyone and picks and chooses.
Everyone was confused and didn't understand what exactly he wanted. In the end, Old Man Mu embarrassedly told them that they were all older.
Hearing his words, everyone understood that Old Man Mu was from eighteen to eighty years old, and he only liked young women.
Seeing his obsession with young women, everyone laughed at him and said, "Young girls who are eighteen years old want to find a young and handsome husband." And now that you have all white hair and a black face, what yellow flower girl would be willing to marry you, who is about to enter the coffin. ”
Old man Mu was so angry because of a sentence that he let all the birds fly, and traveled all over the world with his bags on his back. One day, he came to a lush valley and couldn't find a way out. He was about to ask for directions when he suddenly saw a white pheasant flying south.
He followed the pheasant in the direction of the pheasant and found a village, with a series of houses, and at first glance it was a large family. Feeling hungry and thirsty, he decided to borrow some water to drink.
He came to the front of the house, looked at the stone lion in front of the door and the gate with copper nails, and he knew that this family was either rich or noble.
He didn't dare to report it, so he quietly sneaked over the wall. He walked through the moon gate and saw four young girls talking and laughing in the back garden, and said as he walked, "It's a fine day, how about we play a game of stepping poles?" ”
The other women clapped their hands, holding hands with each other, their red and green clothes fluttering among the trees. One of the young girls, dressed in red and with green sleeves, leaned against a flowering tree, silent.
A young girl quipped: "Which handsome guy is Ah Ying thinking about?" Yesterday, Mrs. Sang's lantern cloth said that we had an adventure today, it was a romantic meeting, we all had a share, and the people haven't arrived yet, why are you hooked? ”
The four girls were laughing, and they were suddenly startled by Lao Mutou's fart, they screamed and pointed to the flowers: "Whoever is there, if you don't come out quickly, we will call someone!" ”
Lao Mutou walked out embarrassedly and found that what the four girls saw turned out to be an old man, and they asked in surprise: "What's going on, our dream lover didn't come, why did an Antarctic fairy come first?" ”
Lao Mu Tou looked at these four girls, each with its own charm, and was a little nervous in his heart, he wanted to introduce himself, but because of his stuttering, he didn't know what to say, just touched his white hair and stood there.
At this time, a maid said, "Mrs. Sang is here!" After a while, an old lady dressed in Yanju's clothes came, and when she saw Lao Mutou, the four girls immediately put him down and stood respectfully.
The old lady looked around and asked, "I'm dizzy, is that distinguished guest here?" The maidens replied, "There are no distinguished guests, only an old man." The old lady pointed to the old man and said, "This is what I said yesterday, your husband!" ”
When the three girls heard this, their faces changed greatly, and they rolled up their sleeves and were about to leave, only Ah Ying remained by Mrs. Sang's side, her face full of shyness.
When Mrs. Sang saw her appearance, she smiled and said, "Ying'er still has a wise heart, unlike those few maids who only judge people by their appearance and get angry with others." ”
Mrs. Sang took Lao Mutou into the inner room and said to him with a smile: "We are all descendants of the Shaotan clan, and we have been displaced here because of the war, my daughter has a marriage with you, and I want to marry her, sir, don't think she is ugly." ”
When Lao Mutou heard the good news, he happily agreed. So a wedding hall was set up that night, and Lao Mutou and A Ying became husband and wife and lived a happy life.
And when they were in the cave room, the three girls hid outside the window and eavesdropped, and laughed and said, "What a good son-in-law, it's just a pulsatilla!" ”
As soon as it was dawn the next day, Mrs. Sang hurried to Ah Ying's residence, took out a box of pills similar to mulberries from her sleeve, and said to Ah Ying: "Let your husband take one of these pills a day, and within a few days, there will be miraculous effects." ”
Ah Ying followed Mrs. Sang's words and asked Lao Mutou to take one pill a day, and within half a month, I saw that Lao Mutou's face was pale, as if he had returned to the skin of his youth, his hair had become black and bright, and the gray beard at his chin had all fallen off, revealing a smooth chin.
When he looked in the mirror, he was overjoyed, and he was heroic and personable in the mirror, as if he had returned to his youth.
Ah Ying told the three maidens about this, and they all came to congratulate them with wine, and danced and sang in the hall, and the songs were melodious.
When asked about their names, I learned that the eldest was called Juan Niang, the second was called Cui Niang, and the third was called Yan Niang. Among them, Yan Niang was the most slender, she opened her sleeves and danced, and as soon as her feet slipped, she fell into the arms of Lao Mutou.
Cui Niang also swirled around Lao Mu's head, only Juan Niang was a little shy, leaning on Mu Sheng's side with a red face. Lao Mutou is young and strong, how can he stand such a **, so he embraced the four girls into his arms and shared the joy of the world.
Seeing her husband's behavior, Yingniang couldn't help asking: "My husband just got married to me, do you plan to include my sisters under his wing?" ”
Seeing that her sister was jealous, several other women ridiculed each other: "You have only been a bride for a few days, have you learned to be jealous?"
How can a few of us have the intention of destroying other people's families and preying other people's husbands? Yingniang angrily brushed her sleeves away and scolded angrily: "When the husband first came, what was your attitude?
Now that your husband has regained his youth, what kind of attitude do you have, you are really fickle people. What am I jealous of, it is clear that you are jealous that I have married a good husband. ”
Cui Niang responded: "Don't be jealous, we are just joking." After speaking, he took the hands of several sisters and left. Soon Mrs. Sang came and said to them, "Are you all shameless?
If you are too old, let it be given to Yingniang, and when you see that others have become young men, you are ready to rob other people's husbands. From today on, Mu Sheng is the husband of the four of you, so don't let this ruin the sisterhood. ”
So the three maidens all cheered and thanked Mrs. San. After Mrs. Sang left, several other women toasted and apologized to Yingniang, saying, "We are all gossipy people, I hope you don't hold grudges." ”
Yingniang also toasted them back, and said: "Mrs. Sang also said, this is our fate, how dare I monopolize it alone." When Mu Sheng heard that there was such a good thing, he couldn't help laughing.
When the four girls heard this, they were also ashamed, looked at each other, and then shook their heads. Since then, Mu Sheng and his four wives have lived a very harmonious life and a happy life.
One day, Mrs. Sang suddenly came to the room of the five people in a hurry and said to everyone: "Danger is coming, Mu Lang go quickly!" Hearing this, Mu Sheng's four wives all held hands tightly and did not want to separate.
Mu Sheng looked at them and was speechless. Mrs. Sang sent a maidservant to urge, and Mu Sheng left with his four wives.
I'll send Mu Lang home, but it's useless to force him to stay, so we might as well end our lives here together. At the urging of the maidservant in plain clothes, Mu Sheng said goodbye to his wife with tears and walked out of the door.
Looking back, the once spacious mansion has disappeared, replaced by a large mulberry tree with a thick canopy, a vast shade, covering an area of half an acre. A few woodcutters were chopping down trees with axes, and four small birds were screaming under the trees.
The plain-clothed maid who had just sent Mu Sheng turned into a white pheasant and flew into the sky and disappeared. Mu Sheng realized that his wives were originally birds perched on this mulberry tree, and that Mrs. Sang was this tree.
He was grateful for Mrs. Sang's kindness, and gave all the money to the woodcutters, so that they would cut down only the branches and leave the trunk. After worshipping, Mu Sheng asked the woodcutter for the way and followed the path back to the market.