During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a young little craftsman named Zhang Sanjia in Zongyang County, Jiangnan Prefecture, because of his superb basket weaving skills, he was introduced to marry Hu Feng'er, the daughter of the Hu butcher family in this village, and his life was also comfortable. One day, Zhang Sanjia came home from the outer basket, but saw the old dog in the village grinning at his wife, and at night, he secretly lay under the bed, which escaped.
Zhang Sanjia's home is located in the westernmost part of the village, because his parents died when he was a child, and he was lonely, and an old craftsman who passed by saw his pity, so he took him away as an apprentice, and handed over a superb basket weaving craft to Ma Sanjia. This top three horses are also considered to be competitive, and in just a few years, they have become a well-known basket weaving master.
After some savings, he went back to the village to rebuild a house, and was introduced to marry the daughter of the Hu butcher in the town, and his life was quite comfortable.
One day, Liu Yuanwai in the county sent someone to invite, because the baskets used by the tenants in the house were unusable for a long time, so he invited the county basket weaving master to go and weave one hundred and eighty baskets, and the wages were easy to discuss.
Zhang Sanjia looked at his wife when he heard this, because of the heavy workload this time, it would take more than a month, and if his wife didn't want to, he couldn't stop. And although Hu Feng'er looked worried at this time, she still nodded slightly.
Seeing that his wife nodded in agreement, Zhang Sanjia no longer hesitated, so he asked the person to go back first, and he would get up early tomorrow morning and go to Liu Yuanwai's house.
On the second day, Zhang Sanjia got up early, packed up the tools needed to weave the basket, and prepared to go out. Before leaving, he specially explained to his wife: "This time I leave home, it will take about a month to return, if my wife is afraid, she can put a bowl of rice at the door every night, and the yellow dog in the village will come to eat, so she will stay here for the night." ”
Hearing this, Hu Feng'er nodded, and returned: "If you are really afraid, the slave family will go back to her mother's house to live for a few days." ”
In this way, Zhang Sanjia did not stay, and set off from home with tools on his back, and did not arrive at Liu Yuanwai's house until the afternoon of the same day.
A month has passed in a blink of an eye, after day and night of rushing to make up, Zhang Sanjia finally finished compiling the last basket, this month, Zhang Sanjia has been anxious in his heart, always feeling that something is going to happen, therefore, after compiling the last basket, he can't wait to leave.
Seeing that he was like an arrow, Liu Yuanwai didn't keep him anymore, so he immediately paid him a salary, and after getting the salary, Zhang Sanjia rushed back non-stop.
When he was halfway there, a sloppy grandmother in tattered clothes suddenly came out of the grass next to him and hit Zhang Sanjia's body at once. Zhang Sanjia was anxious, lost his mind for a while, and was frightened by this sudden scene, and before he could speak, the grandmother lay on the ground and wailed.
Hey, you young man doesn't walk long, and you broke my old legs, and you can't get up without a hundred and eighty taels of silver! The grandmother covered her legs and shouted loudly.
When Zhang Sanjia heard this, he panicked in his heart, this went out to make baskets for only three or five taels of broken silver a month, and now he wants me to pay one hundred and eighty taels, how can I compensate.
Immediately, Zhang Sanjia stepped forward to support the grandmother and said: "Ah Po, the kid is very anxious to go home, and he didn't notice Ah Gongzun's body for a while, how offended, it's just a little contempt for the kid to make a basket, I can't afford this one hundred and eighty taels of silver if I don't eat or drink!" After speaking, Zhang Sanjia blinked vigorously and squeezed out a few tears.
When the grandmother heard Zhang Sanjia say this, she glanced at him with her eyes, and saw that he was dressed ordinarily, carrying basket tools, and her hands were full of wounds, so she couldn't bear to lie to him again, but just said to him: "Seeing that you are also a poor man, I will not embarrass you with the old lady, you can buy the puppet in my hand for one or two silver, and the matter will be cleared." ”
Zhang Sanjia had no choice but to take out one or two pieces of silver and hand them to the grandmother, in exchange, Zhang Sanjia got a puppet who did not depict facial features.
After taking over the other party's puppeteer, Zhang Sanjia was afraid that the other party would suddenly regret it, so he didn't make any stops and fled the scene quickly. Looking at Zhang Sanjia who was gradually moving away, and the sloppy grandma just now, there was an intriguing smile on the corner of her mouth at this moment.
In the evening, Zhang Sanjia finally walked to the entrance of the village, and saw the big yellow dog in the village napping under an old locust tree from a distance.
This big yellow dog belonged to a blind fortune teller in the village before, and I heard that this dog is psychic and can see things that people can't see. Later, after the death of the blind mother-in-law, the big yellow dog wandered in the village like this, and whichever family gave a bowl of rice to eat, he would guard the door of the family for one night.
Zhang Sanjia walked to the big yellow dog, kicked it lightly with his foot, and when he saw that it was Zhang Sanjia, he got up and followed Zhang Sanjia to his house.
When he arrived at the door of the house, Zhang Sanjia saw that the door in the house was closed, and the door did not prevent the dog basin, thinking that this lady might have gone back to her mother's house to live.
Immediately, I didn't think much about it, one person and one dog ate a bowl of rice that day, and spent the night like this. The next day, his wife still did not come back, until the afternoon of the third day, Zhang Sanjia couldn't wait any longer, so he was ready to go out and go to his father-in-law's house to call his wife back.
Zhang Sanjia was overjoyed when he saw that his wife was coming back, and immediately ran forward and said, "Why did the lady return at this time?" ”
That Hu Feng'er raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Sanjia, and said expressionlessly: "The slave family doesn't know that Xianggong is returning today, I hope Xianggong will forgive me", after speaking, he continued to walk home.
Seeing his wife's attitude, Zhang Sanjia's heart was suddenly full of doubts, I haven't seen him for a month, why is my wife so strange to me? And looking at my eyes, didn't I go back to my parents' house and be wronged?
Just when Zhang Sanjia was still puzzled, he saw that Hu Feng'er was passing by the big yellow dog, and he saw the big yellow dog holding his tail between his legs, his eyes showing a fierce light, and he kept yelling at Hu Feng'er, as if he saw some terrible monster.
When Hu Feng'er saw that the big yellow dog kept roaring, she immediately stopped and looked at the big yellow dog, and the frightened big yellow dog ran away on the spot.
Zhang Sanjia saw all this in his heart, although he felt that his wife was strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he had no choice but to go home behind his wife.
After returning home, his wife lit a fire to cook as usual, Zhang Sanjia didn't see Rhubarb come back for a long time, so he greeted his wife and went out to look for it, but under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, he saw Rhubarb dead there! The boss stared widely, his eyes full of horror.
Young man, do you know this big yellow dog? Just as Zhang Sanjia was sad, an old man suddenly walked out from the side.
Zhang Sanjia looked up and said: "This dog is not raised by me, but it is only occasionally fed, but today it died so tragically, it really makes me feel distressed." ”
When the old man heard what Zhang Sanjia said, he immediately said: "It's okay that this dog is dead now, but it's a pity that after tonight, you will never see the sun tomorrow!" ”
Why is Grandpa talking such nonsense, I, Zhang, have never done anything wrong, why did I frame me so much? Zhang Sanjia asked.
Seeing that Zhang Sanjia was angry, the old man immediately pretended to pinch his fingers, and said after a while: "Did Your Excellency get a puppet with no facial features today?" ”
Zhang Sanjia nodded when he heard this.
Go back, use a knife to engrave the facial features on the puppet, write down your birthday, and when the night comes, you put the puppet on the bed, and you hide under the bed, so that you can escape, or you will die! ”
Hearing the old man say this, Zhang Sanjia also beat a drum in his heart, thinking about his wife's behavior today, there are indeed many inscrutable places, but if he rashly asks his wife, if not, it will inevitably affect the relationship between husband and wife, just when Zhang Sanjia was in a dilemma and was about to ask the old man again, the other party had already disappeared.
At that moment, Zhang Sanjia didn't think much about it, and looked at the big yellow dog that died tragically on the ground, so he dug a pit under the big locust tree and buried it. After doing all this, Zhang Sanjia got up and walked back, but after he left, the old man walked out again, only to see her mouth whispering, the big yellow dog's eyes were glowing green, and he came to life.
After Zhang Sanjia arrived home, his wife had already made dinner, Zhang Sanjia picked up the dishes and chopsticks and suddenly asked: "Lady, why don't you wear the earrings you gave you when you got married today?" ”
Faced with Zhang Sanjia's sudden question, Hu Fenger just replied: "I lost it at my mother's house", and continued to bow her head and eat.
When Zhang Sanjia heard this, he glanced at his wife indifferently, then stopped talking, and after eating, he stole a carving knife from the toolbox and entered the room alone.
At night, Hu Feng'er had already fallen asleep, Zhang Sanjia was lying on the bed tossing and turning, looking at his sleeping wife, and pinching the puppet hidden in his hand, which put him in a dilemma.
After the sound of beating outside the house, Zhang Sanjia made up his mind and put the doll on the bed, while he rolled over and hid under the bed.
After a while, there was movement on the bed, and Zhang Sanjia held his breath, for fear of revealing his horse's feet.
Suddenly, there was a scream on the bed, a figure fell to the ground, Zhang Sanjia looked at it, and he was the same as himself! But before he could think about it in a hurry, the bed where he was hiding was overturned to the ground!
Zhang Sanjia looked up, the person standing there at this time ** and his wife, he looked like a ghost, Zhang Sanjia screamed, pulled his legs and was about to run out of the door, but he was kicked to the ground by the other party and couldn't move.
The female ghost grinned with a rotten mouth, walked towards Zhang Sanjia step by step, and then lifted him up, whimpered and shouted "Xianggong" in her mouth, and swallowed it at Zhang Sanjia, Zhang Sanjia wanted to resist, but she couldn't move, she could only watch the other party suck her yang energy.
At this moment, a dog barked and then a big yellow dog broke into the door, biting the female ghost's face, and ripped off half of the woman's face on the spot.
Zhang Sanjia, who broke free from the shackles, was so frightened that the feces and urine flowed all over the ground, and he crawled out when he collapsed on the ground, but when he reached the door, he was blocked by a figure, Zhang Sanjia looked up and saw that it was the old man he saw in the evening.
Little brother, we're meeting for the third time! The old man said to Zhang Sanjia.
When Zhang Sanjia heard this, he immediately said: "We only met in the evening, why did we come for the third time?" ”
The other party laughed after hearing this, and then said: "I am the one who used the puppet to blackmail your money!" If you hadn't listened to me today, you would have been a corpse! ”
Just as Zhang Sanjia was talking to the old man, the big yellow dog was grabbed by the evil ghost and smashed to the ground, until the big yellow dog whimpered and couldn't get up, then let go and rushed towards the old man!
I saw the old man standing in place unhurriedly, took out a copper coin from his pocket, and went over to the evil ghost, only to see the evil ghost scream, turn around and run away!
At this time, how could the old man let her escape, he took out an ink fountain directly from his waist, then pulled out the ink line, and threw it in the direction of the evil ghost's escape, no matter how the evil ghost thought about them, he couldn't escape.
The master spared my life, I don't dare anymore! The demon pleaded.
Hum! I already know what you have done, I have already given you the opportunity, but you have never cherished it, and now it is so far, I can't spare you! With that, the old man's mouth was full of words, and a golden light flashed in his hand, and after a while, the evil ghost turned into powder.
Grandpa, this evil ghost is dead, where is my wife now? How did this evil spirit take the form of my wife and come to me? Zhang Sanjia asked urgently.
After hearing this, he said, "Your wife is fine, and she is still in your father-in-law's house at this time, and the purpose of placing this evil ghost is not you, but your wife!" ”
Why did Ah Gong say this? ”
Because what this demon wants is your wife's body! Have you been married to your wife for two years and have not been able to have children? The old man looked at Zhang Sanjia and asked.
Zhang Sanjia nodded helplessly after listening.
That's because your wife was born on the 15th of August, which is a rare body of the most yin, if you want to have children, you need to combine with the body of the yang! And this demon wants your wife's yin body, because your father-in-law is a butcher, and he usually kills too many people, and his body is full of anger, and this evil ghost can't get close, so he saved your wife's life. The old man continued.
So, the evil spirit wants to devour me now, and then take my form, and then take my wife's yin? Zhang Sanjia asked.
But so! ”
Hearing this, Zhang Sanjia breathed a sigh of relief, but now this evil ghost has turned into powder, if it weren't for the help of a master, he would definitely die today.
Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was slightly bright, Hu Butcher sent Hu Feng'er back, the old man saw this and hurriedly said goodbye, without stopping, the big yellow dog lying on the ground saw Lao Tou leave and immediately got up to follow, no matter how Zhang Sanjia shouted, he did not look back.
When Hu Feng'er saw the figure of the departing old woman, she couldn't help frowning, and then said to Zhang Sanjia: "Xianggong, this person is not ordinary, I seem to have seen it somewhere, and there is always a strong burning feeling on him. ”
Zhang Sanjia didn't feel strange when he heard his wife say this, after all, they saved his life last night, and he had already felt his strength, but the big yellow dog was strange, obviously dead, why did he suddenly come back to life again, and he felt very strange ......to me
A month later, Zhang Sanjia was ready to go out again, but before leaving, Hu Fenger suddenly fainted, Zhang Sanjia hurriedly called Lang Zhong, and after a while, I saw that Lang Zhong said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Excellency, Mrs. Ling has been pregnant for two months!" ”
Hearing this, Zhang Sanjia screamed, and then fainted to ...... ground
Written at the end: Stories originate from life, but are higher than life! The formation of every story comes from the bits and pieces of life, but unlike life, it is a small thing to reflect a big truth.
The evil ghost and Ah Gong in the text, which is good and which is bad, we can't determine it at a glance, it seems that Ah Gong is helping Zhang Sanjia everywhere, but from two points in the text, we can see that there is a problem, first, when Hu Butcher sent Hu Feng'er back, he chose to leave in a hurry, and second, Hu Feng'er and he have never met, but they seem to have seen it, what is the secret in this?
Therefore, we often say that "the heart of harming others must not have, the heart of preventing others is indispensable", at any time, we should not take the initiative to hurt anyone, of course, more importantly, when we do not understand this person, we can not take it lightly, let alone blindly trust any person, otherwise, we will eventually be hurt by ourselves.