Folk Tale A man looking for a wife, met a Taoist priest and said that she was in the village in front
A long time ago, in Zhaitang Village, there lived a woman named Zhang Cuihua, whose family conditions were very poor. When she reached the age of 15, her family was so poor that she couldn't even turn over the pot, and her father, Lao Zhangtou, decided to marry her to a carpenter named Chen Zhongzhong in the village in order to support the lives of his younger siblings.
Chen Zhongzhong's appearance is not flattering, but his family is a well-known wealthy family in the village. In Zhang Cuihua's house, it is rare to eat meat once a year, but Chen Zhongzhong's family is inseparable from meat every day.
At that time, Chen Zhongzhong was in his early thirties and already had two wives by his side. If it weren't for Cuihua's youth and beauty, he wouldn't have spent twenty taels of silver to marry her as a concubine.
After marrying Chen Zhongzhong, although Zhang Cuihua solved the problem of food and clothing, her status in the Chen family was low, and even the servants in the family looked down on her, so her life in the Chen family was not happy.
A year later, Zhang Cuihua gave birth to a daughter for Chen Zhongzhong, named Chen Lin. The Chen family was deeply influenced by the patriarchal concept, so Chen Lin's birth did not bring any changes to Zhang Cuihua's status in the family, and Chen Zhongzhong's attitude towards their mother and daughter became more and more indifferent.
When Chen Lin was five years old, Chen Zhongzhong was cutting down trees on the mountain, but unfortunately he was crushed by a fallen tree, resulting in his unfortunate death. The Chen family was unwilling to continue to support Zhang Cuihua, a "loss-making goods", so they sold her to Yang Hong, a pig killer in Guangfu Village. Because the Chen family also ignored their granddaughter Chen Lin, when they sold Zhang Cuihua, they also asked her to leave with Chen Lin.
mentioned Yang Hong's appearance, which was so ugly, that he still had a vicious expression on his face. Not to mention that he is like a drunkard, drunk and out of shape, both scolding and beating. often scolded Cuihua and her daughter to the point of blood, beating them all over their bodies. According to the rumors, his ex-wife fled because she couldn't stand his violence, and she has not been heard from since.
Cuihua once thought about escaping this life, but what could she do? She understands that if she returns to her parents' home, Yang Hong will definitely chase her there, and her parents will also have a hard life, and they may eventually give her away. Therefore, she can only take her child Chen Lin, endure Yang Hong's bullying, and live a life of displacement.
It was a spring afternoon, and Yang Hong went out to collect pigs but did not return. Cuihua was busy sewing soles in the yard.
Suddenly, there was a sharp knock on the door.
Who is it? Cuihua looked up curiously and asked loudly.
Donor, the little Taoist priest is passing through here, his throat is thirsty, can he give a few mouthfuls of water? An unfamiliar voice came from outside the door.
Cuihua opened the door and saw a delicate Taoist priest standing outside the door, holding a kettle, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Master, please come in, please come in—" Cuihua's kindness drove her to invite the Taoist priest into the courtyard without hesitation, not only filling his kettle with water, but also giving him two extra buns.
The Taoist priest kept expressing his gratitude.
At this moment, Yang Hong, who walked back empty-handed, was in a heavy mood. Because he didn't get the pig, he couldn't sell meat the next day, which made him feel quite dissatisfied. He saw a strange Taoist priest actually break into his compound, and he kept laughing at Cuihua, which made him jealous suddenly, and without saying a word, he stepped forward and slapped Cuihua twice, and said angrily: "Phew, you shameless woman, when I am not there, I laugh here with other men, do you want the people in the village to laugh at me?" ”
Cuihua covered her hot face and explained with tears in her eyes: "This master is thirsty, he just wants some water to drink, Xianggong, you misunderstood us." ”
If he wants water, why do you give him bread? You're trying to cover it up! Yang Hong stretched out his hand to do it again. Chen Lin, who was playing in the yard, hurriedly ran over, grabbed Yang Hong's trouser leg and begged: "Uncle, please don't beat my mother again." ”
At the same time, the Taoist priest also stretched out a hand and firmly grasped Yang Hong's arm. Yang Hong kicked Chen Lin away, and spat at the Taoist priest, saying, "You old guy, let go of me, or I'll knock out your two front teeth." ”
With that, he smashed the two buns in the Taoist priest's hands with his other hand.
The Taoist priest restrained his smile and said in a cold voice: "Donor, your Yin Hall is black, your face is dark, if you don't extinguish the liver fire, you will not live for three days." ”
Hmph, you, an old Taoist priest, are actually cursing me, right? Wait for me to kill you! After Yang Hong shouted a few words, he clenched his other hand into a fist and smashed it into the Taoist priest's face. The Taoist priest deftly turned sideways, dodging Yang Hong's attack, and at the same time let go of the hand that grabbed his arm, quickly dodged behind him, and kicked him hard.
This kick seems to be light and fluttering, but it actually contains abundant internal force, Yang Hong did not stand firm, fell to the ground in embarrassment, and got up for a long time. The Taoist priest looked at Yang Hong, who was grinning with bared teeth, and couldn't help laughing: "This is retribution!" ”
Retribution is a fart! You stinky Taoist priest, you dare to beat me, waiting for me to avenge you! After getting up from the ground with great effort, Yang Hong picked up the knife and rushed to the firewood room to prepare for revenge.
Chen Lin screamed in fright, and Cuihua hurriedly pushed the Taoist priest to hurriedly walk out, urging: "Master, run, that person in my family is going to use a knife against you, you are not his opponent." ”
Strange, really weird! Although the Taoist priest had already left the Yang family, when he left, he left a puzzling sentence.
Yang Hong rushed out of the firewood room with a kitchen knife and found that the figure of the Taoist priest had disappeared, so he scolded Cuihua again. Cuihua turned a deaf ear and turned a deaf ear. Yang Hong became more and more angry and wanted to hit someone, but his heart hurt badly when he raised his hand.
In desperation, he could only scold and say, "Phew, let go of you, a shameless woman, today, and then slowly clean you up when I'm better!" ”
Mother, Uncle Yang is so fierce! I'm so scared of him—" After Yang Hong gasped into the house, Chen Lin threw himself into Cuihua's arms and cried.
Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, there's a mother, it's okay. "As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and the only thing Cuihua can do now is to comfort Chen Lin.
Two days later, in the morning, Yang Hong moved half a pig's goods from the slaughterhouse and went straight to the town's vegetable market, hoping to sell it loudly. He was particularly frustrated that the pork stall next to him was thriving and full of customers, but the pork he had put out himself was not taken care of. On **, they are the same; When it comes to pork quality, the gap is significant. But what puzzled him was why customers didn't patronize his stall.
Yang Hong was irritable and decided to sell at a reduced price regardless of the cost. Unexpectedly, when he lowered the **, those who were going to buy pork had already bought it, but no one came to him to buy it.
In a hurry, Yang Hong made a move on Hu Peng, a young man who sold meat in the neighborhood, and threatened, "If you dare to steal business with me in the future, see if I don't knock out your teeth." ”
Hu Peng didn't expect to cause trouble, so he had to silently promise to sell meat in another place in the future.
At this moment, a Taoist priest with a dust whisk in his hand appeared in front of Yang Hong's stall. This Taoist priest was the one who came to Yang Hong a few days ago to ask for water. When Yang Hong saw him, he couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Daoist Breaker, didn't you say that I didn't die long in three days?" Look, three days have passed, I'm not fine? ”
The Taoist priest sneered and responded, "Who told you that three days are full?" I'm coming to you right now on behalf of Lord Yama. ”
Yang Hong was angry and began to scold the Taoist priest again. "You Taoist priest is really looking for a fight! The Taoist priest half-squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "You are so stubborn, when you get to the underworld, I will send you straight to the eighteenth layer of hell!" ”
You- you stinky Taoist, are you cursing Lao Tzu? If you want to go to the underworld, you go first! Yang Hong was so angry that he grabbed the pig-killing knife again, ready to teach the Taoist priest a lesson. The Taoist priest pretended to be scared and ran. Yang Hong couldn't lose this evil breath, so he chased after him in the market with a knife.
At that time, there were still many vegetable farmers in the market, as well as various vendors and buyers who were doing business. When they saw Yang Hong chasing the Taoist priest with a knife, they all stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks, and gloated to see the excitement. Yang Hong chased too quickly, and the Taoist priest ran too fast, but after a few laps, Yang Hong didn't stand firm under his feet, and fell to the ground with another dog eating.
This time, not only did he not get up, but he closed his eyes forever.
Why is that? It turned out that when Yang Hong fell to the ground, the knife in his hand was pressed under his chest. The pig-killing knife was sharp and impartial, and the tip of the knife stabbed him right in the heart. Yang Hong didn't even have time to shout, and he died. Maybe he did too many bad things, and he deserved to be punished, right?
Ladies and gentlemen, you must bear witness to the poor way! This pig killer chased me with a sharp knife, trying to kill me, but when he didn't want to chase me, he stumbled, and the knife in his hand stabbed him to death. It's not the poor way that hurt him! In order to exonerate himself, the Taoist priest hurriedly shouted at the people watching the excitement.
The people in the market have been bullied by Yang Hong, and they wish he was dead, so they nodded their heads and said, "It was indeed he who accidentally killed himself!" "We are willing to testify to the master! ”
This kid is simply innocent. "A few old men even applauded!
Soon, several officials led the coroner to inspect the body, confirmed that Yang Hong died in an accident, and decided not to pursue responsibility.
When Cuihua heard the news of Yang Hong's unexpected death, her heart was full of shock and incomprehension. At this time, the Taoist priest appeared in her sight again. Cuihua felt a hint of something unusual, and hurriedly knelt down to worship, saying, "Master, it must be that you are kind-hearted and helped me get out of the predicament, right?" Although Yang Hong's character is not good, his departure makes me not know what to do next, please give me some guidance. ”
Destiny has its own trajectory, you and your little girl can live here with peace of mind. The villagers here are simple and kind, and Yang Hong has no relatives and no reason, no one will come to drive you away. The Taoist priest smiled and left.
When Cuihua raised her head, the Taoist priest had disappeared, and she realized that she had met a real master, so she hurriedly bowed deeply in the direction where the Taoist priest left.
Although Yang Hong left no legacy, several of his huts still provide shelter from the elements. In addition, Cuihua usually earns a little money by doing needlework, and her and Chen Lin's life in Wanfu Village is quite passable.
As the days go by, summer arrives quietly. One morning, Cuihua carried a basket of dirty clothes and went to the river outside the village to do laundry.
It wasn't long before a man in his early thirties staggered in the distance. He stood by the river, muttered to himself for a while, and suddenly jumped into the unfathomable river with a "plop".
Cuihua heard the voice and couldn't help but turn her head to look. She saw the man struggling in the water, his hands and feet fluttering. Thinking that he had accidentally fallen into the water, she immediately jumped into the water and hurriedly swam to the man.
Outside Zhaitang Village, Cuihua's hometown, there is also a wide river. When she was a child, Cuihua often followed Lao Zhangtou down to the river to fish, so she learned to swim at a very young age. Now that I'm old and married, I haven't swam for a long time, but this skill is still handy. She swam to the man and pulled him ashore from the deep water.
Sister, what are you doing to save me? I don't want to live anymore, you're going to let me die! However, after the man was rescued ashore, he stood up again and looked like he wanted to jump into the river.
Cuihua couldn't help but stop him and said, "A big man, what can't you think of, you have to find death or not live?" ”
Sister doesn't know, I, I feel uncomfortable-" The man was so anxious that he cried.
It turned out that the man's surname was Chen, his name was Hui, he was also a carpenter, 31 years old, and his wife was named Wan. Na Wan is quite beautiful, and Chen Hui loves her in every way. However, she was not satisfied, and while Chen Hui was out working, she had an extramarital affair with a man named Shen Xiu in her village. Chen Hui found out about the adultery between the two and wanted to divorce Wan. But he never forgot Wan's beauty, and he was reluctant to let go, so he drank two sips of wine and had the courage to teach her a lesson, hoping that she could change her past mistakes and no longer associate with Shen Xiu.
At that time, Wan kept saying that she would be submissive, but after Chen Hui went out to work, she took away Chen Hui's family property and eloped with Shen Xiu.
As soon as Chen Hui returned home, he revealed the unpleasant truth, which made his heart very heavy. For a fickle person like Wan's, although her departure was expected, Chen Hui just couldn't let it go. His affection for her has reached the bone marrow, and he even began to plan to find her back and restart their lives. Therefore, the next day, he packed his bags and began to inquire around for news of Wan and Shen Xiu.
However, after three months of hard searching, the money he borrowed was also spent, but he did not even capture the traces of Wan and Shen Xiu. All of a sudden, he fell into extreme despair, and when he passed by the big river outside Guangfu Village, he decided to end his life.
After listening to Chen Hui's story, Cuihua couldn't help but smile contemptuously: "Isn't there a good woman in the world?" Why are you so obsessed with Wan's? Such an amorous woman, don't do it. ”
What happened to me is much more miserable than yours, I don't even think about it like that, why can't you live strongly? Cui Hua said as she shared her experience. Chen Hui felt a little ashamed after hearing this, so he said: "My sister is right, I have decided to give up the Wan family, I want to live well again and find a good wife." ”
That's right! I still have clean clothes here, if you don't mind, you can come home with me to change clothes and take a break. At this time, Cuihua had almost finished washing her clothes, so she enthusiastically invited Chen Hui to Yang Hong's house.
Chen Hui saw that Cuihua looked lovely and was so good to him, and he couldn't help but feel a special feeling in his heart, so he decided to follow Cuihua and go to Yang's house together.
At that time, the Yang family's house was already old, and roof leaks became common, and as long as it rained heavily, the house could not avoid the invasion of rain. As a carpenter, Chen Hui immediately noticed these problems and decided to use his professional skills to repay Cuihua's kindness, so he took a ladder and began to repair the roof early.
Cuihua was very grateful when she saw Chen Hui so attentive, so she used the money she earned by hand to buy a rabbit from the hunters in the village, wanting to thank Chen Hui well.
Thank you, uncle, for helping us fix our house. During the meal, Chen Lin put the rabbit meat that he liked very much but was reluctant to eat into Chen Hui's bowl. Chen Hui was moved by Chen Lin's actions and couldn't help but ask his name and age.
I'm Chen Lin and I'm six years old! Chen Lin replied obediently. Chen Hui's heart was excited: I didn't expect them to have the same surname, this is probably fate.
This made Chen Hui feel very happy, and he began to think: Cuihua and her daughter are very good, and their family lacks a male host, and they happen to have nowhere to go, so it is better to stay here with a big face, and if they can develop a deeper relationship with their mother and daughter in the future, they will form a family together.
Once he had such a thought, Chen Hui deliberately pretended to slip when he came down from the ladder when he was working in the afternoon, pretending to fall, and he couldn't get up for a while. Cuihua didn't see through his intentions, so she invited Chen Hui to stay at Yang's house.
Ten days and a half months passed before I knew it, and in this half month, the relationship between Chen Hui and Cuihua's mother and daughter became more and more intimate. Cuihua also gradually realized that Chen Hui's fall was actually pretended, and he really wanted to stay. So, she took the opportunity to invite Chen Hui to stay at their house for a long time.
Chen Hui was happy to see this, and after three months of living together, the two finally came together. After three more months of getting along, they decided to enter the palace of marriage hand in hand.
At the moment when this small family was enjoying warm happiness and preparing for a better life, a man who claimed to be Yang Hong's biological brother suddenly visited their home.
The man who introduced himself as Yang Desheng, like Yang Hong, had a thick beard and a face, giving people a feeling of not being angry and arrogant. Although he is only in his early twenties, he gives people a sense of maturity in his thirties and forties. That afternoon, Yang Desheng brought two young people who looked ill-intentioned to the door of Cuihua's house and said bluntly: "You should be my brother's wife, right?" Now that Yang Hong has passed away and you have remarried, then this house should not be yours. I'll give you time until this evening, and either move out of the village or buy the house for thirty taels of silver. If not, don't blame me for being unkind. ”
Yang Desheng's real purpose is obvious, he doesn't really want a house, but wants to take the opportunity to extort a sum of money. But he seems to have underestimated Cuihua's judgment. Cuihua sneered and retorted: "I have lived with Yang Hong for so long, but I have never heard of a younger brother named Yang Desheng, sir, are you sure you are looking for the wrong place?" ”
After hearing this, Chen Hui also stood by Cuihua's side, supported her, and questioned: "What evidence do you have to prove that you are Yang Hong's younger brother?" ”
Yang Desheng didn't expect to encounter such resistance, and retorted angrily: "My surname is Yang, this is the most direct proof, I am Yang Hong's younger brother!" ”
There are many people with the surname Yang in the world! Could it be that they are all Yang Hong's own brothers? Chen Hui laughed coldly.
Yang Desheng couldn't say anything about him, so he had to clench his fists and say, "Don't talk nonsense to me!" If you don't give money, immediately pick up your things and get out, or I will go to the yamen to accuse you of adultery and secretly murder my brother-".
Do you say Yang Hong is your brother? I can testify that he did too many bad things and was taken away by me on behalf of Lord Yama! At this moment, a Taoist priest with a fairy wind and a bone walked into the courtyard.
When Cuihua and Chen Hui saw this person, they were both happy at the same time and said, "Master! What are you doing here? ”
Hey, you're a bull-nosed veteran, what do you say? You're looking for a fight, aren't you? Hurry up and get out of here, otherwise the master will be unkind to you. Yang Desheng didn't expect that this passing Taoist priest would meddle with his affairs, he saw that he was quite thin, thought it was a soft persimmon that was easy to pinch, so he was ready to use him to "kill chickens and monkeys", so he stepped forward and started to move.
Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest waved the dust in his hand, and Yang flew out like a meat ball when he ascended the victory. Seeing this, the two men who came with him thought that this Taoist priest had some demon magic and had the intention to arrest him and report to the official, so they all showed their skills to arrest him. The Taoist priest didn't say a word, and waved his hand again, "Go out!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the two of them also flew out of the hospital like meat balls.
Seeing this, Cuihua and Chen Hui couldn't help but sigh: What a master!
Master, thank you for your help again, you are Cuihua's reborn parents! Cuihua bowed and bowed again.
The Taoist priest helped Cuihua up, looked at Chen Hui again, and smiled slightly, "You two are married, right?" Isn't it time to invite the poor Dao to a glass of joyful wine? ”
Cuihua said: "Yes, master, don't leave tonight, just get drunk at our house." ”
Chen Hui said: "Yes, yes, master, don't go, I want to have a few drinks with you." ”
The Taoist priest pulled Chen Hui to the side, and asked him with a secret smile: "I don't want your ex-wife Wan now, do you?" ”
Chen Hui said: "I don't want to think about it anymore!" Master, could it be that on that day, you deliberately said that the Wan clan was near this village, and then came to let me meet Cuihua? ”
It turned out that Chen Hui had met this Taoist priest on the way to find Wan. The Taoist priest deliberately said that the Nawan clan had appeared near Guangfu Village, and Chen Huixin thought it was true and ran to look for it. As a result, he couldn't find anyone, so he was disheartened and threw himself into the river. I didn't know that he didn't die, he was rescued by Cuihua, not to mention, and he married her.
The Taoist priest smiled and nodded, "That's right, although you are hard-working people, you are very kind-hearted, and the poor Dao really can't stand it, so he made his own decision to help you make up this marriage." ”
I see! When Cuihua and Chen Hui heard this, they naturally thanked this Taoist priest again and again.
It is said that after Yang Desheng was thrown out by the Taoist priest, he didn't get up for half a day. When he got up and wanted to trouble the Taoist priest again, a few wild dogs ran from **, chasing the three of them is a burst of indiscriminate bites, and the three of them ran fast, although they saved half of their lives, but they were not lightly frightened, and they no longer dared to come to Guangfu Village to spread wild.
And Cuihua and Chen Hui, as well as Chen Lin, have lived happily ever after.