During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a vegetable farmer named Guo Xin in Lijiaji, Zhao County, who married a Zhou family from a neighboring village. Zhou is extremely beautiful and very hard-working, but one of her biggest shortcomings is that she has a bad temper. She often gets into trouble with Guo Xin over trivial matters. Every time at this time, Mrs. Zhou would go back to her parents' home to stay for two days. Why only stay for two days? Because by the next night at the latest, Guo Xin, who loved his wife very much, would take the initiative to go to his mother-in-law's house to admit his mistake and take Mrs. Zhou back. Mrs. Zhou got off the donkey on the slope, and the two of them got back together again.
One afternoon in the thirteenth year of Wanli (AD 1586), Guo Xin finished selling vegetables early and was packing his things to go home. Jia Tu, a meat seller, suddenly stopped him and insisted that he sit at a table with them and play cards. Guo Xin was stubborn, so he had to play with a few people until Xu Shi (19:00-21:00), and then hurried home. He thought that his wife Zhou had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him at home, but when Guo Xin opened the door and took a look, he found that the dining table was empty and even the dining table was cold.
Guo Xin couldn't help but asked Zhou why he hadn't cooked dinner yet. Mrs. Zhou sneered and said, "You sold out all the vegetables today. Why didn't you go home earlier to cook instead of hanging out with a few gamblers?" It turned out that the neighbor next door, Mrs. Wang, went to the Chengdong Market in the afternoon. She saw Guo Xin and the unlearned Jia Tu getting together. After returning home, she complained to Mr. Zhou. Zhou was furious, so she cooked a bowl of noodles first. As for Guo Xin's dinner, she didn't think about it.
"It's not that I want to hang out with them, it's the Jia Butcher guy who stopped me from leaving. I had no other choice, so I just played with them for a while." Guo Xin naturally knew that someone had snitched on his wife, so he had to tell the truth truthfully, but Zhou didn't believe it and said confidently, "Anyway, today I won't cook dinner for you tonight. If you are hungry, go down to the kitchen. "
"You stinky bitch, I work hard outside to make money, what's wrong with asking you to cook some dinner for me?" Guo Xin was so angry that he slapped Zhou. Mrs. Zhou had never been beaten before, so she felt extremely wronged. She touched her hot face and burst into tears and said, "You still dare to hit me? I can't survive this life!" After that, this woman packed up her clothes and went back to her parents' home. Although Guo Xinxin felt guilty, he was angry at the time and did not pursue him.
After two days like this, Guo Xin, who missed his wife so much, couldn't sit still anymore, so he closed up the stall early and went home, planning to go to his mother-in-law's house to admit his mistake and take Ms. Zhou back. Unexpectedly, just when the boy finished packing and was about to go out, Mrs. Zhou came back with the baggage. Moreover, what surprised Guo Xin was that she took the initiative to admit his mistake. Guo Xin was overjoyed and hurriedly hugged Zhou and said, "I'm sorry, madam, the night before last night was indeed my fault. I shouldn't have been with Jia Tu, let alone hit you. I hope you can forgive me and let's live a good life together from now on and never quarrel again."
"Well, everything depends on my husband." Zhou expressed her attitude with a smile. At this point, the two are back together again, and they seem to be even more in love than before. After eight days of this, the most incredible thing happened to Guo Xin! Just that afternoon, he also sold out the vegetables early and cut a pound of meat to go home. When he was about to ask Mrs. Zhou to prepare him two dishes to go with the wine, he unexpectedly found two identical Mr. Zhou's quarreling in the courtyard. The only difference is that one of them holds a baggage in his hand, while the other's hand is empty.
Guo Xin observed further and found that not only did the two look the same, but their clothes and every move looked like they were carved from the same mold. Oh my god, what's going on? Guo Xin was shocked. When the two Zhou family members saw Guo Xin coming back, they immediately stopped arguing and let the boy comment.
Mrs. Zhou, who was holding the baggage in her hand, scolded her loudly, "Guo Xin, you bastard, I'm just telling you why you didn't come to my mother's house to pick me up this time. It turns out you found a vixen at home?"
Mrs. Zhou, who opened his mouth to scold, had a very weird temper.As the saying goes, "One's country is easy to change, but one's nature is hard to change." Guo Xin wondered in his heart: Could it be that this person who is taking the burden is his real wife? What is the other one?
Just as she was thinking to herself, another Mrs. Zhou slapped the one holding the baggage on the face and said, "You are the vixen! How dare you transform into a human being to confuse my husband, until I beat you to death!" After that, she waved her hand and slapped her again.
Guo Xin was even more surprised: This Zhou family has a bad temper too! This made him feel embarrassed: Which one is the real Zhou family?
Seeing the two people who showed no signs of weakness and quickly grappling with each other, Guo Xin was anxious. However, seeing the beautiful looks of the two of them, he came up with a plan and said, "Don't argue! From tonight on, if one of you sleeps with me all night, I will know who is right."
"I will sleep with you for one night? What a great idea!"
"It's too easy for that vixen, so I won't do it!"
Both of them blushed in protest.
The voices of the three people quickly alerted the neighbors. When they came to see the excitement, their eyes widened. At this time, Mrs. Wang suggested to Guo Xin that he take the two Zhou families to the Yamen to ask the county magistrate for clarity.
Guo Xin thought this was a good idea, so he took Zhou's hand and went to the county magistrate to make a decision. When the county magistrate surnamed Zhang and a group of government officials saw two identical Zhous, they couldn't tell who was the real Zhou. At this time, the confused Magistrate Zhang asked Guo Xin, "How many years have you been married to Mrs. Zhou? Do you know any special marks on her body?"
Guo Xin said, "My wife and I have been married for more than three years, but, I really don't know what special marks she has on her body."
"Does your wife have twins?"
"I have never heard her talk about this with her mother-in-law." Guo Xin immediately shook his head.
"Then what are your wife's preferences? Come here and tell this county quietly!" Magistrate Zhang flirted with Guo Xin, and then told Detective Zhong Chao and Jiang Jun, "Each of you should keep an eye on one Zhou family, and don't let them mix together again."
After giving the instructions, Magistrate Zhang ordered someone to bring paper and pen, and asked the two Zhou families to write down what they liked. Both
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had no objections, so they just immersed themselves in writing. After a while, the two presented their answer sheets at the same time. What made Magistrate Zhang even more incredible was that not only did their handwriting be exactly the same, but they also had the same answers. They both said: They like to eat white flour steamed buns, like to dress themselves up, don't like to work, and don't like to bask in the sun.
How to identify this? For a moment, County Magistrate Zhang felt extremely embarrassed. At this time, the master named Liu came up with an idea and said, "Sir, there is a saying about humble positions. I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Tell me!"
Master said, "As the saying goes, 'It is better to know a daughter than her mother.' Why not let Guo Xin invite his mother-in-law to identify him? Zhou is her biological child. She must remember how many scars and moles she has on her body."
What a good idea!
Zhang Zhixian nodded and immediately asked Guo Xin to go to Zhoucun to bring his mother-in-law to the court.
Mother-in-law Zhuo was also shocked when she saw her two identical daughters. At this time, Zhang Zhixian asked again, "Zhuo, did you give birth to a pair of twins twenty years ago?"
"No, sir, the commoner woman only gave birth to a daughter, Xiaojing." Zhuo shook her head firmly.
"Then take a closer look, can you tell which one is your biological daughter?"
"They all look exactly the same, sir, even a commoner woman can't tell!" Mrs. Zhuo looked at the two for a while, and her head felt big.
Master then said, "Then what special mark is there on your daughter? You should remember it, right?"
"Remember!" Mrs. Zhuo rolled her eyes and thought for a long time, and then said, "My little girl's right foot was born weird, very different from ordinary people -"
"What's weird?" Zhang Zhixian interrupted excitedly.
Zhuo said, "Ordinary people have only five toes on both feet, but the little girl's right foot has six toes. If you want to tell who is real and who is fake, you can only let them take off their shoes in public and let the old man see what's going on.""
" Mom, what are you talking about? When did my right foot grow six toes? You killed me! "Zhou, who was firmly caught by Zhong Chao, was instantly anxious.
The Zhou who was caught by Jiang Jun took the opportunity to say, "Hahaha, the fox's tail is finally exposed, right? You monster, you must not dare to take off your shoes now, right? "
I have to take it off even if I don't dare!
Zhang Zhixian immediately slapped the gavel and said, "Come on, take off their right shoes for me! "
The two people's shoes were quickly taken off, and the answer was immediately revealed: the Zhou family in Zhong Chao's hand only had five toes on the right foot; the Zhou family in Jiang Jun's hand had six toes on the right foot.
Zhang Zhixian immediately shouted excitedly, "It seems that the Zhou family in Zhong Chao's hand is fake. Come on, take her down and whip her hard. This county wants to see how the evildoer can turn into a human being and confuse this county. "
" Wait a minute, sir! Madam Zhuo suddenly walked up to Zhong Chao, grabbed Madam Zhou tightly in his hand and said, "Sir, this is the biological daughter of a commoner woman!" "
"Mom, what are you talking about? Don’t you think everyone can’t count? My right foot only has six toes! I am your biological daughter! "The Zhou family who was caught by Jiang Jun was still extremely dissatisfied.
Zhang Zhixian also slapped the crowd angrily and said, "Zhuo family, are you old and confused? Don’t you even remember what you said? "
" Sir, it's not that the old woman doesn't remember what she said, it's really that the evil spirit is changeable, the most fickle. Therefore, the folk woman deliberately told nonsense. In this way, in order to prove that she was real, the monster would conjure up six toes, but the real daughter of the folk woman could not conjure a sixth toe at all. "Ms. Zhuo hurriedly explained.
After hearing this, Magistrate Zhang and Master Liu nodded and praised: This is a wonderful plan!
So Magistrate Zhang immediately slapped the gavel and said, "Jiang Jun, quickly tie up the one in your hand and beat her hard. This county wants to see what she is. "
In an instant, sticks rained down, and Mrs. Zhou was beaten to pieces. She couldn't help but look at Mr. Zhuo and said, "Mom, I am your twin daughter!" Wuwu——"
"Report——" Suddenly, Old Zhoutou loudly went to the hall and shouted, "Sir, twenty years ago, my wife gave birth to twins. Just because I disliked the trouble of raising two daughters, I asked the midwife to secretly give the other one to the old man from the neighboring village! "
" I have known about my life for a long time - because I blamed my adoptive father's family for being too poor, I secretly dressed myself up like my sister, hoping to take the opportunity to fish in the Guo family's troubled waters and live with my brother-in-law. "The fake Zhou family (i.e. Ma family) also cried and revealed her purpose. When she was born, her right foot did have six toes. Unexpectedly, she was told by Zhuo's yin and yang.
The truth of the case was revealed, and Old Man Zhou was found guilty of The crime of abandonment was slapped with dozens of punishments. After making such a big joke, it was hard for Ma to get married, so Zhang Zhixian sentenced her to Guo Xinbai, who was naturally very happy.
