Chen Dachuan was able to suppress those scoundrels without daring to take revenge on him, of course it was through his own extraordinary ability.
He was not a butcher originally, but a powerful escort in the prefecture. Later, when he encountered injustice, he stood up for others and knocked out several teeth of the prefect's father-in-law. The head escort was afraid that he would cause trouble, so he gave him one hundred taels of silver and sent him back to his hometown, asking him to find another job to make a living.
Because of this, a powerful escort is gone, but instead there is a butcher who is old-fashioned and warm-hearted.
Chen Dachuan opened a pork shop in the north of the county. The pigs were all native pigs that he collected from farmers in the countryside. He kills pigs for two days and then goes to the countryside to collect native pigs for one day. Over time, I became close with the villagers nearby. Some of the villagers' own pig slaughterers came to hire him, but he only helped and never charged a slaughtering fee.
Although his neighbors all praised him, he came back to work as a butcher for three or four years and was already in his thirties. There was no matchmaker to arrange a marriage for him, so he never got a wife.
This reason is also very simple. For a nosy person like him, once a woman marries him, he may get into big trouble one day. Those evil people cannot deal with him, but being his wife is dangerous.
Chen Dachuan didn't care too much, and his behavior style remained unchanged. He is not in a hurry to marry a wife. He can live a carefree life alone. Why bother finding a wife to take care of him?
On this day, after Chen Dachuan finished selling the meat, he went to the Tianxing Restaurant not far from the butcher shop, ordered a few dishes, and drank a jar of white wine alone. When he went out and looked at the moonlight outside the window, he thought that he would go to the village to collect pigs tomorrow, so he took advantage of the drunkenness and walked back to Chenjia Village where he was born.
Chenjiacun is not close to the county seat. It has to be about 20 miles of mountain road. He doesn't have any relatives in the country now, so he only occasionally goes back to his old house to stay. Jiange County is mountainous, and most of these small villages are strolling at the foot of the mountains.
The bright moon was in the sky and the night breeze was blowing. Chen Dachuan was walking on the mountain road and couldn't help but hum a little tune. He was quite satisfied with his life like this.
After walking for half an hour and climbing up a mountain pass, a woman in a red dress suddenly appeared on the path ahead. The woman was in her thirties, with a pearl hairpin in her hair, and she looked quite beautiful.
Chen Dachuan didn't know this woman, but he instinctively felt that something was wrong. In that era, women rarely appeared in public, and it was already night. Aren't you afraid of this woman appearing in the wilderness?
The beautiful woman smiled and said: "Are you Master Chen, the pig butcher? My little sister, Mrs. Lin, is having a wedding at home tonight and entertaining guests. Because Brother Chen was busy during the day, he didn't come to invite us. I'm thinking of you. I have to go here when I get home. The slave family is waiting here. I have come to ask my eldest brother to help kill a few pigs. I hope you won’t delay!”
Hearing that it was a pig killing, Chen Dachuan stopped thinking about it and let the woman go ahead. lead the way. Chen Dachuan is very famous in the villages in this area. Although many people don't know him, others recognize him.
Mrs. Lin smiled and nodded, looking very happy. She held up her red skirt slightly, greeted Chen Dachuan, and walked gracefully in front. After climbing over two mountains and passing through a forest, we came to a huge cave.
Lin took the lead and got in. Chen Dachuan was a little confused and stopped outside the cave. Mrs. Lin waved and said, "Brother Chen, come on, our village is over the cave! Please don't come out!"
Chen Dachuan was not a timid person, so he had to bite the bullet and follow. She dared to go in as a woman, but as a grown man, she couldn't let others make fun of her.
The two of them passed through the cave one after another, and a large piece of grass appeared in front of them, with a magnificent and luxurious courtyard above it. The courtyard was full of people, and it seemed to be very lively. It was really a happy event.
Chen Dachuan followed Lin into the courtyard and saw that dozens of large wooden tables had been set up in the front hall. Most of the tables were filled with people, all dressed in strange clothes. Chen Dachuan was very surprised. Seeing them smiling at him, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any further, and followed Mr. Lin to the back room.
Seeing Chen Dachuan come in, there was a burst of laughter from behind, and someone shouted: "The big dish is here, don't be in a hurry, you can have a bite later!"
Chen Dachuan didn't know what he meant, but he was naturally generous and wanted to The guests at the table bowed their hands in greeting and followed Mr. Lin through the front hall and into the backyard.
The backyard is very spacious. There are several pots and stoves set up in the yard. There are more than a dozen people doing things in an orderly manner. Those who chop vegetables, those who light the fire, and those who wash the dishes and serve the dishes all have their own division of labor.
There is a shed on the east side of the backyard, and there are three big pigs in it. Chen Dachuan went over and saw that they were all large wild boars weighing four to five hundred pounds. This shocked him. As a butcher, he had always killed domestic pigs, but he had never killed such a large wild boar. Lin said: "Master Chen, don't worry, these wild boars are raised by my family. I have visited other butchers before. They said that you are very skilled and courageous, so I must be right to find you!"
Chen Dachuan smiled and said: "It's not a problem to kill the wild boar. It's just that the pig is so huge that it's a big problem to kill the pig." Ms. Lin said not to worry. She immediately called the handymen in the yard. These young men and the old woman came together to release one. The pig was pushed down and carried to a bluestone slab with its hooves tied.
Chen Dachuan took out the butcher's knife, found the vital position of the wild boar's throat, and killed a large wild boar with one slash. Then he began to scald the pig's hair and break the meat into pieces.
Those in the kitchen, under the command of Mrs. Lin, steamed, pan-fried, or braised the wild boar. After a while, the aroma became fragrant and they began to serve the food outside.
Just like that, Chen Dachuan killed all three pigs. He was very tired. The wild boar's skin was too thick. He used all his strength to cut the meat. In the end, he could not help but tremble with the knife in his hand.
After finishing these tasks, Lin took him into a room to the west to rest. After entering the house, she saw a large wooden basin for bathing and the bucket was filled with hot water. Lin said: "Brother Chen, you have helped my little sister a lot tonight. You are also exhausted." "You should take a bath and have a rest first. I'll treat you to a big meal later!"
Chen Dachuan secretly thought that Mr. Lin is really virtuous, and he quickly thanked her. After Mr. Lin went out, he took a bath comfortably and felt much more relaxed.
When he just got up, an old woman came in holding a pot of tea. The old woman put the tea on the table and didn't invite him to drink it. She just looked at him with a complicated expression.
Chen Dachuan was a little thirsty, and when he was about to pour the tea from the pot, the old woman sighed and said, "Young man, you shouldn't be here!" Chen Dachuan was a little surprised and asked, "Why did the old man say this? Is he talking about me?" Should I come here to kill pigs?"
The old woman said: "You came here to kill three wild boars and found nothing unusual?" Chen Dachuan didn't understand what he meant. Although he was kind-hearted, he was really careless in his work. Nothing was found wrong.
The old woman rolled her eyes at him and said: "Hey, I'm sorry for you, this young man, you are really stupid. You are so relieved to kill a wild boar in the middle of the night. You heard them talking about the big dish, don't you want to know what the big dish is? Look at this table A pot of spices, do you know what it is for? You are about to die!" Chen Dachuan's face turned pale after hearing this, and he quickly asked, "What is a big dish?" I heard the guests outside saying that they thought it was a big wild boar that was killed and made into a big dish!”
The old woman shook her head and said, “That big dish is called Five-Spice Gulu Steamed Living Man! As for that person, it was you, just now. Madam asked you to take a bath, just to clean yourself up. But once you drink this pot of tea, your whole body will be limp and you will have no strength at all."
" As for the pot of spices, it is also prepared for you. Half of it will be applied to your body and the other half will be poured into your belly! Then I will carry you out and put you in the big steamer. After an hour, this big dish will be ready, and everyone outside can eat a piece of your meat! "
After hearing what the old lady said, Chen Dachuan started to tremble. He stood up and shouted, "What, how dare they do such a thing? In broad daylight, is there any king's law?
The old woman said: "Young man, please keep your voice down. The hundreds of guests outside are all fairies in the mountains. Do you want to tell them the king's law?" When I see you disobey later, I will kill you first and then cook. That will be easy! "
At this time, Chen Dachuan finally understood his situation. How can he escape from this situation? The old woman looked at him and said: "Don't be afraid, as long as you agree to one condition, I can save your life! "
Although Chen Dachuan was brave, he was not a barbarian, so he quickly agreed and asked the old woman to save his life.
The old woman said: "It is not difficult to save you, but I am also a monster, a white rabbit spirit in the mountains. After I save you, Madam will definitely be furious and will definitely kill me. I won't be able to stay in this mountain any longer. When the time comes, you will take me away, go to other places to make a living, and marry me as your wife! If you agree, I will cast a spell to save you right away! "
This old woman is old and ugly. The skin on her face is like tree bark and half of her teeth are missing. She looks like she is eighty or ninety years old. Chen Dachuan did not hesitate too much. He can still live by marrying her. It is better than marrying her. Damn it!
Chen Dachuan nodded to her and agreed to her conditions.
The old woman was overjoyed and said with a sweet smile: "My lord, close your eyes. I am good at digging holes and know how to escape from the earth." Only by using this method to escape from this room can you escape with your life! "
Chen Dachuan closed his eyes. The old woman pulled him, chanting a spell in her mouth, and circles of yellow light appeared on her body. Then the whole room was filled with yellow sand.
Chen Dachuan felt that he was being pulled by her. , walking quickly in the dark underground, after a full quarter of an hour, his body felt light, and his breathing became smoother. He couldn't help but open his eyes.
He was surrounded by a wilderness, and the wind under the moon brought fresh air, and he walked away from the gate of hell. This made Chen Dachuan sigh that it was good to be alive. He turned around and looked around, but was surprised to see an extremely beautiful woman in front of him. She was not the ugly and old mother-in-law.
The woman said shyly: "Mr. , you don’t recognize it! To be honest, I looked like this after I transformed. It's just that we little demons were enslaved by the snake lady in the mountains. She made me look old and ugly and had to do chores for her every day. I wanted to escape a long time ago. It is our fate to save my husband today. You must treat me well in the future! "
Chen Dachuan was overjoyed. It seemed that blessings and misfortune really depended on each other. He took the rabbit spirit home and cleaned it up overnight. After dawn, the two left the swordsman and went to the prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.
The couple bought a house in Jinling , started their own business, and lived a loving life. Later, the rabbit spirit gave birth to three sons and two daughters, all of whom were normal humans.
Jingyuezhai's message:
things. When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. When faced with abnormal things, we must be cautious, otherwise we will fall into the trap of the bad guys and we will not know how we died, like this Chen Dachuan, if he hadn't met a kind rabbit. Jingxingxing will really become that five-spice steamed pork.
A person's beauty and ugliness cannot only be judged by appearance. A person like Rabbit Jing may be very beautiful if he has a kind heart. Ugly, but in another environment, she can become a beauty
(Author of this article | A Fei)
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