Zhu Pingyu lived in Shimen Village with his mother.
Their original village suffered a flood, and many villagers died. Zhu Pingyu's father was one of them.
The land was flooded, and the villagers had to leave their original homes and wander around. The mother brought six-year-old Zhu Pingyu to Shimen Village.
Because of her beauty, even though she was a widow with a daughter, Zhu's mother quickly remarried.
The stepfather was not very kind to Zhu's mother and Zhu Pingyu, but they finally had a shelter from the wind and rain.
When Zhu Pingyu was eight years old, Zhu's mother became pregnant. Ten months later, the child was born, a boy, and his stepfather named him Xie Yongchang.
However, Zhu's mother never left the house. She died on the bed due to exhaustion.
Fortunately, because Zhu's mother had given birth to a son, her stepfather agreed to pay for a coffin to bury Zhu's mother.
Xie Yongchang lost his mother when he was born, so Zhu Pingyu took care of him as both his sister and his mother.
The stepfather in the family could not count on him. He only liked drinking all day long. After drinking, he beat and scolded Zhu Pingyu for being a drag, saying that he would sell her sooner or later.
In this way, Zhu Pingyu grew up to fifteen years old and became a slim man.
When she went out to sell vegetables, she was spotted by a rich man in the town who wanted to take him as his concubine.
Although the rich man was older than his stepfather, he gave him a lot of money, so his stepfather had no reason not to agree.
Zhu Pingyu didn't obey, so he got another good beating. Although Xie Yongchang is the son of his stepfather, he was brought up by Zhu Pingyu since he was a child.
As soon as he saw his sister being beaten, he rushed to her, but was pushed to the ground by her stepfather and beaten.
Zhu Pingyu crawled over to protect his younger brother, and the two siblings shed tears silently together.
Zhu Pingyu held Xie Yongchang in his arms and did not see his eyes turn cold for a moment.
However, something unexpected happened, and not long after, the rich man's home was ransacked overnight because he offended a certain big shot.
The next day, people passing by the rich man's house only saw the big word "Feng" on the door.
Zhu Pingyu didn't get married, and the bride price was naturally gone. Her stepfather was very discouraged.
But then I thought about it, if Zhu Pingyu married and then ransacked the house, wouldn't I lose both my personal property and property?
So, he began to look for a new husband's family for Zhu Pingyu.
The Xie family had little money, so Zhu Pingyu naturally could not afford a dowry. In addition, the family had a young son who needed care, so even if Zhu Pingyu was born beautiful, many young men of the right age would be discouraged.
Zhu Pingyu is happy to see this happen, because she has already made up her mind.
She has been in love with Qin Jian from the Qin family in Shimen Village since childhood. Qin Jian also comes from a poor family, but works very hard.
The two of them also agreed privately that they would come to marry Zhu Pingyu when Qin Jian was named on the gold list.
They even exchanged each other's tokens, which were a jade pendant and a hairpin.
It's just that his stepfather doesn't believe that Qin Jian can go to high school at all. He only values the immediate interests. He will marry Zhu Pingyu to whoever can immediately come up with the money.
In the end, the new "son-in-law" he chose was an old widower. Although his family was not as rich as a rich man, he still had some assets in the town.
It's just that he had three wives die in a row, and he was a wife-killer, so the daughters of good families didn't want to marry him.
Of course, the stepfather didn't care about this. This time he learned to be smart and collected the money first and then sent his daughter off.
Zhu Pingyu wanted to return the money, but his stepfather spent more than half of it in just one day, which made Zhu Pingyu cry in anger.
My stepfather didn't care at all and continued to go out drinking at night.
After his stepfather left, Zhu Pingyu lay on the bed and cried loudly.
She really wanted to take her brother and run away, but how could she, a weak woman with a small child, survive if she went out?
Crying and crying, Zhu Pingyu fell asleep on the bed.
When he woke up again, it was already dawn, and Zhu Pingyu rubbed his eyes. It was now time to make lunch.
Normally, her stepfather would have started urging her, but at this moment, the room was very quiet.
She walked outside the house and found her brother playing after the chickens in the henhouse.
Xie Yongchang does not like cats and dogs like other children. On the contrary, he is very afraid of them. Instead, he is very interested in poultry such as chickens and ducks.
There was no sign of his stepfather inside or outside the house. Only then did Zhu Pingyu remember that his stepfather had said yesterday that he would go to a friend's house for a drink.
Zhu Pingyu didn't know his friends, nor did he want to know them. After roughly confirming his stepfather's whereabouts in his mind, Zhu Pingyu went to the town to sell vegetables as usual.
As a result, this time, my stepfather did not come back for three days in a row.
Everyone saw him again three days later when they were cleaning the septic tank and fished out his body.
An empty wine bottle was also found next to the body. It looked like his stepfather had fallen into a septic tank and drowned alive after he was drunk.
Before Zhu Pingyu could recover from the shock of her stepfather's sudden death, the old widower came to her door.
However, he did not come to force the marriage, but told Zhu Pingyu that the marriage between the two would be over.
It turned out that someone told the old widower that his stepfather wanted to marry Zhu Pingyu to a rich man, but Zhu Pingyu did not agree, and then the rich man's house was ransacked.
Then the stepfather wanted to marry Zhu Pingyu to an old widower. Zhu Pingyu also disagreed, and then the stepfather fell into the septic tank and drowned.
Although the old widower wanted a wife, he cherished his life even more. After hearing this, he hurried to Xie's house and said that the engagement between the two families was invalid.
He didn't even ask Zhu Pingyu to pay back the gift money, for fear that something bad would happen if he asked for it.
Although the engagement was eventually terminated as Zhu Pingyu wished, "ominous" rumors about her gradually spread in Shimen Village.
Most of the people who control the husband are already married, but Zhu Pingyu, on the other hand, got married before he was married.
Zhu Pingyu didn't care at first, but she gradually panicked when she discovered that the Qin family, who were originally friendly to her, began to distance themselves from her.
But she had no choice but to hope that time would dilute everything.
Another year passed, and Qin Jian sent back news that he had passed the general examination, and as long as he passed the palace examination again, he would be named on the gold list.
Zhu Pingyu was also very happy for Qin Jian, and the depression in his heart also subsided a lot.
On this day, Zhu Pingyu took Xie Yongchang to sell vegetables in the town as always.
While she was negotiating the price, Xie Yongchang rushed to a flower vendor not far away.
The vendor didn't notice, but Xie Yongchang actually bit the stem of a peony flower. By the time Zhu Pingyu rushed over, the vendor had already pulled away from Xie Yongchang.
Xie Yongchang was only an eight-year-old child, and the hawker couldn't do anything to him. When he saw Zhu Pingyu coming, he rolled his eyes and said, "Your brother hurt my flower, what do you want to do? "
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the wilted peony flower, as if Xie Yongchang had really bitten the flower with his mouth.
Some people watching the excitement said bluntly, "You are not honest. Your flowers look like they are about to die. How can you blame them all on other people's children?"
The vendor's face turned red and he shouted, "Go away." , go", but he also lost confidence.
The peony itself was something he picked up outside the city. It no longer looked very pretty. Maybe some family didn't want it.
However, he felt that it was more than enough to fool the ignorant common people.
was exposed all of a sudden, and the hawker felt a little embarrassed on his face.
However, the kind and honest Zhu Pingyu did not continue to bargain, but gently asked how to compensate.
The vendor was already embarrassed to ask for more money, but he was also in a dilemma at this time.
At this time, someone in the crowd seemed to recognize Zhu Pingyu, so he whispered into the hawker's ear for a while.
After hearing this, the vendor's expression changed again and again, and finally he almost pushed the flower pot into Zhu Pingyu's arms.
"These flowers are for you, I don't want them anymore."
After hearing this, although many people on the side looked blank, Zhu Pingyu's face turned pale.
She held the flowerpot, pulled Xie Yongchang and hurried through the crowd, heading towards the village without looking back.
Although Xie Yongchang is only eight years old, he doesn't understand anything. He knows that his sister will cry again when she comes home.
But early the next morning, Zhu Pingyu cheered up. She has heard too many rumors for such a long time.
If she had to worry about every rumor, her body would have collapsed long ago.
"No matter what, at least I got a beautiful flower in vain."
Zhu Pingyu began to take good care of this peony that seemed to be short-lived, watering and fertilizing it regularly.
Because she has no friends of the same age, she can only tell Peonyhua about many of her worries. Under her careful care, the peonies actually "came back to life" and became more beautiful and plump.
Of course, Xie Yongchang also made trouble for her during this process. But every time Zhu Pingyu pretended to be angry, Xie Yongchang immediately stopped.
As time passed, Xie Yongchang seemed to have lost interest in peonies. Zhu Pingyu only thought that he had grown up and become more sensible.
Zhu Pingyu would talk to Peony Hua about many things, including himself, his younger brother, and his deceased parents. Of course, the one who talks the most is her sweetheart Qin Jian.
said how good he was, how good he was to himself, and how deep the friendship between them was. Whenever Qin Jian is mentioned, Zhu Pingyu's face will show the shyness of a little daughter.
Later, the news of Qin Jian's high school's top prize spread back to the village, and firecrackers were set off in the village to celebrate the first top pick in Shimen Village in so many years.
Zhu Pingyu also cried with joy. She felt that her long wait was worth it.
Qin Jian himself did not come back. It is said that something happened in the capital that hindered his feet. However, he sent back a large sum of money, which not only renovated his own house, but also paved the way for building bridges in the village. The people in the village respected him even more. .
After being overjoyed, Zhu Pingyu never heard from Qin Jian, nor did he mention anything about the marriage.
Zhu Pingyu waited and waited. When he reached adulthood, he finally received a letter.
It's just that the letter no longer contains the deep affection as before. He only said coldly that his fate with Zhu Pingyu was over, and he hoped that the other party would return his jade pendant to him.
This time, Zhu Pingyu rarely cried. This stubborn girl has other ideas in mind. She wants to go to the capital, find Qin Jian, and ask him face to face.
"I don't want to force him to marry me, I just want a clear result. Our friendship for so many years, there is no reason for him to cut it off with just a letter."
Zhu Pingyu will Xie Yongchang and Peony Huadu He entrusted it to a neighbor to take care of him and said he would be back in a month.
That was the last time Xie Yongchang saw Zhu Pingyu alive.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhu Pingyu still didn't show up. New rumors gradually emerged in the village, saying that Zhu Pingyu had dumped Xie Yongchang, a dragster, and got married outside.
After hearing this, Xie Yongchang did not show any sad expression. But one early morning, he returned to Xie's small house by himself holding the flower pot.
The surrounding villagers saw that he was so sensible and yet he was alone, so they often helped him to prevent him from starving to death.
The reason why Xie Yongchang didn't react was not because he felt it didn't matter, but because he simply didn't believe that Zhu Pingyu would abandon him.
One night a month later, Xie Yongchang took the peony into the house.
Under the light, Xie Yongchang's eyes did not have the innocence of a child, but the depth of an adult.
"I am going to the capital to find my sister. If you can transform, come with me. If not, I will have to leave you to someone else."
Under the candlelight, the peony flower trembled twice, and then Calm was restored.
Xie Yongchang sighed and said: "Now you and I don't need to hide and tuck you in. You know that I am a mouse spirit, and I also know that you are a peony flower spirit.Now it doesn't matter if you reveal your true colors in front of me. If I had evil intentions towards you, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now? "
As soon as the words fell, the peonies trembled twice more. Then a gust of wind blew by, and the peonies in the flower pots on the table disappeared. Instead, there was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old in the room.
"Who are you? Did you know my identity? "Peony Flower asked curiously.
Xie Yongchang said that he felt her spiritual power on the street for the first time, so he bit the stem of Peony Flower.
"My spiritual power was not fully recovered at that time. He can only strengthen himself by absorbing the spiritual power of other spirits. But then I saw that my sister liked you so much, so I decided not to touch you anymore. "
Peony continued to ask: "Since you are a rat spirit, why did you become Zhu Pingyu's younger brother? "
Xie Yongchang explained that he had been favored by Zhu Pingyu in his previous life, so he was reincarnated as his younger brother in this life to protect him.
For some reason, Xie Yongchang did not lose the memory of his previous life, but his spells were sealed. , so he secretly drew strength, hoping to regain his magic power as soon as possible.
He was behind the house confiscation of the rich man and the death of his stepfather.
"I have confessed everything, so do you want to join me?" Going to the capital to look for my sister? "
" Of course I want to go! "
After being together for such a long time, Mudan has long regarded Zhu Pingyu as her sister, not to mention that thanks to Zhu Pingyu's careful care, she was able to recover so quickly.
Now there is no news about Zhu Pingyu, and Mudan also I don’t believe that she left them behind. She must have encountered some difficulties!
So that night, the two simply packed up and left Shimen Village.
It stands to reason that a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old took a girl with her. A ten-year-old child will definitely encounter various difficulties when going out.
However, because the two of them had magical powers, not only did they not encounter any difficulties, they actually helped a team of escorts and rode their car to the capital smoothly.
The prosperity of the capital is far better than that of Shimen Village, and everything here is so novel.
But at this moment, the two of them were in no mood to appreciate it.
They were looking around for the home of Qin Jian. After learning that Qin Jian was attracted by the princess, he became the consort and moved into the princess's mansion.
Mudan was very angry after hearing this, but Xie Yongchang was much calmer.
He told Mudan that since ancient times, men have abandoned the chaff after becoming rich. There are many wives, not to mention that Zhu Pingyu and Qin Jian are not even married.
Qin Jian's actions may have hurt Zhu Pingyu emotionally, but compared to those who abandoned their wives and children, they did nothing wrong.
Although Mu Dan knew that Xie Yongchang was right, she still felt very uncomfortable and felt unworthy for Zhu Pingyu.
Xie Yongchang believed that missing Zhu Pingyu was Qin Jian's loss, and their current goal was to find his sister. She is still young and has a long life ahead of her.
With Xie Yongchang's persuasion, Mudan finally adjusted her mentality.
Zhu Pingyu came to the capital to find Qin Jian, so it was impossible for him to leave without seeing anyone, so Qin Jian. It is very likely that he was the last person to see Zhu Pingyu.
As long as he can see Qin Jian and ask him about it, he may be able to find clues about Zhu Pingyu's whereabouts.
However, the problem is that with their current status, through normal means. , they couldn't see Qin Jian at all.
The two of them knocked on the door of the Princess's Mansion many times, but were kicked out by the concierge.
According to some vendors around the Princess's Mansion, the concierge probably mistook the two for themselves.
The two of them discussed it. Since conventional methods were useless, they could only use magic.
After nightfall, a little mouse sneaked into the princess's house. The back door was opened. Peony, who was dressed in night clothes, also slipped in through the back door.
The princess's mansion was very big, so the two of them turned left and right and almost got lost, but they finally figured out the direction after hearing the conversation between the two little maids.
They followed all the way to the study. The room was lit by candlelight, and a man's figure could be seen in the shadows.
Qin Jian turned around and saw two strange men and women appearing behind him. He was so frightened that he almost threw the book in his hand.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Seeing that the two men had no intention of attacking him, Qin Jian relaxed a little.
Xie Yongchang and Mudan didn't like the unsentimental man, but the most important thing at the moment was to find Zhu Pingyu, so they had to suppress their dissatisfaction and politely asked him about Zhu Pingyu's whereabouts.
As soon as Qin Jian heard Zhu Pingyu's name, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly covered up.
"Pingyu did come to see me, but I made it clear to her that our relationship was over. She didn't bother too much and left quickly. I don't know where she went after that. "
's words sounded fine at first, but Xie Yongchang always found it unbelievable.
He wanted to ask further, but there was a sound of footsteps outside the door soon. Seeing that someone was about to push the door in, Xie Yongchang didn't care much, just transformed into his original form and left with Peony.
Although they didn't ask anything this time, both of them felt that Qin Jian was very suspicious, so they simply squatted at the gate.
On this day, they saw a carriage slowly stopping in front of the princess's house. A woman in rich clothes stepped out of the carriage, her belly had been swollen, Qin Jian stood beside her, carefully supporting her.
The two people who saw this scene felt somewhat uncomfortable. Once upon a time, Qin Jian's deep affection belonged to Zhu Pingyu, but he took it back as soon as he said it, making people feel that it was extremely unreliable.
Now he abandons the green plum and climbs to a high branch. Even if the two are in love, it is difficult not to think too much.
At this moment, a beggar came up to ask for food with a grin on his face. He seemed to have some brain problems and was always grinning. Xie Yongchang thought he was pitiful and even gave him some food.
As soon as the beggar took two steps forward, two tall and thick servants blocked his way and stared at him fiercely.
The beggar was unaware, still smiling, and wanted to move forward. Without saying a word, the servant struck directly and punched the beggar on the bridge of his nose, causing blood to flow. The beggar cried out in pain.
As if they were afraid that his crying would offend the princess, the servants surrounded him and beat him until the beggar screamed.
Xie Yongchang couldn't stand it anymore and shouted "Stop". However, in the eyes of outsiders, he is just a ten-year-old baby and has no deterrent effect at all.
The servants came to drive him away again, but were knocked to the ground by a strange wind that came from nowhere. When several people got up, the beggar and Xie Yongchang were gone.
At this time, the beggar and Xie Yongchang had been brought to an alley by Peony's magic.
"It is too dangerous to use magic on the street." Xie Yongchang said.
Peony rolled her eyes, "Didn't I save you? If those people really take action, how can a little kid like you be their opponent?"
Just as the two were arguing, the beggar on the side suddenly With a stern look on his face, he respectfully thanked the two of them, "Thank you two immortals for saving me."
Both of them were startled, "So you are not a fool?"
The beggar shook his head and said, "I have no choice but to do this. And because I accidentally discovered Tanhualang's secret, how could I survive if I didn't pretend to be crazy and act stupid?"
Xie Yongchang quickly asked the beggar what the secret was about Tanhualang.
The beggar said that that day he saw Tanhua Lang going out secretly and met a woman by the moat.
He thought it was some kind of romantic affair, and just when he was about to get closer to find out what was going on, he heard a fierce quarrel broke out between the two, and they started pushing and shoving.
The beggar saw the woman being pushed by Qin Jian and fell to the ground, motionless.
Qin Jian became visibly panicked. He looked around but saw no one, so he dragged the woman's body and tried to throw her into the moat.
While he was dragging the woman, the beggar clearly saw the woman’s hand twitching twice.
Qin Jian couldn't have missed it, but he still chose to throw the woman into the river.
The beggar screamed in fright and was discovered by Qin Jian. He had no choice but to pretend to be crazy, eat dirt, and bang his head against a tree trunk, just to make Qin Jian believe that he was a lunatic.
Later, people retrieved the woman's body from the moat, but because no one claimed it, they threw it into a mass grave in the back mountain.
Qin Jian even sent people to monitor him for a while, just to see if he was faking it.
Hearing this, Xie Yongchang grabbed his arm and asked loudly: "Do you know that woman's name?"
The beggar said: "I don't know, I just heard Tanhua Lang calling her 'Zhu Shiyu'..." "
"...Is it Zhu Pingyu? "
" Oh, yes, that's the name. "
Xie Yongchang and Mudan's faces turned pale, and their last hope was shattered. The beggar said something else, but neither of them heard a word.
By the time the two of them came to their senses, the beggar had long since disappeared.
Peony cried "Wow", and Xie Yongchang's eye circles were also red.
"Now, what should we do..." Although Mudan is older after turning into a human form, her mind is far less mature than Xie Yongchang.
Xie Yongchang almost did not hesitate, "I want to avenge my sister."
"Revenge..." Mudan murmured, "Are you going to take action against a mortal? But you may be punished by God."
Xie Yongchang said: "Then I'm not afraid. Qin Jian has done evil, and mortal laws can't cure him. Should we just let him get away with it? Why won't people like him be punished by God?"
Mudan stopped talking, because she couldn't figure it out either. thing.
But in a moment, she figured out another thing, "If you must do this, then I will go with you."
That night, Qin Jian, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a "crunching" sound. When I woke up in a daze, I found myself covered in rats!
He screamed and jumped up from the bed. The princess beside him was also woken up and asked him what happened.
Qin Jian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and realized that everything just now was just his hallucination.
He turned his head and was about to say that it was okay, but he found that the princess's head had turned into a mouse's head, and the hair on the head was almost clearly visible!
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Qin Jian screamed again. He rolled and fell under the bed, only to find that the ground was densely covered with mice. He touched it casually. You can feel the slippery and moist mouse fluff.
He ignored the screams of the princess behind him and rushed out of the house. The maids and servants who followed the sound turned into giant rats, twitching their noses and surrounding him.
Qin Jian waved his arms randomly, broke through the group of rats, and fled all the way, and unknowingly escaped to the moat.
A woman had her back turned to him and was crying. Finally seeing someone, Qin Jian felt relieved.
He walked over and asked the woman why she was crying alone here late at night.
At this moment, the woman slowly turned around, and Qin Jian suddenly discovered that she was actually Zhu Pingyu!
"Impossible, aren't you dead?!" Qin Jian fell to the ground in fright.
At this time, "Zhu Pingyu's" face seemed to have been soaked in river water for a long time, and began to become swollen and rotten. Her mouth opened and closed, "Qin Lang, you are so cruel..."
Qin Jian thought He was about to run back, but found that the way back was blocked by countless rats, their eyes shining brightly in the night.
Before and after, there is no way out. Qin Jian was stunned for two seconds, then suddenly bypassed "Zhu Pingyu" and rushed towards the moat behind her.
The next day, someone found the body of a man downstream, and it turned out to be the newly promoted Tanhualang.
The government came forward and suppressed the matter by saying that Tan Hwa Lang fell into the water accidentally.
The beggar discovered that Xie Yongchang and Mudan had not appeared for several days. Thinking of Tanhua Lang's death, he couldn't help but shudder.
He is just an insignificant person. It is better not to think deeply about some things.
The villagers of Shimen Village discovered that Xie Yongchang came back holding peonies at some point, and also came back with an urn.
Xie Yongchang buried the urn next to Zhu Mu's grave, then put down the peonies, leaned against the tomb and closed his eyes.
A gust of wind blew by, and a woman's laughter seemed to be carried in the wind.
statement: This story is a fictional legendary story, mostly from anecdotes, legends, strange novels, operas, legends, etc. The author's original intention is to inherit Chinese folk culture. Do not believe in the authenticity, and do not be superstitious!
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