There was a scholar Liu in Fushan, whose family was poor. Although he was conceited and talented, he failed to take the imperial examination, let alone Jinshi. In order to make a living, he had to work as a teacher in a remote place in his hometown, teaching children to read.
One night in midsummer, Liu Shusheng had nothing to do, so he took advantage of the coolness and went out for a walk.
The sun has just set outside. In addition to the sunset, there are also sunset glows in the western sky. They are layered and of different colors. In addition, the setting sun shines on the top of the mountain, which looks very beautiful. Liu Shusheng was very happy and kept moving forward, wanting to see more. Soon, he walked seven or eight miles and still didn't stop.
At this time, a car came, going very fast.
The car stopped in front of Liu Shusheng. The person in the car opened the curtain and said to Liu Shusheng: "I'm late, thank you for your hard work. You've been waiting for a long time."
Liu Shusheng took a look and saw that the person in the car was a girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with extraordinary beauty and a beautiful voice. Crisp. When Liu Shusheng saw that there was no one else around him, he was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't come here to wait for you. Girl, you...you...did you make a mistake?"
After hearing this, the girl's face changed slightly. Somewhat unhappy, he said: "Hey, you have only read a few books and taught a few children, but you don't recognize me like this? You are really blind, huh!" After
finished speaking, the car continued to speed away. At this time, it was getting late, and Liu Shusheng felt that it was quite strange that the car disappeared in an instant.
It was already evening, and Liu Shusheng was not interested in continuing to read, and was ready to go back. As a result, he lost his way in the mountains and walked around in circles, but could not find his way back.
At this moment, several people came over carrying lanterns. When they saw Liu Shusheng, they said, "Oh, I finally found Mr. Liu, come with us."
Liu Shusheng thought they were people from the private school, so he followed them Walk. As a result, we came to a mountain and entered a huge mansion. When Liu Shusheng saw that it was not the private school where he was, he planned to ask.
At this time, a person came forward and said, "The master is waiting for you in the hall."
In the light, an old woman stood up and walked towards Shusheng Liu. Her hair was very short and sparse, and she seemed to be going bald. There was a green gauze covering her hair. After she saw Liu Shusheng, she took a closer look and said, "Auntie really has a keen eye. It's him, that's him."
The old woman returned to her original place, sat down, and said to Liu Shusheng, "I used to follow When your father said goodbye, you were still young, only about the age of eight or nine to thirteen or fourteen. Children in ancient times divided their hair into two halves, and tied them into a knot on the top of their head, shaped like two goat horns. "General angle), I didn't expect you to be so old so soon. How are your parents?"
Liu Shusheng was not good at words, and he couldn't guess what the relationship between the old woman and him was, so he could only say politely, "They are all." "Okay, everything is fine" and so on.
The old woman didn't say anything more, she had someone arrange the room, and Shusheng Liu went to sleep.
The next morning, Liu Shusheng wanted to say goodbye and go back. But the old woman refused and said: "My daughters have lost their control and want you to be their teacher. I hope you will not refuse. Since I am a widow at a young age and they have lost the face of their father since they were young, please teach them." , Thank you for your kindness!"
Liu Shusheng refused, saying that he was already teaching students in someone else's home and could not stay here. However, the old woman did not listen and forced him to stay. Liu Shusheng had no choice but to agree.
quickly prepared a beautiful study room. There are many books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones in the room. It seems that these things are high-quality and difficult to buy outside. Even if you can buy it, I'm afraid it's expensive.
After making preparations, the old woman called her two daughters out and asked them to meet her husband.
The old woman's eldest daughter was named Luyun. She was wearing emerald green clothes and had a plump figure. She looked at Liu Shusheng and smiled. Liu Shusheng took a look and found that she was the girl in the car. He was even more confused, but he didn't dare to ask. The second daughter is called Suyun. She is only seven or eight years old. She has beautiful features and beautiful eyes. She is dressed in white and looks like floating clouds in the sky.
The two girls are talented and can memorize the books after reading them once.Liu Shusheng taught them , Four Books and Five Classics, , but they didn't like it and put it aside without reading. The two girls like Buddhist scriptures and can read them by themselves without Liu Shusheng's teaching. They know even some obscure characters, and even know Sanskrit .
Sometimes, two girls asked Shusheng Liu about the words and sentences in the Buddhist scriptures, but Shusheng Liu did not know.
Shusheng Liu has average qualifications and likes ordinary books. He reads and memorizes them every morning and evening. The two girls always snicker at him after seeing them. Liu Shusheng was a little angry, but there was nothing he could do.
There is also a maid who accompanies the reading, named Yao'er (Xiao, pronounced the same as "bite", with a profound meaning), who is also reading and literate, and her qualifications are slightly lower than those of the two girls, but still better than the average person. She is only sixteen years old, has a slender figure, good facial features, is smart, and likes to have fun. She goes to play under the willow trees and in the garden when she has the opportunity.
Liu Shusheng taught Yao'er to study hard, but Yao'er didn't listen and still ran away to play. Liu Shusheng told the old woman that she didn't think anything of it, and that it was just her nature, so just let her do it.
One day, a woman from the Chen family came, named Ajin. She was wearing very gorgeous clothes, just like a phoenix. Lu Yun and Su Yun brought Ah Jin to visit Liu Shusheng. Ah Jin asked about his family background, and Liu Shusheng told him everything.
After Ah Jin heard about it, he was displeased and said, "Who am I to know? It turns out that the enemy is here. My mother's left arm still has an arrow wound. Since we met today, how can we not take revenge?"
She He quietly went to the yard to get a few stones and prepared to beat Liu Shusheng.
After seeing this, Lu Yun and Su Yun advised: "Although there is indeed a big hatred, this kind of thing cannot be blamed on future generations! Think about it, right? If your parents do evil, others will Is it fair for you to kill you? Why should your children be implicated when your relatives have committed a crime?”
Ah Jin was moved and put down the stone.
Liu Shusheng didn't know what was going on, so he quickly apologized to Ah Jin. He was not convinced, and Ah Jin was not happy either, and the two parties broke up on bad terms.
A few days later, Suyun was listening to Liu Shusheng's teaching. After the teaching, Liu Shusheng asked her to endorse. Suyun recited it fluently, word for word. Liu Shusheng was so happy that he couldn't help patting her on the back. When he was excited, he fell into his old habit again and said: "I can...can...can...be taught!"
It turned out that Shusheng Liu stuttered a bit, and sometimes he stuttered. He can hold it back, but he will still make this mistake when he gets excited.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yun cried immediately after seeing it and said, "Oh, I hit her vital part!" She cried and went to find her mother.
After the old woman came, she looked at Suyun and cried: "Oh, this child is too smart to die. She is destined to have this calamity! Alas, unless she can drink Guanyin Bodhisattva Yang Zhi is dewy, otherwise it would be impossible to cure her. "
Liu Shusheng was a little frightened and didn't know what he had done wrong.
When the old woman saw it, she didn't say anything and asked him to go home quickly. She also said to Lu Yun: "Hurry up and return the gold engagement ring (the ring) on your hand to him. It belongs to his family, and now it can be returned to Zhao intact."
Lu Yun took off the gold engagement ring and gave it to Liu Scholar, Scholar Liu looked confused.
When he was leaving, the old woman gave him a glass of green wine. Liu Shusheng drank it in one gulp and said, "I will never forget the kindness my wife has shown me. This glass of wine should be regarded as my tribute to my wife."
After drinking the wine, Liu Shusheng felt that his chest was suddenly enlightened, and a turbid air was slowly discharged. He felt that his speech had become very sharp, and he no longer stuttered. He was a little excited, and the old woman seemed to have known it for a long time. She smiled and asked Yao'er to prepare a car to take Shusheng Liu home.
Xiaoer prepared a carriage, drove it herself, and then sent Liu Shusheng home. In less than a moment, Liu Shusheng found that he had arrived at the door of his home.
By coincidence, the family was looking for Liu Shusheng. When the old mother saw that he was back, she was overjoyed and asked him where he had been these days. People from the private school came to the house several times to look for him, but there was no news about him.
Liu Shusheng briefly talked about what happened in the past few days, and the old mother was confused.Liu Shusheng didn't care whether the old mother understood or not, and took out the gold contract and showed it to her mother.
The old mother took it over and took a look, and immediately recognized it and said, "It's really strange. Your father once had two parrots, a female parrot and a little parrot. The little parrot was green, and both parrots could talk. Later. , the two parrots screamed sadly, and begged me to let them go. I felt soft and wanted to let them go, so I took this finger and tied it to it. On the leg. Oh, by the way, this is not made of gold, it is made of copper. Our family is so poor, how can we get gold?"
Liu Shusheng was shocked and hurried out to see Xiao'er, only to see that the carriage and horse had disappeared. The child turned into a swallow and murmured away.
At this moment, Liu Shusheng realized that no wonder Luyun recognized him as soon as he saw him and said that he was waiting for him. It's a pity that Liu Shusheng didn't know about it at the time and misunderstood Lu Yun.
speculates from this that Suyun was also transformed by a parrot becoming a spirit. Maybe Liu Shusheng's blow was too heavy. It was also her destiny, so Suyun's wisdom root was broken. However, according to what the white parrot said, they seemed to be able to find Guanyin Bodhisattva and ask for dew from the poplar branches to drink. Thinking of this, Liu Shusheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Shusheng was puzzled when he thought of Ah Jin looking viciously at him, and asked his mother what was going on.
The old mother thought for a while and said, "Yes, yes, your father likes hunting. He once saw a golden pheasant (a kind of pheasant) in the forest, and shot its left wing with a bow and arrow. After he came home, he told me that the pheasant had very beautiful feathers and a long tail, just like a phoenix. "
No wonder her name is Ajin and her clothes are so beautiful. It turns out that she is a golden pheasant. Her mother once said. He was shot by Liu Shusheng's father, so he said he wanted revenge.
However, Lu Yun and Su Yun are very knowledgeable and believe that Liu Shusheng cannot be responsible for the mistakes made by Liu Shusheng's father, otherwise, Liu Shusheng will be beaten to death by the Golden Pheasant.
A few days later, Liu Shusheng had a dream. In the dream, Lu Yun said: "My mother and I were able to fly out of the cage, regain freedom, and practice Taoism, thanks to your mother. My mother has learned from Guanyin Master, I asked for the dew from the willow branches to restore my sister's wisdom. My mother wants to repay your kindness to your parents and your teachings to our sisters. Let me send you something to the southeast of your yard. You can go and see it at dawn. That's fine. My mother said, you humans like these things, but we don't need them, so let's just express our friendship. "
After dawn, Liu Shusheng took a look and saw that there were indeed many treasures, pearls and broken ones in the southeast corner of the yard. Gold and silver nuggets, as well as ginseng and other treasures.
From then on, Liu Shusheng and his mother lived a good life. With these treasures, he also married a beautiful and virtuous wife. Later, Liu Shusheng buried all the bows and arrows left by his father. When he saw other people catching birds, he would always buy them and release them.
