In ancient times, there was a cook named Hu Shoukang in Xinghua Village, Xiaoyao Town. Whether it is weddings or weddings in the village, he is always invited to cook. The Hu family's cooking skills will definitely satisfy all the guests.

In ancient times, there was a cook in Xinghua Village, Xiaoyao Town, named Hu Shoukang. Whether it is weddings or weddings in the village, he is always invited to cook. The Hu family's cooking skills will definitely satisfy all the guests. Hu Shoukang not only inherited the craftsmanship of his father's generation, but also went to other places to learn and perfect his craftsmanship.

Hu Shoukang is a very loyal person. But Hu Shoukang has a problem, that is, he likes drinking. He will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't drink for a day. He can eat less three meals a day, but he can't do it without drinking.

Hu Shoukang was a complete drunkard, and no one dared to marry him, so Hu Shoukang was in his thirties and had not yet married a wife. But he is not in a hurry, for him, wine is the most important thing. Hu Shoukang naturally doesn't drink when he goes out, and he is afraid of affecting his work, but once he is done with his work and feels comfortable, he will drink heavily.

Therefore, every time he finished his work, his employer would ask someone to persuade him to drink less, lest he get drunk and cause trouble. There was a happy event in Wangzhuang Wang's family. Hu Shoukang was invited to cook and a banquet was held. The family was full of joy. Hu Shoukang had been busy all day, and the "drinking bug" in his stomach couldn't wait any longer. He sat down on the table and drank several sips.

However, Yuan Wang had already arranged for Hu Shoukang to have a clever young man in his family to dine and drink with him. Wang Yuanwai specifically told the young man not to make any mistakes on this festive day. It would be bad if Hu Shoukang got drunk and had an accident on the way. Therefore, when Hu Shoukang was almost drunk, the boy took out the red envelope and said thank you to Master Hu and persuaded him to go home. In fact, he wanted to drive Hu Shoukang away.

Hu Shoukang put the red envelope into his pocket, and then drank the wine in the bowl. Hu Shoukang was already a little tipsy, but he was not satisfied yet. He cursed Wang Yuanwai for his stinginess all the way. While passing by a cemetery, Hu Shoukang smelled a faint aroma of wine.

The moonlight was bright and clear at this time. Hu Shoukang was already bold, and he was drunk and a virgin, so he had no fear. He searched carefully following the smell of wine, and finally found a jar of wine in front of a new grave. There were also several sacrifices on the ground. It seemed that someone came to worship today.

Hu Shoukang knew that this was a gift to commemorate the deceased and he could not move it casually, so he wanted to turn around and leave. However, before he had gone far, he felt a breeze coming from behind him and the aroma of wine came to his nostrils. In fact, Hu Shoukang hadn't had enough, so he couldn't help but turn around and smell it. It was indeed good wine.

Hu Shoukang said to the tombstone: "Brother, your wine is really fragrant. I will drink a glass and I will pay you back twice as much." Hu Shoukang drank the wine in the cup in one gulp. The wine was mellow and soft, as After drinking the nectar , Hu Shoukang couldn't help but take another sip. Looking at the sacrifices all over the ground, Hu Shoukang became bolder and actually sat down on the ground, drinking and eating vegetables. After a while, he had finished the jar of wine.

After Hu Shoukang drank it all, he bowed three times to the tombstone, said a few words of gratitude, and then staggered away. Hu Shoukang was walking forward when he suddenly saw a woman in a white dress behind a green pine in front of her. Her hair was messy, her tongue was stretched out, and she sneered at Hu Shoukang: "Hu Shoukang, is my wine delicious? ?"

Hu Shoukang was startled by the woman's voice and knelt down on the ground. Because he drank too much wine, he peed his pants due to this shock. He kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy: "Little lady, I have no eyesight and cannot recognize Mount Tai. I don't know that this is my aunt's wine."

Although Hu Shoukang was bold, if it were someone else, he would have been frightened and fainted. The girl in white clothes said next to Hu Shoukang: "You drank my wine, you have to do something for me." Hu Shoukang did not dare to raise his head and said in a trembling voice: "Girl, don't say one thing, even if it is ten things , a hundred things, I am willing, I just hope you can spare me! "

"I am Xiaocui, my husband killed me for personal gain, and now there is no one to seek justice for me. In three days, Xinzhi County will take office. You must submit the petition to Xinzhi County before he enters the city.Otherwise, I want you to walk around without food! "At this time, Hu Shoukang was kowtowing like garlic, not even daring to raise his head.

Hu Shoukang waited for a moment, but when there was no movement, he hurriedly raised his head, only to see that the woman in white had disappeared, leaving only a piece of paper. Hu Shoukang walked carefully to the piece of paper and opened it. It turned out to be a piece of paper. Hu Shoukang had been reading for two years when he was a child and knew some words.

He looked around to make sure that no one had seen it, and then panicked. Zhang put the piece of paper into his pocket and hurriedly walked home. In the distance, a figure in white smiled coldly at Hu Shoukang's back, which looked particularly scary in the moonlight. Shoukang closed the door, his legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, sweating profusely.

After a long time, Hu Shoukang lit an oil lamp and looked carefully, and finally understood the cause and effect written on the paper. She is the wife of Liu Yuanwai from Liujiazhuang. Liu Yuanwai is a local gangster who bullies the weak and does evil things. The county magistrate Liu is related to the Liu family, so the locals cannot do anything to her. The girl was very beautiful. Liu Yuanwai took a fancy to Xiaocui and forcibly took her as his concubine.

Liu Yuanwai was just like ordinary people, he loved the new and disliked the old. At first he was kind to Xiaocui, but over time, his true nature was revealed. Liu Yuanwai often went out to have fun. Xiaocui, his wife, was very dissatisfied with what Liu Yuanwai did and scolded him several times, which made Liu Yuanwai angry. Once Liu Yuanwai brought a prostitute from outside, Xiao Cui. In anger, he had an argument with Liu Yuanwai and was beaten to death by Liu Yuanwai.

At that time, Liu Yuanwai thought for a moment and quickly put Xiao Cui into the coffin, and then hurriedly buried him, announcing that Xiao Cui had died of illness. Xiaocui's parents were not allowed to see Xiaocui's body. Xiaocui's parents were from the countryside. They knew that Liu Yuanwai had done some shameful things, but it was useless to go to Liu Zhixian. Liu Zhixian just listened to Liu Yuanwai. . Liu Yuanwai had already given Liu Zhixian two hundred taels of silver and told him to shut up.

Hu Shoukang looked at the file and scratched his head. Liu Yuanwai was well-known in the local area. If he offended him, there would be consequences. It was unimaginable; however, when he thought of drinking a glass of grave wine and what the woman had said, the hairs on Hu Shoukang's body stood up. At this moment, he regretted why he drank so much wine. It was a pity for everything. It's too late. He swore that he would never drink alcohol after this time.

Hu Shoukang was very anxious. The three days were coming soon, and he was getting more and more anxious. This was the third day that he didn't drink. That night, Hu Shoukang was in a daze when he suddenly heard a woman pleading outside the window: "Hu Shoukang, I was really wronged, you said you wanted to seek justice for me! "

Hu Shoukang observed secretly for a long time before getting up from the bed. There was a note on the window. He opened it and saw a line of small words on it: "Master Bao of Xinzhi County, I will enter the city tomorrow. You are outside the city. waiting. Bao Zhixian is a descendant of Song Dynasty Bao Longtu. He is an upright man. For you, you must help me handle this matter. Otherwise, you have to be careful, you dog! "

Hu Shoukang was no longer afraid at this time. He felt that he would definitely help her! Early the next morning, Hu Shoukang was waiting outside the city gate. After a long time, he saw a group of people, one of whom had dark skin. , looked very impressive. Hu Shoukang felt that since he was a county magistrate, he did not wear official uniforms or ride in a sedan chair, which puzzled Hu Shoukang.

Hu Shoukang ran over and knelt down in front of the black-faced man. Shouted his grievances loudly. Hu Shoukang's guess was indeed correct, this person was Bao Zhixian, but this time he came wearing casual clothes, and Hu Shoukang saw through it, but he still took the complaint. Come over. After one look, Bao Zhixian sent Hu Shoukang to the county government office.

When they arrived at the back hall, Bao Zhixian asked Hu Shoukang in detail, although he was very puzzled about Hu Shoukang's encounter with the female ghost in the cemetery. , but still dealt with it very seriously.Along the way, Magistrate Bao of Liu Yuanwai's evil deeds had already heard about it, and Hu Shoukang's memorial was a good breakthrough. Bao Zhixian left Hu Shoukang here, but he was thinking about how to deal with Liu Yuanwai.

At night, a man in black came to see Bao Zhixian. When Bao Zhixian saw it, he turned out to be Liu Yuanwai. Liu Yuanwai was too arrogant and thought that he could do anything if he had enough wealth, so he approached Bao Zhixian. Liu Yuanwai said hello and took out a thousand taels of silver and presented it to Baozhi County.

Unexpectedly, when Bao Zhixian saw this scene, he cursed Liu Yuanwai: "Liu Yuanwai, I didn't come to find you, but you came to the door yourself. Look!" With that, Bao Zhixian handed Hu Shoukang's lawsuit to him. As soon as Liu Yuanwai was thrown away, Liu Yuanwai was startled and was about to leave, but was stopped by people from Baozhi County. Liu Yuanwai secretly complained and had to kneel down to Baozhixian to beg for mercy.

That night, Magistrate Bao went to court to try Yuan Liu. After a long time, seeing that he refused to admit, Magistrate Bao called Hu Shoukang over and took him to Xiaocui's cemetery. They also opened the coffin and found Xiaocui. He was indeed beaten to death. Baozhi County sent Xiaocui's body to the county government, tortured Liu Yuanwai, and finally learned the truth.

Baozhi County issued a notice saying that anyone who has been bullied by Liu Yuanwai can come and expose Liu Yuanwai. Soon, the yamen was crowded with people, and Liu Yuanwai, who had misbehaved, was finally severely punished. Xiaocui's grievances were cleared, and Baozhi County sent people to assist Xiaocui's parents and bury Xiaocui. Hu Shoukang was a righteous man and was awarded some silver coins by Baozhi County.

After Hu Shoukang experienced this time, he really stopped drinking. After that, a matchmaker helped Hu Shoukang. However, on the wedding day, Hu Shoukang found that the bride looked familiar, but the bride covered her mouth and laughed until she couldn't breathe. Finally, the bride suppressed her laughter and said, "Hu Shoukang, you have to be careful about your dog!" Hu Shoukang was startled, pointed at the bride, and was speechless.

The bride first apologized to Hu Shoukang, then thanked him and explained again. It turns out that the bride's name is Xiangxiang, she comes from a scholarly family, her family is rich in assets, and her parents have even found a private school teacher for her. The local member Liu coveted Xiangxiang's family's property and forced his parents into a desperate situation. Fortunately, Xiangxiang escaped. Later, she disguised herself as a maid and sneaked into Liu's house, looking for a chance to take revenge, and ended up working as a maid for Xiao Cui.

Xiaocui doesn't understand the situation at Xiangxiang's family, but is very kind to her. Xiangxiang also hesitated whether to take revenge. She didn't want to ruin Xiaocui's marriage. Who knew that Liu Yuanwai actually killed his wife for a prostitute. Old and new grudges made Xiangxiang's anger even stronger.

After Xiaocui was buried, Xiangxiang disappeared. Xiangxiang is not a reckless person. She is naturally aware of the relationship between Liu Yuanwai and Liu Zhixian. Later, when she heard that Mr. Bao from Xinzhi County was about to take office, she was overjoyed and wrote a petition to report to the Yamen. Although Liu Yuanwai's wife Xiaocui was buried in the tomb, she still bought her fine wine and delicacies.

As soon as Xiangxiang opened the wine, Hu Shoukang staggered over. Xiangxiang was afraid of being discovered, so she ducked to the side. Later, Xiangxiang remembered that visiting Xiaocui's grave would most likely attract the attention of Yuan Liu, and it was difficult for a delicate woman to come forward, so she came up with a plan to 'pretend to be a ghost'. Her hair was disheveled and her tongue stuck out so long that it shocked Hu Shoukang. Hu Shoukang was dumbfounded and admired his wife so much. After getting married, the two of them had a good relationship and went to pay homage to Xiaocui's grave every year.

Everyone has their own shortcomings, but some people have good self-control and will not let their shortcomings affect their lives. Some people are controlled by shortcomings and become slaves to weakness. Unfortunately, Hu Shoukang is one of them. He is addicted to alcohol and is a complete drunkard. He even dares to drink grave wine, which shows how terrifying a person can be once dominated by bad habits. But Hu Shoukang still had a conscience, and dared to say no to the bad guys, and stood up to seek justice for Xiao Cui. In the end, Liu Yuanwai got the retribution he deserved, and he also gained love.