Lin Yang is a carpenter. After his parents died when he was young, Lin Yang grew up eating the food of hundreds of families. When he grew up, Lin Yang learned the carpentry trade from Grandpa Lin in the village in order to make a living.
Lin Yang is very serious and honest in his work, but for this reason, everyone calls Lin Yang a fool.
Once Lin Yang picked up a bag of silver at the entrance of the village and stood at the intersection waiting for the owner to claim it. After standing there for a day without anyone claiming it, he went from house to house in the village to ask who had lost the silver.
Finally found the owner, but the owner took the money and left without even saying a word of thanks. However, Lin Yang was delayed for two days because of this, which delayed him from going to the county to work for Shopkeeper Huang. So Shopkeeper Huang found another carpenter out of anger.
After this incident, everyone called Lin Yang a fool. He didn't go home quickly after picking up the money, and he wasted so much time and even lost his job.
On this day, Liu Yuanwai was looking for three carpenters to work. Because Liu Yuanwai was in the medicinal materials business, there was not so much place to store medicinal materials at home, so he had to build three new houses to store medicinal materials. In order to build the house as soon as possible, he made a He immediately called three carpenters.
Lin Yang was one of the three carpenters Liu Yuanwai found. One of them was Carpenter Chen and the other was Carpenter Wang. Carpenter Chen and Carpenter Wang are both in their fifties and are well-known local carpenters.
When the three of them arrived at Yuan Liu’s house that day, Carpenter Wang said: Let’s make an agreement first. Each of us will build one of the three houses. , whoever finishes the job first will get the money and leave first. I also took other jobs, but I don’t have that much time to waste here. If anyone is holding back, go find Liu Yuanwai to explain yourself, so as not to bring trouble to everyone. The melon falls.
Carpenter Chen also agreed after hearing what Carpenter Wang said, so he said: Let us work together with a raw melon egg. I really don’t know what Yuanwai Liu thinks. I also took other jobs, and I still have to pay for them. Hurry up and go somewhere else when you're done.
Lin Yang heard the two talking about him overtly and secretly, so he didn't say anything more. He just smiled apologetically at Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen.
Since Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen also took jobs elsewhere, they felt that this house was just for storing things anyway, as long as it didn't leak.
So the two were very casual when building the house, forgetting even the most basic common sense. When planing wood, there is no need to use an ink fountain to flick the thread, just start planing directly, and then use it as soon as it feels straight to the naked eye.
But Lin Yang and the two of them were different. Each piece of wood was carefully flicked with the ink fountain , and then the ax was chopped along the grain of the wood.
On the third day, Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen finished building the house, and then asked Yuan Liu to come out to inspect and accept the house. However, at this time, Lin Yang had only built one-third of the house.
On the way, Carpenter Wang said to Liu Yuanwai: Liu Yuanwai, where did you find Lin Yang? The work is so slow. Brother Chen and I have already completed the work, but he hasn’t finished the house yet. Half of it, I would say, he just doesn't pay attention to his work.
After hearing what Carpenter Wang said, Carpenter Chen also echoed: That's right, Mr. Liu, you said you were in a hurry to use the house to store things, but he was lazy when working. Isn't this wasting your time?
After hearing what Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen said, although Yuanwai Liu's face turned dark with anger, he didn't say much and continued to walk with the two to the new house. When
arrived at the place, he saw Lin Yang flicking thread with an ink fountain, working extremely seriously. Member Liu didn't say much when he saw this and walked straight to the built house.
When Wang Carpenter and Chen Carpenter saw Liu Yuanwai's attitude towards Lin Yang, they couldn't help but feel secretly happy. They didn't forget to give Lin Yang a look of contempt when they passed by.
After a while, Liu Yuanwai walked out first, followed by Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen.Liu Yuanwai looked at the two of them and said: Is this how you two work for me? Look at that house, none of the wood is planed straight, and there are thorns all over the wood. You haven't planed it clean at all. In order to let you work with peace of mind, I specially gave you double the wages, but you Is this how you deal with me? On the other hand, Lin Yang built it. Although it was a little slower, the wood was straight and smooth to the touch. It didn't hurt at all. You two are also old carpenters. Which one is better and which one is not? You also know it in your heart.
Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen felt a little guilty when they heard this, but if they admitted Liu Yuanwai, wouldn't they directly admit their incompetence? In this industry, the most important thing is reputation. If the reputation is not good, no one will ask them to work for them in the future.
At this time, Carpenter Wang stepped forward and said with a smile: Mr. Liu, what you just saw is just a few pieces of wood, and don’t we two brothers know that you are anxious to use the house to store medicinal materials? In order not to waste your time, we two brothers They also worked very hard, so it is inevitable that some wood may not be planed so cleanly, but you can rest assured that these two houses will never leak.
After Liu Yuanwai heard what Carpenter Wang said, he didn’t want to say a word to the two of them. He took out two money bags from his arms and handed them to Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen respectively, and then said to them: Okay, move. I don't want to talk to you two anymore. After
finished speaking, he turned to Lin Yang with a smile and said: Lin Yang, I will give you double the wages on top of the original wages. You demolish the house they built and rebuild it for me. The extra If you pay twice as much as you paid for the hard work of demolishing the house, there is one thing. Don't fool me like they did. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You can do it slowly, don't be in a hurry. After saying this, Yuan Liu left.
By the time Lin Yang reacted, Liu Yuanwai had already walked away. When Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen heard what Liu Yuanwai said, they were very angry. They didn't expect that they had been doing carpentry work all their lives, but now they were said to be worthless by their boss in front of a young boy.
But no matter what, they had already received their wages, so the two of them turned away angrily and left the Liu Mansion.
After holding back their anger, the two came to a tavern to drink. Unexpectedly, the more they drank, the more angry they became. At this time, Carpenter Wang said: By the way, I heard that there is a Dragon King Temple in the suburbs that is very efficacious. Why don't we buy something later to worship the Dragon King and let the Dragon King punish that boy.
Carpenter Chen thought it was okay, so the two agreed to leave after drinking.
After a while, Carpenter Wang and Carpenter Chen were seen kneeling in front of the Dragon King statue, telling the whole story of the matter, and then prayed to the Dragon King to punish Lin Yang.
In the Dragon Palace, after hearing the two people's prayers, the Dragon King couldn't help but laugh. At this time, the second princess and Prime Minister Turtle were also there. Seeing that the Dragon King suddenly laughed, they asked why.
After the Dragon King finished speaking, Prime Minister Turtle and the Second Princess couldn't help laughing. The second princess said: "It's interesting that there are such loyal and honest people in this world."
The Dragon King saw that the second princess seemed to be very interested in Lin Yang, so he cast a look at Prime Minister Turtle. After seeing it, Prime Minister Turtle said to the second princess: "Second princess, you will know if it is true or false. But seeing that the second princess is like this, is she interested in Lin Yang? If Lin Yang is really like this, then she is worthy of it." The second princess.
When the second princess heard this, she immediately blushed and said: Not only do you need to be honest and honest, but you also need to be devoted to your feelings and love me sincerely, otherwise you will not be worthy of me.
The Dragon King laughed loudly when he heard this and said: This is easy to handle. I have a plan. I will find out once I find out.
Two and a half months later, Lin Yang finally built the three houses. After the inspection, Liu Yuanwai was very satisfied. Not only did he pay Lin Yang all the wages as promised, he also gave some extra.
However, Lin Yang refused to take it, saying that he could take as much as he had originally ordered, and he would not take any more. When Liu Yuanwai saw this, he had no choice but to give up.
Lin Yang was in a good mood and bought some pork head meat, planning to treat himself in the evening. Unexpectedly, on the way home, he saw a woman passed out on the roadside. Lin Yang glanced around, worried that the woman was not safe here alone, and thought for a moment. After the meeting, he quickly carried the woman home.
Under Lin Yang's careful care, the woman woke up the next day, and only then did Lin Yang learn that the woman had escaped.
The woman's name is Chen Lan, The daughter of Tiejiang Chen in Sui County. There was a young man in Sui County who fell in love with Chen Lan and wanted to make Chen Lan his concubine. However, Chen Lan didn't like the young man because of his romantic nature.
But Chen Carpenter forced Chen Lan to marry him for money, and even forced her to die in the end. Chen Lan had no choice but to escape. But when he escaped, he didn't have much money with him, and soon he spent it all, so he fainted on the roadside from hunger.
After hearing what happened to Chen Lan, Lin Yang asked Chen Lan to stay. In the process of getting along, Lin Yang and Chen Lan both fell in love with each other and agreed to stay together for life.
Early that morning, Chen Lan told Lin Yang that she was going home, made it clear to his father, and asked Lin Yang to wait for her return at home.
Seeing this, Lin Yang asked Chen Lan to take all the money at home and repeatedly told Chen Lan to pay attention to safety on the road.
One month after Chen Lan left, that night, Lin Yang suddenly saw an old man with a white beard carrying a turtle shell . The old man said that he was a good friend of Lin Yang's father during his lifetime. Because he had great merits during his lifetime, he died after his death. He became a god, and the turtle shell was the magic weapon he cultivated.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yang actually believed what the old man said and asked the old man why he was looking for him in his dream.
The old man looked at Lin Yang's sincere face and said with a smile: I just can't bear to see the son of an old friend miss this useless person all day long, so I just came to tell you. After Chen Lan returned home, she was tied up by Chen Tiejiang and sent to the young master's house. The two of them were already married. Now that Chen Lan is someone else's concubine, you should stop thinking about Chen Lan. After saying that, fearing that Lin Yang wouldn't believe it, the old man waved his hand and showed Lin Yang a picture in the air. The picture showed Chen Lan and the young master coming to the church to get married.
Seeing Lin Yang's sad face, the old man comforted Lin Yang and asked Lin Yang to marry someone else again and stop thinking about Chen Lan. But Lin Yang said bluntly: Since Chen Lan is married as a wife, I will be alone for the rest of my life.
Seeing that Lin Yang could not be persuaded, the old man shook his head and disappeared.
After that, although Lin Yang always missed Chen Lan, he still started to live a good life, working and eating normally.
When Lin Yang went into the mountain to chop wood that day, he saw a woman sitting on the roadside crying. He came up and asked with concern: Why is the girl crying alone here? But something is difficult. There are many wild beasts in the mountain. The girl should go down the mountain as soon as possible.
The girl looked up at Lin Yang and said: Thank you for your kindness, sir, but my home is in the mountains. I will go back later. After saying that, he continued to cry.
Seeing this, Lin Yang knelt down and asked the girl why she was crying. If he could help, he would definitely help.
When the girl saw Lin Yang’s sincerity, she told her the reason. It turns out that the girl's name is Wang Cui, and her father is a hunter. The father and daughter have been living in the mountains. Wang Orion has been ill these past few days and seems to be in danger. However, Wang Orion's biggest wish is to see his daughter get married before he dies, so that his daughter can have someone to rely on after his death. But now Wang Cui does not have a good husband. Thinking that she could not fulfill her father's wish before he died, Wang Cui ran out and cried sadly.
After hearing Wang Cui's words, Lin Yang didn't know what to do. He couldn't just drag someone into marriage with Wang Cui.
When Lin Yang didn't know how to help Wang Cui, Wang Cui suddenly said: Young Master, we are destined to meet today, please do me a favor, let's pretend to worship heaven and earth, so that my father can die without regrets, and There are only two of us, father and daughter, in the mountain. No one else will know about it. Don’t worry, I won’t pester you. After worshiping heaven and earth, I will tell dad the next day that you have something to go out for a few days, and then you can go on your way. That's fine, we will be strangers from now on.
After listening to Wang Cui's words, Lin Yang was very confused, but after thinking about it for a while, he agreed.
The night before getting married, Lin Yang dreamed of an old man with a white beard carrying a turtle shell while he was sleeping. The old man said to Lin Yang seriously in his dream: Silly boy, you must not take off your clothes and shoes on the wedding night. From now on you will. You understand my good intentions, please remember. After saying that, the old man disappeared.
On the wedding day the next day, Lin Yang tried his best to play the role of the groom. Seeing Wang Orion's happy smile, Lin Yang was also very happy in his heart.
After a while, it was time for the wedding. Wang Cui said: Young Master, I have also thought about it. If you don't dislike it, I am willing to marry you. I will seriously worship you tonight.
When Lin Yang heard this, he waved his hands quickly and said: No, this won't work. Thank you girl for your love. I already have someone in my heart that I like, but don't worry, after your uncle passes away, you can go down the mountain to find me. I will recognize you as my sister. As long as I, Lin, If Yang has a bite to eat, you will have a bite to eat.
Wang Cui didn't say much after hearing this, and lay directly on the bed and said to Lin Yang: Master, it's getting late, let's go to bed and rest.
Lin Yang said: It's okay, you can just sleep on the bed tonight. I can just sleep on the floor.
Wang Cui choked up and said: Master, do you dislike me so much?
Looking at Wang Cui crying, Lin Yang couldn't bear it. Although Wang Cui was more beautiful than Chen Lan, he already had Chen Lan in his heart. But in order not to hurt Wang Cui's heart, Lin Yang walked to the bed and lay down. But just when Wang Cui wanted to undress and untie Lin Yang, Lin Yang refused to say anything, and he didn't even want to take off his shoes. Cui couldn't defeat Lin Yang and had no choice but to give up.
That night, Lin Yang slept quietly on the edge of the bed, not even touching the corner of Wang Cui's clothes.
The next day, when Lin Yang woke up, Wang Cui was missing. When I walked into the yard, I saw Wang Cui and the old man with a white beard standing on the left and right of a person.
When he saw Lin Yang coming out, the old man with a white beard smiled and said: Lin Yang, I am the Prime Minister of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, this is the second princess, and the person in front of me is the Dragon King, why don't you pay your respects to the Dragon King quickly.
As soon as Lin Yang heard that the person in front of him was the Dragon King, he hurriedly knelt down to worship.
At this time, the old man with white beard told Lin Yang the truth of the matter. It turned out that the three of them had discussed a plan in the Dragon Palace that day to test Lin Yang to see if Lin Yang was really honest and loyal, and whether he was suitable for the second princess. .
The Dragon King asked the second princess to transform into Chen Lan and meet Lin Yang. Unexpectedly, Lin Yang really fell in love with the second princess. Then the Dragon King asked the second princess to leave with an excuse to see if Lin Yang was sincere to the second princess.
Then the second princess was asked to meet Lin Yang in her true appearance, and they went to the bridal chamber to see if Lin Yang could resist the temptation of beauty. Unexpectedly, Lin Yang really resisted the temptation of the second princess.
However, it is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Gui felt that Lin Yang was a kind person and wanted to bring Lin Yang and the second princess together, so he entrusted Lin Yang with a dream the night before the two got married, asking Lin Yang not to take off his clothes on the wedding night. Clothes and take off shoes.
At this point, Lin Yang understood what happened. Soon, Lin Yang and the second princess held a real wedding at the East China Sea Dragon Palace.
But what is more worth mentioning is that Carpenter Chen and Carpenter Wang were dissatisfied with Liu Yuanwai's regard for Lin Yang, so one night they sneaked into Liu's house and burned down the three newly built houses of Lin Yang. Unexpectedly, when they were escaping, Yuan Liu and his servant caught the two at the scene, and then took them to the government.Faced with solid evidence, the two admitted their crimes and were immediately sent to prison.
After getting married to Lin Yang, the second princess lived with Lin Yang on land. With the efforts of the two, life began to get better and better. A year later, the second princess gave birth to a fat boy for Lin Yang, and the family began to live a happy life.
Note: This story is purely fictitious and is an original story by the author. It is only intended to promote the virtues of Chinese tradition. Please do not fall into the category of feudal superstition. If you like the editor, please follow and like it. Thank you (picture from the Internet)
