During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was an old man named Xie in Qiantang . He lost his wife in middle age and had no children. The village chief saw that he was very pitiful and lonely, so he gave him some watermelon seeds and asked him to grow watermelons to make a living. .
Since then, Mr. Xie has been in the fields every day, guarding the watermelon seedlings. The children nearby were always running around and could easily trample the watermelon seedlings to death. He specially set up a tent in the field and guarded the watermelon field day and night.
With the unremitting efforts of Mr. Xie, the watermelons are growing very well, and each one is bigger than the other. Old man Xie made some money from these watermelons, and his life was much better than before. But most of the money he earned was sent to the home of a man named Wu Tianci.
Wu Tianci's father is Xie Laohan's sworn brother. When they were young, the two joined the army and regarded each other as brothers in the army. Wu's father saved Lao Xie from fire and water many times, and suffered many injuries as a result. After they returned to their hometowns, Wu's father soon fell ill and passed away. Because of an accident, Wu Tianci hit his head and fell into a coma. He could not live a normal life. Old man Xie could not ignore him and would send some money to his family every month.
One night, old man Xie walked around the field and was about to return to his tent to rest. Suddenly he heard a sound of footsteps. He suspected that it was a nearby monkey or other wild beast coming to steal the watermelon, so he picked up the stick and walked away quietly. past.
After getting closer, there was indeed a dark shadow in the melon field. Old man Xie hit the dark shadow without saying a word. The black figure was hit with a stick and jumped up from the ground in an instant. When old man Xie heard the screams from the black figure, he realized that the person who stole the watermelon was Wu Tianci's wife, named Fenggu.
Feng Gu was a gentle person and had a good relationship with Wu Tianci. When Wu's father was ill and bedridden, she was the one who took care of him at the bedside. Old Man Xie had a good impression of her. Seeing that she was the one who came to steal the melons, Old Man Xie was not angry. Instead, he picked two good watermelons for her to take away. He also said that if she wanted to eat them in the future, she could just come and ask for them. Feng Gu nodded and agreed. After thanking the old man, Xie hugged the watermelon and left. However, all this had just begun.
In the next few days, Fenggu came to steal watermelons every night. Old man Xie pretended not to care, but she couldn't continue like this, otherwise she would steal all the watermelons in the field.
That evening, old man Xie couldn't bear it anymore and caught Feng Gu stealing melons from the field. He sternly scolded: "You are so shameless. I have told you so many times. If you want to eat, just leave me alone." Just want it, and why do you come here to steal all the melons every day? "
Faced with Old Man Xie's scolding, Feng Gu was like a child who had done something wrong. It took a long time for her to tell Old Man Xie. , Wu Tianci woke up, but he wanted to eat watermelon every day, and he didn't let her tell Old Man Xie, so she had to steal it.
Old man Xie's expression changed after hearing this. He returned to the tent and took out a peach core, then found a piece of watermelon and dug a small hole, put the peach core in, and sealed it with the melon rind.
After he finished, he handed the watermelon to Fenggu and told her not to cut it when she got back, but to give it to Wu Tianci to eat directly. Fenggu nodded and thanked her and left.
When Aunt Feng returned home, before she could give the watermelon to Wu Tianci, he snatched the watermelon from her arms, and then opened his mouth to gnaw the watermelon rind regardless of . Feng Gu stood aside with a look of helplessness.
At this moment, Wu Tianci seemed to be choked. He pinched his neck with both hands and retched at the side. Feng Gu was startled and stepped forward to help. Unexpectedly, old man Xie suddenly appeared and grabbed her.
At this time, Wu Tianci fell to the ground with a ferocious face, and the peach core hidden in the watermelon fell out. Just when Feng Gu was at a loss, Wu Tianci's body suddenly split, and a black shadow emerged from his body. , and finally condensed into the shape of a monkey.
When the old man Xie next to him saw this situation, he picked up his stick and hit the monkey. The monkey was beaten so hard that it fled away. It quickly ran out of Wu's house and fled into the deep mountains and old forests. Feng Gu was stunned when she saw this scene. Old man Xie helped Wu Tianci to the wooden couch and told the reason for the incident.
When Feng Gu was stealing the watermelon, she told Old Man Xie that Wu Tianci wanted to eat watermelon, but the living dead cannot eat. Old Man Xie realized that something was wrong at that time and put the peach core that he used to ward off evil spirits into the watermelon. .
The peach stone is an excellent item to ward off evil spirits. This peach stone has been with him for twenty years. It is full of yang energy. When placed in a watermelon, it can force out the monkey demon in Wu Tianci's body.
Since the monkey demon left Wu Tianci's body, Wu Tianci woke up quickly. After some negotiation, the couple took Old Man Xie into his home for support.
