There is a big river ten miles east of Liujiagou. Passers-by must cross the river on a wooden bridge. An old man led a child to walk carefully on the bridge. The child complained: "Grandpa, this wooden bridge has rotted, why don't you rebuild one?"
The old man was shocked when he heard this. He bowed his hands and said to the river. : "The child is still young, and children's words are unbridled!" After
finished speaking, the old man picked up the child and hurriedly left the wooden bridge. When he reached the land, the child asked in confusion: "Grandpa, what were you talking to yourself just now? ? "
The old man rubbed the child's head lovingly. His grandson looked very much like his deceased daughter. He suddenly said: "If I had not traveled far away, your mother would not have died. "
Sunset. Next, two figures, one large and one small, were walking on the mountain road. The old man looked at the wooden bridge behind him and told a story.
A few years ago, there lived a man named Lao Liutou in Liujiagou. When he was young, he traveled all over the country and made a fortune by selling some goods. He built a brick house in the village, which made the villagers envious.
But despite his reputation in front of others, Old Liu Tou is famous for being henpecked. If there is anything that cannot be decided at home, as soon as Old Liutou's wife Wang makes a word, Old Liutou will wilt like a pepper.
Wang is another person who loves money as much as his life. He is stingy and loves to take advantage of others. A few years ago, because the village was plagued by locusts, the villagers had no harvest.
As a result, Wang deliberately raised the price of food, making the Liu family the richest man in the county in just a few months. As a result, many villagers were separated from their wives and families.
The Wang family has three sons. Beautiful girls from all over the country are vying to marry into the Liu family, so the two daughters-in-law chosen by the old Liu family are both very beautiful. Seeing that the youngest son has also reached the age of marriage.
On this day, a wandering Taoist priest came to the village, and old Liu Tou was worried about marrying his young son. Seeing the Taoist coming to ask for water, he warmly welcomed him into his home.
He offered cool well water, and after the Taoist drank it in large gulps, he announced his name as Wang Yuan.
Old Liu Tou opened his mouth and expressed his thoughts: "Sir, you are an expert from outside the world, and we are destined to meet each other. My youngest son got married a few days ago. Is it appropriate for you to help me unite the four pillars?"
Wang Yuan took a look at the four pillars, pondered for a moment and said: "Wuma and Chou Niu are in conflict with each other. If the female is strong and the male is weak, it will bring disaster to the family. In fact, it is not a good relationship. Marriage."
"Where did you come from, what nonsense are you talking about?" Before Wang Yuan finished speaking, a sharp voice came out. The speaker was Mrs. Wang, the wife of the old Liutou, and Murakami was famous for her bad mouth.
I saw that the marriage that my youngest son Liu Sanfu was looking at was a distant relative of the Wang family. They lived in Hengwuzhen, a hundred miles away. The family owned a very wealthy silk and satin shop. Moreover, what stood out about the girl was her first-rate beauty, with peach eyes, almond-shaped cheeks, and a small face.
Therefore, Mrs. Wang was very concerned about this marriage. When she wanted to be a good match, she was jealous of the woman's dowry. How could he be willing to accept Wang Yuan's remarks that the four pillars were incompatible?
Wang Yuan smiled slightly: "I was just passing by to beg for a bowl of water. I wanted to express my gratitude for the gift of water. I just said it according to the four pillars. If you offend me, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked out the door. After walking for a few steps, I couldn't help but look back and said to Old Liu Tou: "Your son's good marriage is within ten miles, and only when a good wife comes in can the family be harmonious."
"You liar, if you don't use the big broom, I will drive you out." "Ms. Wang shouted, and Wang Yuan watched the couple shake their heads and leave helplessly.
In fact, before Wang Yuan came, Old Liu Tou also quietly went to the town to find Mr. Zhou Yi to check the four pillars, which was almost the same as what Wang Yuan said.
Old Liu Tou asked Wang tentatively: "Why don't you find a daughter-in-law for your son who knows everything nearby? Why do you have to go so far away?"
When Wang heard this, he squinted his eyes and said, "You don't even look at it. How can this girl from ten miles away be worthy of our son? Why don’t we find a beautiful one for our son?”
Old Liu Tou was choked and couldn’t say a word.
When the prime minister of the Liu family saw her, they got married. Within half a year, the girl Ma Jinzhi came in.This Ma Jinzhi was born in a small town, has seen some of the market, is more eloquent than the girls in the village, can help with ideas for the family business, and is also smart and capable. Wang was very happy when she saw it, and secretly scolded Wang Yuan for talking nonsense.
When Ma Jinzhi saw that her husband's family was rich and her elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law were honest, she wanted to do something to let the people in the village see what she was capable of. There is a small river in front of
's house, and there is a small bridge on the river. The bridge is a bit old. The Liu family has to cross this bridge every time they bring goods. When there are floods in summer, the bridge is almost submerged. She thought about it and discussed with her parents-in-law to build a new bridge so that she could get in and out more easily, which would also benefit the village.
Wang thought about it, now that her family was rich, it was time for the villagers to see their family's strength, and immediately agreed to build a new bridge. At first, Old Liu Tou was opposed to it. The bridge was very old, and even though it was just a thin bridge, it had never been submerged, let alone washed away, no matter how heavy the water was.
Ma Jinzhi advised Liu Tou: "Dad, this is something we can do to accumulate merit. The year before last, Li Dashan in our town paved the road for the town, and the family business has grown bigger and bigger. Now they have moved to the county seat. "Building bridges is a good deed, and it may help our family become a top scholar in the future."
These words struck Lao Liutou's heart. Although his family was rich, none of his sons were good at studying, so they hired teachers. The husband was also free of money, so he had no choice but to take them with him to travel around and do business. If there is a scholar in the family, let alone being the top scholar, being a scholar will bring glory to the family.
However, the three sons are not up to par, and the two grandsons are not enlightened either. They play wildly all day long. If the family had not provided money to fund the private school, the wife would have been kicked home by the wife for being naughty. I was afraid that this matter really had to rely on virtue and good deeds to bless the birth of a smart grandson, so I patted my thigh and built the bridge, and the matter was settled.
As a result, when the villagers heard that Lao Liu's family was rebuilding the bridge, they all stood up to oppose it. The reason is that it is said that there is a mystery hidden under the bridge, which can protect the peace of the village. Otherwise, the heavy rain in summer would never flow into the village, and the weather in the village has always been smooth, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment.
No one knows what kind of bridge the Liu family can build. If the materials are not as good as the previous one and it breaks down after a few years, who will pay for the repair and reconstruction of the bridge in the future? Everyone went to the village chief's house and asked him to stop it.
The village chief said: "I can't stop this. It's all luck." Everyone was puzzled by the village chief's words.
It turns out that before Taoist Wang Yuan left, he saw that Mrs. Wang was determined to marry the wife whose four pillars were not compatible. In order to protect other people in the village from being affected, he went to the village chief and said to him: "If the Liu family does anything to the village in the future, don't stop it. If you stop it, something more terrible may happen, and don't let the villagers go." "Join in."
The village chief was about to ask Wang Yuan for details and said that the secret must not be leaked, so remember not to join in to ensure the safety of the village.
When the villagers saw that the village refused to come forward, they had to sigh and leave. Ma Jinzhi spent a lot of money to invite a one-eyed Taoist priest from nowhere. He took a compass and walked around the small bridge. It is said that the auspicious location here is very good, and the bridge head can be facing the Liu family, so as to ensure Huang Tengda in the future.
chose an auspicious day and took advantage of the shallow water in the river to knock down the small wooden bridge and rebuild it.
On the day when the construction started, many people in the village went to watch the fun. The reason why they went to watch the fun instead of helping was because rumors suddenly spread in the village that there was a Feng Shui stone tablet hidden under the old bridge.
I heard that it was this Feng Shui stone tablet that protected the old bridge from collapse after floods, so the villagers wanted to see what the Feng Shui stone tablet looked like.
The villagers did not dare to come to help build the bridge, but it did not delay the construction of the bridge. As the saying goes, money can make the devil grind, so Old Liu Tou spent money to hire many young and strong laborers from other villages to build the new bridge.
The one-eyed Taoist pretended to walk around the bridge, then inserted a wooden stick at the waist of the bridge and asked everyone to start digging the bridge foundation from here.
Who would have thought that just after digging out to a depth of one meter, there was a loud bang, and the shovel hit a hard object, and Lao Liutou's face turned dark immediately.
Generally, an experienced Taoist can find the location accurately, and a craftsman who digs according to the instructions will generally not encounter anything. Even more powerful Taoists can position themselves accurately. Even if there is something around them, the shovel can stick to the obstacle without hitting it.
However, it was obvious that this one-eyed Taoist was so bad that he actually ordered the craftsman to hit something in one go.
The one-eyed Taoist's face was also a little confused, and a lot of sweat dripped down his face. He kept mumbling in his mouth again. But now that the old bridge has been demolished, we have no choice but to dig down.
Slowly the hard object was revealed, and it turned out to be a stone tablet. Everyone took a breath. It seemed that the rumors were true. There was really a "Feng Shui Stone Tablet" in the river.
Mrs. Wang cursed and asked the helper to continue working. A quarter of an hour of delay would be a waste of a penny. Everyone worked hard to pull up the stone tablet and rinse it with water to reveal the writing.
The one-eyed Taoist coughed and was about to speak when he suddenly coughed violently as if he was choking on water, and then vomited.
Mrs. Wang pinched her nose in disgust and said, "I'm afraid you may have heatstroke, sir. Please help him go to the shade of a tree."
After saying this, two helpers walked over to help the one-eyed Taoist. As a result, he accidentally stepped into a big pit and the three of them fell in together.
The one-eyed Taoist thought there was something strange about the stone tablet and was so frightened that he rolled over and crawled up with difficulty. He was covered in mud. Now he didn't dare to ask for the reward and let the apprentice run away with his luggage.
At this time, a literate person read the words on the stone tablet aloud: "I am a monk who came to practice in this precious land. I heard that the evil dragons came from the river and entered the sea to destroy all living beings. Therefore, my soul was sealed in the stone tablet to form a Feng Shui stone tablet. Seal the evil dragon to ensure the safety of the place. Do not move the stone tablet, otherwise the evil dragon may escape and cause harm to the world."
After listening to the content of the inscription, everyone started talking among themselves. The helpers invited were all foreigners, and they were too frightened to continue digging. Someone in the village said: "Old Liu Tou, look at the evil you have done. Everyone advised you not to touch the bridge at first, but you insisted on repairing it. Now that the Taoist priests have just started working on it, they have also left, and the helpers are also leaving. This bridge is still there. "Repair or not?"
There was no point in talking. Some elderly people began to walk home, shaking their heads and sighing as they walked, saying that the Liu family had destroyed the stone monument, which would be detrimental to their family in the future. Some young people were a little scared after hearing this, and gradually they dispersed.
The remaining members of Old Liu's family stood there at a loss. Finally, Ma Jinzhi broke the silence, cleared his throat and said, "Dad, should we build this bridge yet?"
His youngest son Liu Sanfu heard this and gave Ma Jinzhi a big mouthful. I usually look at the honest and honest girl, but I didn't expect to get so angry this time, pointing at my wife's nose and scolding her all the time. This Ma Jinzhi was not a fuel-saving lamp, and the couple actually started fighting on the spot.
"Stop it!" Old Liu roared angrily. The third son was fighting with the two men, and their clothes were torn in tatters. Hearing what dad said, he held his hand. At present, these human bridges cannot be repaired, so they can only go home first and make long-term plans.
As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. When people in the nearby villages heard about this incident, no one dared to take the job, for fear of being exposed to bad luck and losing their life to make money.
The bridge had to be built, but it was not a problem during the dry season. In summer, there would be floods and it would be impossible to go out for several months. There must be a brave man who spends a lot of money, and he spent several times the price to hire some people who wanted money at the expense of their lives to build the new bridge.
The new bridge was finally built before the flood started, and the sorrow that enveloped the Liu family was a little lighter.
Less than a year later, Ma Jinzhi was ten months pregnant, and a fat boy was born. The family was in the joy of having a baby. Unexpectedly, when Liu Sanfu went to his mother-in-law's house to announce the good news, he was intercepted and killed by bandits on the way. Logically speaking, the previous bandits could only steal some silver coins and would not harm anyone's life.
Some people in the village were secretly saying that the Liu family had moved the Feng Shui stone tablet, and retribution had come. Strangely enough, since then, the two sons of the Liu family have also encountered accidents one after another.
Mrs. Wang was very angry when she heard this. She ordered people to drag the Feng Shui stone tablet out of the river and let the masons smash the stone tablet to vent her anger. As a result, within a few days, her eldest son Liu Dafu drove a carriage into the city to collect the goods. The horse was frightened and ran wildly, causing both the man and the horse to fall off the cliff. The second oldest brother, Liu Erfu, was walking on the street when his foot slipped for no apparent reason and he fell on the stone steps. Of course he died.
In just a few months, his family was ruined, and Old Liu Tou squatted in front of his door with a gloomy face, smoking heavily.
Suddenly everything went dark. He looked up and saw Wang Yuan, a Taoist who had come to the house to ask for water. Old Liu Tou seemed to have seen a life-saving straw. He stepped forward and held Wang Yuan's hand tightly. He burst into tears and begged him to save the family.
Wang Yuan told the origin of the Feng Shui stone tablet. The evil spirit is a dragon that crosses rivers and seas. The place where it passes by an evil nature is like a flood. Wang Yuan's master traveled here and sacrificed himself to seal it here.
The power of the evil dragon was already weak, but Wang's destruction of the stone tablet caused the evil spirit to leak out. This led to accidents happening one after another to the Liu family.
If you don't want the Liu family to be hurt by this, you must do a hundred good deeds and do good deeds to resolve the evil spirit. Not only can it relieve the Liu family's predicament, but it can also ensure peace for them.
Because her three sons had accidents one after another, Wang had no doubts about the Feng Shui stone monument. After hearing this, she took the initiative to help her neighbors, pave roads and build bridges, and do a hundred good deeds.
Old Liu Tou didn't dare to neglect, so he rushed to ask the villagers who needed help. Several years later, the Liu family has been doing good deeds and doing good deeds. The children and nephews in the family have grown up healthily without any accidents.
After listening to the old man's story, the child shrank his head, stuck out his tongue and stopped talking nonsense.
At this moment, two villagers came towards them, and one of them shouted: "Mr. Wang!"
Everyone exchanged greetings, and the old man took the child away. Another villager was confused and asked who the old man was? The villagers who knew the old man sighed and said that there was a locust plague in the village and the Liu family was selling grain at a high price. The old man's daughter wanted to save rations for his children.
The old man was a Taoist. When he returned home from a long trip, he found that his daughter had starved to death. Not only did the old man not blame the Liu family, but he even went to help the Liu family, so that the old Liu family had no heirs.
Another villager asked in shock: "Why did the old man do this?"
The villager said: "The old man said Good and evil will be repaid, and misfortunes and blessings will come together. No one can replace you. "
The two people looked at each other at the same time. In the direction of the old man, I saw a lonely figure in the distance. At this time, there were waves in the river, and a stone tablet was vaguely exposed.
There are some things that make you have to believe and still be in awe!
The two of them looked in the direction of the old man at the same time, and saw that his back was a little lonely. At this time, there were waves in the river, and a stone tablet was vaguely exposed.
There are some things that make you have to believe and still be in awe!
(end of story)
