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It is said that the story happened in
Tang Dynasty during the Tianwu period. There was a young carpenter named Zhao Tianlin in Wudi County, Jinan Prefecture. This young carpenter also had a bad life. His mother died in childbirth when he was born. Fortunately, his father was relatively good. Responsible, being a father and a mother over the years has brought him up.
But when Zhao Tianlin was thirteen years old, his father was paralyzed in bed due to illness. Zhao Tianlin had no choice but to work as an apprentice in the house of an old carpenter in a neighboring village. The old carpenter was also a good man, and he knew the Zhao Tianlin family. Because of his family situation, he often gave Zhao Tianlin something to take home.
Just like that, Zhao Tianlin has been learning crafts at the old carpenter's house for two years. During these two years, Zhao Tianlin has learned carpentry during the day, and during this period, he has to take time to go home, feed his father, and take care of his daily life. People in the village lamented that Zhao Tianlin is really a good person. What a filial son!
However, even though Zhao Tianlin took such careful care, his father still passed away in the winter of this year. His father's death was a great blow to Zhao Tianlin. He held his father's body and cried so hard that he fainted several times. In the village With the help of a stranger, my father was buried.
After burying his father, he continued to learn the craft from the old carpenter, but the old carpenter said to him: "I have taught you everything I need to teach you. You have learned almost all these years. You should go out and start your own business." From tomorrow on, you don’t have to come again.”
So, Zhao Tianlin went back home. He knew that his master was doing carpentry work in a neighboring village, so he was unwilling to compete with him for business. He cleaned up the house and brought some valuable things. Leave the village and find a way to survive elsewhere.
Just when he was cleaning up the house, he discovered that there was a hole under the bed in his father's house. He was curious, so he moved the bed away and wanted to see what was going on? I didn't expect that it didn't matter if I didn't look at it. I was shocked when I saw it. There was actually a turtle under the bed.
What’s even more bizarre is that the turtle is still alive. He doesn’t know how long it has been here. Zhao Tianlin quickly took the turtle out of the hole and put it in the sun. After observing it for a long time, he still didn’t find the turtle. There is nothing unhealthy about him. The only surprising thing is that he is so big that it was difficult for Zhao Tianlin to carry him out.
After packing up all the things at home, Zhao Tianlin fed the turtle some food, squatted down and said to him: "I look at you, you look like a turtle. I am just a poor man, and I can't care about you. I will Put it by the river and find another way to make a living."
So Zhao Tianlin carried the turtle to the river, then turned around and left. Zhao Tianlin took his luggage and settled it more than 20 miles away from home! At home, I helped others do carpentry, and my life was like this.
One morning, while Zhao Tianlin was still sleeping, a smell of rice came over. Zhao Tianlin smelled it and quickly got out of bed to check. To his surprise, the house seemed to have changed. In the past, Zhao Tianlin was the only one at home. , so the home was very messy, but now he saw that the home had been tidied up, and there was delicious food on the table.
Just when he was confused, a young and beautiful woman walked out of another room, holding some dirty clothes in her hand, as if she was going to clean them for Zhao Tianlin.
When he saw Zhao Tianlin woke up, he said to him: "My name is Qing'er. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up. Wash your hands and eat quickly!"
Zhao Tianlin looked at this scene, He was very confused. He had lived in a mountain village since he was a child, and he had heard the legends told by the elderly. He thought that this woman was a mountain spirit or something, so he asked directly: "You...who are you?" How did you come to my house?"
The woman said calmly: "Don't be afraid, I am not a bad person, I am an orphan, my parents passed away some time ago, and my uncle and aunt took over our house. I have nowhere to go and am alone now. I hope you can take me in."
Zhao Tianlin saw the woman's sincere words, so he believed her. From that day on, Qing'er lived in Zhao Tianlin's home and did laundry for Zhao Tianlin. Cooking and cleaning housework, Zhao Tianlin gradually fell in love with this gentle and virtuous woman.
On this day, Zhao Tianlin went to the town to deliver some wood. When he came back, he passed by a Taoist temple, so he went in and wanted to pray for Qing'er's safety. When he walked into the Taoist temple, he found that it was really big inside. He burned incense. After worshiping, he was ready to go home.
At this moment, a deep voice came from behind: "Wait a minute!" Zhao Tianlin turned his head in surprise. It turned out that there was an old Taoist priest standing behind him. The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and said to Zhao Tianlin : "There is a knife on the head of this sex, you have to be careful!"
Zhao Tianlin was not a fool. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly asked the old Taoist priest to get more answers. After a conversation, the old Taoist priest agreed to Zhao Tianlin to go to his home to check.
After the two of them entered the yard, Qing'er was busy preparing the afternoon meal in the kitchen. When he saw Zhao Tianlin, accompanied by an old Taoist priest, he was so panicked that he broke a plate.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Tianlin had an idea in her mind. She asked Qing'er, what on earth is going on? Forced by helplessness, Qing'er had no choice but to tell Zhao Tianlin the whole story.
It turned out that the turtle Zhao Tianlin rescued from the old house that day was indeed an old turtle in the sea that had lived for hundreds of years, and Qing'er was a fish in the sea. He was grateful to Zhao Tianlin for saving the old turtle, so he went ashore He turned into a human form and wanted to repay Zhao Tianlin.
The matter finally came to light. The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, all things have spirits. Since you have no intention of harming others, I will let you go." After finishing speaking, the old Taoist priest He walked out of the yard without looking back. Half a year later, Qing'er married Zhao Tianlin. After they got married, they gave birth to a son and a daughter to Zhao Tianlin. It is worth mentioning that these two children are good human beings, and both Extremely filial, this couple has been loving each other their entire lives.
