During the period of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a beggar named Yan Nanfei in Yong'an. He fled from famine and broke a leg on the way. He could not do menial work and could only take his ten-year-old sister Nuo Yao to beg on the street.
Yan Nanfei's clothes were torn and dirty. He looked like he had just come back from digging coal mines. He was so skinny that it seemed as if a gust of wind could lift him up. Even though Yan Nanfei looked so pitiful, he still failed to win the kindness of the villagers. People often spat in front of him, and even threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at him, telling him to take his things and get out of here and stop getting dirty. Their territory.
Yan Nanfei held Nuo Yao's hand and limped away. They changed places to beg. The attitude of the villagers there was still bad, and someone even kicked Yan Nanfei's broken leg hard. Yan Nanfei shivered in pain, but the villagers next to him burst into laughter.
Although life is so painful, Yan Nanfei still faces life with a smile.
On this day, a waiter in a restaurant threw away two moldy steamed buns. When Yan Nanfei saw the two steamed buns, he limped and picked them up from the ground as if he were seeing treasures, and patted them. He started chewing the dust in big mouthfuls. Before he could take two bites, he suddenly saw the pitiful Nuo Yao next to him.
Yan Nanfei was reluctant to eat any more. He took off the scalp of one of the moldy steamed buns and gave one to Nuo Yao. Watching Nuo Yao happily eating the steamed buns, Yan Nanfei showed a long-lost smile.
Just when Yan Nanfei was about to swallow the remaining half of the steamed bun, several hedgehogs suddenly crawled out from the corner. Those hedgehogs were so skinny that they had obviously not had a full meal for a long time. He stared at the half piece of steamed bun in Yan Nanfei's hand.
Yan Nanfei broke open the steamed bun in his hand and placed more than half of it in front of the hedgehog, letting the whole family share it, leaving only a small bite for himself.
When they had finished eating the steamed buns, the waiter suddenly appeared and punched Yan Nanfei in the face, causing Yan Nanfei's nose and face to be bruised and swollen.
It turned out that the two steamed buns by the waiter were not thrown on the ground randomly, but he deliberately threw them on the ground to feed the shopkeeper's dog. Now Yan Nanfei picked up the steamed buns and ate them, and the shopkeeper's dog wanted to eat them. Hungry, the shopkeeper's dog is the shopkeeper's beloved dog. If it gets hungry, the waiter will definitely be beaten and kicked by the shopkeeper.
After being punched, Yan Nanfei took Nuo Yao to another place to beg. That night, the two of them spent the night in a dilapidated temple with many beggars. Yan Nanfei had a strange dream after falling asleep.
In the dream, the hedgehog appeared in front of Yan Nanfei. It was a white fairy, and he spoke like a human being: "The fact that you still share the steamed buns with us in such a poor situation shows your kindness. I decided I'll repay you. There are two old locust trees at the head of the village. There are two gold ingots buried under the locust trees. I took them out and brought them to the local area. Change the shop to copper plates and buy some food for you and your sister!"
Yan Nanfei was about to ask what was going on, but the hedgehog disappeared in his dream. With Yan Nanfei's nature, he would never He would take any money that didn't belong to him. It didn't matter if he didn't have enough to eat, but he couldn't bear to let Nuo Yao go hungry with him.
So Yan Nan flew to the old locust tree and dug out a rusty iron box from under the old locust tree. There were indeed two gold ingots inside.
Yan Nanfei only took out a gold ingot from it, closed the iron box and buried it under the locust tree. Yan Nanfei took the gold ingot to the pawn shop in exchange for money, and bought some freshly baked white flour steamed buns. He distributed the steamed buns to Nuo Yao and Hedgehog, and used the remaining money to buy several shops and a restaurant in the town. A house was built, and the whole hedgehog family was brought home to feed them.
Yan Nanfei made a fortune by relying on these. Even though he had a broken leg, there were still many beautiful girls coming to his door. He chose a gentle and virtuous woman and took her to his home as his wife.
After Yan Nanfei made a fortune, Yan Nanfei, who had experienced the sufferings of the world, became a local benevolent person. The villagers respected him very much and often followed Yan Nanfei behind and flattered him, making Yan Nanfei's praises fly to the sky.
Yan Nanfei didn't take these people's words to heart. He just did what he thought was right and could help others. He brought some capable beggars to his home and asked them to do what they could. Then distribute some wages to them to support them.
After the locust plague occurred in the village, Yan Nanfei took out the food he had hoarded at home and sold it to local people at low prices. These people included those who threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at him. , even the shopkeeper who regarded the dog as his beloved, and the waiter who punched and kicked Yan Nanfei.
However, none of them recognized Yan Nanfei as the beggar who lived on the streets back then, and Yan Nanfei never cared about so many things with them.
Later, Yan Nanfei married Nuo Yao, and he and his wife lived a good life.
