Boss Zhao from Suzhou City is a flower lover. The large yard at his home is filled with all kinds of strange flowers and plants, attracting many people to stop and watch.
However, in recent days, Boss Zhao has had something on his mind. The flowers and plants that were blooming vigorously in the past have begun to show signs of failure. The flowers are wilting and the grass is withered and yellow, making the whole yard look miserable.
On this day, Boss Zhao was looking at the flowers and sighing. Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door outside the yard. Boss Zhao opened the door and saw that the person standing outside the door was none other than his good friend Yang Dafu.
Yang Dafu first looked at the yard, and then said in shock: "Brother Zhao, why did your yard suddenly become like this? Now is the flowering season, but here you have the other way around. This is not the case. It’s a good sign. I wonder if Brother Zhao has other things besides flowers and plants lately?”
Zhao Cunshan felt melancholy in his heart. Hearing what Yang Dafu said, he couldn't help but frown, "It's true. The business has plummeted. Not long ago, my wife also had a disagreement with me and returned to her parents' home. Since then, the flowers and plants in the yard have become like this. After that, everything went wrong in my life! ”
Yang Dafu touched his chin and said after a while: "I recently got a baby. I wanted to keep it for myself, but my brother was in trouble, so I had to help. I wonder if Brother Zhao would be interested in coming with me to have a look. ?"
Zhao Cunshan raised his eyebrows and suddenly became interested, "I don't know what Brother Yang said. What's the magic use of this baby?"
" Yang Dafu chuckled and said, "It's hard to tell now. Brother Zhao, just follow me and take a look, and you will know the magic use of this baby."
" Yang Dafu's pretentiousness aroused Zhao Cunshan. Out of curiosity, he immediately locked the courtyard door and followed Yang Dafu out.
On the way, people kept saying hello to Zhao Cunshan. Zhao Cunshan nodded and said hello. Zhao Cunshan was respected wherever he went.
Speaking of Zhao Cunshan, he really lives up to his name. People in Suzhou City all call Zhao Cunshan "Zhao Dashanren". Although Boss Zhao has a huge fortune, he is not as arrogant and domineering as some rich men. Instead, he often gives charity to the people. Bless the world.
The people in Suzhou City regarded Zhao Cunshan as a "living Bodhisattva", and one by one they were close to offering sacrifices to Zhao Cunshan.
When he arrived at Yang Dafu's house, Zhao Cunshan finally became quiet.
Yang Dafu, like Zhao Cunshan, is a lover of flowers. Zhao Cunshan's eyes lit up when he saw the flowers in Yang Dafu's yard blooming brightly.
Then he came to a cluster of flowers and exclaimed in wonder: "I always thought that I, Mr. Zhao, was the king of the flower world, but when I came here today, Brother Yang, I understood the saying, 'There are people outside the world, and there is heaven outside the world.' This Plum blossoms originally bloomed in winter, but now in the hot summer, they are kept so alive by you, Brother Yang. It’s really amazing! "
" Yang Dafu smiled and waved his hand: "I'm ashamed to say that I don't have that much ability. All of this is thanks to this thing." As Yang Dafu spoke, he carefully fished it out of the well. When Zhao Cunshan took a closer look at the object, it turned out to be a vase the size of a palm.
Although the vase is small, the craftsmanship is very exquisite. The red and white patterns, coupled with the style of the vase, look like a beautiful woman wearing a red gauze skirt.
Zhao Cunshan couldn't help but stared at it, and it took him a long time to calm down and ask: "This... what is this?"
Yang Dafu stroked the vase with great care, "This is the treasure I told you, known as 'Beauty Bottle', any seeds put into this bottle, It will open in an instant. This was originally given to me by others, but now it seems that Brother Zhao needs this bottle more than me."
As he spoke, Yang Dafu handed the bottle to Zhao Cunshan, who was kind-hearted. Overjoyed, he quickly took it carefully, but Zhao Cunshan still had doubts in his heart. Is there really such a magical thing in this world?
Perhaps seeing Zhao Cunshan’s doubts, Yang Dafu found a seed from the flowers and put it into the vase.
Zhao Cunshan held the vase and felt a biting chill coming from the vase. Zhao Cunshan held the vase and yelled "Wow!" and almost broke the bottle.
However, in an instant, Zhao Cunshan saw a bright flower rising slowly and slowly emerging from the mouth of the bottle. Zhao Cunshan was stunned and stunned. He shook the vase for a long time, but he could not see the mystery in it.
But at this time, Zhao Cunshan knew that Yang Dafu had not lied to him, and the smile on his face became brighter. He held the vase and thanked Yang Dafu repeatedly.
Ever since Zhao Cunshan got this vase, he rarely went out. He kept throwing seeds into the vase. In just two days, Zhao Cunshan's big yard was once again filled with flowers and plants.
Strange to say, the flowers here are blooming, and Zhao Cunshan’s business outside is also booming. Even his wife who insisted on returning to her parents’ home not long ago has also returned home.
When his wife Zhang saw Zhao Cunshan smiling from ear to ear all day long, she couldn't help but asked curiously: "Have any happy events happened to my husband recently? Why are you so happy?"
Zhao Cunshan was about to share the joy in his heart with others. At this time, he heard Zhang asked and told Zhang everything. Zhang was surprised and curious. He took the bottle and looked at it over and over for several times. I've read it over and over again, but I can't see anything mysterious about it.
It’s just that the feel of this bottle is really strange. Compared with other porcelain vases, this vase is slightly heavier, and the texture on it is also uneven. If you look closely, there are many pores. Not only that, the taste of the bottle is also very strange. .
Ms. Zhang couldn't help but frowned. An idea flashed through her mind, but then she shook her head. It couldn't be...
That night, Zhao Cunshan had a dream. He dreamed of that magical thing. He accidentally broke the vase. Just when he was sad, the broken vase recovered in the blink of an eye. As a chill spread through the vase, a small person slowly emerged from the vase.
Zhao Cunshan looked around in shock and saw that this little man had fair skin and was wearing a thin red gauze. His looming figure made Zhao Cunshan's throat roll.
When he was about to take a closer look, the woman in the bottle slowly came out. Before Zhao Cunshan could react, the woman had become the size of a normal person.
The woman raised her fingers towards Zhao Cunshan and said with a smile: "My little girl Yueya, I heard that Mr. Zhao is kind-hearted and is even more willing to help others. Yueya has admired Mr. Zhao for a long time. I wonder if Mr. Zhao can follow Yueya. Come, Yue Ya wants to have a nice drink with Mr. Zhao."
When Zhao Cunshan saw this woman and thought about the tigress-like Zhang family at home, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken, so he followed the woman out.
As he was walking, a thick fog rose in front of him. After passing through the thick fog, Zhao Cunshan found himself outside the "Hongxingfang". Seven or eight women in bright clothes and holding wine glasses surrounded Zhao Cunshan. , surrounded Zhao Cunshan and toasted frequently.
Zhao Cunshan was so confused by the beauty in front of him. These women sang and danced in front of Zhao Cunshan, coaxing him from ear to ear. As he drank one glass after another, Zhao Cunshan also let go of his previous wariness and boldly The man and the woman became happy.
. Mrs. Zhang also had a dream after she fell asleep. In the dream, she came back from her parents' home and saw that the courtyard door of her home was closed. She couldn't push it open no matter how hard she tried, so she had to climb over the wall and enter the house. Unexpectedly, she heard something as soon as she entered the house. Bursts of laughter from men and women.
Ms. Zhang looked into the room and saw that Zhao Cunshan, whose face was red from drinking, was having fun with a group of beauties. Ms. Zhang's face turned green and white in anger, and she immediately picked up a broom and hit Zhao Cunshan.
Zhao Cunshan howled repeatedly, claiming that he was bewitched, but the group of women cried so hard that they were brought here by Zhao Cunshan.
Zhao Cunshan was worried that the Dongchuang Incident would happen, so he set fire to several people. The fire burned all night. Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but feel pain in her heart when she listened to the woman's heart-rending shouts.
Just at this moment, a chicken crow came, and Zhang finally woke up from the nightmare. But when she turned her head, Zhao Cunshan was nowhere to be seen. She stretched her neck and shouted Zhao Cunshan's name for a long time, but no one came.
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly got up and wanted to go out to check, but she saw many messy footprints appearing in the house at some point. Mrs. Zhang followed the footprints out of the house and found that these footprints led all the way to the outside of the courtyard.
Zhang was surprised and walked out following the footprints. After walking for an unknown amount of time, the front became more and more desolate, and the footprints stopped abruptly here.
At this time, Ms. Zhang looked up again and saw a person lying in front of a grave. Ms. Zhang stepped forward and discovered that this person was none other than his husband Zhao Cunshan, and there was actually something in his arms. Holding the vase.
Ms. Zhang shook Zhao Cunshan up. Seeing that Zhao Cunshan's face was red and there was an unpleasant smell of alcohol on his body, she couldn't help but reach out and twist his ears and ask him why he came here to sleep.
Zhao Cunshan couldn't help but grin when he recalled his dream last night, but he didn't dare to tell Zhang about the dream, so he could only pretend to be calm and lower his eyes, saying that he was sleepwalking.
Ms. Zhang found it strange that she had been married to Zhao Cunshan for more than three years and had never seen Zhao Cunshan sleepwalking. It seemed that the recent strange things happened only because of this vase.
Mrs. Zhang subconsciously looked towards the vase, then raised her eyes to look at Zhao Cunshan. Seeing Zhao Cunshan's eyes wandering, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help snorting and said: "Sleepwalking? Then you are really powerful. Can you sleepwalk so far? Can you still sleepwalker? Drinking?”
As he spoke, Zhang grabbed Zhao Cunshan’s hand. Zhang was so angry that he happened to see the lip prints on his collar, and gave Zhao Cunshan a slap in the face, "I think you went out to have fun in the middle of the night."
Zhao Cunshan was killed by Zhang He was beaten until his head was covered. He was really unjust. It was obviously just a dream. How did he know that he came here? Seeing that Zhang still refused to give up, Zhao Cunshan could only sigh and told Zhang his dream in detail.
Ms. Zhang heard what Zhao Cunshan said and combined with the dream she had, her eyes were on the vase again. Seeing that Zhao Cunshan was still holding the vase tightly, she knew that there was something weird about the vase. , hurriedly snatched the vase over, and before Zhao Cunshan could react, Zhang had already thrown the vase to the ground.
Zhao Cunshan saw this and hurriedly reached out to pick it up, but it was too late. At this time, the vase had already fallen to the ground. What surprised Zhang and Zhao Cunshan was that the vase did not break when it fell to the ground, but fell to the ground. "Gululu" rolled around a few times and stood up on his own.
The sun was shining brightly on the earth, but Zhao Cunshan and Zhang felt a biting chill inexplicably. They looked at each other and broke into cold sweats.
Mrs. Zhang originally wanted to throw the vase here, but Zhao Cunshan wanted to take the vase to Yang Dafu to ask for an explanation. However, Zhao Cunshan searched for Yang Dafu for a whole day, but there was no news from him. Yang Dafu seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. , no one knew the existence of this person, so Zhao Cunshan had no choice but to return in frustration holding the vase.
When they were sleeping at night, both husband and wife knew that there was something wrong with the vase. They tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. They finally became confused while counting sheep. But at this time, the couple heard the sound of the vase breaking. She broke out in a cold sweat, squinted her eyes and looked towards the place where the vase was placed, and saw a stunning woman slowly walking out of the vase.
The woman slowly grew older and walked up to Zhao Cunshan very enchantingly. She stroked Zhao Cunshan's neck and said softly: "Mr. Zhao, can't you sleep? Why don't you go somewhere with me to have some fun?"
Zhao Cunshan was trembling with fear. Only then did he realize that he was not dreaming last night, all of this was really happening!
As the woman got closer, Zhao Cunshan suddenly cursed, "Who are you, a banshee? I, Zhao Cunshan, have been kind to others all my life and have done many good deeds. I have a clear conscience, so I will not be afraid of you, a banshee!"
Woman He looked at Zhao Cunshan with a smile and said, "Really? You don't recognize me?"
As he spoke, the woman in front of him suddenly changed his appearance. Zhao Cunshan was so frightened that he screamed and backed away in the direction of Mrs. Zhang behind him, "You...why are you here?"
The woman smiled brightly: "Of course I can't let you forget me. "
At this time, a ball of flame suddenly rose from the woman's body, and the fire engulfed the woman in an instant. In an instant, the woman's body became pitch black, and she had long lost her original beauty.
Zhao Cunshan was so frightened by everything in front of him that he could not speak coherently. His upper and lower teeth chattered. After all, he could not resist the fear in his heart and fainted.
The woman who was burned by sneered, and returned to normal in the blink of an eye. She looked sideways at Zhang next to Zhao Cunshan, and said calmly: "We are also women, I know you are a good person, but some people are well-dressed on the surface, but in their hearts But he is a wicked person. I hope you can open your eyes and escape from the sea of misery as soon as possible..."
As he spoke, the woman in front of him swayed, turned into a black smoke and disappeared into the vase.
At this time, Mrs. Zhang was also frightened. Recalling what the woman said, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. However, she refused to believe that the people around her were beasts in clothes. In this way, Ms. Zhang was thinking wildly and was beaten. It's dawn.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Zhang saw that Zhao Cunshan had woken up. She quickly grabbed Zhao Cunshan and asked, "Did you know the woman in the vase last night?"
Zhao Cunshan recalled yesterday. In the evening scene, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. However, when facing Zhang, Zhao Cunshan still pretended to be calm and said: "How can I know him? You better not think nonsense, I...I will go out to find Yang Dafu." Go..."
As he spoke, Zhao Cunshan glanced at the vase placed on the table. He wanted to extend his hand, but thought of something and retracted it. Then he turned and walked straight out of the house.
It’s just that what Zhao Cunshan is looking for is not Yang Dafu, but someone else.
Zhao Cunshan walked slowly towards an ancient temple. When he came to the ancient temple, he explained his purpose to the little novice at the door, and then led him to a Zen room.
There was an old monk sitting cross-legged in the meditation room. However, the old monk looked very different from what Zhao Cunshan remembered. The old monk used to have a big face and a round belly, but now he is as skinny as a skeleton.
Zhao Cunshan didn’t think much, but came to the old monk and blamed him: “Master, you told me earlier that as long as you do more good deeds, the woman who was burned to death will not bother me again, but now that woman is back. You still want my life! Master, you have to save me. As long as you can save me, I am willing to give you any amount of money, and I am even willing to repair the entire ancient temple!"
The old monk coughed a few times, and suddenly opened his eyes. Zhao Cunshan was startled by those eyes, and saw the old monk's eyes. Both eyes were blood red, as if blood would flow out at any time.
Zhao Cunshan couldn't help but take a few steps back. At this moment, a hoarse voice came. Although the voice was calm, every word was heartbreaking.
"This donor is really doing a lot of harm to others. I asked you again and again if you told the truth, and you said you had nothing to hide. Monk, I saw that you were an honest man and you didn't look like a villain, so I believed you. But Unexpectedly, I harmed myself and that poor woman because of my confusion.”
The old monk paused for a moment when he said this. His blood-red eyes looked at Zhao Cunshan in front of him again. After a while, he sighed and said: "Everything has its cause and its effect. Now if you want to be free, you must admit that you are The only one who can help you is yourself, otherwise..."
The old monk didn't say anything more. He waved his hand and issued the eviction order.
Zhao Cunshan walked out of the ancient temple in a daze. It was absolutely impossible for him to admit his crime. Now he has finally turned around and become the boss of Suzhou City. If he tells the story about what happened before, let alone the character he worked so hard to build. I'm afraid my life will be at risk.
Thinking of this, Zhao Cunshan picked up the vase and threw it out the door after returning home. However, what he did not expect was that the vase came back by itself at night, and the person in the vase lingered next to Zhao Cunshan every night, but On the third day, Zhao Cunshan seemed to have changed. His face was sallow and his muscles were thin, and his eye sockets were sunken deeply.
Ms. Zhang noticed something was wrong with Zhao Cunshan and asked him repeatedly what happened. Zhao Cunshan always kept silent. Mrs. Zhang was so frightened that she had to return to her parents' home overnight.
After another three days, Zhao Cunshan finally couldn't bear the torture every night, stumbled to the Yamen, and exposed his crimes that year.
It turns out that the name of the woman in the bottle is 'Yueya', and she was originally the number one in Hongxingfang. Because of her beauty, she was sought after by many people. Many noble men would rather spend a lot of money to meet Yueya, but Yueya has her own The rule is, people who don't like her can't see her even if they spend thousands of taels of silver. People who like her can get Yue Ya's favor even if they don't spend a penny.
Zhao Cunshan is the man who has no money. Eight years ago, Zhao Cunshan was still a scholar. He failed many times and had to come to Hongxingfang for entertainment. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Yueya. Zhao Cunshan read poetry and books to his heart's content. He is a flower lover, and he is very attached to Yue Ya. The two hit it off immediately, and soon they became close friends.
Maybe the crescent moon is so beautiful, and maybe Zhao Cunshan is very talented. The two gradually developed feelings for each other from close friends and became close lovers.
Later, when Zhao Cunshan found a way to make a fortune in Suzhou City, he gave up studying. Therefore, Yueya was also happy for Zhao Cunshan. That night, after the two had a warm relationship, Yueya quietly took out a box from under the pillow, which contained It was full of gold and silver jewelry, and there was a big box under his bed, which was also filled with gold and silver treasures.
Zhao Cunshan was shocked when he saw this, and quickly asked Yue Ya where these things came from.
Yue Ya said with a smile: "These were all given to me by those customers in the past. In fact, I could have redeemed myself a long time ago. It's just that in so many years, I haven't met a close person. Now that I meet you Cun Shan, it is also an important thing in Yue Ya's life. Fortunately, I want to use the money to redeem myself, and Yue Ya will be with you in the future."
As he spoke, Yue Ya leaned gently in Zhao Cunshan's arms, but Zhao Cunshan had other thoughts while staring at the gold and silver treasures.
Rather than giving these treasures to Hongxingfang, it would be better to give them to him. With this money, what can Zhao Cunshan do in Suzhou City?
Thinking of this, Zhao Cunshan couldn't help but tell Yue Ya what he thought. He said, "Yue Ya, why don't you give me the money first so that I can gain a foothold in Suzhou City first, and then I can redeem you when I have the money." , Yueya, don’t worry, I will definitely not let you down."
But Yueya refused to give the money to Zhao Cunshan. This was what Yueya had saved so hard for so many years. What if she lost it to Zhao Cunshan? Then Yueya would have to stay in Hongxing for the rest of her life.
Zhao Cunshan refused to agree when he saw Yue Ya, and could not help but have evil thoughts in his heart. After a few days, Zhao Cunshan While Yue Ya was sleeping, Shan prepared to steal the money quietly, but he was discovered by Yue Ya. While the two were fighting, Zhao Cunshan accidentally knocked over the candlestick on the table, and the fire spread instantly.
Zhao Cunshan saw that. The situation was not good, so he hurriedly ran away with the money, but he was afraid that the incident would happen, so he simply The door of Yueya's house was locked, and then he ran away.
In this way, Zhao Cunshan gradually became the boss of Zhao with Yueya's money, while Yueya was left in that house forever.
At this time, Zhao Cunshan exposed himself in the yamen. For this crime, the prefect immediately sentenced Zhao Cunshan to die in Yueya. Later, Zhao Cunshan thought about what happened that night and felt guilty, but he did not dare to admit his crime. He had to find the old monk and asked him to solve the matter. At that time, Zhao Cunshan concealed his behavior and only said that he was not careful. The fire was lit, which led to Yue Ya's death.
The old monk told Zhao Cunshan that as long as Zhao Cunshan did more good deeds, he would be fine. To offset his own sins.
Therefore, Zhao Cunshan began to deliberately disguise himself as a good person and performed good deeds in Suzhou City. Over time, Zhao Cunshan himself thought that he was a good person, and gradually he forgot everything he had done to Yue Ya.
He received the punishment he deserved, and the vase that originally stayed on the Zhao family table , I don’t know when it disappeared.
At midnight, the vase broke again. Yue Ya slowly walked out of the vase and came to Yang Dafu to thank him repeatedly. Yang Dafu slowly waved towards Yue Ya, and Yue Ya shed tears. Leaving quietly.
In the dark night, Yang Dafu took off the mask on his face, revealing the face of a woman who was famous back then. The old bustard in Xingfang.
The old bustard knew the inside story and did not expose Zhao Cunshan directly. Instead, he joined forces with Yueya's soul, who was hiding in the bottle, and the old bustard who transformed into Yang Dafu gradually lured Zhao Cunshan to admit his crime.
What a drama of "whore in a bottle", which brings bad rewards to evil people and good things to good people. Homecoming.
The wife of Zhao Cunshan in the story is also a poor person, but Zhao Cunshan’s scandal was exposed, and Mrs. Zhang was a blessing in disguise.
(End of story)
Folk stories teach and educate people, and encourage people to do good. Don’t do anything with her. Feudal superstition comes into play
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