In the past two years of the Ming Dynasty, Acheng, a hawker who was doing some small business outside, was walking home with an empty burden at a loss, because he not only did not make money when he went out this time, but also spent all his capital. How should he face his parents, wife and children when he got home?
Acheng was hardworking and kind, and willing to help others. He originally lived in the town and had a cloth shop at home. He had a wealthy family. He also married a gentle and virtuous wife, Zhao, who had a lovely son, the nickname Dazhu, and the family of five was warm and happy.
However, when Dazhu was three years old, he suddenly became sick. Acheng and Zhao took Dazhu to seek medical treatment everywhere. They have been to nearby towns, counties, prefectures and even provincial capitals. The hardships and the costs required can be imagined.
Someone kindly advised Acheng and Zhao to give up, saying that they are still young after all and can still be reborn. There is no need to exhaust their family background for the sake of Dazhu. However, Acheng, especially Zhao, firmly disagrees. That is their biological flesh and blood. How can you give up just by saying that you give up?
A Cheng's parents also supported the decision of their son and daughter-in-law, and took out the coffin and handed it toA Cheng, but it was not enough. They took advantage of Acheng and Zhao's visit to other places for medical treatment, and gritted their teeth and sold the cloth shop to Dazhu for treatment.
"The emperor pays off for his will." Acheng visited an imperial doctor who retired and returned home in the provincial capital. Although he had a way to cure Dazhu, the medicinal materials needed were precious and the cost was very high, but this made the whole family see hope.
Finally, the whole family decided to sell the house and move back to their hometown in the countryside. Acheng pulled his wife Zhao and knelt down in front of his parents and said with tears in front of him: "Dad, mom, the child is unfilial!
You don't enjoy any blessings when you follow me, but you have to go back to your hometown to suffer. Don't worry, after Dazhu's illness is cured, I will do my best to make money to support the family, and let you live your life."
Acheng's father said: "Son, I feel sorry for all parents in the world. You have suffered for the past two years. It's nothing we can endure a little bit of hardship. As long as we can cure Dazhu's disease, the whole family is better than anything else."
Dazhu's disease was finally cured, and Acheng's family of five moved from the town to a thatched hut in the rural area. However, it may be that Dazhu took too much messy medicine. At the age of six, he has a much lower IQ than his peers, and he is unsteady and can't speak clearly.
But they didn't regret it. They had a frown for nearly two years and had more smiles on their faces and laughter at home. Moreover, Acheng and his wife and their parents felt that as time went by, Dazhu would slowly return to normal.
Of course, the burden on Acheng's shoulders has also become particularly heavy. After all, his parents are old and letting them farm. Acheng can't bear it. However, they are not idle and are working hard to make money. Making more is just one.
Acheng's mother and Zhao are busy with housework, taking care of Dazhu, and spinning and weaving cloth.Acheng's father planted vegetable fields and raised poultry. The family was busy and united, hoping that Dazhu would recover completely.
A Cheng moved to the town with his parents since childhood. He had never been engaged in farming, and the rented land had to be paid for rent, so A Cheng decided to travel back and forth between the town and the county town to sell mountain goods and do some small business.
After a few months, although Acheng didn't make much money, he had no problem supporting his family. He, his wife Zhao and his parents said that after saving enough money, he would move back to the town and let Dazhu study and read, so that he would be more promising than himself in the future.
The family is looking forward to a bright future, but Zhao feels sorry for her husband. He knows that Acheng is willing to help others, so she repeatedly reminds Acheng to learn to "stay up on his own" when he goes out and meddle in other people's business.
After all, the situation at home is not as good as before. Moreover, during Dazhu's illness, some of the people who Acheng helped take the initiative to help Acheng, while some of them bring warmth.
Some people also ignore the situation at Acheng's family and are talking sarcastic behind their backs, but Acheng always feels that there are still many good people. However, his idea has put him in trouble during this business trip.
On that day, he collected a batch of mountain goods and invited several porters to send them to the county town to sell. However, before he arrived at the market, he found a group of people gathered together and discussed. A woman's crying sadly came from the crowd. He thought of his wife's advice and did not join in the fun.
Although he didn't join in the fun, he heard someone talking, "This girl is so pitiful. She just died and had no money to bury her. Her father fell ill. God doesn't leave a way out for this family. I really don't have money, otherwise I'll buy the girl."
Acheng couldn't help but feel deeply sympathetic to the girl, and he also felt that she was a filial girl. At this moment, a woman dressed up and emitting a pungent fragrance. When she walked, she twisted her waist and shook her handkerchief and walked over, followed by two strong men.
"The madam is coming to cheat the young girl again. Oh, who made her rich?" After someone got out of the way, he said to the person next to him in a low voice. Acheng felt a little sad. Could it be that the madam wants to sell the girl and send it to the fireworks to help her make money?
Acheng couldn't help but stop and asked the porter to put down his burden and rest on the side of the road for a while, then got into the crowd to watch the fun, but he made up his mind to listen to his wife this time and never take care of things for himself.
Soon Acheng discovered a beautiful girl, wearing plain clothes, kneeling on the ground and crying in the rain. There was a man lying on the cart beside her, covered with white cloth, and the sign next to her was priced at ten taels of silver.
After the madam came over, she quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and then said to the strong man beside her: "You go and see if the person lying on the ground is really dead or fake? Don't meet a liar."
The strong man quickly walked over, lifted the white cloth, stretched out with his hands, and said that he was indeed dead. Only then did Ah Cheng see clearly that an old white-haired woman was lying on the ground, with pale face and closed her eyes, and the girl cried even more miserably.
"I said girl, stop crying. I see you are pretty. As long as you listen to me, I will not only let you bury your mother in a grand manner, but also give you money to treat your father. When you make money, you can also let your father live a long life."
After the madam said, the girl still knelt down. The madam waved to the strong man he was carrying. The strong man walked over and pulled the girl up without saying a word. After the madam looked carefully, he nodded and said, "Oh, he is indeed a beautiful beauty.
My courtesan in Yingchun Tower will be you soon. Come with us quickly? You are not selling it. I am buried in my mother, I sold you. Everything I said just now is counted. "
The girl quickly understood the other party's intentions, and she immediately cried and said, "Auntie, I can't follow you, I can't insult my ancestors because of this. I will never go to the fireworks land."
"Oh, you are pretending to be noble to me. Why didn't you say that when I was crying just now? In front of me is my Yingchun Tower. You have been crying here for a long time. Why am I opening the door to do business?
I'm afraid you can't help it. Why are you two still standing there? Take her back to me quickly!" The madam sneered. The two strong men were holding the girl on the left and right and about to leave. The girl couldn't struggle and began to shout for help.
A Cheng wanted to rush up, but he still held back. Suddenly someone in the crowd said, "It's a sin. Are you forced to buy and sell, and force a good person to become a prostitute? Are you not afraid that the government will punish you?"
"Who forced to buy and sell? Who forced a good person to become a prostitute? I'm helping others, okay? You people only know how to watch the fun, why don't you use money to help this girl? Since you don't want to help her, let me go. Since you don't want to help her, let me go. . "
. The girl shouted sadly: "Who uncle, brother is good, please buy me. I can do laundry, cook, housework, spinning and weaving. I really don't want to go to that kind of place, wuwuwu."
"You girl, you have fun and drink with me. Some people love me, and some people serve me. How can you do things by yourself? Come with me quickly." The madam said angrily.
A Cheng could no longer bear it. He didn't want such a good girl to be forced to fall into the fireworks land. He whispered: "Who said no one was willing to help her? I'll help her. Please let this girl go."
The crowd of people eating melons was in an uproar. Some said A Cheng was kind-hearted, but some were worried about A Cheng, because some said that A Cheng did this not only offended the madam, but was afraid that he would not be able to take it.
But Acheng just wanted the girl to escape from the clutches. The madam stopped and looked at Acheng, sneered, "You are not very angry, can you take out ten taels of silver? If so, I will hand the girl to you immediately."
This made Acheng difficult. He really didn't have so much silver, but he looked at the goods around him and quickly said, "There is a market ahead. I will pick these students to sell, it should be enough. Just wait for me for a while."
"Hurry up, I will wait for you for half an hour. If you don't come in half an hour, I will take the girl away." The madam said angrily, and Acheng quickly took the porter to the market.
But he couldn't get enough money for all his goods, but Acheng was honest and the goods delivered were of high quality and the price was fair. The buyer learned that he was eager to wait for money to save the girl, so he helped Acheng get all the money for him.
A Cheng brought the silver to the scene in advance. Seeing that A Cheng had really collected all the silver, the madam didn't say much, so she took the two strong men away, and when he handed the silver to the girl.
The girl kowtowed and thanked her, and said gratefully: "Brother, I am Ahua, from Fengjia Village, Wuli East outside the county town. The little girl has never forgotten your kindness to me. Please tell me your name and place to live.
When I buried my mother, I will hand over the remaining money to my relatives to take care of my father. I will go to your house and be a cow and horse, but by the instructions, if you don't believe me, I can sign a contract with you."
Acheng said his name and address, and said: "Girl, don't say that quickly. I think you are a filial daughter, so I helped you. I I never thought of buying you home. I am also an ordinary person, and I don’t need maids and servants to serve you.
You should hurry up and let your mother be buried and treat your father. You should pay back the money to me when you have money? After all, my family is not rich, but I won’t force debts, so don’t worry.”
Some people around him gave Acheng a thumbs up for Acheng’s kindness, some people said he was stupid, and they said that good people are not easy to be like these days, and maybe they may not be able to meet a liar. Ahua thanked Acheng again and said that the money owed must be paid back twice. After that, he pulled the cart and left.
Acheng paid the porter's salary and was already penniless. He carried an empty basket and rushed home, but along the way he was thinking about how to explain to his parents, his wife and children, promising them with the happiness they had, and the idea of moving to the town could only be delayed.
When Zhao returned home, he brought his son Dazhu to welcome Acheng home happily and asked how the business was doing? Acheng did not lie, and told the situation he encountered truthfully.
Zhao was so angry that she couldn't help but she held back and didn't get angry because she knew her husband, and so was Acheng's parents. Then she could only tighten her belt and make more money.
and let Acheng take the time to go to Ahua's house to take a look and remind them to pay back the money. After all, the money was earned by the family with hard work, not from the strong wind. Acheng said to wait a little longer, after all, Ahua is in difficulty now.
However, not long after, an accident occurred at home, and Dazhu's illness relapsed, and it was even more serious than the last time. This made Acheng and his wife and his parents very anxious, because at this time the family had no money to buy medicine, and they were only enough to go to the provincial capital to find the imperial doctor's money.
html In a desperate situation, Acheng had no choice but to listen to his parents and Zhao's family go to Ahua for money, because at this time, Acheng's house had nothing to sell except three thatched huts, and last time, he also paid for the money to buy the goods from other mountains for Ahua.A Cheng arrived in Fengjia Village, but the villagers said that there was no Ahua at all. They said that Acheng must have encountered a liar. Acheng almost fainted at that time, but he was angry, so he had to go to the provincial capital to ask the imperial doctor to go home to collect medicine and treat Dazhu.
0,000 yuan, the imperial doctor just refuses to ow credit. What should I do? Acheng was worried and rushed to the provincial capital anxiously, praying silently in his heart that the imperial doctor was a great charity and could give him the medicine to credit.
When he climbed over a hillside and came to a fork in the road, he suddenly looked back from another road. At that time, Acheng was just busy rushing to the road, but he didn't pay attention, and actually knocked Acheng down, and the girl himself fell to the ground.
Acheng climbed up all the time and quickly apologized to the girl. The girl ignored Acheng and instead sorted out the bags scattered on the ground. Acheng was surprised to find that there were a lot of broken silver and a whole ingot of silver on the ground. Acheng wished he could have so much silver.
After the girl packed the package, she said nothing to do with Acheng. After saying that, she hurried forward with a bag. Acheng thought that a beautiful girl was alone, carrying a lot of treasures, and this place was a barren mountain, wouldn’t it be very dangerous?
Acheng was afraid that the girl was afraid that she was a bad person, and saw that the girl was walking in the same direction as him, so he quietly followed her. He was kind and hoped to protect the girl along the way. However, at this moment, two strong men wearing wooden sticks emerged from the bushes on the side of the road.
The girl turned around and ran away when she was furious. Seeing this, Acheng was furious. Someone actually robbed a weak woman in broad daylight. How could he ignore it? Acheng immediately rushed up and said, "Miss, don't be afraid, hid behind me and let me deal with them."
Acheng said, while picking up branches on the ground. After the masked strong men ran over, they immediately said, "Boy, be aware of your feelings and get out of here. Uncle, I'm in a good mood. Maybe I'll give you some money, otherwise don't blame us for being rude to you."
Acheng is indeed short of money, but he will never do such a bad thing, so he did not let go. The strong man swung his stick and beat Acheng. The girl shouted for help. Fortunately, there were pedestrians passing by, and the masked strong man fled in panic.
A Cheng was injured in many places and it was very difficult to walk. After thanking A Cheng, the girl asked A Cheng where she went? Acheng pointed to the direction of the provincial capital, and the girl said that she would follow the way and support Acheng and walk with her. After crossing the river in front, she would come to her home and then take Acheng to treat her injuries.
A Cheng is a man with a wife. If a man and a woman don’t get married, how can a girl who is not married to help her? He endured the pain and continued on the road with the branches while the girl followed him and asked about her well-being.
On the way, Acheng learned that the girl's name was Azhu. She had been dependent on her mother She since she was a child. However, her mother suddenly became seriously ill and needed money to treat her. She went out to borrow money and then rushed back in a hurry. Acheng then understood all this and felt that Azhu was a filial daughter.
As expected, not long after, I arrived at a river. A boatman was sitting on the boat and waiting for the passengers leisurely. Azhu quickly asked Acheng to get on the boat together. After arriving on the boat, Acheng sat down and rested for a while.
But Azhu opened the bag and counted the silver and lost it while running. There were broken silver and whole ingots, and there were as many as 100 taels. Acheng wondered when he would earn this much silver?
If this happens, the son's illness will be saved, and the wife, children and parents can live a happy life with them. But Acheng knew the truth that "wealth should not be exposed", so he quickly reminded Azhu to put away the bag.
"Brother, it's okay. After crossing this river, you'll arrive at my house after walking for a while. Don't worry." After Azhu finished speaking, she slowly bandaged the bag and held it in her arms.
However, when the boat arrived at the center of the river, the boatman suddenly beat the oar on Acheng's back, then kicked him into the river, and then asked Azhu to hand over the bag in her arms. Azhu was so scared that she trembled all over and begged.
A Cheng lay on the edge of the boat and wanted to get on the boat to rescue him, but the boatman looked at his head and saw a boat of oars.A Cheng's head buzzed, his eyes turned black, and he fainted.
When Acheng woke up, he found a severe headache. He saw a mother and daughter standing next to him, including Azhu. Could it be that they saved him? Acheng quickly stood up and thanked them for saving their life, and then asked Azhu how she escaped?
Azhu said, "Brother, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I would probably be unable to escape today. After you fainted, a fisherman passed by, and they saved me and you, this is my mother!"
Azhu said and pointed to the woman beside her. So she should be She, but Acheng remembers that Azhu went out to lend money to treat her seriously ill mother. Why is she doing well now?
She said, "Young man, do you think I'm still sick? Do you know that you have been in a coma for seven days and seven nights. Azhu brought the money back and my illness has been cured."
Acheng was shocked. He quickly said goodbye to them and said he wanted to go to the provincial capital, but She and Azhu stopped Acheng and refused to let him go. They said that Acheng had just woken up and was still weak, so why did he have to hurry to the provincial capital?
Acheng had to briefly talk about Dazhu's situation, and said that if it was too late, his son would be in danger. He also said that if he hadn't met two scammers a few days ago, he wouldn't have to go to the imperial doctor to credit the medicine, and he didn't know if he was willing to pay the debt.
She frowned and said, "Acheng, you go to the provincial capital now, and it will take several days to go back and forth. I am afraid your son is already in danger. How do you face your parents and your wife?
You saved my daughter Azhu, which means you are destined to be with her. It's not me who praises Azhu. She is young and beautiful and has a gentle personality. You might as well stay and marry Azhu. You must be happier than you when you go back."
Acheng immediately said, "Aunt! My son Dazhu has been through hardships over the years and has made a fortune. This time, there will be no problem. How can I leave my parents and wife and children behind? Please get out of here!"
Acheng wanted to bypass She and Azhu after saying that, but they suddenly turned around, turned their backs to Acheng, and then turned back to him. Acheng was stunned and furious.
Because Ah Cheng discovered that Ah Zhu had turned into Ah Hua, the woman was the woman lying on the cart at that time. Aren’t they liars? But why can they change their human form? Could it be that they are not humans, demons and monsters?
A Cheng was about to get angry, but She said, "Azhu, you should be relieved now, right? You should let go of your hatred, right? Let's stop trying Acheng. How could Dazhu be unhappy with his good father?"
"What to try? Why do you try me? How do you know that my son is called Dazhu? Who are you? Why do you break into my life again and again?" Acheng, who looked angry and confused, asked quickly.
Azhu answered, "Mom, I know I'm wrong. Let's go and see Dazhu quickly and find a way to save him. He has suffered so much sin and suffered so much in the years. Don't be able to stand it anymore."
"Acheng, we can't explain to you. I'm the imperial doctor in the provincial capital. Don't go to him. Without further ado, we will take you home to treat Dazhu. Close your eyes and it will be fine for a while." She said immediately.
Acheng was worried about his son's safety. The only thing in front of him was to believe Azhu and her mother, so he quickly closed his eyes. When Azhu asked him to open his eyes, he found that he had arrived at his home.
Zhao and Acheng's parents were crying around Dazhu's bed, saying that Dazhu was about to fail. However, when they saw Acheng suddenly appear, there was a woman and a beautiful girl following behind him, and hurriedly asked if the imperial doctor had got the medicine? Why have I been there for so long?
A Cheng was about to explain, but Azhu said that he would save the person first. After that, Azhu and her mother picked up the big pillar, one after another, as if they were casting spells on the big pillar. Suddenly, Dazhu vomited a mouthful of black and fishy blood from his mouth, and then he fainted.
Zhang cried and said, "Mr., who are you using? Are they saving our son or harming our son? What should I do, wuwu."
She immediately said, "Dazhu, we are saving Dazhu. He is also my son, my daughter Azhu's younger brother, how could we harm him?
Don’t worry, the poison in his body has been cleared, and he will wake up in a while and the disease on his body will be cured. Not only that, he will also be much smarter than ordinary people. He will definitely have a future and bring glory to your family. "
A Cheng and his wife and their parents were shocked by She's words. Why did Dazhu become her son? There is also a sister Azhu? Their eyes were all aimed at She's, and they asked her in unison what was going on?
It turned out that A Cheng and Zhang had not been able to have children after marriage. The couple sought medical treatment everywhere, and finally found that it was A Cheng's problem. However, after taking a lot of medicine and searching for many folk remedies, they had no effect. A Cheng and his wife and their parents were both anxious.
Finally, they found out that a folk remedy was needed to go to the mountain at night to find a snake with a unique pattern and drink it. A Cheng didn't want to go, but he couldn't resist his wife Zhao and The advice of parents.
Acheng finally caught the flower snake after searching for many days. Zhao also got pregnant as he wished. The whole family was immersed in happiness. However, the flower snake was Azhu's playful brother. Because Azhu was not well-careful, she sneaked out and was caught by Acheng.
Azhu learned that her younger brother was killed by Acheng, and she was about to take revenge at that time, but was stopped by She. She said that all this was his disaster, and maybe he could be blessed in disguise and reborn.
Azhu did not agree with it, and she went to complain to the City God. The City God asked Azhu how she planned to take revenge? Azhu thought for a while and said, "Let my brother be reincarnated as Acheng's son, but he would be weak and sick, drag down Acheng's family.
Not only that, it will relapse after the illness is cured, die when you are underage, and then reincarnate and reunite with yourself. This will allow Acheng and his family to experience the pain of bereavement after experiencing hardships. "
The City God calculated the cause and effect and agreed to Azhu's request. After Dazhu was born, Azhu managed to make him poisoned, which led to the incident of Acheng's family losing all his money for Dazhu. However, She always opposed her daughter doing this. However, Azhu said that Acheng was not worthy of being Dazhu's father.
"Daughter, what kind of talent do you think is worthy of being Dazhu's father? "Azhu blurted out: "We must be diligent, kind, brave and just, willing to help others, and not be greedy for money and beauty. The most important thing is to truly love Dazhu. "
She said: "Because you poisoned Dazhu, Dazhu has suffered so much crime. However, in recent years, Acheng and his family sold their property in order to sell their property and moved back to the broken thatched hut in the countryside, and they have to keep Dazhu. Isn't this considered loving Dazhu? "
Azhu said it still needs to give it a try, so Azhu pretended to be Ahua and sold her mother to bury Acheng and cheated Acheng's money. Then she met a robber in a fake role and got on the pirate ship again. Acheng protected each other all the way, and then asked She to persuade Acheng to marry a beautiful Azhu, but Acheng refused. Azhu was convinced by Acheng.
Acheng and the others were deeply moved after hearing this, because they believed that the folk remedy hurt Azhu's younger brother, but they did not expect that it would cause so many difficult encounters. After Dazhu woke up, he recovered. And he was extremely smart.
Azhu hugged Dazhu and cried in silence, but Dazhu didn't understand the reason, but felt that She and Azhu looked very friendly. Azhu quickly explained the situation to Dazhu and asked Dazhu if he would like to go with him and reunite with him and his mother She?
Dazhu quickly got up and kowtowed to Acheng and his wife and grandparents one after another, and then came to She and knelt down on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "Mom, sister, I can't go with you, because I can't leave my current parents and grandparents.
Although I feel dizzy over the years, I clearly remember many things. During my illness, my mother-in-law was guarding my bedside with her clothes untied, and she often secretly cried and cried.
However, when she saw me awake, she immediately smiled and asked me how much better I want to eat? He also said that she would definitely work hard with my father and my grandparents to help me defeat the disease.
My father often frowns for my illness, and he looks for medical treatment everywhere with me on his back. On his generous back, I could feel his firm steps and sweaty clothes. He also encouraged me not to give up and be strong as a man.
My grandparents resolutely sold their property for my illness. We went from wealthy family to poor family, but they still had no regrets and helped my parents take care of the stupid me.
The kindness of giving birth is greater than that of heaven. I can’t repay their kindness even in the next life. How can I follow you? In this way, where is filial piety and how can the laws of heaven exist?
Please let me stay and respect them well. If you have the chance, I will definitely repay your mother for your kindness in your previous life and your company for your sister. "
Dazhu finished speaking, Dazhu's parents, Acheng and his wife and Dazhu's grandparents were already crying. She and Azhu couldn't help but hugging Dazhu and crying.
Acheng suddenly said, "Dazhu has completely recovered. This is a happy event, why should he cry? Since Dazhu doesn't want to leave, let him stay. Sister She and Azhu, you just come to see Dazhu often. "
Everyone stopped crying and smiled on their faces. She and Azhu were not convenient to stay for a long time due to their identity. They went to the mountains to practice, but they often came to visit Dazhu, and before they left a sum of money for Acheng, which was a compensation to Acheng family and a gift to Dazhu.
Acheng family moved back to the town, and Zhao gave birth to a son and a daughter. Acheng and his wife worked together to carry forward the family's business, becoming richer than before, and lived a happy life.
The smart and studious Dazhu is learning After studying in the hall, he was later named to the official list, benefiting the people and bringing honor to his ancestors. Acheng's parents and Acheng and his wife both lived to their 90s before they died without success.
A hundred years later, they turned into giant pythons and were taken back to the mountains by She and Azhu. Later, they devoted themselves to their cultivation and achieved the right result, protecting their safety and their descendants, because he hoped that those hardworking and kind parents would have lively and healthy children, and hope that all children could be filial to their parents.
[Story End]
