During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a loving couple in Xiaohe Town, Xuzhou. Her husband was named Xu Shun, who was tall and extraordinary. His wife was named Li Wan'er, gentle and virtuous, and beautiful.
Xu Shun is a bricklayer. She was sent to the city as an apprentice by her family since she was a child. She has been working as a bricklayer for more than 20 years. Her superb skills are highly recognized by everyone.
Li Wan'er is skillful and her embroidery skills are amazing, so she was attracted by the tailor shop in the city and specially hired her to come to the shop for embroidery, and she didn't have to earn enough money for her husband.
The couple worked together to make their lives prosperous, which made the villagers around them envious, but the only thing made the couple quite helpless.
The two have been married for many years, but their wives' stomachs have not been moved for a long time. Xu Shun's family was originally lonely, and only he was the only seedling left. Li thought of leaving more incense for the Xu family, but he could not have a child.
Every time I mention this, Li would hide in the dark and cry secretly. Xu Shun felt extremely distressed when he saw it. They have sought medical treatment many times over the years, and even they tried a lot of local methods, but they didn't see any effect. Xu Shun had to stop mentioning this matter and let it go naturally.
That day, Xu Shun had just returned home from work. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his wife excitedly greeting him. Xu Shun couldn't help but smile and said, "Wan'er, why are you so excited today? Could it be that you have encountered something good?"
The wife replied, "Husband, today I heard that there is a Shiqing Taoist Temple at the foot of Mount Hua. It is said that those who go there to pray for children have succeeded. Let's try it out too."
Xu Shun was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "There is such a magical place. Then we will set off tomorrow."
Seeing his wife's excited appearance, Xu Shun couldn't bear to refuse. There are many Taoist temples they have been to over the years, but which one can have effect? However, it is enough to make the wife happy for a moment.
On the second day, the couple rented a carriage and set off. Huashan was a distance away from here, and the couple was not in a hurry to rush. When they saw the scenery was good, they stopped to enjoy it. They arrived in Huashan until the evening.
The couple first found out of the inn and rested for a night. The next day, they arrived at Shiqing Taoist Temple. They saw a large group of people from afar. When they inquired, they found that everyone was coming to pray for their children. It seemed that Shiqing Taoist Temple was quite famous.
The two started lined up outside the door, and it was their turn until the afternoon. After entering the door, an old man in Taoist robe was sitting upright in the main seat. The couple hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "I have seen the master."
The Taoist priest nodded and said, "You don't have to be polite, I don't know what you are doing here?"
Li Wan'er hurriedly said, "We are here to pray for a child, and I hope the master will fulfill it."
The Taoist priest waved his hand slightly, and the couple fell beside him, and the Taoist priest began to calculate, After a long time, the Taoist priest said, "Madam, you are destined to have no children, so you are destined to be unable to give birth to a child."
Hearing this, Li Wan'er couldn't help but tremble all over, and tears flowed down unscrupulously, but the Taoist priest continued, "You two have an opportunity to go west, remember, remember."
Hearing the Taoist priest's words, the couple couldn't help but ignite hope, thank you quickly and left quickly. According to the direction guided by the Taoist priest, the two were walking west, and just when they passed by a dense forest, they really had an adventure.
The two of them actually found a baby girl in the grass. The baby girl was born with a lovely person. They held it in their arms and couldn't bear to let go. It seemed that the baby girl was deliberately abandoned here. Could it be that the Taoist priest was the child's chance.
Since I met it, it was fate, so the couple took the baby girl back home and raised her for a long time, and named her Xu Jiaojiao.
Now that I have a daughter, the couple hold it in their hands and are afraid of falling, and hold it in their mouths and are afraid of melting it. They regard her as a treasure. Watching her daughter grow up day by day, the couple is extremely happy.
In a blink of an eye, Xu Jiaojiao grew up to be a big girl. Her excellent appearance attracted many young men to come to ask for marriage. However, Xu Jiaojiao did not plan to get married and wanted to serve her parents for a few more years, so she refused the person who proposed to her.
Unexpectedly, an unexpected occurrence caused the originally happy family to break up and also changed Xu Jiaojiao's fate.
The mother and daughter prepared the meal at home that day. Unexpectedly, they waited for a long time but didn't see Xu Shun return. This made them so anxious. According to the past, Xu Shun had already arrived at home at this time, and I don't know why he was delayed on the road.
At this moment, a knock on the door came, and Xu Jiaojiao couldn't help but feel happy. It seemed that her father was back. Unexpectedly, when Xu Jiaojiao opened the door and saw that the villagers were carrying a dead body, which was Xu Shun's body.
Because it has been raining in recent days, the mountain road has become extremely slippery. Xu Shun missed and fell off the cliff when he passed the mountain road. Fortunately, he was discovered by people from the same village and carried his body back.
Li saw her dead husband and fainted. Xu Jiaojiao suppressed the grief in her heart and finally buried her father with the help of her fellow villagers. Then she invited the doctor to treat her mother.
Who knew that the doctor said: "Madam, this triggered a hidden disease. Now she can only rely on herbs to save her life."
Hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao couldn't help crying and her eyes were red. Now her father passed away unexpectedly, her mother fell ill and lost the ability to move. A good family was broken like this.
But Xu Jiaojiao didn't dare to show it in front of her mother. Instead, she comforted her mother and said, "Mom, you are so ill. My father is gone. You and me. I will definitely be filial to my mother in the future."
Li felt much more relieved when he saw his daughter being so sensible, and he nodded and said, "My poor daughter, my mother will definitely get better as soon as possible to avoid my daughter's suffering."
But this herb is not low. If it lasts for a long time, I'm afraid the family's savings will be emptied soon. So Xu Jiaojiao began to go to the mountains to collect herbs by herself. Not only does herbs cost money, she also picked some other medicinal materials to sell, which can barely survive.
That day Xu Jiaojiao came to the mountain to collect herbs. Suddenly a trace of blood on the ground attracted her attention. Could it be that someone was injured? Xu Jiaojiao was kind-hearted and searched along the blood.
Finally, Xu Jiaojiao came all the way to a cave. After she entered, she saw a fox covered in blood lying on the ground. Xu Jiaojiao then realized that there were many hunters nearby, so she often saw the corpses of these wild beasts.
But suddenly Xu Jiaojiao found that the fox's abdomen was bulging high, and it turned out to be a pregnant fox. At this time, the fox also looked at her gaze, and his eyes were full of pleading.
Xu Jiaojiao felt soft and she came to the fox and said, "You are so careless. I'm bandaging the wound for you now. Don't be afraid."
The fox seemed to understand Xu Jiaojiao's words, and he nodded humanly. Xu Jiaojiao couldn't help but be stunned. Then she took out the hemostatic medicine she had just picked, chewed it with her mouth and applied it to the fox's wound. Then she tore off a piece of fabric from her body to bandage the wound for it.
After finishing the work, Xu Jiaojiao said: "You must be careful in the future. Don't be injured when someone finds it hurt. You and I will leave."
After saying that, Xu Jiaojiao left, but when she arrived home, she saw a strange woman standing outside her door. Xu Jiaojiao stepped forward and asked, "I wonder what the aunt came to my house?"
Hearing this, the woman turned around and saw Xu Jiaojiao after seeing Xu Jiaojiao. He actually exclaimed: "What a beautiful girl, you are Xu Jiaojiao. Today I am here to report the good news to you."
When he heard the woman's words, Xu Jiaojiao was stunned. Report the good news. What kind of happy event is this? Since the family changes, the man who pursued her before disappeared, because Xu Jiaojiao said that if she wanted to marry her, she had to cure her mother first. However, this is not a decisive amount, so no one was willing to come to propose marriage.
At this moment, Li suddenly shouted from the house: "Jiaojiao, don't bewitched by her. Come in quickly. Even if I die, I will not exchange your happiness."
Xu Jiaojiao looked puzzled, as if her mother had already known about the marriage. The woman quickly said: "Little girl, you have to think clearly. I am here to propose marriage for the Wang family in the city. The Wang family promised that as long as you marry, you will pay for your mother and give her five hundred taels. You have to seize such an opportunity."
Hearing Xu Jiaojiao's heartbeat could not help but speed up a little. If this is true, then my mother's illness will be saved. However, there must be something strange about this matter. Xu Jiaojiao asked: "The Wang family is a prominent family. How could he fall in love with me as a rural girl? What did the aunt miss?"
Hearing Xu Jiaojiao's words, the woman's face changed and then said: "It's just that the prince is in poor health. The purpose of marrying a wife this time is to cheer for joy. A silly child, no matter the king The young master is in good health. As long as you marry, you will be able to live a wealthy life. Don’t hesitate. "
Xu Jiaojiao thought for a long time, then said, "I would like to ask the aunt to go back and tell the Wang family. As long as the Wang family doctor cures my mother, I will agree to this matter."
Hearing this, the woman was overjoyed and said, "It’s great, don’t worry, I will go to the city to tell Mr. Wang about this matter, and you just wait for a good life."
After Xu Jiaojiao entered the house, her mother cursed angrily. : "Your child is really reckless. The prince is said to be hanging in one breath. If you marry, you will become a widow. How can you live the rest of your life?"
Xu Jiaojiao said, "Mom, don't worry, your daughter is willing. If you marry into the Wang family, you can live a wealthy life, and your daughter cannot suffer any loss."
Li knew her daughter's temperament. As long as she knew what she knew, no one could get back, she had to pray for her daughter in her heart, hoping that the Wang family could treat her daughter better.
At the morning of the next morning, the Wang family invited a famous doctor to treat Li. According to the doctor, Li could be cured in about one month, and the mother and daughter couldn't help but hug each other and cried.
Now the Wang family has kept their promise, and Xu Jiaojiao came to the Wang family as agreed to get married. Unexpectedly, when the wedding was done, he had never seen the groom. According to Wang Yuanwai, his son was in a state of health and was afraid of the wind and cold, so he let Xu Jiaojiao go to the church alone.
After reaching the church, Xu Jiaojiao led her to the bridal chamber by her servants. At this time, she saw a man lying on the bed and unable to move. She must be her husband Wang Jinbao.
Xu Jiaojiao slowly approached, and when she saw Wang Jinbao clearly, her mind trembled. This person looked handsome, but her face was covered with terrifying black silk threads. I don’t know what disease she had.
However, since he married him as his wife, he could no longer despise him, so Xu Jiaojiao wanted to bed with Wang Jinbao. Unexpectedly, Wang Jinbao cursed angrily: "What are you doing in? Why don't you get out of here quickly and don't show up in my room."
Xu Jiaojiao was stunned when she heard this. Unexpectedly, her husband would treat her like this. She couldn't help but burst into tears for a moment. Xu Jiaojiao said: "Marry chickens, follow chickens, marry dogs, follow dogs, since you and I have become husband and wife, I will naturally stay and serve you."
Unexpectedly, Wang Jinbao was not in the air, and the words of cursing became increasingly unpleasant. In the end, Xu Jiaojiao could not bear the humiliation, so she pushed open the door and walked out.
Xu Jiaojiao sat outside the door and wiped her tears secretly. She didn't expect that she would marry such a person, and she couldn't help but feel sad. But at this moment, a fox suddenly appeared in front of her and said, "Benefactor, don't be sad, your husband is saving you."
Xu Jiaojiao couldn't help but be shocked. This fox can actually speak people's words. Could this be the legendary fox fairy?
Xu Jiaojiao asked, "I don't know what the immortal said?"
The fox said, "I saw that your husband was poisoned by corpse. If he had sex, he would transfer it to his benefactor, so he drove you out for your own good."
Xu Jiaojiao then understood her husband's painstaking efforts, so she hurriedly knelt in front of the fox and begged: "The immortal has a high level of Taoism, please save my husband. "
The fox nodded and said, "This time I came to repay my kindness. My benefactor will take my inner alchemy and your husband, and the corpse poison will disappear at that time. "
After saying that, the fox spit out a bead, and Xu Jiaojiao quickly caught it. Then the fox fell to the ground. Xu Jiaojiao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Xian Zheng, what's wrong with you?" "
The fox said: "It's okay, this inner alchemy is my century of practice. My benefactor saved me and my child, and it's okay even if I lose my cultivation. "
Xu Jiaojiao was moved. After the fox's constant urging, she returned to the house. When Wang Jinbao saw his wife entering the door, he wanted to curse again. Unexpectedly, his wife stuffed the inner elixir into it as soon as he opened his mouth.
Wang Jinbao swallowed the inner elixir and his whole body twitched uncontrollably. The black silk thread covering his body disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a moment, he completely returned to normal.
Feeling his own changes, Wang Jinbao cried with joy. Xu Jiaojiao told him about the fox's gratitude. When the couple went out to thank him, they found that the fox had already left.
After Wang Yuanwai learned that his son was healed, he was excited and repentant, so he handed over the Wang family's property to the couple to take care of. With the efforts of the two, life became more and more prosperous, and they also became famous local fairy couples.
