In the late Ming Dynasty, there was a wealthy family named Meijia Village. There were 100 acres of fertile land and herds of cattle and horses. It was a wealthy family that everyone envied in the local area.
Mei Qianzhu's son and daughter-in-law are childhood sweethearts. They are young. The two got married at the age of 18. They lived together for more than ten years and gave birth to only one son, named Mei Ruhai. The couple has been working hard over the years, but Li's belly has not bulged again.
The three brothers of Mei Caizhu are the eldest. Although his two younger brothers are not rich, they have a lot of children and grandchildren. As the saying goes: Some people are poor for a short time, and no one is rich for a long time. They live a promising life.
The rich man Mei had only one son, so he hoped that his son would give birth to a few more grandsons for him, but they only gave birth to one grandson for him, which made the rich man Mei very depressed and felt that he could not raise his head in front of his younger brothers.
For the prosperity of the family, the rich man Mei was willing to spend money to marry a few more concubines for his son, but before the concubine got married, his son and daughter-in-law both died of illness. This made the rich man Mei very distressed. Fortunately, he had a grandson to accompany him, so he had a little courage to survive.
The son is gone, and the rich man Mei is dependent on his grandson Mei Ruhai for his life. He puts all his hope on his grandson, hoping that his grandson can shoulder the important task of revitalizing the family.
Mei Ruhai is already seventeen years old and is at the age of marriage. The rich man and his wife began to arrange marriages for their grandson.
The Mei family is well-off, and Mei Ruhai is a handsome talent. There are countless families who want to marry him. Many girls take the initiative to ask the matchmaker to propose marriage to Mei's family. After careful selection, the rich man Mei found a woman named Liu Qianniang for his grandson.
The Liu family opened a rice shop in the town, and there are two large houses. It is also one of the few wealthy families in the area. Liu Qianniang is the youngest daughter of Boss Liu. She is beautiful and beautiful. There are many young talents who admire her, but she falls in love with Mei Ruhai at first sight.
Mei Ruhai of course also likes Liu Qianniang, who is as beautiful as a flower. She has love and is interested. The two young people quickly got married and entered the bridal chamber under the auspices of both parents.
The wedding night is like a bond, the young couple is as lingering as the thunder in the sky, the earth is filled with fire. The brothers who understand it understand it, no need to say much.
Liu Qianniang is not only beautiful, but also has a gentle temperament and virtuous personality. After marrying into the Mei family, she was very considerate to her husband and very filial to the rich man Mei. She cooks and washes clothes, cares housework, and washes and massages her grandfather’s feet at night.
The Mei family praised Liu Qianniang endlessly. The rich man Mei also loved Liu Qianniang very much, hoping that she could give birth to a child for the Mei family as soon as possible and pass on the family line.
But the day doesn't follow others' wishes. Mei Ruhai and Liu Qianniang got married for a year and were not pregnant. This made the rich man Mei so anxious. He asked the young couple to seek medical treatment, but the medicine after taking it for a year was not effective.
Mei Qianzhu saw that taking the medicine was ineffective, so he found many folk remedies. Liu Qianniang's stomach was still not moving, and his patience was slowly exhausted. He began to be dissatisfied with Liu Qianniang, so he naturally had no good expression.
Besides, Mei Qianzhu's two younger brothers were from poor families, but their brothers were very rich. They were jealous. Now they saw Mei Ruhai having married for two years without children. They were very happy and said that Mei Qianzhu did bad things in his previous life and has received retribution.
Mei Lao Er and Mei Lao San's family will often come to Mei Caizhu's house to inquire about Liu Qianniang's childbirth, and enthusiastically introduce to them where there are powerful doctors. In fact, they are not so kind-hearted, but are angry with Mei Caizhu, because in terms of economic terms, they cannot compare with Mei Caizhu's family, so they will find some psychological balance in terms of population.
Mei Qianzhu naturally knew what they were content with. When faced with their bad intentions, he was calm on the surface, but his heart was turbulent. After they left, they began to sigh.
The rich man Mei called his grandson Mei Ruhai to the room and said, "It is great if you are unfilial. Now you have been married for two years and have not given birth to a child. This is unfilial. I can't explain it to your parents when I go to the underworld!
Qianniang is a good woman, but not being able to have children is the biggest weakness. You must take a concubine as soon as possible. When you give birth to a child, you will also bring glory to the family and block those people's mouths! If you don't have children, I will not be able to look up in the village. Everyone's spitting stars will drown us!"
Mei Ruhai and Liu Qianniang have a deep relationship. Of course, he is unwilling to take a concubine and said, "Grandpa, Qianniang and I have only been married for two years. If you wait, I will definitely give birth to a child if you wait."
Mei Ruhai and Liu Qianniang have a deep relationship. Of course, he is unwilling to take a concubine. He said, "Grandpa, Qianniang and I have only been married for two years. If you wait, I will definitely give birth to a child if you wait." Child, don’t worry! "
Fuiller Mei said, "If she could have given birth, she would have given birth long ago. If you and your grandmother get married for one month, your grandmother will be happy. It’s been two years since there has been no movement, so there is no hope!"
Fuiller Mei said, "Grandpa, I only love Qianniang in this life. I will not take a concubine. Besides, Qianniang has not given birth to a child now, which does not mean that she will not be able to give birth in the future!"
Liu Qianniang has been married for two years and has not given birth to a child for the Liu family. Not only did the rich man Mei change his attitude towards her, but the villagers also began to discuss it. This made Liu Qianniang feel very uncomfortable. Her guilt towards the Mei family is increasing day by day. She also persuaded her husband to take a concubine, but Mei Ruhai disagreed.
Mei Caizhu saw that he could not persuade his grandson, so he went to persuade Liu Qianniang: "Qianniang, I know you are a kind and filial child, but our Mei family is Ruhai, and the heavy responsibility of inheriting the family line lies with him. You both have been married for two years and have not given birth to a child. This makes the Mei family unable to raise their heads in the village... I decided to marry a concubine for Ruhai to pass on the family line for the Mei family..."
Liu Qianniang loves her husband very much. Of course, she doesn't want other women to separate her husband's love from him, but she is a reasonable person The woman said, "Grandpa, I'm sorry for you. I also hope that my husband can take a concubine and pass on the Mei family's family. I'm happy in my heart!"
The rich man Mei said, "I'll be relieved if you say this. Ruhai is stubborn. He can't listen to my words. He only listens to you. I hope you can persuade him..."
When I was sleeping at night, Liu Qianniang persuaded her husband to take a concubine again, but Mei Ruhai was unmoved and said, "I only love you in this life. I can't accept the other women except you!" As she said that, she hugged her wife in her arms.
Liu Qianniang felt her husband's love and felt even more guilty. She moved her feelings and reasoned her with great care, and persuaded her with great sincerity, but Mei Ruhairu was determined to eat the weight and refused to agree.
Two months later, and the rich man Mei couldn't wait anymore, so he forced his grandson to marry a concubine Zhang's . On the night of the marriage, Mei Ruhai did not have sex with Zhang. When the rich man Mei knew about it, he was furious, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and did not attack.
Two months later, Zhang was still in a perfect body, and it was certainly impossible to get pregnant. The discussions among the villagers became even more unpleasant. It was said that Mei Ruhai’s concubine was not pregnant either. The problem must be with him. He said that he was not a man at all, which made the rich man Mei very angry.
Mei Ruhai was unwilling to make a living with Zhang, so the rich man Mei and Zhang put the blame on Liu Qianniang. Liu Qianniang was also indescribable and fell ill soon.
Liu Ruhai saw that his wife was sick, so he quickly hired a doctor to treat her, but she had not improved. She died of illness not long after. Liu Qianniang's death suffered a great blow to Mei Ruhai. He didn't eat or drink for several days. Mei's rich man could not be happy when he saw his grandson like this.
said: "A person cannot be resurrected by death. You must be more open-minded. If you have a few long and two shorts, how can I live your grandfather..."
Mei Ruhai is a filial grandson. Seeing that his grandfather was in great pain for him, he forced himself to get up and started eating. The rich man Mei felt relieved when he saw him like this.
Mei Ruhai said, "I have a relationship with Qianniang and her husband. Now she has left me. I have only one request, hoping to keep her room!" Anyway, Liu Qianniang is dead, and the old rich man Mei agreed without thinking.
Liu Qianniang's room still remains the same. Mei Ruhai goes to the room to clean the dust every day. After cleaning, he locks the door with a lock.
Liu Qianniang is dead. Now there is no obstacle. The rich man Mei is looking forward to holding his great-grandson soon, but he didn't expect that Zhang will die due to illness a month later.
For the great cause of the Mei family, after Zhang passed away, the rich man Mei married Liu for his grandson. On the night of his wedding, Liu died suddenly. Later, he married Su, Zhu and Li. Among these women, the most common ones, lived in the Mei family for half a year, and died in less than one night.
Mei Ruhai died six wives one after another, which made him very sad. The villagers also talked about it. Some said that his life defeated his wife. These women were all killed by him. Some said that Liu Qianniang was in a state of dissipation and killed these women. Anyway, they all said that they were all said.
Mei Lao Er and Mei Lao San's family saw that there were accidents in Mei's wealthy family one after another. On the surface, they said comforting words, but they were very happy. If they weren't afraid of people talking, they would have wanted to invite the actor to sing for three days and three nights.
Although six wives died in succession, the rich man Mei was not willing to marry a wife for his grandson, but Mei Ruhai was unwilling to marry again and said, "Grandpa, I married a wife of the sixth house. I don't want to harm others anymore. You always feel compassionate!"
"Fart-What do you mean you don't want to harm others anymore? They all died of illness. What does it have to do with you? Don't believe the rumors outside. There are only women who harm their husbands in the world, so how can there be men who harm their wives?" The rich man Mei couldn't help but get angry when he heard that his grandson was unwilling to marry again.
He is old and has the old habit of asthma . He can't breathe when he gets angry. Seeing that his grandfather is like this, Mei Ruhai quickly said, "Grandpa, don't be angry, it hurts your body!"
The rich man Mei said angrily, "If I can't see my great-grandson, what's the use of having my body? Why don't you die sooner!"
In order to make my grandfather happy, Mei Ruhai could only pretend to agree. When the rich man Mei saw that his grandson agreed, he suddenly became energetic and went to matchmaker Wang the next day to talk to matchmaker Wang.
Pei Ruhai was a popular item and was the object of admiration for many women. Now that Mei Ruhai's reputation has spread, no one wants to marry him and die. Matchmaker Wang said, "Now Ruhai's reputation is outside, no one wants to joke about his daughter's life. I think this is a bit difficult!"
Pei rich man took out a bag of silver and said, "This is your hard work. If it can be said, I still have a thank you!" The matchmaker's eyes shone when he saw the silver and promised to find a girl for Mei Ruhai, but it only took time.
The rich man Mei said, "You worry more, it's better to be quick. My old bones can't wait for long!"
About two months later, Matchmaker Wang happily came to Mei's house and said she had found a girl for Mei Ruhai. The girl was named Liu Chunlan, from Liujiagou. She was in her 20s. Because there were many sisters in the family and her parents couldn't afford to support her, she wanted to marry her eldest daughter out and live in exchange for some food.
In the past, the Mei family was concerned about the equality of their families. Now it would be nice if someone wanted to marry Mei Ruhai, so how much food did she have to do? The rich man Mei said, "Okay, how much food does her family want?"
Wang Matchmaker said, "Now in this famine period, a bag of food can be exchanged for two wives, but in Ruhai's situation, a daughter wants two bags of food. Do you think it can accept it? If you are willing, you can bring people back today by sending the food today, and you won't delay entering the bridal chamber at night!"
In order to marry a wife for your grandson, let alone two bags of food, he would be willing to give up even ten bags of food, so he asked his grandson Mei Ruhai and the housekeeper to pull two bags of food to Liu Chunlan's house.
Liu Chunlan learned that her parents were going to marry Mei Ruhai, so she was reluctant to do so and hid in the room and cried. In fact, her parents couldn't bear to part with her, but they could only sacrifice Chunlan for the sake of the life of the family.
Mei Ruhai is also a kind person. When she heard Liu Chunlan's crying, she said to Liu's parents, "So let it go if she wants!" She said that.
He saw four or five children with pale and thin faces cried with hunger, so he carried two bags of grain in the car into the house and said, "Let the children eat this grain!"
The butler pulled Mei Ruhai and said, "Young master, the food is gone now, and there is no one to bring. I can't explain it to the master when I go back!"
Mei Ruhai said, "Don't worry, everything is up to me. The old man wants to beat or scold him and let him come to me. It has nothing to do with you!" Seeing that the butler couldn't persuade him, he could only drive the empty carriage back.
When he returned home, the rich man Mei saw that his grandson's carriage was empty, so he asked him what was going on. Mei Ruhai said, "The girl doesn't want to do it, and I don't want to force her! I saw that her family was pitiful, so I left the food behind!"
The rich man Mei was so angry that he couldn't breathe when he heard it, and said, "You... you are unfilial descendants, are you willing to do it?"
"Grandpa, it's not sweet to make me want to make me feel unwilling, and they don't want to. What can I do if I pull me here? Life must be bad!"
The rich man Mei said, "You... you kid... hurry up and pull me back..." As he said that, he vomited out a mouthful of blood.
Mei Ruhai was frightened when she saw this, so she quickly helped him to the bed and lie down. She invited the doctor to take her pulse. But the rich man Mei said, "You get that woman, otherwise I would rather die than see a doctor!"
"Grandpa, you should let the doctor show you. Only when you are in good health can you have the strength to hold your grandson. Don't worry, I will definitely give birth to a lot of grandsons for you!"
Mei Rui ignored him and lay on the bed side, facing the wall. In order to get her grandfather to agree to the diagnosis, Mei Ruhai pretended to agree to take Miss Chunlan for a while.
Mei rich man said, "Go now, otherwise you can just wait to bury me!"
Mei Ruhai said, "Grandpa, please ask the doctor to take to you , and I will bring the person back now!" As he said that, he went out.
As soon as he walked out the door, he saw a woman in ragged clothes and a gray face lying down at the door, looking like a beggar. Mei Ruhai didn't have to think too much, so he helped the woman into the house and lay down, then poured her hot water, and the woman woke up.
He also ordered Liu Ma to cook a bowl of porridge for the woman to drink. After the woman had drunk the porridge, there was a ray of light in her dim eyes and she said, "Brother, thank you for saving my life. I will be a cow for the rest of my life. I will serve you!"
Mei Ruhai did not say anything, but asked Liu Ma to take her to the bath room to take a shower, and then changed into Liu Ma's clean clothes. The clean woman was still pale and thin, but it can be seen that she was not ugly and very beautiful.
Mei Ruhai asked the woman what her name was, where she was from, and why did she come here alone. The woman said, "My name is Liu Chunlan, from Liujiagou."
Mei Ruhai couldn't believe her ears. It turned out that this woman was the woman introduced to him by matchmaker Wang. Isn't she unwilling to marry him? Mei Ruhai had many questions in his mind when he ran to his door again.
said, "Your parents want to exchange you for two bags of food, are you happy?"
Liu Chunlan hesitated and said, "At first, you are not willing, but you are a good person. You didn't force me and left two bags of food. I changed my mind, so I came over. I am willing to serve you as a cow and a horse for the rest of my life."
Mei Ruhai said: "You should have heard of my affairs too. Are you not afraid of losing your life if you marry me? If you are not willing, I will send you back! "
Liu Chunlan heard Mei Ruhai say this and started crying and said, "Don't send me back... I want to marry you, just marry me! "
"Okay, if you are not afraid of death, I will marry you, you have to think about it! "
The conversation between the two was heard by Liu Ma. Liu Ma hurried to tell the rich man Mei. When the rich man Mei heard it, he felt energetic and was completely cured. He said, "Go and prepare quickly, and I will go to the wedding chamber tonight! "
At the wedding night, Mei Ruhai did not intend to fulfill the family with Liu Chunlan, and said, "Although we got married, please forgive me for not fulfilling the family with you! "
Liu Chunlan cried aggrievedly as soon as she heard this and said, "Since my husband dislikes me, why do you want to marry me again? "
It turns out that Mei Ruhai can never forget his first wife Liu Qianniang, so he is unwilling to have sex with a woman other than Liu Qianniang.
Liu Chunlan was shocked when she heard the reason why he did not fulfill her family and said, "You are such a lovely man, but I don't understand. Since you can't forget your first wife, why did you marry several wives one after another, causing them to die of depression? Will your conscience not hurt if you do this? "
Mei Ruhai faced Liu Chunlan's questioning, and he told the truth. It turned out that except for his first wife Liu Qianniang, the few wives he married later did not die.
He had a deep relationship with Liu Qianniang. After Liu Qianniang passed away, he decided to stay for her for the rest of his life. He said to his concubine Zhang: "We can only be a couple in name only. If you are willing to leave, I can give you some money to help you leave here, and you go to find your own happiness..."
Zhang had fantasies about him at first, thinking that if Liu Qianniang died, he would fall in love with him, but she was wrong. However, Mei Ruhai didn't love her, and she didn't want to waste her youth on him, so she agreed to leave.
Mei Ruhai got guidance from experts and used her unique skills to make Zhang look sick, and then died of death. In fact, this was just to cover up. Zhang did not die, but was sent away by him.
Later, he married several wives in succession, and sent them away in the same way, asking them to find their happiness. Liu Chunlan was surprised when she learned the truth and said, "I didn't expect that you are not only infatuated, but also a great charity! "
Mei Ruhai said: "I am not as good as you said. I just follow my heart. If you love, you will end up together. I don't want innocent people to sacrifice for me. You are still young, and I don't want you to sacrifice your happiness for me. I can send you away from here in the same way. ”
Liu Chunlan said: “Do you just ignore your reputation? "
Mei Ruhai said: "Everyone knows that I am a tough person, so no woman is willing to marry me, and this is what I want! "
" Before I left here, I had a plea. I wonder if you can satisfy me? "
" You said, what request? "
" I think of your wife's room and take a look. I want to know what kind of woman she is, so that you can never forget her! "
When she mentioned Liu Qianniang, Mei Ruhai's eyes suddenly shine and she said, "My wife is gentle and virtuous, and she is as beautiful as a fairy. In my eyes, she is the most beautiful woman in the world! "
Mei Ruhai took Liu Chunlan to the room where Liu Qianniang was alive. Liu Chunlan saw the portrait on the wall at a glance. When she approached the portrait, two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks.
She stood in front of the painting for a long time before slowly turning around. When Mei Ruhai saw her face clearly, she was shocked. The woman in front of her was clearly the wife Liu Qianniang whom she had been thinking about day and night!
"Qianniang, is it you? "Mei Ruhai asked in disbelief.
"It's me, I am Qianniang! "The woman walked slowly towards him, and the two hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Mei Ruhai said, "My wife, thank you for coming back to see me..."
Liu Qianniang said, "Honey, I miss you very much. I can't live without you. I won't leave when I come back this time! Accompany you to the end of the world!"
Mei Ruhai was excited, but he was not confused. Liu Qianniang was dead, why did she come back suddenly? He said, "Qianniang, aren't you already dead?"
Liu Qianniang said, "I'm dead..."
Qianniang is really dead, but she is unwilling to be a human again. King of Hell left her in the underworld to work. Later, a god went to the underworld to inspect and was shocked to see Liu Qianniang and said that she was an Jade Rabbit in the sky. The reason why she was reincarnated in the lower realm was to repay Mei Ruhai's kindness in her life. Now that the kindness has not been repaid, she actually died.
The god asked Liu Qianniang to return to the sun, but she had been buried for many days. If she wanted to return to the sun, she had to rely on someone else's body. When she came to a cliff, she found Liu Chunlan's body.
It turns out that after Mei Ruhai left Liu Chunlan's house, Liu Chunlan's parents thought about it repeatedly and wanted to send her to Mei's house. After all, they asked for other people's food and felt uneasy!
Liu Chunlan didn't want to marry a tough man, so she followed her father to the Mei family crying all the way. When she walked on a mountain road, Liu Chunlan ran up the mountain like crazy, but who knew that she accidentally fell off the cliff and fell to death.
Liu Qianniang attached herself to Liu Chunlan and came to Mei’s house. At first, she did not tell Mei Ruhai the truth, just to test whether he had forgotten her. If she forgot, she would leave silently and repay her kindness in other ways.
After temptation, Liu Qianniang learned that Mei Ruhai had not forgotten her. She was very moved and decided to stay. According to the instructions of the gods, if she wanted to become her original appearance, she had to silently recite a string of terms to her portrait. After she recited the terms, she turned back to her original appearance.
Mei Ruhai was surprised and happy when she heard her story. The couple hugged each other tightly, and were reluctant to part for a long time. That night, they re-entered the bridal chamber.
The next day, Mei Ruhai told the rich man about Liu Qianniang. The rich man felt incredible when he heard this. In fact, he regretted it after Liu Qianniang died and felt guilty in his heart.
He said in tears: "Qianniang, I'm sorry, please don't blame grandpa. I did such a foolish thing for the Mei family and Ruhai!"
Liu Qianniang's eyes were red and said: "Grandpa, let it go over the past! We will be a family in the future!"
After experiencing so many things, the rich man Mei also took it easy and no longer demanded about giving birth to a great-grandson. Just let it go.
A month later, Liu Qianniang became pregnant and later gave birth to a pair of twins . The rich man Mei was so happy that he couldn't stop talking and praised his grandchildren and daughter-in-law for their success when they saw others. Mei Ruhai and Liu Qianniang gave birth to five boys and two girls in their lifetime. The children were either rich or noble, and they slapped those gossipers in the face.
This story has nothing to do with superstition, and is mainly to promote folk culture and punish evil and promote good.
