In ancient times, there was a widow named Qin Xiaolan in Xianglian Village, Yunzhou City. Since her husband passed away, she and her mother-in-law Pan depended on each other. On weekdays, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law made a living by selling tofu, and their lives were pretty good.
A few years ago, the young and beautiful Qin Xiaolan married Zhao Longjiang, who sold tofu.
Back then, Qin Xiaolan was a famous local beauty. I don’t know how many rich young men wanted to marry her. But the old man Qin fell in love with the honest and honest Zhao Longjiang and insisted on betrothing his daughter to him. After
1, the couple sold tofu together.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. A few years later, Zhao Longjiang went to the town to go to the market and suddenly fainted on the ground while on the way. When the doctor arrived, Zhao Longjiang had lost his breath.
That's it, poor Qin became a widow at a young age.
At that time, Qin was still young, and her family advised her to remarry her; but when Qin thought of her elderly mother-in-law, if she remarryed herself, who would take care of her mother-in-law?
So, she gave up remarrying and stayed in the Zhao family to serve her mother-in-law.
Perhaps because of this incident, Qin offended her mother's family, and since then her family has cut off contact with her.
One day, Widow Qin went to the town to go to the market. When she came back, she passed by a mountain road and unexpectedly saw an donkey , tied to a big tree with a rope, and next to the donkey, there was a white-haired old man sitting.
A closer look revealed that the donkey was so thin, as if it was skinny.
"Sell donkeys, sell donkeys"
Qin stopped and stared at the donkey for a long time.
Suddenly, the old man walked up to him quickly and said with a smile: "Do you want to sell donkeys? I'll sell them to you cheaply."
Qin's thoughts for a long time.
Since her husband passed away, she has gotten up early every day to grind the tofu, and after finishing her work, she has to go to the market in the town. After a long time, she is indeed quite tired. Although she has helped her mother-in-law, she is weak after all. If she buys this donkey, she will be able to help herself grind the tofu.
Thinking of this, Qin asked, "How much does this donkey cost?"
The old man smiled and said, "Six taels of silver, no bargaining"
Six taels of silver!
Qin Shi was really embarrassed. After all, it was not easy for her to make money, let alone the donkey was too thin.
Just as he was hesitating, the donkey suddenly said, "Girl, just buy me, otherwise the old man will sell me to the butcher. If you buy it, I will definitely work hard and will never be lazy."
Qin Shi was really shocked, but she immediately realized that this was an extraordinary donkey.
So Qin decisively took out six taels of silver?
That's it, the old man handed the donkey to her.
That day, when she returned home, Pan saw her daughter-in-law bringing back a donkey, so she asked her why.
learned that his daughter-in-law had spent six taels of silver and actually bought a thin donkey. Pan was very angry and said that his daughter-in-law must have been deceived by the old man.
But Qin said that this donkey is worth it.
From that day on, Qin did not rush to let the donkey grind the tofu, but fed it with all his heart.
After two months of recuperation, the donkey grows stronger and stronger.
One day, the donkey spoke again: "Master, I can work."
From that day, with the help of the donkey, Qin's tofu was no longer so hard, and the donkey was very diligent.
A year has passed in a flash.
One night, Qin feeds the donkey.
The donkey said again: "Master, I'm leaving."You will still send me to the place where I bought me, and there are people waiting for me. The owner will be surprised at that time.
Qin looked at the donkey and nodded.
The next day, Qin and the donkey came under the big tree.
I have no idea, and the old man who sold donkeys at the beginning was also there.
Qin held the donkey tightly and thought to himself: I finally fattened the donkey. This old man wouldn't want to go back now, right?
Thinking of this, she asked the old man with a cautious look: "How come you are here? "
The old man smiled and said, "I'll pick up the donkey home."
After saying that, the old man waved and the donkey ran over.
Instantly, the old man sat on the donkey and drove into the sky with a cloud.
At this time, the old man threw down a cloth bag and said, "Miss Qin, I am a god in the sky. Seeing that you are pitiful, he borrowed the donkey for you. Today we are going back to heaven. There are twenty gold bars in this bag, enough for you to live your life.
Qin's bent down and picked up the cloth bag and put it carefully in her pocket.
When she looked up again, the old man and the donkey disappeared without a trace.
When she returned home that day, Qin told her mother-in-law about this.
Looking at a bag of gold bars, the two of them didn't know what to do. Processing.
Later, Qin bought a store in the town, which specialized in making tofu; she buried all the remaining gold bars under the bed.
In her opinion, this unexpected fortune can indeed make the family live a good life; but she believes that with her own hands, she can also support her family.
From then on, Qin and her mother-in-law lived their lives alone.
