During the Ming Dynasty, there was a scholar named Qiu Rihuo in Huzhou. He was a poor scholar and married Yan. After the death of his parents, life at home was very difficult and he often had no meals.
Originally, the Qiu family was also a scholarly family and was considered famous in the local area. But because his father was deceived, he helped a salt merchant write a lawsuit and file a lawsuit, and he was eventually implicated. The salt merchant was arrested and beheaded, and Qiu's father was also arrested and imprisoned. In order to rescue Qiu's father, the family sold land and houses for rescue, but in the end they were both rich and their family was in ruins.
Yan's daughter is the daughter of Yan Juren in the county, and she is also a person who knows books and rituals. However, the Qiu family was defeated and backward, and she was despised by her parents. She was also strong-willed by nature, so she never returned to her parents' home again.
That night, the rice jar at home was empty again, and the couple was so hungry that they could only drink cold water. Yan felt sad and hated that his man was useless. He spoke and mocked: "My three sisters, and the other three are all rich and well-off. Only when I marry into your Qiu family can I end up like this. Men are useless, women suffer!"
In fact, Qiu Ricai had learned a lot and passed the scholar early. Because his family was poor, he had no money to take the provincial examination for many years, otherwise he might have passed the imperial examination.
After hearing what his wife said, he was extremely frustrated and stammered and didn't know what to say. Seeing this, his wife was even more angry and said to him, "If this continues, it is not a solution. I ask you, do we still want to be husband and wife? If you don't be husband and wife, you will have to find a way out. If you still want to be husband and wife, you have to think of a way out tonight!"
Qiu Rihuo said, "I have no skills except studying, so what can I think of?"
Yan said, "It's over here, you can go to a robber robbery! It's better to starve to death. If you don't agree, then I'll go to a brothel to make some money to survive!"
Qiu Rihuo was immediately furious when he heard this and cursed: "What are you saying? Being a robber, how do you let me face the ancestors? My family of scholars, are you going to let me humiliate my ancestors?"
The wife said angrily: "Since that's the case, then I'll go to the brothel to sell myself. Don't blame your wife for sleeping with others in the future, but even if you complain, it doesn't matter. At most, you'll just have to rest!"
Yan's wife finished speaking, then returned to the house hungry and went to sleep in depression.
Qiu Rihuo came to the yard and looked at the bright moon in the sky, crying like rain. Thinking of my hard study for many years, not only did I fail to honor my ancestors, but I was forced to this point by life.
Although the wife's words are unpleasant, they also explain their situation clearly. He can't do it if his wife sells herself! Then, it seems that I have to be a robber myself!
But, if I was so hungry, who could I rob?
Qiu Rihuo endured his hunger and rushed to Qingshan Town under the moonlight. The next morning, he carried back a small bag of rice, which was ten liters. Yan was very surprised when he saw this and asked where he came from.
Qiu Rihuo said: "My Qiu family is also a noble family. Many of my parents' friends are rich, but I am considering my face and refuse to beg them. Now I decided to be a robber as you said. What other shamelessness do you need? I borrowed this bag of rice, and you make a pot of dry rice today. When you have enough, I will go out to be a robber tonight!"
Yan was very surprised when she heard this. Originally, she was also angry. She woke up in the morning and prepared to go to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables. Unexpectedly, my husband said this. Thinking that he must be angry, he stopped saying anything and took the rice to the kitchen to start cooking.
Qiu Rihuo had a full meal and started preparing. He found the scimitar of chopping wood at home, sharpened the stone, and found an iron awl. He also sharpened the tip, tied it to a solid wooden stick with hemp rope, and made a pointed spear.
At first, Yan thought he was having fun and didn't care about him, but the more he looked at it, the more he looked, the more he was getting worse. What was he going to do? Do you really have to be a robber?
After dark, Qiu Rihuo had enough food, took off the scholar's robe, changed into a black tights, took out a piece of black cloth and covered his face. Then pick up the scimitar and spear and go out.
Yan grabbed him and said, "Come back, stop making trouble!"
Qiu Rihuo didn't say anything, and he suddenly struggled to pull his wife and walked towards the back mountain without looking back. Yan was helpless and very scared, but he had no choice but to hope that nothing would happen to him.
Qiu Rihuo left the village with anger and came to the back mountain path. The weather was just right recently, and the bright moon was like a silver plate, hanging high in the night sky. Qiu Rihuo had no experience in the robbery. He finally thought about it and planned to find an ambush on the roadside. If someone passed by, he rushed out and forced him to hand over the money with a knife.
He climbed over two mountains and stopped at a mountain pass. There were four or five forks here. I guess someone would pass by them at night. Qiu Rihuo hid behind the bushes at the intersection, waiting for the people passing by.
After waiting for more than an hour, I heard footsteps coming from the road ahead. Soon a woman came over, holding a three or four-year-old child in her hand. The woman was wearing luxurious silk clothes, but her face was sad at this time. She climbed over the mountain pass and walked towards the small path to the east.
Qiu Rihuo hesitated for a while, but in the end he still couldn't do it, so the mother and son left smoothly.
Another hour passed, Qiu Rihuo heard the voices of many people, and from the mountain road to the south, more than a dozen men came over. These people had fierce faces and were a group of real bandits.
Qiu Rihuo hid behind the bushes and did not dare to make any sound. The group sat on the stones by the roadside, rested for a quarter of an hour, and after discussing where to go to rob, they walked on another path.
Two more hours passed, and it was probably the hour of Yin. If no one passed by, I would probably have gained nothing this night. Qiu Rihuo was very angry and he would not go home if he really didn't get it. He would continue tomorrow night. Otherwise, my wife would be laughed at and thought that if someone else was alone, she would definitely rob him!
At this moment, I suddenly heard a sound of footsteps and a gasping sound.
Qiu Rihuo looked over from behind the bushes and saw a strong man carrying a little woman on his back. The woman was stuffed with a cloth towel and tied her hands and feet, but she still struggled hard on his shoulders.
The strong man came to the pass and rested for a while and said, "Miss, don't struggle, no one will save you. I will soon arrive at Mr. Hei's cave. In the future, you will be my wife obediently, and I will not treat you badly."
Soon, the strong man walked into the mountains to the south again.
Seeing this, Qiu Rihuo followed him quietly. This strong man was obviously a villain who was a good woman. He acted according to the opportunity. It would be a good thing if he could kill him and save the girl.
followed several miles, and came to a cave. The strong man entered the cave, threw the woman on a pile of hay, pulled the rag that was stuffed into her mouth, and threw it on her, trying to defile it.
The girl shouted desperately, and the strong man laughed strangely: "Call it, in Mr. Hei's territory, no one came to save you after he shouted! Just be obedient and don't have any other ideas."
As soon as he finished speaking, the strong man felt his neck numb, and he reached out and touched it, and the head fell to the ground.
It turned out that Qiu Rihuo, who was following behind, touched him, took out a scimitar and slashed his neck. Qiu Rihuo was also stunned, not expecting that his scimitar was so sharp.
is strange. After the strong man left his first body, his body almost turned into a black fox. It turned out that this was a black fox demon, and his nature was very lustful. Whenever there is a beautiful girl, she will sneak in late at night and bring people to her for fun.
For several years, women have disappeared in this area from time to time, and it is all done by this black fox demon. Qiu Rihuo came out to rob wealth, but unexpectedly he accidentally eliminated a big harm.
Seeing this, the girl's eyes turned pale and fainted.
Qiu Rihuo was delighted. Since the person who killed was not someone, there was no need to worry. He quickly took out the fire note and went into the cave to search for it. Soon, he found a large bag of silver in a wooden box in the cave, which was as much as a thousand taels.
Qiu Rihuo was overjoyed and quickly packed the money. When I arrived at the entrance of the cave, I saw that the girl was stained with blood and was still unconscious.He carried the girl up and hurried to the house.
At this time, both of them were covered in blood. If they didn't go home quickly and were caught by someone, it would be difficult to explain clearly.
When the rooster crowed, Qiu Rihuo came outside the house and saw that the lights at home were still on. It turned out that Yan had not been asleep all night, and was extremely worried, waiting for him to come back.
Qiu Rihuo knocked on the door, and soon his wife opened the door. As soon as he entered the room, he threw a large bag of silver on the ground, and then placed the girl on the ground and lay flat on it. When Yan saw his appearance, he screamed immediately, and knelt down to the ground in fear, shouting, "You, a thousand-killer, really killing people and robbing money? Let's rob a woman back!"
Qiu Rihuo put down the blood-stained scimitar again, looked at Yan, and said calmly, "Didn't you ask me to do this robber's business? Why are you scared now?"
wife trembled all over, and kept saying "It's over, it's over!"
Qiu Rihuo pulled her up and said, "Don't worry, lady, robbing one thousand taels of silver is enough for our food and drink in the second half of our life. You clean up quickly and clear these traces. There is also this woman, you go and kill her."
Yan was even more scared when he heard this, and he was trembling and unable to speak.
Seeing this, Qiu Rihuo laughed and said to her, "Miss, are you afraid? So you are so timid! It's not what you think. Go and cook hot water. Let's wake this girl up first."
Yan was a little puzzled when he heard this, but he still hurried to cook hot water. Qiu Rihuo changed his bloody clothes and asked his wife to help the woman wash the blood. After some pushing, the girl woke up.
After they asked, the girl told her about the robbery.
It turns out that this is Zhou Xiaolian's daughter in the town. She just turned 16 years old. Last night, she was broken into the boudoir by a villain and kidnapped her. The unlucky black fox demon encountered the robbery of Qiu Rihuo, but unfortunately died.
Knowing that the husband was not killing humans, and after getting this huge fortune, Yan finally felt relieved. After that, she became a gentle and virtuous wife and dared not to squeeze her husband any more. Zhou Xiaolian was grateful for his kindness in saving his daughter and took great care of his family since then.
Another year passed, Qiu Rihuo went to take the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination, and his family became more lively and prosperous.
Jingyuezhai's message:
As the saying goes, "A hero is forced to die with just one person." It is not uncommon for a person who was originally very capable, because he had no money for a while and was forced to go desperate. But no matter what, between family members and couples, you must fully understand and trust them. The understanding at this time is true love. The consequences are very serious when saying sarcastic words at this time.
Qiu Rihuo ushered in a dramatic reversal with God's help. What if there was no such adventure? If he really kills people, then this family will be doomed. So whenever you have to calm your head!
(Author of this article: A Fei)
