In ancient times, there was a man named Ning Fu, who was nearly fifty years old and was honest and honest. Ning Fu once had a wife, but after a few years of marriage, her wife died of an acute illness.
After his wife passed away, he did not remarry and had no son or daughter. In this way, he lived alone in a thatched hut left by his father, and it took decades.
Ningfu's home has some thin fields, which are busy and fashionable, and can barely eat enough. If there is a bad harvest, you will naturally only have to starve. Therefore, during the slack season, Ning Fu would go to the town to find work.
In the past few days, a rich family built a new house in the town. Ning Fu's friend introduced him to help. After finishing work in the evening, Ning Fu packed his things and walked home.
Not long after, Ning Fu heard a noise coming from the door of a restaurant. I saw a guy punching and kicking a little beggar, and the restaurant owner behind him was even more yelling and scolding.
The little beggar is about seven or eight years old, curled up on the ground, holding his head tightly with his hands.
Ning Fu couldn't bear it and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said, "It's just a child, just drive it away, why do you have to do this ruthless move?"
"I bought a few rabbits, and he let me go the largest one. You know, this rabbit cost me for forty cents." After the boss said that, he asked the guy to continue beating the little beggar.
"Stop fighting." While stopping the guy, Ning Fu took out fifty cents from his arms and handed them to the boss and said, "I've compensated for him, I'll give me two buns for the rest."
The boss took the money, looked at Ning Fu, and looked at the guy again. The guy understood, and after stopping, he went in and got two buns out.
Then, Ning Fu took the little beggar away. Not far away, he stopped by the side of the road to check on the little beggar's injuries, but fortunately it was not a big deal.
Ning Fu handed the two buns to the little beggar. The little beggar was so hungry that he finished all the buns in just a few seconds.
"Why did someone else's rabbit be put?" Ning Fu asked.
"That's just a female rabbit. Her belly is bulging and she is about to give birth to a little rabbit." After the little beggar said, Ning Fu smiled and said, "So that's it, it's not good. My money was not spent in vain."
asked and learned that the little beggar's name was Ning Tianci. His parents died early. He begged outside during the day and spent the night in the dilapidated temple on the outskirts of the city at night.
"We are also our family. The temple is too cold. Are you willing to go home with me?" As soon as Ning Fu finished speaking, he saw Ning Tianci nodding repeatedly.
In this way, Ning Fu brought Ning Tianci home, and the two were called uncle and nephew.
Usually, if Ning Fu was a helper, Ning Tianci would always go with him to help, but he was driven home by Ning Fu.
So Ning Tianci went to the mountain to pick up firewood to sell it to supplement the household income. No matter how Ning Fu stopped him, it was useless, so he had to let him go.
Seven years have passed, and Ning Fu's health is getting worse and worse. Ning Tianci was fifteen years old at this time. He became a woodcutter and often made money by moving goods for others.
Half a year later, Ning Fu was unable to withstand and passed away, Ning Tianci was deeply saddened.
Originally, the family was not rich, and he also treated Ning Fu and spent all his savings and borrowed money. In Ning Tianci's eyes, he had long regarded Ning Fu as his father, and he couldn't bear to let his relatives wrap themselves in straw mats and bury them in the soil.
So, Ning Tianci came to the market and inserted a grass on his head, and asked someone to write a wooden sign "Selling oneself to bury his father" and hoped that a kind-hearted person would buy him away. However, no one cared about it for two consecutive days.
On the third day, a woman in her twenties came to ask. The woman followed an old woman, and the two followed Ning Tianci back to the thatched hut.
After understanding the situation, the woman said, "I will give you twenty taels of silver. After you buried your father, you will come to my house to feed the horses for three years. Are you willing?" Ning Tianci agreed repeatedly after hearing this.
The woman asked the old woman to give the money to Ning Tianci, explaining her residence, and left.
Then, Ning Tian gave Ning Fu a coffin and let him be buried in peace. The remaining silver is just enough to pay back the borrowed money.
Everything was done, and Ning Tianci went to the place where the woman said to live.
Ning Tianci came to He Mansion and found that there were only two women and old women in the huge house.
It turns out that the woman's name is Fengxian, and she is the concubine of Mr. He. This house was specially bought for her by Mr. He. A year ago, Mr. He died of illness. She dismissed other maids and servants, leaving only one old woman cooking.
Fengxian has a carriage. In order to avoid suspicion, she had to hire a young man like Ning Tianci who could not only feed horses but also drive horse carriages.
Just like that, Ning Tianci began to feed horses at Fengxian’s home. Although he was a groom, he took the initiative to take charge of all the dirty and heavy work in the family.
Fengxian is a widow at such a young age. There are often scoundrels who come to their homes at night to harass her. Ning Tianci's arrival invisibly reduced some trouble for her.
Three years later, the old woman went home with something at home, and Fengxian personally prepared a table of wine and food to celebrate her birthday by tying Tianci.
Ning Tianci was flattered and refused repeatedly, but Fengxian said that he had long regarded him as a family. He thought that he was just a friend and that his boss was so kind to him, and he thought to himself that he must work hard in the future.
Fengxian poured Ning Tianci wine and signaled him to drink more. However, after drinking a few cups, Ning Tianci was already a little dizzy.
At this time, Fengxian handed over another glass of wine and advised Ning Tianci to drink the last glass. In desperation, he had to dry the glass of wine again.
After a while, Ning Tianci couldn't hold on and fell asleep on the table in a daze.
I don’t know how long I slept, but Ning Tianci suddenly heard a "click" in the yard and woke up suddenly, and found that he was still in Fengxian’s house. He quickly got up and said he wanted to feed the horses.
At this time, Fengxian actually said, "It seems that there was a thief in the yard just now, go and have a look."
Ning Tianci immediately went to the yard to check it out, everything was as usual. After he told Fengxian, he went to the horse shed to feed the horses.
Unexpectedly, he found that the horse's reins were broken and the horse's stop rod was moved. Ning Tianci thought, maybe he really got into the thief and the horse was frightened, so he heard the sound.
Thinking of this, Ning Tianci decided not to sleep too heavily at night in the future, in case any thieves sneak in.
The next day, the old woman who was cooking had not come back, and Fengxian claimed that she was feeling uncomfortable and asked Ning Tianci to have a meal by herself. Ning Tianci didn't think much about it, just thought she was a hangover and not awake.
At night, Ning Tian gave Ma Ma to add good forage and was about to go back to the house to sleep. Suddenly, he heard Fengxian calling him in horror.
He hurriedly ran outside Fengxian Gate to inquire about the situation. Fengxian opened the door and said that he had just seen a black shadow flashing outside the window.
Ning Tianci checked the yard again and found no abnormalities. At this time, Fengxian said that she was afraid and asked Ning Tianci to rest in her room.
Ning Tianci felt it was inappropriate and said that he was guarding outside the door, so that she could feel at ease.
"I am the boss, you have to listen to me."
Ning Tianci had no choice but to sit down on the stool in Fengxian's house.
At first, Ning Tianci felt uncomfortable, but later, somehow, he fell asleep unconsciously.
In a trance, another "click" sound made Ning Tianci wake up from his sleep. He suddenly opened his eyes, but saw Fengxian's face pale, so he asked him to go to the yard to check it out again.
Ning Tianci suddenly stood up, but felt his body fluttering and his legs were weak. He leaned against the wall and forced himself to open the door and go out. Who knew that after walking around, I still found nothing.
Look at the horses in the horse shed again, just like the night before, and seemed to be frightened. Ning Tianci guessed that the thief must have just arrived.
So he said to Fengxian: "I'll come to watch tomorrow night and see what's going on."
"Since that's the case, you can have a good rest during the day." Fengxian nodded and said.
After dawn, Ning Tianci quickly finished the work he should do and lay in bed to sleep in the afternoon.
That night, Ning Tianci lay in the horse shed, listening carefully to the movements in the yard, and going out to patrol from time to time. However, nothing happened overnight.
That's it, Ning Tianci stayed in the horse shed for two days. On the third night, Ning Tianci went back to the horse shed after a round of inspections. He was about to go to bed, but heard Fengxian shouting in the room.
Although the old woman came back two days ago, she went home tonight. Ning Tianci had no choice but to rush to Fengxian Gate and heard her say that the black shadow outside the window appeared again.
In desperation, Ning Tianci had to stay in Fengxian's house again, and this time he fell asleep quickly again.
Not long after, a "click" sound came from the yard again. Ning Tianci woke up and rushed to the yard. After careful inspection, he still found nothing.
Unexpectedly, when he returned to Fengxian's house, he saw her foaming at her mouth and no longer breathing.
Ning Tianci was panicked. He and Fengxian were the only ones in the whole house. How could he prove his innocence? After thinking about it, he decided to report to the official first, so that the government might be able to find out the truth.
The government received a report and soon began an investigation. However, more than half a month has passed, and the government has found nothing.
County magistrate believed that Ning Tianci could not prove that it had nothing to do with Fengxian's death, so he temporarily detained him in prison. Ning Tianci was in a mess, but he didn't know what to do.
Another month has passed, and the case has still made no progress. Fortunately, Fengxian had no other relatives and no one appealed. Seeing this, the government told Ning Tianci that as long as someone pays the security deposit for him, he can leave the prison.
However, Ning Tianci was alone and it was impossible for someone he knew came to protect him out. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad.
The next morning, the prison guard opened the door of the cell and shouted, "Ning Tianci, someone is here to protect you."
Ning Tianci couldn't believe his ears. The prison guard urged him again, and he believed that someone was really here to protect him.
Ning Tianci followed the prisoner out of the prison in confusion, and saw a young woman under twenty, waving to him with a smile.
Ning Tianci looked at the woman and confirmed that she did not know her. She was about to ask, but she heard the woman say, "It is not convenient to speak here, let's go home first."
Just like that, Ning Tianci took the woman back to his thatched hut and said, "Although I don't know you, no matter what, you are my savior. Please be worshiped by me. . "
Seeing Ning Tianci kneeling to thank the woman, but the woman stopped her and said, "Do you think that kowtow to me is to repay my kindness for saving you? If so, I should thank you."
It turns out that the woman's name is Qingning, and it is the female hare that Ning Tianci let go many years ago. Fengxian is a fox demon. In order to cultivate to become a spirit, she constantly absorbs the essence and blood of an adult man, and it was her who killed him.
Later, Fengxian met Ning Tianci in the market, so she took him home, intending to suck his essence and blood when he became an adult.
Unexpectedly, Fengxian’s plan was disrupted by Qingning repeatedly. Fengxian could not get timely replenishment of essence and blood, and exhausted her energy. In addition, she was forcibly stopped by Qingning, and eventually died of exhaustion.
Ning Tianci, who learned the truth, once again wanted to kneel down to thank Qingning for helping her. Qingning still stopped him and said, "Thank you for letting me go, otherwise I would have become a dish in the restaurant. I have repayed your kindness. Now I am leaving, and your good fortune will soon appear in the mountains." Qingning said goodbye and left.
Ning Tianci did not take Qingning's words to heart. He escaped the disaster. He just wanted to live a down-to-earth life.
One day later, Ning Tianci went to the mountain to chop wood as usual. When he walked to the hillside, he saw a woman crying. After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward to ask.
The woman's name is Qin Lan. She went out for a walk with her maid and accidentally got lost. Seeing this, Ning Tianci comforted Qin Lan, so that she would not have to worry, and sent her home according to the address Qin Lan said.
Unexpectedly, Qin Lan's father was a famous local cloth merchant and she was the only daughter in the family. Qin's father originally planned to hold a banquet to thank Ning Tianci, but Ning Tianci politely refused.
For some time after that, Qin Lan ran to Ning Tianci's thatched hut every day, always saying that she wanted to repay him, but she couldn't even drive him away. Qin's father understood his daughter's thoughts and saw that Ning Tianci was of great character, so he recruited him as his son-in-law. After getting married, Ning Tianci and Qin Lan were very loving and were very filial to their parents, and they lived a happy and stable life from then on.
is adapted from " Folk Story ". Follow @Xinyan Xiaoyu Listen to the stories and understand life!
