There is a Zhang Yuanwai in Zhangjia Town. Zhang Yuanwai is a famous local businessman. His wife, Wang, is as beautiful as a flower. They have a daughter named Zhang Xiaolan, who looks even more charming.
The Zhang couple love their daughter very much. They hold it in their hands and are afraid of falling off, and hold it in their mouths and are afraid of melting. Xiaolan has been spoiled since childhood. Because her parents were too indulging in her, they developed a coquettish and willful temper. No matter what, she has the final say.
When Xiaolan was 17 years old, she began to develop a desire for love and dreamed of meeting a beautiful love.
On a day, Xiaolan and the maid Xiaoyun entered the city in a carriage to participate in the temple fair . The temple fair was very lively, and there were many people cheering on the street. Out of curiosity, they squeezed into the crowd to see when they saw a teenager performing acrobatics there.
Although this young man is wearing ordinary clothes, he is elegant and handsome, and looks like he is eighteen or nineteen years old. Xiaolan was jokingly in her heart, and her passionate pair of peach blossom eyes stared straight at the young man's face, constantly applauding and praising her hands.
performed for a while, and the boy raised his fist and said, "Thank you all for coming. Those with money can support you, and those with no money can support you!" Then he picked up a wooden box and started collecting money.
When he walked to Xiaolan, Xiaolan immediately asked the maid Xiaoyun to put a bag of silver in a wooden box and said, "Brother is acting so well!"
The boy saw the beauty praising her, his eyes lit up a lot and his ears were a little red. He said, "It's just some tricks. Miss, you've been awarded!"
The boy collected a lot of money and continued to start the performance. Xiaolan kept standing there and watching, it was almost dark. Xiaoyun reminded her that it was time to go home, but Xiaolan was still reluctant to leave and said that she would wait until the teenager's performance was over before leaving.
html When it was almost dark, the boy packed up his things and prepared to leave. Xiaolan asked Xiaoyun to ask the boy's name and ask him if he would perform here tomorrow.Xiaoyun also understood the lady’s thoughts, so she went to ask the young man about this. The young man said that his name is Liu Tao and he will come to an old place to perform tomorrow.
Zhang Xiaolan was relieved to learn that he would come back tomorrow and hired a carriage to go home. For several days, Zhang Xiaolan took Xiaoyun to the city to support Liu Tao and talked to him in his spare time.
From the conversation, Xiaolan learned that Liu Tao lives in Liujiazhuang, west of the city. His father played acrobatics, and he started playing acrobatics with his father since he was five years old. Last year, his father lost his life due to a difficult performance. Now he and his mother depend on each other and make money by playing acrobatics to support their family.
After listening to his story, Xiaolan felt very sympathetic to him. She felt that Liu Tao was a responsible young man, which was a quality that many rich young men did not possess.
In order to support him, Xiaolan ran to the city almost every day, and her abnormal behavior attracted the attention of Zhang Yuanwai and his wife. Wang called the maid Xiaoyun to the room to ask questions.
Xiaoyun dared not hide it, so he told Wang the truth, and Wang told her husband about the matter. Both the couple were worried. Zhang Yuanwai said: "A girl is not a big one. I think it's time to find a marriage for her so as not to do anything that ruins her family's style!"
Wang said: "Yes, she is 17 years old, and I married you when I was 16 years old!"
Two days later, Zhang Yuanwai found a son-in-law for her daughter. The other party is the Li family in the same town. The Li family has been doing business for generations and has hundreds of acres of fertile land. The family is very rich and is in a good match with the Zhang family.
The son of the Li family is Li Shuo. Although Li Yuanwai is a businessman, Li Shuo does not have the talent to do business. On the contrary, he is very interested in reading and is a typical nerd.
When Zhang Xiaolan heard that her father was going to betroth him to Li Shuo, she was unwilling to do so by a hundred people. She said: "Li Shuo is clumsy and only knows how to study. He is just an idiot. I don't plan to marry him!"
Zhang Yuanwai said: "The Li family is very wealthy. Li Shuo studies hard and has a bright future. If he becomes famous, you can follow the glory.Even if he is not famous, you will never have to worry about food and drink in your life! "
But Zhang Xiaolan said: "Marrying to someone you don't like, even if you don't have anything to worry about, I'm not happy. If you marry a man you like, I feel sweet even if I eat braised food! "
Zhang Yuanwaihe knew that his daughter was stubborn, so he stopped persuading her. Instead, he planned to find Liu Tao and let him leave his daughter.
One day, Liu Tao had just closed the stall and prepared to go home. Zhang Yuanwai walked over and said, "You are Liu Tao, right? ”
Liu Tao looked at this stranger and didn’t know what he was going to do, so he said: “Yes, who are you? ”
Zhang Yuanwai said: “I am Zhang Xiaolan’s father. Xiaolan has been spoiled by me since she was a child. She will not suffer with you. I hope you can leave her because you two are not the same person. "
Liu Tao listened to Zhang Yuanwai's words. Although he liked Zhang Xiaolan and Zhang Xiaolan liked him, they did not point out that it was broken. Why did they say that they had left?"
"I think you misunderstood. I have nothing to do with your daughter, and there is no way to leave!" Liu Tao left with her carrying something on her back.
When Xiaolan went to watch Liu Tao's performance again, Liu Tao deliberately did not talk to her. Seeing that he suddenly became so cold, Xiaolan cried bitterly, "How did I offend you?"
Liu Tao said, "You are the daughter of a daughter, I am just a poor boy. We are not all the same people at all, where did you offend me?"
"Then why are you different from before?"
"Your father said we are not all the same people, so let's talk less in the future!"
When Xiaolan heard this, she became very angry and immediately went home to question her father. Zhang Yuanwai said: "That poor boy is just a crochet. What's the future? It's not right for us. Think about it carefully, right?"
"What's wrong with acrochets? People don't steal or rob, they make a living by their ability. I just like him. I will only marry him in this life!" After that, Xiaolan ran into the room, closed the door, and threw herself on the bed and started crying.
Seeing that his daughter was so anxious, Zhang Yuanwai stood at the door and coaxed and said, "My daughter, I am also for your own good. I am afraid that you will suffer in the future!"
On the evening, the couple sat in the room, frowned, and discussed how to persuade their daughter. Wang said: "This child was spoiled since he was a child, and he couldn't even pull him back. I think this matter is difficult!"
"Then let her do whatever she wants? If she marry that poor boy, where will I put my face? No, I must stop her. I will go to that boy tomorrow..."
Wang said worriedly: "If my daughter knows, I'm afraid she will cause trouble!"
This couple hopes that their daughter will give up Liu Tao, but they are worried that Xiaolan will be unable to think about it. After repeated weighing, Zhang Yuanwai decided to go to the Liu family.
The next day, before dawn, Zhang Yuanwai set out for the Liu family. Wang looked at his daughter at home, feeling uneasy. Mr. Zhang came back and said that the matter had been done.
Not seeing each other for a day is like three autumns apart. Zhang Xiaolan was so upset at home for two days, so she asked Xiaoyun to accompany her to the city to the old place in the city. She didn't see Liu Tao's shadow and asked about the nearby shops. People say that Liu Tao hasn't been here for two days.
Xiaolan, unwilling to give up, went to Liu's house to find him again. After inquiring, I found out that the mother and son had moved. She knew it must have something to do with her father, so she went home.
"What did you do? Where did you take them?" Zhang Xiaolan looked at Zhang Yuanwai angrily.
"Xiaolan, wake up! That kid left for the money, for the fifty taels of silver. Such a heartless person is not worth it!" Zhang Yuanwai said.
Xiaolan said: "He is a responsible person. I don't believe that he wants such ill-gotten gains. Even if he has them, he still has a hidden secret! I must find him!"
Xiaolan goes to the county town every day to inquire, but more than a month has passed, and there is still no sign of Liu Tao. She missed too much and fell ill. He didn't eat or drink all day, lying on the bed with tears in his eyes. Seeing her thinner look, Zhang Yuanwai and his wife were very upset.
Wang cried and said to her husband, "If my daughter has a long and two shorts, I will not live..."
Zhang Yuanwai walked around the room anxiously and said, "What do you have any suggestions?"
At this moment, Xiaoyun came in and said that there was an old Taoist priest to meet Zhang Yuanwai. Zhang Yuanwai was a little surprised. When he left the house, he saw an old Taoist priest in white robe.
The old Taoist priest said: "I passed by your mansion today and saw a disaster above your mansion. If it is not solved, someone will die within five days!"
Zhang Yuanwai didn't believe it, but when he thought of his daughter's situation, he felt that the old Taoist priest was right and quickly invited him into the house.
"The Taoist priest said there was a disaster in my house. Where did this disaster come from?"
The old Taoist priest thought for a while and said, "The official knows the nonsense. Your lady has a lovesickness disease and cannot afford to get sick. Of course, this disaster comes from the lady. If it is not dispersed, the lady's life will not be safe within five days!"
This old Taoist priest has never been here. He actually knew that Xiaolan had lovesickness. Mr. Zhang respected him in awe, and he was very worried about his daughter's life safety. How to solve it quickly?
The old Taoist priest said: "Marriage is determined by heaven, not who has the final say. There is only one way to solve it, that is, follow God's arrangements!"
After hearing the old Taoist priest's words, Mr. Zhang hesitated and didn't know what to do. He really didn't want his daughter to marry the wrong family, so he said, "Is there no other way?"
Taoist priest stood up and said, "I have already given you the way. Whether to go or not, you can do it yourself." After that, he left, leaving Zhang Yuanwai standing there thinking.
Wang heard the old Taoist priest outside the door. When she saw the old Taoist priest left, she came over to persuade her husband: "We are just a daughter, let her marry whoever she wants! This family business will be hers in the future, and she will not suffer any losses!" Zhang Yuanwai also believed in the old Taoist priest's words and had to agree.
In order for his daughter to get better quickly, Mr. Zhang immediately took someone to find Liu Tao. After searching for two days, I still couldn't find it, but I happened to meet a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest told him that Liu Tao was in the southeast of the county town, but did not say the specific address.
Hard work pays off. Zhang Yuanwai finally found Liu Tao and his son in a remote mountain village. Liu Tao's mother said, "I have left my original home. What else do you want to do?"
Zhang Yuanwai said, "You misunderstood. I am here to discuss the marriage of my two children today!"
"Your family is a prominent family, and we can't get it!" Liu Tao's mother said coldly.
For the happiness of his daughter, Mr. Zhang had to bow his head, apologize to the Liu family, and promised to be kind to Liu Tao in the future. He said a lot of good things, and the Liu family reluctantly agreed to the marriage.
Xiaolan heard that her father wanted to marry her to Liu Tao, and then went to the Liu family to propose marriage. She got out of bed immediately and said she was hungry. When Wang saw this, she cried and hurriedly asked the servant to make her favorite dishes.
Zhang Yuanwai saw that his daughter was safe and he wanted to go back on his word and refused to agree to the wedding date for a long time. Zhang Xiaolan seemed to understand her father's thoughts, and her emotions fell to the bottom again, and she lost her appetite.
When Wang saw this scene, she quickly urged her husband to get their marriage done. Mr. Zhang also learned about his daughter's lovesickness and immediately chose a good day to get married.
Soon after, auspicious day came, and Zhang Yuanwai took Liu Tao and his son home and held a wedding for them. The wedding day is sweet and warm, and Zhang Xiaolan feels that she is the happiest woman in the world.
For the sake of his daughter, Zhang Yuanwai no longer let Liu Tao play acrobatics, but took him to do business together. Liu Tao is eloquent, flexible in mind, and quick in work. He became Zhang Yuanwai's right-hand assistant and also changed Zhang Yuanwai's view of him.
Liu Tao proposed to ask Zhang Yuanwai to expand his business, so he rented a shop in the city and used all the savings from his family to purchase goods from other places. Unexpectedly, on the way, he met a bandit and his money was taken away. Zhang Yuanwai and Liu Tao also saved their lives for nothing.
The once glorious Zhang family is now penniless. Zhang Yuanwai and Wang turned their heads white overnight.Liu Tao said: "In-laws, don't worry, my family has suffered such a big disaster, I will not leave you alone! I will go out to earn money to support you!"
Zhang Yuanwai wanted to make a comeback, but he had no money, so he could only agree to Liu Tao's return to his old career. Saving his life is important now, and his face is worthless.
Liu Tao goes to the city to perform acrobatics every day, and the money he earns is not enough to make a living. He asked his parents-in-law and his wife to eat the rice and flour he bought. He and his mother only ate wild vegetables, and people's hearts are full of meat. If Zhang Yuanwai and others can continue to eat, they will share with their mother-in-law.
plus it rained for several days in a row, and the rent was broken. The life of the Zhang family was so unbearable, but God still refused to let them go. Liu Tao suddenly fell ill after getting wet in the rain, and it was very serious.
Xiaolan threw herself on her husband and started crying. Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang were heartbroken when they thought of their son-in-law's kindness and burst into tears. When Liu Tao's mother saw her son like this, she cried to death.
After seeing this, the doctor said, "It takes a lot of money to cure his illness, but now your family is extremely poor. How to treat it? I think it's better to let him go!" Xiaolan fainted after hearing this.
Zhang Yuanwai and his wife hurriedly poured hot water for Xiaolan, and it took a while before she woke up. When she woke up, Xiaolan made a decision in her heart, and she decided to sell herself to save her husband!
About the next morning, before her parents got up, Xiaolan slipped out of the house and headed straight for the county town. As she walked to the city gate, she saw a group of people talking about it. Xiaolan was in a heavy mood and continued to move forward.
"This snake was caught on Lingyun Mountain. It absorbs the essence of heaven and earth and is the best medicinal material. Soaking in wine can cure all diseases..." Xiaolan stopped hearing the shout. At this time, she had only one thought in her mind, which was to save her husband.
She squeezed into the crowd and saw a big green snake tied with a rope. "Can this snake really cure diseases by soaking wine?"
Snake sellers saw someone ask, and said seriously: "Have you heard of Lingyun Mountain? It's a fairyland on earth, and the creatures on it have fairy spirit. This is not an ordinary snake. Soaking wine can not only cure diseases, but also protect youth forever. The more a man drinks, the stronger the woman becomes, the younger the woman is. This woman is so beautiful. If you drink this snake wine, it will make you more beautiful. Do you want to take it back and try it? "
Xiaolan wants to treat her husband with medicinal wine and asked: "How much do you plan to sell it?"
The man said: "Today's encounter is a kind of fate. I think you really want to buy it. I don't make money from you, just give me a few taels of silver."
Xiaolan subconsciously touched her in her pocket, but she didn't touch anything. The snake seller also saw it and said, "It doesn't matter if the little lady didn't bring the money today. You can leave the ring here and come to me with the money tomorrow. I'll give it to you!"
Xiaolan had already used all the jewelry on her body before, but now the only ring is left. She was a little hesitant at first, but thought that the snake soaked in wine to cure the disease. She gritted her teeth and took it off and said, "Come on, I want this snake!"
The vendor who sold snakes took the ring, put it in his mouth and took a bite. He smiled and put the snake in the bag, handed it to Xiaolan, and said, "Go home and soak it quickly. It will be ready in five days!"
Xiaolan was very excited when she was carrying a snake. If snake wine can cure her husband's illness, she will not have to sell herself, and they will live happily together in the future.
She strode towards home. When she arrived at a secluded mountain road, Xiaolan suddenly heard someone say, "Little lady, okay, let me go!"
Xiaolan was startled by the sound. She looked around but saw no one. The voice sounded again, "I'm here!"
When Xiaolan found the source of the sound, her face turned pale. She threw down the bag and said in a panic: "You... are you an snake demon ?"
"I am a big snake that has been practicing for thousands of years. I was caught by a hunter when I was peeling off in the mountains. Please let me go! I will repay you if I have the chance!"
Xiaolan looked at the bag on the ground and remembered her husband who was lying in bed.She said embarrassedly: "I want to use you to soak in wine to cure my husband... Please forgive me for not letting you go... Because I love him so much, I can't live without him..."
Big Snake said: " Don't be stupid, your husband is not sick at all, you are sick! " Xiaolan couldn't believe her ears after hearing the words of Big Snake.
After learning the truth, Xiaolan was in great pain. She squatted down and untied the ropes on her pockets and the snake's body. The snake demon bowed to Xiaolan and said, "Thank you, madam, go home quickly! You are going to marry me in three days!" Xiaolan said goodbye to the snake and went home, pretending that nothing happened.
Because he had no money to treat Liu Tao, his condition became more and more serious and he died three days later. Xiaolan threw herself on her husband and cried bitterly, and Liu Tao's mother Yin cried to death. Mr. Zhang felt sorry for his daughter and cried and persuaded her.
Mrs. Yin cried for a while, and then said to Mr. Zhang: "It's hot now, let Tao'er be buried as soon as possible!" As he said that, he started crying. Mr. Zhang borrowed money to buy a thin coffin and buried Liu Tao that day.
Liu Tao is dead, Yin's heart is ashamed. He said goodbye to Mr. Zhang and his wife and said he wanted to go to another place to seek refuge with relatives. Zhang Yuanwai and his wife don’t care about themselves now. Since Yin had relatives defected to him, he agreed.
Yin was about to leave overnight, when suddenly a man in green stopped her and said, "You did something bad, but you still want to run away?"
"You...what are you talking about? Who are you?" Yin took a step back and said in a panic.
The man in green said, "Look at who is here?" Then the two of them were tied into the room with their hands tied up. These two people are nothing but old Taoist priests and Liu Tao. When Yin saw it, his face turned pale and he collapsed on the ground.
Zhang Yuanwai's couple was stunned by the scene in front of them. Isn’t Liu Tao dead? How did he resurrect?
Xiaolan has already obtained the truth from the mouth of the snake. She walked up to Liu Tao and raised her hand to slap him. She cursed, "Liu Tao, you beast. I love you so much, I can give up everything for you, but how did you treat me?"
Liu Tao pointed at Yin and said, "She is the mastermind behind all this!"
Yin looked at Zhang Yuanwai with a sneer and said, "I want to avenge my daughter, and I want you to taste the taste of losing her daughter!" She said, while peeling the skin from her face.
Zhang Yuanwai almost fainted when he saw this. He never expected that Yin was his first love Yoon Xiujuan.
Before Zhang Yuanwai got married with Wang, he had a lifelong life with Yin Xiujuan, and Yin Xiujuan had a secret marriage. When Zhang Yuanwai's father found out, he was furious and forced Zhang Yuanwai to marry Wang.
Yin Xiujuan was pregnant before marriage at that time. Her parents married her to a widower named Liu, Liu Tao's father. Liu Tao was five years old at the time, and Yin Xiujuan became his stepmother.
Yin Xiujuan was pregnant for 10 months and her daughter died unexpectedly. She was so sad that she pushed everything onto Zhang Yuanwai's head, and she vowed to let Zhang Yuanwai taste the taste of losing her daughter.
Yin's purpose was to kill Zhang Xiaolan, while the Liu family's father and son were to obtain the Zhang family's property. The three hit it off and began to carry out their conspiracy.
Liu Tao met Zhang Xiaolan through playing acrobatics. It was a trap from the beginning. The Zhang family was led by the nose step by step and fell into their trap.
Zhang Yuanwai looked at Yin Xiujuan and had to tell the secret that had been hidden for many years. "Your child is not dead. Xiaolan is your biological daughter!"
Zhang Yuanwai's words shocked Yin Xiujuan. She didn't believe it was true. Her daughter died when she was born. She pointed to Mr. Zhang and said, "My daughter is gone long ago. How could she be my daughter? You are talking nonsense!"
Mr. Zhang said, "What I said is true. Your husband brought the child at that time. I know I'm sorry for you.I compensate the child for everything I owe you, and my wife also feels sorry for her and treats her as if she is her own money! "
Mr. Yin rushed towards the old Taoist priest like crazy, pulled off the mask from his face, and asked, "Liu San, you beast, didn't you say that my daughter is dead? Did you tell me the truth? What's going on? "
Zhang Yuanwai was also surprised to see Liu San's true face: "Liu San, you brought the child yourself, why did you say that the child is dead? ”
Until now, Liu San can only admit what he did back then. He said to Yin Xiujuan: “I do this for your own good and for the good of my children! "
Yin Xiujuan grabbed Liu San's collar and shouted in despair: "You know Xiaolan is my daughter, why do you hurt her? you say? Say it out..."
"Child, are you...you really my daughter? "Yin Xiujuan ran to Zhang Xiaolan to hug her, but Xiaolan pushed her away. She said angrily: "I don't have a vicious mother like you, don't touch me! "
Yin Xiujuan looked at the father and son of the Liu family and said, "You made my daughter poisoned. Today I want you two to be buried with me! "As she said, she grabbed a pair of scissors on the table and stabbed Liu Tao.
Liu Tao could not dodge and was stabbed in the chest. He fell to the ground and had a lot of blood. Liu San wanted to escape, but was caught by a man in green and sent their father and son to the county government.
Yin Xiujuan cried and said, "Child, you have poison in your body. There is no antidote, so you can only transfer it to others. You have to find someone to marry and transfer the poison, otherwise you will die of the poison in three days! "
Xiaolan looked at Yin Xiujuan contemptuously and cursed: "You poisonous woman, it's not enough to harm me, you want me to harm others! "
At this moment, the man in green came back from the county government and said, "Xiaolan, I am willing to marry you! "Zhang Xiaolan knew that the man in green was the snake demon she let go, so she nodded in agreement.
The man in green took Xiaolan to a cave, spit out a golden inner elixir from his mouth, and said: "If you eat it, the toxins in your body will disappear! "
Xiaolan looked at the inner alchemy and said, "This... how can you do without this inner alchemy? "
The man in green said: "Without the inner alchemy, I will never become a snake and a normal person. Do you want to? "
Xiaolan blushed, lowered her head shyly, and whispered: "I do! "
The man said: "Call me Wen Liang in the future. If you want, I will always be nice to you! "The two hugged each other tightly and entered the bridal chamber that night.
Liu's father and son were sentenced to death penalty , and Zhang's property was also chased back. Yin Xiujuan is Xiaolan's biological mother, and Zhang Yuanwai asked the magistrate to spare her life. Yin Xiujuan felt shameless to face her daughter and became a nun.
Wen Liang and Xiaolan were very filial to Zhang Yuanwai and his wife, and they were sacrificing their old age to see them off. After Zhang Yuanwai and his wife passed away, they disappeared, and no one knew their traces.
story has nothing to do with feudal superstition, and is intended to persuade people to do more good deeds and punish evil! #Folk Stories#
