Later, when Zhao Wanquan was twenty years old, his father died of illness. In order to treat his father, he almost spent all his savings at home. In order to make a living, Zhao Wanquan learned carpenter skills with an elder in the same town, which was able to barely make a living. After two or three years like this, Zhao Wanquan was able to take on some small jobs outside, and his life was quite reasonable.
Neighbor Aunt Zhang saw that Zhao Wanquan was loyal and honest, and intended to tell him about the marriage, so she took the initiative to introduce her niece Yulan to him. Soon the two decided to have a good date and got married. Although Magnolia is not a lady from a noble family, she is gentle, virtuous and knowledgeable, and is highly praised by her neighbors.
Zhao Wanquan felt very content with marrying such a wife. He hoped to give Magnolia a better life, so he worked harder, and sometimes he often worked outside for several days before going home. But unfortunately, once, when Zhao Wanquan was building a house for a family, he accidentally fell off the roof, and his left arm was broken. Yulan invited a famous doctor to treat Zhao Wanquan, and Zhao Wanquan saved his life by chance.
Zhao Wanquan only had one arm left and could no longer engage in the carpenter industry. He felt that he was just a waste and drown his sorrows all day long. Yulan felt both distressed and sad for her husband. Zhao Wanquan would go to the tavern next to the town to drink every day. He would not return home drunk until the tavern closed in the middle of the night.
On a snowy night, Zhao Wanquan staggered home and saw someone eating barbecue on the roadside from afar. The air was filled with the aroma of sweet potato and sour wine. Zhao Wanquan was a drunkard and could not take any steps at that time. The man on the side of the road seemed to see what Zhao Wanquan meant, so he said, "This friend, the weather is so cold, why not drink two drinks together."
Zhao Wanquan saw that the man was so enthusiastic, so he was so happy to come over. The two of them ate and drank and had a chat. Only then did Zhao Wanquan learn that the man was named Xu Song, who was a foreigner. He had no place to go by here, so he roasted fire on the side of the road to satisfy his hunger. At this time, Zhao Wanquan was already drunk, and the two were having a very scheming conversation, so Zhao Wanquan invited Xu Song to stay at his home for a short night. Because Xu Song was so drunk that he couldn't make a move, Zhao Wanquan carried Xu Song back to his home.
It was almost the fourth day at this time. Zhao Wanquan was afraid that his wife would scold him, so he and Xu Song slept in his side room. When the next day dawn, Zhao Wanquan was sleeping in a daze, he heard his wife's scream. Zhao Wanquan opened his eyes and looked at it, and was immediately scared to death. I saw a paper man lying next to me!
Magnolia was so scared that her face turned pale and asked, "My husband, where did you come from? You are so unlucky, why don't you take it out and burn it?" Zhao Wanquan also looked puzzled and said in horror: "Last night, I drank with an outsider named Xu Song. When I saw that he was homeless, I carried him home. I don't know what happened..."
Magnolia slapped her thigh and said, "Yesterday I heard that a foreigner died of illness at the head of our village. The neighbors pity him, so they raised money to buy a coffin and buried him. When I came back yesterday, I saw a paper man on the grave. I was afraid that what you met last night was not a ghost..." Zhao Wanquan was so scared that he felt even more like a sieve and quickly took the paper man to the road to burn it.
Since then, Zhao Wanquan has quit drinking. As long as someone mentions drinking with him, he will be frightened and tremble all over. One night, Yulan prepared a sumptuous meal. During the meal, Yulan said to Zhao Wanquan, "My husband, you are talented. According to me, you should get a good exam. This will not waste your hard study for many years."
Zhao Wanquan sighed and said, "I failed to get the chance of success after many trials. I am afraid I will not be able to achieve this wealth. I originally thought of working as a carpenter and earned money to support myself, but I broke my arm. Could it be that God intends to kill me? "
Magnolia said softly: "The sage once said that when God is about to give a great responsibility to this person, he must first suffer his heart and mind, and toil his muscles and bones and starve his body. All you suffer so many hardships will surely be rich in the future. People become famous early and late, Ganluo Be the prime minister at the age of twelve, Jiang Ziya Go down the mountain at the age of 70, you are less than 30 years old, and the road of life is still long, and you cannot draw conclusions for your life too early. "
Zhao Wanquan felt aroused when he heard his wife's remarks. He hugged his wife tightly and cried bitterly. Since then, Zhao Wanquan picked up the book again and studied hard for two years. In the third year, he passed the Juren exam and passed the Jinshi two years later. Later, he was named Yangwu County County Magistrate, becoming the "one-armed honest official" praised by the people.
On the day Zhao Wanquan took office, many people came to celebrate Zhao Wanquan. One of them walked to Zhao Wanquan. Zhao Wanquan was so scared that he retreated because the person was not someone else, but the male ghost Xu Song he met. At this time, Yulan walked to Zhao Wanquan and told the secret that he had buried for many years.
It turned out that Yulan couldn't bear to see her husband drinking all day long to drown his sorrow and depression, so she invited one of hers. The cousin from afar, squatted on Zhao Wanquan's way home in advance, and then lured Zhao Wanquan to drink. After Zhao Wanquan took Yulan's cousin home drunk, Yulan took the opportunity to change it to a paper man and put it on Zhao Wanquan's bed. When Zhao Wanquan woke up, he thought he was drinking with a ghost for a night, and he was so scared that he quit drinking.
Zhao Wanquan was so moved that he cried when he learned about his wife's good intentions. Since then, Zhao Wanquan sets an example and advises people around you: Maybe our lives are not satisfactory, but we must not be willing to fall into depravity. Only by working hard and improving can we have a day of success.
[Soul Statement]
This story is a folk story, purely literary creation, the plot and characters are all fictional, aiming to enrich readers' spare time, please do not match feudal superstitions.
