The story takes place in Ming Dynasty . In Mingde Town, Xuzhou, there is a young man named Zhang Cheng who makes a living by chopping firewood on weekdays. He is kind-hearted. If someone's family encounters difficulties, he is always the first to help, so he has a good reputation in the village.
In fact, Zhang Cheng was born in a wealthy family, and his parents were both engaged in cloth business. At that time, Zhang Cheng's family was very famous in the city. Unexpectedly, when his parents went out to suppress goods, they encountered a bandit and eventually died tragically under the sword of the bandit. Zhang Cheng was less than ten years old at that time, and the remaining industries in the family were divided up by relatives and threw him into the village to fend for himself.
The villagers saw that he was pitiful and took turns to deliver food to him. Zhang Cheng was able to grow up, so he was very grateful to the villagers and treated everyone's affairs as his own. If he could, he would help. Perhaps God gave him a huge opportunity when he saw that he was kind-hearted.
On this day, Zhang Cheng came to the mountain to chop wood. Because the weather was stuffy, Zhang Cheng was sweating profusely after a while, so he found a place to be in a cool place to sit down and rest. It happened that there was a huge rock behind him, and Zhang Cheng was much more comfortable with his back against the huge rock.
At this moment, a sudden voice of conversation came, which made Zhang Cheng stunned. You know that few people would come here on weekdays, and hearing that accent, these two people did not seem to be local.
Zhang Cheng secretly showed his head and saw two people under the huge rock. One of them said, "Brother, is the treasure of the Du family really left here? Why did we brothers not find it after searching for so long?"
Zhang Cheng trembled all over when he heard this. Unexpectedly, these two people came here to look for treasure, and it seemed that they had not found it yet. Zhang Cheng became interested, so he approached him and decided to listen clearly.
heard another person say, "This matter is still fake. The Du family leader was in a hurry to escape, and there was no time to take away his property. So he left a part of it and buried it in the nearby ancient temple. This is the news I got for a lot of money."
The man nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's look for it quickly. If someone else takes the lead, wouldn't we regret it?"
After saying that, the two left hurriedly, but Zhang Cheng, who was hiding behind the huge rock, was extremely excited. He clearly remembered that there was indeed an ancient temple nearby, but it collapsed a few years ago due to a heavy rain, so the two naturally couldn't find the exact location of the ancient temple.
Zhang Cheng's heart was beating wildly. He tried to calm himself down. This was an opportunity given to him by God. If he didn't catch him, he would regret it for the rest of his life. So Zhang Cheng didn't care about chopping wood and hurried home to get the tools.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Zhang Cheng waited until the night before setting off. According to his childhood memory, he soon came to a forest. He looked around and found that there was no one else here, and there was no trace of being dug on the ground. He couldn't help but feel very happy.
So Zhang Cheng hurriedly dug it with a shovel. After a while, he dug out the pit of a person and a half deep. However, Zhang Cheng did not find any treasure, but he was not in a hurry. He quickly changed the place to continue digging. You must know that he just remembered the approximate location.
After digging for two or three hours in a row, a huge force suddenly came from the shovel, making Zhang Cheng's hands numb. With the moonlight, Zhang Cheng found that there was actually a box in the soil. Zhang Cheng was overjoyed. The fatigue he had just now swept away, and he dug out the box with all his strength.
But the box was too heavy and he couldn't lift it out at all. Zhang Cheng had to pry the box open in the earth pit. After it was opened, it was full of gold, silver and jewelry. Zhang Cheng couldn't help but fall to the ground. He had never seen so much silver in his life, and his whole body trembled.
Zhang Cheng knew that he could not stay here for a long time, and the box was too heavy and he couldn't carry it out, so he had to take off his clothes and wrap some gold and silver to deliver it. After working all night, Zhang Cheng took all the jewelry home, and the pits were buried by him.
Zhang Cheng is cautious and knows the truth that wealth is not exposed, so he still chops wood as usual, but if he knows who is in trouble, he will secretly give silver and be an unknown hero.
In fact, when Zhang Cheng was young, his parents decided on a marriage for him. It was Wang Yanran, the queen of the Wang family opposite his family. Before the Zhang family had an accident, the two families were intimate. However, since the Zhang family fell into trouble, the Wang family closed the door tightly and never saw Zhang Cheng again.
Zhang Cheng thought that since it was his marriage decided by his parents, he was not easy to refuse, so he planned to go to the Wang family to find out the story tomorrow. If he wanted to marry him, he would marry him. If he refused, it would be considered a conclusion.
On the second day, Zhang Cheng went to the city to buy a lot of gifts and changed into a decent piece of clothing. After inquiring, the Wang family had moved to the west of the city. Although his life was not rich over the years, he was much better than ordinary families.
Soon Zhang Cheng came outside the Wang family. At this time, an old man with gray hair was chatting with someone. Zhang Cheng recognized this person at a glance. He was Yanran’s father Wang Nianzhi. Zhang Cheng did not disturb him and waited quietly.
Soon Wang Nianzhi discovered Zhang Cheng's arrival. He looked familiar with Zhang Cheng, but he couldn't remember the name for a moment. He said, "Brother, I wonder if you have anything to do when you come to my Wang family?"
Hearing this, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said, "Uncle Wang, I am Zhang Cheng, do you still remember me?"
When hears Zhang Cheng's words, Wang Nianzhi was slightly stunned when he heard Zhang Cheng's words, and then some dusty memories surged out, and his originally kind face suddenly froze He became much harder and said, "What are you doing here?"
Zhang Cheng couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. Uncle Wang in his memory was very nice to him. Unexpectedly, these years have passed and it turned out like this. Zhang Cheng hurriedly said, "Uncle Wang, today I came for the marriage between the two families."
Wang Nianzhi couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Unexpectedly, after so many years, Zhang Cheng actually came to him. However, he did make a marriage contract with the Zhang family at the beginning, so he couldn't refuse directly, so he had to welcome Zhang Cheng in.
There were two people in the room at this time. The older woman was Wang Nianzhi's current wife, Liu. The young woman beside her was Wang Yanran. Unexpectedly, Yanran became so beautiful now, which made Zhang Cheng blush.
Wang Yanran also recognized Zhang Cheng, and she hurriedly walked up to her and said, "Brother Zhang, why are you here? Are you doing well over the years?"
Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Although life is a bit hard, it is not a problem to eat and wear and warm. Today I came for your and my engagement."
Wang Yanran couldn't help but blush when she heard this. Obviously, she guessed this. But at this moment, Liu, who was standing aside, suddenly said, "The original engagement was just a verbal statement. You don't look at your identity, and you are worthy of coming to my Wang family to propose marriage."
Zhang Cheng has no impression of Liu, because Liu has only remarried to the Wang family in recent years and gave birth to a son for the Wang family, so he is deeply loved by Wang Nianzhi.
Liu's sarcastic and harsh, she always beat or scolded Wang Yanran. Wang Nianzhi didn't dare to stop him when he saw it, and all his thoughts were placed on his son.
You should know that Wang Yanran's appearance is also well-known in this city. Even some young masters of aristocratic families admire her very much, so Liu thought about choosing a rich boss for her to marry, so that she could find a backer.
Zhang Cheng couldn't help but see Liu's words. He ignored it and said to Wang Yanran: "Yanran, do you want to marry me as a wife?"
Wang Yanran was stunned at first, then nodded firmly. Seeing this, Zhang Cheng was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Liu was angry. She pushed Zhang Cheng away and said: "My parents' orders and matchmakers' words, her marriage must be decided by me. My Wang family will not allow you to take a step in the future."
After saying that, Zhang Cheng was driven out. The clay man was still angry, let alone Zhang Cheng, a young and strong man. Since Yanran is interested in him, he must marry Yanran as his wife.
After some thought, Zhang Cheng went home to get some jewelry, and then Zhang Cheng bought a big house in the city and moved in that day.
Soon, the news of Zhang Cheng moving into the mansion spread. Because the house had been idle in the local area for a long time, it was too late to sell because of its high price. Unexpectedly, it was bought by a Tchaifu, so Zhang Cheng became famous all of a sudden. It was rumored that he picked up a treasure and became a wealthy family. The news of
naturally reached Liu's ears. At this time, she felt very regretful. She had known that she should have agreed at the beginning, so that the big house would have become her own.
After thinking about it, Liu decided to put down his face and talk to Zhang Cheng about the matter. So Liu's family came to Zhang Cheng's house. Liu liked the house more and more. She said to her husband: "What kind of life have been in the past few years of marriage to you? Today, we must resume this engagement no matter what, otherwise I will not finish it with you."
Hearing his wife's words, Wang Nianzhi did not dare to say anything. After walking into the house, Zhang Cheng ordered his servants to pour tea for several people. Liu said with guilt: "Cheng'er, it was all wrong for us parents a few days ago. All parents hope that their daughter can marry a good family, so they said a little too much. Please don't take it to heart, just follow the engagement."
Hearing this, Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Aunt Liu, don't blame yourself. I blame me for not explaining this matter clearly. Since Aunt Liu agreed, I will naturally marry Yanran as promised."
Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Liu was overjoyed. She quickly responded: "This matter is decided. I think three days will be auspicious day. Why not just set it on that day?"
Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "As Aunt Liu said, I will ask the servants to prepare."
On the second day, Liu went to choose a wedding dress for Yanran. There was a tailor shop in the market that had been open for many years, so she rushed towards the shop, but just as she passed an alley, she was suddenly stopped by two strange men.
Liu couldn't help but feel nervous. Could it be that these two people were going to be unfavorable to her? Liu was about to turn around and run away. Unexpectedly, one of them said: "Madam, don't be afraid. We brothers have no malice, but have a huge opportunity to tell you."
Hearing this, Liu couldn't help but lit up. As the two told the secret, Liu's heart became more and more excited, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
At this time, looking at Zhang Cheng's side, the originally deserted house had become a red ocean. The villagers who Zhang Cheng had helped before came to help spontaneously, and the yard was very lively.
In a blink of an eye, three days have passed. Today is the wedding day of Zhang Cheng and his two weddings. The wedding was hosted by the village chief. As the auspicious time has arrived, the two newlyweds who have changed into red clothes come together. The guests burst into loud applause instantly, so under everyone's witness, Zhang Cheng and his wife finally got married.
At this time, Liu secretly slipped to the backyard. She helped the servants away and she actually came to the bridal chamber. She took out a piece of extremely dark wood from her sleeves and hid it under the bed, and then left here.
The wedding was completed very quickly. The couple came to the bridal chamber and could no longer suppress their inner passion and went to bed early.
After the wedding, Zhang Cheng became very energetic. He took out a portion of the silver coins to start a business. Seeing that the business was about to get on track, unexpectedly, his wife suddenly fell ill and kept talking nonsense at night, which looked very scary.
Zhang Cheng found many doctors for his wife, but it was useless, and gradually he began to have nightmares himself. He tortured him so much that he couldn't sleep every night, and his whole body became listless.
On that day, Zhang Cheng heard that Xujiazhuang outside the city was snatched away by bandits, causing many villagers to be displaced and their relatives to die tragically. Zhang Cheng was furious, so he asked his servants to prepare food overnight and went to provide disaster relief early the next morning.
Most of the people who survive in Xujiazhuang are elderly and children, and they have no ability to work at all. Thanks to Zhang Cheng's help, everyone will not be starved to death.
But the successive running made Zhang Cheng feel dizzy, as if he was about to faint in the next second. Seeing this, the servant quickly helped him aside to rest.
At this moment, a traveling Taoist priest happened to pass by. When he saw Zhang Cheng's strangeness, he couldn't help but say it: "Your Excellency, you have encountered something strange. Maybe I can help me."
Zhang Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "The Taoist priest doesn't know that my wife has a strange disease, she is sleepy and talks nonsense. I also have nightmares every night. It's useless to search for the doctor."
Hearing this, the Taoist priest couldn't help but say: "You are being evil." Entering the body, if you hadn't done good deeds and had merits to protect yourself, you would probably have been unable to get off the ground like your wife. Please take me back to the house to check it out. I will have a way to help you through this difficulty."
Zhang Cheng was overjoyed when he heard the Taoist priest's words. He quickly asked the servant to prepare a carriage, and then took the Taoist back home. As soon as the Taoist priest entered Zhang Cheng's house, he knew the problem, because the evil spirit in the house was very strong, and once ordinary people were infected by the evil spirit, they would not have much time to go.
So the Taoist priest quickly took out the Taoist talisman. As a spell was chanted, the talisman turned into a stream of light and flew under the bed. The Taoist priest possessed himself and looked, and his heart tightened. He reached out and took out the black wood under the bed.
Zhang Cheng saw this and asked, "What is this? Why is it under my bed?"
Taoist said, "This is Yin wood, which can only be formed by long-term infiltration of dead energy. If a living person lives with it for a long time, he will die suddenly within a month. It seems that someone is going to harm you."
Zhang Cheng was furious when he heard this. He wanted to see who was so vicious. So after some inquiries, he found that his mother-in-law had secretly come to the bridal chamber. She must have no choice.
So Zhang Cheng called Liu to confront him. Liu was shocked. Unexpectedly, this matter was exposed. She instinctively wanted to hide, but the tension on her face exposed her.
Zhang Cheng sued Liu to the government. Under the interrogation of the county magistrate, Liu finally confessed the two of them. It turned out that the two were the two brothers who were looking for the treasure. They found that the treasure had been poached, and how could Zhang Cheng, a Tchaifu, afford such an expensive house? So the two suspected that they came to him and asked Yinmu to let Liu kill Zhang Cheng to seek the treasure.
Now that the trick of several people has been broken, the county magistrate has put them in prison, and Zhang Cheng is also well aware of the harm of ill-gotten wealth, so he took out the remaining treasure and distributed it to the poor people around him. The county magistrate was very moved and specially appointed Zhang Cheng as a charity Zhang and promised him many benefits.
Later, Zhang Cheng started a business with his wife. With the support of the county magistrate, his business became better and better. He soon accumulated a lot of wealth. His wife also gave birth to a pair of twins for Zhang Cheng, and the whole family lived a happy life.
