The story takes place during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. There is a widow in Qingyuan Village. The widow is named Zhou Yu, and everyone calls her Yu Niang.
When Yu Niang was eighteen years old, she married Bao Fang, a stonemaster in the same village. Unfortunately, Bao Fang died shortly after the marriage, leaving Yu Niang and her eight-year-old brother-in-law to depend on each other.
I remember that day, Yu Niang's abdominal pain was unbearable, and it was only a little healed after being treated by the doctor.
Bao Fang was afraid that his younger brother would disturb his wife's rest at home, so he took his eight-year-old brother to the mountain to open a stone with him.
But unexpectedly, Bao Fang was suddenly surprised while driving the stone and was hit by a huge rock on the spot. His eight-year-old brother Bao Zhen was also injured by a huge rock.
After being proud of the news of her husband's death, Yu Niang was deeply saddened and fainted from excessive grief.
But thinking that his eight-year-old brother-in-law still needs to take care of himself, Yu Niang had to endure her heartache and grief, and then she cheered up and started to handle her husband's funeral.
After Bao Fang died, someone had advised Yu Niang to remarry many times, after all, she still has a long life in the future.
But Yu Niang refused the remarriage because Yu Niang felt that her eldest sister-in-law was like her mother. Since her husband had passed away, she had to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of Bao Zhen.
After that accident, Bao Zhen could only stay in bed all day and needed someone to take care of him. After Bao Fang's death, Yu Niang's family completely lost its source of income.
Watching the rice in the rice jar decrease day by day, Yu Niang couldn't help but sigh.
After a while, looking at Bao Zhen lying on the bed beside him, Yu Niang suddenly became firm, as if she had made a decision.
The next morning, I saw Yu Niang carrying a large bamboo basket behind her, and Bao Zhen was sitting in the bamboo basket.
In this way, Yu Niang started to look for change jobs with her bag on her back, but after searching for them, no one was willing to hire her. In the end, Yu Niang had to do the odd jobs with the fragrance of the night.
Bao Zhen on Yu Niang's body saw that his sister-in-law worked so hard, and Bao Zhen felt very uncomfortable and could only keep wiping the sweat on his forehead for his sister-in-law.
After going home in the evening, Yu Niang lifted her clothes while washing up and saw that her shoulders were congested and she would feel very painful when touched.
After a while, Yu Niang brought a basin of hot water to soak Bao Zhen's feet, and then massage Bao Zhen.
Looking at his sister-in-law who worked so hard, Bao Zhen choked and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to work so hard anymore. I am destined to be a cripple in my life. You soak my feet every night and just do useless work."
"Nonsense, I heard that this side room is amazing. Someone has tried it, it works very well. Besides, you said you are a cripple. Didn't you say that you will be a high-ranking official in the future and then protect your sister-in-law? So you have to be obedient so that you can become a high-ranking official in the future." Looking at Bao Zhen who was crying, Yu Niang comforted her.
wiped my tears, Bao Zhen said, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to carry me with you when you go out to work tomorrow. I'll do it at home. Don't worry, I can take good care of myself, you don't have to worry. Besides, I'll go out and run with you, it's not conducive to curing my legs as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Yu Niang pondered for a while. She knew that Bao Zhen just didn't want to make herself so tired, because today she found that there were several times when Bao Zhen was wiping her sweat, Bao Zhen secretly shed tears.
Thinking of this, Yu Niang said, "Okay, let's listen to you. Sister-in-law won't carry you out tomorrow, but you must take good care of yourself at home. Sister-in-law will come back soon after work."
"Okay sister-in-law, don't worry, I will, okay, go and rest early, sister-in-law, you are already very tired after working for a day." Bao Zhen looked at the sister-in-law in front of him and said with a distressed heart.
"Well, then sister-in-law will go to rest. You should go to bed early too. If you have any questions, just call sister-in-law?" Yu Niang said to Bao Zhen.
After saying goodbye to Bao Zhen, Yu Niang returned to her room and began to spin and weave cloth, because she wanted to earn more money and then take Bao Zhen to cure her legs.
The next morning, after preparing the meal for Bao Zhen, he reminded Bao Zhen a few words, and Yu Niang turned around and went out to work.
In order to take good care of Bao Zhen and to earn more money to take Bao Zhen to cure his legs, Yu Niang has suffered a lot of hardships and sins in the whole year.
Yu Niang, who is only nineteen years old, has turned white on her head, her hands are covered with scars and calluses, and her face is full of vicissitudes and fatigue.
The once slightly plump Yu Niang has become very thin at this time, as if a strong wind blows, and Yu Niang will be blown into the sky.
Watching her sister-in-law becoming like this for the sake of her current appearance, Bao Zhen felt indescribable pain in her heart. He resented himself and his legs, why did she let her sister-in-law suffer such pain?
He had thought about seeking a short opinion, but he knew very well that if he passed away, his sister-in-law would be even more unable to hold on, so he could only live and could only repay his current hard work in the future.
But long-term hard work has made Yu Niang overdraw her body. When she was carrying a basket of dates to sell that day, her eyes suddenly turned dark and she fainted on the road.
When Yu Niang woke up, she saw herself lying on the bed, with an old woman sitting next to her.
After learning that it was the old woman who saved her, Yu Niang was very grateful to the old woman and said thank you to the old woman repeatedly.
After talking to the old woman, Yu Niang felt very sympathetic to the old woman, because the old woman in front of her was also a pitiful person.
The old woman is named Lin Lian. Since she married carpenter Xu Sheng at the age of 20, Lin Lian and Xu Sheng have worked hard for the family.
The next year, Lin Lian gave birth to a son for Xu Sheng, named Xu Cai.
When Xu Cai grew up, he married Chen Xiang, a girl from a neighboring village. One year after marriage, Chen Xiang gave birth to a son for Xu Cai, named Xu Jian.
Since Xu Jian was born, Lin Lian and Xu Sheng were very happy, and the house was filled with laughter and joy. Seeing the days getting better and better, Lin Lian was very happy.
But when Xu Jian was eleven years old, unfortunate things still happened.
One day when Xu Sheng and Xu Cai and his son went out to work, they accidentally fell from a high place, and both of them died tragically on the spot.
Lin Lian was deeply saddened to lose two close relatives within one day, but thinking that she still had so Xu Jian needed to take care of her, Lin Lian had to support her in survival.
After a year of washing, Lin Lian finally came out of her grief, but unfortunate incident happened again. His daughter-in-law Chen Xiang suddenly suffered from a strange disease. In just one month, Chen Xiang died of illness.
Fortunately, there were still a lot of savings in the family before, which was enough for Lin Lian and her grandson to live, so Lin Lian is not so hard now.
Learning about the old woman's past, Yu Niang looked around and asked, "Old man, what about your grandson Xu Jian? Why don't you see others?"
Hearing this, the old woman smiled and said softly, "That kid may have gone to catch fish again. My grandson is very obedient and sensible. He knows that I like to drink fish soup, so he goes to the river to catch fish every day. I have advised him, but he doesn't listen every time, and in the end I can only go with him."
"Oh, so that's it, old man, thank you again for saving your life, but I have to go home. It's already noon now. I have been out for so long, and I don't know what the bag at home is now. I can't rest assured." Yu Niang said with some concern.
"Yeah, then you leave. If you are so kind, you will definitely be rewarded by good people in the future." The old woman said with a smile.
After saying goodbye to the old woman, Yu Niang hurriedly walked home, but when she was walking on the road, Yu Niang was very worried because she was afraid that something unexpected would happen in her body now. It would be fine if she died, but the bags at home really need someone to take care of!
As she thought about it, Yu Niang suddenly bumped into someone head-on. She looked up and found that it was a fortune teller.
Yu Niang quickly lowered her head and admitted her mistake and said, "I'm sorry, sir, I'm so sorry. The civilian woman didn't pay attention to seeing the way because she was thinking about something upset, so she bumped into you. I'm so sorry."
glanced at Yu Niang, and the fortune teller said, "Forget it, you are a dying person, I won't care about you." After the fortune teller said that, he was about to leave.
But when Yu Niang heard this, she was shocked, so she quickly stopped the fortune teller and said, "What does the sir just said mean? I hope the sir clearly said that the civilian woman is stupid and really doesn't understand." After that, she took out two cents from her arms and handed it to the fortune teller.
took the money from Yu Niang's hand, and the fortune teller calculated his fingers and said, "You are destined to be alive. You can't survive the fourth update tonight, so you should go home as soon as possible to prepare for your funeral." As soon as he finished speaking, the fortune teller left without looking back.
Hearing this, Yu Niang's body suddenly trembled and almost fell backwards. Fortunately, she held a big tree beside her in time.
After a while, Yu Niang wiped the tears from her face and walked home.
But when Yu Niang passed by a river called Qingshui, she saw a child struggling in the water in the middle of the river, and it was obvious that she was drowning.
Seeing this, Yu Niang jumped into the water without thinking, and then swam towards the child.
Because Yu Niang's father is a fisherman, Yu Niang often went out to fish with her father when she was a child, so Yu Niang has been very good at water since she was a child.
Not long after a while, Yu Niang rescued the child who fell into the water from the water. However, because the child was too scared, his eyes were dull after being rescued ashore, and he couldn't say a word, and he kept sitting on the ground and trembling all over.
Yu Niang wanted to save the people to the end and sent the Buddha to the west, so she struggled to carry the child, and then asked the child to guide him and carry him home by herself.
But after a while, Yu Niang was shocked. It turned out that the person she was saving now was the grandson of her benefactor Lin Lian.
When Lin Lian saw her grandson Xu Jian, she learned the cause of the incident, Lin Lian was very scared and was so scared that she sat on the ground and she kept crying.
After a long time, Xu Jian finally recovered. Seeing that his grandson had recovered, Lin Lian finally recovered and kept expressing her gratitude to Yu Niang.
Looking at Lin Lian and his grandson in front of him, Yu Niang forced herself to smile and said, "Old man, you are so polite. If you didn't save my life in the morning, I wouldn't be able to save your grandson now, so you are rewarded by good people."
After a while, Yu Niang said goodbye to Lin Lian and hurried to the house.
After returning home, Yu Niang went into the kitchen and cooked for Bao Zhen.
After a long time, after Bao Zhen finished eating, Yu Niang packed up the dishes and came to Bao Zhen with a bag. Looking at Bao Zhen in front of him, Yu Niang couldn't help but reach out and touch Bao Zhen's forehead, and then said, "Bao Zhen, this is all the savings of our family. If one day my sister-in-law encounters an accident, you must not spend half of her sister-in-law on her. Just ask someone to wrap her with a broken straw mat and throw it into the deep mountains and forests. You must find a way to live well, and then be happy every day." After that, Yu Niang couldn't help but shed tears.
Hearing this, looking at the sister-in-law in front of him, Bao Zhen asked in confusion: "Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? Sister-in-law is a good person, so you will definitely live for a hundred years. But what happened today? Why did sister-in-law suddenly say such things?"
"It's okay, sister-in-law just suddenly thought of these words for some reason, so just say it, you can keep these money first. Sister-in-law is a little tired, so sister-in-law goes back to her room to rest first." Yu Niang said quickly, and after she finished speaking, she immediately returned to her room.
Lying on the bed, Yu Niang's tears were like the broken river water, and she couldn't help but flow down. After a while, the pillow under Yu Niang's head was wet with tears.
cried while crying, Yu Niang fell asleep for some reason. In her sleep, Yu Niang dreamed of an old man. The old man looked at Yu Niang and said, "Yu Niang, I am the local city god. Your life was to be killed in the fourth evening tonight, but you saved someone today. This is a great merit. Moreover, your brother-in-law Bao Zhen will be a great official who serves the country and the people in the future. He has countless merits and is even more in my place. The mansion has some origins, so your merits are even more prosperous at this time. I have asked the King of Hell to truthfully submit it. With the special approval of the King of Hell, you have given you an additional eighty years of life. It is not easy to remember your uncle and sister-in-law. The King of Hell asked me to bring you 100 taels of silver, and I have cured him with the leg of the real person. I hope you will do more good deeds in the future. As the saying goes, God will bless you with good deeds." After saying this, the old man disappeared, and the Yu Niang woke up.
Thinking of the dream just now, Yu Niang was surprised, but when she turned around, she saw that there was a bag beside her. When she untied the bag, she saw that the bag was full of silver, and after Yu Niang counted, there was no more or less, just one hundred taels of silver.
Just when Yu Niang was shocked, Bao Zhen suddenly pushed the door and walked in. After seeing Yu Niang, Bao Zhen hugged Yu Niang and cried, "Sister-in-law, my legs have been cured, and the City God has already dreamed for me just now. I know everything, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely treat you well in the future."
Seeing Bao Zhen's legs suddenly improved, and when he recalled the dream just now, Yu Niang finally believed it. It turned out that the dream he had just had was all true.
Looking at Bao Zhen, who was only nine years old in front of him, Yu Niang choked with tears and said, "Okay, sister-in-law is waiting for that day. You must study hard in the future. When you grow up, you will become a high-ranking official and a high-ranking official for the country and the people."
Hearing this, Bao Zhen put away his tears and looked at Yu Niang with a serious look and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely do it, and I will take good care of my sister-in-law in the future."
Because of the 100 taels of silver sent by the City God, Yu Niang stopped working and began to take care of Bao Zhen at home wholeheartedly.
Because the family has money, Bao Zhen no longer sleeps at home every day, and starts to study in a private school, and will only go home in the evening.
After dinner, Bao Zhen started to study hard again, focusing on the test of fame and fortune.
html More than 0 years later, Bao Zhen really lived up to what Yu Niang wanted. Bao Zhen passed the top scorer in high school and became a high official as he wished.But Bao Zhen never forgot his original intention of becoming a high-ranking official. After becoming a high-ranking official, he petitioned for the people everywhere and made grievances for the people, becoming the master of Qingtian praised by everyone.
After becoming a high-ranking official, Bao Zhen did not forget his promise to his sister-in-law that night. He was very good to Yu Niang. Although Yu Niang was not his biological mother, he had already regarded Yu Niang as his mother.
Soon, with Bao Zhen’s promise and match, Yu Niang married a Mi Shang. After marriage, Mi Shang treated Yu Niang very well and took care of Yu Niang everywhere.
The next year after the marriage, Yu Niang gave birth to a son for Mi Shang. The family lived a very happy life. In the end, Yu Niang lived to the age of 99, and then she died without success.
Conclusion: "Every cycle of good and evil will be rewarded, and good people will be blessed by God."
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