Li Tianyou is twelve years old this year, from Lianhua Village, Nanyang, and his parents are hardworking and kind farmers.
Li Tianyou was well-behaved and sensible since childhood. When his parents took him to the fields to farm, Tianyou played by himself and never caused trouble for his parents. The family lived a simple and happy life of working from sunrise and resting from sunset.
However, there are unexpected situations in the sky, and people have good fortune and good fortune at any time.
Not long ago, when Li Tianyou's uncle Zhang Wen was traveling far away, his parents took Tianyou to his uncle's house to congratulate him. On the way home after dinner, they met a drowning child by the river and fluttered in the water. Li Tianyou's father immediately jumped down and swam towards the child.
Since today is my brother-in-law's happy adult ceremony, he drank a lot of alcohol. He had a little cramp after swimming for a while, but now he didn't care about so much and swam over and lifted the child to the shore.
Just as Tianyou's mother held the child's hand, Tianyou's father was unable to move due to severe cramps. Tianyou's mother quickly pulled the child ashore and jumped down to save her husband. In the end, the couple never came up again.
After losing his parents, Tianyou became an orphan. He had no choice but to go to his only uncle. The uncle was very sad when he learned about this and decided to raise Tianyou well.
For the next period of time, Zhang Wenyuan took Tianyou up the mountain to chop wood every day. The two of them were like brothers, talking and laughing. Tianyou was also very sensible and would help his uncle do things within his ability. Although their lives are poor, they live a fulfilling and happy life.
One day, Wang Po next door came to his home and said that he had a happy event to find Zhang Wenyuan. After hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan was curious about what happy event would be to find him.
Wang Po said, "It's a great joy. After passing this village, there will be no store. I'm here to match you."
Zhang Wenyuan was surprised after hearing this and replied, "My family is poor and I can't get a bride price. Who would look at me? Besides, I still have a nephew, so don't make fun of me."
Wang Po replied after hearing this: "I am old, so why would I make a joke about such things? As for what you said, the woman knows that the woman doesn't want anything, she just wants to find a loyal and reliable man to live. The woman watches you grow up and knows that you are loyal and humble to others, so I think of you the first one."
Zhang Wenyuan was still a little puzzled after hearing this. Although he is simple and honest, he is not stupid. How could such good things fall on him? There must be other reasons for this.
Zhang Wenyuan didn't want to hide it, so he asked straight to the point who the woman was, where she lives, and how much she was this year.
Wang Po's face changed slightly, and she said with a little embarrassment that it was Widow Liu from Sanliba next door.
When Zhang Wenyuan heard that it was her, he immediately understood why. I don't know what to say for a moment.
Because he has heard of this Widow Liu. Widow Liu is the same age as him this year. She looks charming and adorable. However, I heard that she is a bit of a husband. She died for two husbands in three years, and she died in less than three months of marriage. There are even rumors that she is vixen , which is specialized in sucking men's essence.
Wang Po saw Zhang Wenyuan hesitating, and quickly persuaded: "Wenyuan, do you also believe these absurd rumors? This is a saying that the King of Hell wants people to die in the third update. Who dares to keep people until the fifth update? Their life and death are destined, and it is not a fault for Liu. Also, although Liu has married a second time, she has not given birth to children yet. In fact, it is not much different from the eldest daughter of Huanghua. And if you marry her, she can also help you take care of your nephew. If you add a man and half a woman to you, that wouldn't it be great," Besides, Liu is born with a beautiful woman, so where do you go to find such a beautiful woman? Finally, after her second husband died, she left some money for her, and Liu remarried. If you use this money to buy a few acres of land to grow crops, will you have hope in your life in the future? ”
After hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan felt that what Wang Ganniang said was quite reasonable, and he knew that it was already very rare for him to marry a wife. If he is not a widow, he will still have the choice of this condition. After thinking about it, he agreed.
Ten days later, Zhang Wenyuan and Liu got married, causing the villagers to talk a lot, saying that Zhang Wenyuan might not have lived for three months. However, Zhang Wenyuan didn't care after hearing this.
After marriage, Liu performed very virtuously and had a kind of ladylike demeanor. She kept her family in an orderly manner and loved her nephew Tianyou very much. She also took out some money for her husband to buy a few acres of land and a cow, so she could farm next year.
Zhang Wenyuan went to chop wood during the day, and Tianyou went to herd cattle. When he came back, he could eat the hot dishes made by Liu. The family lived a happy life.
Two months later, Liu told her husband that she was happy, and Zhang Wenyuan and Tianyou were very happy when they found out. Zhang Wenyuan secretly vowed in his heart that he would make more money in the future so that they could live a better life.
Unexpectedly, three days later, Li Bing from Chen's mansion came to Zhang's house and said that there was a business in the town that needed help to transport it, and the reward was twice that of usual, and asked Zhang Wen if he would go away.
Zhang Wenyuan also wanted to go after hearing this, but he was still a little hesitant. After all, his wife is pregnant now and he is afraid that something will happen to Li's family if he leaves.
But Liu strongly advised him to go. Liu said that he is only two months pregnant now, and it will only be three months before you go, so it will not have any impact when you come back. You go out and make more money now, and there will be more places to use money when the child is born.
After hearing this, Zhang Wenyuan felt it made sense, so he reluctantly said goodbye to his wife. Before leaving, he asked Liu to take good care of himself at home and wait for him to come back with peace of mind. He also told Tianyou to listen to his aunt at home and bring him delicious food when he comes back.
Who knew that as soon as Zhang Wenyuan left, Liu was like a different person. She pointed at her nephew Tianyou and chatted endlessly. No matter how Tianyou did, she would pick on the bones. Tianyou knew that it was her aunt who wanted to drive him away.
Sure enough, a few days later, Liu proposed to let Tianyou move out, and said with a high sound that he is pregnant now and needs rest. Tianyou took his own things and went to the dilapidated temple west of the village without saying a word. In this way, he felt happy.
After a short period of time, Tianyou went to his uncle's house in the morning to take out the cow, and sent it back in the evening, and slept alone in the dilapidated temple at night. Every day I think that maybe my uncle will be able to treat myself as I did before when he comes back.
On the evening of the day, Tianyou led the cow home and met an old man with white hair on the road. The old man was slumped on the side of the road, looking weak.
Tianyou quickly stopped and hurriedly went up to help the old man and asked, Grandpa, you are nothing wrong.
The old man said that he came back from his relative's house and couldn't walk anymore, so he sat down and rested and went back later.
Tianyou watched the sky get darker and darker, and he was worried that the old man was staying here alone, so he asked where the old man lived and he could send him back.
The old man said that he lives in Chibianliu Village. When Tianyou heard that the old man was from a nearby village, he led the cow and helped the old man to send him home.
The old man’s home is two adobe houses. There is no one else in the house, only the old man, and he is an elderly person.
The old man thanked Tianyou very much for sending him back. He quickly took out the sweet potatoes from the house and cooked them for him to eat before leaving. The old man was so kind that he could not refuse, so Tianyou had to agree to leave after eating.
After eating, it was already dark outside. Tianyou said goodbye to the old man and took the cow and went home.
Tianyou returned to the door of his uncle's house, pushed the door with his hand, and found that the door had been bolted today. Tianyou had to knock on the door. After a while, my aunt opened the door.
Tianyou saw his aunt holding an oil lamp, her hair was messy and her clothes were not in order, so she didn't think much about it.
At this time, my aunt said angrily: "Why are you coming back so late today? I thought you won't come back today. Hurry up and take the cow into the cowshed and go out. Don't disturb me to rest."
Tianyou was a little embarrassed to lower his head, and he was about to go in with the cow in, but when he lowered his head, he realized why his aunt's skirt was turned around, and he suddenly felt something was strange.
After Tianyou put the cow on, he said as usual: Auntie, I'm leaving, you can rest early.
Liu replied impatiently: "I understand, leave quickly, I'll latch the door and rest."
Tianyou did not actually leave, but went around to the window of Liu's room, and Tianyou put his ear on and listened.
Sure enough, I heard the man's voice coming from it, and I only heard the man say that he was really disappointed just now and was disturbed by that little bastard.
Liu quickly comforted him, "Daguanren Li, no, his father, don't be angry anymore. After a while, we will get rid of them and we will be together every day, and our children will be able to inherit the Chen family's property in a legitimate way."
Li Bing: "Yeah, I'm not angry anymore, baby, come and continue."
Just when they were about to relive the old dream, Li suddenly stopped. He quietly said to Li Bing's ear: "Oh, I just wore my skirt backwards. I don't know if Tianyou noticed it. You should go out quietly to see if he eavesdropped."
Li Bing knew that this was a big deal, so he ran out quietly to rush to the window. Sure enough, he saw a child outside the window of Li's family eavesdropping.
At this time, Tianyou was still immersed in the news just now, and he couldn't believe what he had heard just now. While he was still thinking about what to do, he didn't know that Li Bing was walking towards him step by step.
Li Bing went up and pinched Tianyou's neck. Tianyou struggled in fear, but the difference in strength was too big. After a while, Tianyou stopped moving.
Li Bing immediately returned to the house. He took a bag to cover the body, put some stones into it, and quietly threw them into the pond next to him. I went back proudly and continued to be warm with Liu.
But he didn't know that just after he left, an old man came to the pond and saw the old man recited a few spells, and the bag surfaced... The old man picked up Tianyou and went back.
On the second day, Tianyou woke up and seemed to have a very long dream. He suddenly realized that this was the old man's home. Wasn't he strangled to death by that man? How could I come here?
At this time, the old man slowly walked in and said to Tianyou, "I saved you child, don't you know me?"
Tianyou said, "Thank you, grandpa, of course I know you, by the way, am I dead?"
The old man smiled and said, "You are kind by nature, so there will be people to help you. What's more, your parents died to save people back then. If you die like this, wouldn't it be unreasonable?"
Tianyou said, "Then please ask, grandpa, what should I do now."
The old man stroked his beard and said, "I'm all the second clear about your affairs, don't worry, they will definitely get the punishment they deserve."
. At this time, Liu and Li Bing didn't know that Tianyou was not dead yet. Liu was still asking others everywhere in the village as if they had seen Tianyou.
When the villagers saw her nervous look, they would not have thought that she had killed her, and they all guessed whether she was eaten by jackal .
Seeing that no one suspected her, Liu was very happy and completely relieved.
Three days later, Li Bing sneaked in again, but he never expected that just as he was lying on the bed panting, there was a rush to knock on the door outside the door. He quickly put on his pants and ran towards the courtyard wall with his coat. As soon as he jumped off the courtyard wall, he was caught by the ambushed yamen runners around him, and Liu was also taken away.
Because of being led by the murder case, the county master opened a trial overnight.
When Tianyou appeared in the court, Liu and Li Bing were both afraid and accused them of being the other party's idea. Before they were interrogated, they had already pointed out all the bad things they did. It was like a dog biting a dog's mouth.
It turns out that Liu had known Li Bing for a long time. Li Bing was greedy for Liu's beauty and Liu was greedy for Li Bing's money. The two of them had acquaintances many times, but they were both discovered by Liu's second husband, so they killed him together.
was not Li Bing who was unwilling to take Liu as his concubine, but because Li Bing married into the Chen family, he did not dare to be afraid of being swept out.
But a few months ago, Liu found out that she was pregnant, but her second husband had been dead for a year. He had no choice but to ask someone to make a matchmaker and wanted to find a man to cover up. That's why Zhang Wenyuan was found.
But Li Bing has been thinking about it for a while and is unwilling to call his child another father, and wants to be with Liu. He deliberately tricked Zhang Wenyuan to the town to do things. After he put a chronic poison to kill her wife, he would conspire with Liu to get rid of Zhang Wenyuan.
so that they can be together legitimately in the future and get all the property of the Chen family.
Actually, they didn't know. Just the second day after they thought they had killed Tianyou, the old man took Tianyou to the yamen to report to the official, and then secretly told Zhang Wenyuan. The county magistrate arranged for the constable to wait at the door of the Zhang family overnight, waiting for Li Bing to arrive.
Finally, Li Bing was sentenced to death, and Liu was taken to prison because he was pregnant. After he gave birth to a child, he was sentenced to riding a Trojan horse.
and no one has seen the old man again.
Ending: Their uncle and nephew will marry beautiful and virtuous daughters-in-laws, have children, and live a happy and happy life.
The author believes that doing good deeds will be rewarded, and bad people may be able to be proud and rampant for a moment, and will eventually be brought to justice.
Do not do good deeds because of small good deeds, and do not do evil deeds because of small evil!
