On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, the Li family in Baoding Mansion suddenly received a letter, but after seeing the letter, the face of the Li family changed.
When the Li family was not rich in the early years, they were taken care of by the Zhang family, which was at the time, and they were able to have their current life. In order to thank the Zhang family, the master of the Li family took the initiative to ask for the doll to kiss for the two children.
At that time, Mr. Li was afraid that the verbal promise would not be guaranteed, so he pulled Mr. Zhang to sign the so-called promise letter.
Now twenty years have passed, Li Wenyong, the son of the Master Li family, has already delivered the ceremony, and Zhang Fangfei, the daughter of the Master Zhang family, has reached the age of marriage, and both parties have reached the age of marriage. At this time, the Zhang family mentioned the engagement that year again, but Mr. Li wanted to go back on his word.
Mr. Li read the letter for a long time, and then tore it into pieces without saying a word.
Seeing this, Li Wenyong, the eldest son of the Li family, hurriedly picked up the fragments and saw that the letter was nothing else, but the promise letter signed by the Li and Zhang family back then.
Seeing this, Li Wenyong couldn't help but feel a little surprised and asked quickly, "Dad, what are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, Mr. Li snorted coldly and said, "The Zhang family was in full swing back then. If the Zhang family was still quite matched with our Li family, but now the Zhang family is in a loss, even if the Zhang family can't afford ten taels of silver. Now they are asking about the engagement again, they must be thinking of using the bride price to develop our Li family again.
The Zhang family's master has been doing business all his life, and he has been cunning, but he forgot that the Li family is also in business. How could I not know the little abacus he made? I signed two promise letters back then, and mine had been burned long ago, and now the Zhang family's share has been ruined. No matter how far he is, the east, west, south and north, as long as my Li family does not move, his little abacus named Zhang will not be able to hit me."
As Mr. Li said, he also crushed the pieces of paper on the ground with his feet.
But compared with Mr. Li’s attitude, Li Wenyong, as the person involved, has different opinions.
He said, "Dad, I heard you say in the past that our Li family would not have the scale of the current ones if it were not for the care of the Zhang family, and this crow still knows how to feed back. As humans, we should know how to repay.
Now that the Zhang family is in trouble, even if their family is planning a small plan, it is nothing to our Li family. If you give it to them, it is nothing to us.
There are people who are not kind, but we cannot be unrighteous. If this marriage is rejected, the Zhang family will go outside and talk nonsense. Wouldn't our Li family live a life of being poked at the back of others in the future?"
Li Wenyong's words made Mr. Li fall into deep thought, and he thought it, and felt that it was reasonable, so he responded.
However, just as the Li family was ready to propose marriage, there were rumors that Zhang Fangfei, a daughter of the Zhang family, was dead.
As for how he died, there are several versions circulating in the market.
Some say that Zhang Fangfei fell off the cliff and died, while others say that she died of illness... In short, there are all kinds of bizarre versions.
As soon as Mr. Li heard this, he was immediately happy. He was unwilling to let his son marry the Zhang family daughter. Now the Zhang family daughter has disappeared before fulfilling the engagement, which just happened to be in line with Mr. Li's wishes.
But after a few days of this, someone said that Zhang Fangfei was not dead. Two days ago, he saw Zhang Fangfei sitting in front of the Zhang family and chatting and laughing.
The changes over and over again made Mr. Li a little confused. He died for a while and did not die for a while. What was it?
At this time, Li Wenyong said, "Dad, what's going on? We can't always listen to rumors. Just watch it with our own eyes. Why don't we go to the Zhang family to find out the truth on the grounds of proposing marriage?"
As soon as Mr. Li heard this, he felt reasonable and couldn't help but touch the beard on his chin and said, "That's good. I happened to be there to find out the tone of Zhang. If he really had other ideas, this marriage would not be so easy to get married."
" Let's talk about the father and son of the Li family who went to the Zhang family with a betrothal gift. Although the Zhang family is now lonely, the old mansion is still there, as if they are waiting for the father and son of the Li family. As soon as the door knocks, the door opens on the other side.
" This is not someone else's opening the door, but Mr. Zhang. As soon as he saw the father and son of the Li family in front of him, Mr. Zhang quickly greeted him with a smile on his face.
Although Mr. Li scolded Mr. Zhang at home, he looked like a smile on his face and said, "Oh, Brother Zhang, since we parted last time, we haven't seen each other for several years. I wonder how Mr. Zhang is doing? "
Master Zhang laughed, then sighed and said, "Look at my house, it used to be so glorious, but now it has become ruined and has lost its style from the past. Just like me, if I hadn't been harmed by a traitor and had made a mistake in the business world, I would probably still be on par with the Li family now. "
" After Mr. Zhang said that, he saw that Mr. Li was just smiling but not talking. He immediately turned his eyes and said, "But although my Zhang family is in a bad state, he is a backbone. My family is raised by me and now I am going to get married, so I don't think about selling my daughter.
So, we simply don’t want the bride price. As a father, I only hope that Fangfei will marry into your family and be happy, that’s all. "
When Mr. Zhang said this, Mr. Li was immediately happy. He didn't agree with this marriage before. Isn't it because he was worried that the Zhang family would borrow the bride price and strengthen their Zhang family?
But now the Zhang family said that he didn't want the bride price. Wouldn't he be able to marry his son without spending a penny?
But thinking of Zhang Fangfei, Mr. Li was so upset and quickly talked about rumors about the market with Mr. Zhang.
Master Zhang was furious when he heard this, and the teacup in his hand also sounded "click" , "People outside talk about my Zhang family so much. Although my Zhang family is now in the middle of the family, not everyone can be pinched as a soft persimmon. I pity my little girl. She lives well, but she was rumored to die by outsiders. It's still useless for me, a father..."
As Mr. Zhang spoke, she burst into tears silently. At this moment, a silver bell-like laugh came from not far away.
When he saw this woman, Mr. Zhang, who was still wiping tears, quickly wiped away the tears on his face and greeted him.
The woman was following Mr. Zhang. Li Wenyong did not see clearly and walked to the front After that, he heard Mr. Zhang say, "This is the little girl Fangfei, Fangfei, this is your Uncle Li, this... is your future husband..."
After the words, Zhang Fangfei behind Mr. Zhang owed her body to the direction of Mr. Li and Li Wenyong, and then said, "I have met Uncle Li, and Mr. Li..."
At this time, Li Wenyong saw Zhang Fangfei's face clearly.
I saw Zhang Fangfei wearing a long skirt, but the skirt was particularly long, and even the sleeves were as wide and long as the performers were.
The exposed forehead turned pale, especially those eyes. Li Wenyong always felt that these eyes were not like women's homes. A girl of her age like Zhang Fangfei should have clear and simple eyes, but Zhang Fangfei's eyes in front of him were so turbid, and there were even some incomprehensible expressions.
Seeing that Li Wenyong has been staring at Zhang Fangfei, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but change his face and hurriedly pulled Zhang Fangfei behind him, "Although Mr. Li and my Fangfei are engaged, they are not married yet. It is probably inappropriate for Mr. Li to stare at my Fangfei like this. ”
As he spoke, Mr. Zhang hid Zhang Fangfei's body behind him again.
Master Zhang's words made Li Wenyong's face turn red. Just as he was about to turn his head, a gust of wind outside the house hit, and Zhang Fangfei's skirt fluttered in an instant, and Li Wenyong just saw Zhang Fangfei's feet under the skirt, which were not wearing shoes.
Although it is not the cold winter month, the weather in October is a little cold, but in this weather, Zhang Fangfei is not wearing shoes, which makes Li Wenyong even more strange is that Zhang Fangfei's feet are scary white and bloodless.
Li Wenyong thought, but when he saw Zhang Fangfei shyly retracting her feet, he felt rude and quickly withdrew his gaze.
After a few polite words, Mr. Li was about to get up and say goodbye, but Li Wenyong was urinating at this time, and asked where the cottage was located, so he hurried over.
When Li Wenyong came out of the cottage and was about to meet his father at the door, he saw a figure flashing past him. When he saw the figure, Li Wenyong was shocked. This person was not...
Thinking of this, Li Wenyong quickly followed him curiously, and saw the figure "slipping" into a room and disappearing.
The rooms are row after row. For a moment, Li Wenyong couldn't tell which room the person had just entered. When he was about to look inside, someone behind him said, "Who are you? Why are you doing sneaky at the door of my lady's room?"
Li Wenyong turned around and saw a maid standing behind him, frowning at him.
Li Wenyong looked at the little maid in front of him, then looked back at the room behind him, and then said, "You said this is your lady's room? But I clearly saw a man..."
Before Li Wenyong finished speaking, he heard the little maid say angrily: "What do you mean? My lady is a yellow flower girl who is not married yet. If you let outsiders listen to this, what is my lady's reputation?"
Just when the two were arguing, a female voice suddenly came from the room, "Ah Hong, don't be rude, that's my future husband."
The little maid named Ah Hong stopped talking when she heard this, but she still gave Li Wenyong a fierce look and then turned around and entered the room.
Li Wenyong had no choice but to shake his head and leave.
When he walked a long way, he turned around and looked at the closed door. Li Wenyong couldn't help but feel a little worried. If he read it right just now, the man had entered Zhang Fangfei's room, but why did Zhang Fangfei's voice come from inside the room?
On the way back, Li Wenyong was puzzled and told Master Li everything he had just seen.
Mr. Li couldn't help but stroke his beard and laughed, "You said you saw Wang Erniu, the second cobbler in the Zhang family. How could this be possible? It would be even more impossible to say that Zhang Fangfei and Wang Erniu have an affair. Who doesn't know in this city? Wang Erniu is a half-man and unfamiliar person. Zhang Fangfei is not stupid. He wants you, a rich son-in-law, but he is compatible with the second cobbler. Wouldn't you laugh at others when you say it out?"
Li Wenyong was relieved after hearing what his father said. Thinking back on what he had just now, he couldn't help but think in his heart, maybe he might have read it wrong.
This Wang Erniu is famous in the city. Although he has good skills, he does a lot of stealing things. He was caught by the government many times, but because the mansion can use Wang Erniu's skills, he let him go every time. Wang Erniu became more and more arrogant. Today he might have run to the Zhang family to steal...
At the moment Li Wenyong was thinking about it, a gust of wind suddenly whistled past his eyes, and then a "clang" sound was heard, then turned his head and saw an arrow poking on the wall of the carriage, and under the arrow was an embroidered handkerchief.
Li Wenyong carefully took off the embroidered handkerchief, and saw a few lines of words written on the handkerchief -
"Miss Zhang's family cannot marry, because she was already dead five days ago!"
The words on the embroidered handkerchief shocked the Li family and his son.
But Li Wenyong clearly saw Zhang Fangfei standing in front of him... and said to her...
Thinking of this, Li Wenyong hurriedly looked back at his father, but seeing that Mr. Li was also frowning at this time, it took him a while to hear Mr. Li say, "It seems that the rumors are not groundless. I was negligent in the Zhang family just now.
The Zhang family has always valued money and is very considerate. This is why they have always lived in the Zhang family mansion, but such a person said that there is no bride price. This... I am afraid there is something wrong with it."
The father and son discussed it. That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the two quietly slipped into the Zhang family compound.
At this time, the Zhang family was silent and there was no one around, and it was pitch black all around, but there was only a room with lights on.
Li Wenyong remembers it very clearly that the room was Zhang Fangfei's room.
The two of them quietly approached the window, looked around and found no one, and then reached out to penetrate the window paper in front of them.
Looking through the gap, I saw Zhang Fangfei in the room facing the window, and Mr. Zhang was in front of him, constantly using the powder in his hand to smear Zhang Fangfei's face, wiping it while saying, "You can't delay this matter anymore. If you drag it down, Fangfei's face will be..."
"Okay, just do what I said, and there will be no accident. But today the father and son come. It was so unfortunate that the clothes were just finished and walked out before they were cut, which led to my feet being unable to wear shoes at all. However, that kid seemed to see me today to avoid long nights and dreams. I suggest you do it on the night of marriage."
Zhang Fangfei, who was facing back to the Li family father and son, just finished speaking, Li Wenyong couldn't help but take a breath. It was obviously a woman's face, but at this moment a man's voice was made.
But Mr. Zhang in front of him was unmoved and kept putting on Zhang Fangfei seriously. After a while, he said, "Don't worry, I'm prepared. The wedding night is the day when my Zhang family revives and the day when his Li family is destroyed. I will give you a lot of money when things happen. However, during this period, you have to wear this clothes all the time and don't show your strength."
As he spoke, Zhang Fangfei nodded, "However, I have to cut this clothes tonight, otherwise there will be loopholes in the future."
As he spoke, the father and son saw Zhang Fangfei slowly stand up. What happened next almost made the father and son collapse to the ground.
After Zhang Fangfei in the room got up, she slowly took off her dress, revealing the beauty under her clothes.
However, before the father and son could react, Zhang Fangfei picked up a silver needle from the table, then picked it up at her neck, and then a thin black thread was lifted up. Zhang Fangfei took the black thread and gently pulled it down, and immediately a layer of leather peeled off like clothes.
The father and son looked into the house in shock. The person under the skin was nothing but someone else, but the second cobbler Wang Erniu in the city!
After Wang Erniu took off the layer of skin, he cut it according to his own size. When he put on the "skin coat" again, Li Wenyong and his son could not see any flaws.
Then Wang Erniu followed the woman's appearance and owed Mr. Zhang, and then heard him say, "Dad."
This voice was exactly the same as Zhang Fangfei's, which made Mr. Zhang laugh. Then he circled around Wang Erniu several times, and couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect that Master Wang is really as skilled as rumored. Even my real father, I can't see any flaws."
The two laughed loudly, and the father and son of the Li family had already stumbled out of the Zhang family's mansion.
When Li Wenyong looked at the Zhang family behind him, he couldn't help but shivered all over, "Dad, it would be great if I listened to you at that time. Now that I have heard me and asked the Zhang family for kissing me, I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape this muddy water."
Hearing this, Mr. Li couldn't help but say coldly: "Hmph, why hide? The Zhang family is really a treacherous villain. If it weren't for the reminder of the master of the handkerchief just now, our Li family would have to take the Zhang family's will!"
"Dad, then if we don't hide now... what should we do?" Li Wenyong asked.
Mr. Li was so angry that he was just now, "Do nothing, my Li family will reveal the hypocritical face of the Zhang family in full view of everyone!"
March passed in a blink of an eye, and it was winter.
Li Wenyong rode a tall horse and came to Zhang's house happily to meet his bride.
When I arrived at the door, Li Wenyong waited for a long time before seeing Zhang Fangfei slowly walking out with the help of Xi Po.
Xi Po looked at Li Wenyong with a smile and said, "The groom is still standing still, so hurry up and put the bride on the sedan chair."
Recalling the scene I saw at the Zhang family before, Li Wenyong's legs were trembling, but at this time, he followed Xi Po's instructions and carried Zhang Fangfei into the sedan chair. Then there was a gong and drumming on the street. It was not until the evening that the bride-taking team slowly returned to the Li family.
For Li Wenyong's marriage, Mr. Li specially invited local dignitaries to attend. As the sound of "husband and wife bowed each other" sounded, Li Wenyong and the others bent down face to face.
However, at this moment, Li Wenyong suddenly took action to press the bride in front of him to the ground, and then saw him take out a silver needle and lift it at Zhang Fangfei's neck.
After seeing the bride cover her neck, she screamed "Wow" and saw this scene, the guests around her were panicked and couldn't help but run away. Some even came to stop Li Wenyong's actions, but Li Wenyong was unmoved and touched Zhang Fangfei's neck with big hands and pulled it down.
In an instant, the skin took off the man like a clothes. When I saw the real person under the skin, the guests couldn't help but take a breath. This person was no one else, but the second cobbler Wang Erniu!
Wang Erniu saw that his affairs were exposed, he was about to run away, but he was caught by a group of yamen runners who had been waiting outside the door for a long time.
After the government's interrogation, Wang Erniu then told the truth.
It turned out that Zhang Fangfei had a serious illness three months ago. Mr. Zhang looked for doctors everywhere but failed to cure Zhang Fangfei's illness. Not long after, Zhang Fangfei died.
Zhang Fangfei's death made Mr. Zhang unacceptable for a while. First, it was because he loved his daughter, and second, it was because he relied on his daughter to revive the Zhang family.
However, just when Mr. Zhang was disheartened, he suddenly thought of someone, that was Wang Erniu, the famous Ercoat craftsman in the city. However, Wang Erniu's eyes ran over his head when he was doing business for the government on weekdays, and he was very arrogant. If others wanted to ask him for help, if they didn't have a hundred taels of silver, Wang Erniu would not respond.
But now that Mr. Zhang can’t even take out ten taels of silver, how can he invite Mr. Wang Erniu?
After thinking hard for a long time, Mr. Zhang decided to tell Wang Erniu his plan. If Wang Erniu was willing to help him, then half of his property would be distributed after the matter was completed.
Wang Erniu is a greedy person and he does a lot of bad things on weekdays. In addition, the Li family had offended Wang Erniu before, and Wang Erniu made up his mind and agreed at that time.
Mr. Zhang originally thought of borrowing bride gifts to seize some of the property of the Li family, but he knew very well about Mr. Li, so he changed his mind halfway and wanted to set fire on the day the Li and Zhang families got married, and then took away the property of the Li family.
However, Mr. Zhang did not know his plan but was learned by others and leaked the secret to the Li family father and son.
When he learned that Wang Erniu, who was in the front hall, was caught and wanted to escape on his own, it was too late.
Later, the case of Mr. Zhang and Wang Erniu Meng cheating on marriage was settled and they received the punishment they deserved. After that, Li Wenyong realized that the person who used the handkerchief to convey the message was not someone else, but the little maid who followed Zhang Fangfei.
The little maid is wholeheartedly devoted to Zhang Fangfei. Even though the Zhang family declined later, she did not leave Zhang Fangfei's side. However, Zhang Fangfei died later. When she learned that Mr. Zhang ignored Zhang Fangfei's new death, she asked the second cobbler to peel off Zhang Fangfei's skin and use Zhang Fangfei's identity to do bad things, the little maid changed her mind.
One side flattering Mr. Zhang, the other side is looking for an opportunity to remind Mr. Li.
The Li family can escape the disaster and cannot escape from this little maid. Mr. Li was immediately happy and joined the little maid and Li Wenyong together.
Until now, Mr. Li has realized that money is something outside of his body, and only life and benevolence and righteousness are the most important.
(The story is over)
Note: Folk stories teach and educate people, encourage people to be kind, and do not compete with feudal superstitions!
