Ming Dynasty During the Chongzhen period, there was a man named Zhang Tong in Pingyang Village, Yonghua Town. He is one of the few craftsmen in the village and makes a living by weaving straw sandals. Because his straw sandals are cheap and exquisite in workmanship, the business is pretty good. Zhang Tong is also a miserable person. He was abandoned by his parents since childhood and lived a difficult life by begging along the street. Thanks to the old man Li from the same village who saw that he was pitiful, he accepted him as his adopted son and taught him his skills. Now that Old Man Li is gone, he only left him two dilapidated houses.
Zhang Tongru is nearly thirty years old this year. It is logical that he is already at the age of marrying a wife, but no girl is willing to marry him, because he is short, ugly, and can't make a lot of money by selling straw sandals, so no one can take his eyes on him at all. Zhang Tong also knows how much he is, so he doesn't force his marriage, and everything goes with the flow.
Early in the morning that day, Zhang Tong came to the market with his woven straw sandals. The market was outside the city and was gathered by people from several nearby villages, so most of the people who came here to buy things were poor families.
Zhang Tong came to the old place and laid a piece of rag and placed the straw sandals one by one on it. This was considered a stall. Before Zhang Tong could shout, someone had already surrounded him. Zhang Tong quickly picked up the straw sandals and introduced them to everyone.
Soon the morning passed, and most of the straw sandals brought by Zhang Tong had been sold, and Zhang Tong's belly was also rumbling, so he took out a piece of dry food from his arms and started eating. Although there were a lot of food in the market, Zhang Tong was very frugal and never spent a penny since he was a child.
Just as Zhang Tong was resting, he suddenly saw people running towards the river not far away. Seeing that something seemed to be happening, Zhang Tong became more and more curious.
, who sells cloth, can't help but smile, "Your eyes are almost flying over. Go and take a look. I'll help you stare at the stall, you can't lose your shoes."
Zhang Tong was happy when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked, "Then I'll trouble Sister Wang, I'll go back."
After saying that, Zhang Tong jogged all the way. When he squeezed into the crowd, he couldn't help but be shocked. It turned out that a woman fell into the river. The river was turbulent, and the woman could only pull the weeds on the shore and not be washed away. Everyone was anxious, but no one dared to save the woman rashly, for fear that something would happen if she fell into the river.
The woman kept begging in the river, but even so, no one took action. Zhang Tong couldn't bear to see this, so he quickly walked to the riverside, intending to pull the weeds on the shore with his hands to rescue the woman.
When the villagers saw Zhang Tong taking action, they were all worried about him and admired his courage in their hearts. But when Zhang Tong walked under the water, they realized how difficult it was. The weed couldn't resist his weight at all, which made him in a dilemma.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the woman seemed to have no strength and let go of her hand. Seeing that the woman was about to be washed away by the river, Zhang Tong could no longer care about so much, so he jumped into the water and swam towards the woman with all his life.
Zhang Tong has been playing with water a lot since he was a child, so the water quality is pretty good. Soon he swam to the woman and lifted her over his head. Zhang Tong was quick in his eyes and hands, and used the advantages of the river to get the two stuck on a raised shore.
At this time, someone finally found a bamboo pole, and then he worked together to pull the two of them up. At this time, Zhang Tong was already exhausted, but he found that the woman had fainted, so he didn't care about rest and quickly rescued the woman. After a long time, the woman woke up.
The woman was very grateful when she learned that it was Zhang Tong who saved her, so she knelt down and saluted Zhang Tong. Zhang Tong hurriedly stopped her and said, "Miss, don't go home quickly, don't worry the family."
Hearing this, the woman couldn't help crying, "Brother, I don't know. The little woman escaped from the south and has no home now. I don't know where to go."
Hearing the woman's words, Zhang Tong felt soft, so he said, "If the girl doesn't dislike her, come to my house for the time being. It just so happens that there is an empty room there."
The woman was stunned when she heard this, and then said, "It's already a great kindness for my brother to save me. Why do I still bother me? This matter must not be done. "
However, Zhang Tong said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, I'm empty and I'm empty. If you stay, you can add some popularity to me. "
After Zhang Tong's repeated invitations, the woman finally agreed, so Zhang Tong hurriedly took the stall and took the woman home, and bought her a clean new dress on the way. On the way, Zhang Tong also learned that the woman's name was Xiuzhi. Now he was just over 20 years old, and his relatives at home had starved to death on the way. It was indeed pitiful.
The two of them returned home soon. When Xiuzhi changed into new dresses, Zhang Tong couldn't help but look a little stunned. Unexpectedly, Xiuzhi was so beautiful, not like this village. The woman inside is like a young lady in the city. Since Xiuzhi stayed, she has cleaned up the house in an orderly manner, and Zhang Tong's old clothes have been washed clean by Xiuzhi, sewing the holes one by one. Every time Zhang Tong returns from outside, Xiuzhi will make delicious food and wait for him, which makes Zhang Tong fall in love with Xiuzhi.
On this day, Zhang Tong suddenly found Xiuzhi and said, "Xiuzhi, you have been here for a while. Through your and me contact, I found that I have fallen in love with you. Do you want to marry me as a wife? "
When Xiuzhi heard this, she was stunned at first, and then smiled and said, "Brother Zhang is the best person to me in the world. I am willing to marry you and repay you for the rest of my life. "
When Zhang Tong heard Xiuzhi agree, he was overjoyed. He picked Xiuzhi up and said excitedly: "Haha, I, Zhang Tong, finally got married. "
So a few days later, the two set up several banquets at home and invited several nearby villagers. This was the formal marriage.
The couple was very loving after marriage. Xiuzhi also learned to weave straw sandals with Zhang Tong, and the couple set up stalls to sell them together. Naturally, the money earned a lot, and the family life became more and more prosperous.
There are more weaving straw sandals now, so the couple discussed taking them to the city to sell them, so that they would definitely make more money. So the two of them did it as soon as they did, so they came to the city to choose a stall to sell straw sandals. Fruit Sure enough, there are many foreigners who come here to do hard work in this city. When Zhang Tong's straw sandals were strong and cheap, they all came to him to buy them. The couple's business was very good.
So the couple came up with another way and planned to sell them separately. There was a market in the east of the city, so the two of them divided into two groups, and the business was very hot.
That day, when Xiuzhi was setting up a stall to sell shoes, a man suddenly stopped. Xiuzhi couldn't help but say, "Brother is here to buy shoes. My straw sandals are cheap and prohibited. You can try it. "
Unexpectedly, this person stared at Xiuzhi with a greedy face. After a long time, he said: "It's a pity that such a lovely beauty actually came here to sell shoes. It's better to be with you and my brother. I guarantee you are so delicious and delicious. "
Hearing Yan Xiuzhi, Xiuzhi was stunned, then waved her hand and said, "What are you saying, "Young brother? My younger sister is already married, so I'd better look at my shoes!" "
Unexpectedly, the man took out an silver hairpin and and handed it to Xiuzhi. Which woman doesn't love beauty? Xiuzhi suddenly fell in love with the silver hairpin, but she didn't dare to accept it. The man smiled and said, "No matter how good this silver hairpin is, it is not as beautiful as a girl. Even if you and I make friends, please accept it! "
Xiuzhi hesitated for a while and finally took the hairpin. She hurriedly said, "Thank you, brother, for giving me. If my brother needs my help, I will definitely not refuse. ”
The man smiled and said, “No need to care, remember my name is Xu Liang, we will see you next day! "
After saying that, Xu Liang left. Xiuzhi held the silver hairpin and couldn't help but smiled foolishly. She didn't know what she was thinking. When Zhang Tong got home in the evening, he found that his wife was actually fiddling with a silver hairpin. He hurriedly asked, "Madam, where did this silver hairpin come from? "
Xiuzhi didn't notice that her husband came back at all. Seeing that the silver hairpin was exposed, she had to tell what happened today. When Zhang Tong heard this, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He said, "I see that man has other intentions for you. When he meets him in the future, he will definitely return the silver hairpin. Don't have any interaction with him again."Xiuzhi was a little unhappy when she heard her husband's words, but she nodded obediently. Zhang Tong felt relieved after seeing this.
A few days later, just when Zhang Tong was about to ask Xiuzhi to go out, Xiuzhi said that she was not feeling well and was about to rest for a day. Zhang Tong hurriedly helped his wife to bed to rest, and he left with straw sandals.
Unexpectedly, since this time, his wife no longer wanted to go to the city to sell shoes. After Zhang Tong understood, he stopped forcing her, so he asked his wife to stay at home and sell them alone.
That day, Zhang Tong was selling shoes in the city, when a familiar figure suddenly appeared, which made Zhang Tong's eyes lit up. He said, "Fifth Brother, why are you here in the city? Sit down and rest for a while. "
The man's name is Zhou Wu, and he lives opposite Zhang Tong's house. The relationship between them is pretty good, but Zhou Wu is in a tangled look at him. Seeing his eagerness to speak but stopping, Zhang Tong couldn't help but smile and said, "Fifth Brother, you and me have nothing to say, just say whatever you want to say! "
Hearing this, he said on Friday: "Zhang Tong, you'd better go home and take a look. In recent days, there has always been a strange man who has come to your house. I'm afraid it's Xiuzhi..."
Hearing this, Zhang Tong trembled all over, and he asked with a gloomy face: "Fifth Brother, you can't joke about this. Have you really seen it? ”
nodded on Friday and said, “If you don’t believe it, you will know it if you go back and take a look. "
Hearing this, Zhang Tong had no other thoughts, and even left without caring about straw sandals. When Zhang Tong returned home, he found that the door was locked from inside, and his heart trembled slightly.
So Zhang Tong flipped in from the courtyard wall. He secretly came to the window and looked at it. The scene inside the room made him furious in an instant. He kicked the door open and saw his wife hugging a man.
The two were frightened when they saw Zhang Tong coming back. Zhang Tong picked up the wooden stick and hit the man without saying a word. But what he didn't expect was that Xiuzhi actually stopped the man. She said with a firm look on her face: "You can't hurt him, just hit me if you want to hit me! "
Hearing this, Zhang Tong felt a pain in his heart. The wooden stick stopped in the air for a long time and could not see it fall. After a long time, Zhang Tong said: "Get out of here, you and I have no relationship again from now on. "
Hearing Zhang Tong's words, the two of them were as if they were amnesty, and quickly put on their clothes and left here. The man was Xu Liang. Unexpectedly, the two of them would develop to such a level because of a silver hairpin. He was really blind and fell in love with Xiuzhi.
After experiencing this, Zhang Tong recovered after a long time. Now he just wants to do some business steadily and never dares to ask for love again. Maybe God saw that he was pitiful, so he gave him one Hard to find opportunities.
Zhang Tong came to the mountain to mow the grass. When he was about to go down the mountain, it was already dark, so Zhang Tong tied the grass and carried it down the mountain. Because it was too dark, Zhang Tong didn't pay attention to the road under his feet. He accidentally rolled down the mountain and finally broke into a secret cave. After Zhang Tong stood up, he looked around with a vigilance. He had been walking on the mountain for many years and had never noticed that there was a cave here, so he walked into the cave and planned to explore. After a while, the cave was not very deep. After a while, Zhang Tong came to the end. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see clearly what was inside, so he was about to leave, but suddenly something was mixed under his feet. He looked down and looked like a box.
Zhang Tong touched his hand for a long time and found that the box had been locked, so he was about to take away the box and wanted to see what was inside. Unexpectedly, the weight of the box exceeded his expectations and was almost exhausted. The strength of his body dragged the box to the entrance of the hole.
Zhang Tong found a stone and knocked on the lock. Soon the box opened. Zhang Tong saw that the box was full of gold, silver and jewelry, which made him very excited.
So Zhang Tong hurriedly wrapped some of it in his clothes and went home to transport it. He ran four or five times in a row before he could finish the jewelry. Zhang Tong lay on the bed with disbelief. He didn't expect that he was so lucky, and now he became the master of that person.
Now that he has money, Zhang Tong went to the city to buy a big house and moved in without saying a word, and also invited many servants to serve him. The villagers were envious when they found out. It was said that Zhang Tong picked up a treasure and became rich.
This sentence reached Xiuzhi and Xu Liang's ears, and it also aroused their jealousy. Especially Xiuzhi is regretful now. If she persists, she may be her own.
So Xiuzhi thought about going to Zhang Tong to get some benefits. On the second day, Xiuzhi came to Zhang Tong's house in a gorgeous manner. Zhang Tong didn't want to see her, but when she thought about the couple, she still let her come to the house.
Xiuzhi's eyes lit up when she saw this big house. Since she followed Xu Liang, she realized that he was an ignorant gangster and his life was not as happy as she imagined, so she decided to reconcile with Zhang Tong.
But after Zhang informed Xiao Xiuzhi of his thoughts, he sneered: "You can leave whenever you want, come whenever you want. Do you really think I, Zhang Tong, have no temper? Today I asked you to come in to tell you that we will have nothing to do from now on."
After that, he asked a few servants to drive Xiuzhi out. Xiuzhi stood outside the door and cursed, claiming that Zhang Tong must regret it. But just after Xiuzhi left, a mother and daughter suddenly came outside the door to beg for a while. The servant wanted to drive them away, but Zhang Tong stopped them.
Zhang Tong said, "I am also from a poor family. Please come in quickly. I'll ask the servants to prepare meals for you."
Unexpectedly, the young woman suddenly said, "Brother Zhang is you? I am Dongmei, do you still remember me?"
Hearing this, Zhang Tong trembled all over. He looked at the woman carefully, as if he had remembered something. He said excitedly: "You are Dongmei, this is Aunt Li. You have been away for more than ten years but didn't expect to meet again today." Dongmei's family originally lived near Zhang Tong, and the relationship between the two was quite good. Later, when they heard that Dongmei married, they took their mother away.
Zhang Tong hurriedly welcomed the two into the house and asked Dongmei what was going on. Dongmei couldn't help but turn red, and then said, "My husband had a private meeting with the woman on my back. After I found out, I drove me and my mother out of the house, so we, mother and daughter, had to beg for the whole way home."
Hearing this, Zhang Tong was also sympathetic and said, "Dongmei, you and the aunt live in my place. My house is big, and there are places where you live."
Hearing Zhang Tong's words, the mother and daughter were also grateful. Now they are penniless. Fortunately, they have Zhang Tong's help, otherwise they really don't know how to survive.
Since the mother and daughter were left behind, Zhang Tong often got along with Dongmei. The two had similar tempers, so naturally they became more and more excited as they chatted. Gradually, they fell in love with each other and finally got together.
So Zhang Tong planned to marry Dongmei and asked his servants to arrange the house inside and out in a very festive manner. The villagers in the same village also came to help after learning about this. But just the day before the marriage, several beggars suddenly visited. The servants of the Zhang family wanted to stop them, but Dongmei welcomed them in with a happy look on their faces. According to Dongmei, the mother and daughter had received help from these beggars, so they naturally wanted to invite them to their wedding.
Zhang Tong also came forward to greet him when he heard this, and did not look down on them because of their low status. He saw a beggar secretly whispering a few words in Dongmei's ear. Dongmei couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded immediately.
Soon the wedding day came, and the house was already full of guests, and the scene was very lively. Zhang Tong also specially invited the village chief to host the wedding, so Zhang Tong and Dongmei got married with everyone's blessing.
Wait until the guests left, Zhang Tong couldn't wait to come to the bridal chamber. When Zhang Tong saw his beautiful wife, he was about to go up and have some intimacy. Unexpectedly, his wife pushed him away and said, "You are about to die, hurry up and listen to me and hide in the cabinet."
Zhang Tong was shocked when he heard this. He didn't know where his wife got the news, so his wife said the beggar's words. It turned out that they heard by chance that they were conspiring with two people. After listening carefully, they didn't expect that they would assassinate Zhang Tong to seize the treasure, so the few people hurried over to report the news.
Zhang Tong learned the seriousness of the matter, so he hid in the cabinet according to his wife's words, and a beggar replaced Zhang. Tong lay on the bed. At about the third update, the door was suddenly opened. A man in black broke in with a sharp knife and stabbed him into the bed. Unexpectedly, the beggar was very skilled and kicked the man in black to the ground. Seeing that he was ambushed, the man in black was about to escape. A group of beggars came in and controlled him firmly.
At this time, Zhang Tong walked out of the cabinet and took off the mask of the man in black. He couldn't help but be furious. It was actually Xu Liang, so Zhang Tong sued Xu Liang to the government. After the county magistrate's interrogation, Xu Liang then honestly explained, so both Xiuzhi and others were imprisoned.
Since then, Zhang Tong has never encountered any strange things again. He started a business with money. Because of his honest business, his wife gave birth to three children for him, and the family lived a happy life.
This story is purely fictional, such as There is a similarity, it is purely a coincidence.
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