During the period of the Song Dynasty, Henan Province Luoyang City, there was a Su Yuanwai who was over forty years old. His wife Zhang Ruyue could not bear him a son and a half. The old man quit his job and ordered Su Yuanwai to marry two concubines in succession. However, after two years of living together, there was still no movement in the aunt's stomach, which made Su Yuanwai and the old man extremely anxious.
Strangely enough, less than a month later, the first wife was pregnant. Member Su greeted him every day and never left her. The old man ordered the kitchen at home to deliver supplements to the first wife on time.
As a result, the two concubines were not happy, but their stomachs were not up to par, and there was nothing they could do in a hurry.
The day of delivery soon came, and Su Yuanwai walked anxiously outside the door. Maybe he was too well-nourished and the child was very big, making it difficult for adults to give birth.
This child's life is only one day, but in the end he failed to save the adult's life. The eldest lady died due to excessive blood loss. After Su Yuanwai ordered someone to bury the eldest lady, he named the child Nianyue, which means to commemorate his wife Zhang Ruyue.
Nian Yue has a very big appetite, which she has been eating since she was a child. Her skin has turned black and become uglier as it grows. She also has a big black mole on her face with a tuft of hair on it.
When he turned eighteen, his waist was as thick as a millstone. He was often ridiculed by his two aunts: "Nianyue, with the way you eat, can you still find your husband's family?"
At this time, Nianyue would hide aside and cry secretly.
Yuan Su was also anxious. Her daughter was already eighteen years old, and no one came to propose marriage. Just because her daughter looked ugly, there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't control what her parents would do to her.
These days, the old man's condition is not very good. It seems that he doesn't have a few days left to live.
On this day, the old man called Su Yuanwai to the bedside and said with difficulty: "What I am most worried about is Nian Yue. You should find her a husband as soon as possible, and you can use half of the Su family's family property as a dowry." After the old man said this, he died.
After taking care of the old man's funeral, Su Yuanwai prepared to find a husband for his daughter.
Three days later, notices were posted all over Luoyang City. The Su family was looking for a husband for the young lady, but she had to pass a test. Everyone knew that the young lady of the Su family was extremely ugly, but the dowry was quite tempting. Unexpectedly, there were quite a few people who signed up, including some officials' children.
After these people gathered at the Su Mansion, Su Yuanwai said to everyone: "The test is very simple. From today on, you go up the mountain to chop wood. For three consecutive days, whoever chops the most wood will be the best candidate for husband. I will send servants to supervise you every day to prevent anyone from cheating."
After that, the order gave them a rope and a hatchet, and everyone left the Su Mansion and went straight to the mountain. The reason why Mr. Su did this was to find a hardworking and capable husband for his daughter.
How could those officials' children endure such hardship? At the end of the day, they stopped working and directly withdrew from the competition. On the third day, there were only two people left. One of them was Liu Dazhuang and the other was Song Hu. They were both villagers from the village outside the city.
The two of them are equally matched. They chopped almost the same amount of firewood in the first two days. The victory or defeat will depend on the third day.
Early on the third day, Liu Dazhuang and Song Hu came to the mountain at the same time. Liu Dazhuang was chopping and chopping, and suddenly he screamed and sat down on the ground. He quickly picked up his foot and checked, and found that a big nail had penetrated the sole of the foot. He pulled it out with force, tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes, bandaged it briefly, and continued to chop wood with his lame foot.
At this time, Song Hu had an imperceptible smile on his face. Fortunately, Liu Dazhuang stood up and won the game in the end.
A month later, Liu Dazhuang and Nianyue went to the church to get married. On this day, the Su Mansion was very lively, everyone came to have a wedding banquet. The two concubines looked at this scene and curled their lips from time to time: "I gave up half of the family fortune for an ugly girl, what's there to be happy about?"
After getting married, the couple lived in a house in , Luoyang City, . This was a house bought for them by Yuanwai Su. Liu Dazhuang learned business from Yuanwai Su every day. After half a year, he actually mastered many business skills.
After three months, Yuan Su suddenly fell ill with a strange disease and became bedridden. Nianyue consulted famous doctors all over the city for him, but to no avail.
Half a year later, something big happened to the Su family again. The daughter of member Su, Nianyue, died of a sudden illness. According to Liu Dazhuang, Nianyue's illness was caused by long-term overeating.
After Su Yuanwai learned that his daughter died of a sudden illness, his illness became even worse. The two concubines only focused on eating, drinking and having fun, and never paid attention to him. The person who stayed with Su Yuanwai all the time was Dong Da, a servant of the family.
Speaking of Dong Da, he was also a pitiful man. When he was seven years old, his father was seriously ill and lost the ability to work. His mother couldn't survive such a hard life, so she eloped with others. Father Dong couldn't withstand this double blow, and passed away not long after.
At a young age, he came to the street alone, sold himself with a straw in his head, and sold himself to bury his father. Seeing that he was pitiful, Su Yuanwai helped him take care of his father's funeral, and then brought him back to the Su Mansion to raise him.
Since Su Yuanwai fell ill, the family business was not as good as before, and many of the family members had left, but Dong Da chose to stay with Su Yuanwai, bringing him water and food every day, turning him over and wiping him, and even though he had been in bed for so long, he didn't get bedsores.
Not long after, the second concubine of the Su Mansion also fell ill. Her symptoms were the same as those of Su Yuanwai, but her condition was worse than his. Two months later, she died from her treatment.
Half a year later, Liu Dazhuang married a new wife. This woman had upside-down eyebrows and wide almond-shaped eyes. She was quite pretty. She was the daughter of the shopkeeper Zhang's family next door. Her name was Yu He. People felt that since his first wife died, it was not an exaggeration for Liu Dazhuang to marry again.
Unexpectedly, Yuhe's belly was quite promising. She got pregnant within a month after entering the house. She yelled and drank at home every day and ordered the servants around. When her belly got a little bigger, she became even more pampered and arrogant. She didn't even get out of bed to eat and had to be fed by the maid.
Recently, there has been a new disturbance in Luoyang City. I heard that a new famous prostitute has arrived in Yihong Mansion, named Ruyan.
As the saying goes: "When you are full, you will think about lust." Liu Dazhuang's business was booming and he was no longer the poor boy he was before, so he felt itchy in his heart and wanted to see this woman's beauty.
But a cup of tea with Ruyan would cost one hundred taels of silver. Liu Dazhuang was so cruel that he came to Yihongyuan and asked Ruyan to accompany him for tea.
The mother of Yihongyuan said: "I'm sorry, the number of people who have made an appointment with Miss Ruyan today is full. Master, please come back another day!"
Liu Dazhuang had no choice but to go back disappointed. From here on, he came to Yihongyuan every day, and it was not until ten days later that he made an appointment with Miss Ruyan for tea.
Liu Dazhuang suppressed his inner excitement. He followed his mother upstairs and gently pushed the door open. The fragrance of tea lingered in the house, which was refreshing.
I saw a woman sitting at the tea table. She was wearing a green dress and a light blue thin veil on her shoulders. Her skin was as thick as fat and her aura was like orchid. She was indeed a rare beauty.
Seeing someone coming in, Ruyan hurriedly stood up and said, "Master, please sit down." Liu Dazhuang looked straight at this moment, and it took him a while to recover, and hurriedly said, "Thank you, girl, let's sit together."
The time for a cup of tea passed quickly. After Liu Dazhuang left, he always felt that he still had more to say. Wouldn't it be beautiful if such a beautiful woman could be held in his arms?
Ever since he met Miss Ruyan, Liu Dazhuang couldn't care less about food than tea. Suddenly an idea came to his mind. He wanted to redeem himself for Ruyan and become his concubine.
So, he spent another hundred taels of silver and met with Miss Ruyan for the second time. After tea, Liu Dazhuang said, "I want to redeem my life for the girl, how about marrying me?"
Miss Ruyan was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then said: "It's okay if you redeem your life for me, but I have a condition. I want to be a big man at home and cannot be a concubine." "This..." At this time, Liu Dazhuang was in trouble.
"Sir, please come back. We can talk about redemption when you have decided." Miss Ruyan issued an eviction order.
Liu Dazhuang thought about it after returning home. He didn't know what to do. Let Yuhe be a child. She would definitely disagree. If not, and Miss Ruyan would not agree to redeem herself, what should we do?
Three days later, Liu Dazhuang made up his mind and explained the matter to Yu He. When Yu He heard about it, he burst into tears and made a fuss in the whole house. Liu Dazhuang had no choice but to agree.
Soon, Liu Dazhuang redeemed himself for Ruyan and married her into his family in a glorious manner. Although he spent three thousand taels of money, he felt it was worth it.
Since Ruyan came in, Liu Dazhuang slept in her room every day. Yuhe was so angry that he cursed every day: "Damn vixen, you have the ability to seduce men."
Ruyan was not angry after hearing this, and said to Yuhe with a smile: "Seduce men is also a skill, you can do it if you have the ability!" Yuhe rolled his eyes in anger.
On this day, the housekeeper ran over in a panic and said, "Sir, it's not good! Something big has happened."
"Why are you so panicked? Tell me slowly." Liu Dazhuang put down the teacup in his hand and said.
"The pharmacy manager sent someone to say that there is something wrong with the medicine in our pharmacy and it will kill people." Liu Dazhuang was startled, got up and rushed to the pharmacy.
The pharmacy was surrounded by people watching the fun. A woman was crying in the pharmacy: "My mother-in-law died so unjustly. She will not be able to survive after taking his medicine. His medicinal materials must be fake."
"Sister-in-law, you get up first. I have something to say." Liu Dazhuang said quickly.
"Everyone is dead, you have to give me an explanation, otherwise I will report it to the official." The woman actually started to act violently.
"This matter is easy to talk about. Please come to the back hall to talk about it, madam." After Liu Dazhuang finished speaking, he invited the woman to the back hall.
"It's okay not to report it to the official. People can't die in vain. Your pharmacy should compensate us." The woman said.
"Okay, okay, how much money does Madam want, I will order someone to get it for you." Liu Dazhuang hurriedly said with a smile.
"Five hundred taels of silver, even one tael less will not do." The man from the mansion replied.
As the saying goes: To put the matter to rest, Liu Dazhuang quickly ordered someone to fetch five hundred taels of silver. The woman took the silver and left.
This incident caused quite a stir in Luoyang City. Everyone knew that his family was selling counterfeit medicines, and the pharmacy's business plummeted. This time, Liu Dazhuang decided to go to Kaifeng Mansion to purchase medicinal materials by himself, and he had been away for a month.
On this day, a Taoist priest came to Yuan Su's house. He called himself Taoist Priest Xuanxu and said that he could cure Yuan Su's illness. The concubine was not at home. Dong Da thought for a while and invited the Taoist priest into the house.
Dao Changming Dong Da took two pieces of paper and placed them next to Su Yuan Wai's ears, and then muttered something in his mouth. A small white insect crawled out of Su Yuan Wai's ear, which scared Dong Da.
The Taoist Priest ordered Dong Da to take the bugs and burn them. Dong Da hurriedly obeyed. Before leaving, the Taoist Priest also left a bottle of pills and asked Dong Da to give Su Yuanwai to take them on time. In a few days, the body will recover.
Dong Da knelt down with a plop and thanked the Taoist Priest profusely. The Taoist Priest said, "I've taken good care of your family members." Then he said goodbye and left.
Dong Da followed the instructions of the Taoist Priest and gave Su Yuanwai medicine on time every day. After seven days, Su Yuanwai could slowly get out of bed and move around. The concubine was surprised when she learned about it.
"Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master on his recovery. This is really great." The concubine said happily. Then he quickly ordered the kitchen to stew the tonic.
A month later, Mr. Su recovered and took care of the business himself. The business slowly got better and better.
No matter how much the concubine tried to please him, he never slept in the same room with her once. Instead, he asked Dong Da to sleep with him. The concubine was confused. The master had recovered from his illness, but he liked to sleep in the same room with men. Was he suffering from the "broken sleeve" disease?
Besides, after Liu Dazhuang purchased the medicinal materials, he loaded up the carriage and hurried back. After a long day of traveling and traveling, he finally arrived at the foot of a mountain outside Luoyang City.
Suddenly, a group of masked men rushed out from the side, holding long swords. The leader said: "I drove this road, and I planted this tree. If you want to pass on, leave money to buy the road."
"Brothers, please do well. I have all my money to buy goods, and I have no money left. Please be noble and let me go." Liu Dazhuang said hurriedly.
"It's okay to get the goods if you don't have money. Brothers, let's go together." The leader said. A group of people came forward and pulled Liu Dazhuang out of the carriage without any explanation. The masked man opened the sack and found that it was full of medicinal materials. This cart of medicinal materials was worth a lot of money.
"You're a good boy. It looks like you're a piece of fat. If this guy stays, he'll have to stay too. I'm going to take a huge blackmail from my waist today." The leader said again.
then ordered his men to take away all the people and cars.
Not long after, Liu Dazhuang's family received a letter, which said: "Prepare two thousand taels of silver and send it to the designated place, otherwise Liu Dazhuang will die."
Yuhe said: "The robbers want so much silver, let's report it to the official!"
"You can't report it to the official. If you report it, it might be implicated in the sale of counterfeit medicines, which will lead to a lawsuit." Ruyan said.
This time, Yu He felt that what Ru Yan said made sense and agreed with her approach. Ru Yan ordered the accountant to withdraw two thousand taels of silver and send it to the location specified in the letter. Not long after, Liu Dazhuang was released.
After Liu Dazhuang came back, he was extremely depressed. Not only did he lose a cart of medicinal materials, but he also took away two thousand taels of silver. At this rate, the family would soon be empty. Therefore, Liu Dazhuang relieves his alcoholism and relieves his worries every day.
"Stop drinking, I will take you to see a good show today." Ruyan took the wine glass from his hand and said.
"What a good show? You have to watch it in the middle of the night." Liu Dazhuang said drunkenly.
"You'll know when you get there. Come on, come with me." Ruyan didn't allow him to ask any more questions, and pulled him up to the courtyard and went straight to Yuhe's residence.
The two came to Yuhe's window. The lights in the room had been turned off. Ruyan signaled him not to speak, and the two squatted down quietly.
"Baby, you've missed me so much these days, let me have a good kiss." A man's voice came from inside the house.
"That's not possible. Don't hurt our son. When are you going to take action? Otherwise, all the family's money will be lost to Liu Dazhuang, and we won't be able to get anything by then." Yu He's voice came.
"I've been trying to do something to Liu Dazhuang in the past two days. If you drive that goblin Ruyan out of the house, everything here will be ours." The man in the house continued.
"I have been waiting for this day to swallow my anger and agree to be a child." Yu He continued.
Liu Dazhuang, who was outside the window, heard these conversations and suddenly woke up from the wine. He stood up and kicked open the door. The screams of men and women immediately came from the room.
Ruyan took the opportunity to light the fire and ignited the oil lamp in the house. Liu Dazhuang took a look through the light and saw that Yuhe was shivering wrapped in a quilt with a man. The man was his housekeeper.
"What a pair of adulterers and adulterers. It turns out that you have had an affair for a long time. You want to use that scoundrel to defraud me of my family property. It's really disgusting. You also want to murder my life. Let's see how I deal with you." Liu Dazhuang said angrily. After
finished speaking, he rushed forward and pulled off the quilt, punching and kicking the two of them until they knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Forget it, there will be a lawsuit if someone is killed. I think we can just kick them out of the house." Ruyan pulled Liu Dazhuang and said.
"You two, get out of here." Liu Dazhuang said viciously.
The two hurriedly put on their clothes and ran away in a hurry. Unexpectedly, Yuhe had a fetal movement and gave birth prematurely the next day.
Liu Dazhuang has been so upset at home recently that he has been upset all day long. On this day, he went out alone and wanted to take a walk on the street. Suddenly he found that the woman in front of him looked very much like Ruyan, and curiosity drove him to follow her.
I saw the woman entering a teahouse and arriving at a single room on the second floor. Liu Dazhuang also asked for a single room, right next to the woman. After the tea was served, the waiter retreated. Liu Dazhuang stuck his head out and found that there was no one outside. He quietly came to the door of the next single room and pressed his ear tightly against the door.
There were faint voices in the house, "Miss, I have robbed and kidnapped Liu Dazhuang according to your instructions. What should we do next?" A man's voice came. .
"Don't move him for the time being. Let him go for a while. I want him to be as heavy as he fell when he fell." A woman said. When Liu Dazhuang heard it, it sounded like smoke.
It turns out that she was the one causing trouble behind everything. He paid a lot of money to ransom her and let her take the position of his wife. Why was she dissatisfied? Why did she treat herself like this?
Liu Dazhuang could no longer hold back his anger, pushed open the door, and found that the man with Ruyan was none other than Dong Da, a servant of the Su family.
"You bitch, I've been so good to you, and why did you unite with others to harm me?" Liu Dazhuang went up and grabbed Ruyan's neck and said through gritted teeth.
Seeing this, Dong Da quickly stepped forward and pulled Liu Dazhuang away, and punched him when he got up. Liu Dazhuang was beaten so hard that stars appeared in his eyes.
After Ruyan's breathing stabilized, she said to Liu Dazhuang: "Since I was hit by you today, I will no longer hide it from you. Do you know who I am?"
"Tell me, who are you?" Liu Dazhuang roared.
"I am that ugly monster and the grindstone that you look down on." Liu Dazhuang was shocked when he heard this.
"No no...how can you be Su Nianyue? She...is dead. Besides, you two look very different." Liu Dazhuang stammered.
"It's surprising! Let me tell you today." Ruyan said lightly.
It turns out that Nianyue did not die of a sudden illness as rumored.
That night, Liu Dazhuang and Nianyue said: "We have been married for several months, and your belly has not moved yet. I am anxious to be a father and want to take a concubine."
"My stomach has not moved, don't you know? Except for the first month of marriage, you touched me twice and never slept with me again. Do you depend on me?" Nianyue said.
It turns out that Liu Dazhuang was only interested in the Su family's dowry and didn't like Nianyue. When they first got married, he was afraid of being suspected by others, so he pretended to sleep with her twice and never touched her again.
Seeing that Nianyue disagreed with her taking a concubine, he grabbed Nianyue's neck and said: "You ugly monster, a millstone, I feel sick when I see you, and you still don't agree with me taking a concubine, I think you are looking for death."
At first, Nianyue struggled a few times, and then slowly stopped moving. Liu Dazhuang hurriedly took a breath, and collapsed on the ground in fear. He was out of breath. He drank two sips of wine, carried Nianyue onto the cart that usually pulled medicinal materials, and hurriedly came to the mass grave.
He dug a hole randomly, buried Nian Yue shallowly, and then fled, lying to the outside world that Nian Yue died of a sudden illness. Since Su Yuan was seriously ill, no one pursued the matter.
Unexpectedly, Nianyue was not dead, she just fainted at that time. When she woke up, she could see clearly through the moonlight that she was in a mass grave, and she quickly understood what was going on.
After daybreak, she came to the mountain alone. Thinking about the humiliating words Liu Dazhuang said yesterday, she felt extremely painful. She was about to jump off the cliff, but she was grabbed by someone. When she turned around, she saw that it was a Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest took her back to the Taoist temple on the mountain. After learning about his experience, he allowed him to stay temporarily in the Taoist temple, but she was still depressed all day long and committed suicide on a hunger strike.
Seeing this, the Taoist priest thought to himself: "Saving a life is a great merit. Now I will break the precept and use a secret technique once."
"Girl, if you listen to me, I will give you a beautiful face." The Taoist priest said to Nianyue.
"Really?" Nianyue asked in surprise.
"You must eat on time every day, don't overeat, keep exercising, and lose weight. I will help you when the time comes, otherwise, I won't be able to give you a beautiful face." The Taoist priest said.
Nianyue was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately followed the instructions. Her hard work paid off, and after three months, her figure became extremely slim.
The Taoist asked her: "Are you really determined to do this? Nianyue nodded seriously. Not to mention her pretty face, she is just like ordinary people, she is also very content."
She lay on the bed according to the Taoist's instructions. The Taoist used Ma Fei Powder to stun her, and then performed some operations. After that, there were many fine beads of sweat on the Taoist's forehead, and he collapsed on the ground tired.
When Nianyue woke up, it was already the second day. Her face was wrapped in a thick white cloth, leaving only her mouth and two nostrils.
A month later, the Taoist priest opened the white cloth for him. With an uneasy mood, she took the bronze mirror handed over by the Taoist priest. When she opened her eyes, she saw a very beautiful face in the mirror. She squeezed it with her hand and felt it hurt, and then she believed it was the truth.
Before leaving, Nianyue knelt down and said to the Taoist Priest: "Taoist Priest's kindness is something Nianyue will never forget in this life."
"Go, get back what belongs to you, remember enough is enough, be beautiful and don't harm others!" the Taoist Priest warned.
Nianyue bid farewell to the Taoist priest, returned to Luoyang City, found a music studio, and practiced her piano skills hard. Two months later, she changed her name to Ruyan and came to Yihong Pavilion, just waiting for the fish to take the bait.
After listening to Ruyan's words, Liu Dazhuang finally believed that the Ruyan in front of him was Nian Yue. This blow was too big for him, and he felt his heart aching, and he spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Just take care of yourself. The house you live in is a dowry given by my father, and the deed is also in my name. Please don't go back in the future." Nianyue finished speaking to Liu Dazhuang and left with Dong Da.
Afterwards, Liu Dazhuang left the teahouse like a bereaved dog.
After Nianyue and Dong Da left the teahouse, they went directly to the Su Mansion. When Su Yuanwai learned about his daughter's experience, he couldn't help but burst into tears and said: "My good daughter, you have suffered so much, just live, just live."
At this moment, the concubine came over, Looking at the woman in front of him, he exclaimed: "Where did this guest come from? So beautiful, it is even better than Xishi ."
"Third aunt, I am Nian Yue. I walked away from the gate of hell by accident, and met an expert who gave me a beautiful face, which shocked Third aunt." Ruyue said to the concubine.
"Really? Take your aunt to meet that master soon and see if you can make me more beautiful." The concubine said flatteringly.
"The master said that pretty faces are only given to kind people. You put voodoo insects in dad's ears while he was sleeping. Then you used the voodoo bugs to kill the second aunt. You wanted to wait until dad died to monopolize the family property. How can such a vicious person be worthy of a pretty face." Nianyue said.
"That's right, thank you to the young lady for inviting the Taoist Priest to get rid of the bugs in my ears. Otherwise, I would have been killed by you." Dong Da said angrily.
"I asked Dong Da, why didn't you let me get close to you? It turns out that you, a poisonous woman, made me sick and killed the second wife. Someone, please send this poisonous woman to the Yamen to be punished." Mr. Su said angrily.
"Please forgive me, Master, I don't dare to do it anymore." The concubine cried and begged for mercy.
Dong Da found a rope, tied up the concubine tightly, and sent her to the Yamen.
On this day, Ru Yue came to the street to buy things, and suddenly saw a person being beaten in the corner. He walked over and saw that the person who beat the person was the original housekeeper.
A few days later, a beggar with disabled legs appeared in Luoyang City. That man was Liu Dazhuang.
Later, Mr. Su planned to betroth Nian Yue to Dong Da. Dong Da was flattered. After coming to his senses, he happily agreed. After the marriage, the two were in love, and the husband sang and the wife followed, just like a pair of gods and goddesses.
