In the Ming Dynasty, there was a place called Nancha Village. However, the bustling village in the past seems particularly quiet today.
People have died one after another in the village these days, and their bodies were all found on the mountain.
So there was a rumor in the village: "There is a wild beast living in the mountain, and it can eat people."
It was spread from ten to ten, and everyone believed this statement, and from then on they never left home at night.
If any child is disobedient, the adults will scare them: "If you cry again, I will send you to the mountains."
But this is not an option. After all, everyone still wants to live a normal life.
After several days of discussion, the villagers raised a lot of money to find a Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest said: "There is a black bear on your mountain, and so many people have died in its hands."
The villagers were very angry when they heard this, and the next day they organized the whole village to go up the mountain to catch the black bear.
The village chief said: "If we don't catch it, it will hurt the villagers. We must not let it go."
At night, everyone came back with their tired bodies, and they did find traces of the black bear.
People injured the black bear, but the bear escaped.
Everyone planned to rest for a few days before going up the mountain. They would not stop until the black bear was killed!
In the middle of the night, a child was walking on a country road. He was crying as he walked, and there were scars all over his body.
It stands to reason that the black bear has not been caught, and it is still very dangerous. Adults at home should not let children go out alone, but this child is special.
The child's name is Cheng Jinyang. His mother passed away very early. Later, his father, Mr. Cheng, married another wife.
Cheng Jinyang's stepmother was very bad to him. Not only did she often beat and scold him, she even refused to give him food at home.
In the winter, Cheng Jinyang wore single clothes and went to the river to wash vegetables. He had to do endless work every day, and the people in the village couldn't stand it anymore.
They found Cheng Jinyang's stepmother, Sun, and people advised her to be nicer to Cheng Jinyang.
"Although this child is not your biological child, after all, he has been with you for so many years, so you still have to be nicer to him."
Mrs. Sun cursed loudly: "If you think the child is good, just take it home and come here to teach me what to do?"
Everyone shook their heads, and no one wanted to associate with their family anymore.
Cheng Jinyang accidentally broke a bowl while cooking today, and Mrs. Sun angrily kicked him out of the house.
Cheng Jinyang didn't know where to go, so he walked to the mountain without knowing it.
As he was looking for the way down the mountain, he saw a black bear lying in the middle of the road.
Cheng Jinyang heard that this big black bear eats people, and he would be lying if he said he was not afraid. He also wanted to run, but his legs were as if they were filled with lead and could not move.
After a long time, he didn't see any movement from the black bear, so Cheng Jinyang dared to step forward to check.
The black bear still had its eyes open. It was breathing heavily and there was a deep wound on its back. It must have been beaten by the villagers during the day.
The black bear suddenly said: "I did not harm humans, I was wronged, can you save me."
The black bear's eyes revealed the desire for life, which made Cheng Jinyang unable to refuse.
So he boldly stepped forward and patiently helped the black bear treat its wounds.
After the incident, Black Bear said: "I will take you to a place. When you get there, you will know that I did not kill those villagers."
Cheng Jinyang followed Black Bear to a cliff, and Black Bear also told him why the villagers died one after another.
It turns out that there is a rare snow lotus growing at the bottom of the cliff. It is said that this snow lotus can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver.
Every villager wanted to pick off the snow lotus without hesitation after seeing it, and the black bear also tried his best to stop it.
But the villager who was trying to make money said: "Good luck has its own destiny, I will be fine."
Not long after, the villager unfortunately fell from the cliff and died, and the black bear could only feel sorry for him.
In order for everyone to find these missing villagers as soon as possible, the black bear will take them to a conspicuous place.
His good intentions aroused the suspicion of the villagers, and he almost lost his life because of this.
Black Bear said: "It was their greed that harmed them. Unexpectedly, they blamed me instead. This is really unreasonable!"
After Cheng Jinyang understood the ins and outs of the matter, he told the news to the villagers.
The villagers went to the mountain to investigate again and found that what the black bear said was true. They had missed the black bear.
For this reason, the village chief took several people up the mountain to apologize to Black Bear, and promised him: "No one will hurt you again in the future."
Black Bear knew that it would be in its current situation thanks to Cheng Jinyang's message. In order to thank him, Black Bear gave him a sample.
Black Bear said: "You can feel other people's thoughts, so you can avoid many dangers."
Cheng Jinyang didn't feel much at first, but when he saw his stepmother Sun, he was very happy to have Black Bear's help.
Mrs. Sun stared at Cheng Jinyang, but she was thinking in her heart: "I finally found his mother's relics. They are said to be worth a lot of money. I will take them to the pawn shop to sell them tomorrow."
Cheng Jinyang heard what his stepmother was saying. He quietly found his mother's relics in his stepmother's cabinet while the family was asleep.
That was a hairpin , the mother's dowry. Before her death, she specifically asked that it be left to Cheng Jinyang. I didn't expect her stepmother to be so greedy.
Cheng Jinyang was in trouble again after getting the hairpin. If his stepmother discovered that the hairpin was missing the next day, she would definitely take it out on him, and she would inevitably suffer some hardships.
Cheng Jinyang thought for a while, he had no status in this family and was often beaten and scolded for no reason. He had already had enough.
It's better to take this opportunity to leave this home. He has long wanted to go to the city to make a living.
So on that dark night, Cheng Jinyang left his hometown for more than a few years.
After entering the city, Cheng Jinyang realized that he was completely useless here.
He was too young and no one wanted to hire him to work, and soon he was begging on the streets.
Cuicui, the daughter of Tiejiang Li next door, would often bring him some steamed buns and sometimes share some of her own snacks with him, which moved Cheng Jinyang very much.
On this day, one of Cuicui's uncles walked into Li Tiejiang's house. He stood at the door for a while.
Just for a moment, Cheng Jinyang understood his uncle's inner thoughts.
The uncle thought to himself: "We all come from the same place, why is your family living so well?"
"Since you are unwilling to help me raise money, then I can only take your daughter away."
Cheng Jinyang was very anxious when he learned that Cuicui was in danger. He came to a side door of the blacksmith's house and found Cuicui directly from there.
He told Cuicui about this, and Cuicui secretly told her father.
The blacksmith looked at Cheng Jinyang and looked at the child's sincere eyes. He felt that there must be something fishy about this matter.
Waiting until night, the uncle stayed at the blacksmith's house. In the middle of the night, the uncle got up quietly.
He went to the well of the blacksmith's house and sprinkled some unknown powder into it.
Just when he was feeling proud, the blacksmith subdued him in one fell swoop. It was obvious that the uncle was no match for the blacksmith.
Uncle was sent to the government. He put tranquilizing medicine into the well. He just wanted the couple to fall asleep, and then he quietly took Cuicui away.
A wealthy family wants a daughter. Cuicui looks so cute, and the wealthy family will definitely be willing to raise her.
This is the human heart. Even good friends will have many jealous of you. The blacksmith is deeply aware of this now.
Some people hurt you, but there are also people who repay the favor, such as Cheng Jinyang.
The blacksmith was very grateful to Cheng Jinyang. If it weren't for him, his daughter might not have escaped death.
The blacksmith brought Cheng Jinyang home, and Cheng Jinyang also learned the craft of blacksmithing from the blacksmith. A few years passed in the blink of an eye.
The blacksmith passed away. Cheng Jinyang took over his shop and married Cuicui.
Cuicui said: "Let's just live our own lives, I don't know how much money we can make."
However, Cheng Jinyang has always been unwilling to give in. He always felt that he must do something big, and soon he had an opportunity.
Mr. Li in the city was very charitable, and the people in the city were very enthusiastic. I respect him, but everyone is crying recently.
Because a kind-hearted family was killed at home, the officers couldn't help crying when they saw the crime scene.
The people said in anger: "If I catch this murderer, I will kill him!" "
But the government has been investigating for a long time, but the real culprit behind the scenes can't be found, and there is nothing they can do.
On this schedule, Jinyang and his friends were having dinner in a restaurant, and people were talking about the case of Yuan Wai.
Suddenly Cheng Jinyang noticed that a man looked wrong. If the guess was correct, Li Yuanwai's death was related to him.
Others could not see it, but Cheng Jinyang could see the man's panic at a glance.
So Cheng Jinyang followed the man from that day on, and he did not believe that the man would reveal any clues.
About half a month later, the man brought some things up the mountain, and Cheng Jinyang followed.
The man was deep in thought while burning things, and Cheng Jinyang next to him saw all of this and restored the truth of the matter.
This man's name is Li Fugui. He is Yuanwai Li's nephew, but he is uneducated and has no skills.
Originally, Yuan Li had been childless for many years, so he was raised as his nephew's biological son, and he was also kept by his side when doing business.
Later, he really failed to live up to his expectations. Mr. Li was completely disappointed, and he no longer had any hope for his nephew. Hope.
To his surprise, his wife, who had not been pregnant for many years, was pregnant and gave birth to a healthy boy. This made Yuan Li extremely happy.
With his biological son, Li Fugui had no hope of inheriting the family property, and he was unwilling to do so.
You must know that if he cannot inherit the family business, he will definitely be poor in the future.
Li Fugui thought about it for a long time, and he finally made up his mind.
He led a group of masked men into Yuan Wai Li's home and killed all three members of Yuan Wai Li's family.
Now that Li Fugui has inherited the family property, he still feels guilty. After the news got out, he took the evidence of the murder to the mountain and burned it.
After that, he quietly went down the mountain. He thought he was undetected, but he didn't expect that Cheng Jinyang was following behind him.
Cheng Jinyang found the unburned blood clothes. This was evidence. He went to find Li Fugui the next day.
When Li Fugui learned that Cheng Jinyang already knew that he was the murderer, he was very panicked and he quickly begged for mercy.
"I am also obsessed with it for a moment. You must not report it to the government, otherwise I will die. "
Then he said: "As long as you are willing to let me go, I will agree to any request you make. "
Cheng Jinyang said: "You have to give me money from now on, and I can take it whenever I want. "
Li Fugui agreed, first giving Cheng Jinyang a few hundred taels of silver, and promised to give him more money in the future.
Cheng Jinyang happily took the silver home, and his wife Cuicui asked in surprise: "Where did you get the silver? "
Cheng Jinyang smiled proudly. He told his wife that from now on he could spend the money as he pleased, and their family would be able to turn over.
From that day on, Cheng Jinyang often went to Li Fugui to ask for money, and their family's life was prosperous.
The only thing that made him unhappy was I am worried that my son is mute and has not been able to speak since he was a child.
I have seen many doctors, but the doctors all said that there is nothing wrong with his son. He may suddenly start talking when he gets older.
Despite this, Cheng Jinyang still loves this child very much. He loves him so much. In the bones.
On this day, he received a letter from home, saying that his biological father, Old Man Cheng, was seriously ill and asked him to go home quickly to see him for the last time.
Cheng Jinyang has not been home for many years, and he feels guilty when he thinks of his father.
When Cheng Jinyang returned home and saw his father on the hospital bed, he felt very uncomfortable.
Old man Cheng was very happy to see his son back, and the father and son talked a lot.
Old man Cheng has spent his whole life in poverty. His only hope is to have a good coffin when he dies.
Old man Cheng said: "I want to live a glorious life, and you must fulfill my wish!"
Cheng Jinyang naturally wanted to fulfill his father's wish. Fortunately, he heard that Li Fugui had obtained a good coffin, so he came to ask for it.
Li Fugui also had a hard time getting the coffin. He originally helped the dignitaries find it, but he didn't expect that Cheng Jinyang would ask for it.
He didn't dare to say no, otherwise Cheng Jinyang would go to the government to sue him, so Li Fugui had no choice but to endure it.
However, Li Fugui is unwilling to give in. Will he have to be controlled by others for the rest of his life?
Cheng Jinyang didn't know what Li Fugui was thinking, so he held a beautiful funeral for his father.
After this incident passed, Cheng Jinyang forgot about it. He was now focused on doing business.
As soon as he was about to go out that day, Cheng Jinyang's son started crying. No matter how much his family coaxed him, he couldn't be coaxed.
Later, the child simply grabbed Cheng Jinyang's clothes and refused to let him go. Cheng Jinyang had no choice but to come over and coax his son.
While they were struggling, a Taoist priest walked in.
He said to Cheng Jinyang: "Your son is saving you. You will probably not come back when you go out."
It turns out that the Taoist Master followed Black Bear's instructions to stop him from going out, because Li Fugui had tolerated him to the extreme and was now thinking of ways to kill him.
Hearing this, his wife Cuicui said: "Tell me what you have done, how could you be killed?"
Cheng Jinyang told everything, and his wife Cuicui said: "Why are you so confused, how dare you take any money."
After discussion, the couple decided to take their children back to their hometown to avoid the limelight, and they decided not to say anything about Yuan Wai's matter for the time being.
On their way back to their hometown, Li Fugui and his men chased them.
Li Fugui said: "You have been pushing your limits all these years, and I have already lost my tolerance for you. Let's make an end today!"
As he said that, he asked people to surround the family of three, and Li Fugui personally rushed over with a sword.
Just when the three people were in danger, the black bear rushed over. It only roared, and the people retreated.
After being driven away by it, Li Fugui and his men quickly ran away.
Cheng Jinyang wanted to thank Black Bear, but Black Bear said: "You are too greedy like those villagers, you might as well be an ordinary person from now on."
After saying that, Black Bear left, and Cheng Jinyang could no longer see what people were thinking, but it was no longer important to him.
Later, he handed over all the evidence of his crime to the government, and Li Fugui also received the punishment he deserved. After experiencing these things,
actually believed that the happiest thing was for a family to stay together, so he moved back to the village and never left again.
He and his wife grew old together and had many children and grandchildren. The 100-year-old died in his sleep.
Summary: If you don’t want others to know, unless you do nothing yourself, the truth will be revealed one day, and that will be when you are unlucky.
A person's heart is like a snake swallowing an elephant. You should be moderate with money and don't be too greedy.
If you associate with bad people, you will get into big trouble sooner or later. Don't regret it for the rest of your life just because you are confused.
Don’t do bad things as a human being, and fight to win in vain. No matter how much money there is, what's the use? Thousands of gold will be gone in vain.
[Disclaimer]: This story is a fictitious original folk tale. It must not be linked to feudal superstition! @jinsi
