The story takes place in Ming Dynasty During the Hongwu period, there was a wealthy family named Zhao in Jinmao Town, whose full name was Zhao Jingsheng. His ancestors had been selling medicinal materials in Sichuan and Guangzhou for three generations.
married Weng Shi, who was pregnant in middle age. On the night before Weng Shi gave birth, Zhao Jingsheng had a dream. In the dream, colorful clouds floated on the roof of his house, shining as bright as day. Suddenly they swept over a cypress tree in the courtyard and slowly flew into the palace. Zhao Jingsheng woke up feeling refreshed and felt that this was a good omen. He said, "This is the meaning of my son walking on the clouds!" But how did he give birth to a daughter? So he named him Zhao Caiyun.
Because the old couple only had this one daughter, they loved her very much and regarded her as the apple of their eye. When Zhao Caiyun grew up to sixteen years old, she had a peach-shaped face, a light body, and was proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The old couple were very pleased. Zhao Jingsheng said: "We must find a son-in-law who is talented, learned and handsome." It’s just that I was wasted on choosing and choosing, and I still haven’t gotten engaged at the age of twenty-three.
In the late spring of this year, the peach blossoms bloomed at the foot of the mountain, the green shade slowly spread all over the world, and the orioles were singing. It was like a splendid country, a prosperous world, and the streets and alleys were filled with people enjoying the spring outings in the city. Zhao Caiyun was sitting in a sedan, followed by four or five maids in green clothes on both sides, wearing heavy makeup and walking down the street laughing in low voices.
Zhao Caiyun lifted up the curtain and looked out. Suddenly, he saw a young man wearing white clothes and a black belt not far away. The two looked at each other. Zhao Caiyun shyly lowered his head and lowered the curtain. After a while, he opened the curtain again and took a closer look. The young man had beautiful features and handsome appearance, and the girl was full of love. , Zhao Caiyun thought to herself: "There is such a handsome man in the world. It would be a waste of time to be a husband and wife with him."
was so embarrassed that she blushed to the root of her neck and was speechless. When the maid saw this, she quickly ran to the young man and said, "Where are you from? What are you standing here looking at?" The young man said He bowed and said: "I wonder which young lady the proud one is?" The maid said arrogantly: "We are the largest family in the county, from the Zhao family, and the proud young lady is the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. If you dare to think anything wrong, let's see if our master doesn't break your legs." After that, she turned around and chased the proud son.
After Zhao Caiyun came back from playing that day, he fell ill. He was bedridden, vomited everything he ate, and talked nonsense from time to time. The old couple had mixed feelings and invited a doctor for treatment. The doctor checked his pulse and said: " It’s not a disease, it’s not something I can treat. "
At midnight that night, Zhao Caiyun woke up from a sudden sleep and found a man riding on him. It turned out to be the white-faced boy from that day. Zhao Caiyun wanted to shout but couldn't. His body refused to obey him, as if he was frozen. The young man undressed, stripped Zhao Caiyun naked, and rode on Zhao Caiyun to do it. At first, Zhao Caiyun's lower body felt a little painful, but then it became smoother. The white-faced boy worked for a full two hours before surrendering and collapsed next to Zhao Caiyun. After a while, he put on his clothes and left.
The next day, Zhao Caiyun had become as skinny as a stick but her lower abdomen was bulging as hard as a rock and very painful. Recalling what happened last night, it seemed vaguely like a dream, but not as real as a dream. When the old couple saw that their daughter had become like this, they were heartbroken and very distressed.
Suddenly, Zhao Caiyun closed his eyes and fell asleep. Everyone was shocked and hurriedly went to see her. After a while, he opened his eyes and sat up, saying, where did you hide that boy? Take it out and let me sleep. After saying that, his eyes fell asleep again. Zhao Jingsheng's heart was in his throat and he said, "What kind of monster is this?" His mother cried hard.
At this time, the maid said: "I remember, the young lady may be lovesick!" She told the master about the handsome young man she met that day. After listening, the master clapped his legs and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Why don't you get that young man back quickly!" The maid took the order and ran out. Zhao Jingsheng shouted, "Wait a minute, I'll go too."
The maid and the master went to the street, restless and impatient. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack where to find it. I asked people on the street, but no one knew him. Suddenly, a Taoist priest came face to face, holding a bell in his hand and shouting: "Read fortunes and tell fortunes, and give guidance. Those who are destined will not take any money." Zhao Jingsheng hurriedly ran to the Taoist priest, knelt down on his knees, and begged the Taoist to save his daughter's life. The Taoist priest helped him up and followed him to Zhao Mansion.
The Taoist priest arrived at Zhao Caiyun's room, looked up and down at Zhao Caiyun who was lying on the bed, and said, "Your daughter's life span has expired, and there is nothing I can do about it." After hearing this, Zhao Jingsheng was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and almost couldn't stand still. The Taoist priest thought for a moment and then said, "Don't panic, I'll give it a try tonight by performing rituals, and you must do more good deeds in the future!" Zhao Jingsheng agreed repeatedly.
The Taoist priest told Zhao Jingsheng: "Go quickly and prepare seven buckets of paper, fresh fruits, fragrant flowers and candles, seven cups of pure tea, and seven bucket lamps. At the third watch, burn incense and kneel down. When the Big Dipper clouds pass above your head, you must sincerely recite the Seven Yuan Lord of the Big Dipper." Zhao Jingsheng agreed to prepare them one by one.
At the third watch of the night, the Taoist priests put lamps, candles and fruits on the table, lit incense, burned talismans and waved their hands. The couple worshiped towards the Big Dipper with one heart. After a while, they saw the Big Dipper in the distance. , twinkling and swaying, suddenly, colorful clouds floated in. Sure enough, they were the seven true kings, golden boys and girls holding banners and precious canopies.
Zhao Jingsheng and his wife knelt down, praying for their daughter's longevity. The first true monarch said: "You are a native of Chenshen, and you are under the jurisdiction of the fifth Beidou Danyuan Lian Zhengang Xingjun." The fifth true monarch said: "Your daughter deserves to die, because of your sincere plea, she will live fifty years longer." After hearing this, Zhao Jingsheng was overjoyed and kowtowed in thanks. Suddenly there was a gust of wind. When he looked up again, nothing was gone.
After the Taoist priest finished the ritual, he returned to the house, burned a piece of talisman, and asked Zhao Jingsheng to give his daughter water to drink. After a while, the daughter woke up and vomited black blood as big as a fist on the ground. Suddenly she turned into a small black snake and flew out of the window. The Taoist priest hurriedly took three pills from his arms and gave them to Zhao Jingsheng and told him to give them to his daughter in three days. After that, he turned around and chased the black snake.
The next day, Zhao Caiyun recovered and the Zhao Mansion returned to its former vitality. Not long after, Zhao Jingsheng married his daughter to the son of a local salt merchant. The couple was very loving.
This story is a folk tale: it is purely a literary creation, and the plot and characters are fictional, aiming to enrich readers' spare time life.
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