There is a picker named Xu Sheng in Xiaofang Village. Xu Sheng is an orphan. He grew up as a snack Baijiafan. When he grew up, in order to make a living, Xu Sheng became a picker and walked around the streets selling goods every day.
Because his family is poor, Xu Sheng is now fifty-two years old, but he has not yet started a family. In the dead of night, looking at the huge house, only Xu Sheng can feel the incomparable loneliness in his heart.
But after many years of loneliness, Xu Sheng has gradually become accustomed to this kind of life. One person has enough to eat, and the whole family is not hungry.
Xu Sheng is kind-hearted and very enthusiastic. When he encounters injustice, he always helps.
Although Xu Sheng's move has won praise and support from many people, it often brings Xu Sheng a lot of trouble.
For example, when Xu Sheng was selling goods that day, he happened to see an old man lying on the roadside. He was wailing constantly. Although there were many pedestrians on the roadside, no one was willing to reach out to help the old man.
When Xu Sheng saw this, he immediately stepped forward to help the old man up, and then asked: "Old man, are you okay? Did you fall somewhere?"
The old man held Xu Sheng's shoulders and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, young man. If it weren't for you, I might have been lying here forever today." "It's okay, old man, I just reached out to help." Xu Sheng said with a smile.
Seeing that the old man was fine, Xu Sheng was about to get up and leave, but the old man held Xu Sheng's hand tightly and shouted: "You young man pushed me down, do you want to walk away now?"
Hearing this, Xu Sheng was very confused. He obviously helped him up with good intentions, but now how did he push him down?
But Xu Sheng thought that the old man might have fallen confused, so he explained: "Old man, I didn't push you down, you fell down yourself. I was just passing by and saw you falling to the ground, so I kindly helped you up."
"Nonsense, you were the one who pushed me down, so why did I fall down on my own? If you hadn't pushed me down, how could you be so kind as to help me up? I feel pain all over my body now, and I can't move. I may have broken my bones. No, you have to pay me for medical expenses." The old man wailed.
"Old man, how can you repay kindness with hatred? I obviously helped you up with good intentions, but now it's me who pushes you down? We have to be conscientious as human beings. If everyone is as rogue as you, who will dare to help in the future? Who will dare to be a good person?" Xu Sheng said helplessly.
The quarrel between Xu Sheng and the old man attracted many pedestrians to watch. After a while, the theatergoers had surrounded Xu Sheng and the old man in a circle.
Seeing that more and more people were watching the theater, the old man threatened Xu Sheng and said, "Well, if you give me ten taels of silver, then we will settle the matter. Otherwise, I will report the matter to the county government and let the county magistrate make the decision for me. You will inevitably have to suffer a lot of physical pain, and maybe you will be repaid." You will be put in jail, so you can choose for yourself whether you want to go public or private."
Xu Sheng was helpless when he heard this. Even if he went into the Yamen, the old man insisted that he pushed him, but he would not be able to argue. Thinking of this, Xu Sheng made a decision to spend money to eliminate the disaster.
Ke Xusheng took out all the money he had, and in the end he only took out three taels of silver, leaving seven taels short.
Just when Xu Sheng was helpless, Xu Sheng saw a neighbor Li San in the crowd, but before Xu Sheng could speak, Li San took out seven taels of silver from his arms, handed it to Xu Sheng and said, "Brother Xu, I was going to use this silver to treat illnesses, but it seems that you need it more than me now, so you can use it first."
Looking at the silver in his hand, he looked at Li San. Xu Sheng was very moved. Others didn't understand Li San, but he knew it very well.
Li San was an orphan like him, and he also grew up eating the food of hundreds of families. When he grew up, Li San learned the carpentry craft from an old carpenter and has now become a master.
Two years ago, under the introduction of the village matchmaker, Li San married Wang Fang, the daughter of the king of the neighboring village, Laizi.
But for some reason, the two have been married for two years, but there has been no movement in Wang Fang's stomach.
Because Xu Sheng and Li San are both orphans, Xu Sheng will feel very friendly when he sees Li San, so Xu Sheng has taken great care of Li San since he was a child.
Li San once went to Xu Sheng for a drink because he was depressed. After drinking, Li San mentioned to Xu Sheng that Wang Fang's stomach was not moving. I remember that Xu Sheng persuaded Li San and asked Li San to take Wang Fang to the county to see the doctor, and then stay with Li San's family.
But when he heard Xu Sheng's words, Li San looked embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't want to take his wife to see the doctor, but that he was too shy with his money.
But Xu Sheng was penniless at the time and wanted to help Li San, but he was unable to do so, so he could only continue drinking with Li San so that Li San could drink away his worries.
And Li San did indeed bring Wang Fang to the county to see a doctor today, but he just saw that there was a lot of fun nearby, so he followed him to join in the fun.
"Brother Li San, Brother Xu knows that it's not easy for you. Don't worry, I will pay you back the money within three days." Xu Sheng seemed to have made some decision, holding the money in his hand and said solemnly to Li San.
Hearing this, Li San waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Brother Xu, I can trust you. You'd better deal with the matter in front of you first."
Hearing this, Xu Sheng grabbed all the money in his hand and was about to hand it to the old man.
But before Xu Sheng handed over the money, the old man reached out and grabbed all the money into his own hand, and then immediately put all the money into his arms.
After getting the money, the old man was very happy. He no longer whined as before, but slowly stood up and walked away. However, the old man who was limping and walking immediately began to become normal after walking far away, and even started to trot.
Seeing this scene, Xu Sheng felt very upset and immediately chased after him. But after a while, he completely lost sight of the old man around a corner.
In the evening, Xu Sheng walked home carrying his goods. As he was about to reach the door of his house, Xu Sheng heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw that the person calling him was his neighbor Widow Li.
"Brother Xu, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking so sad?" Widow Li asked with concern.
Thinking of what happened today, Xu Sheng still felt very upset and aggrieved. Thinking that Widow Li was no outsider, Xu Sheng told Widow Li what happened today.
After learning the cause and effect, Widow Li also sympathized with Xu Sheng, so after persuading Xu Sheng, Widow Li invited Xu Sheng to have a drink, which was like letting him get drunk and relieve his worries.
Faced with Widow Li's move, Xu Sheng was very moved, but remembering that there were many disputes in front of Widow Li, this move might affect Widow Li's reputation, so Xu Sheng declined Widow Li's kindness and walked home.
After returning home, Xu Sheng started to light a fire and cook. Because he was in a bad mood today, Xu Sheng planned to drink a few drinks alone.
But as he drank, Xu Sheng felt helpless and self-blaming. He thought that he was over fifty, but he still had nothing to achieve, and he had not yet gotten married and started a business. He really felt ashamed of the ancestors of the Xu family.
The more I thought about Xu Sheng, the more uncomfortable I felt, so I secretly shed tears and drank more and more urgently.
Xu Sheng was drinking to his heart's content when Widow Li suddenly came to visit, so Xu Sheng invited Widow Li to sit down and have a drink with him.
Looking at Widow Li in front of him, Xu Song said with a sad face: "Sister Li, I think I, Xu Sheng, am now over fifty years old, but I still have accomplished nothing. I have really wasted my life."
" Oh, Brother Xu, you are so kind-hearted that you have suffered this disaster today, but now that the matter has come to this, you don’t have to blame yourself too much. I believe that people are doing it and God is watching. Brother Xu, you will definitely be rewarded for being a good person in the future," Widow Li said comfortingly.
"Well, let me borrow your good words. Let's have a drink tonight. After all, we may not have this opportunity again in the future." Xu Sheng toasted.
After drinking the wine in the glass, Widow Li asked in confusion: "Brother Xu, why did you say this? Apart from this, do you have any other difficulties, Brother Xu? If there are any difficulties, Brother Xu might as well say it directly, we are neighbors at least, and we can help each other wherever we can. I will definitely help you."
Hearing this, Xu Sheng was silent for a while, and then he sighed deeply and then said slowly: "Oh, I am very grateful to Li San for helping me today. , that money is for his medical treatment, and is the hope of their Li family's incense, so I can't owe this money for a long time. I have decided that my land is still worth some money. I will ask someone from tomorrow to see if anyone will buy it. Even if it is sold for less, I will accept it, and then return the money to the third brother Li as soon as possible. "
" Ah! This is absolutely inappropriate, Brother Xu, where will you live if you sell the land? I still have some savings, although it's not enough for seven taels, but we can think of another way. Widow Li said in shock.
"Haha, no, thank you for your kindness, but I am just a single person. I can have a home anywhere. I have already thought about it. After selling the land, I will just build a small house at the foot of the mountain to live. That will be convenient." Xu Sheng said with a chuckle and waved his hand.
Seeing that Xu Sheng had said this, Widow Li couldn't say anything more, so she could only continue to drink with Xu Sheng.
"Oh, by the way, I remembered Brother Xu. Liu Xiang, the daughter of the county official Liu Yuanwai, is looking for a husband. Since Liu Yuanwai's couple died and Liu Xiang became the head of the family, her requirements for recruiting a husband have become more and more relaxed. As long as the man is no less than sixteen years old and no more than eighty years old, and he is a boy, it is fine. So I think you can do it, Brother Xu. Go and give it a try. If you are really attracted by Liu Xiang, you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, and the seven taels of silver you owe Li San can be paid back early. Moreover, Liu Xiang is only twenty-four years old now. If he matches you, Brother Xu, you will not suffer." While the two were drinking, Widow Li suddenly remembered Liu Xiang's recruitment, so she persuaded Xu Sheng to give it a try.
Hearing this, Xu Sheng was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "Oh, that's it, that's it. I have nothing to be afraid of with my life. I will go to the Liu Mansion tomorrow to have a look. If I really become Liu Mansion's son-in-law, I will never forget the Li family today. Sister, you are so kind to me."
Xu Sheng said this out of frustration, because Liu Xiang had been ugly since she was a child, but because of her well-off family, when she was eighteen years old, she still got her wish to marry a local scholar.
But for some unknown reason, the scholar suddenly died suddenly in bed late one night in the fourth month after their marriage.
After the scholar's death, Liu Xiang continued to recruit husbands. In just a few years, Liu Xiang had already recruited eight husbands, but without exception, all of them died suddenly.
Because the matter was so strange, it has become a topic of conversation among the people. Everyone said that Liu Xiang was born to defeat her husband, and whoever she married would be killed.
Even so, there are still many people who want to be Liu's son-in-law, thinking that they are born with a tough life and will be able to withstand Liu Xiang's cruel fate, and then start to enjoy the glory and wealth.
Early the next morning, after Xu Sheng washed up, he put on some relatively clean clothes and hurriedly walked to Liu's Mansion.
At noon, Xu Sheng finally arrived at the Liu Mansion and finally saw Liu Xiang as he wished. However, looking at Liu Xiang in front of him, Xu Sheng was very confused because Liu Xiang had become very good-looking now, as if he was a different person. He seemed to be two different people from the Liu Xiang in his impression.
And since Liu Xiang has become so good-looking now and his family is very prosperous, why are the conditions for recruiting a husband so relaxed?
Before Xu Sheng could think too much, Liu Xiang asked: "Brother Xu? You must have heard about the sudden deaths of my eight husbands one after another. Aren't you afraid? ?"
"Don't be afraid, everyone has his own destiny. Besides, I have a bad life, what should I be afraid of? But you, Miss Liu, if I really become your husband, you will be really wronged," Xu Sheng said after thinking for a while.
"Haha, Brother Xu really loves to joke. If you don't mind, Brother Xu, then let's get married tomorrow." Liu Xiang said straight to the point.
Hearing this, Xu Sheng was even more confused. Is Liu Xiang so anxious to find a husband?
Although he was very confused, Xu Sheng agreed immediately. After all, such good things do not happen often. If Liu Xiang regrets it later, then he will really lose more than he gains.
Xu Sheng was in a good mood after leaving Liu Mansion. After buying some food and drinks, Xu Sheng walked to Widow Li's house.
Seeing Widow Li working, Xu Sheng sat aside and waited, and couldn't help but smile.
After a while, Widow Li finally finished her work. Seeing Xu Sheng's happy face, Widow Li smiled and said, "Brother Xu, seeing how happy you are, I'm afraid you have been attracted by Miss Liu's family, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Sheng suddenly felt a little shy, scratched his head and said, "Well, yes, thank you. Miss Liu thinks highly of me, and we will get married tomorrow. From tomorrow on, I will start living in the Liu Mansion, and we are no longer neighbors. But sister Li, I know how good you have been to me over the years. If you need my help in the future, I will definitely help you."
"Brother Xu is joking, we are neighbors, so it is right to help each other," Widow Li said.
Hearing this, Xu Sheng smiled, raised the food in his hand and said, "Have you eaten, how about we drink some?"
Hearing this, Widow Li did not refuse, so the two of them started to change glasses and start drinking.
After a while, the drunken Widow Li became drunk, her cheeks were rosy, and she looked quite charming, which made Xu Sheng look crazy for a while.
Looking at Widow Li in front of him, Xu Sheng suddenly felt a strange feeling towards Widow Li, and he couldn't help but want to get closer to Widow Li, but in the end he kept a certain distance from Widow Li rationally.
Speaking of which, Widow Li is also a miserable person. Widow Li’s name is Li Fen. When Li Fen was eighteen years old, she married Xu Sheng’s neighbor Chen Long.
Chen Long was a woodcutter and had to go into the mountains and deal with the forests every day. In the second month after their marriage, one day when Chen Long went up the mountain to cut firewood, he was unfortunately killed by a wild beast in an accident.
Since then, Li Fen, who was only eighteen years old, became a widow, and now Widow Li is thirty-four years old.
After Chen Long passed away, many people came to propose marriage to Widow Li, but for some unknown reason, Widow Li declined them all.
"It's getting late, Brother Xu, you will be the groom's official tomorrow, so you'd better go back early to rest and recuperate your energy." Just as Xu Sheng was in a daze, Widow Li said with a smile, but she seemed to be very reluctant to give up.
Hearing this, Xu Sheng seemed to feel something. He sighed, bid farewell to Widow Li, and walked home.
At noon the next day, just as Xu Sheng finished washing, Liu Mansion sent someone to pick him up.
came to the Liu Mansion and after paying homage to Liu Xiang, their marriage was considered consummated.
Unexpectedly, during the wedding night, Xu Sheng was fast asleep because he had drunk too much during the day, so the marriage could not be consummated at all.
Looking at the drunk Xu Sheng, Liu Xiang shook his head helplessly, then blew out the candles and walked out of the house.
At three o'clock in the evening, Xu Sheng, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened by the urge to urinate. Xu Sheng looked around and saw that there was no figure of Liu Xiang beside the pillow.
He went out to take a look in confusion, and unexpectedly saw Liu Xiang setting up an altar in the middle of the yard, as if he was performing some kind of sacrificial ceremony.
Xu Sheng, who was curious, quietly walked closer to take a look, but unexpectedly, Xu Sheng was frightened and collapsed to the ground with a look of horror on his face.
Because there were eight heads placed on the altar at this time, and Xu Sheng recognized two of them. They were two of Liu Xiang's eight ex-husbands, and it was unknown what kind of technology Liu Xiang used to make those heads lifelike.
Looking at Liu Xiang dancing not far away, and then looking at the head on the altar, Xu Sheng seemed to understand something, and then he suppressed the fear in his heart, then stood up and walked quietly outside the Liu Mansion.
As soon as he left the gate of Liu Mansion, Xu Sheng ran to the county government as hard as he could. Unexpectedly, just after running for a while, he met the officers and soldiers patrolling at night. After breathing well, Xu Sheng told the officers and soldiers truthfully what he had seen.
The officers and soldiers did not dare to hesitate after hearing this, and hurriedly ran to Liu's house. As expected, they caught Liu Xiang in the act, and captured Liu Xiang's personal stolen goods.
The next day, Liu Xiang was seen kneeling in the court with shackles. In order to avoid suffering physical pain, Liu Xiang did not conceal the evil things he had done, but confessed all the evil things he had done.
It turns out that Liu Xiang has been an ugly girl since she was a child, and she felt very inferior for this. But by chance, Liu Xiang heard about a magic called "Symbolism" from a Taoist . It is said that this technique can make ugly people look like gods.
After Liu Xianghao spent a lot of money, she finally learned the incantation of Cynomorium and the method of sacrificial practice from the Taoist priests.
The Cynomorium Cynomorium Technique was indeed as the Taoist said. Liu Xiang succeeded in her first sacrifice practice. Her appearance really changed and she became much more beautiful.
Before she met Xu Sheng, Liu Xiang had practiced the technique eight times. As long as she practiced the technique for the last time, she would be able to master Cynomorium Cynomorium, and from now on she would be the most beautiful woman in the world.
Unexpectedly, she fell into the hands of Xu Sheng, and her dream of becoming beautiful was shattered.
Due to the conclusive evidence and extremely cruel methods of killing people, Liu Xiang was finally sentenced to death. After Liu Xiang was executed, Xu Sheng inherited the Liu family business.
As soon as Xu Sheng got rich, he sent seventy taels of silver to Li San and took the most famous doctor in the county to treat Li San and Wang Fang. With Xu Sheng's help, Wang Fang became pregnant soon after.
At this time, Xu Sheng also knew who the person he liked was. After thinking about it again and again, Xu Sheng proposed marriage to Widow Li with a gift.
Faced with Xu Sheng's proposal of marriage, Widow Li blushed and agreed to marry Xu Sheng as his wife.
A month later, Xu Shengfeng, carrying a big sedan chair, married Widow Li into his home.
Half a year after their marriage, Li Fen suddenly retched one day. Xu Sheng was worried and asked a doctor to treat Li Fen.
After repeated diagnosis by the doctor, Li Fen was in good health and was just unhappy.
Nine months later, Li Fen gave birth to a fat son for Xu Sheng, who was named Xu Qing by Xu Sheng.
Because they were old people, Xu Sheng and Li Fen loved Xu Qing very much and had high hopes for Xu Qing. They invited their husband to teach Xu Qing how to read and write since Xu Qing was a child.
Xu Qing was also very successful. At the age of 25, he passed the exam and became a high school Jinshi. He was also appointed as the prefect of Suzhou .
Because Xu Qing was very filial, Xu Sheng lived a very happy life in his later years, until he died without any illness at the age of ninety-eight.
It is worth mentioning here that on the day when the old man defrauded Xu Sheng of ten taels of silver, the old man became addicted to alcohol after getting rid of Xu Sheng, so he hurried to the most famous Huangxiang Tower in the county to drink.
Unexpectedly, due to his impatience, the old man fell heavily to the ground without paying attention, and there happened to be a big stone nearby, which directly broke the old man's head.
The pedestrians on the side were about to help him, but were stopped by someone, who told him about the old man's fraud. After hearing this, no one dared to step forward to help the old man up, for fear that they would become the next Xu Sheng.
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly promised again and again that he would never extort money and asked kind people to help him.
But because Xu Sheng had learned from his past mistakes, no one dared to step forward, so the old man could only lie on the ground and keep wailing.
At this time, the old man also felt regretful and knew that he had done something wrong. Unfortunately, he never had the chance to do it again.
In the end, some kind people couldn't bear to see it anymore, so they notified the old man's family. But by the time the old man's family arrived, the old man had already died of anger.
As soon as the old man's body was carried away by his family, a monk passed by. Looking at the place where the old man lay, the monk clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, it is your own fault and you will reap the consequences." After saying this, the monk shook his head and left.
Conclusion: "People are doing what they do, and God is watching. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and cause and effect will eventually be repaid."
Li San and Xu Sheng are kind-hearted people, and they know how to repay kindness, so they will end up well.
And the old man extorted money because of his lies, and finally died because of his own lies, which can be regarded as evil retribution.
So throughout your life, you may not believe in cause and effect, or you may not believe in destiny, but you must do good deeds and be righteous, so that you can have a good ending.
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