In this way, Han Yuguo spent two years of hellish life in the dark copper mine. But fortunately, there is always a way. One night, the mine where Han Yuguo was located collapsed. When he thought he was going to be buried underground, he unexpectedly saw stars above his head. Only then did Han Yuguo learn that their mine tunnel had actually been dug into a canyon. Han Yuguo ran wildly along the canyon all night and finally escaped with his life.
Han Yuguo was penniless at the time, and Chenliu County was more than a thousand miles away from Xi'an. If he went back like this, he would probably starve to death on the road sooner or later. In the end, Han Yuguo thought to himself, why not make some money in Xi'an first, at least enough to pay for the trip back.
Han Yuguo first worked as a clerk in a department store. Seeing that he was quick-minded and good at business, the store manager simply handed over the entire store to Han Yuguo. Under Han Yuguo's management, the department store's sales in three months have exceeded the sales in the past three years. Seeing that Han Yuguo was a talented person, the store manager invested in building four new department stores in the four corners of Xi'an City, and handed them over to Han Yuguo to manage them, and let Han Yuguo hold half of the shares.
Han Yuguo worked hard and made the business of the four department stores very prosperous. When the accounts were divided at the end of the year, Han Yuguo received a net net of five thousand taels of silver. At that time, Han Yuguo thought that he had been away from home for three years and should go home anyway, and he didn't know how his wife was doing. So Han Yuniang bid farewell to the shopkeeper and embarked on her journey home.
In order to prevent encountering bad guys, Han Yuguo only took the main road and stayed overnight in Xiaoxing. He stayed in a big inn every night, so he didn't encounter any strange things along the way. When Han Yuguo reached Gong County , it suddenly snowed heavily and the roads were icy and impassable. Han Yuguo had to find an inn to stay.
One evening, Han Yuguo was drinking in his room when he suddenly heard a noise at the door of the inn. When Han Yuguo opened the door, he saw an old beggar arguing with the shopkeeper. The old beggar held a few copper coins in his hand and shouted: "I have money to live in an inn, why don't you, the shopkeeper, give me a house to live in? Could it be that you look down on me because of the shabby clothes of this old man?"
The shopkeeper said: "Our inn is really full. You can go and ask elsewhere." The old beggar said reluctantly: "You are the only inn a few miles around. Now I am very cold. You don't give me a house to live in because you want me to stay." This old man froze to death on the street. You were raised by your parents. If your parents ended up on the street, would you be so cruel as to drive them away? "
The quarrel between the two attracted many tenants to watch the fun. Han Yuguo couldn't bear it when he saw that the old beggar's hair was all white, so he said: "Honor, please let the old man stay in my room. It just so happens that I have an empty bed in this room. " Seeing Han Yuguo say this, the old beggar looked at Han Yuguo gratefully.
When the shopkeeper saw Han Yuguo saying this, he couldn't drive the old beggar away anymore, so he had to lead the old beggar to Han Yuguo's room. Han Yuguo said to the shopkeeper: "A few more plates of beef and two pots of good wine. I don't want to eat alone. I just want to have a few drinks with this old man." The old beggar was not restrained and started drinking with Han Yuguo.
Although the old beggar was shabbily dressed, he knew everything about classics, history, Five Elements and Bagua, astronomy and geography. Han Yuguo admired the old beggar very much. The old beggar said: "When I was young, I wanted to get fame. However, after I entered the official career, I found that the officialdom was murky and cunning. Later, I simply escaped into Buddhism, cultivated my character, and pursued immortality. Now I can't remember how old I am."
Han Yuguo heard what the old beggar said and called him an old immortal. The old beggar waved his hand and said: "I can't talk about being an old immortal. If I really succeed in cultivating immortality, I will ascend to the immortal class in a day. Now I still need to save the world in order to improve my own creation. You and I meet by chance, and you are willing to treat me, an old beggar, kindly. I have one word to give you. You must not sleep in bed after you go home, otherwise disaster will happen. Remember this.""
When Han Yuguo heard what the old beggar said, he was very puzzled. If he didn't sleep on the bed, how could he sleep on a chair? Han Yuguo wanted to ask more, but the old beggar was already drunk and lay on the table snoring. Lu. Han Yuguo had no choice but to help the old beggar to the bed, and then asked the waiter to clean up the mess, and then he lay down on the bed to rest. When Han Yuguo woke up the next day, he found that. The old beggar has left early. By this time, the heavy snow had stopped and the ice on the road had melted, so Han Yuguo hurriedly set off home. Gong County and Chenliu County were only a hundred miles away at that time. Han Yuguo hired a fast horse and finally arrived at his home before dark.
Han Yuguo's wife Zhou burst into tears when her husband came back. Zhou said while crying: "My husband has been away for three years and there has been no news, which has caused great harm to the slave family. They all said that you were killed by robbers. The slave family missed each other every night and almost went blind with tears. Fortunately, the sky is open to the public, and now you are finally back safely. We, husband and wife, have a couple of drinks to celebrate this hard-won reunion. "
Han Yuguo was very moved when he saw his wife's enthusiasm. He and Zhou drank a lot of wine that night. After eating, Zhou helped Han Yuguo to go to bed to rest. When Han Yuguo's butt touched the bed board, he suddenly remembered the old beggar's words and stood up. Zhou was startled, touched the mattress with his hand, and said, "Doesn't your husband feel cold under the bed? My husband will lie down on the bed first and wait for the slave family to put away the tableware before he warms up his body. You and I have not been intimate for a long time, and the slave family feels uncomfortable thinking about it. "
When Han Yuguo heard what his wife said, he felt a little itchy in his heart. He had been away for three years and left his wife to stay alone in the empty house for three years. He felt a little wronged. So Han Yuguo threw away the old beggar's instructions, took off his clothes and lay in bed. Unexpectedly, as soon as Han Yuguo lay down, Mrs. Zhou pulled the rope beside the bed, the bed board suddenly turned over, and Han Yuguo fell into the hidden compartment under the bed.
The hidden compartment was covered with knives, forks and quicklime. Han Yuguo screamed and became silent. After a short while, Mrs. Zhou brought back a man from outside the door. The man opened the bed board and said, "This Han Yuguo must be dead. Let's take advantage of the fact that no one found him when he came back at night, tie up his body with stone rolls and throw it into the moat outside the city. By then, the Han family's property will belong to you and me, and we can be a long-term husband and wife." "
Zhou and the man tied up Han Yuguo's body overnight and threw it into the moat before going back to the house to sleep.
Han Yuguo woke up quickly after falling into the river, but this time He was tied up with ropes and couldn't move. When he was about to suffocate, a big hand lifted him out of the water. He looked through the moonlight and saw that this person was no one else. He was the old beggar he met in Gong County. Han Yuguo was shocked and said: "Old god, how did you get here?
The old beggar murmured: "I calculated that you would not be able to escape this disaster, so I came here to save you." I didn’t let you sleep on the bed, but you refused to listen to me. Now you know I didn’t lie to you! "
Han Yuguo gritted his teeth and said, "I never thought that after three years of suffering outside, my wife Zhou would change her mind and join an adulterer to harm me! How can I spare them!
The old beggar said: "You have been kind to me, and now I can save your life. I have other things to do. Remember to do more good deeds in the future. If there is any danger, I will come over and help you." As for your housework, you can take care of it yourself. "After saying that, the old beggar turned into a white light and disappeared.
Han Yuguo kowtowed three times in the direction where the white light disappeared. In the end, he did not understand whether the old beggar was an outsider or a god.
Han Yuguo came overnight. He went to the Chenliu County government office and recounted how his wife was murdered. The soldiers and government officials caught Zhou and his adulterer in bed.
Later, after interrogating Han Yuguo, he learned that a few months after his disappearance, many people in Chenliu County who were doing business in Xi'an spread rumors that Han Yuguo had been killed by robbers.The Zhou family was so disillusioned that they built a tomb for Han Yuguo and lived as a widow since then.
Not long after that, the roof of the Han family leaked, and Zhou hired a carpenter to repair the roof. The carpenter was not only handsome, but also very good at pleasing women. When the young carpenter saw that the Zhou family was widowed and had such a large family business, the young carpenter wanted to seduce the Zhou family. Zhou was in his youth, how could he bear the feeling of being a widow? In the end, the two of them hooked up and committed adultery.
Although people said that Han Yuguo died in Xi'an, Zhou did not see his body after all. Just in case, she asked the carpenter to set up a trap under the bed. If Han Yuguo suddenly came back one day, she would use the trap to kill Han Yuguo and then make Han Yuguo disappear completely. From then on, she could live happily with the little carpenter forever.
But who would have thought that Ji people have their own destiny. Not only was Han Yuguo not stabbed to death by random knives, but he was also rescued by an old beggar after falling into the river. Only then did Zhou and the carpenter be brought to justice.
A few days later, Zhou and the carpenter were executed by Lingchi.
Han Yuguo sold all his family property and left Chenliu, a place that made him sad. Since then, people have never seen him again. Some people say that Han Yuguo arrived in Hangzhou and became a famous wealthy businessman in Jiangnan . Others say that Han Yuguo saw through the world of mortals and went to cultivate immortality with the old beggar. As for the truth, we don't know.
[Solemn statement]
This story is a folk tale, purely a literary creation. The plot and characters are fictitious. It is intended to enrich readers’ spare time life. Please do not contradict feudal superstition.
