Sometimes Yin Qiuniang thought to herself that since life is so miserable, she might as well just die. But when she decided to commit suicide by slitting her wrists, she didn't have the courage. An ant could still survive, but people should cherish their lives and just live on. Three years later, Yin Qiuniang's hard days finally came to an end, and Zheng Dabiao died.
That day, Zheng Dabiao and a few friends were drinking in a pub. Zheng Dabiao was very drunk. When he went home and passed the moat, he accidentally fell into the river. Zheng Dabiao originally knew the nature of water, but because he was drunk, he couldn't control his hands and feet after falling into the river, and he drowned. It was late winter and the river froze in the middle of the night. When people found Zheng Dabiao the next day, his body had already frozen.
Zheng Dabiao died, and Yin Qiuniang had mixed feelings. The sad thing was that she was married to Zheng Dabiao after all. When Zheng Dabiao didn't lose his temper, he was sometimes very kind to her. Fortunately, I finally no longer have to be beaten by Zheng Dabiao.
After Zheng Dabiao's death, Yin Qiuniang, a weak woman, could not manage the butcher shop, so she transferred the butcher shop to others, leaving her with more than 200 taels of silver to live alone at home. When Zheng Dabiao was alive, he accumulated a lot of money. Although he lost a lot of money in gambling, the remaining wealth was still enough for Yin Qiuniang to eat and drink for her whole life.
Yin Qiuniang did not want to sit back and have nothing to do. When she had nothing to do at home, she would spin yarn and weave cloth. After the cloth was woven into pieces, she took it to the market and sold it. Part of the money earned was kept for her own use and part was donated to the poor people nearby. The neighbors were very grateful to Yin Qiuniang.
One summer, Yin Qiuniang had nothing to do, so she wandered around the nearby mountains and dug some mushrooms and wild vegetables to improve her food. Because Yin Qiuniang didn't go up the mountain often, she got lost when going down the mountain. When Yin Qiuniang reached the foot of the mountain, the sky was already full of stars. That night, the moonlight was bright and clear, and Yin Qiuniang walked towards her home.
When she passed by the river, a breeze blew by, and Yin Qiuniang felt extremely refreshed. She had been climbing the mountain for a day, and her body was already soaked with sweat. When she saw no one around, she simply jumped into the river to take a bath, so that she could have a good sleep after she returned home.
But what she didn't know was that a pair of eyes were staring at her. Behind the grass by the river, there was an old man squatting there to defecate. Because the old man was squatting in the shadow, Yin Qiuniang didn't notice. The old man's name was He Dachang, and he ran a coffin shop in Chenliu County. Because He Dachang was short in stature, and everyone thought his business was unlucky, no girl was willing to marry him, so he was always single.
Yin Qiuniang kept stirring up water in the river, and she could see that He Dachang was brimming with enthusiasm. Although he was over fifty, this was the first time he saw a woman taking a bath. When Yin Qiuniang came ashore naked, He Dachang could no longer restrain his inner impulse, pushed Yin Qiuniang down on the grass, and brutally defiled her. He Dachang couldn't wait to donate all the ammunition he had accumulated for decades. He pumped the gun extremely hard, just like digging a well.
Four hours later, He Dachang was finally satisfied and lay panting on the grass. At this time, the east was already a bit white, and He Dachang actually struggled for nearly a night. At this time, Yin Qiuniang was extremely ashamed. If word spread, how would she be able to see others? Yin Qiuniang plunged into the river, preparing to commit suicide by jumping into the river.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a cloud of white mist held Yin Qiuniang up and gently sent Yin Qiuniang back to the shore. A handsome young man walked out of the white mist. He pointed at He Dachang and dug out He Dachang's heart. Then he kicked He Dachang's body into the river to feed the fish.
Yin Qiuniang was stunned and didn't know where the young man came from, but when she saw that the young man had avenged her, she knelt down and said, "Thank you, young hero, for avenging me."
The young man said, "My benefactor, do you still remember that you saved a white eel by the river many years ago? That eel was the little fairy.Many years ago, I was surviving the last disaster and was struck by lightning and stranded on the shore. If my benefactor hadn't rescued me and put me back into the water, I would have become someone else's food. My benefactor's life-saving grace will be something I will never forget for the rest of my life. "
Listening to what the young man said, Yin Qiuniang gradually recalled that many years ago, when she was a little girl, she was playing by the river and found an injured eel. The eel was more than a foot long and as transparent as snow. Yin Qiuniang was kind-hearted and put the eel back. In the water, he didn't expect that the white eel would later become an immortal.
The young man continued: "Later, I devoted myself to cultivation and absorbed the essence of the sun and moon to become an immortal. The Jade Emperor made me the river god of Chenliu County. Last winter, Zheng Dabiao fell into the river drunk. I saw that he had done many evil things, so I sank him under the water and froze to death in the river, which was considered as revenge for his benefactor. This old man He Dachang, in order to sell more coffins, actually poisoned the well, causing many people to become seriously ill. He has done all kinds of evil things. Today I will remove the evil for God and dig out his heart. This is the retribution he deserves. "
Yin Qiuniang nodded, and then realized that all good and evil are rewarded, and both Zheng Dabiao and He Dachang got the punishment they deserve. But when she thought of her tragic experience, she couldn't help but shed tears.
The young man seemed to see what Yin Qiuniang was thinking. He held up He Dachang's heart and said: "Human's heavenly spirit is in the heart of flesh. He Dachang has been a boy for sixty years. I refined his heavenly spirit into an elixir, which can restore youth and repair youth. "After that, the young man recited the incantation, and the heart of flesh turned into a pill. After Yin Qiuniang took it, she not only became a young lady, but also regained her virginity.
Yin Qiuniang was very happy. She wanted to thank the young man, but the young man had already turned into a pill. The white light disappeared. Yin Qiuniang bowed in the direction where the white light disappeared, and then hurried home.
Yin Qiuniang did not want to stay in Chenliu, a place that made her sad. She sold Zheng Dabiao's property and moved to a neighboring county. A scholar named Fan Jin lived a very happy life with his loving husband and wife. Many years later, Fan Jin passed the imperial examination. Yin Qiuniang did not forget the kindness she received from Immortal Eel, and funded the construction of a river temple outside Chenliu City. This temple still exists today.
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This story is a folk tale, purely a literary creation. The plot and characters are all fictitious. It is intended to enrich readers’ spare time life. Please do not contradict feudal superstition.
