During the Ming Dynasty , in Tieniu Village, Yong'an County, there was a farmer who was a fool. Every time he planted vegetables, he had to give them to his neighbors, and he also covered his face to prevent others from knowing what he looked like.
This farmer is Li Erniu, and it was a coincidence that he came to Tieniu Village. Li Erniu was content to have a tile to cover him.
Therefore, he always gave most of the vegetables he grew to the villagers, while keeping some for himself. Strangely enough, Li Erniu always covered his appearance to prevent others from seeing him.
Who would have thought that Li Erniu would be so lucky that he would be attracted by the daughter of a member of the town. That rich lady, named Zhao Waner, is a complete beauty.
Zhao Waner even broke up with her family in order to be with him. This matter has been discussed by the villagers, and everyone wants to know what Li Erniu is capable of.
So, the good-hearted villagers quietly came to Li Erniu's house and took a secret look at Li Erniu. However, these villagers were wrong. Not only is this Li Erniu not ugly, he is also very handsome.
The villagers now understood a little better and must have guessed that this young lady was attracted to Li Erniu's handsome face. It didn't take long for many people to know Li Erniu's secret.
Everyone calls him Li Meinan privately. You must know that such a handsome man is rare in the village, let alone such a hard-working handsome man.
Zhao Waner did not regret marrying Li Erniu, but after a long time, she gradually felt a little tired. Later, Zhao Waner gave birth to a son, named Li Xiaohu.
When Li Xiaohu was only one year old, Zhao Waner reluctantly left them and returned to her home. Later, the Zhao family took a sum of money and gave it to Li Erniu.
Li Erniu actually accepted the money. The villagers all felt that Li Erniu's behavior was too spineless. Although Li Erniu looks better than Pan An, the villagers all point at him and think he is a coward.
After Zhao Waner returned, she never saw her son again. Instead, she married another businessman. It is said that that person does not dislike Zhao Waner because the Zhao family can give him great support.
Li Erniu didn't feel angry. Looking at his son Li Xiaohu, he felt some comfort in his heart.
So, the father and son lived together for ten years. When Li Xiaohu was ten years old, Li Erniu decided to go to the mountains to hunt a hare in order to celebrate his son's birthday.
However, Li Erniu never came back. Someone saw Li Erniu killing the tiger with his bare hands and helping the villagers get rid of the evil. The villagers knew that this was not easy, so they were grateful to Li Erniu.
Li Xiaohu didn't see his father come back, but he heard the village chief grandfather say: "Your father lives in the mountains. When you are eighteen, he will come back."
Li Xiaohu was convinced by these words. From then on, Li Xiaohu grew up eating Baijiafan. Slowly, he learned to cook from the uncles and aunts of the villagers and was able to take care of himself.
In the blink of an eye, Li Xiaohu has grown up and is approaching his eighteenth birthday. On this day, Li Xiaohu was picking vegetables in the field with a bamboo basket on his back.
At this time, a woman came to him. This person is none other than Zhao Waner, and her eyes are no longer glazed over. She looked at her son and wanted to call his name, but her voice stopped in her throat and she swallowed the words back.
Later, Zhao Waner left her son and came to the village chief's house. Zhao Waner said: "Old village chief, please accept this money. Consider it the care you have taken for Xiaohu over the years."
After some understanding, the village chief realized how Zhao Waner ended up in such a situation. Back then, Zhao Waner remarried to a businessman. But he slowly emptied the Zhao family. Finally, Zhao Waner was kicked out. The businessman found another beautiful young girl.
When Zhao Waner recalled this, she was already in a state of despair and could not control her emotions. When the village chief saw what happened to Zhao Waner, he felt sad.
The village chief said: "What about Xiaohu?"
Zhao Waner didn't say anything. After thinking for a long time, she said: "I don't have the shame to see him again. He just pretends that he doesn't have me as his mother."
At this moment, Li Xiaohu heard all this outside the door and was dumbfounded. Tears finally fell from Li Xiaohu's eyes and he said: "You don't deserve it!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Xiaohu dropped the food in his hand and ran out without a trace. Zhao Waner wanted to chase her, but she accidentally fell down.
Li Xiaohu looked at everything in front of him and suddenly felt depressed inside. He looked at his hands, which were all covered with dirt, and was unwilling to let his fate continue like this.
After he calmed down enough, he finally thought of how to find himself. When he returned to the village, Zhao Waner had already left.
She left some money and gave it to the village chief, and asked that it must be given to her son. When Li Xiaohu saw the money, he still said reluctantly: "Why should I compensate her? She is not my mother."
Li Xiaohu's temper was still as stubborn, just like Li Erniu back then. The village chief thought so in his heart.
Not long after, Li Erniu made a crazy decision. He decided to go up to the mountains to hunt tigers to avenge his father and allow the villagers to live a better life.
When the villagers learned the news, they all advised: "Don't go, they are full of evil tigers and will kill you."
Li Xiaohu said jokingly: "That's good, I will see you with my father." At this time, some young people among the villagers also wanted to follow them to the mountains.
They all said one after another: "I will go too, I will go!" Among these people, many of their relatives were eaten by hungry tigers. As a result, their hearts were ignited by Li Xiaohu's righteous deed.
However, Li Xiaohu looked at these elder brothers who were older than him, and said this: "Brothers, please don't fight with the younger brothers. I am doing this all for my father, and I don't want to hurt you. If I go, you should take a warning and don't go up the mountain again. That's it." After Li Xiaohu finished speaking, he went up the mountain with a rope and a hatchet. However, what he didn't know was that some people were already following him.
When Li Xiaohu found out, they had already followed him up the mountain. They were all fifteen or sixteen years old, holding some sickles, daggers and other tools in their hands.
Li Xiaohu looked at everyone, he was really angry and funny.
So, he thought, that's it. As long as they don't cause trouble and stay far away, that's fine.
Just like that, a group of people went up the mountain to fight the tiger. Li Xiaohu took the tools and searched for a long time, but could not find any trace of the tiger.
At this time, he felt a little anxious in his heart, and accidentally stepped on the air and fell into a deep hole.
When the children saw this scene, they all wanted to come over and save him. However, Li Xiaohu went and said loudly: "Don't come here, the tiger will come to me."
I didn't expect that Li Xiaohu could be so calm and thought of using himself as bait to lure the tiger out.
Sure enough, not long after, a ferocious animal appeared. Li Xiaohu took a closer look and found that it was not a tiger, but a giant python.
Just when the python was about to go down into the hole, a white tiger appeared and hit the python hard with its sharp claws.
In an instant, blood flowed out. The giant python howled and immediately fought back, but the tiger dodged away. It is rare for a tiger to change its shape so quickly.
After a fight, the giant python was defeated by the white tiger and left in despair. Bai Hu came to the cave, glanced at Li Xiaohu, then ran to a corner, picked up a rope with his mouth, and threw it aside.
Li Xiaohu climbed up along the rope. What he didn't expect was that he was actually saved by a tiger. Therefore, Li Xiaohu gave up his thoughts.
He thought that this tiger might not be that bad. At this time, he suddenly thought of another thing. Where did these ropes come from?
Then, he picked up the rope and discovered the unique mark on it.
Right! That is my father's unique mark. Li Xiaohu still remembers those marks, the marks his father often made.
Bai Hu looked at Li Xiaohu and seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. So, it signaled for the little tiger to ride on its back, and then ran to a place.
Li Xiaohu got off the tiger and saw a thatched house. There was a man sitting there, it was his father Li Erniu.
Li Erniu chose to live in seclusion. Seeing that his son could stand alone, he was very happy.
Li Xiaohu said to his father: "Father, what is this?"
The father then told the reason. It turns out that Li Erniu fell to this point because he came out of the war. He was a small soldier who was lucky to survive.
He made himself a mask, completely changing his appearance. So, Li Erniu took off his mask and revealed his true face. It was a face that had been damaged by war.
Li Erniu said: "I don't want to be a sinner in the village. I know that sooner or later, they will come for me."
As he spoke, Li Erniu couldn't help but shed tears. Li Xiaohu looked at his father and really couldn't say anything. In the end, Li Xiaohu chose to leave and did not want to mention meeting his father.
Later, Li Xiaohu told the villagers that the tigers in the mountains were already very powerful and could not be killed by the villagers.
Therefore, the village chief announced that the villagers were not allowed to go to the mountains without authorization, otherwise they would be injured by the tiger. The villagers saw Li Xiaohu's injuries and believed it all.
Five years have passed and Li Xiaohu has grown into an adult. He is no longer as naive as before, but has his own ideas.
Later, he chose to go to the military camp and become a real sergeant. Back then, he didn't take any of the money Zhao Waner gave him, but gave it all back to his mother.
Li Xiaohu wrote in the message: "Mother, you need this money more. Just take it." Zhao Waner was relieved when she saw the word mother.
Li Tieniu stood not far away, wearing a mask, and his heart dropped. He turned around and left, instead of continuing into the mountains, he went to a blacksmith shop and became a master who specialized in making weapons for the army.
