During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a Zizhu Street in Dehua County, Jiujiang Prefecture. There lived a night fragrance worker named Pan Xiaosong on the street. Because he had a bizarre emotional experience with his sister-in-law, it was talked about and widely circulated.
Pan Xiaosong has no father or mother since he was a child. His brother Pan Dalang, who is ten years older than him, raised him. There is both brotherly love and father-son love between the two brothers.
Although the two brothers come from a poor family, their lives are getting more and more prosperous because they have their own strengths.
Let’s talk about Pan Xiaosong first. He is eight feet tall, handsome and free-spirited. He is a handsome man loved by everyone. What is even more amazing is that he has two major characteristics, one is that he can’t smell odor, and the other is natural supernatural power.
Because of this, under Pan Dalang's recommendation, he became a night fragrance worker, dealing with feces all day long.
Today, Pan Xiaosong is twenty-three years old. Due to professional reasons, he is still a bachelor.
Let’s talk about Pan Dalang again. He is from the same mother, but Pan Dalang is as short as a wooden stake, only five feet tall, and has an unattractive appearance, but he has a unique skill, which is making clay figures.
No matter who he is, as long as he takes a look at it, he can mold a clay figure into a statue in a short time. All the clay figures he creates will be lifelike and lifelike.
Because of this, he opened a clay sculpture shop on Zizhu Street, selling all kinds of clay figurines. He also accepted private orders and sold them on the spot. The business was booming.
After five years of hard work, Pan Dalang made a lot of money. When he got rich, Pan Dalang spent money to donate money to Yuan Wai Lang, and became the famous Pan Yuan Wai.
Once a person has money, age and appearance are not so important. Although Pan Dalang is nearly 40 years old, he has one matchmaker after another. Finally, a matchmaker surnamed Wang relied on her sharp tongue to convince Pan Dalang to marry Wu Jinlian from Wujia Village in Dehua County.
Wu Jinlian was only twenty-eight years old, and she looked like a fairy. Even if she saw that Zhao Feiyan , she would feel inferior to her.
Since Pan Yuanwai was twenty-two years old, Wu Jinlian was very fond of her, and he would be satisfied with anything she liked.
Pan Yuanwai is very old and really wants to have a child. Ever since Wu Jinlian got married, he has been having an affair with Jinlian every night, and he is very happy.
However, half a year later, there was no movement in Wu Jinlian’s stomach. Both of them were very anxious, but they did not dare to tell outsiders, so they only pinned their hopes on burning incense and worshiping Buddha. As long as she has time, Wu Jinlian will go to Po Lin Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, praying to God to give them a child.
One morning, Wu Jinlian went to the temple alone to burn incense. While passing through a path overgrown with weeds, he was blocked by a Taoist priest.
"Girl, I see that your yin energy is too strong, and you may have collided with an evil spirit. It's a rare chance of Lan Meng's attack." The Taoist priest said.
Wu Jinlian saw that he was very accurate, so she took a closer look at the Taoist priest, but saw that he was wearing a Xiaoyao scarf and a blue preaching robe. He had a fat head and big ears, and a dark complexion. If he wasn't holding a whisk in his right hand, he didn't look like a Taoist priest at all.
Seeing that she was silent, the Taoist priest added: "Girl, I have a secret recipe handed down from my ancestors. Just one pill can make you pregnant."
Wu Jinlian was eager to have a child. When he heard what he said, she was instantly moved and asked quickly, "How much does one pill cost?"
"If you are destined, you don't need money, and if you are not destined, you won't sell it for a thousand taels." The Taoist priest said with a mysterious face.
"What is a destined person? What is an undestined person?" Wu Jinlian asked eagerly.
The Taoist priest pointed to the grove on the right and said, "Girl, it's secluded there. I'll help you figure it out."
The Taoist priest didn't even look at her and walked directly towards the grove.
Wu Jinlian hesitated for a moment, but finally followed.
The moment she stepped into the woods with her left foot, she regretted it, because she saw a masked man in black in the woods, holding a simple knife in his hand.
Wu Jinlian turned around and wanted to run away, but a big hand hugged her waist. In an instant, her whole body flew into the air. When she turned around, she saw that she was being hugged by the Taoist priest.
"Jinlian, what's so good about that big man? He's just a piece of dead tree bark. We'll kill him tonight."From now on, you can be our eldest brother's wife with peace of mind, take care of your favorite food and drink, and don't worry about not having children. "The Taoist priest said obscenely.
Wu Jinlian struggled desperately, but he was alone and weak, so it didn't work at all.
"Stop talking nonsense! Go quickly! "The man in black said loudly.
"Where to go! "
It was too late to speak, but then I saw an eight-foot strong man running towards the Taoist priest quickly.
As soon as the Taoist priest turned around, he was punched in the face and fell to the ground.
"Ah! "
Wu Jinlian yelled in fright. Just when she was about to land, two big hands suddenly hugged her.
This person was someone else. It was Wu Jinlian's brother-in-law, Pan Xiaosong.
"Uncle, it's you! "Wu Jinlian was both surprised and pleasantly surprised. Half of her face was pale and half was red.
"Haha! The uncle and sister-in-law actually hugged each other, which was against human ethics and treason. "The man in black standing not far away said loudly.
Pan Xiaosong quickly put down his sister-in-law and ran towards the man in black.
Seeing that the man was tall and strong, the man in black turned around and ran away.
When Pan Xiaosong saw a small stone on the ground, he immediately picked it up and threw it at him. It hit him on the head without hesitation.
"Ah! "The man in black screamed, covered his head with his right hand, ran as fast as he could, and disappeared in the woods in the blink of an eye.
Pan Xiaosong saw him running away, and turned to look at the Taoist priest on the ground. He was also gone.
"Sister-in-law, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, hurry up and leave! "Pan Xiaosong said vigilantly.
"Uncle, how did you know that the slave family is here? "Wu Jinlian asked curiously.
Pan Xiaosong smiled and said, "It's a coincidence. I was chopping firewood at home in the morning. Suddenly my elder brother came over and said that my sister-in-law was in a hurry in the morning and forgot to bring the prayer paper, so she asked me to send it quickly.
Pan Xiaosong said as he took out the prayer paper wrapped in red cloth from his arms.
"Sister-in-law, what are you wishing for?" Do you want your brother's business to take a step forward? "Pan Xiaosong asked casually.
After hearing this, Wu Jinlian's face showed a blush, and he said hesitantly: "Yes... yes... bless your brother for his life... the business is prosperous, and the business is getting bigger and bigger. Uncle, I have something else to do, so I’ll leave first. "
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Jinlian moved her lotus steps lightly and walked away gracefully.
"Sister-in-law, when you come back, don't take this road again, take the main road. "
Pan Xiaosong reminded Wu Jinlian loudly in the direction of going away. When he saw her walking away, he went back.
Pan Xiaosong originally lived with his brother. After his brother got married, he offered to move out. No matter how Pan Dalang tried to persuade him, he just refused to listen.
In order to prevent his brother from suffering, Pan Dalang spent 50 taels to buy a house. This courtyard house is only a hundred steps away from his home, making it convenient to take care of him.
Pan Xiaosong refused at first, thinking it was too extravagant, but later his sister-in-law Wu Jinlian came forward and he agreed.
After Pan Xiaosong returned home, he continued to chop firewood, but when he was chopping firewood, his sister-in-law always appeared in his mind, which made him feel very guilty.
"I am a beast, how could I have such evil thoughts towards my sister-in-law? Don't think about her anymore, don't think about her anymore..."
Thinking of this, Pan Xiaosong quickly went to the well to get a bucket of well water, took off his clothes, and poured the cold well water directly from the head. He poured five buckets of it in a row. Pan Xiaosong shivered with the cold. He hurriedly dried himself with a towel, got dressed and went back to the house.
After returning to the house, he probably fell asleep after a while. When he woke up, it was already night.
Pan Xiaosong ate something and went to the stable on the west side of the yard. A carriage came out. Behind the carriage was a large oval wooden barrel with a lid on it.
That's right, he is driving the night fragrance cart, and his mission is to collect the "night fragrance", which is human feces.
After Pan Dalang became successful, he once stopped him from doing this job because he thought it was unseemly. However, Pan Xiaosong thought it was quite good. He could make money by relying on his own strength, neither stealing nor robbing, nor any shame.
Pan Xiaosong went to his eldest brother's house first. This was the rule he set for himself after moving out.
"Uu uh uh..." Pan Xiaosong tightened the reins and stopped the carriage at the door.
Pan Xiaosong stepped out of the carriage and was about to pick up the night incense tube.
"Where is the night incense tube?" Pan Xiaosong looked around at the door, but the night incense tube was nowhere to be seen.
"Did Daniel forget it?" Pan Xiaosong thought to himself, "I'd better knock on the door and ask, so as not to have to make another trip later."
The Daniel Pan Xiaosong mentioned was Pan Dalang's housekeeper, or to be precise, the housekeeper Pan Dalang picked up. Why does
say it was picked up?
Because he was originally a beggar and almost froze to death by the lake. Pan Dalang saw him, carried him back, and took care of him with good food and drink. After he recovered, Pan Dalang simply helped others to the end and asked him to stay and help him manage the shop.
Although this big cow is a beggar, he is strong, eloquent, and flexible in work. With his help, the business is getting better and better, and the store has expanded from the original one to six now.
Pan Dalang saw that he was a business man, so he promoted him to a housekeeper, who was fully responsible for the business of the store. At the same time, he was also Pan Dalang's life housekeeper and lived at Pan Dalang's house at night.
"Open the door!" Pan Xiaosong said while knocking on the door.
After a while, a servant opened the door.
"Dabao, where is Brother Daniu?" Pan Xiaosong asked.
The servant rubbed his eyes and said, "Brother Daniu was injured. I'm afraid he has fallen asleep now."
"Injured? Where is it injured?" Pan Xiaosong asked immediately.
"He must have injured his head. When he came in, I saw that he was wearing a hat and there was still blood on his forehead that had not been wiped clean." The servant said as he recalled.
"Why does it look familiar to me? Could it be him? Oops! Brother is in danger!" Thinking of this, Pan Xiaosong immediately rushed in.
Pan Xiaosong ran straight to his eldest brother's room. When he saw the light in the room, he immediately opened the door and rushed in.
"Brother!" Pan Xiaosong shouted and rushed to the back room.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a woman's scream came from the bedroom, and Pan Xiaosong immediately stepped back.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't mean it, I didn't know you were taking a shower." Pan Xiaosong said with a blushing face.
"It's so late, what are you doing here?" Wu Jinlian asked sharply.
"Sister-in-law, where is eldest brother?" Pan Xiaosong asked hurriedly.
"Your eldest brother was called away by Daniel just now. What happened?" Wu Jinlian spoke in a gentler tone.
"Oops!"
Pan Xiaosong did not explain, turned around and left, not forgetting to close the door when leaving.
When he ran to Daniel's room, he found that there was no one in the room, except for a candle that was about to burn out.
Pan Xiaosong looked around, but did not find any blood stains. He checked the wardrobe, the bottom of the table, and the bottom of the bed, as long as there were places where people could hide, but still could not find any clues.
"Oops! Could it be to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
Thinking of this, Pan Xiaosong immediately got up and ran to his sister-in-law's room.
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!" Pan Xiaosong opened the door directly and rushed in.
"Ah!"
As the woman screamed, Pan Xiaosong covered his face and stepped back.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry! I didn't know you were getting dressed." Pan Xiaosong apologized quickly.
"What do you want to do?" Wu Jinlian asked sharply.
"Sister-in-law, I'm afraid you are in danger!" Pan Xiaosong explained quickly, "Is the elder brother back?"
"No!" Wu Jinlian said angrily, "I'm afraid you are the biggest danger."
"Oh! Then I'll go look for it." Pan Xiaosong then turned around and left, closing the door.
"That's weird! Where can big brother go? I'll ask Dabao again."
Pan Xiaosong thought as he walked, looking around from time to time. Suddenly, he saw a dark figure on the roof, so he squatted down and looked carefully, but he saw the dark figure walking on the roof as if on the ground, running from the west wing to the main room, and jumped down again.
"Oops! My sister-in-law is in danger!"
This was the third time Pan Xiaosong ran to Wu Jinlian's room. As he ran, he thought, and just as he was about to run to the door, he suddenly felt something hard beneath his feet.
He quickly stopped and turned around to pick it up. It turned out to be a jade pendant.
"Isn't this my brother's? Why did it fall here? Could it be that Daniel snatched my brother's jade pendant and dropped it when he jumped down just now?"
Thinking of this, Pan Xiaosong immediately put the jade pendant into his arms and rushed to Wu Jinlian's room again.
"Sister-in-law! Hide quickly!"
Pan Xiaosong shouted and opened the door.
"You... what are you here for?" Wu Jinlian said hesitantly, "Hurry... get out quickly!"
"Sister-in-law, just hope you are fine! Is brother back?" Pan Xiaosong asked standing at the door.
"No!" Wu Jinlian said timidly.
Pan Xiaosong turned around to leave, but suddenly felt something was wrong.
"My sister-in-law's voice was loud and powerful before, why is she nervous and weak now? Is it possible?"
Thinking of this, Pan Xiaosong used his peripheral vision to observe the crack in the door and found a black shadow in the crack.
It was too late, but soon, Pan Xiaosong immediately blocked the door and shouted to Wu Jinlian: "Sister-in-law, run!"
Wu Jinlian understood and ran out immediately.
Pan Xiaosong could clearly feel the opponent's strength, but he was extremely powerful. No matter how hard the opponent tried, he just couldn't break away.
After a while, I saw six servants walking out of the door, five of them holding wooden sticks and one holding a hemp rope.
When Pan Xiaosong saw the help coming, he immediately motioned for them to enter the house. After everyone entered the house, he suddenly let go of the door, and it turned out that Daniel was inside.
"Get him!"
Pan Xiaosong ordered, and six servants came forward. They pushed him to the ground in a few seconds and tied him up with ropes.
"Daniu! Where is my eldest brother?" Pan Xiaosong asked sharply.
"I don't know!" Daniel held his head high and said decisively.
"Take off his clothes!" Pan Xiaosong said angrily, "Tie him to a big tree tonight and bring him to the court tomorrow morning."
The servants understood and immediately took off his clothes. Suddenly, two mud balls fell from his clothes.
At first, Pan Xiaosong didn't pay attention, but then he suddenly remembered his brother's craftsmanship, so he knelt down and picked up the two mud balls.
Pan Xiaosong looked carefully. One mud ball was the head of a big cow, and the other mud ball was a table with a hole under the table.
"What does this mean?" Pan Xiaosong thought about it, "Could it be...could it be that my brother was hidden in the cave under the table by Daniel?"
Thinking of this, Pan Xiaosong hurried out and took three servants with him.
When he walked to the door, he was stopped by Wu Jinlian.
"Uncle, what is going on?" Wu Jinlian asked confused.
"Brother, he...he..." Pan Xiaosong said with a cry, "I'm afraid something bad happened to him."
After hearing this, Wu Jinlian almost fell down, her face turned pale, and she didn't say a word for a long time.
"Dabao, please look after your sister-in-law first. I'll go and come back."
Pan Xiaosong led two servants and walked straight to Daniel's room. As expected, there was a table in the room, just like the one on the mud ball.
Pan Xiaosong moved the table over and saw an iron lift next to the table, so he took it directly and dug it carefully.
After a while, a cave was dug out. Pan Xiaosong took a closer look and found that Pan Dalang was indeed inside. He tried his best to pull him out, but unfortunately, he died of anger.
"Brother!" Pan Xiaosong knelt in front of him, crying heartbreakingly.
After a while, Wu Jinlian also walked in and saw Pan Dalang lying on the ground, motionless. He immediately fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Pan Xiaosong felt that this matter was important, so he sent someone to the county government overnight to report the matter.
When the county magistrate learned about this, he was filled with indignation. He sent people to arrest Daniu overnight and went to court to handle the case the next day.
On the second day, Pan Xiaosong, Wu Jinlian and other servants all went to the county government office.
Daniel realized that he could no longer hide the matter, so he confessed everything.
It turns out that Da Niu did not want to frame Pan Dalang, after all, he was his savior, but the fat Taoist priest Fu Tianba kept tempting him, saying, "If you don't get rid of Pan Dalang, you will never get Wu Jinlian." Because Da Niu coveted Wu Jinlian's beauty, he was obsessed with it and killed him.
In the end, Daniel was sentenced to death, and Qiu Hou asked to be executed.
The fat-headed Taoist priest Fu Tianba was arrested that night. Because he was involved in other murder cases, he was also sentenced to death.
After Wu Jinlian lost her husband, she cried every day and was depressed.
Pan Xiaosong was afraid that his sister-in-law would not be able to think about it, and he was even more afraid of being bullied, so he moved back.
Three years later, Pan Xiaosong and Wu Jinlian gradually came out of their grief, and the two gradually developed feelings. Finally, with the approval of the county magistrate, Pan Xiaosong married Wu Jinlian.
A year later, Wu Jinlian gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. From then on, their family of four lived a happy life.
Every year on Qingming Festival, Pan Xiaosong, Wu Jinlian and their two children will worship Pan Dalang together and never forget his kindness.
(End of story)
This story is purely fictitious and has nothing to do with feudal superstition. It aims to persuade the world to do more good deeds and convey positive energy through the story. (Pictures from the Internet, deleted due to infringement)
