Xujiacun There is an old man Xu, an ordinary farmer. His wife Li is gentle and reasonable by nature, and the couple is very loving.
They have a son named Xu Dabao. Xu Dabao is white, fat and very cute. Although the family of three eats simple food, they are very warm and happy.
One day, Mr. Xu and his wife went to work in the fields and found a newborn baby boy in a ditch at the end of the field. The baby's face turned purple from crying and his breathing was very weak. The couple were kind-hearted and hugged the baby boy without any time to think about it. Went home.
Under Mrs. Li's care, the baby boy's health gradually improved. However, without milk, the child was so hungry that he cried loudly. Old man Xu cooked sweet potatoes. Mrs. Li chewed the sweet potatoes and fed them mouth to mouth. The child ate it, but the child had diarrhea after eating sweet potatoes. The couple felt sorry for the child and were anxious.
Neighbor Mrs. Wang’s child was just over one year old and was sucking milk. She hugged the child to find some milk to eat. Seeing how pitiful the child was, Mrs. Wang fed him milk. The child stopped crying when he was full. But this time It’s not a long-term solution!
Old man Xu said: "The conditions of our family are not good, and the child will suffer if he follows us. It is better to give him to the rich man Wang, and the child can enjoy happiness when he goes to the Wang family."
Rich man Wang is a local wealthy family, and his family has hundreds of acres of land. , life was very prosperous, but his wife and three concubines did not give birth to a son for him, only a daughter. The rich man Wang almost went crazy thinking about his son.
Mrs. Li said: "The rich family of Mr. Wang is rich, and his children can have enough food and clothing with him. However, he has a bad character, bullies his neighbors, does not support his mother, and also tries to occupy the land of his younger brother's family. Such a family is too terrible for the children. Following him is like harming the child.”
Indeed, this rich man Wang is not a good person, and what Li said makes sense. Old man Xu thought about it and said, "In this case, let's keep the child, but what if the child is too young and can't eat?"
"Yes" No, go to the street and buy a goat and let the child eat goat milk."
Old man Xu said: "It is good to eat goat milk, but the family has no money, how can we buy a dairy goat!"
Mr. Li said that he should borrow it from relatives and neighbors, and he would pay it back after he earns money. Such a young child cannot Hungry.
Old man Xu went out to borrow money, but he went to more than ten houses without getting any money. So old man Xu came to his younger brother Xu Nengren's house and asked to borrow some money to buy a dairy goat. Xu Nengren asked him why he bought a dairy goat? Old man Xu told the truth.
Xu Nengren heard this and said: "Don't you know what your conditions are? Are you still picking up children, boys and girls?"
Old man Xu said boys. Xu Nengren said: "The child will suffer hardships with you. You send him to At the rich man's house, the rich man wants a son? "
"I'm here to borrow money, not to give away the child. If you don't want to borrow it, forget it!" Old man Xu said a little angry and left.
Xu Nengren said: "I have no money to lend you!"
Before he got married, Old Man Xu farmed at home and asked his younger brother to learn to be a mason. Later, they both got married. When they separated, Old Man Xu was the The eldest brother, thinking of taking care of his younger brother, gave him the family's new house and the fertile fields. He only wanted two acres of thin farmland.
Xu Nengren is skilled and harvests a lot of food every year. His family is not short of money or food, and they live a prosperous life. He said he has no money but does not want to borrow. In fact, this is what Old Man Xu expected.
When old man Xu returned home, Ms. Li saw that he was frowning and knew that he had not borrowed the money. Ms. Li said: "These days, life is difficult for everyone. If we can't borrow the money, we will not buy dairy goats. Let's not think about other things." Method."
Mrs. Li put the rice in the pot and boiled it hard to get the rice oil and fed it to the child. The child was fed white and fat. Mr. Xu and his wife were very happy to see the child growing up.
Old man Xu named his child Xu Erbao. In the blink of an eye, Xu Erbao was four or five years old. He was smart and loved by everyone. Despite the hardship at home, Mr. Xu and his wife sent Xu Erbao to school.
When Xu Erbao was thirteen years old, Mrs. Li passed away due to illness, and the family's life became even more difficult. Xu Erbao stopped studying and went home to help his father and brother in work.
The three fathers and sons worked in the fields together. Although their lives were not rich, they could still afford food and clothing. Xu Dabao was already eighteen years old, and old man Xu began to worry about marrying his son a wife, but his family was too poor and had no money. People are willing to marry into the Xu family.
One day, Aunt Wang from the village came to see Old Man Xu and said that she wanted to introduce a girl to Xu Dabao. Old Man Xu was very happy after hearing this and quickly asked about the girl.
Aunt Wang said: "You also know this girl, she is Zhou Fengniang from our village."
The smile on old man Xu's face disappeared when he heard this. Zhou Fengniang's husband died a few years ago. Everyone said that her husband was mad at her. Yes, because Zhou Fengniang had a hot temper and the couple often quarreled, her husband fell ill without thinking and eventually died.
"Zhou Fengniang has a bad temper..." Before Old Man Xu could finish speaking, Aunt Wang said: "You are a sensible person, how could you believe the rumors outside! Her husband died of illness, not of anger!"
Old man Xu did not agree directly, but said that he would discuss it with his son. After all, Zhou Fengniang was a widow, and he could not force his son if he did not want it.
The Xu family is having a hard time, and it is indeed not easy to marry a wife. It would be good to find a girl. The father and son discussed it and thought that marrying Zhou Fengniang would be okay. She has a bad temper, so they should be more gentle with her. One day She will be influenced.
After Xu Dabao and Zhou Fengniang got married, Zhou Fengniang was not as everyone said. She was filial to her father-in-law, considerate to her husband, and caring to her brother-in-law. Seeing her like this, old man Xu felt his heart go into his stomach.
Everything is going well with the Xu family. The Xu family is living in harmony. Life is getting more prosperous and a new house has been built. Old man Xu is in a good mood and has more smiles on his face. He suddenly looks several years younger.
But since she built her new house, Zhou Fengniang has changed. She seems not to notice her father-in-law when she meets her, and she is always picky about Xu Erbao.
Zhou Fengniang cooked less and less food, only enough for two people. Seeing that the rice cooked by his wife was not enough, Xu Dabao asked her to cook more next time. Zhou Fengniang said: "If a family eats leisurely food, it is considered good if they don't starve to death." ”
Xu Dabao said: “My father is old and in poor health. What can he do if he doesn’t have enough food? Besides, the food rations at home are enough. , Don't be too frugal."
Zhou Fengniang said: "This kind of hard life will never end. If you dislike me for not cooking enough, just live alone!"
"The family is fine together, how can we separate? Isn't this a joke?"
Zhou Fengniang raised her voice and said, "Whoever loves to laugh, I can't live like this anymore..." She burst into tears as she spoke.
"Why is my life so miserable... Wuwu..."
Zhou Fengniang's cry alarmed Old Man Xu and also attracted people from the neighbors to watch the fun.
After this incident, Zhou Fengniang's face became even more ugly. The Xu family's father and son did not care about her, and their attitude towards her was as always.
Old man Xu is too old to do heavy work, so he does some housework within his capacity at home, such as cleaning, lighting fires, etc. Sometimes he also goes to the fields to cut grass and feed cows.
Xu Erbao is also sixteen years old. He works in the fields with his brother and chops firewood together during the off-season. All the money earned by the family is given to Zhou Fengniang. Even so, she is still not satisfied and always wants to separate the family.
Xu Dabao was afraid of being laughed at by the villagers and refused to agree to the separation. The matter remained at a stalemate and everyone felt uncomfortable.
Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law were having an quarrel, Mr. Xu said to Xu Dabao, "Since your wife wants to separate the family, let's live separately."
Xu Dabao was also a face-saving person, so he knelt in front of Mr. Xu and said that he did not want to separate the family. Otherwise he would not be able to hold his head high in the village.
Old man Xu saw that his son was still very filial, and he didn't want the villagers to scold him for being unfilial, so he stopped mentioning it.
One day, when Old Man Xu was pulling weeds at the gate, he saw a young woman staggering towards him. Before Old Man Xu could react, the woman fell at the door of his house.
Old man Xu was frightened when he saw it. He quickly called his neighbors to carry the woman into his home, and then called Dr. Liu from the village to see the woman.
Doctor Liu checked the woman's pulse and said, "She is hungry. She will be fine if she eats something." He pricked the woman awake with a silver needle and left.
Old man Xu quickly went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of rice soup, baked a corn pancake and brought it to the bed for the woman to eat.
The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the food. She finished a bowl of rice soup and a pancake in the blink of an eye. After eating, the woman's little face finally had a little color.
She said with tears: "Thank you, uncle, for saving me."
Old man Xu said: "What is your name and where are you from? Why did you come out alone?"
"My name is Li Xuening, and I came here to see my father... ..."
At this moment, Zhou Fengniang came back from outside. She heard a woman's voice in Old Man Zhou's room. She felt strange and walked in.
She was surprised when she saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman lying on the bed and asked what was going on?
Old man Xu said: "This girl fainted from hunger at the door of our house, so I asked her to rest at home."
Zhou Fengniang saw the dishes and chopsticks on the bedside, and said: "I can't even open the pot at home, but you are still wasting it?" If you let an unrelated person eat the food, you want the whole family to starve to death!"
Old Man Xu said: " Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. How can we not save someone even if we don’t have anything to eat at home? Get her away quickly!”
Li Xuening. Seeing her like this, he quickly got off the bed and said, "Thank you, old man, for saving your life. I will definitely repay you if I have the chance!" After that, he left.
Old man Xu said: "My child, it's almost dark. You stay here and leave tomorrow."
Li Xuening said: "Thank you, uncle, it's okay."
Old man Xu knew that Zhou Fengniang would not give up, and Li Xuening insisted on leaving. , and he no longer wanted to stay.
He hurried to the neighbor's house and borrowed two Wowotou and stuffed them with Li Xuening, saying: "My child, take it with you to eat on the road."
Li Xuening looked at him with tears in his eyes and said, "Uncle, life at home is not easy either. Just keep it Come on, I can't stop being hungry."
Old man Xu insisted on stuffing the steamed buns into her hands and said, "Take it, take it out if you don't want to eat, don't faint on the road again, no one knows how bad it will be. "Dangerous!"
Li Xuening took the steamed buns, knelt in front of Old Man Xu, kowtowed three times and left.
When old man Xu returned home, Zhou Fengniang said: "I can't live this life..." and left with her baggage on her back.
As soon as he walked out of the door, brother Xu Dabao came back from selling firewood in the city. When Xu Dabao saw his wife carrying a bag, he grabbed her and asked her where she was going.
Zhou Fengniang sat down on the ground and cried loudly, "I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes to marry you. My family is so poor, but I still want to be a good person. This family is just waiting to starve to death..."
Xu Erbao hurriedly When he returned to the house, he asked Old Man Xu what was going on, and Old Man Xu told him what happened today. Xu Erbao felt that his father had done the right thing, so he said, "Dad, you don't have to be sad, it's okay."
Xu Dabao was outside pulling Zhou Fengniang back to the house. Zhou Fengniang's voice became louder and shouted: "Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? I want the whole village to know that that old man not only eats his own food, but also wastes food... … "
There was a crisp sound of "pop", and a big-eared slap fell on Zhou Fengniang's face. Xu Dabao saw that his wife was becoming more and more outrageous, and actually called his father an old man, so he couldn't help but give it to Zhou Fengniang. A big mouth.
Zhou Fengniang was stunned by him. After a year or two of marriage, Xu Dabao kept letting her go without even saying a harsh word, let alone beating her. She never thought that her always good-tempered husband would beat him.
Zhou Fengniang said angrily: "How dare you beat me? Just beat me to death. Beating me to death will save food for others..." She started crying again.
When people in the neighborhood heard about it, they all came over to watch. When Zhou Fengniang saw more and more people, she became shameless and cried even more.
said: "Xu Dabao, your family is so poor. I didn't have a good life when I married you. Not only did you not feel guilty, you also beat me. The whole family united to bully me. I want to separate the family. I can't bear it anymore." Days like this..."
The villagers all knew that Zhou Fengniang was not a good person, and they did not dare to persuade her. They all stood there and whispered, saying that the whole family was a good person, and it would be difficult to marry such a daughter-in-law.
Xu Erbao knew that his sister-in-law disliked his father's old age and wanted to separate the family, so he discussed it with Old Man Xu in the house and said, "Dad, instead of making noise like this all day long, it is better to separate the family and live alone. Let's go live in the old house." "Don't worry, I'll support you." Old man Xu also wanted to have a peaceful life for a few days, so he agreed.
Xu Erbao walked outside and said, "Sister-in-law, don't cry. Dad and I moved to the old house."
After saying that, he went back to the house, packed up his bedding and clothes, and went to the old house. Xu Dabao knew that his father If you're not happy here, there's nothing to stop you.
Old man Xu and his son moved into the old house and slept on the ground. Later, Xu Erbao got some wood when he went up the mountain to cut firewood and asked a carpenter to make two simple beds.
Xu Erbao didn't want to embarrass his brother, so he didn't share the land with his brother. He borrowed a neighbor's cow to open up a few acres of wasteland, and borrowed seeds to plant in the ground.
Old man Xu and Xu Erbao live together. Their mood is getting better and their health is getting better and better. Xu Erbao goes out to work, while he cooks and cleans the yard at home.
Let’s talk about Zhou Fengniang. Since the separation, she has not allowed Xu Dabao to visit Old Man Xu. She is afraid that Xu Dabao will secretly give Old Man Xu something. In order not to get angry with her, Xu Dabao promised not to go while she was going to the market. Then I went to visit Old Man Xu.
Old man Xu also knew that his son's life was not easy, so he did not blame him. He said, "Your brother is taking care of you, so don't worry! Live a good life with Feng Niang and don't worry about me."
Xu Dabao is a filial son, but his wife is a mother. Yaksha, he had no choice but to kneel in front of Old Man Xu and cry: "Dad, it's my son who is unfilial..."
Seeing his brother like this, Xu Erbao's eyes were red and he said, "Brother, don't you still have me? If you live a good life, your father will be very happy."
Xu Dabao held Xu Erbao's hand and said: " Brother, Dad will take care of you!" Before leaving, he took out a few copper coins and quietly placed them on the table.
In the evening, Zhou Fengniang suddenly seemed like a different person. She brought Xu Dabao foot-washing water and gave him a foot massage. Xu Dabao had never been treated like this before. She was a little flattered. She didn't know what kind of medicine Zhou Fengniang was selling in the gourd. .
Zhou Fengniang said: "You work too hard in the fields every day. Soak your feet in hot water to relieve your fatigue! You can sleep well."
Xu Dabao suddenly felt a warm current in his heart when he heard her say this, and his eyes became moist.
After the couple had a warm conversation, Zhou Fengniang said: "My husband, I can't afford to make money by farming at home. My cousin said that I can make money by working on the dock. There is no work in the fields now, so just go and work for a few days. Wait. Come back when the crops are harvested
Let's make a living. Live a good life, and you won’t have to suffer with me when you have children..."
During the slack period, Xu Dabao was not idle either. He cut firewood and sold it in the city every day, but he didn't make much money. Since he could go to the dock to Of course he would be willing to make more money.
said: "I am also thinking about how to make more money, then I will go tomorrow..."
The next day, Xu Dabao packed his bags and went to work on the dock. Before leaving, he went to visit Old Man Xu, and he said to Xu Erbao: "After I leave, you can help your sister-in-law cut some firewood and send it to you."
Xu Erbao said: "Brother, don't worry! I can do it."
After dinner one day, Xu Erbao carried a bundle of firewood to Zhou Fengniang, but her door was already locked from the inside. Xu Erbao didn't want to disturb Zhou Fengniang, so he put the firewood at the door, turned around and was about to leave, but Suddenly he heard the sound of laughter in the room.
Xu Erbao was startled and tripped over a hoe next to him, "Who? "The laughter in the room suddenly stopped, Zhou Fengniang asked.
Xu Erbao remained silent and was about to leave. The door opened. Zhou Fengniang, with messy hair, was standing at the door with a lantern. She had already seen Xu Erbao.
Xu Erbao said quickly: "Sister-in-law, I came to bring you firewood. I didn't want to disturb your rest, but I accidentally knocked over the hoe and woke you up. "With that said, she left.
Zhou Fengniang was angry and said, "Why are you sending firewood? You are so sneaky, I'm afraid you have no good intentions, right? "
Zhou Fengniang returned to the room and said, "I didn't expect that Xu Dabao, who looked so honest, actually asked his brother to spy on me.
He must have heard something just now, and he would definitely tell his brother.
The man said: "What are you afraid of? I have a solution!" "
At the same time, Xu Erbao returned home, feeling uneasy and wondering whether he should tell his brother about this.
The next day, Xu Erbao chopped a bundle of firewood on the mountain, and then carried the firewood to the city. , when he reached a remote section of the road, a man suddenly jumped out of the ditch. The man covered his face with a black cloth and stabbed him without any explanation.
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Xu Erbao was unprepared and was startled by the person who suddenly came out. He threw down the firewood and ran away. The person was chasing after him. Just when the masked man was about to catch up with Xu Erbao, a carriage suddenly came in front. , there were several strong men following behind the carriage.
Xu Erbao ran forward desperately. When the masked man saw it, he quickly turned around and ran away. When Xu Erbao saw that the man stopped chasing, he slumped down. On the ground.
Several strong men saw it and chased the masked man. The carriage stopped beside Xu Erbao, and two people got out of the carriage. The man was in his forties and the woman was seventeen or eighteen years old. They should be a father and daughter.
The middle-aged man asked Xu Erbao what was going on. Xu Erbao was still confused and didn't know what was going on. He calmed down and said, "I don't know what is going on. I was walking on the road when someone suddenly ran away. come up with a mask The man stabbed me with a knife, and I ran forward as hard as I could. Fortunately, I met you, otherwise..."
At this time, several big men brought the masked man over, his face The black cloth was also torn off. Xu Erbao was shocked when he saw that this person was Qu Si, a second-rate man in the village.
"Qu Si, I have no enmity with you, why do you want to harm me!" "Xu Erbao walked up to Qu Si and questioned him.
Qu Si did not answer his words, but struggled to escape, "Why do you want to arrest me? Let me go quickly. You don't want a dog to take advantage of a mouse and mind your own business! "
Several strong men looked at the middle-aged man, waiting for his instructions. The middle-aged man said: "Send him to the county government and lock him up first! "
Xu Erbao picked up the firewood, said goodbye to the middle-aged man and went to the city. After selling the firewood, he hurried home.
He saw a carriage parked in the yard from a distance, and the yard was full of people. , Xu Erbao walked to the yard and took a look. This carriage was not Is it the carriage he met on the road?
He walked through the crowd and saw the father and daughter sitting in the house talking to their father. They were also surprised when they saw Xu Erbao.
Old man Xu said: "Er Bao is back, hurry up and pay homage to the magistrate. He then said to the middle-aged man: "This is my youngest son Xu Erbao." "Xu Erbao then knew that this middle-aged man was the newly appointed county magistrate.
The middle-aged man's surname was Li and his name was Li Zimin. His wife died young. He raised his daughter Li Xuening while studying. Because of bad luck, , it was not until this year that she passed the Jinshi examination, and the imperial court sent her here to be the county magistrate. After
arrived, he wrote a letter to his daughter Li Xuening, saying that he would go home to pick her up after settling down here. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden change in his hometown. After suffering a flood, Li Xuening came here to find him begging for food.
People's lives are difficult. Sometimes they don't have food for a day or two. She was tired and hungry and fainted in front of Old Man Xu's house. If Old Man Xu hadn't kindly given her food, she would have starved to death. .
After Li Xuening met his father, he told about how he was rescued by Old Man Xu. Li Zimin was very grateful to Old Man Xu. After finishing what he was doing, he took his daughter to thank Old Man Xu.
Before leaving, he took out a bag of silver and gave it to Old Man Xu and said, "Brother, take it. This is a little thought from Xu Ning and I."
Old Man Xu said, "It's a small effort, but it's not worth mentioning. who met I won't ignore it. I will accept the gift. You can take the money back. I can't take it."
Li Xuening said: "Uncle, just accept it. This is what my father and I want." Han was an upright man and would not want anything from him. Li Zimin took the money back and said, "The days are long. Brother, if you have anything to do, you must come to me..."
Old man Xu asked Xu Erbao to send the two of them off, and Xu Erbao sent them out of the village. Li Zimin Said: "Young man, go back, be careful when you walk in the future..."
At night, Zhou Fengniang felt uneasy and could not sleep all night. Early the next morning, a group of government servants came escorting Qu Si. Zhou Fengniang saw two things My legs were shaking.
Qu Si said: "She is Zhou Fengniang! She ordered me to do it."
Zhou Fengniang couldn't believe her ears. Qu Si kept saying that he loved her, how could he say such a thing?
The government officials tied up Zhou Fengniang and took her to the county government office. After Xu Erbao heard about it, he quickly found his brother Xu Dabao and went to the county government together.
The county magistrate tried Qu Si and Zhou Fengniang in court. The results of the trial surprised everyone. It was simply too mysterious.
Zhou Fengniang and Qu Si were childhood sweethearts. They loved each other, but Qu Si was lazy and lazy. The Zhou family's parents did not agree with their marriage and married Zhou Fengniang to a man named Wang Er.
After Zhou Fengniang got married, she did not break up her relationship with Qu Si. After the affair between the two was discovered by Wang Er, Wang Er passed away due to illness. In fact, it was murder, but no one reported it to the official, so the matter was settled.
Later, the Zhou family's parents were afraid that their daughter's old relationship with Qu Si would rekindle, so they forced her to marry Xu Dabao, but the relationship between the two still maintained.
After they were discovered by Xu Erbao, they wanted to kill and silence them, but they were caught. Qu Si confessed all the criminal facts and confessed to Zhou Fengniang. The two were sentenced to death and were ordered to be executed after Qiu.
Besides, Li Xuening had a good impression of Xu Erbao. She went to Xu's house to visit Mr. Xu many times, and the two fell in love and became husband and wife.
After getting married, the couple opened a grocery store in the city and started a small business. They were very filial to Old Man Xu.
Later, the business grew bigger and bigger. Xu Erbao brought his brother to the city to do business, married him a virtuous wife, and lived a happy life.
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