Scholar Xu Sheng was determined to win fame and glory, but heaven was not as good as others wished. By the time he was twenty-eight years old, he had not even gained the fame of a scholar. Although Xiuhong is hardworking in the family and often does some needlework to maintain he

Scholar Xu Sheng was determined to win the exam and shine his family. However, God was not as good as others wished. By the time he was twenty-eight years old, he had not even gained the fame of a scholar. His wife Xiuhong saw that he was not a good source of study, so she repeatedly advised him to change his ambition and find another way out. Xu Sheng stubbornly believed that as long as he had a deep skill, an iron rod could be ground into a needle. He believed that difficulties were only temporary, and that in the future he would surely achieve success and achieve great wealth.

Because of this, Xu Sheng turned a blind eye to the things outside the window and focused on reading only the books of sages. Although Xiuhong is hardworking in the family and often does some needlework to maintain her family life, her strength is very limited, which makes the couple increasingly poor.

Ming Dynasty 17th year of Wanli, one morning in autumn, every household had already ignited smoke from cooking and started making lunch again. The stove in the Xu family was still cold. It turned out that the afternoon before, there was no rice at home. Xiuhong and Xu Sheng were already hungry for two times. At noon that day, Xu Sheng was so hungry that he was dizzy, so he went into the woodshed to find food. When he found that Xiuhong had not started cooking, he asked her coldly, "My surname is Du, when is it time for you to cook yet? Are you going to starve me to death?"

"Didn't I tell you yesterday afternoon that my family has no money to buy rice? My husband, can you go and borrow some rice from someone? I have borrowed it many times, and I'm really embarrassed." Xiuhong blushed and returned with embarrassment.

Xu Sheng heard this and was still angry, "Didn't you earn some copper for selling embroidery the day before yesterday? What about the money? Could it be sent to your parents' home, right?"

Xiuhong said with a crying face, "I sold twelve cents in total, and I used up all the medicine." After that, Xiuhong gasped and coughed a few times. Seeing that she was very uncomfortable, Xu Sheng calmed down and said, "Forget it, I'll just borrow some rice."

is easy to say, but it's very difficult to do things. Xu Sheng was shameless and borrowed a circle from his neighbors around him. Everyone thought he could not pay it back. In addition, they were not rich, so no one was willing to borrow rice for him. Xu Sheng had no choice but to leave the village and hurried to the neighboring village.

Zhang Peng and Xu Sheng are cousins. This kid lives in a neighboring village. Over the years, Zhang Peng has made a lot of money through carpentry work. At noon that day, Xu Sheng came to Zhang Peng with shamelessness to borrow rice. Zhang Peng went out to work that day and was not at home. After hearing Xu Sheng's purpose, his cousin's wife Liu replied coldly, "I remember that when you went to the city to participate in the county examination, you borrowed a tael of silver from your cousin. Now that the one tael of silver has not been paid back, why are you embarrassed to borrow money and rice again? Our family is not a good deed, so you should pay back the one tael of silver first."

"I-I-" Xu Sheng was speechless and had to leave with grievances. Walking on the way home, Xu Sheng felt very uncomfortable when he thought of this wave of experience. At this time, he also understood the difficulty of Xiuhong over the years. A feeling of guilt also rushed into my heart in an instant. Seeing a dense forest on the road ahead, Xu Sheng thought there was no one in the forest and started crying loudly when he walked into the forest.

Unexpectedly, before long, a middle-aged man with a high spirit came forward to comfort him, "Brother, what's the point that makes you cry so sad?"

"No, nothing." When Xu Sheng saw a stranger coming, he quickly stopped crying, wiped his tears with his sleeve, raised his head and glanced at the person who came. Only then did he realize that there were two men standing in front of him. One of the middle-aged men dressed very gorgeously and had a good identity. The other young man dressed relatively simplely and looked like he was the middle-aged man's entourage.

"This is a famous Gao Yuanwai in our Gaojiazhuang. Boy, you are lucky to meet him." The young man saw Xu Sheng's surprise look and hurriedly pointed at the middle-aged man beside him to introduce him.

I saw Gao Yuanwai smiled slightly and asked Xu Sheng again, "Brother, look at you, you should be a scholar, right? What Gao admires the most is a scholar, you are a scholar." After that, he hugged Xu Sheng and said, "This place is not far from Gaojiazhuang. It is also a fate to meet you. It is better to go to my house to have a meal and make friends with me."

"Thank you for your kindness, but - but my wife is still waiting for me at home, which is probably inconvenient." Xu Sheng had heard of Gao Yuanwai's name, but he had never seen him before, so he was very embarrassed after being invited.

When the young man heard this, he said in a black face, "Our official is kind enough to invite you to your home for dinner, but you didn't go. I see that you are really a dog sitting in a sedan chair and ignorant of the politeness."

"Yuan Hua, don't be rude." Gao official scolded the young man, and quickly accompanied Xu Sheng, and invited Xu Sheng to his home again. Xu Sheng was worried that the old boy would not be kind, so he said again, "I will not receive any reward without merit. Please forgive me."

"You are right - but I saw that you were crying very sadly just now, and I must have encountered some difficult things, so I really want to ask clearly. If you don't want to go home with me for dinner, you might as well explain the pain in your heart to me. If Gao can help, he will definitely help me." Gao hugged his fists and said very piously.

Xu Sheng saw him with a sincere look, and suddenly thought in his heart: His family should not be short of money and food. He just said that he wanted to help me, so I might as well tell him what he had just had and see if he could help me. So, slowly, Xu Sheng revealed the experience of tying a rice to hit a wall.

Gao Yuanwai couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "What's the point of talking about a small matter?" The follower Yuan Hua took the opportunity to say, "Our master is kind-hearted and often opens warehouses to release grain to help the poor. You have lost luck when you meet him today."

Gao Yuanwai nodded and said, "That's right, this little thing is really not a difficult thing. Let's go, brother Xu, go home with me, I'll give you a bag of rice."

Xu Sheng was very excited when he heard this and thanked Gao Yuanwai repeatedly. Gao Yuanwai didn't talk nonsense and brought the kid to his house. After a meal, he personally gave him a bag of rice and told him, "After eating, come to me to pick it up. There is not much in my house, but there is a lot of food."

"Mr. Mr. Xu, how can you repay your kindness?" Xu Sheng did not expect that there were such good people in the world, and immediately expressed his gratitude to Gao Yuanwai. Gao Yuanwai not only gave Xu Sheng a bag of rice, but also gave him hundreds of cents before leaving.

Xu Sheng took the money and carried the rice and went home happily. Xiuhong was waiting at home and was dizzy. She had no hope for Xu Sheng, but she never expected that at the critical moment, he actually brought rice and money back. When she was happy, she couldn't help but step forward and grabbed Xu Sheng's hand and asked, "My husband, are all the rice and money borrowed from my cousin's house?"

"No, this is what Gao Master Gao from Gaojiazhuang gave to us." Xu Sheng put down the rice and told Xiuhong about his experience at that time. When Xiuhong heard this, she not only did not feel excited, but instead frowned, "Your High School is not far from our village. If that Your High School High School is really kind and generous, why haven't we heard of him in the past three years?"

"Maybe we are ignorant. Anyway, he said that the money and rice are given to us, so don't be careless. Madam, have you not had lunch yet? Go and cook some rice." After Xu Sheng repeatedly persuaded her, Xiuhong took some rice and cooked two bowls of white rice porridge.

After two or three days, we were still at peace. Xiuhong guessed that Gao Yuanwai would not come to cause trouble. The money and rice he gave that day must have given him sincerely, so she used the money and cooked the rice with peace of mind.

On the afternoon of the afternoon, it suddenly started to rain heavily in the gray sky.Xu Sheng put down his book and looked at the heavy rain outside the house and said, "Fortunately I haven't gone out, otherwise I'll be soaked in a drool." At this moment, a sudden burst of knocks on the door outside the yard.

"Who?" At that time, Xiuhong was sitting under the eaves to do needlework. When she heard the knock on the door, she asked cautiously. The person outside the door spoke in a long voice, "Passing, master, can you borrow a place to temporarily shelter from the rain?"

"This—" Xiuhong felt very embarrassed. Xu Sheng was very familiar with the voice, as if he had heard it somewhere. He couldn't help but turn his mind and think carefully, and suddenly slapped his head: Isn't this Gao Yuanwai's voice? Did he encounter heavy rain when he passed by here? I was worried that I could not find the opportunity to repay Hira! Xu Sheng was happy and immediately found a big umbrella, ran to the gate of the yard to open the door. Sure enough, Gao Yuanwai and his entourage Yuan Hua were standing outside the gate of the courtyard.

At this time, the two of them were almost wet. Seeing this, Xu Sheng quickly carried an umbrella to welcome the two into the house. Gao Yuanwai laughed and said, "So Brother Xu lives here, we are really destined to do it."

"I am indeed destined to do it. Master Wai, what wind has blown you here?" Xu Sheng pulled the bench to ask Mr. Gao to sit down, and ordered Xiuhong to serve tea. Xiuhong looked at Gao Yuanwai a few times, and always felt that his eyes were a little dishonest. But when I thought that he was his great benefactor, I didn't think much about it.

Gao Yuanwai smiled and explained, "I collected rent. I passed by here, but I didn't expect to encounter this heavy rain. It's all because of Yuan Hua who forgot to bring rain gear when he went out."

"I'm sorry, I was negligent, it's all because of me." Yuan Hua quickly admitted his mistake. Seeing his anxiety, Gao Yuanwai waved his hand again, "I'm just saying it, and I don't mean to blame you." Seeing this, Xu Sheng felt that Gao Yuanwai was open-minded and generous, and admired him even more. At this time, Xiuhong brought two cups of hot boiled water. When Xu Sheng saw that there was no tea in the water, he couldn't help but blame her, "Everyone said that this is our benefactor, Mr. Gao, came outside. Why don't you even want to put the tea leaves?"

"This, haven't you gone to the city to buy it yet?" Xiuhong blushed and returned embarrassedly. Gao Yuanwai quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I like to drink boiled water." After that, Gao Yuanwai picked up the cup and looked at the environment everywhere.

The decorations in the house are very old, so I won’t say that many furniture items are still dilapidated and look very shabby. Mr. Gao finished drinking a cup of boiled water and couldn't help asking Xu Sheng, "Is it the only couple in the family?"

"Yes, my parents died of illness a few years ago." Xu Sheng nodded and shed two tears in disgrace. Gao Yuanwai stared at Xu Sheng and asked, "Did you not do anything else except studying?"

"It's true. It's all up to my wife to do some needlework to supplement the household income." When talking about this, Xu Sheng lowered his head in shame. Yuan Hua took the opportunity to laugh, "How can a big man be supported by a woman? Xu Shusheng, to put it bluntly - you may not be a good source of study. I advise you to find a way earlier and find a way to make a living."

"Indeed, it's a waste of money. If you continue like this, it's not a solution after all. After all, I can't help you for the rest of your life!" Gao Yuanwai stood up and sighed meaningfully. Seeing that he had some insight, Xiuhong quickly begged, "I would like to give my husband a clear way."

Gao Wenhua said seriously, "I have a lot of money-making business, it depends on whether your husband is willing to join the army or not, and whether he is willing to endure hardship."

"I, I am not afraid of suffering, but I don't have capital." Xu Sheng already knew that Gao Wenhua had done several businesses, and guessed that he had a good business. He really wanted to learn from him, but he was worried that he had no capital, so he hesitated.Gao Yuanwai smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about capital. As long as you are willing to work hard and make money, we will add five in two or one. What about half the score?"

There are such good things in the world? Xu Sheng was happy and couldn't help asking, "How can you be so embarrassed? But, what kind of business is this? It won't be illegal, right?"

"Hahaha, I'm doing serious cloth business. I bought goods from Suzhou and Hangzhou and opened a shop in the city. You and his wife can go to my newly opened store to help me sell goods. As long as you are willing to endure hardships, I guarantee you to make money." Gao Yuanwai said seriously again.

After hearing this, Xu Sheng and Xiuhong nodded immediately, "We have done this, thank you for helping Gao Yuanwai!" After the matter was decided, the next morning, Gao Yuanwai sent a carriage and took the two into the county town. From then on, the two of them were both in the cloth shop. Xu Sheng sold cloth while studying, while Xiuhong helped him start. After half a year, the two of them got more than forty taels of silver. After getting this money, the two of them naturally felt grateful to Gao Yuanwai.

At this time, Gao Yuanwai said to Xu Sheng again, "Help me do things, you always work for me. Why don't I teach you how to purchase goods? If you have the capital in the future, you can open a cloth store and be your own boss."

Xu Sheng thought that this is the reason, so he discussed with Xiuhong again. Xiuhong was also happy when she heard this and immediately smiled and said with a happy smile, "You are still a scholar, but you are not as thoughtful as Gao Yuanwai. If you make money in the future, you must thank them."

"This is a must!" After Xu Sheng made up his mind, he followed Gao Yuan out to sea. The previous two times were smooth sailing. However, when he went to sea for the third time, Xu Sheng fell into the water and drowned. Gao Yuanwai ordered someone to pull his body back to the cloth shop, and then cried to Xiuhong, "It was me who didn't take good care of Brother Xu, which caused him to suffer this bad luck. Xiuhong - I'm sorry for you!"

"My husband has always been able to swim, so I'm worried that he would be drowned by the water when he went to sea with you. Unexpectedly, this matter came true. I didn't stop him. But Uncle, how did he be drowned by the water? Aren't you on the same boat with him? Why are you all in peace?" Xiuhong looked at Gao Yuanwai, and felt suspicious.

Gao Yuanwai explained at this time, "A few days ago, Brother Xu and I went out to sea together. That night, Brother Xu drank a few glasses of wine because he was happy. As a result, he accidentally fell into the water when he went to the stern. When the boatman and I heard the sound and rushed to save the person, we could no longer find anyone."

"In order to catch your husband's body, our master specially spent a huge amount of money to invite dozens of local fishermen the next day. You should thank him well." Yuan Hua took the opportunity to say it again. When Xiuhong heard this, she naturally didn't ask much.

Gao Yuanwai was worried that Xiuhong could not handle Xu Sheng's funeral, so he bought a coffin himself to put it on. Then he bought a cemetery in the south of the city and buried the coffin. Xiuhong saw it in her eyes and was grateful in her heart.

Since Xu Sheng died, Gao Yuanwai came to the store to see Xiuhong every now and then, and took the opportunity to comfort her that she wanted to open a little, and never become depressed because of losing Xu Sheng. After all, the road ahead is still long. Gao Yuanwai's concern for his health naturally won Xiuhong's favor.

A month after Xu Sheng left, many matchmakers began to find Xiuhong and said they wanted to talk to her about the matchmaking. Xiuhong didn't care at first, and it showed that she would never get married again in this life. But she couldn't stand these matchmakers' soft and tough things, so she had to change her mind in the end. I don’t know where Gao Yuanwai heard about Xiuhong’s desire to get married, so he asked a matchmaker to say that he wanted to marry Xiuhong as his ninth concubine.

Xiuhong Thinking that over the past year, the couple has received a lot of care from Gao Yuanwai, and he is their family’s great benefactor. If you marry him, your life will not only be settled, but also be able to repay kindness. Why not do such a thing that kills two birds with one stone? So Xiuhong agreed to Gao Yuanwai's proposal.

Seven days later, Gao Yuanwai held a wedding ceremony. That night, Gao Yuanwai drank a few more glasses of wine because he was happy. When he entered the bridal chamber, he couldn't help but say to Xiuhong, "Dear Xiaohong, you don't know, Master, I have tried my best to get you!"

"What does it mean?" Xiuhong felt that Gao Yuanwai had something in his words, so he asked again and again. Gao Yuanwai was drunk and said without hesitation: "Hahaha, you may not know yet. Xu Sheng, that short-lived ghost, was pushed into the water and drowned."

It turned out that as early as a year and a half ago, Gao Yuanwai had fallen in love with the young and beautiful Xiuhong. But at that time, Xiuhong had already married Xu Sheng. Gao Yuanwai knew that it would be impossible to grab the enemy directly. Not only would he not get a beautiful woman, but he also had the danger of beheading him. So, Gao Yuanwai carefully made a plan: first he tried to get close to Xu Sheng, then pretended to take him to do business and make money, and finally found an opportunity to send him on the road. When he died, he would ask the matchmaker Xiang Xiuhong to propose marriage.

I have to say that these plans of Gao Yuanwai were implemented very successfully. But because he was too excited, he actually told Xiuhong the whole story after getting drunk. He thought Xiuhong had fallen in love with him wholeheartedly at this time, but Xiuhong immediately went to the woodshed to find a knife to kill him. Although Xiu Hongye killed her newlywed husband for death, it was understandable. Therefore, when the Gao family tied her up and sent her to the county government office, the county magistrate detained Yuan Hua and found out the truth about the matter, and finally released Xiuhong without permission. Poor that Gao Yuanwai ended up losing his life, not only did he lose his life, but he was really not worth the loss.

This story can roughly tell us: ① The intention to be guarded against others must be necessary, and the intention to harm others must not be necessary. When you are out, be more careful and never open your heart to everyone. ② Friends should not be chaotic, because many people are approaching you and they are all taking some destinations. ③ As the saying goes, "Be a person, stay at the front line and meet again in the future." You cannot do everything too well, otherwise it will harm others and yourself and cause endless harm. ④ The body of the 28-year-old woman is as crispy as she is, and she uses a sword to kill the foolish man. Remember not to be greedy.

This article is adapted from "Dragon Picture Case"

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