Xiejiagou is surrounded by mountains and waters, and has always been rich in resources. But this year, many crops were sunburned to death by the sun. The people were not paid for their rent, and many families could not afford to pay their rent, so they pleaded with Master Zhao, hoping that he would be given a grace for half a year. Seeing that the villagers were pale and thin, Zhao Heng felt very uncomfortable, so he summoned everyone to the big yellow fruit tree at the entrance of the village, waved his hand and said, "This year, I suffered a natural disaster, and everyone's life is not easy, so the land rent will be exempted this year. Everyone should find a way to resume production as soon as possible and plant some winter food to have a better New Year." What about
? Is the land rent exempted this year? This is unprecedented! Upon hearing this, the villagers knelt down and thanked him, " Mr. Zhao great kindness, the people in Xiejiagou are unforgettable!"
"Young Master, how can you exempt them from rent for a year? When Mr. Uncle knew about this, he not only would not agree, but would definitely say you!" Although Afu admired Zhao Heng's righteous deeds, he was also very worried about his situation. Zhao Heng waved his hand disapprovingly, "It's okay, my father can just scold me a few words at most - but they are already so poor. If they force them to pay the land rent, they will not be forced to death?"
"Yes!" Ah Fu nodded, then hugged Zhao Heng and said, "Young Master is really kind-hearted." After that, the two of them wanted to get on the carriage and return to the city. At this time, Xie Changshun suddenly came forward with a smile and said, "Young Master Zhao, you are the benefactor of the people of Zhao Jiagou. Can you ask you to sit at home for a while and eat a bowl of candy water before leaving? I want to express your gratitude to you on behalf of everyone."
"Didn't everyone thank me just now? No more trouble." Zhao Heng waved his hand directly. Xie Changshun didn't give up, but suddenly grabbed him and said, "No, Mr. Zhao, if you don't go to my house, you will look down on me, Mr. Xie. Everyone blamed me, I am so honest, so I can't continue to behave."
"It's better to obey your orders than respect, Master, since my house is so enthusiastic, let's go to his house to drink a bowl of candy water before leaving." Seeing this, Afu had to help Xie Changshun beg for love. Zhao Heng thought about this, so he followed Ah Fu and went to Xie Changshun's house.
Although Xie Changshun's grain crops were also sunburned to death, his family still had grain storage. Compared with other villagers in the village, the couple lived much happier life. After returning home, the old boy took out a few eggs from the cabinet and sweet rice wine and and cooked them. He divided them into three bowls and served them on an Eight Immortals table.
When Zhao Heng saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried and asked Ah Fu quietly, "He treats us so diligently, is afraid that there is something to ask for! As the saying goes, 'Eat people short-speak, but sluts with people', it's better not to eat his candy water."
"Well, the young master is thoughtful!" Ah Fu nodded and was about to get up. Xie Changshun's wife Youshi suddenly brought a young woman into the main hall. The young woman saw two strange people sitting in the house, hurriedly buried her head and left, "Auntie, when did a distinguished guest come to the house? You don't tell me. I was so embarrassed just now."
Although the woman was dressed simply, she looked very beautiful. Zhao Heng accidentally saw her appearance and felt a thrill in her heart. Xie Changshun was not drunk, he was staying outside. After hearing the woman's words, he smiled and said, "Ling'er, the distinguished guest sitting above is Mr. Zhao who is exempt from our rent. Have you not seen him under the yellow fruit tree just now?"
"I just took care of my mother at home, but I didn't come out." Xie Ling'er's voice sounded outside the door. Zhao Heng wanted to get up and go out to talk to her again, and felt a little embarrassed. At this time, You Shi had already pulled her in and said to Zhao Heng with a smile, "Then you can thank Mr. Zhao again."
"Thank you, thank Mr. Zhao." Xie Ling'er was also very shy. After secretly looking at Zhao Heng, she hurriedly buried her head.
"You don't have to be polite." Zhao Heng quickly stood up and returned the gift, and took the opportunity to look at Xie Ling'er again.But Xie Ling'er didn't dare to say a word again, and just buried her head and stood in front of Zhao Heng awkwardly. In order to break the embarrassment, Xie Changshun quickly picked up a bowl on the table and delivered it to Xie Ling'er and said, "Take this bowl of sugar water to your mother and see if it will be better after she eats it."
"Yeah. Thank you, the minister." Xie Ling'er nodded and quickly took the bowl out. You Shi looked at her back and couldn't help but sigh, "The family has no money to see a doctor. Her mother has been lying in bed for seven days. She is such a miserable child."
"She should be in her prime, right? Judging from her appearance, marrying a wealthy family should not be a problem. Isn't this solve her mother's medical expenses?" Ah Fu was so bored on the bench that he couldn't help but interrupt. Xie Changshun sighed and said, "How can the young master of a wealthy family look down on us poor people?"
"Who is that girl from the village?" Zhao Heng seemed very interested in Xie Ling'er and couldn't help but find out her details. Xie Changshun said seriously, "Although her surname is Xie and she lives next to us, our two families do not have any kinship ."
"We are always Xie, and we often help them with each other because they are pitiful. However, this year's drought, and our lives are not easy, otherwise we would have given her some money and asked her to find a doctor to treat her mother." You Shi said again. After she said this, Zhao Heng actually had the idea of helping Xie Ling'er's mother treat her illness, so he didn't even bother to drink sugar water, so he took a step and came to Xie Ling'er's house next door.
Xie Ling'er's father died of illness ten years ago. The family lost the male power and my mother often got sick, which led to her family's financial difficulties and her family was in poverty. Zhao Heng looked at the shabby scene in the house and couldn't help but ask Ah Fu, "How much money did we bring?"
"Because we came to collect rent, we only brought more than a hundred coins." Ah Fu told the truth. Zhao Heng frowned and nodded, "This money should be enough for medical treatment and medicine--"
Afu curled his lips and said, "Young Master, we are afraid we have been fooled by Xie Changshun. It is fake for him to invite us to take the candy water. It is his real purpose to ask you to pay for money to save people."
Didn't Zhao Heng see Xie Changshun's good intentions? He smiled slightly and said, "Save a life better than building a seven-level pagoda. Don't talk nonsense. Help me get the aunt on the carriage. Let's take her to find a doctor to grab a few medicines before talking about it."
"Young Master Zhao is very kind and great, Ling'er will never forget it." After hearing this, Xie Ling'er burst into tears. Zhao Heng didn't say much, so he asked Ah Fu to help carry Aunt Xie onto the carriage, and then took her and Xie Ling'er to find a doctor to see it. He prescribed a few pairs of medicines and sent Aunt Xie back. In the afternoon, Zhao Heng took some of his own money, bought some food, rode a fast horse alone, and sent it to Xie Ling'er's house. Why did he come alone this time? Because there were too many people talking, he was worried that Ah Fu would tell Zhao about this and that someone would gossip about it, so he came alone.
Xie Ling'er got this money, so she naturally thanked her for it again. On the afternoon of that day, it started drizzling in the sky. Most of the people in Xiejiagou were a little happy, thinking that God finally gave him a grace to the rain. But Xie Ling'er couldn't be happy at all. Because there was no umbrella at home, Zhao Heng was in a hurry to go back to the city. She was afraid that the boy would get sick after falling into Leng Yu, so she advised him to wait for the rain before leaving. Zhao Heng wanted to stay with Xie Ling'er for a while, so he sat down in the room and started chatting with Xie Ling'er.
Although Xie Ling'er is a female and has never entered school, her father once taught her to read and write, and she is smart and studious, so she can also recite poems and essays. Zhao Heng talked to her about , the Four Books and Five Classics, and she was very clear and felt a little more admiration for her. Unconsciously, he couldn't help but grab her hand, wanting to express his love to her.
Xie Ling'er was worried that Mr. Zhao had no love for her, but she just wanted to play with her on a whim, so she quickly pulled her hand back and said, "Mr. Zhao, please, please don't do this - I, although our family is very poor, our family style is very strict." Xie Ling'er originally wanted to say that if you like me, you have to marry a mediator, but she was worried that Zhao Heng would not like her, so she naturally felt embarrassed to say it.
Zhao Heng thought Xie Ling'er didn't like him, and he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. In order to cover up this embarrassment, he quickly stood up and said goodbye, and Xie Ling'er couldn't keep him anymore. Outside the window, it was still drizzling, and Zhao Heng braved the rain and rode away. Aunt Xie heard the sound of horse hooves outside the house, and was filled with worry. She quickly called Xie Ling'er to the edge of the bed and asked, "Didn't you just keep that young master Zhao? Why did he leave again? It should still be raining outside, right?"
"He, he said there was an urgent matter at home, so he left." Xie Ling'er didn't know how to say much, so she had to lie. Old Mrs. Xie believed her daughter's words, so she naturally didn't ask much.
Maybe it was because Zhao Heng got wet at the rain when he went home. The next day, he had a high fever and couldn't get up in bed. After learning about this, Mr. Zhao was anxious and immediately sent Afu to the south gate to invite the best Doctor Li in the county to come for treatment.
At this time, Zhao Heng's cousin Zhao Dachuan volunteered to say, "Uncle, that doctor Li often goes out - Uncle Fu is not flexible, so why not ask me to invite him. If he is not in the city, I can ask someone to find him."
is so good. Mr. Zhao nodded and said, "Then you go and go back quickly!"
"Okay." Zhao Dachuan left. This Zhao Dachuan is the son of Zhao Yuanwai's younger brother Zhao Hong. Two years ago, Zhao Hong and his wife returned to the countryside to visit relatives by carriage. As a result, when they were overturning the mountain, the horse was frightened and fell into the cliff with the carriage. Both of them died. From then on, Zhao Dachuan became a child without a father or mother. Mr. Zhao felt sorry for this kid. Not only did he let him learn to do business with him, he also gave him ten taels of silver a month. This ten taels of silver is nothing to Zhao Yuanwai, who is rich and powerful, but it is a considerable income for ordinary poor families.
Zhao Dachuan has this income, and his life will naturally be settled. Since joining Mr. Zhao's family, he has not only been obedient and sensible, but also very diligent. No matter what work he does, he is rushing to do. In addition, this kid is sweet-mouthed, so the Zhao family likes him very much.
At noon, Zhao Dachuan invited Doctor Li to come. After taking the pulse for Zhao Heng, Doctor Li said to Mr. Zhao, "Young Master is infected with the cold, probably because he was wet from the rain yesterday, but that's okay. After taking the medicine I prescribed, you can get out of bed and exercise in less than two days."
"Thank you, Doctor Li." Mr. Zhao was in a good mood when he heard this and ordered someone to grant six taels of silver to this Doctor Li.
After taking Chinese medicine for a day, Zhao Heng really got out of bed and walked around. But strangely, since this day, he has always yawned and said nothing, his eyes have no past spirit, and no matter what he does, he is always weak. At first, Zhao Heng didn't take it seriously. After dinner every day, he locked himself in the study and read and wrote, so as to forget the girl Ling'er.
After more than ten days, Zhao Heng became thinner and thinner. That morning, after dinner, he went for a walk in the courtyard, and accidentally fell to the pool in the backyard. After hearing this, Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Liu were so scared that they hurried to Zhao Heng's bed to ask for questions. Of course, they asked Zhao Dachuan to invite the doctor Li again.
"Honest has the young master been studying and staying up late recently?" After taking his pulse, Doctor Li asked Zhao Heng who had just woken up.
Zhao Heng nodded slowly and said, "I do study frequently, but I haven't stayed up late."
"No matter what I do, as long as I do it for a long time, it will easily hurt my body. You must pay attention to the combination of work and rest."Dr. Li thought that Zhao Heng was not thinking about studying and eating, and was too tired, which caused him to lose weight after being damaged. So after prescribing him a few tonics, he repeatedly told him not to overwork.
After hearing this, Liu took Zhao Heng's hand anxiously and said, "Son, your father told you not to study anymore in the future, why don't you listen? Look, now I’ve gotten sick when I read. You have to have a few things. How can you let my father and I live in the future? "
" Mom, I will not study in the future. "Zhao Heng didn't want to make me anxious, so he had to lie. Zhao Yuanwai thought that the medicine prescribed by Doctor Li was a magic pill, so he quickly asked Zhao Dachuan to decoct him. After drinking it for two days, Zhao Heng was still in a state of sluggishness.
At this time, Liu suspected that Doctor Li was useless, so he asked Doctor Zhao to invite several Doctors to treat Zhao Heng. Some of these Doctors said that Zhao Heng was poisoned, and some said that he was possessed by evil spirits. Zhao Yuanwai loved his son and was eager to be honest. No matter what these doctors said, he asked them to prescribe medicine. However, after taking the medicine for three days, Zhao Heng's specific problems were not found, and he became even more depressed.
Seeing that these medicines were not effective, Afu suspected that Zhao Heng was really possessed, so he said to Mr. Zhao, "It's better to do the marriage for the young master and be happy, so that he might be able to shake off the evil spirit. "
Mr. Zhao felt it was quite reasonable and quickly arranged for Liu to arrange for the matter. Liu was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said, "Do I have few girls I have asked the matchmaker to show Heng'er in recent years? But who has taken a fancy to him? How do you think this marriage will be done? When has it been "
"? Do you still care if he can take a fancy to it? Let’s get the marriage done first and save Henger’s life. "Zhao Man Wai said anxiously.
Afu said, "Master, I think of someone, which may satisfy Mr. Zhao. But she was born in a poor family——”
Liu stole, “As long as Heng'er can be satisfied, tell me quickly, what is the name of that person and where is his home? "
Afu said, "Her name is Xie Ling'er, and she lives in Xiejiagou, not far from here. "
" Then what are you waiting for? Ah Fu, take your wife to find Xie Ling'er. We will have a joy and conflict with Henger tomorrow. "In order to achieve the purpose of exorcising evil spirits, Mr. Zhao specially invited two Taoist priests from nearby Taoist temples and asked them to do three rituals inside and outside the Zhao family compound. In order to make money, these two Taoist priests said many alarmist words to scare Mr. Zhao. Of course, in order to cater to him, they also advocated warding off evil spirits against joy.
On Xie Ling'er's side, Afu and Liu said that she nodded in agreement. Of course, they would not say that Mr. Zhao was seriously ill, but asked her to cheer for the sake of warding off evil spirits. They only fooled her and said: Mr. Zhao has been dying since he saw you, and he was over the age of marriage. Why not take this opportunity to get his marriage done?
Thank you Although Ling'er did not believe Liu's words, she felt that the honest and honest Afu would not lie to her, so she washed up early the next morning and sat in the eight-carriage sedan sent by the Zhao family.
Although Zhao Heng was very dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by his parents, when he heard Afu say that the bride was Xie Ling'er, he felt joy again. That night, Zhao Hengqiang cheered up. , lifted the red veil.
Sure enough, the bride is Xie Ling'er! It's really "people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles". After Xie Ling'er was dressed up, she was as beautiful as the fairy in the sky. Zhao Heng's eyes were straightened. He wanted to hug Xie Ling'er in his arms and chew on it hard. But when he thought of his strange disease, he couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, it's such a sin!" "
" do, what kind of evil do you do? Young Master, do you not look down on Ling'er? "Xie Ling'er felt very sad when she heard this. Zhao Heng quickly explained, "I don't mean that.Miss Ling'er, I actually like you very much, but somehow, I recently suffered from a strange disease - look at my face and my body, and I have become thinner. I am standing in front of you now and have used all my strength. I got married to you today - they actually treated me to make fun of me. "
So that's how it is! Xie Ling'er nodded slowly, tears began to flash in her eyes.
Zhao Heng thought she regretted it and said hurriedly, "I know my parents did this wrong, but they also had no choice but to do this for my own good. I also hope that Miss Ling'er can forgive them. Of course, you can leave our house now, and I-I can't harm you. "
After saying that, Zhao Heng turned around and prepared to give Xie Ling'er the money to let her take the money to fly away with her mother, and the Zhao family would go to trouble them for free. Xie Ling'er was even more moved when she saw it. She grabbed Zhao Heng's hand, helped him sit down by the bed and said, "Honey, thank you for telling me the truth. But since I have married you, I will be yours from now on, and die will be your ghost from your Zhao family. Don’t drive me away. "
" Yes, but if I have a few things, won’t you be a widow in the future? How do you get married again in the future? "Zhao Heng expressed his concern.
Xie Ling'er held tears and grabbed Zhao Heng's hand tightly and said, "I will die together, so I will not marry again. "
If you have a wife like this, what else does your husband want? Zhao Heng was happy and blew out the candle and pulled Xie Ling'er to sleep. Although the two of them did not do that beautiful thing on earth on that night, they hugged each other and felt very comfortable. The next morning, just dawn, a yellow bird flew to the head of the two of them and shouted, "Ling'er gets up, Ling'er gets up. "
" Who? "
Zhao Heng was shocked and opened his eyes suddenly. He wanted to get up from the bed, but no matter what, he couldn't exert any effort.
Hearing this, Xie Ling'er quickly stood up and sat up and said, "Don't be afraid, my husband, this is a little yellow bird I picked up in the mountains. I was busy getting married with you yesterday, and I forgot to feed it. I didn't expect it to find it here. "
It turns out that the little bird that just spoke was actually this little bird. Zhao Heng turned his head, glanced at the yellow bird a few times and said, "I understand. It is called Qianfeng. It can learn from people's words. The ancients thought it was a divine bird. "
" I was originally a divine bird. "The Qianzi snatched a blank sentence, which made Zhao Heng and Xie Ling'er both amused. Seeing that Zhao Heng had no pajamas, Xie Ling'er wanted to wait for him to change clothes. Zhao Heng waved his hand and said, "I don't have the energy to get up again today, so I'd better lie on the bed. "
Xie Ling'er said, "The more you lie down, the less you are. My husband, we have an old doctor in Xiejiagou. We are quite good at taking medicine when you see a doctor. Why don't I take you to the village to see him today? "
" Alas, my whole body is sore and weak, I really can't get up--"
" The medicine is poisonous, and of course you can't get out of bed after taking it. "The words from Qian Feng suddenly aroused Xie Ling'er's alertness, "Divine Bird, what do you mean? "
Na Qian said, "I saw with my own eyes that someone poisoned Mr. Zhao's medicine bowl yesterday. The person who poisoned me was the one who decocted medicinal for Mr. Zhao. "
" Are you talking about Huang Ying? "Zhao Heng was shocked and his face changed suddenly, "I did something to be sorry to her again, why did she poison me? "
Huang Ying is Liu's personal maid and has been taken care of by Liu. Logically, she should love the house and like this young master Zhao. But why did she poison Zhao Heng's medicine? Zhao Heng thought that Qian Zi had recognized the wrong person, but it nodded with certainty and said, "That's right, it's her. I heard your mother call her name, but I didn't remember it just now. "
" Impossible, she can't harm me! You must have read it wrong. "Zhao Heng didn't believe what Qian Zi said, Xie Ling'er had an idea and said, "Is it her? I will know if it's her when I observe it secretly for a while. ”
So from that morning, Xie Ling'er quietly noticed Huang Ying's every move.Huang Ying was not careful. One day later, when he boiled the medicine for Zhao Heng again, he squeezed out some juice from the stem of an daffodil and dripped it into Zhao Heng's pills. According to the book, the stems of daffodils are poisonous, and people will experience symptoms such as fainting, hyperemission, and pupil dilated after eating. Generally speaking, daffodils enter dormant state in July and August, but Zhao Heng’s backyard grows this beautiful but poisonous daffodils all year round.
When Zhao Heng learned of the situation, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, "How did this Huang Ying know that the daffodil is poisonous? Why did she harm herself again? I guess she is not the one who really wants to kill herself!" In order to find out the truth of the incident, he told Xie Ling'er not to speak out and continued to secretly observe Huang Ying's every move.
That night, most of the people in the Zhao family had fallen asleep, and a black shadow suddenly sneaked into Huang Ying's room. Soon after, a low voice of shame sounded in the room. The two of them whispered while doing that, "Why is that short-lived ghost not dead yet? You can increase the dosage tomorrow and send him away as soon as possible, so as not to ruin my good things after his little boy came out." "Well, I understand."
Why is this man's voice so familiar? After Xie Ling'er eavesdropped outside the door for a while, she suddenly remembered, wasn't that the voice of her husband's cousin Zhao Dachuan? Could it be that the real poisoned person is this bad guy? Xie Ling'er was shocked and hurriedly returned to the house and told Zhao Heng about the matter. Zhao Heng sighed and said, "I understand. He wants to kill me first, and then plot against my parents. Once we die, he can take over our property! I never expected that my cousin would have such ambition."
Yes, Zhao Dachuan really thought so. In order to get the Zhao family property, he secretly colluded with Liu's personal maid Huang Ying and asked her to poison the daffodils in Zhao Heng's medicine bowl, trying every means to poison Zhao Heng first, and then find a way to kill Zhao Yuanwai and his wife. Zhao Dachuan's family often breeds daffodils, so they naturally know their performance. Unfortunately, he had made a lot of calculations, but a chick revealed the mystery. In the end, the two of them were arrested for adultery and conspiracy. After being beaten up by the Zhao family, they were sent to the county government. What awaits them must be the ending of being cut into pieces.
Zhao Heng's body gradually improved after a period of conditioning. A year later, Xie Ling'er gave birth to a pair of twins for him, and they lived a happy life together. After experiencing this incident, Zhao Heng understood the principle of "good people are rewarded", so he became more kind and generous.
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