More than 300 years ago, there was a big man named Li Sheng in Lazhaitun, Xiangxian Town, Shanglin County, Guangxi Province.
He is a thick, round face, and his cheeks are nearly an inch long. He looks very fierce, but he is actually a docile person.
He has four wives, and the strange thing is that each wife has one son. Most of the family relies on farming, raising pigs, cattle and raising fish for a living. Although he is not a rich family, he has a lot of income and little spending due to his hard work. He lives a good life.
In autumn one year, the weather was sunny and cool. One morning, after eating breakfast, Li Shengyu held a hatchet in his hand and carried a large bamboo basket straight into the mountains to pick up firewood.
Going to the mountains to pick up firewood, picking it up, picking it up, and when it was fun to pick it up, a male white-breasted tiger crawled out of the grass and wanted to bask in the sun, weighing about six or seven pounds. It walked to Li Sheng step by step and opened its eyes to look at him.
Li Sheng was shocked and raised his hatchet to chop the little tiger. But it didn't know that it was someone who wanted to kill it. It climbed into the big bamboo basket beside Li Sheng, fell down and went inside to sleep.
Li Sheng was very happy when he saw it, so he raised a large bamboo basket and covered the tiger with his coat. When it got the warmth, it closed its eyes and slept soundly.
Li Sheng used a few branches to penetrate the eye of the basket, tied it with a rope, and carried the basket on his shoulders, and walked back in two steps in three steps.
Li Sheng thought, what if the tigress was discovered, it would follow and chase after it? Li Sheng was reluctant to let go of Xiaohuzai, so he had to speed up his pace and carried Xiaohuzai down the mountain with anger.
was worried all the way, and it took me a long time to go down to the foot of the mountain, and it took me more than an hour to go down the mountain.
Li Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and untied the big bamboo basket. After wiping the cold sweat, he was still uneasy. He saw that Xiaohuzai was always dreaming, so he said to himself: "Cute little tiger! If I touch your mother, wouldn't I treat me as a piece of meat and eat a big meal!" So he carried the big bamboo basket and continued walking across a small hill before successfully returning to Lazhaitun.
Li Sheng got the little tiger and if he had found a treasure, he would name it "Ameng". He carefully raised A Meng and gave him fresh raw meat for every meal. Because he had no milk to drink, Li Sheng asked his wife to make her own glutinous rice sweet wine . When he slept at night, he fed A Meng a large scoop of wine as milk. He also carried him to bed and slept with him together, covered him with a quilt, and sometimes comb his hair, remove lice, and take a bath.
Under Li Sheng's taming, the cold and heat went by. Year by year, A Meng grew up and turned into a big tiger. Although A Meng couldn't speak, he could understand everything Li Sheng said to it clearly.
Once, it was a summer night, and there was a thunderstorm. Li Sheng said to A Meng, "A Meng, it rains heavily tonight. Send you to the fish pond ten miles away? Guard the fish pond. If you find someone coming to steal fish, you can scare him."
A Meng nodded and ran to guard the fish pond. It was ambushed in the grass near the pond, the rain stopped, and half of the bright moon hung in the west horizon, and the moonlight was particularly bright.
Sure enough, two fish thieves came. They opened the fish net and scattered them in the pond before they could close the net. Ah Meng hurriedly jumped out of the grass. It roared and jumped over the head of the fish thief. The fish thief fell in panic and fell into the pond unconscious.
A Meng remembers that the owner hopes to "scare it" instead of hurting him, it only sniffs and licks the forehead of the fish stole. A Meng held the fish net with his mouth and took the fish home to meet his master. When Li Sheng saw A Meng coming back with evidence, he said, "Smart and cute A Meng, are you really obedient!... Have you bitten someone to death?" A Meng shook his head, "No matter where you go to play at night in the future, you must not hurt people and animals." A Meng nodded to show his obedience.
A Meng has been eye-opening since he went to guard the fish pond that night. From then on, he often went to the mountains to play when people fell asleep, and returned before dawn. Sometimes it caught wild animals, sometimes it caught pheasant , and it took it home. Li Sheng nodded and praised A Meng when he saw it. One night, Ah rushed into a python worm weighing about 30 kilograms, bit it to death and drag it back to put it in front of Li Sheng's bed. He woke up and got out of bed and was shocked. Ah, it turns out it is a dead python worm! He also praised A Meng for having good skills.
After that, Ah Meng had no time to return as soon as he went out. A Meng spent several years traveling day and night. Li Sheng felt that A Meng was a tiger that didn't hurt people, and he was very relieved. However, A Meng occupied these nearby mountains and forests for a long time, which made the little wild beasts move and escape. A Meng had to change his original actions and traveled to the primeval forest a hundred miles away.
Once, Li Sheng said to A Meng: "A Meng! Can I ride you to the old forest and have fun?"
A Meng nodded. Before dawn, Li Sheng brought a gourd sweet wine, carried a tiger saddle, held a long-handled large steel knife, rode on A Meng's back, and leaped all the way to the old forest area.
In an instant, Ah blinked through the dense forest, and after another walk, there was a slightly wider, slightly flat stone slab. The large stone slabs have irregular stone platforms and stone climbings, like a fairyland. Li Sheng was very happy and asked A Meng to stop and rest. At this time, the sun was already rising high.
Li Sheng sat on the stone and took a sip of his pipe, but immediately stood up and watched the scenery everywhere, enjoying the natural beauty, and couldn't help but sing a mountain song: I asked the sound of birds singing in the forest, and the fragrance of flowers was particularly fragrant; I smelled the tinging water of the deep valley, and this place seemed like a pavilion.
Li Sheng was immersed in the mountains and listened to the water, and his heart was immersed in the picturesque beauty. Suddenly he saw Ah Meng lie down and looking at the dangerous and majestic stone wall from afar, it turned out that there was a giraffe standing on it. It secretly went to catch it. When the deer saw that a tiger had come, it jumped into a ravine about ten feet deep. A Meng jumped down and caught the deer and bit it to death. He pulled it up and came to Li Sheng and put it down. Li Sheng was very happy and immediately cut off several pieces of venison with a steel knife, rubbed rice wine and spices, roasted them over fire and had a full meal with A Meng.
was just in the mood to drink, a wolf came. It stretched out its five-inch tongue and stared at Li Sheng ferociously. Li Sheng swung a big knife to kill the wolf. The wolf was quick to take away a large piece of raw meat weighing about two kilograms and ran away. Perhaps the tiger and wolf were mountain beasts of the same clan, and A Meng didn't chase him.
Maybe this big stone slab is the favorite place for beasts to visit. A leopard came just after the wolf walked. A Meng immediately went to greet him, and the two beasts kissed each other. When the leopard saw the flesh on the stone slab, he hurried forward and ate it one by one.
At this time, a fat, black and shiny old bear also walked slowly. When it saw Li Sheng, it raised its forefoot to slap him.
Li Sheng was panicked and was about to raise his knife to fight. A Meng shook the stone slab with four claws several times. It seemed that it said something to the bear, and later the bear did not dare to bully Li Sheng.
A Meng gave the bear a piece of cooked meat. The bear didn't eat it. It hardened to dig out the deer's heart and liver and ate it with relish. After eating, it licked the blood on deer skin .
I don’t know how to alarm gorilla . It also came with its son on its back. The little gorilla came with a wild fruit in its hand while eating it. Li Sheng was a little scary when he saw Li Sheng, but when he saw Li Sheng, he closed his eyes and smiled.
Li Sheng didn't raise his knife to kill it, so he pretended to be a tiger saddle and quickly rode A Meng down the mountain on the same road. A Meng was afraid that his master would be dazzled when he went down the mountain. Slow down the peaks and cross the old mountain forest to the foot of the mountain. At this time, a bright moon in the sky had already reached three o'clock. Ah Meng suddenly roared and heard the rumbling sound echoing in the mountains and forests.
Besides, after Li Sheng rode A Meng to the old mountain forest a hundred miles away, he often had nightmares at night. When he closed his eyes, he saw the cliffs of mountains and clans, and the abyss at the bottom of the valley. He also saw the mountain beasts entangled. He was so timid. From then on, he never dared to go out with A Meng at night.
Ameng often acts alone at night. On a dark night, he caught a mountain deer and a wild boar in succession and carried it back in two times.
It was dawn. When Li Sheng walked to the corridor, he saw two dead beasts placed on the ground. He was overjoyed and asked his four sons to peel off the skin, prepare the animal meat, and take them to the market to sell them together.
When the crowd saw that the meat was selling wild animals, they said that the mountain taste was delicious, so they asked the seller for the reason, and then they scrambled to buy it, and they were all swept away in a short while.
But some buyers are half-believing and half-doubted about the tiger catching wild animals, and there are many discussions on the streets and alleys.It happened that Li Shenga came suddenly, and the crowd ran away and fell down. Some fan stalls were knocked down by the crowd, and some shops were closed in a hurry... The streets were really messy.
Li Sheng shook his hand on the tiger's back and said, "Friends! Don't be afraid! It is a virtuous tiger and will not harm people and animals!"
So the crowd rushed up to look at the tiger, some threw down biscuits, some threw down sugarcane, and some threw down watermelon to tease the tiger to eat, but it ignored it.
In the end, Li Sheng's son brought a knife to A Meng, and he ate it all in three or four bites. It licks the mouth with its tongue and people are very interesting to watch. Many people told Li Sheng that you have a good fortune to raise such a kind tiger. Everyone talked and laughed until the sun was about to set, and then they went home happily.
The news that Li Sheng had made a virtuous tiger quickly spread throughout the county. One day, the county magistrate sent a toll to Li Sheng's house and asked the old man to ride a tiger to the county town tomorrow morning for the civil and military officials in the yamen and the masses in the city to watch. After seeing it clearly, Li Sheng signed the word "Agree" and handed it to the toll and took it back to the county government office.
Early the next morning, he finished his dressing up and put on the tiger's saddle. He jumped onto the tiger's back with a silver steel knife and walked, saying, "Remember, as soon as we enter the yamen, you must yell three times." Ah Meng nodded and ran to the county town. At this time, the residents of the county town had already lined up in a long line to welcome him.
Ameng approached the crowd, firecrackers rang out and shook the sky. Li Sheng waved to the audience majestic on the tiger's back.
Ameng slowly walked to the front of the yamen and yelled three times, followed by three loud salutes, and the county officials and civil and military officials were also waiting in line.
Li Sheng bowed down from the tiger's back and saluted the officials, and asked A Meng to rest under a big locust tree. After a while, two yamen runners brought a fat pig to treat the tiger. An official came to invite Li Sheng and all the officials in the audience into the living room. After using tobacco tea, Li Sheng learned about it with them and went to the table to have a meal. The table was filled with fine wine and famous dishes, and everyone was happy and drank happily.
County magistrate said, "Brother Li, you have good fate. You have raised a virtuous tiger, but you have never heard of it in the world!"
Li Sheng said, "Don't praise me too much."
A civil servant said, "The gentleman in the world has never heard of raising a tiger. My brother has such a blessing, or the heavenly official gives me blessings, how can it be boastful!"
A military officer said, "Mr. Li has good skills, and he will definitely be natural, rare, and he should have the name of a general. Wouldn't my county add color?"
County magistrate said, "This official is better to recommend you to Beijing to meet the emperor, or you can lead troops to guard the border and serve the country. Make meritorious contributions, But I don’t know what my brother wants?”
Li Sheng said: “The people in the lower class are old and the adults talk about state affairs. The people in the lower class are also responsible, but their talent is negligent and knowledgeable, and they may not be able to take responsibility!”
Everyone talked while drinking, and the conversation became more and more enthusiastic. The officials said one by one, and they all spoke kindly to Li Sheng to go to Beijing to meet the emperor. Finally, Li Sheng accepted the sincerity of the officials and he agreed. There was constant applause in the dining hall. After the banquet, the county magistrate gave him a thousand taels of silver and tied it to the tiger's neck with red silk strips. Finally, a civil servant came. He opened a colorful painting more than five feet long and three feet wide and two couplets. The paper was painted with Li Sheng riding a tiger, holding a steel knife in his hand, and his brown beard flew down from the hillside. It was so majestic. There is also a half-grass-like seven-character verse written in the painting:
Riding a tiger down the mountain to break the dark clouds, like the sky sending generals to the earth to patrol;
Li Sheng is famous all over the world, and only by taming a tiger can we create strange stories.
Gengwu year Autumn Xu Yu County Yayi painting
The letter "Li" is written on the head: "Li is like a dragon to prosper the world", and
is written on the tail: "Tathing the tiger and passing on the family voice".
He handed the scroll to Li Sheng again, and there was another applause in the court. Li Sheng took the color painting with a smile, said goodbye to all the officials, and rode on A Meng and returned happily.
Li Sheng returned home and hung a large colorful painting in front of the hall. The more he looked at the whole family, the more vivid he became. Even Ah Meng seemed to be able to see its images, and it felt strange.
Li Sheng recalled the big scenes he had gone to the county, which increased his courage and felt pride. He heard that nearby counties also wanted to ask him to ride a tiger to the audience to see, and he was very happy. He often heard the emperor's imperial edict circulating that he had a sweet dream of going to Beijing.
But God did not accept it, disaster came from the sky. The old man could not realize his wish to be a general to protect his country, so he suddenly fell seriously ill. He thought that the disease would not be cured, so he asked his four wife and four sons to come in front and sighed: "I can't do it anymore. You, you, the four brothers want to be united, united, be kind, be kind, be kind, be respectful... respect mother... Mother, to A Meng... Meng also needs to be well-behaved. The old man closed his eyes and left.
After putting the corpse into the coffin, the whole town of gentlemen came to mourn, and the people cried loudly, and A Meng was sitting next to the coffin, with tears in his eyes. It saw that the people were wearing mourning, and it also brought white cloth to make it white. It did not eat meat for a few days until it was carried up the coffin up the mountain. It also rushed to send the burial with tears in its eyes.
Ameng watches mourning beside the grave every night, and roars every night, and forty-nine nights, it left the grave reluctantly and went into the mountains. From then on, Ameng will never be seen.
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