Ming Dynasty During the Yongle period, there was a village called Manjiawan. Ninety percent of the people in this village had a surname Man, and they were reproduced by an ancestor.
There is a man named Mancang in Manjiawan. His family has hundreds of acres of fertile land, herds of cattle and horses, and a large house. It is the richest family in the village. People like to call Mancang the rich man.
Man Qianzhu is in his fifties this year. His wife Liu gave birth to three daughters for him, but he did not give up. This madeMan Qianzhu very upset. He married two concubines and still did not get what he wanted.Man Qianzhu did not give up and wanted to marry a concubine. He thought that as long as he persisted and didn't understand, his son would have a son sooner or later.
Besides, there is a man named Zhao Dazhuang in the village. He is a tenant from the rich man's family. He rented two acres of land, and the grain he harvested every year was exploited by the rich man's every year. The rest was not enough to make a living, especially when the weather was not smooth, and he couldn't even pay the rent.
This year, the weather was severely drought and there was no harvest. The rich man ignored these things. The tenant's rent must not be reduced at all. He came to Zhao Dazhuang's house to collect the rent, and Zhao Dazhuang and his wife quickly welcomed him into the house.
Zhao Dazhuang said, "Master Man, you know this situation this year that the crops have been harvested, and my family has no surplus grain, so you can be lenient for one year, and I will definitely pay it next year!"
Man rich man said, "It's your business that you don't have food, and my rent still needs to be collected. My dozens of people are still waiting for dinner, so I'll hand it over to me quickly. If I don't pay it, I won't leave today!"
Zhao Dazhuang's wife Song Xuelian also begs quickly. Man Qiang, Man Qiang stood up, squinted his eyes and looked at Song Xuelian carefully, and said, "For the sake of my little lady, I will give you two days, and I will come again in two days!"
Song Xuelian is as pure and beautiful as a snow lotus. She is the most handsome woman in the entire Manjiawan. It's a pity that she married the poor boy Zhao Dazhuang. Everyone said that she was a flower inserted in cow dung, but Song Xuelian didn't think so, and she was very gentle and considerate to her husband.
Zhao Dazhuang is a kind young man. Although he cannot eat enough or wear warm, he will generously take out food when he meets a beggar, and sometimes he will stay at home.
One evening a year ago, a female beggar fainted at the door of Zhao Dazhuang's house. He quickly took the female beggar into the house and fed hot water to the female beggar. After the female beggar woke up, he took out the only handful of white flour in the house to make a bowl of hand-rolled noodles for the female beggar.
This female beggar said that her name is Song Xuelian, and she is from Yuhang people. Because her hometown was affected by the disaster, she came out to beg for food in order to survive. Seeing that she was weak, Zhao Dazhuang said that she would stay at home for a few days and take good care of her health.
Song Xuelian lived in Zhao Dazhuang's house. She learned that Zhao Dazhuang was in her twenties and had not yet married her, so she decided to marry this kind man as a wife.
After the two got married, Zhao Dazhuang carefully cared for his wife. Song Xuelian was also gentle and considerate to her husband. The couple was inseparable, loving and loving, and her happy marriage life was envious.
Zhao Dazhuang, a poor boy, lost his luck in love with love, and picked up a beautiful lady for nothing. The men in the village were envious, jealous and hated, especially the rich man, who felt as uncomfortable as a cat. Seeing that his wives and concubines were no longer in trouble, he was determined to get Song Xuelian.
After the rich man left, the couple was frowning and discussed what to do? But after discussing for several hours, no results were obtained.
Two days later, the rich man's housekeeper came to Zhao Dazhuang's house and said that the rich man asked him to collect the rent, and he had to pay it today, otherwise he would be polite.
Zhao Dazhuang knew about the ruthless man Man’s ruthless man, but now his family couldn’t get the blame. Wherever he went to get the grain to pay the rent, he begged the housekeeper to go back and tell the man Man Man that he was willing to work in Man’s house to pay the rent.
butler said, "There is no need for male workers at home now, but a cook is needed. Let your wife be a cook and rent it!" As he said that, he asked his subordinates to pull Song Xuelian away.
Zhao Dazhuang also knew the rich man's thoughts, so he disagreed with his wife's going. The housekeeper said, "You don't want to toast and not eat the penalty for !" After that, he left angrily.
The next day, a group of yamen runners came to Zhao Dazhuang's house and took Zhao Dazhuang away. It turned out that the rich man sued him and said that he did not pay back the rent. He was a violation of the law and wanted to be punished and went to prison. When will he be released?
Song Xuelian burst into tears when she saw her husband being taken away, but she was a woman from another country, without any relatives or reason. Zhao Dazhuang is an orphan and has no brothers and sisters. When she encounters such a thing, there is no one who comes up with an idea.
In order to save her husband, Song Xuelian thought about it over and over again and decided to ask the rich man Man, so she came to the rich man Man Man's house and said she was willing to come to his house to be a cook to pay off the debt, begging the rich man Man to release her husband.
Man Qianzhu was very happy, but his face was cold, and he said, "What did you do long ago? Now I don't lack cooks here. Go back and get the money as soon as possible. If you are too late, you can only collect the body for Zhao Dazhuang!"
Song Xuelian was so scared that she knelt down and kowtowed, crying, "Master Man, I can do anything, please keep me!"
"You can do whatever I ask you to do?"Man Qianzhu's squinting eyes wandered on Song Xuelian, wishing she could eat her into her stomach in one bite.
Song Xuelian saw the green light in the eyes of the rich man Man. She took a step back and said, "I can do laundry, cooking, taking care of children, cleaning, blocking water, chopping firewood, and even herding cattle and sheep. I just want Mr. Man to be kind and let my husband come out!"
Man Man snorted coldly and said, "All people have done these jobs, how can it be your turn? I won't let you do heavy work. As long as I serve the master, I will let your husband go. Otherwise, you don't regret your husband!"
Song Xuelian has a very deep relationship with Zhao Dazhuang. He will not let other men touch him. At this moment, a servant walked in and said, "Master, that Zhao Dazhuang is in prison." She was knocked out several times. If he didn't pay the rent, he would probably die! "
Man Qian looked at Song Xuelian with a lewd smile on his face, and said, "Little lady, did you hear it? The county jail cell is not easy to sit, so you just wait to collect the body!"
Song Xuelian heard that her husband was beaten to faint several times, and she felt like a knife. In order to save her husband, she couldn't take care of that much. She bit her lower lip and whispered in a low voice, "What can I do to let my husband go?"
Man Qian Qian signaled the servant to go out, and closed the door and whispered in Song Xuelian's ear. Song Xuelian could only nod in agreement with tears. When the rich man Qian heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly ordered his servants to prepare a new house. He would enter the bridal chamber with Song Xuelian tonight.
Song Xuelian said, "No, I have to see my husband come back safely before he can enter the bridal chamber with you!"
Man Qianzhu said, "Don't worry, we will enter the bridal chamber tonight, and I will go to the county government to handle the matter tomorrow and let Zhao Dazhuang go! If you don't agree, then forget it, I don't have any kind of woman I want, but I don't care about the leftovers!"
That night, Song Xuelian entered the bridal chamber with Man Qianzhu in extreme humiliation. After a night of lingering, Man Qianzhu did not break his promise, and Zhao Dazhuang was also released the next day.
Zhao Dazhuang knew that Man Qianzhu was not a good person and would not let him come back casually. He returned home with a nervous mood and realized that his wife Song Xuelian had become Man Qianzhu's concubine. He was also a dignified seven-foot man. How could he withstand such humiliation? He picked up the kitchen knife and tried hard to find Man Qianzhu, but was pulled by his neighbor.
"The rich man is cruel and ruthless, and he is also crowded and powerful. If you go, it means you will die. Do you know? Leave the green mountains and don't be afraid of burning firewood..." After the persuasion of the neighbors, Zhao Dazhuang threw the kitchen knife to the ground, covered his face and burst into tears.
Now his wife has become someone else's woman. Zhao Dazhuang is lying on the bed, tossing and turning so hard that he can't fall asleep. He vows to kill Man Qianzhuo, but he is alone and is not a match for Man Qianzhuo at all.
Let’s talk about the rich man who forced him to marry Song Xuelian, and he was afraid that Zhao Dazhuang would secretly take revenge on him. He wanted to take action first. On a dark and windy night, Zhao Dazhuang’s house was burned to ashes, and Zhao Dazhuang was also dead.
Everyone in the village knew how this fire happened, but no one dared to say it, because they were not the ones who dared to offend the rich man.
Song Xuelian heard that Zhao Dazhuang was burned to death, and she was extremely sad and wanted to cry, but she didn't dare and could only swallow her tears.
The reason why Song Xuelian promised to be the concubine of the rich man was that it was for Zhao Dazhuang to survive. Now that Zhao Dazhuang is dead, her spiritual pillar is gone, so she has no motivation to survive. She decided to go with Zhao Dazhuang, but she was rescued both times of suicide.
The rich man was afraid that something would happen to her, so he sent his maid to follow her for a moment. Song Xuelian had no personal freedom and even the right to die was deprived. She could only live alone, like a walking corpse.
After Man Qianzhu married Song Xuelian, he would spend the night in her room every night, which aroused the dissatisfaction of his wife and two concubines. He sneered at her when Man Qianzhu was not at home, and sang her openly and secretly.
Song Xuelian was already numb. No matter what they said or did, she didn't care. Several people originally wanted to arouse her anger, but they were indifferent. This made the people very angry.
On the evening, the rich man came to Song Xuelian's room again, but Song Xuelian said, "You should go with them! Otherwise, I won't have a good life!"
The rich man was furious when he heard this and said, "Who dares to bully you tell me, I'll divorce her!"
Song Xuelian said, "I'm not even as good as a maid in this family, and whoever wants to bully whoever wants to bully..." As he said that, he started crying.
"It's outrageous. They can't even give birth to a person. They can't protect themselves. They want to bully my little lady. Don't want to live!"
"Master, please speak quietly. If they hear it, they won't let you go..."
The next day, the rich man Man gathered his wife Liu and his concubine together and said, "Xuelian has just entered the house. Don't bully her because of your qualifications. If I know who bullies her, I will divorce who!"
The women's resentment towards Song Xuelian became even deeper after hearing the rich man Man's words. On the surface, they said a lot of good things, saying that they will definitely take good care of the girl Xuelian.
Song Xuelian quickly said, "Master, all the sisters are very nice to me, don't worry!"
said, "That's good, I'm still waiting for the little lady to give birth to a son for me!" He pointed to the other three women and said, "You guys listen to me, don't use any tricks, otherwise don't blame me for turning against others!"
After that family meeting, the wife Liu and two concubines made a 180-degree turn towards Song Xuelian. They asked her about her well-being every day, and took her to go outings and rowing. Song Xuelian was not polite, and soon got into a relationship with the few people.
One day, the second concubine suggested that she would go to Yunwu Mountain to sautify the incense and pray for the master and Xuelian. Song Xuelian was very moved when she heard this and said, "Thank you for your worries. If I have a son, my sisters will be his biological mother!"
The women prepared the "Ten Offers" and took a carriage to Yunwu Mountain. In order to show their sincerity, they let the carriage park at the foot of the mountain and several people climbed up on foot.
Man Qianzhu's wife Liu is a woman from a wealthy family. She has never suffered hardships since she was a child. She always stays in sedan chairs when she goes out. Although the second and third concubines are both from poor families, she has been used to being at peace with the whole family over the years. How can they bear to climb a mountain suddenly? Only Song Xuelian was in good physical strength and kept walking in front of several people.
After several hours of arduous journey, they came to a cliff. The third concubine said, "I really can't walk anymore, let's take a rest here!"
"I can't do it anymore, I'll die if I leave!" said the second concubine.
Liu said, "Look at the prospect of you two. Look at the Xuelian girl, how good she is!"
Song Xuelian said, "Since sisters are tired, let's sit down and rest!" Liu did not object, and the few people found a clean big stone and sat down.
"Look, how beautiful the flowers over there!" Suddenly, Song Xuelian pointed to a cluster of purple flowers on the cliff and screamed.
As he said that, he ran to the edge of the cliff. When Liu saw that the opportunity had come, he winked at the second and third concubines. The two understood it and quietly walked behind Song Xuelian. The two reached out and pushed her off the cliff with a light push.
Three women returned home crying and said that Song Xuelian fell below the cliff to pick flowers. When the rich man heard this, he didn't bother to get angry and immediately took people to Yunwu Mountain to search.
When they came to the bottom of the cliff, they saw a pool of blood on the ground, as if there were still footprints of wild beasts. It seemed that Song Xuelian was eaten by wild beasts.
Man Qianzhu returned home and tied up his two concubines to question Song Xuelian's real cause of death. They insisted that they had died of picking flowers and falling to death, and Man Qianzhu would torture the two of them.
Liu said, "Sister Xuelian has gone, and many people are waiting to see our laughing life. If you do this, you can only hurt your relatives and your enemies..."
Under Liu's persuasion, the rich man released two concubines. If it weren't for Liu, they would definitely suffer from flesh and blood and even lose their lives. Therefore, they are very grateful to Liu. In this game, Liu is the biggest winner.
No matter what, Song Xuelian is the concubine of the rich man. She is his favorite person at present. Now that she has no corpse, she can only make a tomb for her.
According to local rules, after a person dies and is buried, he has to find someone to guard the cemetery forty-nine days. Some brave people are willing to be gravekeepers because they can easily make money without any effort, and the reward is not low.
Man Qianzhu found an old man who often guarded the tomb in the village and asked him to guard the tomb for Song Xuelian. However, the old man said, "The wife is young and not a normal death. I am afraid that she is too resentful. I dare not use this old bone. You should ask another clever one!"
Man Qianzhu had money and couldn't spend it, so he simply stopped spending it. He asked the servant to guard the tomb for Song Xuelian. The servant must have been so scared that his legs were trembling. At this moment, a beggar with no clothes suddenly came and said, "Master, okay, can you give me a stutter?"
"Are you really hungry?" Man Qianzhu asked with a flash of inspiration.
Beggar's hair covered half of his face and nodded repeatedly.
full-time rich man said, "Okay, I will give you a task. As long as you want, I will give you food. How about it?"
Beggar Zi quickly said, "As long as the master can enjoy the food, I will be happy to cook cows and horses!"
"Okay, you go to the cemetery to guard the tomb, and the food will be delivered to you in a while!" When the servant heard this, he brought Beggar Zi to the cemetery and said, "Auntie, you can go to the cemetery to guard the tomb, and the food will be delivered to you later!" When the servant heard this, he brought Beggar Zi to the cemetery and said, "Auntie, you can go to the cemetery to guard the tomb." My wife is newly dead, so you can keep her tomb here, and you can eat it! But I want to remind you to be careful at night. This concubine is young and dead unusual..."
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Man rich man was also very satisfied with beggars and said, "Do work hard, stay at my house as a mate in the future, and you will have no worries about eating and drinking!"
Song Xuelian said that night, beggars sat in front of Song Xuelian's tombstone and chatted with her. When they were chatting until midnight, they felt hungry. When he saw the offering in front of the grave, he picked up a pig's trotter and started to chew it.
Just then, a white shadow suddenly appeared in the grave. Beggar was startled and saw the shadow walking towards him, with a veil on his head, and his face was invisible.
Shadow said, "Is it delicious? I'll eat with you!"
Beggar Kazuko quickly stood up from the ground, pretending to be calm and asked, "Who are you? Don't pretend to be a ghost here, I'm not afraid of you!"
Shadow said, "I am Song Xuelian. I didn't fall off the cliff, but I was pushed off the cliff by them. I died so unjustly!"
Beggar Kazuko was surprised and happy when she heard this, and said, "You are really Song Xuelian, my wife, I am Zhao Dazhuang. I'm back this time to avenge you. Don't worry, I will kill the old thief with my own hands!"
"Husband, are you really my husband?"
"Madam, I didn't expect that we would meet in this way. You are waiting for me over there. When I kill the old thief, I will find you!"
Shadow held Zhao Dazhuang's hand, and Zhao Dazhuang felt a warm current flowing all over his body. He was surprised and said, "You, your hands are hot?"
Shadow took the mask on his head and said, "Husband, I am not dead, I am still alive!"
Zhao Dazhuang couldn't believe that all this was true. He was so excited that he was almost jumping up. The two hugged each other tightly, crying with joy.
It turned out that when Zhao Dazhuang's house caught fire, he was not at home, but was drinking at a friend's house. When he heard that his house was on fire, he knew it was the rich man. He left the trick at his friend's house.
Later, he went to the mountain to learn martial arts. A year later, he prepared to go down the mountain to kill the rich man and rescue Song Xuelian. Unexpectedly, he heard about Song Xuelian falling off the cliff before he went down the mountain.
Zhao Dazhuang was extremely sad, so he pretended to be beggar and came down the mountain. He wanted to enter the Man family first, and then he got the trust of Man Qianzhu and took the opportunity to kill him. Unexpectedly, Man Qianzhu asked him to guard the tomb, so he agreed.
Let’s talk about Song Xuelian’s mental journey. When she learned that Zhao Dazhuang was burned to death, she was out of nowhere and wanted to die, but the rich man took it seriously and did not die several times.
In order to reunite with Zhao Dazhuang, she deliberately provoked the relationship between the rich man and his three women, making them extremely dissatisfied with her and eliminated it quickly.
Sure enough, several women fell into Song Xuelian's trap. In order to get rid of her, they got close to her. In fact, Song Xuelian knew their thoughts very well, which was what she wanted.
Some people took her to Yunwu Mountain to burn incense. She knew that these people were trying to harm her, so she took the initiative to walk to the edge of the cliff and let them succeed. They succeeded, and her own goal was achieved.
Who knew that she was lucky and was saved by an old Taoist priest who collected herbs. The old priest cured her wounds and taught her two tricks. She came back to take revenge. Unexpectedly, she met the person she was longing for.
If she fell to death, she would be really separated from Zhao Dazhuang's yin and yang. If she thought about it, she would be afraid. Now that she learned that Zhao Dazhuang was not dead, she felt that it was great to live.
The next day, people in Manjiawan were talking about it, saying that the rich man's house was haunted, and that female ghost was the dead Song Xuelian. The second and third concubines were overly frightened and lost their hearts.
Man Qianzhu and Liu were so scared that they went to burn incense to Song Xuelian and begged her not to scare them again. The two kowtowed and begged. At this moment, they suddenly saw a white shadow floating in the air.
Baiying said, "You killed my husband and killed me again. I'm here to take revenge today..."
The two ran away as soon as they saw it, but after a few steps, they collapsed on the ground. Only a terrifying voice echoed in the air.
The next day, someone found two corpses in front of Song Xuelian's grave. It was the rich man Man and his wife Liu. People in Manjiawan said that evil will be retribution. Man Man bullied the tenant and robbed his wife, and now he has received retribution.
Song Xuelian used magic to avenge her, and the couple went up the mountain together, followed the old Taoist priest to practice Taoism, and became a couple of immortals.
This story has nothing to do with superstition, it is mainly to promote folk culture and punish evil and promote good.