At a long time ago, ducks lay eggs and hatched eggs, just like chickens and geese, but why did ducks lay eggs only and not hatched them? Here is also a story about the "Eight Immortals" legend. According to the legend, Zhang Guolao secretly drank fairy wine by He Xiangu , and reported to Jade Emperor . The Jade Emperor was furious and not only scolded Zhang Guolao, but also punished him to resign from Juyiyixianzhuang (now Zhangzhuangji, Huaibin County, Henan Province) for three years. Zhang Guo Lao hated He Xiangu and always wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge to relieve the hatred in his heart.
On this day, Fairy He drove five hundred fairy ducks to visit. It turns out that the Eight Immortals have not yet been granted the title after they ascended to heaven. Queen Mother ordered He Xiangu to go to the lower realm to release ducks. One is to visit the old place again, and the other is to visit the immortal friend Zhang Guolao. Mr. Zhang Guo was very enthusiastic on the surface and ordered his disciples to prepare delicious food and treat him well, but he was still thinking about how to revenge on He Xiangu.
The next day, He Xiangu returned to Hejiawan to visit the villagers, and the ducks were handed over to Mr. Zhang. Unexpectedly, shortly after He Xiangu left, Queen Mother sent someone to come and said that the Empress was preparing to invite all kinds of gods and ordered Fairy He to send 500 duck eggs. Zhang Guo Lao was secretly happy and ordered his disciples to drive the duck to Bailu River. Even the duck that was holding the nest was driven away and he was not allowed to hold the nest.
In the afternoon, when He Xiangu came back from her parents' home and passed by Bailu River, he suddenly saw Zhang Guo's disciples putting fairy ducks in the river. He thought that Zhang Guo was generous and ignored the previous grudges and replaced the ducks with a new place, without any doubt.
However, when Zhang Guo Lao saw He Xian Gu come back, he pretended to be sad and said to He Xian Gu: "Junior sister, in the morning, I ordered my disciples to lay ducks by the river. Suddenly, a black wind blew, and the people and the ducks were rolled away without a trace. Tomorrow, the Queen Mother invited the gods to the gods and ordered you to send 500 duck eggs. Go and find the ducks quickly. Alas, I suffered from the cold and I was in poor health. I can't go with my junior sister. I hope my junior sister will forgive me."
When He Xian Gu heard this, she suddenly felt something was wrong. I thought to myself: This is strange. The duck is clearly in the Bailu River. He actually said that it was swept away by the black wind. Could this Mr. Zhang Guo have some bad ideas to tease me? Thinking of this, He Xiangu remained silent and went out to pretend to look for a duck, running south.
Zhang Guolao was so proud that she saw Fairy He left that she couldn't help but laugh. Then, he rode a donkey backwards to Lingxiao Palace and reported to the Queen Mother of , saying, "After the order of the Queen Mother of the Queen Mother of the Queen Mother of the Queen Mother, He dared to disobey the rules of heaven, and resigned without permission, and made friends with fairies. He made 500 fairy ducks to serve wine and food. The little fairy could not persuade him, so he came to report it and asked the Queen Mother of the Queen Mother who did not distinguish the authenticity was furious after hearing it: "Come here, arrest Fairy He and Fairy He will be punished!" At this time, Zhang Guo Lao was deeply respected and said, "Grandma, please wait! According to the little fairy's opinion, He and Fairy He are good at quibbling. Why not wait until she can't offer duck eggs tomorrow?"
Queen Mother thought, and said it was reasonable and she would talk about it tomorrow. Besides, when He Xiangu arrived at Bai Lu, she was stunned when she saw the ducks croaking in the river. A group of disciples guarded the river bank with bamboo poles, and did not allow the ducks to go ashore to lay eggs. Fairy He saw it and became angry in his heart. As I watched, I suddenly had an idea. My heart said: Why don’t I just take a plan and ask that old man Zhang to take care of his feet? "
In the evening, Zhang Guolao saw that He Xiangu was empty-handed and sighed. He couldn't help but feel gloating: He Xiangu, He Xiangu, you have today too. When he was happy, he forgot the order that the Jade Emperor punished him to eat vegetarian food. So he hummed tune , went to the restaurant pub, and drank it himself.
He Xiangu Seeing that Zhang Guo Lao left, he sneaked out of the door and headed straight for Bailu River. When he arrived by the river, it was already dark. She blew a breath of fairy air and all the disciples who released the ducks fell down. Then, she hurriedly drove the ducks back to the fairy village and locked them in the circle. The ducks did not dare to lay eggs in the water during the day, and after entering the circle, they each found a nest to lay eggs. After a while, she collected 500 eggs. After Zhang Guo Lao came back drunk, Fairy Gu had already driven the fairy ducks back to Bailu River and drove the auspicious clouds to the Heavenly Palace to offer eggs.
Queen Mother heard the guards’ report and said that Fairy He was obedient outside the Yaochi, and said, “Let her come in to see me.”
Fairy He entered the treasure hall and was about to show his salute, but he saw the Queen Mother’s eyelids drooping, “Hmph! Fairy He, do you know your guilt?”
Fairy He hurriedly knelt down and said, “Little Fairy I don’t know, please tell me.”
Queen Mother said, “Bold! You put ducks in the lower realm, how dare you disobey the imperial edict, make friends, and cook the fairy duck! I ordered you to bring the 500 duck eggs you sent, have you ever brought them?”
Fairy He gave two baskets of duck eggs, and the Queen Mother was very surprised! He Xiangu replied, "The Empress Dowager doesn't know anything. Zhang Guo Lao was reported by Xiaoxian for stealing the fairy wine. The Jade Emperor punished him to return to Xianzhuang and eat vegetarian food for three years. He held a grudge and waited for an opportunity to take revenge, and framed Xiaoxian in front of the Empress. If the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, he can send someone to the world to investigate."
Niangniang Huai reported, and ordered Ganli to look for Bailu River to investigate. After a while, Qianlijian replied, "Empress Qicha, what Fairy Gu said is true. Zhang Guo Lao not only teased and framed He Xian Gu, but also disobeyed the imperial edict and drank and had fun. He was drunk as mud at this time." After hearing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but say angrily: "I passed on my word to the decree. He Xian Gu has made great contributions to releasing ducks, so he should go back to the Heavenly Palace to listen to the seal. Zhang Guo Lao violated the rules of heaven, ate meat and drink, and spread rumors, and punished him to release ducks in Bailu River for three years!"
Zhang Guo Lao returned to the Xianzhuang after receiving the edict, and was very angry. I thought to myself, I must call these fairy ducks to be killed. So, he said to his disciples, "Ducks will not push them ashore to lay eggs and hold nests during the day." In this way, the ducks cannot lay eggs in the water during the day, so they had to go back to the shack to lay eggs at night, and they didn't even have time to hold nests.
Since then, ducks have only laid eggs at night and no longer hatched their nests.
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