Scholar Shen Maolin lives in a downtown area. In order to get a fame and fortune and study hard, he bid farewell to his parents and moved alone to Sanqing Mountain outside the city to live.
In September of that year, after the autumn examination, the results were not yet released. My mother, Lu, missed her son very much, and said to Shen Maolin, "Son, the results have not been released yet, so you might as well take this opportunity to rest at home for a few more days. The mountains are deserted and there is nothing. We are not at ease if you stay alone."
"Mom, the family is too noisy. I have become accustomed to the quiet life on the mountain. Don't worry, I am a big man's house and I don't have money around, so it's very safe." Shen Maolin took some changed clothes and food and went up the mountain again. This time, he had a clear idea of , and he thought that it was no problem to win a juren. Therefore, he was anxious to go back to the mountains, continue to study, and prepare for the examination in March of the following year.
Half an hour later, Shen Maolin came to the hillside of Sanqing Mountain, only more than a hundred steps away from the cave where he temporarily lived. At this moment, he suddenly heard a "squeaking" sound from the forest, and the scream was very miserable and pitiful. Shen Maolin was stunned: Could it be that some animal encountered something difficult? Let’s go and have a look.
Looking for the sound, Shen Maolin walked towards the depths of the woods with one foot and one foot. When he opened up a grass, he found that an weasel was caught by a trap set by the hunter. There were many birds and beasts on Sanqing Mountain, so the hunters from several nearby villages came up with their ideas. Traps, animal traps, and animal traps are everywhere in the forest. Once, when Shen Maolin was walking out of the cave, he was almost caught by a animal trap. So secretly, he was also very disgusted with these hunters.
When the weasel saw Shen Maolin, he probably regarded him as the owner of the trap. Therefore, he was very scared and his screams became even more miserable. Shen Maolin seemed to see the weasel's thoughts, and quickly squatted down and said, "Immortal, don't be afraid, I am a scholar and never kill. When I heard your screams, I came here to save you."
After saying that, Shen Maolin stretched out his hands again and carefully pulled the trap. Seeing that he had no malice, the weasel stopped struggling and shouting. Soon, Shen Maolin broke the beast clip apart, and the weasel quickly dragged his injured leg to the side. However, its leg was seriously injured and could not run at all. Shen Maolin remembered that there was a Cifeng Temple on the mountain. There was an old monk named Changhai in the temple who knew medical skills. Maybe he could cure the weasel. So he bent down again and said to the weasel in a whisper: "Great Immortal, if you leave like this, your leg will probably be ruined. Why don't you let me take you to Cifeng Temple and find Master Changhai to show you."
The weasel seemed to understand Shen Maolin's words, and then stopped and nodded. Shen Maolin took the opportunity to carry it into his arms and walked quickly towards Cifeng Temple. The old monk Changhai has lived in this temple for decades. In addition to chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha every day, he also reads some medical books. Because of his talent, he gradually became able to see a doctor and save people. Unlike those doctors who are in the clinic, this Changhai monk has always been free to treat people for free. Most of these medicines were collected from Sanqing Mountain and the nearby deep mountains in his spare time. The people nearby have received many favors from him, so they naturally respect him very much.
After Shen Maolin carried the weasel to Cifeng Temple, the monk Changhai first stopped the bleeding, then applied some anti-inflammatory herbs, and then bandaged its injured leg with gauze.
"Master, is its leg okay? Can it be saved, right?" Shen Maolin asked after all this was done. Monk Changhai said, "Fortunately, you sent it in time, otherwise it is still a question whether you can save it. Huang Daxian is destined to be with you. Take it back and heal well. Every three days, come to me to change the medicine. After almost twenty days, its injuries will be healed."
"Can you put it in your temple? I have always liked quietness when studying." Shen Maolin frowned slightly and hesitated.Monk Changhai smiled and said, "I just said that Huang Daxian is destined to be with you. It is better for you to take care of it these days."
"Since that's the case, I will obey the order." Helplessly, Shen Maolin had to carry the weasel back to the cave where he lived. The weasel was honest and lay down at the entrance of the cave and fell asleep. When it is hungry, it will find some wild vegetables nearby or eat the pasta thrown by Shen Maolin; when it is thirsty, it will drink some mountain spring water nearby. After four or five days, its injuries gradually improved and it was almost able to move freely. So when Shen Maolin was dozing off, he went out of the hole to find some living things.
That afternoon, as soon as the weasel came out of the cave, three men with the appearance of scholars brought wine and meat, and walked towards the cave where Shen Maolin lived with talk and laugh.
"Brother Maolin, congratulations on your success!"
"We are here to congratulate you. Today you must stay drunk with us before you can stop!"
Before you see him, you will hear his voice first. Before the three scholars entered the cave, they burst into loud voices and started shouting in the woods. It turned out that these three people were all Shen Maolin's classmates, named Du Jiang, Zeng Xiang, and Xie Anshun. They all participated in the autumn examination this year. However, they all failed, and only Shen Maolin passed the imperial examination. After learning the news, the three of them discussed bringing wine and meat to congratulate Shen Maolin.
"Brother Maolin, is the environment in this cave too bad? Are you used to living here alone?"
"Brother Maolin, are you alone living here, aren't you afraid at night?"
Zeng Xiang and Xie Anshun had never climbed a mountain before, so they entered the cave and saw the simple environment where Shen Maolin lived, and they were shocked. Only Du Jiang was not surprised at all, because it was his third time here as a classmate and friend of Shen Maolin.
"When I came on the first day, I was a little scared, but after living there for a long time, I got used to it." Shen Maolin smiled and hugged the three of them, then pointed to the stone bench in the hole and let them sit down on it. Seeing his calm and gentle look, Du Jiang couldn't help asking, "Don't you know that you have passed the imperial examination? Didn't the person who reported the news come to this mountain? Why are you not excited at all?"
"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you come or not." Shen Maolin smiled and shrugged, then tear a roast chicken leg in his hand, preparing to throw it to Huang Daxian. But the weasel seemed to be afraid of seeing a stranger and had already disappeared. Shen Maolin stuffed the chicken legs into his mouth and then drank it with the three of them.
The four of them planned to stop drunk, but not long after, Huang Dayou, a servant of the Shen family, hurried over and reported: "Young master, the master and his wife asked you to go back quickly, saying that there is something important to discuss."
"Is there anything I can't talk about tomorrow? I just said I'm not free today." Shen Maolin was drunk and naturally felt unhappy after hearing this. Upon hearing this, the three scholars also urged Huang Dayou to leave as soon as possible and not to discourage their happiness. Huang Dayou had no choice but to put his mouth in Shen Maolin's ear and whispered, "Madam said, there is news from the Lin family."
"Then, I'd better go back." Shen Maolin was happy and immediately hugged the other three people apologetically and said, "Three brothers, why don't you move to the humble house and go to my house to sit well?"
"Brother Shen, what did Huang Dayou just say to you? Did you change your mind all at once?" Zeng Xiang was very puzzled. Du Jiang smiled and tentatively said, "Can it be the matchmaker telling you that the matchmaker is here?"
"It's totally possible! Now everyone in the city knows that Brother Shen is in high school, and they are eager to marry his daughter to him." Xie Anshun also smiled and joked. Shen Maolin only smiled and said, "Hahaha, it's almost the same. This lifelong event cannot be delayed. Three brothers, I'm sorry!" After that, the boy hugged everyone, then packed up some things and prepared to go down the mountain.
It turned out that more than a month ago, Shen Maolin had returned home once. On the street, he ran into Lin Wan'er, the daughter of the Lin family. If Lin Wan'er looks beautiful and beautiful, Shen Maolin only looked at her a few times and became deeply fascinated by her. After returning home, this kid was even more worried about food and food. After my mother, Lu, found something was wrong, kept asking the reason. Shen Maolin had no choice but to tell him about his fall in love with Lin Wan'er.
Lu smiled and said, "So my son is suffering from lovesickness? Haha, what's the problem? I'll find a matchmaker tomorrow and go to the Lin family to propose marriage." Lin Wan'er is Lin Yuanwai's little girl. She has been smart since childhood. She is not only beautiful, but also knows everything. Mr. Lin has always wanted to marry her to a candidate like a royal relative, so when the Shen family sent a matchmaker to propose marriage, he did not agree at all.
Then why did things suddenly turn around? Perhaps, this is because Shen Maolin was awarded the award, so the Lin family found a matchmaker and rushed to talk about the matter.
Shen Maolin hurried back home. His three friends liked to watch the fun, so they naturally followed the Shen family. Sure enough, when the four of them arrived at the Shen family, the matchmaker sent by the Lin family had not left. She only glanced at Shen Maolin, and then said to Lu with a smile: "Young Master Shen is such a handsome man. Miss Lin is a blessing for her to marry him as a wife! Please rest assured Mrs. Shen. Even if you are old, you must try your best to promote the marriage between Mr. Shen and Miss Lin."
"Then I will be fine." Lu smiled and gave the matchmaker two taels of silver reward. The matchmaker thanked him so much that he said goodbye and left. Seeing that Shen Maolin's face was filled with excitement, Du Jiang couldn't help asking, "Brother Shen, the matchmaker just now was sent by Mr. Lin's family? Did Brother Shen fall in love with Lin Wan'er, the lady of the Lin family?"
"That's right." Shen Maolin did not hide it. With the long drunkenness, he told the story of how he bumped into Lin Wan'er and how he fell in love with her. Xie Anshun couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Shen is not only in high school, but now he is going to be hugging the beauty again. It's really a happy ending!"
"Hahaha, if Brother Shen is not in high school, the Lin family probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to find someone to match, right? I heard that hundreds of central matchmakers have gone to the Lin family to say they have kissed him, but none of the Lin family agreed." Zeng Xiang said with a smile.
Du Jiang's face darkened and he echoed, "Isn't that true? The people of the Lin family are just a bunch of snobbish eyes!"
After saying that, the kid drank the wine in the glass and then drank a few more glasses. Seeing this, Zeng Xiang couldn't help asking him, "Brother Du, Brother Shen is coming, we have to drink his wedding wine, you should be happy for him, why are you so frowning?"
"How can I have it? Of course I am happy for Brother Shen!" Du Jiang hurriedly squeezed out a smile when he saw his embarrassment.
That night, the matchmaker sent back the news: The Lin family agreed to hold an engagement ceremony for Shen Maolin and Lin Wan'er the next day. The Shen family was all happy, especially Shen Maolin, who was so happy that they couldn't even close their eyes all night. The next day, the engagement ceremony was held as promised. The Shen family, including Zeng Xiang and Xie Anshun, came to congratulate him, but Du Jiang did not show up for a long time. Shen Maolin was busy toasting the guests and did not notice this for a while. Half a month later, the two got married, and Du Jiang came to give a gift and had a wedding banquet.
Lin Wan'er admires Shen Maolin's talent very much, while Shen Maolin loves her beauty. Therefore, after marriage, the two lived a very sweet and happy life, and Shen Maolin did not return to Sanqing Mountain to live in order to consider his beautiful wife. On the day he moved back from the mountain, the kid even called on a separate story to the weasel he saved that day. At that time, the injuries on Wong Daxian's legs had healed and he could move freely. After Shen Maolin threw some meat to it, he patted it and said, "Immortal, I am married and will not come to live in this mountain again. If you are on this mountain, you must protect yourself well and never be fooled and injured again."
"Aoao--" The weasel nodded and watched Shen Maolin disappear at the end of the forest reluctantly before it turned around and left. After returning home, Shen Maolin did not leave his studies. In addition to being with Lin Wan'er, he locked himself in his study every day and devoted himself to studying.
Time flies, and the years pass by. In the blink of an eye, it is February of the following year , the provincial examination is imminent. According to the rules, Shen Maolin is going to Beijing to take the exam. At that time, transportation was underdeveloped, and candidates had to be at least half a month or a month in advance, and some even had to go on the road several months in advance so as not to miss the exam period.
After several old friends learned that Shen Maolin was about to travel to take the exam, they bought wine and meat and practiced it for the boy at the Shen family. While drinking, Du Jiang asked Shen Maolin, "Who is Brother Shen and who will go to Beijing together this time? The journey is long, so you must take care of it. "
" This is natural. "Shen Maolin nodded and said, "My mother has already arranged it and I will send Uncle Huang to accompany me. "
Uncle Huang is Huang Dayou. He has worked in the Shen family for twenty years and is loyal and down-to-earth. The Shen family respects him very much. Lu sent him to accompany Shen Maolin to Beijing for the exam, so he naturally feels relieved.
" Then how did Brother Shen go to Beijing? Or take a bus or a boat? We will find a place to send you tomorrow. "Zeng Xiang asked again. Shen Maolin said, "This time, Uncle Huang and I drove the carriage to the carriage, which is more convenient. If you take the waterway, you will have to transfer several times along the way, which is really troublesome. ”
Du Jiang said: “Then we will send it to the outside of the city tomorrow. "
Shen Maolin laughed and said, "Didn't you give me a farewell today? I don’t have to come again tomorrow. You are all very busy, so don’t cause trouble for you anymore. ”
Xie Anshun said: “Good brother, don’t say anything. This time you only have the chance to go to Beijing to take the exam. We will send you to the city walls no matter what. "
So, the next morning, after the city gate opened, Du Jiang, Zeng Xiang and Xie Anshun went to see Shen Maolin off. After Shen Maolin said goodbye to the three of them one by one, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: These three are really friends, it's a blessing to be able to make friends with them in this life.
At that time, spring had arrived, and most of the mountain flowers along the way were blooming. Shen Maolin looked at the scenery outside the window and felt a little relaxed and happy. Master and servant 2 People, who traveled all the way to sleep at night, and ate hungry and thirsty. Before the afternoon of that day, they arrived in Guangyuan Prefecture.
Huang Dayou saw that the mountains ahead were high and forests were dense, and he was afraid that there would be robbers to appear, so he advised Shen Maolin to find a place to rest first. Wait early the next morning, and find a few passers-by and walk together. Shen Maolin saw that it was still early and there were several families not far away, so he said disapprovingly: "Let's go to Guangyuan Prefecture to rest. This is a great road, and there are many pedestrians on the road. The thieves should not rob the way here. "
Huang Dayou couldn't say that Shen Maolin could not say that Shen Maolin had to drive the carriage and continued on. Soon, the carriage arrived in the forest. Shen Maolin suddenly felt like he was urinating, so he asked Huang Dayou to stop the carriage. He went to the forest to solve the problem alone. But at this time, two big men riding horses suddenly came on the road behind. The weather was very clear and the sun was warm, but the two men wore a hat on their heads very abnormally. Moreover, they were equipped with a long sword around them. After seeing the carriage in the forest, they pulled out their swords and shouted: "Leave it and buy wealth, and you will not die. "
"Oh, the thief is here, young master, get in the car! "Huang Dayou was shocked and hurriedly grabbed the rope and made a move to run away. But the dark horse was already frightened. After tilting his head and making a long neigh, he immediately ran down the mountain with the wheel behind him. Huang Dayou didn't tie it, and Shen Maolin didn't catch it up. He originally thought that the two thieves were just robbing money and were desperate, but the two men waved their long swords and quickly stabbed him in front of him.
Shen Maolin was frightened and hurriedly shouted: "Two heroes, I have no grudges with you, why can't you get along with me? I still have some trouble in my carriage. If you like it, even if you catch up with the carriage, please show mercy under the sword and spare my life!"
"To be honest, we are just robbing you, but the main purpose is to kill you - you should die!" The thief smiled wickedly and showed his hideous face. When Shen Maolin heard this, he realized that he had been plotting against others, but he had no idea who he was plotting against. Just as he ran to the ground and was waiting for death in despair, a yellow shadow suddenly rushed out of the forest. After it turned two rounds in front of the two black horses riding by the two thieves, the two black horses ran out of the forest like crazy. The two thieves were afraid of falling and injured, so they did not dare to jump off the horse's back...
It was not until this time that Shen Maolin saw clearly that the yellow shadow he had just saved was the weasel he had saved in the past. It has not seen it for half a year, and it has grown a lot. "No wonder Master Changhai said that day that you were destined to me. It turned out that at this critical moment, you came to save my life!" After turning the danger into a barrage, Shen Maolin's eyes were filled with tears and thanked the weasel again and again. After the weasel screamed, Huang Dayou also drove the carriage back. Seeing that Shen Maolin was safe and sound, Huang Dayou then relaxed and said, "Young Master, you are fine at last. Woo, if you have a few long and short, the old servant will not be able to survive."
"Thanks to the timely help of the great immortal, I escaped by chance." Shen Maolin pointed to the weasel next to him, and he was also in deep thought: He had no grievances with others in the past and had no new revenge recently, why did anyone find two accomplices to harm his life? It’s also because Huang Taishen doesn’t know how to speak, otherwise he would have to ask it for a clear answer.
The weasel seemed to be worried that there would be thieves to plot against Shen Maolin, so he climbed onto the carriage and followed the two to the capital. With it by his side, Shen Maolin was also very at ease. In a blink of an eye, March has arrived. The boy successfully participated in the provincial examination and passed the Jinshi again. He was sent to Zhaohua to be the county magistrate.
This is really great news! After returning to his hometown, Shen Maolin was worshipped by his fellow villagers. Therefore, the Shen family held a banquet in the courtyard to celebrate. On this day, Du Jiang, Zeng Xiang and Xie Anshun also came. They hugged their fists and congratulated Shen Maolin with a smile on their faces. Shen Maolin gave him one by one, and at this moment, the weasel, who seemed to have become a sperm, suddenly emerged from the crowd and bit Du Jiang's right foot.
Du Jiang had a ghost in his heart. When he was bitten by the weasel, he was so scared that he collapsed on the ground and kept trembling. The guests thought the weasel was crazy and surrounded him and asked to take it. Shen Maolin was also a little angry when he saw this situation, and couldn't help but shout at the weasel, "Immortal, this is my friend. How can you be so rude to him? Stop talking quickly, don't be arrogant!" As soon as he finished speaking, Du Jiang suddenly rolled his eyes, raised his hand and slapped himself in the face, "I'm sorry, Brother Maolin, it's all my fault, it's all my fault for being too jealous, so he hired two accomplices to plot against you on your way to the exam."
What? This scholar actually hired a murderer? When everyone heard this, they were shocked. Especially Shen Maolin, he felt even more incredible: "I didn't expect that the person who bought the murderer of me that day was you? Over the years, you and I have been brothers, why did you do this?"
"It's because you were a juren and stole my wife and left me hopeless, so I wanted to get rid of you soon!" Du Jiang said the whole story dumbly like a wooden man, and Shen Maolin was yelling after hearing this. It turned out that Du Jiang had fallen in love with Lin Wan'er for a long time. For this reason, he also asked my mother to find a matchmaker to tell him about the matchmaker several times. Unfortunately, the Lin family finally chose Shen Maolin, who won the juren.Du Jiang was originally jealous of Shen Maolin passing the exam. Later, when he saw the Lin family coming to him to marry him, he felt that it was this kid who stole his wife, so he held a grudge and secretly spent money to find two accomplices to get rid of Shen Maolin on the way to the exam. However, Du Jiang did not calculate that Shen Maolin had a weasel secretly helped him. Not to mention that after the weasel bit his leg, he would involuntarily confess his crime in front of everyone.
Although Shen Maolin forgives Du Jiang in the end, this kid still cannot escape the fate of being beaten and being sent to the army. As for the two accomplices he hired for spending money, he later found out that they were from a certain escort agency, and they ended up with the same ending as him.
When Shen Maolin went to Zhaohua to take office, he wanted to bring the weasel with him, but the weasel disappeared without a trace after giving him a dream. In the dream, it warned Shen Maolin to be a good official, otherwise it would come back and take him a bite, causing him to end up being ruined.
This story tells us: Jealousy is a poison, harming others and oneself. You must be open-minded in your heart, so that you can be respected by others and achieve great things.
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