Niu Dabao and Niu Erbao are two brothers. They have no parents since childhood and depend on each other with an old man in their sixties. Just a year ago, grandfather Niu also passed away due to illness, leaving only two brothers.
Niu Dabao is fourteen years old and Niu Erbao is ten years old. The two brothers are strong and hardworking, so they make a living by climbing the mountain to harvest firewood. They can barely live, but they have no surplus in the year.
In the blink of an eye, six years later, Niu Dabao is already twenty years old, Niu Erbao is also sixteen years old, both of them are at the age of marriage. Seeing that the children of the neighbors have made a marriage, Niu Dabao's heart began to move, but his life is difficult with his younger brother, and no girl is willing to marry him.
Since he couldn't marry a wife, Niu Dabao simply wiped out the little flame in his heart. Now he just wants to cut more firewood and save some money to marry a wife for his younger brother, so that he can be worthy of his parents and grandfather.
One day, the two brothers went to the mountain to chop wood, and passed the small river at the east end of the village on the way. When they walked to the river, they saw a woman in red trying to jump into the river.
The two of them quickly went up to stop and asked her why they couldn't think so. The woman said, "The little girl's name is Honglian, she is 16 years old. She lives on the other side of the mountain because her parents died early. Now I live alone, but when my uncle saw that I was a woman, he occupied my house and land. Now I am homeless..."
The two brothers felt very sympathetic to her when they heard about Honglian's experience, so they took Honglian home. Honglian was very grateful to the two brothers. When they went to the mountain to chop wood, Honglian would wash clothes, cook, clean the house at home, and organize the house in an orderly manner.
One day, Niu Dabao went to the city to sell firewood, only Honglian and Niu Erbao were at home. Honglian expressed his feelings to Niu Erbao and said, "Brother Erbao, you and Brother Dabao are both good people. If you take me in, I can't repay you. If you don't dislike me, I am willing to marry you as your wife and serve you for the rest of your life!"
Niu Erbao is also sixteen years old, and he is the age when he was in love. Faced with such a beautiful Honglian confessing to him, his heart was beating wildly, and his ears were involuntarily red.
But Niu Erbao thought that his brother was twenty years old and had not married a wife yet. How could he, as a younger brother, marry his wife earlier than his brother? He said, "Miss Honglian, I am still young. My brother is twenty years old. If you want, just marry my brother. He will be nice to you all his life!"
Honglian was stunned at first when she heard this, and then said, "Is this your truth?"
"Yes, I want you to be my sister-in-law!" Niu Erbao nodded and said with certainty. In fact, his heart hurts like a needle.
Honglian said, "Okay, since you say that, I will promise you!"
Niu Erbao saw that Honglian's face was wrong, and quickly said, "If you don't want to, don't force it... You can find a good family to marry you in the future!"
Honglian said, "I am willing to marry Brother Dabao."
When I was sleeping at night, Niu Erbao told Niu Dabao that Honglian was going to marry him. Niu Dabao was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.
After breakfast the next day, Niu Erbao took the excuse to chop wood first, leaving time for Niu Dabao and Honglian to spend time alone. Niu Dabao had already learned from his younger brother that Honglian wanted to marry him, so he took the initiative to confess.
said, "Sister Honglian, you are lonely now. If you want, we will live a family. I will be nice to you for the rest of my life..."
Honglian said, "Brother Dabao, it was you and Erbao who took me in. I have no way to repay you. I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life..." Niu Dabao was so happy that he didn't know what to say, so he hugged Honglian in his arms.
Soon, the two got married under the witness of the villagers. After getting married, Honglian was considerate to her husband and took good care of her brother-in-law. She lived a happy and happy life in the family.
However, there were unexpected events in the day. Niu Dabao fell off a cliff while chopping wood, and his legs were broken. He lay on the bed and could not move. He could only rely on Niu Erbao to chop wood alone to support the family.
At the beginning, Honglian had no affection for Niu Dabao. Since she became a husband and wife, the relationship between the two gradually changed. Honglian also had feelings for him. Seeing her husband lying in pain in the bed, Honglian couldn't help but shed tears.
Her tears rolled down to the ground and turned into golden beans. This surprised the two brothers and didn't know what was going on.
Honglian saw that her identity was exposed, so she told the truth. In fact, she was not a human, but a mermaid...
Six years ago, the rain filled the small river at the east end of the village, and the water filled the rice fields by the river. Many fish and shrimps also rushed into the rice fields with the river. The villagers all went to the rice fields to suck fish, and the Niu brothers were also among the crowd of fishing. After a day, they touched a lot of fish and shrimps.
When Niu Dabao returned home, he poured the fish and shrimp into the wooden basin. They had not been caught in meat for a year and were ready to slaughter them to make fish soup to satisfy their cravings.
The two brothers slaughtered the fish together, and suddenly they saw a small fish with a thumb so long and red all over their body. When Niu Dabao reached out to pinch it, it jumped to the ground and rolled on the ground.
Niu Erbao looked at the red fish, and a thought flashed through his mind, saying, "Brother, this is the first time I have seen this kind of fish. It looks so beautiful. Why don't we keep it in the tank?"
Niu Dabao also thought the fish looked good, so he agreed to Niu Erbao put the little red fish into the water tank to raise it. Niu Erbao put a few sorghum seeds in the water and said, "Little Red Fish, you are too young, hurry up and eat something, grow up quickly!"
The two brothers picked the fish and shrimps in the basin and made a big pot of fish soup. The fragrance filled the whole house, and they made a beautiful meal.
About the next morning, Niu Erbao came to the water tank in the yard to see the little red fish, but found that the little fish's belly was facing upwards and floated motionlessly on the water surface, "Brother, the little fish is dead!"
Niu Dabao heard his younger brother's words and hurried over to see it. He saw that the little red fish was dead and said, "Catch it out and throw it away!"
Niu Erbao reached out to catch the little fish. He looked at the cute little red fish and felt inexplicable sadness.
So he picked up a shovel and came to the house, preparing to put the little red fish into the soil. When he dug a small hole in the corner of the wall and was about to put the little red fish into the pit, the little red fish's mouth suddenly opened and closed, as if he was trying to breathe.
The fish cannot live without water. Niu Erbao quickly ran home and put the little red fish into the water tank. The little red fish put in the water tank was still tilted and motionless, as if he was angry with him.
Niu Erbao looked at the little red fish and said, "Do you miss your parents and brothers and sisters? I'll let you go back now!" As he said that, he picked up the little red fish and went to the river, put it into the river.
The little red fish that was put into the river suddenly became vibrant, with its head facing Niu Erbao and its tail happily waving. Niu Erbao said, "Go home quickly!" The little red fish jumped out of the water and then slowly sank into the bottom of the water.
This little red fish is a red lotus. The red lotus turns into a human form to repay the kindness. The two brothers were stunned when they heard it, and they felt like they were dreaming.
The person who put Honglian in the river was Niu Erbao. She was also planning to marry Niu Erbao, but Niu Erbao asked her to marry her brother. Honglian naturally would not say this in front of Niu Dabao.
Niu Dabao lay in the bed for three months before he got off the ground. Honglian asked Niu Dabao to use these golden beans to build a new house, buy cattle, sheep and fields, and live a wealthy life from then on.
During the busy farming season, the two brothers went to the fields to work together. During the slack farming season, Niu Dabao went to chop wood, Niu Erbao herded cattle, and Honglian took care of housework at home.
On the evening of the day, Niu Erbao pulled Lao Niu home. Before he could enter the door, he heard a sad cry, as if it was the voice of his sister-in-law Honglian. He threw down the cow rope and ran into the house.
I saw my brother lying on the bed, and Honglian was lying on Niu Dabao and crying bitterly. When Honglian saw Niu Erbao coming back, she hugged him and burst into tears, "Your brother is gone... don't want us..." Niu Erbao heard Honglian's words and his mind buzzed, and his eyes were dark and almost fell to the ground.
He pushed Honglian away and threw himself on his brother. Niu Dabao's body was already stiff and cold. He didn't understand why his brother died suddenly. After crying, he asked Honglian what was going on?
Honglian said, "I just cleaned the yard, and your brother entered the house when he came back. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the house, I heard a scream, and ran to the house to see it. Your brother fell on the bed and was dead..."
Niu Erbao felt that his brother was in danger of death, so he went to the county government to carry the official. The officials came to check the body and said that he had an acute illness. Since this was the case, Niu Erbao could only bury Niu Dabao with Honglian.
After Niu Dabao died, Honglian and Niu Erbao were left at home. Honglian was still doing housework at home, while Niu Erbao went to the mountain to herd cattle. When they were having dinner, the two of them didn't talk much, and the scene was a bit awkward.
One day, Honglian suddenly grabbed Niu Erbao's hand and said, "Erbao, now your brother is gone, how can I live this life in the future..."
Niu Erbao wanted to pull out his hand, but Honglian's little hand was very tight and said softly, "Erbao, the person I like is you, and you asked me to marry your brother, I accepted it, now your brother is gone, I want... let's live together..."
"Sister-in-law, don't do this, my brother Brother's body is not cold... What will you say when you let outsiders know? It's not good for your reputation..."
Honglian let go of Niu Erbao's hand, covered her face with a handkerchief and cried, "I know, you dislike me, I despise me as a widow..."
Niu Erbao said, "It's not what you think... It's just my brother who left. If we get together, we will be despised."
"What are you afraid of? No one knows when we close the door..." Honglian walked behind Niu Erbao, stretched out her arms and hugged him.
Niu Erbao broke away her hand and fled to his room. The next morning, Niu Erbao said to Honglian: "I will go to the far mountain to herd cattle tomorrow. The firewood at home is enough to burn for a few days. I will come back in a few days!"
"It would be fine if you don't want to, I won't force you..." Honglian said in a low voice.
Niu Erbao looked at Honglian with a hint of love in his eyes and said, "You are a good woman, why would I not want to? I am just afraid that the villagers will gossip. I am nothing, just afraid of affecting my sister-in-law's reputation... I will go out for a few days and come back to reply to my sister-in-law..."
Honglian gave Niu Erbao a few pancakes and took them, and said, "Be careful outside, I'll wait for you to come back!" Niu Erbao pulled his old yellow cow and left, a hint of unaware look flashed across Honglian's face.
Niu Erbao did not go to the distant mountains to herd cattle, but rode the cattle to a Taoist temple. He wanted to find a Taoist priest named Xuanji. Taoist priest Xuanji is the master of the Taoist temple and once met with the Niu Erbao brothers.
Niu Erbao told Taoist Xuanji about everything that happened at home. Taoist Xuanji calculated and said, "Your brother's death is your sister-in-law who is causing trouble, and the next one is you!"
"Taoist Master, my sister-in-law is here to repay her kindness. Why did she harm us?" Niu Erbao couldn't figure it out.
Taoist Master Xuanji said, "You only know one thing, but not the other. You will go back tomorrow at the third update... She will take a bath in the water tank..."
The next day, Niu Erbao climbed over the wall and entered the yard. He saw that the lights were indeed on in Honglian's room, so he leaned over quietly. He used his little finger to pierce the window paper and put his eyes on the hole to look in.
Honglian was sitting in a big water tank taking a bath, revealing her white shoulders in the winter. When he thought of the old Taoist priest , he lifted a stone in the yard and kicked the door open.
Before Honglian could react, he smashed the stone on the water tank. A big hole was smashed into the water tank and the water in the tank flowed out.
Look at the red lotus in the tank again. It has turned into a red carp . Without water, the carp struggles desperately in the tank due to lack of oxygen and slapped the wall of the water tank with its tail.
Niu Erbao angrily said, "Why do you want to kill my brother? You are revenge!"
Carp said, "Put me into the water quickly, I will tell you the truth!"
At this moment, Taoist Master Xuanji suddenly walked into the house and scolded Hongliyu, "Monster, bring the crime you committed truthfully!" Hongliyu knew that he could not escape, so he could only tell the cause and consequence of the matter obediently.
It turns out that Hong Carp is Hongli Hongli’s cousin Hongli. They grew up together since childhood. Because Hongli is kind-hearted, her grandmother taught Hongli the secret technique of tear-turning gold to Hongli, which aroused Hongli’s jealousy.
In order to find an opportunity to frame Honglian, she quietly followed Honglian. Honglian came to the Niu family to repay her kindness, and she followed her, but she kept hiding in the dark, and Honglian did not find her.
After Honglian and Niu Dabao got married, the couple was very loving and enjoyed sweet love. Hongli was mentally unbalanced. She also longed for love with human beings, so she told the bully that Honglian had tears into gold.
Hongli and Honglian are both fish. Of course, she knows fish the most. When Honglian was the weakest, she used magic to control her, abolished her magic power, and let the bully take Honglian away.
Hongli turned into a red lotus, living in the Niu family, and being a couple with Niu Dabao, but this Hongli was not restless and had contact with the bully.
That day, after the Niu Dabao brothers went out, Wang Er came to the Niu family to find Honglian. While the two were in love, Niu Dabao suddenly came back.
Niu Dabao was so angry when he saw his wife entangled with Wang Er. He grabbed an axe and smashed it at Wang Er. Hongli stopped him at first sight, but he tried too hard to kill Niu Dabao.
Niu Dabao was dead. After the two carried him to the bed, Wang Er ran away, but Hongli lay on the corpse and cried bitterly. When Niu Erbao came back, she said that Niu Dabao died of an acute illness.
The words of the red carp confirmed Niu Erbao's guess, because Honglian's tears would turn into golden beans. When Niu Dabao passed away, Honglian cried bitterly, but the tears did not turn into golden beans. He suspected that the red lotus was fake, so he went to find Taoist Master Xuanji on the excuse of herding cattle in the distant mountains.
Taoist Master Xuanji swung his whisk and the red carp turned into a woman. She came out of the water tank and knelt in front of Taoist Master Xuanji begging for mercy.
Taoist Master Xuanji said, "Take us to find Honglian!"
Hongli nodded repeatedly, then took Taoist Master Xuanji and Niu Erbao to a house in the suburbs, and saw Honglian in a room.
In order to get more gold, Wang Er tortured Honglian in different ways every day, making her cry. Honglian's face and body were covered with scars, and she was already dying at this time.
Taoist Master Xuanji took out a ball from the gourd and put it into Honglian's mouth. Honglian woke up, and the wound on his body was healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
. Honglian, who returned to normal, asked her why she wanted to harm herself when she saw Hongli. Hongli sneered and said, "It's so unfair. Why can your tears turn into gold? Why can you enjoy the love of men and women in the world? And I am not as good as you, why is this..."
Taoist Master Xuanji said, "Hongli, your jealousy hurts others and yourself," He blew a lightly and turned her into a carp and said, "It's a good dish!"
The bully's second saw that Hongli turned into a carp, and quickly knelt in front of Taoist Master Xuanji begging for mercy. Taoist Master Xuanji muttered something, and the gold obtained by the bully disappeared, the bully's legs were also lame, and his eyes were invisible. From then on, he could not do evil.
Honglian and Niu Erbao returned home and found a jar of golden beans at home. They took the golden beans to the city, bought shops and houses, and started a business. The two lovers finally got together. A year later, they gave birth to a twin boy, and the family of four lived a sweet and happy life, which made others envious.
It turned out that this old Taoist priest was Niu Dabao. It was Taoist priest Xuanji who saved Niu Dabao back then. Niu Dabao learned that the person Honglian liked was Niu Erbao, and Niu Erbao gave Honglian to him. He felt very uncomfortable, so he concealed the fact that he was still alive and learned magic with Taoist priest Xuanji. After so many years, everything was a foregone conclusion, so he dared to come back to see his younger brother's family.
The brothers met again and were all very happy. Niu Erbao asked his brother to stay and run a business together and live a good life together. However, Niu Dabao refused and returned to the Taoist temple and devoted himself to practicing.
Niu Erbao and Honglian lived to their 80s and suddenly disappeared one day. Their children went to find their uncle Niu Dabao and asked him to help find their parents. Niu Dabao said, "You don't have to look for them anymore. They have gone to an unknown place and become a couple of gods..."
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