html years of the Ming Dynasty, there was an official in Yanggu County, Shandong Province named Sun Qing, who was about forty years old and worked as a yamen runner in the county.
There is a young man who attended with Sun Qing, named Zhu Ming, who is in his twenties. They are a good partner.
At that time, although they were two small yamen runners, they had great power. Ordinary people were afraid of them when they saw them. They would give away silver when they had something to do. Therefore, the two had wine and meat and lived a very happy life.
(I)
Once, the two of them had just got a rich man and took two hundred taels of silver from him. The two of them separated by 55% and then set up a table of good dishes and drank them.
The two of them were drinking while talking. Zhu Ming said: Brother, you are nearly forty years old, so you have to find a wife. Even if you don’t let him cook, you have to pass on the family line!
Sun Qing took a sip of wine and sighed: Alas, it’s hard to find a good woman! Besides, instead of letting someone care, no one can live happily and do whatever they want!
Zhu Ming said: I have a widow named Jinlian who lives opposite my house.
The husband just died shortly after he had no children. I heard that he didn't want to keep his moral integrity, so he wanted to find someone who lives a peaceful life. I don’t know about family management, but her appearance is really one in a hundred.
When Sun Qing heard this, he was a little moved and said: After hearing this, you can try it. How can I do it?
Zhu Ming said: You don’t have to worry about these small things. I’ll find a matchmaker and I will definitely get things done for you.
Then the two of them drank for a long time before they went home.
The next day, Zhu Ming asked the matchmaker to tell Jinlian that he was a official and had a rich family background, so he agreed without thinking too much.
The matchmaker and Zhu Ming went to reply to Sun Qing, and Sun Qing said: Then it’s better to choose a day than to meet the day. Let’s marry it home tomorrow!
The next day, Sun Qing married Jinlian home and invited the villagers and neighbors to have a wedding banquet. He worked hard all day and did not disperse until evening.
Sun Qing led Jinlian upstairs to sleep. One was a bachelor who had never tasted it, and the other was a widow who had been widowed for a long time. The two hit it off and were very satisfied.
Half a year later, Sun Qing often had to go out to catch prisoners, and he left for ten days and half a month. In addition, people in their forties were not very careful in sexual intercourse. Jinlian was in her early twenties and felt a little unhappy when seeing Sun Qingyun was thin.
It would be fine if sex is not possible, and Sun Qing also has a problem. He is good at drinking and will be crazy when he gets drunk. If he is not satisfied, he will either beat or scold Jinlian. Jinlian has trouble saying that, but when he is fine, he remembers the benefits of his deceased husband.
One day, Sun Qing and Zhu Ming went to capture the prisoner again. There was no water at home to cook. Jinlian saw that there was no one around, so she went out to fetch water by herself. However, after all, she had never done such a rough job, so she dropped the bucket into the well.
The neighbor has a young man named Liu Er, who is about the same age as Jinlian and has not married yet. He happened to pass by the well and saw a handsome woman frowning there, so he walked up and asked: Madam, do you need help?
Jinlian met him when she got married and said: When she was fetching water, she accidentally dropped the bucket.
Liu Er said: It’s easy to deal with, I’ll get it for you.
Then he went home to get a hook and helped Jinlian fish the bucket up.
Jinlian was very grateful and used her hand to lift the bucket full of water. She couldn't lift it at all. Liu Er simply did a good job and helped her carry the water to her home.
Jinlian said: Uncle, sit for a while, and I will cook you a cup of tea.
Liu Er said nothing and left.
Jinlian looked at his back in a daze, thinking: The young man is so good, he is tactful and caring, but he is not like the one who only knows how to drink. How can he live the rest of his life!
Don’t think that Liu Er pretends to be a gentleman. In fact, since the day of his marriage, he has been thinking about Jinlian in his heart.
A day later, Liu Er flew a bucket of water and knocked on Jinlian's back door. After Jinlian opened the door, she found that it was Liu Er and immediately smiled.
Liu Er said: Sister-in-law, I'm bringing you water.
Jinlian said: It is rare that uncle is so kind, how can I repay you! He asked casually: Who are you in your family?
Liu Er said: My parents died early at home and have not married yet. I am the only one at home.
Jinlian said: Then why didn’t you hurry up and marry a wife?
Liu Er said: I want to look for it too, but I have never found a suitable one.
Jinlian sighed and said: is the same. Marriage is a lifelong event and cannot be careless.
Liu Er said: Brother Sun can marry a woman as beautiful and gentle as his sister-in-law. I don’t know what good things he did in his previous life!
Jinlian couldn't answer the conversation, so she hurriedly went to boil water and make tea.
Liu Er took the tea, took a sip, and asked: Brother Sun has been out for a few days, why haven’t he gone home yet?
Jinlian said: He is a job, time is not his own, and there is no fixed number when he returns home.
Liu Er said: It’s cold, and I’m afraid my sister-in-law can’t sleep alone at night.
Jinlian said inadvertently: He is not very intimate at home, but he is still quieter when he is not at home.
Just as the two were talking, a knock on the door suddenly came, and Liu Er quickly slipped through the back door. Jinlian opened the door and saw someone coming to find Sun Qing. She heard that she was not at home and left.
From then on, Liu Er and Jin Lian paid attention to each other.
(II)
One evening, Liu Er came to Sun's house from the back door and asked: Sister-in-law, do you still want water?
Jinlian said: No, the water is enough.
Just as the two were talking, it suddenly started to rain outside. Jinlian said: Uncle, come in quickly, don’t let the rain get wet in your clothes. Your elder brother has wine at home, and I’m already hot, come in and have a drink to warm up your body.
Liu Er was not humble either, so he sat down at the table. After a while, Jinlian served a few side dishes and wine glasses for Liu Er to drink them himself.
Liu Er said: Sister-in-law, let’s sit together, where is the reason for one person to drink?
Jinlian said: If others see it, it is time to gossip.
Liu Er said: It’s rainy, where are there people? After saying that, he poured a cup of Jinlian and the two of them started drinking.
Jinlian drank two glasses, her face turned red, and she said: It’s so scary that the rain outside is so heavy.
Liu Er said: If my sister-in-law is afraid, how about I stay with you tonight?
Jinlian said: How is that good!
Liu Er said: It is rare that Brother Sun is not at home. It is raining, so staying guests. Could it be that the rain will last until tomorrow, and my sister-in-law will have the heart to push me out? This is God follows man's wishes, so don't go against God's will.
Jinlian smiled and said: God, how can you care about this nostalgic business!
Liu Er saw that she was interested, so he blew out the light when he went up. Jinlian pushed her half and half, and the two of them had their first time.
From then on, the two of them sang every night and lived a very happy life. Jinlian had already left Sun Qing behind.
A few days later, Sun Qing came back. Although the divorce was better than the newlyweds, Jinlian had only Liu Er in her heart at this time and didn't care about anything. She felt annoyed when she saw Sun Qing. She looked forward to him leaving early every day, thinking to herself:
I have really been misled by a matchmaker for my life.With my figure and appearance, I actually followed such a vulgar person! It’s better to elope with Liu Er!
A few days later, Liu Er saw that Sun Qing was on a business trip again, so he came to his house to find Jinlian.
Jinlian said: I have lived enough with Sun Qing, so why not go to another place with you and start over!
Liu Er was overjoyed after hearing this and said:
I happened to think of Xuzhou to do some business, and I wanted to be there for life. I just miss you in my heart, so I have never made it happen. If you really have this idea, we will pack up and go to Xuzhou to be a long-term couple.
Jinlian said: I have decided, neither my parents are tied up, nor my children are concerned about me, and I can't wait for a moment.
After the two agreed, Liu Er returned home and processed all the valuable things at home.
Then he first settled the golden lotus in a nunnery, and he deliberately said to his neighbors: Why didn’t the Sun family open the door for two days?
The neighbors suspected that they went to see Liu Er and found that everything was there, but there were no people. They suspected each other and said that Jinlian thought her husband was old and must have run away with others.
After that, Liu Er went to the nunnery to pick up Jinlian, and the two of them headed straight for Xuzhou.
After arriving in Xuzhou, the two rented a relatively elegant house, lived a quiet life, and lived a very comfortable life.
And after Sun Qing returned home, he found that the door was closed. He was shocked and asked the neighbors and said: Your wife doesn’t know where she has gone. She has disappeared for several days.
Sun Qing was shocked when he heard this and hurried home to check the things. He found that there was nothing but Jinlian's clothes, and even gold and silver were not moving.
Sun Qing thought to himself: The golden lotus has no support, and there is no relative's house to go to. If he is abducted, why doesn't the money move at all? I was confused and angry.
And it is said that there is a rogue in the city named Li Si who specializes in some things that are free from wind and waves, cheat people of money, and frame innocent people. After hearing that Sun Qing’s wife was lost, and the gold and silver were all there, he had evil thoughts in his heart and thought: Just use a few taels of silver for him, what’s wrong?
Then he went to the Sun's house and asked: Is anyone at home?
Sun Qing was still sleeping at home because he was unhappy. When he heard someone calling the door, he got up and looked and asked: Who are you looking for?
Li Si said: My surname is Li, and my cousin Jinlian married into your house. I heard that you humiliated her in every way and either beat her or scold her. I just came back from the capital and came to take a look. Call out the golden lotus quickly.
Sun Qing is an expert. When he heard Li Si's words, he knew that he was here to find fault and said:
She went to find her cousin a few days ago and has not come back yet. I am looking for him everywhere. Since you are her cousin, let her come back soon!
Li Si said: nonsense! Sun Qing, you beat my golden lotus to death and said such words. The two argued endlessly, and the neighbors all came over to persuade each other.
Li Si said: If you don’t return my niece today, I will go to the yamen to sue you tomorrow.
Sun Qing was so angry that he just sat down when he heard the door ringing again. The person came to say:
I heard Li Ling talk about your wife's affairs. It would be fine if your wife came back. If she didn't come back, he would sue the government. You must cause trouble. It would be better to give him some money, and this matter would be resolved.
Sun Qing is a man in the yamen, how could he pay this money? He said: The money is small, but my wife is big. If he returns his wife to me, I will give him the money.
The man left when he saw that he didn't get into a trap.
Li Si thought to himself: My strategy has always been a hit, why doesn’t it work when it comes to him! If he is allowed to survive, there will be no business in the future. Why not sue him and let him see my old Li's methods.
(III)
The next day, Li Si sued Sun Qing to the government.
The magistrate heard that his subordinates had committed the crime of killing his wife, so he arrested Sun Qing and was beaten to the death of twenty first, and then put him in a prison cell.
After hearing about this, Zhu Ming went to prison to visit Sun Qing, then went to his house to get the money and settled some contacts everywhere. After all, he was a person in the yamen and everyone would give him face.
A few days later, the magistrate sent Zhu Ming to Xuzhou on a business trip, and Zhu Ming had to entrust Sun Qing to others.
Let’s talk about Liu Er and Jinlian, because they started to run out on a whim, and they had no way to make money. They just sat down at home and gradually became struggling.
The two of them were in a dilemma and didn't know what to do. Liu Er was depressed and went to the city early in the morning.
Jinlian was bored at home, so she leaned against the door and watched. She saw a drunk young man walking towards her.
The young man was stunned when he saw Jinlian and thought to himself: When did a beautiful prostitute come here? Then he headed straight for Jinlian.
Jinlian hurriedly avoided it. The young master thought she was a prostitute, so he stepped into the door. Jinlian was panicked and ran upstairs quickly. The young master also ran upstairs and bowed to Jinlian, so Jinlian had to give a gift back.
The young master said: What a beautiful sister.
Jinlian said: I am a good woman, don’t admit your mistake.
The young master heard that she had a foreign accent and thought to himself: She must have despised me for drinking, so she refused on an excuse.
So I took out a ingot of silver from my sleeve and said: I am not here to break into the widow's door. If you are willing to accompany me, I will buy you fruits to eat. When Jinlian saw the silver, she didn't care too much, so she treated herself as a fireworks woman and just smiled.
When the young master saw her smile, he thought she agreed, so he wanted to go up to ask for a favor. Jinlian wanted to resist, but she couldn't bear to give up the silver ingot and didn't want to resist, and was afraid that Liu Er would come back and meet him. Just when he was hesitating, the young master had already succeeded.
Jinlian said: I am indeed a good woman. Because I am afraid of embarrassment, I didn’t shout loudly. Don’t talk nonsense everywhere.
The young master heard what she said, and said happily: doesn’t know, I’m really lucky to have three lives, but I actually made me get a big advantage!
Jinlian urged him: You should finish it quickly, so that my husband will come back and meet him!
After hearing this, the young master got things done, sorted out his clothes and went downstairs, and said: I'll see you again in the future.
Jinlian closed the door, thought for a while, and said with a smile: There are such nerds here. If you meet a few in a year, you are not afraid of having no food to eat.
thought again: How did you tell Liu Er about this? OK, I was kidnapped by him anyway, so why are you afraid that he will be jealous? I'll tell him the truth and see how he is.
At this time, Liu Er pushed the door and went to see Jinlian with a sad face.
Jinlian asked: Is there any good business to do?
Liu Er said: You have to have the capital to do business, but where do we have the capital! On the way back just now, I saw some young sisters wearing red and green, and making fun of the young men. This is a good business.
Jinlian pretended to be angry and said: You are so amazing, you went out to find a business that is a turtle.
Liu Er sighed and Jinlian said: Since you have this idea, how can I satisfy your wish?
After hearing this, Liu Er knelt down and said: If my biological mother is helped, I will never forget my life or death!
Jinlian helped him up and said: 's signature has not been hung yet, but it was opened today. After saying that, he handed the silver to Liu Er.
Liu Er hurriedly asked how Yinzi came about, and Jinlian said it truthfully.
After hearing this, Liu Er laughed and said: Now we don’t have to be afraid of starving to death! Liu Er quickly went out to buy some wine and food, and the two of them drank and slept.
The next day, Jinlian was dressed up and stood at the door. When she saw a young man coming, she greeted her with a smile.
This matter soon spread, saying that it was a beautiful woman from other places who specialized in such business. For a time, people came to find Jinlian. Liu Er became a rich man who collected money, so happy that he couldn't stop talking.
(IV)
And it is said that Zhu Ming came to Xuzhou to do business. Because he had not received the scriptures, he wandered around the city. He heard that there was a beautiful woman here who was particularly famous and wanted to join in the fun.
When I got there, I almost threw my chin away because of Zhu Ming's chin. It turned out that the woman was Jinlian.
Zhu Ming was afraid that he would admit his mistake, so he found a hidden place to stare at her. He listened to her, and it was the Yanggu accent, and he thought to himself: You prostitute, you are happy here, causing your husband to suffer in prison!
After a while, Liu Er came out to see the guests and then entered the house with Jinlian. Zhu Ming understood everything in his heart.
Zhu Ming then asked the neighbors next to him, and they started from when Liu Er moved here, and they said it clearly.
Zhu Ming did not alert the snake, and after taking the scriptures, he rushed home.
The first thing I did after going back was to visit Sun Qing in prison and said: Brother, congratulations, your wife has news. Then he told his own experiences.
Sun Qing said angrily: It turned out that he was kidnapped by Liu Er, which caused me to suffer so much in prison.
Zhu Ming went to the magistrate and told him everything. Then Sun Qing was protected, and the magistrate sent a letter asking Xuzhou to assist in arresting Liu Er.
Zhu Ming personally took someone to do this matter. When Liu Er saw Zhu Ming falling from the sky, he was so scared that his face looked like earth.
Zhu Ming took out the official document and handed it to Liu Eryi to see it, and said: It’s over, there is no need to say more, prepare the wine and food first!
Everyone sat down, Jinlian went upstairs to pack up the silver, which was as much as 200 taels. He sent some fragments of silver to Liu Er, and took the rest with him, and packed the clothes, and gave the other things that he couldn't take away to the owner to pay for the rent.
Zhu Ming escorted Liu Er and the others and rushed to Yanggu County . It took a few days to arrive.
The magistrate was promoted to the court and called Sun Qing and Li Siyi to the court for trial.
The magistrate said to Jinlian: You are a woman, you just marry a chicken, why do you follow Liu Er to Xuzhou and do such dirty things! Your husband was sued by Li Si and suffered a lot!
Jinlian said: Master, I am not a little girl with a erotic beauty. I am really scared because my husband is irritable and beat or scold me.
Just as Liu Er was going to do business in Xuzhou, he had this evil fate, so he followed him by a strange thing. If I really deceived my husband, I would definitely have taken away gold and silver.
The magistrate hurriedly asked Sun Qing: Have you ever lost gold and silver?
Sun Qing said: It’s really not lost.
The magistrate said to Jinlian again: Liu Er, a dog slave, needs to be sentenced to five years of abduct. You should be a soldier according to the law, otherwise you will go out and do those despicable things.
Jinlian said: Please make the decision, the little woman should really sell it, just ask you to allow me to redeem myself, so I entered the empty door and this life.
The magistrate said to Li Si: Why not find another son-in-law for your niece?
Li Si stepped forward and said: Thanks to the instructions of the master, the villain dare not disobey his orders.
At this time, Jinlian glanced at Li Si and said: Where do I recognize you? Who are you? He actually falsely accused my husband!
Li Si still had to argue and said: niece, no wonder you didn’t know me. When you were five years old, I went to Beijing to do business and just came back this year.
Jinlian said disdainfully: What is my father’s name? How to live on? How did the family come from three generations? What does my mother look like? Can you explain it clearly?
Li Si blushed when she asked, and couldn't answer a single word.
The magistrate said furiously: The bold madman Li Si, there is a shameless person like you in the world! It must be because I heard that Sun Qing could not find his wife and deliberately came to cheat him out of money. Seeing that Sun Qing was not fooled, you slandered him for killing his wife, and you dared to have the courage to sue me!
Sun Qing stepped forward and said: Master, wise! This man came to me for money, but I refused to give it to him, so he sued me here.
The magistrate issued an order, and asked someone to beat Liu Er to thirty, and then blame Li Si and 50, and then said: First put Li Si in prison, wait for me to report to the Third Court, and then beat this rogue to death, so as not to harm future generations.
Finally, Liu Er was sentenced to exile for five years. Jinlian was willing to become a monk. The magistrate saw that Jinlian was beautiful and could not bear to take action, so he saved her from guilt.
(V)
Sun Qing said to the magistrate: Master, although the villain's wife committed a crime, she still has her true feelings for me. Once, he didn't get any money. I just asked Li Si that he was focused on the villain. The villain couldn't bear to let her become a monk and suffer. Please beg him.
The magistrate said: Since ancient times, he has been persuaded to join forces but not to leave! But according to the law, Jinlian should be sold by the official. If she does not enter the empty sect, it will be a mess of the laws. Now you let her enter the nunnery temporarily and then come and ask for advice. Then you can end the two things and avoid being discussed.
Then, the magistrate concluded the case and asked everyone to go back.
Jinlian followed Sun Qing back home, took out the clothes and returned them to Liu Er, then took out 200 taels of silver, weighed fifty taels to Liu Er, and said: I also have a lot of hard work. It is not easy to go back to Yanggu for five years.
The remaining 150 taels of Jinlian were handed over to Sun Qing and said: Now give you all the money, and marry another good wife and live a peaceful life! Your temper should also be changed. If it weren't for your impatient personality, how could I bear to leave you!
Jinlian took out a few taels of silver from her body and handed it to Zhu Ming, and said: Please help me find a quiet nunnery and wait for me to eat vegetarian food and worship Buddha.
Sun Qing saw that his wife valued love so much, and she was reluctant to leave, so she burst into tears. Even Zhu Ming was moved and cried and said:
I couldn't bear it when I saw you two. Why don’t you go out of the city to do some business with the money, and I will sell the house at home for you. As long as you leave this place, there will be no gossip!
Sun Qing said: This is the best, so please pay attention to me.
Zhu Ming went out to buy wine and drink with Sun Qing and his wife. After that, the couple fell in love again, which was also the romantic debt that Jinlian owed in her previous life. Halfway up by Liu Er to pay it back.
Later, Zhu Ming exchanged the silver for Sun Qing and asked Sun Qing to open a grocery store in the south of the city. Jinlian and his wife became more and more prosperous, and they gave birth to two sons and one daughter in a row.
Because of this incident, Sun Qing quit drinking. Later, I heard that the rogue Li Si was really beaten to death by the magistrate, which was the retribution for deception and evil.
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