During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a herbal medicine merchant in Zhaojia Town, Jintang County, Sichuan, named Zhao Xiaoliu. When Zhao Xiaoliu was young, he was a herbal collector. He often went to the mountains to collect the herbs and sold them to Jintang County .
There is a medicine shop in Jintang County that often collects medicines collected by him. The owner's surname is Li. Shopkeeper Li saw that Zhao Xiaoliu was honest, honest and smart, so over time he and Zhao Xiaoliu talked about everything. Shopkeeper Li had a daughter about the same age as Zhao Xiaoliu, so he betrothed her daughter to Zhao Xiaoliu. Others said that Zhao Xiaoliu was lucky.
A year after the two got married, Zhao Xiaoliu's daughter-in-law, Li, gave birth to a son. He looked like a tiger-like head and was fair and fair. Li looked at her son and coaxed her son and said, "My son, you look like your father. I hope you will be as smart and capable as your father when you grow up." She named her child Zhao Yaozu, hoping that the son would be able to honor his ancestors.
Shopkeeper Li did not misjudge the person. Zhao Xiaoliu was smart and capable. Within a few years, he opened several medicinal shops in the surrounding towns of Jintang County and lived a good life. Zhao Xiaoliu built a large house with three entrances and three exits in Zhaojia Town. The house was built on the mountain. Behind the house was a big mountain, which was warm in winter and cool in summer. Eight years passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Yaozu was already eight years old.
Zhao Xiaoliu found a teacher to teach Zhao Yaozu how to read, but Zhao Yaozu was not as smart as his parents thought. Maybe he was born dull. What the teacher taught was like water passing over a duck's back, going in one ear and out the other. After a few months, he couldn't even recite the Three-Character Sutra, but the teacher was so anxious.
One day, the teacher had something to do at home and did not come to teach. Zhao Yaozu was bored. It was summer at this time and the house was a bit stuffy. Zhao Yaozu went to the back mountain alone to catch crickets to play. By the way, he also went to the woods to cool off. Zhao Yaozu walked around the back mountain for a long time. I didn't see the cricket, but I heard the chirping of animals in front of me.
He walked over and took a look. There was a hole in the bushes in front of him. There were two white foxes in the hole. It seemed that they were born not long ago. One of the little white foxes had a tuft of black hair on its back, which made it look quite special. Zhao Yaozu picked up a wooden stick. The child was very playful, so he used the wooden stick to gently tease the two white foxes. Unexpectedly, the two white foxes had fierce breasts and grinned at Zhao Yaozu.
Zhao Yaozu was startled and put away the stick. He was afraid that the mother of the little white fox would bite him when she came back. The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, so he ran back home. The teacher hadn't come to teach the next day. Zhao Yaozu was bored at home. He thought of the two white foxes. He didn't dare to see them alone, so he found his little friend, and the two of them went to the back mountain to see the white foxes.
When the two children came to the white fox's hole, they saw that the two little white foxes were already wilted and wilted. No matter how much they teased them with wooden sticks, they were indifferent. Look, It looked like the two white foxes were dying. Zhao Yaozu's little friend was smarter. Seeing this situation, he said to Zhao Yaozu: "Yaozu, these two little white foxes look like they have been hungry for a long time and have no strength. I don't know why their mother doesn't want them."
Zhao Yaozu scratched his head and said: Is their mother dead? Friend Zhao Yaozu said: I don’t know, it should be so! Yaozu, why don't you save them! Children are always kind-hearted. When Zhao Yaozu heard what his little friend said, he thought it was a good idea, so he gently took out two little white foxes from the hole, one each with his little friend, and took them home.
As soon as she entered the house, she met Zhao Yaozu's mother Li. Seeing Zhao Yaozu and his friend each holding a small animal, Li asked them what happened. Zhao Yaozu told them what happened. Li was also a woman in her twenties at the time. She was full of motherly love. Seeing how cute the two little white foxes were, she took a basket from the little white foxes, spread some rags in it, and put the little white foxes in the basket.
Seeing that the little white fox was not energetic, Mrs. Li knew that she was hungry. There happened to be a ewe at home giving birth to a calf, so she went to the ewe to squeeze some goat's milk and fed it to the little white fox. After half a day, the little white fox became energetic and chirped in the basket. The next time, whenever Zhao Yaozu had time, he would bring goat milk to feed the little white fox. After a few months, the little white fox had grown very big and often wandered around Zhao's house.
Zhao Yaozu also played with them when he had time. Everyone in the Zhao family, including the maids and housekeepers, loved these two little white foxes. Mrs. Li often fed the little white foxes some fresh chicken, but Mrs. Li then thought about it. After all, the white fox is a wild animal and will eventually return to nature. After discussing with Zhao Yaozu, Zhao Yaozu disagreed at first and rolled on the ground crying. However, Li finally persuaded Zhao Yaozu to release the two white foxes.
Zhao Yaozu carried the two white foxes to the back mountain and put them on the ground. Zhao Yaozu said to the two white foxes: White fox, white fox, let's go! This forest is your home. You must be careful in the future, don't be eaten by other animals. The two white foxes seemed to be able to understand human speech, so they slowly walked into the woods, looking back at Zhao Yaozu three times a step. Zhao Yaozu had a dream that night, and the two little girls told him to come back in ten years to repay the kindness of saving his life.
Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye, Zhao Yaozu is eighteen years old. Now Zhao Yaozu has a face like a crown jewel, and eyes like bright stars, making him a handsome boy, dressed in white, dressed like a scholar. However, in the past ten years of hard study, Zhao Yaozu has only learned 30% of what the teacher taught him. He usually has to think hard before he can come up with a poem.
In the summer of this year, Mrs. Li didn’t know what kind of illness she had, and she was bedridden as soon as she couldn’t afford it. Zhao Xiaoliu called many doctors, and all of them said they could do nothing. This made Zhao Yaozu anxious. He wanted to help his mother find some precious medicinal materials.
When he was anxious, suddenly there were two girls on the mountain road in front of him, laughing and playing, walking down the mountain road. They should be about eighteen years old, one was wearing white clothes, and the other was wearing yellow clothes. Both were very good-looking. They looked like two beautiful butterflies in the woods, more like two fairies in the forest. Zhao Yaozu was stunned and looked straight at the two girls. The two girls seemed to have noticed Zhao Yaozu's gaze.
The two of them covered their mouths and smiled softly. That smile was like the peach blossoms blooming in March. Only now did Zhao Yaozu realize that he had lost his composure, so he coughed twice to cover up his loss. He said to the two girls: Where are you two girls going? The girl in white said: Master, we are going to Zhaojia Town. Zhao Yaozu smiled slightly and said: I am also from Zhaojia Town, why don't I lead the way? The girl in white said: That's fine! Master, please lead the way!
Zhao Yaozu asked the two girls where they lived, and the girl in white said they lived in this mountain. Zhao Yaozu felt strange that he had lived here for eighteen years and had never heard of anyone living in this mountain. The girl in white asked Zhao Yaozu where he lived, and Zhao Yaozu said he lived at the foot of the mountain. The girl in white asked Zhao Yaozu his name. Zhao Yaozu said the name. The two girls looked at each other, showing expressions of surprise.
The girl in white said: Mr. Zhao, we are also tired from walking. Can we come to your house for a cup of tea before going to Zhaojia Town? Zhao Yaozu asked for it. The two beauties were going to be guests at home, so Zhao Yaozu agreed. Zhao Yaozu took the two girls back to Zhao's house. After chatting, he learned that the girl in white was named Bai Ling and the girl in yellow was named Bai Xue. They were two sisters. Bai Ling asked Zhao Yaozu why Zhao Yaozu's mother didn't show up.
Zhao Yaozu sighed and said: My mother is ill in bed now. I have seen many doctors, but they all said there was nothing they could do. The two girls had anxious looks in their eyes. Bai Ling said: I know a little about medicine, can you let me see how my aunt is doing? When Zhao Yaozu heard what Bai Ling said, he was already a doctor, so he took Bai Ling and Bai Xue to his mother's room.
Bai Ling checked Li's pulse and said to Zhao Yaozu: "Auntie is fine. I have a prescription here. After I write it down, you go and get the medicine. Give two doses of medicine to ensure that Auntie's illness is cured." After Bai Ling wrote the prescription, he handed it over to Zhao Yaozu. The Zhao family was in the medicinal business and there were a lot of medicinal materials stored in the house. Zhao Yaozu asked the housekeeper to quickly grab the medicine. After finishing it, he cooked the medicine for his mother.
Bai Ling and Bai Xue also came to help. Zhao Yaozu said: How can you two girls be so embarrassed! Bai Ling said: We are idle and it's okay, Mr. Zhao. When Zhao Yaozu heard what they said, he stopped talking and was busy making medicine for his mother. An hour passed and the medicine was ready. After Li drank it, the effect took half an hour. Li felt a lot more energetic. Knowing that it was Bai Ling who had prescribed the prescription, he wanted to thank Bai Ling.
Bai Ling said: Auntie, you're welcome, it's just a simple effort, and the two chatted about family matters. Bai Ling knew from Li's mouth that Zhao Yaozu was not very knowledgeable, and the ten years of reading were in vain. Bai Ling said: Auntie, although I am not very knowledgeable, I have studied with my father for a few years. Mr. Zhao may be born dull. I have acupuncture skills that can help him. I will come over and study with him every day.
Mrs. Li saw that the two Bai Ling sisters were beautiful and willing to help her son. Those who disagreed quickly agreed. In the next few months, Bai Ling gave Zhao Yaozu advice, as if Bai Ling knew everything, so Bai Xue gave Zhao Yaozu acupuncture on the head. Gradually, Zhao Yaozu's memory improved, and he could remember what Bai Ling taught. Mrs. Li saw it and was very happy.
One day, Mrs. Li was at the door of her house. A wandering Taoist priest passed by the Zhao Mansion. He saw that the Taoist must be over a hundred years old. He had a white beard hanging down to his chest and gray hair on his head. He stopped in front of the Zhao Mansion and looked at the Zhao Mansion. He shook his head and sighed. Seeing the old Taoist's appearance, Li Shi asked the old Taoist why he was like this? The old Taoist said: Madam, is there anything strange happening in your house during this time?
Li Shi thought for a moment, there is nothing strange in Zhao Mansion! It was Bai Ling and the others who suddenly appeared, saved him, and taught Zhao Yaozu how to read. Mrs. Li said: "Taoist Master, there is nothing strange in my family." The old Taoist said: "Impossible. I see that there is so much darkness in your house, there must be something strange going on. Is your wife unwilling to tell you?" Seeing that the old Taoist had an immortal demeanor and was not like a charlatan, Mrs. Li told the story about the Bai Ling sisters. The old Taoist sighed and said: Your son will not die soon!
When Mrs. Li heard that her son was in fear of his life, he didn't think too much about it and said to the Taoist: "What did the Taoist say?" The old Taoist said: There is no one in the back of your house, how come there are two girls living there? They were not human beings at all. Mrs. Li was shocked and said, "What can Taoist Master do?" At this time, the old Taoist took out a brush from his sleeve and said: Madam, this is something left by my Taoist ancestor. If you exchange this brush with your child's brush, you will know what they are.
Mrs. Li waited for Zhao Yaozu to sleep and secretly changed the brush. The next day, the two sisters Bai Ling came again. Bai Ling just sat down and picked up the brush to write something. Suddenly the brush flashed red and Bai Ling screamed, and turned into a white fox. Seeing that it had a tuft of black hair on its body, Bai Ling screamed: Sister! At this time, Zhao Yaozu was also frightened and hid aside shivering. At this time, two people walked in from the door, it was Mr. Li and Lao Tao.
Bai Xue saw the old Taoist and said, "Taoist Master, we two sisters have no ill intentions. Why do you want to hurt us?" We just came here to repay our kindness. Mrs. Li and Mr. Zhao saved our two sisters ten years ago. We two sisters have practiced hard for ten years just to repay the grace of saving their lives. At this time, Mrs. Li also realized. She remembered that she saved two white foxes ten years ago. One had a tuft of black hair on his body. Ms. Li said: "Is it you?" Bai Xue said: Madam, it’s us, we want to harm people, why should we save you?
At this time, Mrs. Li knew that she was confused and wrongly blamed Bai Ling and the two sisters, so she told the old Taoist about what happened back then. The old Taoist came over to check Zhao Yaozu and found that he was fine and had strong energy and blood. He also knew that he had wrongly blamed Bai Ling and the other two sisters. He laughed and said: Okay! You know how to repay kindness, and I, an old Taoist priest, will not embarrass you. But after you repay your kindness, you have to leave. Don’t stay too long. Bai Xue said: Taoist master, we also understand!
The old Taoist went over and put the brush back into his cuff. At this time, Bai Ling changed back to his original state. Li felt ashamed and went over to apologize to the Bai Ling sisters. The two Bai Ling sisters grabbed Li's hands and said: Don't do this, my benefactor! It's our fault that we didn't speak clearly, we were also afraid of scaring you. At this time, Mrs. Li looked at Zhao Yaozu and said, "Yaozu, why don't you come over quickly and thank the Bai Ling sisters?" Zhao Yaozu was no longer afraid now, and was a little happy, so he came over to thank the Bai Ling sisters.
In this way, Bai Ling taught Zhao Yaozu how to read, and Bai Ling helped Zhao Yaozu with acupuncture. Three years passed in a flash. At this time, Zhao Yaozu was no longer what he used to be. He had already memorized the knowledge in the book. One day, the two Bai Ling sisters accurately After preparing to say goodbye and leave, they said to Zhao Yaozu: Mr. Zhao, I have nothing to teach you anymore. We sisters should also say goodbye. You can go to take the scientific examination. Although there is no guarantee that you will be admitted to the first place, you will definitely be able to pass the second place.
Zhao Yaozu and Li reluctantly sent away the Bai Ling sisters. A month later, Zhao Yaozu went to take the scientific examination, and the results were announced soon after. Zhao Yaozu passed the Jinshi examination. Although he was not the top scholar, it also made Zhao Yaozu's family very happy. At the beginning, Jinshi was something they would never have imagined, thanks to the help of the two sisters Bai Ling.
As the saying goes, good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. Zhao Yaozu's kind deed was finally rewarded with good!
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-