Liang Yongchang felt guilty. On the one hand, he cared more about his wife, and on the other hand, he bought expensive tonics from a doctor, hoping that he could regain his glory. But no matter how much Liang Yongchang added, his second brother was like an eggplant beaten by frost, unable to stand up. Liang Yongchang felt so ashamed that after lying on the bed every day, he would go to bed early with his clothes on.
Zhang Huiniang was still young at that time, how could she bear to be a widow like this? Every night when Liang Yongchang was asleep, Zhang Huiniang would go out to have a private meeting with her lover. Liang Yongchang's restaurant was close to the official road, and cars and horses passed by day and night. Zhang Huiniang pretended to be a lone woman and begged passing merchants to pick her up. After Zhang Huiniang had put an end to her misfortune, she could return home again.
There were several times when Liang Yongchang got up early in the morning and saw his wife coming back from outside with a blushing face. He asked her what she was doing. Zhang Huiniang excused herself by saying that she went to the market to buy vegetables, so Liang Yongchang did not ask further questions.
One day, Zhang Huiniang and several women went for an outing in the mountains, while Liang Yongchang was busy working in the restaurant alone. At this moment, an old monk came from a distance. When the old monk passed by the door of Liang Yongchang's house, he looked at it carefully, then clasped his hands and said to Liang Yongchang: "This donor, a poor monk wants to make a meal for himself. Is it okay?"
Liang Yongchang was also a poor man. He was very kind-hearted, and it was common for monks to give sermons, so he said respectfully: "Master, please sit down. You are a monk and you must not be able to eat meat. I will give you a bowl of clear soup noodles. There is tea here. You drink the tea first and the noodles will come later."
After a while, Liang Yong Chang brought up a bowl of clear soup noodles that had just come out of the pot. He brought it to the old monk and said, "If you don't have enough to eat, I'll give it to you again. I'm afraid that it will be too much at once and it will be wasted if you can't finish it." The old monk bowed again and thanked him and said, "This bowl of noodles is enough. You are really Bodhisattva-hearted and kind."
After the monk finished eating, the two began to chat. The old monk said: "There is a saying in medical books that the liver opens the eyes and the eyes are affected by blood. I saw that the whites of your eyes were stagnant and yellow. It was due to excessive consumption of liver and kidneys at that time. If the leakage is not repaired in time, I am afraid that your life will be exhausted."
Liang Yongchang saw that the monk hit the mark. , and quickly said: "I didn't expect that the master has such magical powers and can detect my illness. I'll tell you the truth. Since I married my lovely wife, I haven't benefited from it a few times. My body has collapsed first. My wife always complains about my incompetence. I am so ashamed that I can't hold my head up. If the master can cure my illness, Liang will be grateful."
The old monk smiled slightly and said, "Let me give it a try."
Liang Yongchang was overjoyed and said, "I have taken a lot of tonic medicines before, but to no avail. Master, what medicine do you think you can prescribe for me?" The old monk waved his hand and said: "The test I am talking about is not to prescribe you medicine, but to get to know your wife. As long as I can cook her well, your illness will be cured."
After hearing this, Liang Yongchang became a little angry and said: "You monk is so disrespectful. I treat you to some noodles. I sincerely beg you to see a doctor." , but you said such frivolous words."
The monk did not argue with Liang Yongchang, but said to him: "If your wife comes back today, you can know the truth by looking at her skirt when she comes out. If you want to find me, just go to the ancient Buddhist temple ten miles southwest of the city." After that, the old monk walked away.
Liang Yongchang was confused when he heard this. He didn’t know what mystery the old monk was showing off.
In the afternoon, Liang Yongchang’s wife Zhang Huiniang came back. When Zhang Huiniang went to the toilet to pay her respects, Liang Yongchang peeked through the wall. This sight was not serious, and Liang Yongchang was scared to death. I saw that under Zhang Huiniang's skirt were not human legs, but a snake's tail. Liang Yongchang was so frightened that he hid in the kitchen and pretended that nothing happened.
Zhang Huiniang climbed the mountain for a day and returned to the house to rest. Liang Yongchang took this opportunity to go to the ancient Buddhist temple to invite the old monk.
The old monk murmured: "When I passed by your house today, I saw the black energy lingering in your house, so I knew you were haunted by a demon. I calculated with my fingers and found out that your wife was transformed into a snake demon, and your yang energy was sucked out by her, so you showed a dying syndrome. Now only by getting rid of the snake demon can you be saved."
After the old monk said this, he brought the magic weapon and Liang Yongchang to catch the snake demon. At that time, Zhang Huiniang was sleeping on the bed. The old monk shook his cassock and covered Zhang Huiniang's body. Zhang Huiniang's original shape turned out to be a python more than three feet long.
Liang Yongchang was shocked, pointed at the python and said: "You and I have no grievances, why do you want to suck my yang energy and come here to harm me!"
The python spoke human words and said: "You sold a whole snake feast in this restaurant and killed countless snakes and grandchildren. That day your wife went up the mountain to pick mushrooms and was killed. I hid in the cave, and then I turned into your wife and came to you, ready to drain your yang energy and let you taste the taste of annihilating your descendants." When the old monk heard what the snake demon said, he learned that the snake demon's revenge on Liang Yongchang was for a reason. It was considered that Liang Yongchang was at fault first.
In the end, the old monk was willing to be the peacemaker. He said to the snake demon: "When is the time for retribution? Since you can transform into a human being, it means that you have been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years. If I directly kill you with thunder from the sky, it will appear that my Buddhist sect is too ruthless and unjust. You will Liang Yongchang's wife has been found and Liang Yongchang's yang energy has been restored. I will forget the blame and take you back to the ancient Buddhist temple to practice together. In the future, you will have the opportunity to become an immortal. What do you think?"
The snake demon knew that he was no match for the old monk, so he nodded in agreement. Liang Yongchang reunited with his wife Zhang Huiniang. Liang Yongchang immediately said that he would never kill snakes for the rest of his life. The snake demon nodded and went back to the ancient Buddhist temple to practice with the old monk.
Liang Yongchang and Zhang Huiniang regained their love for each other. From then on, they accumulated good deeds and rarely killed animals. Later, they lived to a long life and died without any illness.
[Solemn statement]
This story is a folk tale, purely a literary creation. The plot and characters are fictitious. It is intended to enrich readers’ spare time life. Please do not contradict feudal superstition.
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