Fan Erxi knew that his mother loved to eat fish, but the fish sold in the market were very expensive at that time. Fan Erxi could not afford the fish, so he went to the river to fish by himself. Sometimes he fished for a whole day by the river before catching a few small fish. Fan Erxi stewed fish soup for his mother, but he couldn't bear to drink it. When his mother asked him, he said that he had already eaten it while cooking.
Fan Erxi’s filial piety and ambition are widely known in the neighborhood. The neighbors took pity on the mother and son, and often brought rice and noodles to them, for which Fan Erxi was deeply grateful. One winter, Mr. Zhou suddenly fell seriously ill. Fan Erxi sold all the valuable things at home, but still could not cure his mother's illness.
Seeing that Zhou was dying, Fan Erxi was distraught and very sad. It was the Lunar New Year, and every household hung up colorful lanterns to welcome the New Year. Zhou said to Fan Erxi, "Mom has not smelled meat for a long time. If I can eat another meat bun, I will die without regrets."
Fan Erxi felt sad when his mother said this. But in order to treat his mother's illness, he had already borrowed it from relatives and friends. How could he still have money to buy meat for his mother now? Furthermore, it was already New Year's Eve, and the market merchants had already closed their businesses and gone home. They would not open until the tenth day of the first lunar month. Even if I had money, I couldn't buy meat?
Fan Erxi was walking aimlessly on the road. It was already dark. Fan Erxi came to the outskirts unknowingly. When he looked up, he found that there were many bacon hanging on the wall of the house in front of him. The owner of this family is Hu Xiuniang, a young widow. Fan Erxi often passes by her house when herding cattle, and they all know each other.
Fan Erxi thought to herself that as a woman, Hu Xiuniang would not be able to finish all the bacon, so she might as well pick two bunches back and make bacon buns for her mother, which would fulfill her mother's wish. At that time, Fan Erxi was so excited that he climbed over the wall and went in, intending to steal two strings and take them home. Unexpectedly, Hu Xiuniang was not asleep at the time. She saw a figure jumping into the yard, thinking that a gangster was coming. Hu Xiuniang picked up the door rail and threw it at Fan Erxi.
Fan Erxi was unprepared and was knocked unconscious by Hu Xiuniang with a stick. When Fan Erxi woke up, he found that he was lying on the embroidery bed and his clothes were missing. Hu Xiuniang was sitting next to the bed at that time. When she saw Fan Erxi wake up, she quickly said: "Brother Fan, you didn't go through the gate, why did you climb over the wall? I thought you were a thief, so I knocked you unconscious with a stick. I was worried that something might happen to you, so I helped you to the bed and put a bruise on you, and you woke up." "
Fan Erxi touched his back with his hand. Sure enough, there was a plaster on the place where he had just been hit. When he was about to get up, he felt that his back was still aching, so he had to give up. At this time, Fan Erxi felt ashamed and said: "Sister Xiu Niang, to be honest, my mother is seriously ill now. She has a wish to eat meat buns. I don't have money to buy meat. I thought of stealing bacon from your house. Now I am captured alive by Sister Xiu Niang. I will beat and punish you at will." It's up to you."
When Hu Xiuniang heard this, she said angrily: "My silly brother, tell me if you have any problems! Who in Chenliu County doesn't know that you, Fan Erxi, are a filial son and a great talent? Son! Fortunately, you fell into my hands today. If you were caught by others and sent to prison, not only would your future career be ruined, but your mother would also die of illness alone and helpless. You are so confused! Since my aunt wants to eat meat buns, I happened to have a new steamed bun today. You can take it back to your aunt to eat. If it’s not enough, I’ll make it for her. "
Fan Erxi was so moved that she burst into tears when she heard what Hu Xiuniang said. Fan Erxi took the steamed buns sent by Hu Xiuniang back to my mother. After the Zhou family finished eating, she felt much better. Fan Erxi was very pleased. The next day, Hu Xiuniang came to Fan's house to pay New Year's greetings. Hu Xiuniang said to Fan Erxi: "We are all neighbors and should help each other. These are some of my thoughts. I hope my aunt can recover soon."
Since then, Hu Xiuniang often helped Fan Erxi's mother and son, and encouraged Fan Erxi to study hard.Under Hu Xiuniang's care and attention, Zhou not only recovered, but was also able to get out of bed and walk. Fan Erxi and her son were very grateful to Hu Xiuniang. Fan Erxi was determined to obtain fame. He changed his name to Fan Jin, hoping that he could work hard and make progress. Hard work paid off. In the second year of Tianxi's reign, Fan Jin passed the imperial examination, and three years later he passed the imperial examination. The imperial court awarded him the title of Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he received a royal salary for the rest of his life.
Fan Jin did not forget Hu Xiuniang's kindness and married her as his wife. The couple lived in harmony and grew old together.
[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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