A long time ago, there was a school boy named XiangJing'an who studied in the clan academy. The school is on the other side of the river, two or three miles of sandy beach, across the stone arch bridge. Because he was the only one who went to school on this side of the river, he came and went alone every day.
On this day, Xiang Jing'an came home from school and walked on the beach, when he suddenly found a white crane stretching its neck and not moving, and took a closer look, it turned out that its long mouth was caught by the river mussel. The river mussel is very large, it does not let go, the white crane can not fly away, can not hold each other.
Xiang Jing'an had read the story in the Warring States Policy and knew the allusion that "cranes and clams compete with each other, and fishermen gain profits", so he laughed and said: "Cranes and clams compete with each other, and children gain." Striding over, he reached out and grabbed the river mussel and the white crane. However, the river mussel seems to be very stubborn, caught by Xiang Jing'an, and is unwilling to let go of the white crane's long beak, Ren Xiangjing'an pulled hard, but could not tear it open.
Xiang Jing'an smiled and said, "Confucius taught us with benevolence, and Mencius also said that compassion is something that everyone has. You two can rest assured, I am a reader, I will not hurt you, I am here to make peace. ”
With that said, the river mussel seemed to understand and violently loosened the shell. Xiang Jing'an pulled out the long beak of the white crane, released his hand, and the white crane spread its wings and flew away, and after a while, it disappeared into the sky. Holding the river mussel, Xiang Jing'an came to the river's edge, put it in the water, and went home.
When he got home, he told his parents about it, and his parents praised him for doing the right thing.
However, the sky is unpredictable, and people have bad luck. Three years later, Xiang Jing'an's mother was bedridden, and there was a patient in the family who was taking medicine, and the family suddenly fell into a predicament, and Xiang Jing'an had to drop out of school at home. However, he likes to read, and in his spare time, he borrows books from his husband and reads hard under the lamp at night.
After a few years, his parents died one after another, and Xiang Jing'an was already fifteen years old, so in order to survive, he had to go to the rich man's house to work. He did not go to the other rich man's house, but chose to go to the qiu rich man's house. Why? Because Qiu Rich Man's family is a bookish door, it has been accumulated by generations, and there are many books in the family. Xiang Jing'an's request was very simple, to help the rich man Qiu to work, only to take care of three meals, not to pay, as long as he was allowed to borrow books and read the line.
When the rich man saw that he was a bookworm, he liked it in his heart, so he nodded his head in agreement, but there was a condition, that is, he could not affect the work, and only at night could he bring the book back to read, and he could only bring one book at a time. This request was not excessive at all, and Xiang Jing'an agreed to it.
After returning from dinner at the qiu rich man's house, it was already dark, and the family had no extra money to buy lamp oil, so Xiang Jing'an could only go to bed early, get up at dawn, and use the dawn to read. There wasn't enough time at all, but he couldn't do anything about it.
Fast forward to winter, it was late at dawn, and there was no time to read. Xiang Jing'an was so anxious that there was no way out, and the corners of his mouth were blistering. That night, he was lying in bed sighing when there was a sudden knock at the door. He wondered, since the death of his parents, almost no relatives had walked around with him, he had no friends, who came to him?
When Shogun opened the door, he saw a woman standing outside the door, but he didn't know her. He said in surprise, "You've found the wrong person, I don't know you." Besides, there are no lights in my house, the black lights are blind, and the lonely man and widow are alone, and there are many inconveniences. ”
But the woman said, "I didn't look for the wrong person, I was looking for you." I'll take the lights myself, let me in. Blocking the door is not the hospitality of the reader. Xiang Jing'an smiled and quickly let go. The woman entered the house and took out a jewel from her arms, and the light emitted by the jewel instantly illuminated the house.
Xiang Jing'an said in surprise, "This is the legendary Night Pearl!" The woman smiled and said, "Exactly, this is a treasure in the Dragon Palace, and it cannot be seen in the human world." Hearing the woman talk about the Dragon Palace, Xiang Jing'an was shocked and asked, "Who are you?" Why can you bring the treasures in the Dragon Palace to the human world? ”
The woman smiled and said, "Actually, we have already met, you have saved my life, I am a river mussel fairy!" Xiang Jing'an then remembered the past, and it turned out that the woman was the river mussel. He asked suspiciously, "Since you are a river mussel fairy, why are you subject to the white crane?" The woman said, "That is not an ordinary white crane, it is a crane demon, and it is also a natural enemy of river mussels." ”
The River Mussel Fairy then said, "I was originally the pearl diving manager in the Dragon Palace, and that day I went to the great river to inspect, met the crane demon, and followed its path." If you hadn't rescued me in time, I would have died of dehydration. Therefore, I have always remembered your kindness, and now you have difficulties, so I have come to help. This pearl of the night, sent to you for reading, after a few years, I will take it back and return it to the Dragon Palace. "When you're done, you're going to say goodbye."
Seeing her beautiful and pure, Xiang Jing'an went forward and took her hand, expressing her love and letting her stay. The river clam fairy blushed and said, "You are still young, read well, when the time comes, I will naturally come to meet you." The night pearl thing, you have to keep it a secret. "Say it, and hurry away.
Ever since I had this bead, Xiang Jing'an read night and night until late at night. In less than two years, he had read all the books in his collection. He confidently went to take the Tongsheng Examination and was admitted to the first xiucai. The following year, he was recommended to participate in the township examination, won the sixth place, and was deeply appreciated by the academic officials, and recommended him to participate in next year's examination.
While the spring breeze was triumphant, disaster crept in. The crane demon, who had always hated Xiang Jing'an and should not be nosy, let go of the river clams, because he was sure to win that game. He heard that Xiang Jing'an had lifted up people, pinched his fingers, and knew that the river mussel fairy was secretly helping, so he transformed into a Yunyou Daoist monk and met the county order.
The county order welcomed him into the palace, and he informed the county order that there was a night pearl from the Dragon Palace in the home of Xiang Jing'an, and if it was presented to the emperor, he would definitely be promoted to the rank of knight. As a condition of whistle-blowing, the prefectural decree must get rid of Sakakei-an. The county commander immediately agreed to come down and came to Xiang Jing'an's home with an errand boy, not only found the night pearl, but also tied up Xiang Jing'an and took him to the big prison, planning to make up a reason to put him to death.
That night, the river rose up, more than three feet deep, and flooded into the city. The river mussel fairy danced with his double sword and fought with the crane demon on the water for more than a hundred rounds, and finally killed the crane demon. After dawn, the river receded, and the people were safe and sound, drowning only one person in the county. The pearl of the night was retrieved by the river mussel fairy. As for Xiangjing'an, she also rescued him and took him to the mountains.
Later, the River Mussel Fairy Ming River Dragon King, who wanted to marry Xiang Jing'an, got permission from the River Dragon King, who sent many jewels as gifts. She moved to a distant place with Sakakei-an, built a house and purchased fertile land, and lived a wealthy life.
A few years later, she gave birth to three sons and two daughters to Xiang Jing'an, and the family lived a happy and happy life. As for Xiang Jing'an, he still likes to read, and his family has a collection of tens of thousands of poems and books, intending to pass on these cultural treasures to future generations.
This story adopts elements of mythology, in which it borrows things to persuade people to be good, and has nothing to do with feudal superstitions.
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