During the Ming Dynasty, there was an old man in Shunde Province surnamed Cheng, who had more than a dozen acres of land in his family, and he did not worry about eating and drinking. As Cheng Laohan got older, his body was not as good as a year, he bought a donkey to help with the work in order to work conveniently, but he did not expect that the donkey really helped Cheng Laohan a lot.
On the day that Cheng Laohan went to buy a donkey on the street, he saw a thin little donkey standing in the corner without anyone asking, and the donkey seller was also very disgusted with the little donkey, and said that if the donkey could not be sold, it could only be slaughtered. The little donkey seemed to feel his own tragic fate, shrugged his head in frustration, a pair of eyes kept looking at the person who came to buy the donkey, and finally knelt directly in front of Cheng Laohan, as if begging Cheng Laohan to save it.
Seeing that the donkey was so pitiful, Old Man Cheng couldn't help but feel compassion, so he bought the donkey and took it home to take care of it. Under the careful care of Cheng Laohan, the little donkey grew up quickly, and grew very strong, and the work was very powerful, Cheng Laohan saw that the donkey was getting stronger and stronger, and his heart was particularly happy, and he only felt that he had bought it right.
In the second year of the little donkey's growth, Cheng Laohan's daughter-in-law Guo Shi entered the door, Guo Shi was gentle and virtuous, after she entered the door, she was filial to her in-laws, diligent in her duties, and handled the family affairs in an orderly manner, and the Cheng family liked her very much.
When Guo entered the door for the third month, he found that he was pregnant, and the Cheng family learned of the good news, and there was a lot of joy, but Cheng Laohan found that there was something wrong with the donkey.
Since Guo Shi was pregnant, the donkey did not know what was going on, and every time he saw Guo Shi, he would bark non-stop. At the beginning, the Cheng family did not pay attention to the strange appearance of the donkey, until that day after dinner, Guo Shi was walking in the yard, and the donkey actually bit off the reins and wanted to hit Guo s stomach, which frightened Guo Shi and almost moved the tire.
Cheng Laohan stepped forward in time to pull the donkey, seeing that his daughter-in-law was almost frightened, Cheng Laohan thought more and more angrily in his heart, took the whip and beat the donkey fiercely, after which he tied the donkey to the pig shed in the backyard, the donkey could not see Guo,But did not make any more trouble.
It is strange to say that after the donkey was tied to the backyard, Guo Shi often felt uncomfortable, she often felt stomach pain, Cheng Laohan and his son invited the doctor several times, the doctor diagnosed the pulse for Guo Shi, but did not find out what the cause was, and could only let Guo Drink a bowl of fetal protection pills every day.
It was not easy to reach the tenth month, and finally it was time for Guo's to come to the pot, Guo had just begun to have a seizure, Cheng Laohan invited a midwife, Cheng Laohan and his son were worried at the door, but saw that the donkey suddenly ran from the backyard to the front yard.
Cheng Laohan saw that the donkey broke the reins again and ran to the front yard, worried that the donkey would make another accident, hurriedly went forward to pull the donkey to the backyard, did not expect the backyard, the donkey actually began to speak, only to hear it say word by word: "When the child is born, you will slaughter me!" ”
When Old Man Cheng heard that the donkey could spit out words, he was startled, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking up and down at the donkey, this donkey didn't look abnormal, how could he suddenly open his mouth?
The donkey saw Old Man Cheng's panicked look, and slowly sighed, "Don't be afraid, you are my benefactor, I will not hurt you, I suddenly began to speak, but also to save your upcoming grandson!" ”
It turned out that after Guo Shi became pregnant, he was targeted by a nearby evil ghost, so every time he saw Guo Shi, he would scream non-stop, just to drive away the evil ghost. That day, the donkey wanted to hit Guo's stomach because it saw the evil ghost pounce on Guo's, the evil ghost wanted to eat the child in Guo's belly, it rushed over to try to drive away the evil ghost, but Guo Laohan forcibly pulled it away, and the evil ghost took the opportunity to eat one of the feet of the child in Guo's belly, and fled in a hurry.
After that, the evil ghost did not come to the door again, and Guo Shi always felt that his stomach hurt, because the child in his belly was eaten by a ghost and had one foot.
The donkey told Cheng Laohan: "You saved me at the beginning, now is the time for me to repay the favor, you wait until the child is born and slaughter me, cut off my four hooves, boil it into water to feed the child to drink, let the child not go out for a month, he can return to normal." ”
Cheng Laohan listened to this donkey say so bizarrely, Ben did not believe its words, just at this time came from the front yard to hear the cry of the baby, Cheng Laohan hurried to the front yard to check, found that the newborn grandson was indeed missing a foot, and the donkey said exactly the same.
For the sake of his grandson, Cheng Laohan had to slaughter the donkey in pain, and according to the donkey's instructions, he cut off its hooves and boiled it into water to feed his grandson to drink, and a month later, Cheng Laohan's grandson really became exactly like a normal person.
Old Man Cheng thanked the donkey for his help, so he buried the donkey and burned incense on it every New Year's Festival. Since then, the life of the Cheng family has returned to normal, and they have never encountered strange things again.