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During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, there was a small village outside the city of Bieliang. The village is not large, there are two rivers to the north and south, there is a wilderness to the west of the village, and the path into the village passes through the wilderness, connecting the town and is the main road in and out of the village.
There is an old man in the village surnamed Zhang, who has opened a farmland on the river north of the village, usually grows some vegetables, melons and fruits, in addition to eating themselves, the excess is picked up in the town to sell.
It is said that one day, Zhang Laohan came back from the town, and when he walked to the middle of the road, he suddenly saw a group of people walking not far in front of him. Passers-by gave way and stood on both sides of the path. Zhang Laohan looked carefully as he walked and found that it was a funeral procession. He did not dare to be idle, and stood on the side of the path, giving way to the funeral procession.
The procession slowly moved forward towards a wilderness. At this time, passers-by began to talk: "This team is really not small, the scene is also very grand, whose business?" ”
"It is said that li cheng, the younger son of his family, passed away in the town."
"Li Cheng is not yet married, I saw him a few days ago, I have never heard of illness, how did he suddenly pass away?"
"Alas! It is said that Li Cheng and the little daughter of the Wang family secretly decided to live forever, but Li Yuanwai hated the little daughter of the Wang family from a humble origin, did not agree to this marriage, and beat the Mandarin duck to break them up, but the two young people's feelings were as solid as a rock, and they both threw themselves into the river. ”
"Oops! What a shame! Passers-by lamented about the incident. Zhang Laohan muttered in his heart, "Li Cheng? This young man is really obsessed, rare in the world, it is really rare! He looked at the distant funeral procession and shook his head, and then he continued to walk toward his home.
Three days later, in the early morning, Zhang Laohan carried his burden to the farmland north of the village, and after filling it with two loads of vegetables, he walked toward the town.
The town was about two and a half hours away from the village, and Zhang Laohan did not stop, came to the town market, found a stall, and began to shout.
After noon, Zhang Laohan was about to take out dry cakes to fill his hunger, when suddenly a voice came: "Brother Zhang, is it you?" ”
Zhang Laohan raised his head and took a closer look, and the person in front of him was one of his former friends. They grew up playing together, and at the age of 14, the old friend moved with his father to another country and never saw each other again.
"Brother Zheng!" Zhang Laohan said excitedly.
The two had not seen each other for many years, and in an instant, tears filled their eyes, and after asking for warmth, the Zheng brothers insisted on inviting Zhang Laohan to the tavern to drink some wine and reminisce about the past. Zhang Laohan felt that the opportunity was rare and did not resign, so the two went to a tavern.
It is rare for two people who have nearly flowered armor to meet again after many years. So they staggered and drank wine until dusk.
Zhang Laohan saw that it was not early and said that he would have to hurry home. The Zheng brothers left their addresses, and after the two exchanged precious words, Zhang Laohan picked up the burden and walked outside the town.
Not long after walking, the sky gradually darkened, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the road, Zhang Laohan shrugged the flat burden on his shoulders and summoned up enough strength to continue walking forward.
The night wind blew slowly, blowing Zhang Laohan couldn't help but shiver.
"It's already dark, it's still far from home, and the weather is getting cooler now, so let's go faster!" Zhang Laohan said secretly in his heart, and the steps under his feet immediately accelerated a lot.
While passing through the wilderness, Zhang Laohan suddenly heard the crow's cry, and he looked over his shoulder and found a bright light not far away.
"It's supposed to be wilderness, when did someone build a house here?" Puzzled, he walked toward the bright light.
As I got closer, the light disappeared. He was greeted by several graves. And at the head of a new grave stood a crow. The crow shouted at him a few times, then spread its wings and flew into the sky.
"Seeing that the crow is unlucky, it is night again, it seems that this place is not suitable for long, hurry home!" When Zhang Laohan wanted to turn around, the two words on the tombstone firmly attracted him.
Zhang Laohan bent down and took a closer look, and what was written on the tombstone was Li Cheng. Zhang Laohan looked at the grave soil as new, and he suddenly remembered the funeral procession he had encountered a few days ago. He concluded that the new tomb belonged to Li Cheng, the younger son of Li Yuanwai.
Because he admired Li Cheng's personality and happened to see his grave at the moment, Zhang Laohan decided to worship him. So he lowered his burden and bowed to Li Cheng's grave.
In a few moments, Zhang Laohan whispered, "I hope that you two bitter Mandarin ducks can marry each other, and the old man hereby sincerely wishes you, and these few copper coins should be the happy money given to you!" Without saying a word, he took out a few copper coins and placed them on the tombstone.
Although it is only a few copper coins, it is Zhang Laohan who sold vegetables for a day, which is very difficult.
He picked up his burden and tried to leave, only to hear the crow's cry come again. Zhang Laohan looked up, and the crow flew back again, grabbed the copper coin and stood on the head of the grave looking at him.
Zhang Laohan was taken aback and turned to leave. At this moment, there was a roar not far away, and he turned his head to see that a group of people were walking towards here.
Zhang Laohan fixed his eyes on a man wearing a black robe and a black crown hat, riding a big horse in front, and a group of people behind him slowly walked forward carrying a black palanquin.
"Marry a pro-family? But whose family will marry at night? Besides, marrying a relative will not be dressed like this! Zhang Laohan was puzzled and wanted to go fast, but found that his legs were like lead, and he couldn't lift them at all!
He lifted his leg again, but he still couldn't move, he turned his head to look at the crow, and Zhang Laohan suddenly understood: "I must have encountered something unclean, how can this be good?" ”
Just when he was overwhelmed, the crow flapped its wings and flew toward the man on horseback, and a moment later landed on the horse's back and handed the copper coins to the man.
The man's tense face loosened slightly, and he got off his horse and walked toward Old Man Zhang. Zhang Laohan couldn't move, stood where he was, and kept shaking his body.
He remembered what the old man in the village had said: "Don't look at them, close your eyes, don't look at them." ”
Zhang Laohan hurriedly closed his eyes and pretended to be blind (blind), and when the man approached, he said fiercely, "You should avoid it!" Now that you've seen it, leave your life behind! After the man finished speaking, he raised his right hand, intending to move towards Zhang Laohan.
Zhang Laohan pretended not to see, stretched out his arm, waved wildly in front of him, and said: "I am a blind person, there is no silver on my body, please raise your hand!" ”
"Gǔ? How did you get here? ”
"Today I went to town with my neighbor to sell vegetables, and when we came back, we quarreled, and he left me alone. I couldn't see the road, I just heard the crows calling here, I thought it was the road, so I came here. ”
The man looked at him, then at the copper coins, and said, "These copper coins are yours?" ”
"Yes, I just bumped into the tombstone, and in order to atone for my sins, I deliberately took out a few copper coins and apologized slightly." Kind man, can you take me back to the Main Way? If I come home late, my wife will worry about me, so do me a favor! Zhang Laohan said.
The man put the copper coin back on the tombstone, bowed to him, and said, "You go!" Remember, follow the crows! ”
"Thank you very much!" After speaking, Zhang Laohan turned around, and at this moment, the crow flew up, shouting to lead the way in front of him, and the scream behind him sounded again.
Zhang Laohan wiped the sweat from his forehead, still pretending to be blind, and followed the crow until he reached the entrance of the village, and the crow flew over.
Zhang Laohan returned home, and in order not to worry his wife, he did not tell his wife about it. That night, Zhang Laohan had a dream that Li Cheng was standing in front of his bed with his wife.
Li Cheng bowed down and said, "Thank you very much for the blessing of the old man, we accepted the old man's happy money, tonight we husband and wife specially came to thank the old man!" After speaking, Li Cheng supported his wife and bowed deeply to Zhang Laohan.
Zhang Laohan hurriedly got out of bed, arched his hand, and said, "The old man admires the loyalty of the two of you to each other, which is very rare!" At this point, you two will let go of your resentment towards the world and be a happy couple! ”
"Thank you very much!" After speaking, Li Cheng hugged his wife and slowly disappeared.
When he woke up the next day, Zhang Laohan recalled this dream, he couldn't help but shake his head, and said: "The old man pretended to be a blind man, thinking that he could hide from Li Cheng, in the end it was his own few copper coins that played a role, although he lost a few copper coins, but he finally escaped a disaster, this money is worth spending!" ”
Three days later, Zhang Laohan carried the burden and came to town again. He heard people in the town say that three days ago, Li Yuanwai had visited the Wang family, and at Li Yuanwai's initiative, Li Cheng married the daughter of the Wang family, and Li Yuanwai also buried the coffin of the daughter of the Wang family into Li Cheng's grave.
A pair of mandarin ducks with a bitter fate finally came together. After Zhang Laohan heard about this, he recalled the dream a few days ago, and he couldn't help but smile on his face!
The little leaf has something to say:
Li Yuanwai beat the Mandarin duck with a stick, causing two young people to die, such a tragedy is really lamentable. Perhaps Zhang Laohan had some origins with Li Cheng, and when he returned at night, he was attracted by the crow's cry, he saw a crow standing at the head of the grave, felt that this matter was unlucky, and when he wanted to leave, he found that the owner of the tomb was Li Cheng.
Zhang Laohan admired Li Cheng's personality, so he put a few copper coins obtained from the sale of vegetables that day as happy money and placed them on Li Cheng's tombstone, and when Li Cheng found out, Zhang Laohan thought that those who pretended to be blind could escape for their lives.
And Zhang Laohan was willing to offer copper money, stemming from his good thoughts, and finally let him escape this disaster, and really responded to the old saying that "good and evil are rewarded". Guys, do you have anything to say? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area!
Statement: Folk tales are intended to expound secular truths to the world, transmit positive energy, and do not sit in line with feudal superstitions, thank you!