During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a man named Shen Zhongbo in Yongping Province. His family was surrounded by disciples, poor and destitute, and he was twenty years old and unable to marry a wife. According to local custom, men generally marry and start a family at the age of sixteen or seventeen. But the Shen family was so poor that none of the matchmakers were willing to come to his door to propose to him.
As the saying goes: "The tiger is thin and ambitious, and the poor ambitions are not short", Shen Zhongbo did not believe in fate at all, and he was not accustomed to those long-tongued women pointing at him behind his back and judging his head. In a fit of rage, he bid farewell to his parents and went to the capital alone, and secretly swore that he would have to make a career.
When I came to the capital, I saw people coming and going on the street, and it was very lively. Shops abound on both sides of the street, and Shen Zhongbo is a little dizzy, feeling like Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden. He was a newcomer, unfamiliar with life, and had no idea where to go to get an errand.
When Shen Zhongbo left home, he carried several copper plates with him. Two days passed, and not only did the work not find it, but all the coils were spent. It is good to be at home for a thousand days, but it is difficult to go out for a day. He wants to cry without tears, and he doesn't know what to do? At a time when he was at a loss, his life ushered in a new turning point.
On this day, Shen Zhongbo squatted by the door of the Qingsheng Restaurant, watching the diners in and out of the store, but he was so hungry that his eyes went straight to Venus. At this time, I saw an old man with a white beard leading a young child from a distance. This little boy looks to be about four or five years old, bouncing all the way, smart and cute.
Suddenly, he broke free of the old man's hand and mischievously drilled through the crowd. The walls of the Qingsheng Restaurant are covered with strings of red lanterns, which immediately attract the attention of children. The little guy came to the front and tiptoed up to look up, just then there was a fight in the restaurant.
Shen Zhongbo looked for prestige, only to see a few drunks fighting on the second floor. There was a large flower pot by the window, and I don't know who knocked it down. Shen Zhongbo's eyes were fast, and he put his arms around the child to protect him, he didn't have time to dodge, and the flowerpot happened to hit his head.
When he woke up, he found himself lying on the bed, and it was the white-bearded old man standing next to him. The old man's name was Tang Zhaode, and he was a famous wealthy merchant in Yongping Province. Now that he is in his twilight years, he entrusts the business to his son, and he himself teases his grandson and raises himself.
When Old Master Tang saw him wake up, he smiled and thanked him. He saw that Shen Zhongbo was dressed in rags and spoke in an accent that was not local, and inadvertently asked about him. Shen Zhongbo did not think twice and told the truth. Mr. Tang remembered his saving grace for his grandson and arranged for him to help in his shop.
Shen Zhongbo resigned, but this agreed. He did not think that a good deed would help others, but it would also fulfill himself. He cherished this hard-won job very much, worked hard and complained, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
The road knows the horsepower, and the people's hearts are seen for a long time. Old Master Tang saw that Shen Zhongbo was kind and generous, down-to-earth, and after a year, he handed over the porcelain shop in the city to him to take care of, and the wages given were also rising. Shen Zhongbo was overjoyed, and he also saved a lot of silver in three years.
There are three filial pieties, and no queen is greater. Shen Zhongbo could not resist the urging of his parents' letters, and after thinking about it again and again, decided to return to his hometown to marry and have children. Ten days later, he left the capital and embarked on the road back to his hometown. He recalled the kindness of the Tang family to him and couldn't help but burst into tears.
There is money to make the ghost push and grind, and within a few days, the matchmaker will take the initiative to come to the door to kiss Shen Zhongbo. The woman's name is Feng Niang, seventeen years old, and she lives in Shanghe Village, not far from here. She is very wise and knowledgeable, but her family is not very wealthy. When marrying a wife, the Shen family valued this point and decided on this family affair without hesitation.
Marriage is a major event in life, Shen Zhongbo does not want to wrongfully aggrieved the bride, and is ready to marry her into the family. On the day of the wedding, the Shen family held a banquet, and relatives and friends gathered together. It wasn't until midnight that the guests left one after another. Shen Zhongbo had several small hair in the same village, and they had already discussed it and were ready to make a big fuss about the cave house.
That night, the bride and groom drink a glass of wine according to the etiquette, and the husband and wife are ready to spend the night together. But before they could close the door, Liu Sheng and Wei Jiang, who were in the same village, walked into the house with a smile. Several people deliberately came up with difficult problems to make things difficult for the couple. Liu Sheng proposes to drink with the groom's official and guess his fist, and once the groom loses, the bride takes off a dress.
Shen Zhongbo was worried that his wife would be wronged and refused to agree to anything. Several people were red in the face and displeased, so they desperately poured wine on the groom's official. Not long after, Shen Zhongbo was very drunk. Wei Jiang was originally a lustful person, and seeing that the bride was delicate and charming, he took the opportunity to go forward and hug her and forcibly kiss Feng Niang.
Feng Niang had just turned seventeen, and she had never seen such a scene. Her face changed in fright and she hurried out of the house. Several people refused to give up and chased the bride around the courtyard. It was pitch black outside, and Feng Niang was wearing a happy dress, panicking, and suddenly accidentally stepped into the air and fell into the well in the courtyard.
The groom was dumbfounded, and when everyone rescued the bride with all hands and feet, he found that she was unconscious. Shen Zhongbo ran out of the house in a panic to invite Lang Zhong, and Shen Zhongbo hugged the bride and could not cry. Liu Sheng and the others saw that the big thing was not good, and quickly left in a gray and slippery manner.
After Lang Zhong checked the bride's condition, he sighed, and the hearts of the Shen family were tugged together. It turned out that when the bride fell into the well, her head happened to hit the large bluestone on the edge of the well. After Lang Zhong gave him a needle, he still did not see her wake up, and he had a premonition that something was wrong, lest his condition be serious.
A good wedding ended like this, and the Shen family was angry and sued Liu Sheng and others in the lobby. The prefect scolded angrily, saying that they had overcharged the cave house. Several people were beaten to the board, because they could not be convicted for the time being, so they had to be put in jail first.
Fortunately, thanks to God's blessing, Feng Niang finally woke up after seven days of coma. Shen Zhongbo saw that his wife was no longer in serious trouble, and quickly ran to Yamen to cancel the case. After all, everyone lived in a village, and the Shen family did not want to make things too stiff, so they did not pursue the responsibility of Liu Sheng and others, and several people were acquitted on the spot.
epilogue:
I believe that everyone is not unfamiliar with the word "noisy cave room", there is a saying in the folklore, "the more noisy the more joyful", the noisy cave room can indeed enliven the atmosphere, but we must grasp the measure. If the cave house is overheated, not only will friends turn against each other, but even more will cause human life.
Modern people also have the saying of a cave house when they get married, and it is not uncommon for some people to take advantage of the opportunity to insult the bride or bridesmaid in the name of the cave house. Everything must have a degree, and we must not turn the cave house into a hooligan.
The wedding was originally used to create a festive atmosphere by "making trouble", but some people made vulgar jokes. Relevant reports are often seen on the Internet, some of which are pure pranks. "Cave house" is a cultural tradition, please treat it civilizedly, and do not turn customs into bad customs.