In the chaotic world at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a man with 5 taels of silver and wanted to beg for a wife. Who knows, he found an old woman, who had been staring at him, and when he was about to turn around, he suddenly heard the other person say: Do you know who I am? Unexpectedly, he did a good thing in the yin and yang mistakes.
Liaozhai Sheng was a jinshi, and the imperial court appointed him a salt official, who arrived within five days. Because of the tight time, he went to the post alone, planning to make proper arrangements and then take his family away.
Who knows, not long after leaving, his hometown has become a battlefield, the situation is chaotic, and Liaozhai sheng has lost contact with his family.
After the rebellion was put down, Liaozhai sheng rushed back to his hometown, but found that his hometown was in ruins and his family did not know where to go.
Liaozhai Sheng knelt on the ground and wept bitterly. A messenger surnamed Niu comforted him and said, "Lord, don't be so sad, your body is the most important." Maybe you'll meet them somewhere. ”
Niu Cha gong has been following Liaozhai Sheng for more than ten years and has been loyal. In fact, Niu Chajun's wife had already died in the war, but he did not tell the other party about his business.
Soon, Liaozhai Sheng received an order to go to another place. He instructed his subordinates to take their families with him, but the cattle messenger hid in the corner to wipe his tears.
When Liaozhai Sheng saw this, he asked, "Niu Cha Gong, why are you crying?" ”
Niu Chajun then told Liaozhai Sheng what happened to his family.
Liaozhai Sheng did not expect that niu chariot had a similar experience with himself. He began to pay special attention to the cattle messenger, and promised to marry the cattle messenger when he came to the capital.
When he came to the capital, Liaozhai Sheng found that there were many women on the street who were sold with signs, and when he asked, he learned that these were all women captured during the suppression of the rebellion, and some of them were the ladies and wives of large families.
Liaozhai Sheng thought: It is better to let the cattle servant buy one. In order to let the cattle servant marry a good wife, Liaozhai Sheng gave him 100 taels of silver. But the cattle messenger waved his hand and said, "Lord, you can just give me 5 taels of silver." ”
Liaozhai Sheng originally wanted to insist, but the attitude of the cattle messenger was more resolute, and he had to rely on the cattle to serve.
Niu Chajun came to the street, saw an old woman, staring at himself tightly, but he did not pay too much attention, just about to walk over, the other party said: "Do you know who I am?" ”
The cattle messenger looked at the other party, shook his head, and only listened to the other party say, "You are a cattle messenger, right?" ”
"How do you know me?"
"You've been following my son for more than ten years, how come I don't know you?"
Niu Chajun hurriedly took the elderly woman to Liaozhai Sheng's study. When Liaozhai Sheng looked at it, it was really his own mother, and he knelt down in front of his mother with a thud and hugged and cried with his mother.
It turned out that in the chaos, Liaozhaisheng's mother, wife and daughter had all escaped from their hometown, but halfway through, they were captured by the rebels. Mothers were taken to one team, and wives and daughters were taken to another. The mother's team later encountered the Qing soldiers, and the mother was taken as a prisoner and taken to the capital to be sold. Where the wife and daughter have gone now is unknown.
And the cattle messenger often went to and from the family home of Liaozhai Sheng for official business. Out of courtesy, after entering the inner house, he never looked at it randomly, nor did he look at his family members squarely. Therefore, the mother of the chat knows the cow servant, but the cow messenger does not know the mother.
Liaozhai Sheng rewarded the cattle with 300 taels of silver. Niu Cha Gong was going to resign, but he couldn't stand the persuasion of The Mother and Son of Liaosheng.
Niu Cha saw the lack of servants around Liaozhai Sheng, so he took the silver to the street, thinking of buying two rings for his master.
The cattle messenger took a fancy to a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girl. The little girl was beautiful and clever. It's just that she is inseparable from the middle-aged women around her.
Therefore, the cattle messenger sent kindness and brought both mother and son home.
Suddenly the little girl shouted to the cattle servant, "I know you!" You're my dad's errand boy! ”
The middle-aged woman also exclaimed, "It's really you!" Cow messenger! ”
Niu Chajun quickly brought the mother and daughter to Liaozhai Sheng, and when LiaoZhai Sheng looked at it, it was his wife and daughter.
This story is adapted from "Chatting with Zhiyi". There was nothing more ingenious than this, and within a day, all the families who had been outlaws were reunited.
Liaozhai Sheng was very grateful to the loyal cattle servant and bought him a house and land. Later, Niu Chajun married a gentle and considerate wife and found his lost brother.
In the story, Zaisheng was separated from his relatives because of the war. He pitied the cattle servant who had the same experience as himself, and bought a wife for the cattle servant's silver, but unexpectedly promoted his reunion with his relatives.
The story begins sadly and ends with a comforting ending. And the development of the story is even more coincidental and surprising. Just as the so-called "no coincidence is not a book", many things that seem to be coincidences are often "destined". If Chat Sai sheng is not kind, if the cattle messenger is not loyal, if they do not care about each other, then maybe there will be no reunion.
"It can be seen that Providence is determined, such a coincidence." As Qian Zhongshu said, there is no accident in the world, it is just the inevitability of wearing makeup and masks.
In fact, there are four things in life: coming is accidental, going is inevitable, do your best, go with the flow. It is wise to live well in the present moment and cherish the people in front of you.
