The biggest black spot in "Water Margin" is the "Cross Slope Human Meat Bun Shop" opened by Sun Erniang. It should be said that there must have been many such black shops at that time. In fact, in the Legendary Novel of the Tang Dynasty, "The Three Ladies of Banqiao", such a black shop is described, and to a large extent, Shi Nai'an should have borrowed from these novels.
It is said that during the Tang Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Xianzong, there was an inn called "Banqiao Dian" in Bian Prefecture, and the lady owner was known as "Three Niangs". Sanniang's surname is not known, no one knows her origin, Sanniang is about forty years old. Everyone said she was a widow, but no one knew whether she married or not, and she didn't have a child. It is not easy for such a person to run an inn, but it has to be said that the third lady is very economically minded and very good at doing business, although she is the boss inside and out, and there are several beautiful female clerks. But the operation is still quite good, the three ladies not only provide accommodation, but also make their own wheat cakes to provide accommodation merchants, the three niang's inn business makes a lot of money, not to say that it is the richest man in Bizhou, but it is almost the same. What is even more surprising is that Sanniang's inn also sells donkeys on behalf of others, and sometimes tourists are in a hurry, or they need to change mounts, and Sanniang will change hands with her own donkey at a low price. Therefore, some people say that it is difficult for the third lady not to get rich.
The Third Lady is not only good at doing business, but also has a kind heart and is willing to be charitable. When encountering those who can't find a place to live in the dark, or customers who can't stay in the hotel with little money, Sanniang is also willing to let tourists live for a few days at a low price or for free, and then give it again when they have money later, so the whole state has not praised Sanniang as a kind person. Say that one day, in Luzhou doing business Zhao Jihe rushed to the eastern capital Luoyang to do business, passing through Bianzhou to stay in the largest hotel in Bianzhou Banqiao, Zhao Jihe came not at the right time, at this time Zhao Jihe has been full, after repeated consultation with the three niangs, it is difficult to find a room, this room is too small, it is difficult to say that it is a room, but Zhao Jihe anyway on a person, just live for one night. It will also live. Coincidentally, next door to Zhao Jihe's room was the third lady's private room.
Maybe it's that Zhao Jihe's room is too small, maybe it's Zhao Jihe's insomnia, maybe it's the new hotel can't sleep. It was the second half of the night, Zhao Jihe was still not sleepy at all, just at this moment, Zhao Jihe suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the other side of the wall. Zhao Jihe's heart moved, could it be that the three ladies living next door and the man, Zhao Jihe's gossip heart suddenly soared, at this time Zhao Jihe had some psychopaths, he wanted to see the performance of the three niangs, so Zhao Jihe quietly got up and came to the root of the wall, Zhao Jihe chiseled a hole with an awl, and peeked into the "special performance" of the third lady from the gap. And when Zhao Jihe fixed his eyes on it, he was almost scared to death, but when he saw the third lady light a candle, he then took out a small box, and took out a set of miniature farming tools from it, as well as a small wooden cow and a small wooden man, each of which was only six or seven inches high, placed in front of the stove, chanting a mantra, chanting water spray, and then saw the little wooden man leading the wooden cow to start farming, which was simply a miniature cartoon. Between the whiskers, the seed begins to sprout, and then it grows and blossoms. The wheat that used to ripen only a year is ripe for one meal. The third lady took the local materials, harvested the wheat, let the animals in the mill grind, ground the buckwheat into flour, and then added some water to knead it into a cake. Zhao Jihe thought to himself, no wonder the Third Lady would get rich. It is actually a business without cost.
Zhao Jihe was stunned to see it. At this time, the sky was already bright, and the third lady brought the prepared wheat cake up and gave it to the guests for breakfast. Zhao Jihe was so frightened that he didn't dare to eat a bite of wheat cake, so he found an excuse to put down the room bill and carry the baggage and left. Saying that it was gone, in fact, Zhao Ji and he had been hiding outside the store to peep. See what the end result is. There was nothing wrong with the guests who ate the "Sanniang Wheat Cake", everything was normal. But what happened next was a surprise, when the beautiful female clerk began to seduce the guests who had eaten the cake, and to do what and that with the guests, when everything was over for the guests. The guests turned into donkeys on the spot, and then were tied up in the guest house mill circle, waiting for the fate of being sold. Some of the next guests grind wheat flour into "Three Niang Wheat Cakes", and the extra is sold.
That is to say, the way for Sanniang to make money is to make "Sanniang wheat cake" by "strange techniques", and then turn guests into livestock, not only to take their belongings for themselves, but also to become livestock guests who really "make cattle and horses" to work for her, and finally sold by Sanniang, and so on and on. Zhao Jihe saw this scene, and secretly returned to the hotel, swapped the wheat cake he brought with the wheat cake of the third lady, and the third lady did not know it, so she ate her own ground wheat cake, and just after eating it, she became a donkey, and it was very strong. Zhao Jihe was also not polite, so he rode on a donkey (Third Niang) and set off, confiscating the Three Niang's utensils. Zhao Jihe rode Zhao Jihe for four years, and met an old man at the Huayue Temple, and the old man laughed: "Third Lady, how can you become like this", and then said to Zhao Jihe: "Although she has a fault, she has also suffered a lot of your suffering, you will spare her, the old man reached for the mouth and nose of the donkey, broke it open, and the third lady jumped out of the donkey skin." Then he thanked the old man and turned and walked away quickly, no one knew where she was going. Zhao Ji and Han Yan were speechless, and the old man was gone.
This story is a reflection of the author's one-sided thought, that is, no matter what means a person uses to harm people, he will eventually be spied on by people. For those who harm others, they must be punished accordingly in the same way as others. This is clearly a manifestation of the Chinese traditional idea of retribution.
I am clear water, the watchman of history, looking forward to your attention and comments.