There was an old man in the Song Dynasty who begged the rich for money, and the rich avoided it. The rich man's wife asked the old man to do two things, do it, and pay double; if it didn't work out, he didn't give a penny. At the end of the three-day period, the old man's daughter-in-law went to the rich man's house alone, and she did not expect that nothing had been done, but she let the rich man's wife obediently settle the salary.
The old man, surnamed Ning, can build walls and repair tiles, but also carpentry. He is kind, honest and loyal, and has always had no heart for his work, so his neighbors respect him very much, and when he has a job, he must first think of finding him.
Old Man Ning had two sons, both of whom were as generous as he was. Just as the so-called "not a family does not enter the door", the daughter-in-law married by the eldest son is also honest and not good at words.
In order to have a person in charge of the Ning family in the future, Ning Laohan pinned his hopes on his younger son Ning Erqiang, hoping that he could marry a clever and clever daughter-in-law.
One day, Ning Laohan said to Ning Erqiang, "There is a sheep here, you take it away, go buy a bucket of rice and come back, but the sheep cannot be sold." ”
Ning Erqiang was stunned after listening to it and had to lead the sheep out. As he walked, he thought: There is no money but sheep, and I am not allowed to sell sheep, so what do I buy rice?
In this way, Ning Erqiang led the sheep around outside the rice shop in the market, and until the sun was about to go down, he could not go in to buy rice.
The rice was not bought, and he did not dare to go home, so he crouched in the corner outside the rice shop and worried.
Next to the rice shop is the pork shop, the owner's surname is Qin, and there is a daughter named Qiao Yu, who is packing up her things and preparing to close the door.
She saw Ning Erqiang's sad face, sighed from time to time, and asked, "What difficult thing have you encountered?" ”
Ning Erqiang looked up at the sound, and was worried that no one was complaining, so he told Qin Qiaoyu about his father's account.
"How difficult is this, you cut the wool and sell it, and if you get the money, you can buy rice." Qiao Yu said with a smile.
After listening, Ning Erqiang suddenly patted his thigh and exclaimed, "How did I not think of this good way, thank you for reminding the girl." ”
After thanking Qiao Yulian, Ning Erqiang hurried to sell wool, and then bought rice to go home.
Old Man Ning waited in front of the door, and saw his son walking home with a sheep in one hand and rice in the other. He concluded that he could never get things done by relying on his son alone, and when he asked, someone helped him.
Early the next morning, Old Man Ning went to inquire about the Li family. It turned out that Li Laohan's wife died early, and he did not remarry, and raised Qiao Yu alone.
Qiao Yu has been sensible since childhood, understanding her father's difficulties, even when she reaches the age of marriage, there are many people who come to the door to say goodbye, but she still insists on staying at home to help.
After learning these news, Ning Laohan went straight to the Li family's butcher shop and wanted to explore Li Laohan's tone, unfortunately, Li Laohan went out to run errands, and only Qiao Yu looked at the shop alone.
Qiao Yu saw someone coming and asked Ning Laohan what he needed, and Ning Laohan said, "The meat I want to buy is skin, skin skin, tendon meat has no bones, and fat meat has no skin." ”
After Qiao Yu listened, he cut a pig ear, a pig tail, a piece of pork liver, and a pork belly without hurrying, weighed it and handed it to Ning Laohan.
Old Man Ning smiled and took it, praising Qiao Yu. Back at home, Ning Laohan immediately found a matchmaker, brought a generous gift, and went straight to the Li family to propose to him.
Li Laohan also knew the situation of the Ning family, and under his persuasion, Qiao Yu also agreed to this family affair.
In this way, the Ning and Li families chose a good day and an auspicious day, and Ning Erqiang married Qiao Yu home.
Three days after becoming a parent, Li Laohan asked Qiao Yu what to bring back, and Qiao Yu said that his father-in-law wanted two gifts, the same meat wrapped bone, the same bone wrapped meat.
Li Laohan and Ning Erqiang couldn't understand it, only to see Qiao Yu take a bag of red dates and a few pounds of eggs.
Back at Ning's house, Old Man Ning looked at these two things and smiled closely.
Later, Ning Laohan took his two sons to repair the house of the local Rich Family. After a month of busy work, it was finally completed, but the rich people were reluctant to pay the work, and even avoided seeing it.
Seeing Madame He sitting in the lobby, the servant handed Ning Laohan a wooden plank and said, "There are two more things that have not been accomplished, in three days, one is to lay eggs from the rooster, and the other is to engrave all the stars in the sky on this wooden board." ”
"If these two things are done, the wages will be doubled; if they cannot be done, the wages will be written off."
The He family obviously wanted to settle the account, but what could Old Man Ning do, even the clever one didn't know what to do, so he had to go home first.
Qiao Yu saw the three men in the family hanging their heads in frustration and hurried to ask what had happened.
Ning Erqiang told Qiao Yu what had happened, and Qiao Yu thought about it and said, "Don't worry about your father-in-law, this matter is not difficult, after three days, I will go to the He family to ask for wages, and I will guarantee that you will come back." ”
Three days later, Ning Erqiang and Qiao Yu came to the door of the He family, and Qiao Yu asked Ning Erqiang to wait outside the door, and she entered the He family alone.
When Lady He saw Qiao Yu coming alone, she asked in surprise, "Why are you here, Old Man Ning?" The two things I asked him to do, how did it go? ”
"Madam, my father-in-law is busy giving birth at home right now, and before he can do it for you, ask me to let me know first." Qiao Yu said with a smile.
After Madame He listened, she immediately laughed and said, "Nonsense, how can a man have a child?" ”
"Yes, since men don't have children, how can a rooster lay eggs?" Qiao Yu said very calmly.
Madame He, who was originally smiling, suddenly changed her face and said with a straight face: "Is the star carved well?" ”
"No, Madame first said how many stars there are in the sky, and my father-in-law can carve them for you on the board to ensure that the carving is fast and good."
Mrs. He was speechless, stared at Qiao Yu with a calm face, and then asked the housekeeper to bring her wages and send her away.
In this way, the news that Qiao Yu easily wanted to return her salary spread in the local area, and everyone praised her for her intelligence.
Adapted from Folk Tales. Pay attention to @ heart words and laughter, listen to the story together, and understand life!
