During the Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a chef named Liu Rong, who was kind and upright, with a bold personality, and his ancestors were all country cooks, carrying burdens and bringing pots and pans to the villagers to hold a banquet, full of color and fragrance, and was deeply liked by the villagers.
But not every day someone holds a banquet, so usually have to cultivate the land, go up the mountain to cut firewood, because of the family's general situation, has not yet married a wife, but he likes the village girl Xiaocui.
Little Cui girl looked beautiful, with big watery eyes, white and tender skin, and dark shiny hair, but she hated Liu Rong and didn't like Liu Rong at all, so she teased him that if she had a hundred taels of silver to raise her, she was willing to marry him.
Although this is an astronomical number, Liu Rongxin believes it to be true, and it gives him the idea of going out and breaking in, and his originally peaceful life has changed.
During the Spring Festival when he was seventeen years old, he said to his parents: "Father, mother, after the New Year, I want to go to the county town to work as a cook, earn money, and open a restaurant and a tavern in the future, so that you can marry your daughter-in-law and let you hold your grandson as soon as possible." ”
Liu Rong's mother said: "Rong Er has this idea, she is very pleased for her mother, the good boy is determined to be in the four directions, nestled in this poor and remote area, after all, there is nothing to do, since you want to go, then go." ”
Liu Rong's father said: "Your mother is right, but you are out of the house, you must be careful in everything, be kind to people, and make friends carefully, this handle and spoon is ancestral, you hold, presumably it will bring you good luck, but also a thought." ”
Liu Rong came to the county seat, found a job in a tavern, the tavern is not big, just a running hall, plus the owner, there is a back kitchen miscellaneous, the original chef went back to get married during the Spring Festival, he opened a tavern in the town, and did not come back.
Liu Rong filled the vacancy, because he was hardworking, sharp hands and feet, coupled with exquisite cooking skills, the business of the tavern was very good, Liu Rong was deeply liked by the owner, and Yang Qing, who was a miscellaneous cook in the back kitchen, was fifteen years old, very smart, and had a sweet mouth.
Yang Qing has been begging Liu Rong to teach him cooking skills, Liu Rong is different from the previous chef, he has no reservations about Yang Qing, although he did not perform the worship ceremony, but he was like an apprentice to him, and his life was more like two brothers.
On that day, the owner's wife gave birth to a third child, and finally a son, the owner was happy to give each person a few hanging money, and gave them a holiday, the runner was a local, they went home, Liu Rong and Yang Qing had nothing to do, they went out for a walk.
When the two came to the outskirts, they suddenly saw several people wearing a yellow dog with a rope, beating the yellow dog with a stick as they walked, and said happily: "Hey hey, go home and eat dog meat and drink wine." ”
Liu Rong once had a yellow dog, very spiritual, Liu Rong followed him everywhere he went, but after a few years, he suddenly disappeared, he could no longer find it, he never had a dog again, because he was sad to think of that yellow dog.
Liu Rong had eaten dog meat, and had also burned dog meat, but when he passed by the yellow dog, he saw a yellow dog full of injuries, with white hairs behind his ears, tears in his eyes, and a weak whimpering sound.
Yang Qing seemed to see Liu Rong's melancholy eyes and whispered, "Brother Rong, are you poor yellow dog?" I looked very sad, these people went too far, and beat the yellow dog all over the body. ”
Liu Rong had Yang Qing's support, he stopped a few people, wanted them to release the yellow dog, but it was useless, and finally bargained, took out all the money on his body, bought the yellow dog, those few people had money to drink, naturally agreed.
The two also did not go around, quickly took the dog back, sent it to the medical hall next door to the tavern, let the doctor treat the yellow dog, and owed the doctor a few hanging money, but the doctor was kind-hearted, saying that it was rare to meet two loving people, and the money would be counted.
They put the yellow dog on a leash in a utility room in the back kitchen, let it heal well, after the yellow dog was injured, it was very humane, and it was obedient, removing the rope, not running around, even if it was to hang out on the street, it came back on time.
One night, Liu Rong and Yang Qing slept on the floor of the tavern, and suddenly the yellow dog in the back kitchen barked wildly, and after they were awakened, they found that the tavern had entered the thief, and the thief saw them wake up and stabbed Liu Rong with a knife.
The incident happened suddenly, Liu Rong was too late to take precautions, seeing that the knife was about to stab him, Yang Qing stepped forward to block a knife for Liu Rong, Liu Rong quickly fought with the thief, and was hit by several knives on his body.
The yellow dog actually broke free of the rope, ran to the house, and bit the thief to death, Liu Rong and Yang Qing endured the pain of subduing the thief and handed it to the official, both of them lamented that it was the yellow dog that saved their lives, fortunately Yang Qing was not in serious trouble, under Yang Rong's care, rest for a few days, and the owner praised them.
One day a few months later, the yellow dog tianliang went to the street as usual, but it never came back, which made Liu Rong and Yang Qing very sad, especially Liu Rong once lost a yellow dog, which was the second one, looking around, and did not find it.
Just two days later, one of Liu Rong's compatriots suddenly came to him and said, "Ah Rong, it's not good, your mother is suddenly seriously ill and bedridden, you hurry back to see him, right?" ”
Liu Rong quickly asked the owner for leave, the owner settled Liu Rong's salary, and also advanced a few months of wages for him to take, Yang Qing said that he wanted to accompany him back, but the tavern could not be without people.
Yang Qing had no choice but to say: "I also asked the owner to settle my salary, you take the emergency use when the time comes, these days, I have learned a lot of things from you, the tavern I am holding, you are assured, I hope that my aunt will recover as soon as possible, and you will come back early." ”
Liu Rong quickly packed up and got up to rush back, but from the county town to his home, it took at least half a day to walk, it was already afternoon, although he walked all the way and ran, but he was only halfway through the dark.
He wanted to rush back overnight, but the sky was not beautiful, it was raining, he was hungry and very tired, and he saw that in front of him was a village, and the head of the village was a single family, and there was a broken house.
Liu Rong thought of avoiding the rain, begging for a cup of water, and eating food. If the rain stops, keep on, and if it rains, spend the night. He quickly ran over and knocked on the door, knocking for half a day before a woman responded and asked who?
Liu Rong hurriedly said that he was in a hurry, and if he wanted to beg for water and drink, if it was convenient, it was best to spend the night. But the woman said, "I'm sorry, I'm a woman in the family, the family is poor, I can't eat enough, you still go to another home." ”
Liu Rong thought about it, since this was the case, he could only find another home, but he smelled the smell of dog meat wafting out of the house, and then looked to the side, and found a yellow dog skin hanging on the wall, which was still dripping blood.
There were two pieces of white hair behind the yellow dog's skin ears, which he was impressed with, and concluded that it was the yellow dog he had saved, and there were clothes hanging in the yard, since it was raining, why didn't the owner take them back?
Seeing this, Liu Rong was sad, angry, and curious, how could a woman and Taoist family kill a dog, peel it, and cook it? Another woman said that her family was poor, she did not have enough to eat, and when it rained, the clothes in the yard were not collected.
Liu Rong knocked on the door again, louder and more urgently than the last time, and shouted: "Big sister, I really can't walk, please open the door, let me rest, I will not treat you badly, give you room fees." ”
I don't know why, maybe the woman heard about the overnight fee, the door opened, only to see a beautiful woman come out, but quickly covered the door, Liu Rong could not see what was in the house.
The woman said viciously, "What's wrong with you man?" I said that there is no food at home, it is inconvenient at home, how can you knock on the door, hurry up, how far to go. ”
Although the woman's voice was vicious, her eyes were blinking and shining with tears, and the woman's face seemed to have been slapped by someone, because her white and tender face had red finger prints.
Liu Rong felt that this woman had a strange trick, combined with the strange things in front, he felt that the woman seemed to be coerced, thinking of this, he said: "Big sister, I see that you are not inconvenient, is it afraid that I will not give you money, right?" I'll give it to you. ”
The woman shouted, "Son, this is not a matter of money, you must not dwell on it anymore, otherwise I will shout loudly." ”
Thinking of this, Liu Rong pulled out the hand spoon from his waist, and the other hand made a gesture with the woman, signaling to break in, the woman actually nodded, and Liu Rong suddenly understood that there was indeed a situation in the house.
Liu Rong was cautious, took the spoon in his hand, pushed open the door and entered the house, only to see a middle-aged man inside, handsome, but with injuries on his body, full of wine, sneering: "Let you go, bad me good, today I will clean you up." ”
Liu Rong experienced the last thief thing, know the first hand is the reason, he did not answer, directly waved the hand spoon to hit the past, the man seems to be very contemptuous of Liu Rong, a file, strange things happened, the man's arm seems to be burned, screaming in pain.
The man did not dare to be careless, began to pounce, Liu Rong waved his hand spoon, airtight, the man not only could not get close, but also by Liu Rong's hand spoon hit the head, lying on the ground, turned into a fox, breathless.
Liu Rong and the woman were shocked, Liu Rong did not expect that his hand spoon had such power, killing the fox demon, he was busy asking the woman what was going on?
The woman sighed and said, "Hey, my name is Fang Yan, seventeen years old, I was an orphan, brought up by my uncle and aunt, and later in order to marry my cousin, they coveted the bride price and married me to a sick seedling.
My in-laws thought I was an ominous person and drove me away, so I had to live in this abandoned and dilapidated house, living by spinning and weaving, and this afternoon, the man suddenly knocked on the door and said that he wanted to beg for water.
As a result, he used clever words against me and wanted to do something wrong, and I resisted desperately, but fortunately, a yellow dog came from nowhere, desperately protecting me, and as a result, I was killed by the man, but the man was also injured in many places.
He was very angry, skinned the yellow dog, forced me to cook it for him to eat, he was eating dog meat, drinking wine, and then you knocked on the door, he pulled me to the kitchen and said, let me send you away as soon as possible, so I didn't dare to open the door, I was afraid of tiring you.
But you knocked on the door again, and I said to go out and send you away in person. He agreed, fortunately you are very resourceful, see that there are people inside, some defenses, but did not expect that he is a fox demon, otherwise I can only die today, whining. ”
Liu Rong comforted Fang Yan, and then said: "The yellow dog that the fox demon eats, I once saved it, I don't know how he came here, presumably it was he who fought with the fox demon and let the fox demon get hurt, so I had the opportunity to beat him to death." I am now going to bury the yellow dog's fur, the remaining bones and flesh, and the fox. ”
After saying that, Liu Rong and Fang Yan took the tools and buried the yellow dog and the fox separately on a hillside not far away, and the two gave thanks to the yellow dog's grave and returned to Fang Yan's home, and Fang Yan re-cooked food for Liu Rong.
Liu Rong had eaten, saw that the rain had stopped, worried about his mother's condition, got up and rushed back overnight, Fang Yan said: "Gongzi, I have no one to rely on, today you saved me, Entong rebuilt, if you do not abandon, I am willing to follow Gongzi, as a slave as a maid, I have no complaints." ”
Liu Rong said: "The girl's kindness I received, but we met in Pingshui, you are still young, I hope you have your own good belonging as soon as possible, the mother is sick, I am upset, take care of yourself." ”
Fang Yan repeatedly asked Liu Rong's name and address, and Liu Rong was afraid of delaying the time, so he said it.
Liu Rong returned home, saw his mother seriously ill in bed, tears flowed, Liu Rong's father said: "The doctor said, when your mother gave birth to you, she left the root of the disease, and now she has accumulated fatigue and is sick in bed, and it needs careful service to recover." ”
Liu Rong said that he did not go out to be a cook, stayed at home to take care of his mother, but his mother was unwilling, urging Liu Rong to hurry up to do things to earn money, to become a relative as soon as possible, hoping to see Liu Rong marry his wife and have children on the day, in addition, the boss advanced his salary and Yang Qing also borrowed money, this to be repaid.
Just when Liu Rong was in a dilemma, he fantasized that Xiao Cui could help himself, and it was best to marry himself, but his father said that Xiao Cui married the rich man and became a concubine not long after he went to the county seat.
Liu Rong was very emotional, very sad, as if he had lost the goal of struggle, resolutely stayed at home to take care of his mother, and when his mother's condition improved, he would go out to do things to repay the money, Liu Rong's mother had to tearfully agree.
At this moment, there was a knock at the door, and when the door was opened, Fang Yan was carrying a burden and rushed over.
Before Liu Rong could speak, Fang Yan put the baggage down on the table, greeted Liu Rong's parents, and began to serve Liu Rong's mother, cleaned up the house, and then cooked, Liu Rong's parents looked in their eyes and were happy in their hearts.
Liu Rong's mother was in a good mood and could be helped up and walked away.
During the meal, Fang Yan helped Liu Rong's mother to a chair and waited for her to eat, and she said to Liu Rong's parents: "Uncle, aunt, Ah Rong has saved my life, there is no way in return, I intend to follow Ah Rong, but he is unwilling."
If you do not abandon me, just as I am a dry daughter, I will stay and serve you, and when my aunt is well, I will leave, so that Ah Rong can go out and do what he wants to do. ”
Liu Rong's parents nodded with a smile and stared at Liu Rong fiercely, Liu Rong felt uncomfortable for a while because of Xiao Cui's matter, except to say thank you Fang Yan, did not say anything else.
At night, Liu Rong was confused and asleep, suddenly a yellow dog came to the bed, it turned out to be the dog he saved, Liu Rong quickly went to touch him, and said: "These days, where have you run?" Weren't you killed by a fox demon? ”
The yellow dog suddenly spat out and said, "Engong, thank you and Yang Qinggong for saving me, I was originally an ordinary yellow dog, because I was abandoned by the previous owner, I ran to live near a temple."
Every day listening to the monks of the temple reciting the scriptures, I actually opened the trick, I can cultivate, and when I learned that there were fox demons in the mountains who were doing strange things and harming people, I went to stop him, but he almost beat him to death, and when I escaped, I was caught by several people and wanted to cook me to drink.
Fortunately, you and Yang Qinggongzi saved me, healed my wounds, and took good care of me, and you were kind to me, so the thief came to the tavern where you were doing things, and I bit off the rope and went out to help you.
Later, I was healed and wanted to leave but I didn't want you, until I learned that the fox demon had come out again to harm people, and the person who wanted to harm was Fang Yan Girl, who was related to this life, so I didn't quit and went to help her.
Although my mana was limited and I was eventually killed by the fox demon, I let him lose his mana greatly. In addition, your hand spoon, through the vicissitudes, tasted the fireworks of the world, full of the taste of home, the breath of justice, so you got rid of the fox demon, my experience was known by the Emperor of Heaven, he let me rank in the immortal class.
Gongzi, Xiao Cui's things, do not be sad, the so-called fate sometimes must have, fate is not always demanding, cherish the people around you, cherish the people who are sincerely good to you, do not miss your beautiful marriage. ”
Liu Ronggang wanted to say something more, and suddenly the yellow dog turned into a yellow-shirted old man and disappeared in his dream, at this time Liu Rong heard the chicken barking, it was originally a dream, but it was so real.
When he got up in the morning, Liu Rong looked at Fang Yan again and felt that everything was so beautiful, although he made up his mind to cherish her, but his family was poor, and his mother needed to be taken care of, as a man should give happiness to the woman he loved.
So Liu Rong lived at home for a few days, saw his mother under the care of Fang Yan, gradually improved, he and Fang Yan got along for a few days, feelings warmed up, resolutely decided to return to the county, this time for Fang Yan.
On the way back, Liu Rong bought wine and vegetables, and specially wanted to go to the yellow dog's grave to worship, but the place where the fox was buried was still there, but the yellow dog's grave disappeared without a trace, and he began to believe in his dream.
When he came to the tavern, he worked harder, because Yang Qing had once blocked the knife for himself and saved himself, he poured out his heart to Yang Qing, and the two were brothers and sisters, but Liu Rong had more worries in his heart in addition to his parents, that is, Fang Yan.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, Liu Rong went to the county seat to do things for a year, and when he returned home, he saw that his mother had fully recovered, and Liu Rong's parents handled the marriage for Liu Rong and Fang Yan, and the two married.
The whole family moved to the county seat and rented a house, because the owner said that there was another business way, and transferred the tavern to Liu Rong at a low price, and the family jointly ran the tavern, while Fang Yan introduced a gentle and virtuous and beautiful girl in the village to Yang Qing.
Liu Rong and Yang Qing, both of whom had their own children, became worldly friends, and took root in the county town, and their tavern business became better and better.
A few years later, the tavern turned into a restaurant, named Rongqing Lou, and on the opening day, a strange and familiar old man in a yellow shirt came to congratulate him.
(End of story)
Disclaimer: This story aims to inherit folk art, persuade people to be good and abandon evil, promote traditional virtues, and have nothing to do with feudal superstitions.
The author says:
Liu Rong, an ordinary village cook, in order to marry and have children, came to the county town to wander, the kind heart of him and Yang Qing are brothers and sisters, a chance, saved the yellow dog, this opportunity must have been encountered by many people, but it is the fulfillment of Liu Rong and Yang Qing, is it worth thinking about?
Liu Rong's mother was seriously ill, if it were not for his filial piety, hurrying back, but if there was any delay, maybe the things behind would not have happened, even if he arrived at Fang Yan's home, if it were not for his alertness, he found the clue, and when he left, he would have left, does it mean that he is going out, and he must keep a heart eye?
Fang Yan, is an orphan, in that era, it is difficult to control their own destiny, on the day of marriage became a widow, and then was driven away, fox handsome, but he was not moved, when she found that Liu Rong is a man worthy of trust, took the initiative to attack, with practical actions to win their own happiness, is the vision unique and worthy of admiration?
Just as the so-called "people are doing, the sky is watching, people are good people who cheat the sky, and good people have good rewards", what do you think? Welcome to express your opinion, like comment, thank you, thank you.