During the Tianshun period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a pawnshop owner in Gwanghwa County, Xiangyang Province, named Jia Youren. This man was treacherous and mean, and for the sake of the rich, as long as he was working in his pawnshop, he did not want to take advantage of it in the slightest, so the people gave him a very appropriate nickname", "Iron Rooster". In the iron rooster's house, there was a particularly strange hen, and this hen had been raising for nearly two years and had never laid an egg once.
Jia Youren couldn't help but laugh and scold: "Madame doesn't give birth to children, but you don't lay eggs!" What use do I want you to do?" In fact, Jia Youren's family is rich, not bad for those eggs, but this night when Jia Youren got up at night, he inadvertently discovered a secret of the hen. But it is said that Jia Youren left the latrine after untying his hand and was about to go back to the house when he suddenly saw the hen pacing around in the yard, making a low-pitched sound.
When Jia Youren saw this situation, he couldn't help but be interested, because this move of the hen was a precursor to laying eggs. The hen hadn't laid eggs for nearly two years, and today he wanted to see what kind of baby it would lay. Jia Youren was excited, but saw the hen flapping its wings and flying into the neighbor's house. Jia Youren was suspicious in his heart, and quickly moved a ladder and climbed it to look at the neighbor's house.
Only to see the hen burrow into the neighbor's chicken nest, about half a scorching time, before flying back to his own home. Jia Youren was suspicious in his heart, and when he saw that there was no one around, he jumped into the neighbor's house, touched the chicken nest, and couldn't help but get angry, scolding in his heart: "Good you eat the hen inside and outside, Lao Tzu feeds you every day, you actually lay eggs for others, it's really damned!" He took the egg into his arms, crept open the door of the neighbor's house, and walked out gently.
Since then, Jia Youren has begun to monitor the hen and found that it flies to the neighbor's house almost every day to lay eggs. The more Jia Youren thought about it, the more angry he became, as if he felt insulted, in Gwanghwa County, only he took advantage of others, and others did not want to take advantage of him! So in a fit of rage, he slaughtered the hen with his own hands, ate the meat and stewed the soup, and at night he was full of wine and food, and slept leisurely.
In the middle of the night, a cool breeze suddenly penetrated the doors and windows, Jia Youren couldn't help but shiver, and there seemed to be a burst of women's cries in his ears. Jia Youren opened his eyes slightly, only to see a woman dressed in big red sitting on a chair. Jia Youren was puzzled and asked, "Who are you?" Why are you crying in front of me? The woman said sadly, "Master, Master, why are you so cruel?" Kill me, eat my flesh, stew my bones! ”
Jia Youren wanted to ask again, but when he saw that the woman suddenly changed into the appearance of a human chicken head, he suddenly understood. No wonder she called me master, it turned out to be the hen who laid eggs for the neighbors in the house. I couldn't help but scold angrily: "You still have the face to say, Lao Tzu, I raised you for two years, and you actually laid eggs for others!" If I don't kill you, what's the use of keeping you? ”
The woman sighed and said, "You are so selfish, how can you understand the feelings of others?" A year ago, I flew into a neighbor's house to play, and happened to encounter a poisonous snake. I was about to be eaten by a poisonous snake, but fortunately the kind neighbor drove the poisonous snake away and saved me. Although I was a chicken, I also understood the truth of Entu, so I made up my mind to lay him five hundred eggs in return. ”
Jia Youren snorted coldly and said, "If I were selfish, would I feed you for two years?" Besides, why don't you repay me for the gift of feeding? A person who eats something inside and outside even has a face to say something in return to me! Don't get out of here yet! The woman shook her head and said helplessly, "Isn't it fair and reasonable that I can lay about a thousand eggs in my lifetime, send him five hundred, and leave you five hundred?" But if you don't talk about it, then blame me for being ruthless! ”
Jia Youren quickly moved his body back and said inwardly, "You... What do you want to do to me? The woman chuckled and said, "I have become a lone ghost now, of course I can't do anything to you!" But in twenty years you will die at the hands of your own son! With that, the woman disappeared with a sharp laugh.
Jia Youren suddenly woke up, only to feel his heart beating faster and sweating profusely, it turned out to be just a dream. Jia Youren remembered the scene in the dream and sighed: "Madame did not argue, she failed to give birth to a man and a half woman!" If I have an heir, I will have no regrets even if I am killed by him. A month later, Jia Youren had just returned home, when he saw a Langzhong come out of the house, he arched his hand with a smile and said, "Congratulations outside, Congratulations outside!" Madame is already pregnant! ”
Jia Youren first froze, then smiled and closed his mouth, and flew into the house. Since then, Jia Youren has been eating and praying to the Buddha every day, burning incense and praying, hoping that his wife can give birth to a big fat boy for herself. Pregnant in October, once in childbirth, Jia Youren got his wish, and his wife gave birth to a baby boy, named Jia Bao.
Jia Youren had a son in his forties, which was not easy to come by, so he regarded his son as a treasure, and from an early age, he was pampered and indulgent, and when he was twenty years old, he became a famous evil boy in Gwanghwa County. Jia Bao did nothing all day, either gathering a bunch of dog legs to bully men and women, or going to the Qinglou to get into trouble, and later he was provoked and liked to gamble money. Jia Bao gambled nine times out of ten and lost, and had no money to pay off his debts, so he went to his pawnshop to steal some antique calligraphy and paintings to pay off the debt.
After Jia Youren learned of this, he severely lectured his son and punished him for not going out at home for a month. Jia Bao was suffocated in the house, thinking all day about how to get his father's wanguan family property into his own hands. When the ban was lifted, Jia Bao immediately summoned the fox friends around him to come up with ideas. One of the outlaws, named Li Cheng, learned of Jia Bao's intentions, rolled his eyes, and whispered a few words in Jia Bao's ear.
It is said that this night, Jia Youren was playing with a beautiful person carved from Hetian jade in the study, which he had just robbed and cheated from the hands of the victims at a low price. Just when he was proud, his son Jia Bao quietly opened the courtyard door and led a dozen masked men in.
Jia Bao changed into a night-time suit and covered his face with a black veil, and instructed the crowd: "Listen, don't show the stuffing, only that I have been kidnapped and must be exchanged for all my family property." The crowd nodded, and Jia Bao sandwiched himself in the middle of them and rushed into his father's study. Jia Youren saw more than a dozen masked people carrying sticks and asked in horror, "What are you, and what are you doing here?" ”
Li Cheng took Jia Bao's clothes, threw them in front of Jia Youren, and shouted loudly: "Jia Yuanwai, your precious son has been tied up by us!" If you want to save his life, you must exchange your family property for it! When Jia Youren saw that the clothes were really his son's, he couldn't help but burst into tears, saying, "Don't hurt his life, I'll give you money." Jia Bao was overjoyed when he heard this, and rushed to the front, ready to take the silver ticket taken out by his father.
However, Jia Youren did not hesitate to take a few steps back, and twisted the porcelain bottle on the bookcase with his left hand. Suddenly, dozens of feathered arrows on the ceiling shot at the masked man like shooting stars, and more than a dozen masked people fell down with arrows wailing. Jia Youren was hiding in the corner of the wall and was proud, when he suddenly saw a person take off his veil and cried out in pain: "Father, I am Jia Bao, quickly save my life!" ”
Jia Youren could see clearly, the man had been hit by three sharp arrows, and his distorted face was faintly recognizable, it was his son Jia Bao. Jia Youren's look changed drastically, and at this time, he couldn't care about the danger, so he quickly stretched out his arm to pull him, but Jia Bao was too badly injured and was about to die of exhaustion. Strange to say, at this moment, Jia Bao closed his eyes slightly, opened his eyes wide in anger, and said viciously: "Master, twenty years ago I said that your son will definitely kill you with his own hands!" ”
When Jia Youren saw this scene, his heart suddenly froze, and the strange dream of twenty years ago suddenly flashed in front of his eyes. But before he could speak, he was pulled by Jia Bao to the center of the room, and a feather arrow hit the top of his head, and he suddenly cried out for his life. When Jia Bao saw that he was dead, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, and he also died with a smile.