The following story is from the Qing Dynasty interpretation of "Yanyu Lou Continues to Talk about Zhai Zhiyi", which was slightly changed when translated. Article illustration source network, if there is infringement, please inform the deletion.
In Feng Guantun in Chiping (茌音同持) on the east and west sides of the mountain, there is a man with the surname Tian, called Tian Sheng, who is a farmer, the character is righteous, and he is very filial to his mother. In fact, Tian Siyi's father died very early, it was his mother who pulled him up, and his family was very poor, and there was no surplus money in the family after his father's death, and life was particularly difficult.
It is precisely because of this that Tian Siyi understands his mother and is filial to his mother.
After Tian Siyi grew up, his mother actually saved a little money and married him a beautiful daughter-in-law, Li Shi. The mother has a good eye, that Li clan is very virtuous, and it is also good for the mother-in-law.
However, perhaps it was "the hemp rope was broken from the fine, and the fate was always bitter", only two years after the marriage, Li Shi suddenly fell ill and died. In the past, Li Shi could help her family wash clothes and cook, but now that she is gone, she can only do these things by her old mother, after all, Tian Siyi is busy with the affairs of the field every day.
Her mother is old, her health is not very good, and she still has to work hard to do these things every day, Tian Siyi looks in her eyes and hurts in her heart.
On this day, Tian Siyi carried a hoe and went to the field to hoe grass, just arrived at the ground, saw an old man, Tian Siyi did not know. The old man said to Tian Siyi on crutches: I heard that your wife died of illness, and your mother washed and cooked very hard every day, if you did not hurry to continue the string (in ancient times, Qinser was used as a metaphor for husband and wife, so the widowed wife called the broken string, and then married as a continuation string), soothe the mother's heart, can you still be considered a filial piety?
Tian Siyi sighed and asked for the old man's name.
The old man said: The old decay surname Is Su, the home is far away, and I happened to come here, so I asked.
Tian Siyi said: "I don't know, old man, it's not that I don't want to marry my wife and be filial to my mother, but that my family is too poor, who is willing to give me their beloved daughter?"
Old Master Su hurriedly said: Old Decadence has a daughter who can serve as your wife, wash and cook for you, and have children. If you don't hate it, I'll send my daughter to the west of the bridge tomorrow night." All you have to do is take a palanquin with you in the evening to marry according to local customs. Remember, you must marry at the beginning of your childhood, early or late!
After Tian Siyi agreed, he thanked the old man again.
After Old Master Su left, Tian Siyi happily went home, and along the way he met many people, and he also told these people. However, after everyone heard it, they all felt that Tian Siyi was delusional, saying that there was no such good thing in the world, and told him not to daydream.
Tian Siyi did not feel that he went to a family in the village to rent a palanquin, and as soon as he heard that Tian Siyi was going to marry a wife, many people gathered around and inquired about what was going on. Tian Siyi told him about his encounter with Old Master Su one by one. Everyone still didn't believe it, some people said that Tian Siyi was lying, and some people said that the old man was a monster.
The boss smiled and said, "No matter what, I'll rent the palanquin to Siyi first, and then we'll go over and have a look." If Si Yi can really marry a wife, it is also a beautiful thing, right?
The crowd clapped their hands and applauded, and Tian Siyi was also very happy.
In the evening, halfway through the hour, the boss set off with the palanquin, and everyone followed. Of course, according to custom, Tian Siyi could not go. After arriving at the west side of the small bridge, I waited for a while, it was already time, but there was no movement. Everyone was very unhappy, saying that Tian Siyi had deceived people and was ready to go back.
At this time, there was a sudden sound.
Everyone took a closer look, there was a car on the west side of the small bridge, two mules pulling, and someone on the car said from a distance: Are you here to greet Tian Siyi?
After seeing the car in front of him, everyone said yes and asked who the visitor was. The man said: I am not someone else, it is Tian Siyi's father-in-law Su Mou. And I will bother you and take me and my little daughter to the house of my son-in-law.
When everyone heard it, they were very happy and quickly agreed.
Therefore, Old Master Su helped his daughter get out of the car, and when he got to the palanquin, the car went back, and Old Master Su followed the boss and came to Tian Siyi's home. Therefore, Baitang became a relative, everything from Jane, so Tian Siyi married Miss Su.
Sent to the cave room, the spring supper moment is worth thousands of gold, married such a beautiful wife, Tian Siyi cried with joy.
The next day, the mother saw Miss Su and found that she was very beautiful, her skin was white and delicate, like onion white gelatin, ten fingers of fiber, not like a girl from a poor family, although she was very happy, but she was very worried, worried that Miss Su could not suffer in her own home, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to live with her son.
However, it turned out that the mother thought too much.
Since Miss Su got married, she not only can do everything by washing and cooking, but also knows exactly how to farm and when to do things. Tian Siyi did as she said, not only farming well, but also doing small business, so the family slowly became rich. Miss Su also bore him a son, and Tian Siyi was very happy.
However, Tian Siyi became more and more uneasy, because his wife could predict the prophet, he felt that it was not simple, and he began to suspect that his wife was not human.
Finally, Tian Siyi couldn't help it and asked his wife who it was.
At first, the wife didn't answer, or diverted the topic, or just smiled and didn't talk.
However, Miss Su couldn't stand Tian Siyi from asking all the time, and finally answered, saying: You always suspect that I am not a human, well, even if I am not a human, but I am the same as a person in every word and deed, every move, what is the problem? Speak up, I am a fox spirit, and my father thinks that you are filial and have good character, and pity you, so he will marry me to you.
Tian Siyi almost didn't stop when he heard it, although he had thought countless times that his wife was a monster, but he didn't expect that she actually admitted it.
Miss Su ignored him and continued: These days, have I stolen your money, or have I harmed you? Look at you like that! By the way, my mother will soon be her eightieth birthday, and in a few months she will die of illness, and I have the coffin and clothes ready.
Tian Siyi felt very sad when he heard that his mother was about to die, but he knew that since his wife said it, it must be true, and he had seen this kind of uncertain prophet many times before.
Miss Su said: I still have to congratulate you, the maid before you has already given birth to a son for you, don't you know it yet?
It turned out that soon after Miss Su got married, she bought a maid Youshi and made Tian Siyina a concubine. Tian Siyi refused, he hated Youshi was ugly. However, if Miss Su had to marry him, he would marry him.
In fact, You Shi is very beautiful, but Miss Su used a small spell to make her ugly, and she was worried that Tian Siyi liked the new and tired of the old, and did not spoil herself.
In fact, the son was also born to Tian Siyi and You's family, and Miss Su could not give birth to a child. Tian Siyi rarely went to see Youshi, and often worked outside, always thinking that his son was born to Miss Su.
Tian Siyi suddenly moved in his heart and asked: Why did you suddenly tell me so many things?
Miss Su said: I will go back after a while, and I will not come back in the future, so I should not go back this year, maybe next year. Tian Siyi was reluctant and struggled to keep her, but Miss Su did not speak.
After a while, Miss Su opened her mouth and said: Concubine has a word, and Xianggong must listen to it. Feng Guantun is not a place to live for a long time, and it must be moved away in a certain year, month, and day. When the time comes, sell all the family's land as soon as possible.
The ancients were heavy on their homes, and they would not leave home at all unless they had to. After Tian Siyi heard this, he did not speak, he resisted in his heart, and he could not bear to reject his wife, so he did not speak.
Miss Su said: Remember, don't feel okay, my skill, you know, you must remember!
Tian Siyi looked at her, then nodded and asked him where he should move. Miss Su said: Move to Qufu. By the way, don't tell anyone about this, the only person in the village who can discuss this matter is Zhang Zhong, if he doesn't ask you, don't tell him, so as not to cause disaster.
A few days later, Miss Su and Tian Siyi drank together, Tian Siyi drank too much, and when she woke up, she found that Miss Su was gone. Tian Siyi knew that she had gone.
A few days before a certain year, Tian Siyi sold everything in his home, including the land and the house, because he was eager to sell, so the price was cheap. The villagers laughed at him and said he was crazy.
Zhang Zhong is a friend of Tian Siyi and a filial piety. When he saw Tian Siyi's operation, he felt strange and privately asked Tian Siyi what was going on.
Tian Siyi told Zhang Zhong what his wife had said. Zhang Zhong didn't understand, but he knew that Tian Siyi and his wife were good at being people, and his wife was very capable. Therefore, he also hurriedly sold all his family property.
Later, both families moved to Qufu and are still friends. Only a few days after moving there, there was a war in Feng Guantun, and none of the people in Yitun survived except for Tian Zhang's two families.
Tian Siyi knows that many people in the local area are guilty, some people are not filial piety, abuse their parents and in-laws; some people steal and crawl and make money; some people say bad things about others behind their backs, destroying other people's lives and families; and even blatantly bribe and bully men and women...
Probably, this is the reason why Miss Su did not let Tian Siyi tell others to move away.