In ancient times, there was a village peasant woman in a certain county, whose husband was surnamed Li, who took her young son to the field in the autumn and found a leather jacket under a large tree, thinking that it must be the pedestrian who was lost here. The leather jacket is very heavy to lift, and it is estimated that there are valuables, so it is not opened. Mother and son found a grass leaf to cover the coat and sat under the tree waiting for the owner.
After a while, a man came on horseback, hurriedly, and after getting off the horse, he asked urgently: "Sister-in-law, I may have lost my baggage here just now, did you see it??" Wang then asked, "What did you lose?" The man said, "The skin is in rags, and there are three hundred and two red gold in it." ”
Wang said: "I didn't dare to open it, I don't know if the gold inside is red or white, you just need to tell me whether the fur is new or old, and what the style is." ”
The visitor recounted it in detail, and Wang Shi knew clearly that it must be his belongings, so he got up and removed the grass leaf and pointed to tell him that he was here.
After the person who came opened it and counted, the gold inside did not move at all, he was amazed, and said: "I am willing to give half of this gold to you, how can my master mistakenly hurt people's lives, and now urgently need this three hundred gold to dot up and down, short is not enough, what to do?" ”
Wang Clan said, "It's yours, and although you take it back, although my family is not rich, we don't have to share it, and we also regard it as a floating cloud." ”
The visitor was very grateful, very grateful, and asked, "What is your husband's family name?" He replied, "The surname is Lee." Then he asked, "Who is the little Lang Jun beside you?" "He replied that this was my youngest son's name, Xiao Bao.
Someone said, "My name is Liu Da, my ancestors lived in Beiguan Town, a certain province in Shanxi, and in the future, if your descendants encounter difficulties, although they send someone to find me, they will certainly have a generous gift to repay your future kindness." ”
Wang Said: "The road is far away, thousands of miles away, even if something goes to you in the future, I am afraid that you may not believe it after a long time." ”
Liu Da immediately took out a seal engraved with his own name on it and gave it to Wang, saying, "When the time comes, you can use this as a relic." Immediately after saying that, he resigned and left.
Many years later, the Wang family suffered an accident, the situation was precarious, life was difficult to continue, and had to say to the young son Xiao Bao: "When your father was still alive, there was a good friend named Liu Da, who lived in Beiguan Town, a certain province in Shanxi, and I really couldn't feed you. ”
Xiao Bao asked niang, "I have never met him, so how can you trust me when you go so easily?" Wang said, "I have a keepsake here, and if you take it to visit, he will certainly not suspect it." Xiao Bao then set off on his mother's orders, and along the way, he traveled all the way.
A few days later, when I arrived at a manor house, I saw a mansion with lights hanging on the door, and knowing that there was a happy event, I went to the door to beg. When one person came out and saw Xiao Bao's beautiful appearance, he stared up and down at Xiao Bao and asked him, "How old is Nian Geng?" Xiao Bao said, "Seventeen years old." ”
The man said, "Come to my house, and I'll bring you food." Xiao Bao followed him into the house and went into the kitchen to get some food. After eating, the man said, "I have something I want to ask you for help, but I don't know if I will?" Xiao Bao said, "What?" You say! The man said: "My surname is Zhang, I have a son, I have been related to Liu surnamed Beiguan since I was a child, I married my wife today, and I want to kiss according to etiquette, but the other party's bride is not good-looking, how to mobilize my son is not willing to go to kiss ah." Can you bother to go on my son's behalf, the bride will be paid heavily after passing through the door. ”
Xiao Bao said: "A small matter, I am willing to do it for me." Zhang Guanren was overjoyed, and ordered his subordinates to take out new clothes and bring gifts and flowers to the woman's house to marry.
After arriving, he gave it to the woman as a gift for the first sight, and when the wedding car was ready to return, someone came to report that the river was rising, the wave was several feet high, and people could not cross it. The original road had a dry river, about several miles wide, and today there is also a mountain and water outbreak, blocking the way for pedestrians to come.
Liu Weng said: "Today is a good day, how can you miss it like this, you can get married at my house." Although the people under the Zhang family were unwilling, they had nothing to say and could only obey their fate.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Bao was neatly dressed, sitting alone, and did not sleep all night. The next night, Xiao Bao was still like this. The daughter of the Liu family asked, "Does husband Jun have something on his mind?" Xiao Bao could only be silent.
The Daughter of the Liu Family sighed and said, "Do you see that I look ugly and can't bear to come and serve you?" Xiao Bao said, "You are very gorgeous, like a fairy in the Moon Palace." If I can get a wife as beautiful as you, why should I regret it? Well, now I can only tell the truth, I am not a real husband and wife with you. ”
When the two were whispering, they were eavesdropped by people outside the window and immediately reported to Father Liu. Father Liu summoned his daughter to come and ask him, and invited Xiao Bao to the inner chamber and asked him: "What you just said is not a true husband and wife, why?" ”
Xiao Bao replied that there was no. Father Liu said: "There are people in the marriage room, and there are ears outside the window, so why are they denying it now?" Xiao Bao could not withstand the interrogation, so he had to confess that he was invited by the Zhang family to greet his son on his behalf.
Father Liu asked, "Listening to your accent, it seems that you are not a local." Xiao Bao replied that he was from Shandong. Father Liu asked, "What are you going to do here?" Xiao Bao said: "The mother and son in the family can't get by, and they want to turn to their father's friend Liu Da." ”
Father Liu was surprised and said, "Have you ever met before?" Xiao Bao said, "I haven't seen it." Father Liu smiled and said, "Since you don't know each other, you must have brought some relics with you when you come to trust?" Xiao Bao said, "Of course, there are relics as evidence." ”
Father Liu said, "Can you take it out for me to see?" Xiao Bao took out the seal given by his mother and showed it to Father Liu. When Father Liu looked at it, it was the seal engraved with his name that he had lost three hundred gold and gave to the Wang family. Father Liu was overjoyed and said, "You are the son of Lady Li, and your breast name is Xiao Bao?" He replied, "It's me." Father Liu said, "Since you have come here, you don't need to look for him anymore, I am the Liu Gong you are looking for." ”
Father Liu talked about the money he had left behind. Sighed: "Ling Muyan's ancestor friend is not willing to pick out the good deeds that she did not know when she collected gold, it is really a heroine among women!" I am very grateful to your mother for her kindness, which I have never forgotten over the years. Since god has given you a good fortune today, you will immediately perform a ceremony with my daughter, and you will be my son-in-law. He said to his daughter, "Li Lang is your husband, you are not the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family." ”
After the Zhang family got the news, they sued the official government, and the county official asked Liu Da: "Since you have assigned your daughter Xu to the Zhang family, how can you rebel and marry the Li family?" ”
Liu Da said: "The Zhang family asked Li Xiaobao to replace the kiss, I did marry my daughter to the Zhang family, at that time, I did not know that he wore a crown." The county official asked again: "Then who do you say you are going to give your daughter's surname?" Father Liu replied: "My daughter can only marry Li Lang, and it has been many days now, raw rice is cooked to maturity, is there a reason to remarry?" ”
The county official said to Zhang Weng, "Liu Nu's health is not complete now, and if she orders her to go to the Zhang family again, she will lose both of her beauty, so it is better for you to marry another relative for your son." ”
Zhang Weng then pleaded with the Liu family for compensation. The county magistrate said angrily: "In the big matter of marriage, you ask someone to be a substitute, and you are to blame yourself." I have not yet cured you of the sin of deception. Zhang Weng was afraid, and the case was successfully closed. Xiao Bao later went to Shandong to welcome his mother to ShanXianton, and the husband and wife served their mother to filial piety and raised them in their old age.
The vain white Daoist people know: Guan Xiaobao's encounter is coincidental, and he knows that Xiaobao's blessing is rich. However, the blessings of Xiao Bao are thick, but the mother of Xiao Bao's family is highly beautiful and has even done so. What a measure it is to see what is left behind by a pedestrian, to mention it very heavily, to know that there is something in it, but not to open it up! It's a blessing in disguise, and it's good to be happy!
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