This story is the 1175th issue of the "Folk Tale Series", friends who like to watch stories may wish to pay attention!
Author: Little Leaves Tell Stories
Dong Guibao, a native of Jinan during the Song Dynasty. His family lived in a small village west of Jinan Province. Dong Laoweng has passed the age of flower armor, but his body bones are still quite strong, and the old couple has reclaimed two farmlands in the middle of the mountain outside the village to grow melons, fruits and vegetables.
Dong Laoweng is a person who can't stay idle, since he has these two farmlands, every day he will go to the mountains to walk around, water the fruits and vegetables, and weed weeds.
Later, he built a thatched hut on the edge of the farmland, and when he was tired of work or when the melons and fruits were ripe, Dong Laoweng rested in the thatched hut.
In the summer of the year, it is the season of ripening melons and fruits again. It coincided with the continuous rain in those days, and the melon fruit was soaked by the rain, which made Dong Laoweng very headache.
Because of the rain, the mountain road was even more muddy, and Dong Laoweng was worried that it was not safe to go down the mountain, so he stayed in a thatched hut.
In the evening, when the rain outside the house was pouring down, Dong Laoweng sat on a wooden bed by the window, looking into the farmland from time to time.
"I don't know when the rain will stop!" I'm a little hungry, so get out of bed and make something to eat! Dong Laoweng muttered quietly, and then put on his shoes and got out of bed.
The old man was distressed about his wife, and he had been instructed before that if the weather was bad, he must not go up the mountain to find him, including delivering food. The old woman did not agree at first, and also sent meals twice, Dong LaoWeng was anxious, reprimanded the old woman, the old woman also knew that he was for his own good, and after encountering cloudy rain, he did not go up the mountain to deliver food.
Dong Laoweng lit firewood, cooked some porridge, and took out the remaining cake from lunch to eat.
Night fell quietly, at this time the rain outside the house was still falling, the mountains sometimes reverberated with thunder, and lightning at the top of the mountain broke through the night from time to time.
Dong Laoweng stood at the door of the house and looked around. Suddenly, he saw a man coming down from the mountain. Dong Laoweng rubbed his eyes, looked carefully, and walked down was indeed a person.
"Who is this?" Heavy rain weather actually dare to run into the mountains, don't die! He was talking, and the man hurriedly ran to Dong Laoweng.
Dong Laoweng looked at the man in shock and asked in surprise, "Are you human or?" ”
The person in front of him was a few years younger than Dong Laoweng, with a dirty face, a tattered shirt, and a barefoot standing in front of Dong Laoweng.
"Dude, don't be afraid, I'm just like you, I'm a human being!" When he finished, the man laughed.
"Are you dressed as a beggar?" Dong Laoweng asked in a low voice.
"Dude, you guessed it, dude, I'm a beggar."
"Lightning and thunder in the mountains, how did you get to the mountains?" How dangerous! Dong Laoweng said softly.
"Dude, I came from the other side of the mountain, thinking about going to this side of the mountain to beg for food, but I didn't want to encounter such a broken weather, so I came out before the dark sky." The old beggar said.
"You came from the other side of the mountain?" Dong Laoweng asked in surprise.
This mountain is very high, the mountain road is already rugged, and the road is muddy, Dong Laoweng was very surprised after hearing this.
"Exactly! Dude, can I come to your house to shelter from the rain? The old beggar asked.
"Oh, patronizing and talking, brother come in quickly!" After Dong Laoweng finished speaking, he returned to the house and motioned for the old beggar to enter the house. The old beggar took a step forward and walked into the thatched hut.
"Brother, you have walked for a day, you must be hungry, there is still some porridge here, I will heat you up, you will eat it!" With that, Dong Laoweng bent down, lit a firewood fire and began to cook porridge.
The old beggar arched his hand and said, "I have walked for a day, the soup has not entered, I am really hungry, thank you brother!" ”
"Brother, don't be polite, meeting is fate." Besides, I don't find it interesting to live here myself, and you came to be with me. After saying that, Dong Laoweng laughed.
"Dude, where do you live?" The old beggar said.
"Not far away, my family is in a small village at the foot of the mountain, follow the path outside the village, all the way to the east, where there is a town." Dong Laoweng said.
"There are a lot of people in the town, so I'll go there and beg for food."
In a few moments, Dong Laoweng brought a bowl of porridge and handed it to the old beggar, who took the porridge bowl while saying words of thanks.
Maybe he was hungry, and the old beggar took the porridge bowl and drank it all!
"Drink slowly, there's more here!"
"I'm so hungry, dude, I'm smiling!"
"It's okay, it's okay! I'll give you another bowl! With that, Dong Laoweng took the bowl and filled it with another bowl. The old beggar picked up the bowl and drank it in a few sips.
"This porridge is so fragrant!" The old beggar wiped his mouth as he spoke. At this point, the rain outside the house stopped. The old beggar looked out the window and said, "I'm full, the rain has stopped, and I still have to hurry, so I won't bother my brother." ”
"The way down the mountain is not good, you will be here for one night, and tomorrow you will not be late to go down the mountain!"
The old beggar suddenly looked solemn and said to Dong Laoweng, "Now not only do I want to go down the mountain, but you also have to follow me down the mountain!" ”
When Dong Laoweng heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, so he asked, "Brother, why do I have to go down the mountain too?" ”
"Don't stay in the mountains tonight, come down with me!" If you allow me to shelter from the rain in your house, and give me porridge to drink, how can my brother harm you? Don't ask any more! With that, the old beggar opened the door and motioned for Dong Laoweng to follow him.
"But it's so late, the road is slippery in the dark, and it's very dangerous!" Dong Laoweng said.
"I went down the mountain with you, and I took care of it somewhat. If you still live in the mountains, you will surely die! The old beggar had a dignified face and stared at him vigorously.
When Dong Laoweng heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath: "Who is this person in front of you?" Seeing that he was dressed as a beggar, what did he mean by that? ”
"I know you're going to ask questions, but this is a natural opportunity, and it can't be broken." The elder brother is home all over the world, knows some Taoist techniques, can spy on the heavenly opportunity, I think of your kindness to me to remind you, you are right to follow me! The old beggar whispered.
Dong Laoweng looked at the old beggar, pondered for a moment and then said, "Good! Then I'll listen to you, and we'll go down the hill!" ”
The old beggar smiled slightly and nodded, and then the two men walked out of the thatched hut and walked slowly down the hill.
The mountain road that had just rained was very muddy, and the two people walked down the mountain while chatting, and walked for an hour before two people reached the foot of the mountain. However, this time, Dong Laoweng not only did not feel tired, but also felt refreshed, which made him very puzzled.
At the fork in the road, the old beggar arched his hand and said, "It is indeed an honor for the elder brother to meet such a kind person as the elder brother." There is no unbroken feast in the world, and the elder brother still has to hurry up and bid farewell! "After saying that, the old beggar lifted his legs and was about to leave.
Dong Laoweng pulled him aside and said, "The front is my house, go to my house tonight, I will let my wife get you some food!" ”
"It is not necessary, the elder brother is home from all over the world, it is enough to have food to eat, the elder brother is a person of great goodness, and he should not suffer this disaster." If you and I have a relationship, we will see each other again, brother take care of yourself! The old beggar arched his hand toward Dong Laoweng and left without turning his head.
Dong LaoWeng did not stop him any longer, watching the old beggar gradually walk away.
"What a freak!" Dong Laoweng shook his head, and then went into the village to go home.
Entering the house, the old woman was startled: "Old man, how did you go down the mountain when the road was slippery in the dark?" How dangerous! ”
"Huh! Tonight I met an old beggar who had to drag me down the mountain and didn't want me to live in the mountain, so I followed him down the mountain. ”
"Old beggar? Wouldn't he have another plan? ”
"I'm penniless, what's there to remember?" That old beggar seems unusual! After Dong Laoweng finished speaking, he told his wife about the old beggar's words and deeds, as well as his refreshing feelings when he went down the mountain.
When the old woman heard this, she also felt very surprised, and just at this moment, suddenly there was a loud "rumbling" sound from the mountain.
"What sound?" The old woman asked, and Dong Laoweng pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"Broken, it's a rock!" After Dong Laoweng finished speaking, he hurried out. The huge sound of the stones rolling down was coming from the middle of the mountainside, and Dong Laoweng could feel the ground trembling.
"The rocks have fallen!" A villager ran in panic from the direction of the village entrance.
"Listening to the sound is halfway up the mountain, that's where my melon field is!" It seems that the old beggar did not deceive me, he did not let me live in the mountains, it turned out that he was really saving me! Dong Laoweng whispered to the old woman.
"Old man, could it be that the old beggar you met is a god?"
"Whether it's a man or a god, in short, he saved my life, and those two bowls of porridge are worth it!" Wife, tomorrow I will go to the town to find the old beggar, in order to thank him for saving his life, you have to make a few good meals for Engong! Dong Laoweng murmured.
"Old man, this is what should be done!"
The next morning, Dong Laoweng first went to The Melon Field, and when he went there to take a look, the scene in front of him really made Dong Laoweng break out in a cold sweat.
I saw that there were a few large stones in the melon field, but they did not completely destroy the harvest of melons and fruits. But the thatched hut before it had been smashed by a large stone. Dong Laoweng's heart palpitated, and he recalled the scene when he and the old beggar first met last night, and he couldn't help but laugh with relief.
Then, Dong Laoweng went down the mountain and walked towards the town. But he searched the whole town and found no sign of the old beggar.
He inquired around, but everyone around him said they hadn't seen the old man. Dong Laoweng was full of guilt and returned home with regrets.
After that, he would pay attention to the old beggar every time he went out, but the old beggar never appeared again.
Perhaps, this is good karma!
The author has this to say:
The old beggar came to shelter from the rain, Dong Lao Weng allowed him to shelter from the rain in the thatched hut, gave him two bowls of hot porridge to drink, and before leaving, the old beggar glimpsed the heavenly opportunity and told the old man not to sleep in the mountains.
Dong LaoWeng thought about it again and again, and finally went down the mountain with the old beggar, but he did not expect to escape the attack of falling stones, and Dong Laoweng thus escaped the disaster.
Dong Lao Weng is kind enough to give alms, and the old beggar knows how to repay the favor, which is the reward of goodness and kindness!
What do you think, gentlemen?
We have finished telling the story of this issue, I have wine, I also have a story, I almost love to listen to the story of you!
Disclaimer: Folk tales are intended to explain the truth to the world, do not sit in line with feudal superstitions, thank you!