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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a pig maker named Li Dashan in a certain place in the south of the Yangtze River, he learned the craft of Xi pig ploughing from his father since he was a child, and when he grew up, he ran around in the nearby villages to make money for people to plow pigs. Li Dashan is not only highly skilled, but also honest and kind, and is deeply trusted and respected by the villagers.
Although Li Dashan lived in poverty, he had a sweetheart, the daughter of the widow Wang in the village, named Wang Xiao'e. Wang Xiao'e's father died at an early age, and the mother and daughter depended on each other for their lives, and their lives were also very difficult. Wang Xiao'e is beautiful and kind, Li Dashan fell in love with her at first sight, and often looked for opportunities to help their mother and daughter, and gradually, the relationship between the two became deeper and deeper.
Wang saw Li Dashan's intentions and felt that he was a reliable and good man, so he agreed to their marriage. Li Dashan was overjoyed, immediately prepared some bride price, and set a wedding date with the Wang family. They agreed to hold their wedding on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was also the day they met.
In order to give Wang Xiao'e a decent wedding, Li Dashan stepped up his work of plowing pigs, and he was busy every day. One day when the wedding was approaching, he received a pig ploughing from a distant village, and he thought that he could make more money, so he readily agreed, and rode an old donkey to the village with a pig ploughing knife and some medicines.
That village was more than 100 miles away from his home, and along the way he had to pass through a dense mountain forest, Li Dashan was cautious along the way, for fear of encountering any danger. He did not stop until late in the evening when he reached the village. That village was called Liuxi Village, and the villagers were very enthusiastic, and when they saw Li Dashan, they greeted him one after another and took him to the house that invited him.
That family was a wealthy family in the village, and they raised more than a dozen pigs, and they had to ask Li Dashan to cut them down. When Li Dashan saw it, he was secretly happy in his heart, this is a lot of income. He said hello to his master and began to plow the pigs. He was skillful, slashing one by one, and in a short time, he was half-finished. When the master saw that he was doing a good job, he took out a jug of wine and some dishes, and told him to rest, drink some wine, and eat something.
Li Dashan didn't want to drink, but the host was too enthusiastic, and he was embarrassed to refuse, so he drank a few glasses. When the wine came up, he felt a little dizzy, so he said, "Master, I still have half of the work to do, you let me rest for a while, and then drink later." The master said, "Okay, you rest for a while, I won't force you, and when you're done, I'll have a good drink with you." With that, he put away the food and drinks, and let him rest in the house.
Li Dashan was lying on the bed, thinking about the fact that he was about to marry Wang Xiao'e, his heart was sweet, and he fell asleep unconsciously. He had a sweet dream, dreaming that he and Wang Xiao'e were wearing newlywed clothes, sitting in a sedan chair, carried by a group of jubilant people, walking along the village road towards their new house. Behind them, there was also a large white eagle eagle, which made a "quack" cry from time to time, as if to bless them.
When Li Dashan woke up, it was already late at night, and when he looked at his watch, he was startled, it turned out that it was already more than two o'clock in the morning. He hurriedly got up, got dressed, picked up the pig-cutting knife, and thought about going to finish the rest of the work. He pushed the door open, only to find that the courtyard was pitch black, with no light or sound. Something strange seemed to him, so he went in the direction of the pigsty to see if the pigs were still there.
He went to the pigsty, but found that the door of the pigsty was open, and that it was empty, and that there was not a pig. He looked around, but found no sign in the yard, and no sound. He wondered what was going on, and he thought about going to his master to find out, and walked towards his master's room.
He went to the door of his master's room, but found that the door was also open, and he pushed it open, only to see a scene that frightened him. I saw that the master, his wife, and their two children, were dead.
Their faces were full of horror and pain, as if they had been subjected to some terrible torture. When Li Dashan saw this scene, he was so frightened that he trembled, he wanted to shout loudly, but he couldn't make a sound, he wanted to escape, but he couldn't move, he only felt a cold air rising from the soles of his feet and rushing to the top of his head.
At this moment, he heard a "quack" cry, and when he looked up, he saw a large white eagle flying in through the window and rushing towards him. Li Dashan looked at the eagle in horror, only to see that its eyes flashed with green light, and a low roar came out of its mouth.
He thought that he was going to die, and was about to close his eyes and wait for death to come, but he heard a familiar voice: "Dashan, don't be afraid, it's me, it's me!" He opened his eyes, but saw that Wang Xiao'e's appearance appeared on the face of the eagle. He couldn't believe his eyes and exclaimed, "Xiao'e, it's you, how did you become like this?"
Wang Xiao'e's voice came from the mouth of the eagle eagle and said: "Dashan, I'm sorry, I didn't tell you my true identity, in fact, I am the daughter of the mountain god, that is, the owner of this mountain forest." My father was a white eagle owl with magical powers, which could transform into a human form and control wind, rain, thunder and lightning.
He rarely appears in the human world, only guarding all things in this mountain forest. I have lived with him in the mountains and forests since I was a child, and I have also learned his spells, which can be transformed into human form or eagle owls. I have always been curious about the human world and wanted to see it, but my father wouldn't let me go, saying that the human world was dangerous, complicated, and not for me.
I didn't listen to him, and I sneaked out and came to your village. I saw you, you are the kindest and hardest man I have ever met, and I fell in love with you at once, and became a widow's daughter, and met and fell in love with you. I didn't tell you the truth about me because I was afraid that you wouldn't accept me, that you would be afraid of me, that you would leave me. I really love you and I want to live and be happy with you. ”
Li Dashan listened to Wang Xiao'e's words, his heart was mixed, he didn't know whether to believe or not, he didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy, he didn't know what to do. He looked at Wang Xiao'e's eyes, his eyes were full of sincerity and tenderness, he felt her love, he also remembered their bits and pieces, and his heart was also full of love. He said: "Xiao'e, I don't care what you are, I only know that you are my beloved, I love you very much, I am willing to be with you, whether you are a human or an eagle, I will never leave you." ”
Wang Xiao'e listened to Li Dashan's words, and her heart was moved, she said: "Dashan, are you really not afraid of me? Do you really not dislike me? Do you really want to be with me?" Li Dashan said: "Yes, I am really not afraid of you, I really don't dislike you, I really want to be with you." ”
Wang Xiao'e said: "Then you can go back to the mountains and forests with me, my father already knows about us, he is very angry, he said that you are a mortal, not worthy of being with me, he said that you are a pig cutter, not worthy of marrying me, he said that you are a murderer, not worthy of being happy with me." He just killed the family, let the pigs go, wanted to scare you away, wanted to stop our marriage. He's outside now, waiting for you to go out, he's going to kill you too, come with me, only by returning to the mountains and forests can you save your life. ”
Li Dashan listened to Wang Xiao'e's words, his heart was shocked, he thought of those dead people, thought of those lost pigs, and thought of his own danger, he couldn't help but be afraid.
He said: "Xiao'e, your father is too cruel, how can he do this? How can he disrespect our feelings? How can he ignore our happiness? I don't want to be an enemy of him, I don't want to be separated from you, I just want to live in peace with you, can you persuade your father to let him let us go, let us get married, and make us happy?"
Wang Xiao'e said: "Dashan, I also want to persuade him, but he is a very stubborn person, he will not listen to me, he will only listen to his own words, he thinks he is right, he thinks he is for my good, he thinks he is protecting me, he will not understand our love, he will not agree to our marriage, he will not bless our happiness." He is a mountain god, he has great power, we can't compete with him, we can only escape, we can only hide, we can only return to the mountains and forests, in order to have a glimmer of life. ”
Li Dashan listened to Wang Xiao'e's words, he felt very helpless, he didn't want to give up his hometown, his relatives and friends, and his life, but he didn't want to give up Wang Xiao'e, their love, and their future. He thought for a moment and said, "Xiao'e, since your father is so powerful, how can we escape from his men? Isn't he able to control the wind, rain, thunder and lightning? Isn't he always able to find us?"