During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, there was an ancient temple town in the south of the city of Zhili Daimyo's mansion, and there was a person named Zhang Yimin in the town. He and his wife, Tian, are both charitable and have excellent popularity in the town.
One morning in winter, Zhang Yimin got up early to clear the snow, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw a person lying on the ground outside the door, and hurriedly walked over to touch it, and there was still a trace of breath in his nostrils, so he carried the person to his home and recuperated quietly.
When the man woke up, he said that he was from Penglai, and that his body was robbed by gangsters, and he fainted here due to hunger and cold, and his leg was also injured.
Zhang Yimin asked for medical treatment, boiled medicine, and fed him until he recovered, and then made up enough money for him to send him home. This person was moved by Zhang Yimin's kindness, and in order to repay the grace of saving his life, when he parted, he passed on the ancestral secret recipe of boiling plasters at home to him.
Zhang Yimin has read the book, and the plaster he brewed according to the secret recipe really has a miraculous effect on swelling, poison, ulceration and other diseases. As a result, there is a new legend in the ancient temple town.
It is said that Zhang Yimin's great compassion touched the Eight Immortals, and it was Li Tiegui who personally went down to earth to ignite it, so that he could brew this kind of elixir. Since then, Zhang Yimin and his wife have made a living by boiling plasters, and "plaster Zhang" has become his name.
"Plaster Zhang" has been boiling plasters for decades, and I don't know how much money he has accumulated, but unfortunately, there is only one daughter under his knees. He has a nephew of his own family, who has lived with him since he was a child because of the death of his parents. As they get older, they both think about who should pass on the secret recipe for boiling plasters? Who should inherit the family property that they have worked so hard to manage?
"Plaster Zhang" took a fancy to his nephew, and felt that his nephew was loyal and honest, with a good heart, and the secret recipe would not be lost in his hands, and the family business would not be lost if it was handed over to him.
Ke Tian said that no matter how good the nephew is, he is not his own family, and the daughter is the flesh and soul of his father. Besides, although the son-in-law is not very honest, he has a well-behaved mouth, and he will come back sooner or later, and he will not tell his father and mother not to speak, not that his son is better than his own son, and the family business and secret recipe should be given to him.
"Plaster Zhang", he shook his head when he mentioned his son-in-law, saying that he was flashy and unreliable. The old couple discussed this matter many times, but they didn't finally settle it.
This year, "Plaster Zhang" suddenly got sick, and it was worse day by day.
When he was dying, he asked everyone to go out, took Tian's hand and said, "I can't do it anymore." You have to take care of yourself...... Remember, you can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to defend people!"
As he spoke, he took out a plaster, handed it to Tian, and instructed him: "This plaster does not cure the diseases of the body, but it can cure the diseases of the heart. ”
Tian took the plaster, put it on his body, and looked back to see that his wife had already lost her breath.
Tian was grief-stricken and cried for a long time, thinking that people could no longer live after death, so they called their son-in-law and nephew to discuss how to handle the funeral.
The son-in-law said: "My father has worked hard to save such a big business in his life, and he should put on a show when he dies." ”
He proposed to build a high spiritual shed, invite four classes of ringers, treat guests, sing a seven-day drama, and invite monks to chant sutras to surpass the dead......
But his nephew said: "Life is not filial, dead nonsense." My uncle advocated frugality all his life, and extravagance and waste did not suit his wishes. ”
Advocate simple funerals.
Tian was very moved by such filial piety for his son-in-law, and felt that his nephew called the funeral to Jane because he wanted to occupy the family property.
She secretly scolded her nephew: This property hasn't been said to let you inherit it, you can calculate it, I won't let you achieve your goal. She made a decision on the spot: the funeral was handled by her son-in-law, and the family property was inherited by her son-in-law.
After the son-in-law became the director of the family, he relied on the family property and drank and gambled all day long.
As the saying goes, building a family is like picking up soil with a needle, and losing a family is like a wave of sand. Tian's son-in-law tried every possible means to flatter his mother-in-law in order to get the family property, and after the family property was in hand, his face changed. Tian persuaded him that he did not listen, and his wife persuaded him that he ignored it. When he lost the bet, he sold his property, and soon he sold out the family property that "Plaster Zhang" had saved in his life.
In the end, except for the old jujube tree in the backyard, which was not sold because no one wanted it, everything else was sold out. Seeing that the mountains were empty and the family business was ruined, his wife was so angry that he lost her life.
The girl is here, and Tian's life is still good. Without a daughter, she cooks and does laundry for her son-in-law every day, and her son-in-law picks his nose and eyes, looking for fault and scolding her. Tian's sent people under the fence, so he had to swallow his anger.
One day, the son-in-law came back drunk and asked Tian, "I treat you better than my own mother, why do you still keep a hand on me with a clear conscience?"
Tian asked tremblingly: "I didn't leave a single brick or tile for my nephew's property, what else did I not give you?"
The son-in-law said bluntly: "Why don't you take out my father's secret recipe for boiling plasters?"
Tian said: "It's all because I can't read. The matter of boiling the plaster is handled by your father, and the secret recipe is probably brought to the underworld. ”
The son-in-law sneered and said, "Don't blame me for not being good, raising chickens to lay eggs, raising dogs to guard the door, what's the use of feeding you?"
When Tian heard this, his limbs trembled with anger, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word.
She originally wanted to hand over all the family property to her son-in-law, but she really expected the old man to rely on, who knew that the son-in-law was actually a duplicitous person who lost his conscience!
Tian was kicked out of the house, ran to the grave of "Plaster Zhang", and cried. I don't know how long she cried, but suddenly she remembered her wife's dying will, and hurriedly took out the plaster from her arms to cure her heart disease. As soon as she took it out, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her, she hurriedly put the plaster into her pocket, and when she looked back, it was her nephew.
It turned out that her nephew heard that she had been kicked out of the house, so he searched everywhere, and finally found this place, and wanted to take Tian to his house. But Tian said that she was not going anywhere, and only wanted to be with the old man on the grave. Her nephew didn't listen to her persuasion, so angry that her nephew picked her up and left.
At this time, Tian began to cry again on his nephew's back.
Her nephew asked her why she was crying, but Tian didn't say anything, she was thinking: Not only did she not leave any family business to her nephew at the beginning, but she also said a lot of bad things about him, how could she have the face to meet her niece and daughter-in-law? My son-in-law, who has inherited so much family business, is not willing to support myself, can a person who has not inherited a little family business be good to me? Even if my nephew is willing to support me, is my niece and daughter-in-law willing to want me, a person who has nothing?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she couldn't go, but her nephew said nothing and wouldn't let her come down.
When I arrived at my nephew's house, my nephew and daughter-in-law greeted me from afar, asking for warmth, "Auntie, aunt" and calling very closely.
Since then, she has lived at her nephew's house. After a long time, she said to her nephew and niece-in-law: "They all blame me for seeing the wrong person and ...... all the family property."
Before she could finish speaking, her nephew and niece-in-law stopped her and said, "Everything is outside the body, everything has passed, and now as long as my aunt is comfortable in our house, we feel better than anything else." ”
They say well, do better, and treat their aunt better than their own mother.
As the saying goes, there is no double blessing, but there is no single line of evil. God seems to be deliberately playing tricks on the hard-working people, this winter, Tian had paralysis, was sick in bed, and couldn't take care of himself. The little couple took turns to wipe feces and urine and wash clothes for her, ask a doctor to boil medicine, good words and comfort, meticulous, no complaints.
Tian couldn't bear to drag them down any longer, he didn't drink the medicine, didn't eat the food, and wanted to die, but no one would listen to him.
The little couple both knelt in front of Tian's bed and begged, "If we can't take care of the elderly, you can beat or scold them, if this happens again, we can't afford to kneel for a long time." ”
Tian cried and said, "You are so good to me, your heart is more precious than gold, I beg you to get up quickly!"
On the same day, she ate and took medicine, and her illness became lighter day by day.
Tian saw that his nephew and niece and daughter-in-law were sincere to her, so he took out the plaster that his wife left for her before he died, handed it to his nephew, and asked him to tear it open to see what was going on.
His nephew took the plaster, tore it open, and found that there was a piece of paper hidden inside, on which were written four sentences:
Tears to see the winter go, the green leaves are happy to come in spring,
Return to the soul and think of the hometown, and the roots are deep and the floating wealth is deep.
The first word of these four sentences is read together, which is "the fallen leaves return to the roots". And the fourth sentence is clearly "plaster Zhang", implying that there is still a floating fortune.
Tian thought about it, and hurriedly asked his nephew to go to the jujube tree in her backyard to plan.
Her nephew went to dig there, and he dug out a jar, and there was not a penny in the jar, but there was a book in it, and he hurriedly brought it back.
Tian asked his nephew to read what was written in the book, and his nephew took a closer look, and it turned out to be the secret recipe for how to boil the plaster.
Tian said happily: "Let's also boil plaster!"
The niece and daughter-in-law said: "Although it is written in the book, we have not survived, I am afraid that it will not be good!"
Tian said: "It's okay, I am present with what kind of plaster your uncle boiled before his death." You boil, I'll take care of it for you. ”
The three of them boiled up the plaster according to what was written in the book. Because of the guidance of Arida's family, the plasters for the treatment of various sores and diseases were boiled, and they were given to the patients to try.
They typed out the name "Plaster Zhang" again and set up a plaster shop. They have low prices and low profits, do not cheat people, and make money to run schools and other welfare undertakings for the people in the town, which has won the support of the people.
Many years later, Tian and her nephew and niece and daughter-in-law all died well, but the plaster of "Plaster Zhang" has been passed down from generation to generation.
Until today, when it comes to the "plaster Zhang" in Gusi Town, no one knows it, and no one knows it.