There was a scholar in the Song Dynasty, his parents died early, he had nothing to do except be able to read, and he was also extravagant, prodigal; by the age of 18, he had already cleaned up a little inheritance in the family, there was no way, there was a patriarchal relative who was an official on the side of his father's family, but he was arrogant and unwilling to take refuge in sending people under the fence, remembering that he was a very good classmate in the academy before, and invited him to live with his classmates several times, so he decided to visit his friends, but when he arrived at the classmate's home, it happened that his father's business failed, and the family was in ruins, and he was unable to take him in at all, so he only made up some money for the passage and sent him out！
On the road to find a hotel to stay, a few days of money spent, no money to pay, although the hotel has not driven him out, but no longer provide meals, this day to sit in the room, feel that nothing has been accomplished, the future is bleak, now even three meals a day has no whereabouts, can't help crying!
There is a person in the village next door who is eating and drinking, hearing the crying, he asked the shopkeeper, the second told him that he was a down-and-out scholar in the self-harm experience, this person moved the heart of compassion, so let the store put the scholar's expenses on his account, the scholar was crying, the second child brought the food over, said that the well-wisher funded, let him just live in the restaurant and eat, someone paid!
The scholar hurriedly thanked him, the village is not a big family, just do a small business, but for the kind, and has always been very respectful to the reader, the two politely a few words, the village asked him what he planned, the scholar said that he planned to go back to study his homework, ready to participate in the autumn scientific examination, the village asked him to go back to the entanglement and living expenses where the cost of living came from, the scholar said to find relatives to think of a way, the village people are understanding, said it is better to live in my house, peace of mind to review, then borrow him to take the exam travel expenses, the scholar is very happy, hurriedly bow down to thank you, said that today to be helped, never dare to forget, once he is prosperous, there will be a good reward！
After living in the village's home, it turned out that he lost his wife at an early age, and there was only his daughter in the boudoir to be married. It didn't take long to coax the little girl's heart secretly, and finally on a summer night, while the girl's father was out in business, he made a private engagement with the little girl for life, and the clouds and rain intertwined;
The two of them have a heart, often eyebrows and eyes flirt, how can this kind of thing be hidden from the father, soon by the father caught in bed, he was furious, angrily scolded the scholar said that it was a well-dressed beast, to tie up the scholar and send it to the official, the scholar hurriedly knelt down and asked for guilt, said a lot of things like he was obsessed with love, and would be responsible for the end, and the daughter also knelt down together to plead, the father sighed, and asked the scholar if he had a wife and children at home, the scholar said that his parents died early, and he was not yet married, and the father said that for the sake of today, only the scholar entered his family, and this matter could be good! The scholar couldn't ask for it, and swore at the moment that no matter how rich or poor he was in the future, he would not dare to be negative, otherwise he would die and have no place to be buried! Then he fell to the ground, saying that his father-in-law was on top, and he would like to be worshiped by his son-in-law!
Since then, they have been getting along as a family, and the scholar wanted to hold a wedding as soon as possible, but the girl said that he should study with peace of mind now, and wait for the autumn scientific examination, whether he passed the examination or not, and then he would have a happy event, and the father and the scholar felt that it made sense, so the scholar worked hard, thinking that he would get ahead no matter what, so that he could be worthy of his father-in-law and good wife, and only then could he repay the kindness of his acquaintance! Give them a good future!
Soon the exam started, the scholar played well, the 36th in high school, the scholar looked at his name on the list, his heart was surging, although he was on the list, but according to the imperial examination procedure, there was still a period of time before the final assignment of public office, the scholar was unable to stay for a moment, he worked day and night, returned home, his wife and father-in-law knew that he was in high school, and he was very happy, the father-in-law did not say a word, and feasted guests and friends for several days in a row, and the neighbors and relatives in the same village were sighing at their good story!
The scholar was going to take the opportunity to officially hold the wedding, but the father-in-law meant to wait for his official position to be held together, and then the title of the gold list, the promotion to the knighthood, and the three joys of the newlywed chapel were coming, which was really the glory of the ancestors! Of course, the scholar respected the father-in-law's intentions!
A few days later, the scholar was ready to go to the capital to wait for the distribution, the father-in-law knew that this link needed to be dotted, otherwise the final place was likely to be a world of difference, so he sold his property, and scraped together enough silver for the scholar to take to do things, the family was not very rich, after this period of time of hospitality expenses and the cost of this preparation of activities, the family wealth has been nine out of ten, but the father-in-law does not care, thinking that there is a daughter and son-in-law in the second half of his life, no need to worry.
Scholar after some dotting, assigned to a wealthy township in Shandong as a county order, he hurriedly packed his luggage, ready to return to his hometown to pick up his father-in-law and wife to take office together, when he was about to go out, a person came in the door, he recognized a distant brother in the family, the elder brother shouted that he was looking for him so hard, it turned out that the news of his high school had already spread all over the relatives, but everyone has not moved around all these years, so he will not know his whereabouts for a while, this brother is looking for a post station, and finally met him, the scholar has been wandering for so many years, accustomed to cold and warm, and has seen the relationship between relatives lightly, but there is a major weakness in his personality is: he does not know how to refuseHe didn't want to go, but his brother pulled and pulled, so he thought that it didn't matter if he went back to pick up his father-in-law and wife a few days later, so he half-pushed and half-followed on the spot!
When he arrived in the clan, his relatives were very enthusiastic about him, especially the patriarch, who was simply caring. In that era, if there was an official in the family, it was an honor and protection for the whole family, and the patriarch himself was also an official, but first, retirement was imminent, and secondly, the official position was not prominent. There are 36 jinshi like him, and the distribution is also very good, and there is a lot of room for improvement in the future, and the importance to the entire family is self-evident.
The scholar stayed at home for a few days, and the aristocratic atmosphere of the big family slowly infected him, and the idea that he should belong to this environment also faintly appeared in his mind, but this thought was only fleeting, and he was still always concerned about his wife and father-in-law in the countryside; three days later, he resigned to the patriarch, and the patriarch asked him not to be in a hurry, saying that he had promised him the daughter of a local eunuch, and that he had made an appointment to meet him tomorrow, and said that if he was satisfied, he would hurry up and handle the marriage, and then go to work together;
The scholar once again exposed his weakness, he did not dare to refuse the patriarch immediately, first, he was afraid of the dignity of the patriarch's parents, second, he was embarrassed to confess the truth of his lifelong engagement in the countryside, and third, he somehow sprung up in his heart, thinking that it was normal for an official to have a few wives, and he also wanted to see what the appearance and temperament of the woman of this family affair was!
After meeting the blind date, both parties were very satisfied; objectively speaking, compared with the wife in the countryside, the daughter of this official eunuch family is indeed much higher, and the other party's parents are scholarly families, and they talk extraordinarily, which is not the same as his father-in-law who does a small business. He leaned towards this woman, and also completed the persuasion of himself in his heart: the previous woman, the two parties did not officially marry, nor did they have the status recognized by the parents of both parties, so strictly speaking, he did not abandon the beginning and end, and she was in the market, and it was really difficult for her to be the wife of the court official, as for the expenses of his family, she would find an opportunity to double it in the future, even if she came to the door in the future, my side was already in the boat, and at most she was accepted as a concubine, she should be satisfied! Maybe they won't wait for me for a long time, and they will understand what's going on!
After figuring out these layers, he calmed down, so he forgot about his wife and father-in-law who were waiting for him in the countryside to the clouds, and happily completed the marriage with the official eunuch woman who was on a blind date!
More than ten years have passed, the scholar's career has been smooth sailing, and the official position has been promoted several levels, among which there was a period of time, the scholar remembered the woman in the countryside, and his heart was difficult to dispel, he simply confessed to his wife, saying that he had a ridiculous affair in the countryside when he was down, but he didn't expect his wife to be very reasonable, saying that if you really have a commitment first, you are now Tengda, you should take them over, wouldn't it be good for everyone to live together, I am not a jealous person, you can accept her! The scholar said: It was all old many years ago, and they have not had any news, how can the countrymen know how to be loyal, it is estimated that they will marry someone else a long time ago, and this matter will not be mentioned again!
So the scholar completed the redemption of his conscience, successfully crossed the deepest hurdle in his heart, and lived calmly from now on, without any guilt!
One day, the scholar went out to visit friends, and when he came back, he saw a thin woman wandering in front of the house, and at a glance, as if struck by lightning, it turned out to be the country woman who had been most afraid to see in his heart, and the woman also recognized him, and tears suddenly remained. He was afraid that the woman would cry, so he hurriedly took her to a secluded place, and the woman cried and said that he was so ruthless, and he was busy arguing that the family forced him to get married at that time, and he couldn't get out, and then he was busy with official business, and there was really no way!
The woman said: After waiting for him for a long time, my father-in-law asked someone to inquire about him, and after learning the news that he was marrying another party, he died of anger on the spot! She was alone as a weak woman, and she was penniless after the funeral of her father. In the past ten years, she has made a living by washing and sewing clothes for other people's houses! But she has been thinking about him in her heart, and has been inquiring about his whereabouts, and now she has finally found him! The scholar was also a little guilty and moved, and hurriedly said that I was also at fault in this matter, and I now have some authority to arrange your life in the future! The woman said: I don't want to worry about the things before, and now I would rather be a concubine for him and make a partial room, just to be together in the future, so as to comfort the lovesickness! The scholar breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: If you are willing to be a concubine, then this matter is easy to do, you wait a minute, I will go and talk to my wife immediately!
So the scholar went to the backyard and told his wife about this: I thought she was married, but I didn't expect that after his father died, he had been living alone, and now his life is difficult, and I can't bear it! My wife is very generous, saying that she has already asked you to take them over, and if you don't invite them into the house soon, we will be sisters in the future!
So the family cleaned up an independent side room and came out, and a simple ceremony was held, and it was regarded as the woman officially passing the door!
On the day of the door, the scholar stayed with the woman that night, and did not go out until noon the next day, the wife felt a little strange, even if the newlywed Yan'er would not take so long, so he asked the housekeeper to take a look, the housekeeper shouted for a long time and no one answered, so he knocked on the door, the door was locked inside or did not respond, I felt a little wrong, told Mrs., Mrs. was busy ordering the door to pry open, after opening the door, only the scholar was alone, his mouth was wide open, his eyes were round, his limbs were bent and lying on the bed, probing his snort, he had already died!
The wife was shocked and hurriedly arranged for someone to write a complaint and report it to the official!
In the evening, the wife went back to the room alone, and was grieving, when suddenly a puff of green smoke flashed from behind the screen, and the woman appeared in the haze, saying that there is no need to be afraid, but because the scholar has failed my family's kindness and violated his oath, the people and gods are angry, and last night the king of Hades has ordered the judge to lock him up and take him to the palace of Hades, and has sentenced him to endure the cruel punishment of cooking and refining oil for twenty years!
The wife already knew the whole story of the scholar, and knew that her husband had done the wrong, so she sighed and fell asleep in a depressed state! The next day, she withdrew the complaint of the official and returned to her hometown with the remains of the scholar.