Preface
In ancient China, there were always some sayings, although these sayings may sound very unscientific at first glance, but they were often very useful, and the world could not tell the secrets.
There is a warning in Guangdong called "stay away from decay", which shows that people believe that those who are unlucky must stay away, otherwise they will be contaminated with disaster.
In many ancient literary works, the tragic end caused by contact with "human aliens" was also described, which is enough to see that the ancients also avoided it.
1. Tian Shiheng, who has a hard life
In the Guangxu years, in the prosperous capital, a boy named Tian Shiheng was born, he was born in a prominent official family, his father was a jinshi, and his mother was the eldest lady of the family, in the eyes of the world, he seemed to be born with a golden spoon, destined to be prosperous and wealthy in his life, carefree.
However, fate played a cruel joke on Tian Shiheng, and shortly after he was born, his father died suddenly, so his mother regarded him as an ominous person and left him to return to his parents' home.
The young Tian Shiheng lost the protection of his parents in this way, and began to grow up eating hundreds of family meals with the help of his neighbors.
With the passage of time, Tian Shiheng gradually grew up, but his life did not get better, due to the poverty of his family, he could not afford to marry a wife and start a family, so he could only live a bleak life.
He often stood on the bustling streets, looking at those people who were gorgeously dressed and had a carefree life, and his heart was full of helplessness and envy.
Just when Tian Shiheng was about to give up, the newly appointed Buzheng Shi appeared, this Buzheng Shi was a colleague of Tian Shiheng's father, after he learned what happened to Tian Shiheng, he felt pity and decided to help him, he invited Tian Shiheng to the mansion, ready to arrange an errand for him, so that he could support himself.
Tian Shiheng was grateful, he thought that he had finally ushered in a turning point in his life, fate played tricks on him again, just when he came to Bu Zhengshi's mansion to eat and wait for an errand to arrange, Bu Zhengshi suddenly received the emperor's will to dismiss the official.
Tian Shiheng knew that he had become a burden to others again, and he left in a hurry, full of guilt and self-blame. Since then, Tian Shiheng's life has not improved, and he has tried to seek help from others, but each time he has failed.
Someone wanted to sponsor him to study, but as soon as he got in touch with the school, that person was transferred, and someone wanted to introduce him to work, but every time he had an eyebrow, various accidents would occur, and he could not do so.
Tian Shiheng couldn't do anything in the township, as if he was haunted by bad luck, even if he went out in the middle of summer, it would rain heavily after a while; when he went out to buy grain to eat, either the grain store was closed or he fell on the road; he originally planned to go to the grain store, but in the end it turned into going to the hospital.
However, despite such an unfair fate, Tian Shiheng never gave up hope in life. He always maintained an optimistic attitude, firmly believing that one day there would be a turning point, he worked silently in the countryside, although life was hard, he still maintained his love and persistence in life.
In this way, Tian Shiheng has been in the world for decades, and his life is full of ups and downs and setbacks, but he has always maintained his indomitable spirit. In the end, on an ordinary day, he quietly left this world and ended his bumpy life.
2. Liu Sheng's "curse"
According to the records of the "Sui Zhi", there is a village in the southwest, and there is a strange person named Liu Sheng in the village, who has a puzzling "superpower" - all the bad things he says will be fulfilled without exception, but he has never had the slightest effect on the prophecy of good things.
This trait made him famous in the countryside, and people were both feared and curious about him.
There is a scholar named Zhou Kai in the township, he is full of poetry and books, wisdom, Liu Sheng's "superpower" has always been suspicious, he firmly believes that fate is not determined by the words of others, but in his own hands, in order to verify Liu Sheng's ability, Zhou Kai decided to personally meet this legendary strange man.
One day, Zhou Kai came to Liu Sheng's home, and frankly expressed his hope that Liu Sheng could prove his "superpowers", Liu Sheng saw such a brave and curious person for the first time, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, he thought about it, and said to Zhou Kai: "There must be a fire in your house tonight." ”
Zhou Kai listened, he was stunned for a moment, and then showed a contemptuous smile, he confidently said that there are hundreds of servants in his family, even if there is a fire, it can be quickly extinguished, and it will not cause any losses, Liu Sheng saw this, just smiled faintly, and did not say anything more.
In the middle of the night, Zhou Kai sat in the study, it was quiet and peaceful outside, and he was secretly proud in his heart, thinking that Liu Sheng's prophecy was just a joke.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a noise outside, he got up to check, only to see that the fire was soaring, and his mansion had been caught in flames.
Zhou Kai was stunned, he hurriedly woke up the servant and organized the firefighting, but the fire was fast and uncontrollable, Zhou Kai watched his family business turn to ashes in the raging fire, his heart was full of despair and remorse, when he escaped from the fire, the entire mansion had been burned, and not even a piece of paper was left.
Zhou Kai stood in front of the ruins, recalling Liu Sheng's prophecy, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He finally understood that Liu Sheng's "superpowers" were not lies, but real. He sighed deeply, full of emotion.
3. Lu Ying, the lone star of Tiansha
In an ancient text, Lu Ying is a famous genius in ten miles and eight towns, he is full of wealth, rich in learning, and all of his poems and songs are fine, he is such a talented talent, but he is burdened with a dreaded title - decay.
Lu Ying's bad luck seems to be innate, whoever comes into contact with him will definitely suffer, whether it is relatives, friends or strangers, as long as they have crossed paths with him, without exception will encounter misfortune, over time, Lu Ying has become the object of everyone's shouting, wherever he goes, people will avoid it.
After hearing about Lu Ying's affairs, he didn't believe in evil in his heart, he thought it was just people's unwarranted fears and rumors, so Yuanbo decided to meet this legendary decay in person.
One day, Yuan Bo sent someone to invite Lu Ying to the mansion and set up a banquet to entertain him, during the banquet, Yuan Bo began to ask, he wanted to know if Lu Ying was really as bad as the rumors.
Lu Ying's nature is not bad, he knows that he will cause trouble if he opens his mouth, and he doesn't want to hurt Uncle Yuan, so he tries to keep silent and avoid answering Uncle Yuan's questions.
Uncle Yuan did not give up, and kept asking Lu Ying, will he be fine, will his family be fine, and what will be the official fortune in the future?
In the face of Yuan Bo's questioning, Lu Ying still chose to be silent, he left Yuan Bo's mansion without saying a word, his heart was full of helplessness and guilt, he knew that he might have brought bad luck to Yuan Bo again.
That night, the moonlight was hazy. A group of bandits suddenly rushed into Yuan Bo's house and wiped out his entire family, Yuan Bo's mansion was in flames, and the wails were heard one after another, and when people arrived, they saw nothing but mess and blood.
After Lu Ying learned the news, his heart was like a knife, and Yuan Bo's death became a local mystery, and people talked about it, but no one could tell why the group of bandits suddenly attacked Yuan Bo's home.