Folk tale: After the carpenter got married, he found that his wife combed her hair in the middle of the night and took out an ink fountain to save herself
In an old and quiet mountain village, there was a carpenter named Li Ming. He is skilled and sincere, and is deeply loved by the villagers. However, at the age of nearly 30, he has not been able to marry a wife because of his poor family. Until one day, he rescued a lonely girl in the mountains and forests, the girl's name was Xiaofang, she was born beautiful and moving, and her eyes seemed to hide endless sorrow.
Li Ming fell in love with Xiao Fang at first sight, and Xiao Fang also admired his kindness and craftsmanship. Not long after the two got along, they promised each other for life and decided to get married. Li Ming was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, he felt like he had picked up a treasure, and he could finally have a partner who knew cold and hot.
However, life after marriage is not as good as Li Ming imagined. He found that Xiaofang had a strange habit, that is, every night in the middle of the night, she would get up and comb her hair. The voice was particularly harsh in the silent night, making Li Ming feel very uneasy.
One night, Li Ming couldn't help but be curious, so he quietly got up to see what Xiaofang was combing. He tiptoed to the edge of the bed, only to see Xiaofang sitting in front of the mirror, holding a comb in her hand, combing her long black and bright hair one by one. Her face was pale, and her eyes were hollow, as if something had sucked her soul out.
Li Ming was shocked and wanted to scream, but he was afraid of disturbing Xiao Fang. He had to hold back the fear in his heart and quietly observe. Suddenly, he found that Xiao Fang's hair was hiding silver silk threads, which shimmered strangely in the moonlight.
Li Ming was even more puzzled in his heart, he didn't understand how Xiao Fang's hair could have such a thing. At this moment, Xiao Fang suddenly stopped the movement in her hand, slowly turned her head, and looked at Li Ming. There was an indescribable chill in her eyes, which made Li Ming involuntarily take a step back.
"You...... What are you doing?" Li Ming stammered.
Xiao Fang didn't answer him, just laughed coldly, then turned around and continued to comb her hair. The voice became more and more harsh in Li Ming's ears, and his heart was full of uneasiness and fear.
Early the next morning, Li Ming found the old people in the village to ask about Xiaofang, but the old people said that Xiaofang was a good person and there was nothing strange about it. Li Ming's heart became more and more suspicious, and he decided to find out the truth himself.
In the next few days, Li Ming secretly observed Xiao Fang's every move, and he found that Xiao Fang was no different from a normal person except for combing her hair in the middle of the night. However, in the dead of night, the strange sound of combing his hair would sound on time, making Li Ming unable to sleep peacefully.
One night, Li Ming finally couldn't take it anymore and decided to uncover Xiaofang's secret. He quietly got up and took out the ink fountain thread that he had treasured for many years, ready to use it to find out the truth about Xiaofang. The ink fountain line is a tool used by carpenters to draw lines, which is said to ward off evil spirits and ward off evil spirits, and Li Ming hopes that it will help him through this difficulty.
He cautiously walked to the side of the bed, only to see Xiao Fang combing her hair with her back to him. Li Ming took a deep breath and pounced, wrapping the ink fountain wire around Xiao Fang's hair. Xiao Fang let out a scream, and her body stiffened suddenly.
Li Ming was overjoyed in his heart, he felt that he had finally caught Xiao Fang's handle. However, when he turned his head, he saw a hideous and terrifying face - it was not Xiao Fang at all, but a female ghost with long hair and a hideous face!
Li Ming was so frightened that he wanted to escape, but found that his feet had been firmly entangled by the female ghost. He struggled desperately, but to no avail. At this moment, he suddenly thought of the ink fountain line in his hand. He took a deep breath and threw the ink fountain line towards the female ghost.
Hearing only a scream, the figure of the female ghost instantly dissipated into the air. Li Ming sat down on the ground, gasping for air. He knew that he had just experienced a life-and-death catastrophe, and it was all because of Xiao Fang's secret.
The next day, Li Ming found the Taoist priest in the village and told him everything that happened last night. The Taoist priest frowned when he heard this, and he told Li Ming that Xiaofang was actually a poor woman possessed by an evil spirit. That evil spirit has been using Xiao Fang's body to do evil, and combing her hair is one of its means to control Xiao Fang.
The Taoist priest decided to help Li Ming exorcise the evil spirits and return Xiaofang to an innocent body. After a fierce fight, the Taoist priest finally forced the evil spirit out of Xiao Fang's body. Xiao Fang returned to normal, and she thanked Li Ming and the Taoist priest for saving her life.
Since then, Li Ming and Xiaofang have lived a happy and stable life. They support each other to face life's challenges together. And Li Ming also won the respect and praise of the villagers with his kindness and bravery.
Since the evil spirit was expelled, Xiao Fang seemed to be a different person, her eyes became brighter, and her face returned to its previous ruddyness. The relationship between Li Ming and Xiaofang has also become deeper and deeper, they work together during the day, and they snuggle up to each other at night, enjoying an ordinary and warm life.
However, the good times were short-lived. One day, a strange Taoist priest came to the village, who claimed that he could see people's past and present lives, and could eliminate disasters and solve problems for people. The villagers gathered around curiously, wanting to hear the Taoist priest's opinion.
Li Ming and Xiao Fang also walked over curiously. The Taoist priest glanced at them, then frowned. He told them that although the evil spirits had been exorcised, there were still some evil qi left in Xiao Fang's body, and if they were not removed in time, I was afraid that a catastrophe would come.
When Li Ming heard this, his heart suddenly became nervous. He hurriedly asked the Taoist priest if there was a way to clear the evil qi in Xiao Fang's body. The Taoist priest nodded, saying that a special herb was needed to completely clear the evil qi, and this herb only grew in a dangerous place in the mountains.
Li Ming didn't hesitate to decide to pick this herb. He said goodbye to Xiaofang and the villagers, and set out on a journey to the dangerous place alone. The mountain road was rugged and full of thorns, but Li Ming was not afraid, he only thought about saving Xiaofang.
After several days of arduous trekking, Li Ming finally found that special herb. He carefully picked them and hurried back to the village. However, when he returned home, he found that Xiaofang was missing.
Li Ming panicked in his heart, and hurriedly asked the villagers about Xiaofang's whereabouts. The villagers told him that Xiao Fang had been taken away by the strange Taoist priest, saying that they wanted to take her to a safe place and help her completely remove the evil qi from her body.
When Li Ming heard this, he immediately understood that he had been fooled. He hurriedly chased out of the village, wanting to find Xiaofang. However, the Taoist priest had already disappeared into the distant mountains and forests with Xiao Fang.
Li Ming was anxious, he knew that he had to find Xiaofang as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. He followed the direction the Taoist priest had left, running forward desperately.
Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly noticed a cave ahead. His heart fluttered, and he decided to go in and have a look. Walking into the cave, he found that it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything clearly. He pulled out a fire fold and lit it, and cautiously explored forward.
Suddenly, he heard a faint cry for help. He followed the sound and finally found Xiao Fang in a corner. She was tied to a stone bed, her face pale, and she was clearly frightened.
Seeing this, Li Ming's heart burned with anger. He pulled out the ink fountain line and pounced on the Taoist priest. After a fierce struggle, he finally subdued the Taoist priest and saved Xiao Fang.
It turned out that the Taoist priest was an evil demon who took advantage of the superstition of the villagers and deceived him in the name of exorcism. He took a fancy to Xiaofang's beauty and wanted to take her for himself, so he made up that lie about evil spirits.
Li Ming and Xiaofang returned to the village, where they told the villagers about the Taoist priest's crimes. The villagers were furious when they heard this, and together they drove the Taoist priest out of the village.
Li Ming took Xiaofang back home, both happy and afraid. He hugged Xiao Fang tightly, as if he wanted to integrate her into his body, for fear that she would be hurt again. Xiaofang also snuggled in Li Ming's arms, tears quietly slipping down. She knew how lucky she was to be able to return to Li Ming's side again.
After experiencing this incident, Li Ming cherished every moment with Xiaofang even more. He decided not to let Xiaofang suffer any grievances and injuries, and wanted to use his own hands to create a happy and peaceful home for her.
However, life did not become calm because of this. One day, when Li Ming was harvesting timber in the mountains and forests, he accidentally found an abandoned old ancestral hall. Curious, he walked into the ancestral hall and saw a hideous-looking wooden statue enshrined inside. The idol's eyes seemed to be staring at him all the time, making him feel an inexplicable chill.
Li Ming instinctively wanted to leave the place, but just as he turned around, the idol suddenly let out a low moan. He was startled and quickly turned around, only to see a strange smile on the corner of the idol's mouth.
Li Ming was shocked, he knew that he had encountered something unclean. He took a deep breath, silently recited the exorcism spell taught by his master, and then jerked out the ink fountain. He gripped the ink fountain line tightly and threw it away at the idol.
Hearing a loud "bang", the idol exploded in an instant, turning into a cloud of black smoke and dissipating into the air. Li Ming let out a long sigh of relief, he knew that he had finally defeated evil again.
However, when he returned home, he found that Xiaofang had disappeared again. He searched everywhere, but there was no trace of Xiao Fang. His heart was full of despair and fear, he didn't know where Xiao Fang had gone, and he didn't know what to do.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered the idol in the old ancestral hall. His heart moved, and he decided to go to the ancestral hall again to check. When he arrived at the ancestral hall, he found that it had become a ruin. In the midst of the rubble, he found a buried wooden box.
He cautiously opened the wooden box, only to see a yellowed letter and a crystal clear jade pendant inside. The letter tells the mystery of Fang's origins and the reason why she was possessed by an evil spirit. It turned out that Xiao Fang was a descendant of the owner of the ancestral hall, and the statue was the resentment of the owner of the ancestral hall. It has been searching for a suitable host and wants to resurrect it with the help of its body. And Xiao Fang happens to be one of its chosen hosts.
After Li Ming read the letter, he felt a burst of emotion in his heart. He finally understood the truth about Xiaofang's life and the pain she endured. He decided to use his power to completely destroy the evil spirits and seek justice for Xiaofang.
He picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, and suddenly found that the jade pendant was engraved with an ancient spell. His heart moved, and he decided to recite this incantation to ward off evil spirits. He took a deep breath, chanted the incantation aloud, and then lifted the jade pendant high into the air and threw it into the air.
In an instant, a golden light shot out from the jade pendant and shot straight into the sky. Then thunder rolled and dark clouds filled the clouds, and a bolt of lightning struck in the direction of the black smoke. I heard a scream, and the black smoke dissipated without a trace, and the evil spirit was finally completely destroyed.
At this moment, Xiao Fang suddenly appeared in front of Li Ming. She looked at Li Ming with tears on her face and said, "Thank you for saving me! I finally got rid of that terrible nightmare!" Li Ming hugged Xiaofang tightly and said with a smile: "We will never be separated again!" The two hugged each other and cried happily.
Since then, Li Ming and Xiaofang have lived a happy and peaceful life. With their kindness and bravery, they defeated evil and difficulties and won the respect and blessings of the villagers. And their story has become a good story in the village through the ages.