During the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty, the two Xing brothers, who originally lived in Shimenqiao, Hejian Province, Hebei Province, immigrated to Renjialou Village outside the north gate of Linyi County, Shandong Province, the eldest brother was called Xing Botong, and the younger brother was called Xing Bozhu.
In the first year of Ming Jianwen, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, raised an army to fight with his nephew Emperor Jianwen for the throne, and Shandong and Hebei were trampled by iron horses, and there were no two or three people. Xing Bozhu resolutely joined the army, followed the King of Yan in his crusade against the world, and was promoted to an officer for his merits, and fell to Xifengkou. There is only one surviving xing botong in Linyi, Xing Botong farming, the third generation of single transmission, until the fourth Xing Zheng was born, the Xing incense gradually flourished.
Xing Zheng was a young man with great ambitions, angry at reading, and in the examination during the Chenghua years, he was first appointed to ZhiXian County, Jinghai County, and after his term of office, he was promoted to the prefect of Lanzhou Prefecture, because he offended the eunuch Liu Jin, resigned his official post and returned to his hometown, lived in seclusion in Renjialou, trained his sons and taught his grandchildren, and was buried in Renjialou Zuying after his death. Xing Zhengsheng Xing Pu, Xing Pu official to Boye County, Xing Pusheng's third son, the eldest son Xing Rumo, Jiajing eight years of examination in the middle of the jinshi, the first to Zhi County, because of the prominent political deeds, the official to the official to give the matter.
The second son, Xing Ruyu, was the official who decided to cut off the affairs of the prefecture, and the third son, Xing Ruyu, was young and sick, and stayed at home to serve his mother Xu Shi, and the Xing clan gradually became the Linyi Wang clan. Xing Ruyue has been ill since childhood, he likes to read Bian Que medical books, and is determined to become a good doctor after he grows up not to be a good minister.
In my spare time, I read the Analects and the Spring and Autumn Period, and I never forgot it, integrated it, and realized the true meaning. Because he was weak and the youngest son in the family, he had been cared for by his loving mother and brother since childhood, and he had not been able to take the exam, which made him feel very wronged.
Linyi since ancient times called Plough Qiu, there are many rivers in the territory, water berth forks, countless, ancient Dayu dredging nine rivers, Linyi has four ancient rivers. There is a pagoda in the north of Renjialouzhuang, where there is a large water berth, it is connected to the Hook Pan River in the west, it is wide and tens of zhang, two zhang deep, the water potential is as vast as smoke, the reeds are dense and boundless, the fish and shrimp in the water berth are flocked, the water ducks and geese, the floating tour food, its happy harmony, a pastoral scenery.
When Xing Ru was about fourteen years old, several small friends in the village asked him to go fishing in Tazhuang Shuipo, and Xing Ruyue, with the consent of his mother, came to Tazhuang Shuipo to fish with a fishing rod. Several friends each picked a suitable position and concentrated on fishing. Xing Ruyue was very serious about whatever he did, and he first threw a handful of bait into the water before throwing the hook to fish.
Xing Ruyue's bait was carefully prepared by himself with spices and wheat flour, and after sprinkling the bait for a while, the fish in the water came to compete for food, Xing Ruyue was very lucky, and soon caught a variety of fish in the half-fish lou. Seeing that the sun was already noon, the friends began to prepare to collect the rod and go home, Xing Ru was satisfied, and he was also trying to close the rod, suddenly, he saw the fish in the water drifting suddenly, the fishing rod in his hand also trembled a little, Xing Ruyu threw the fishing rod away, and threw the fish out of the water and threw it to the shore.
Xing Ruyue was surprised to take a closer look, and he found that the last thing he caught was not a fish, but a toad.
There is a custom in Linyi that Lai toads and snakes are ominous things, and anglers are most afraid of catching Lai toads. Lai toad scientific name is toad, its body is full of different sizes of flesh lumps, very annoying, more importantly, it has a poisonous gland, it can secrete a yellow venom, Chinese medicine called toad crisp, a little careless, venom splashed into people's eyes, can cause people to be blind and disabled for life. Xing Ruyue had read a lot of medical books, and he knew how powerful the toad crisp was, so he was careful and reached out to untie the hook.
Suddenly, Xing Ruyue was stunned, his face was like yellow earth, and he found that he had actually caught a three-legged toad. Xing Ruyue lost his mouth and let out a "beep", covered his face with his hands, and cried incessantly.
The small friends who came with them mistakenly thought that Xing Ruyue was stabbed by a poisonous fish, and they all put down the fishing rod in their hands and wanted to rush over to comfort them, and there was a fish shaped like catfish and several stingers growing on the back of the lubei plain, known as the fish, and after being stabbed by this fish, it was extremely painful, and anglers often encountered this kind of thing.
Xing Ruyue was worried that his friends would see Lai Toad, so he shouted loudly, "Don't move, no one is allowed to come over." When the little friends heard it, they all looked at each other and were overwhelmed. Originally, there was a taboo in Linyi folk, and it was said that whoever saw the qi-headed snake and the three-legged toad would be in a catastrophe and would be killed within half a month. Xing Ruyu happened to catch a three-legged toad. Xing Ruyue was worried that the disaster would not be alone, and then he and his little companions, so he shouted loudly and would not let them come over.
Xing Ruyue cried for a while, thinking: If you are facing a great calamity, why should you leave it behind and harm others? Thinking of this, he resolutely took out a knife to cut the silk thread, trampled the three-legged toad to death with his foot, buried it in the mud and sand on the edge of the bay, and then poured all the fish in the fish into the water and spilled tears.
Xing Ruyue's mother, Xu Shi, was the granddaughter of Xu Kan of Linyi, who was born as a person and was an official to the prefect, known for her honesty and honesty, and was a well-known figure in Linyi. Xu shi was born in Xiangmendi, well-informed, good at running the family, her husband has been teaching outside for many years, she raised three sons at home alone, the eldest son and the second son grew up, successively went out to become officials, and only the youngest son in the family depended on her for her life.
After the eldest son, Xing Rumo, sent a letter to the official Ke zhong, he played the chapter for the Jiajing Emperor to supervise the ministers, and was deeply trusted by the emperor, and successively served as a household, a ceremony, and a bureaucrat to give the matter. Xing Rumo repeatedly entrusted people with letters, wanting to take his mother and younger brother to live in the capital and raise a long life. Helpless, Xu's homeland is difficult to leave, and he can't leave, bent on enjoying the pleasure of getting his grandson after the marriage of his younger son.
Xing Ruyue was born filial piety, and after he returned home, he forced a smile, worried that his mother knew that he had encountered a three-legged toad and made her sad. He ate a few mouthfuls of food hastily, pretending to be tired and hiding in the study to write a letter to his father and eldest brother, telling about his encounter with a three-legged toad, and shed tears as he wrote.
After writing the letter, he thought that his mother was more than half a hundred years old, and the most sad thing in the world for his mother was that the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, and he only had half a month of life, he wanted to double his filial piety to his mother within half a month, thinking about it, he couldn't think of a good way to be filial to his mother, so he wiped his tears and came out to talk to his mother.
Unexpectedly, the mother Xu Shi had already seen the appearance of her son's head shrugging, at first, she thought that her son was not happy about catching fish, and did not care very much, her son was spoiled since childhood, and his body has not been strong, so she never scolded him loudly, usually, her son is very filial, and rarely let her worry. Xu Shi has been doing things very carefully, she suddenly saw her son's eyes were red, as if he had just cried, Xu Shi was suddenly uneasy, and asked: "Ji Fu, has anyone bullied you?" "Ji Fu is Xing Ru's number. Xing Ruyue pretended to smile and replied, "Mother has a lot of heart, no one bullies the child." ”
Xu Shi stared at his son for a while, and then mistakenly thought that his son and his friends had suffered a loss in a fight, so he reproached: "JiFu, your father and two brothers are not at home, you are the pillar of the family, a good boy has tears and does not flick, how can you cry and cry when you encounter a little grievance?" Xing Ru listened, couldn't help but cry like rain, he knelt on the ground with his hands on his mother's legs and cried loudly: "Mother, the child is not filial, it makes you angry, from now on, the mother should take more care, don't worry about her son again..." While crying, he "tom" prostrated his head.
Xu Shi was distressed to see this, she held her son's head in both hands, her eyes were full of dazzle, she didn't understand why her son was? Her son had grown so big, she had never seen her son so heartbroken, and she suspected that her son had something to hide from herself, so she shouted, "Jifu, you have something to say, why do you do a daughter's attitude?" The biggest thing in life is life and death, and even if a good boy dies, he should be damned violently and stand tall. If you have anything to do, say to your mother, and her mother will decide for you. Xing Ruyu immediately stopped his grief, and he looked up at his mother, only to see a hint of fortitude in her eyes.
Xing Ruyue has never been far away from his mother since childhood, he knows her mother's character very well, she is kind-hearted, helpful, diligent and simple, and harmonious neighbors. Whenever there is something difficult in the family, she can always act vigorously, be decisive when things happen, and never drag mud and water. Thinking of this, Xing Ru, from beginning to end, told his mother about the three-legged toad he had caught.
Xu Shi stayed for a moment after listening, not only did she not have the slightest sadness, but a smile appeared on her face, and she even praised: "Good, good boy, you did the right thing." Xing Ruyue was puzzled, did not understand why his mother was happy, he wiped away his tears, and looked at his mother in confusion. Xu Shi sighed, "Ji Fu, why did you trample the three-legged toad and bury it in the mud?" ”
Xing Ruyue replied, "When the child encounters a three-legged toad, he will die within half a month of his own thoughts, causing his mother to grieve." The child feels that he should not leave it to harm others, and let other people's families lose their relatives again. When the mother heard this, she burst into tears and smiled, and said, "Child, you still have this trace of good thoughts when you are about to be in danger, and maybe what you do can move the Buddha and will bless you with murder." ”
Xing Ruyue listened, broke his nose and laughed, and felt that his mother was very reasonable, and the fear in his heart was swept away. Xu Shi took the opportunity to enlighten a few more words, and advised his son to do good deeds in the future. Xu Shi said as he instructed the maid to accompany her to the temple to burn incense.
From then on, Xing Ruyue obeyed his mother's words, he built bridges and paved roads, helped the poor, and did not stingy, he felt that no matter how long or short people's lives, only by doing more good deeds could they be comforted in their hearts. More than half a month had passed, and Xing Ru was safe and sound. Xu Shi was secretly relieved, glad that his son was fierce. Xing Ruyue believed in Buddhism from then on and became a devout Buddhist. He did good deeds throughout his life and was known as the "Son of Buddha" (Buddha)." Wang Shizhen, a famous literary scholar of the Ming Dynasty and a Shangshu of the Nanjing Bingbu, praised: "All the fangs are called Buddhas, and the baby of Yiyi is half surnamed Xing." ”
The following year, Xing Ruyue married a woman surnamed Zhao as his wife, but unexpectedly, ten years passed, and Zhao was unable to give birth to a man and a half woman. Mother Xu Shi was secretly anxious, and repeatedly went to The Guanyin Nunnery to burn incense and make a wish, begging the mother to send her son to send her son as soon as possible, but Zhao Shi still did not move. The Xu clan was disappointed and planned to persuade his son to marry another woman as a side chamber. Unexpectedly, Xing Ruyue refused to agree, he was afraid that Zhao Shi would be sad. Xu Shi was helpless and secretly consulted with his daughter-in-law Zhao Shi and asked her to persuade her husband. Xing Still refused to agree. After another year, Xing Ruyue's original wife Zhao Shi died of illness,
Xing Ruyue remarried the Deping Wan clan, wan shi was a descendant of the Yuan dynasty ma Wan, Shuxiang Mendi, informed Dali, Wan Shi was just fifteen years old, Xing Ru Yue married her through the door. Xing Ruyue's mother, Xu Shi, pities Wan's youth and worries that she will not be able to run the family after entering the door, and is particularly concerned about her. Wan's filial piety to her mother-in-law, harmonious sister-in-law, is particularly sensible. Wan was twelve years younger than her husband, and she was born wise and kind-hearted. At the age of nineteen, she gave birth to a daughter, known as Sister Xing. A few years later, he gave birth to two daughters, and did not give birth to a son until he was twenty-seven years old. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty of China gave birth to a famous figure who has been famous for thousands of years.
About author:: Sun Jiangong, a member of the Shandong Provincial Writers Association, was named "Dezhou City High-level Talent" in 2017, and his representative works are "Legend of Land Rover", "Xing Dong Research", "Xing Tong, Xing Cijing Brother and Sister Research", "Xing Tong, Xing Cijing Brother and Sister Story" and so on.