In the village of Mochou outside Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, in a poor farmhouse, there is a girl named Xiantao, who is secretly weeping at the oil lamp. Daddy went out, and her mother just shed tears for a while and went to sleep.
Thinking about what had happened in the past few days, how could The Xiantao girl sleep? Daddy is lazy and relies on the mother and daughter to do some needlework to survive. In order to get money, he ignored the opposition of his mother and daughter, accepted the dowry of a rich merchant in the city, and promised his daughter to that person as a concubine, and heard that the rich merchant would come to pick up Xiantao into the city in the next few days.
Xiantao was so anxious that he did not think about tea and dinner, and prayed to the heavens every day, hoping not to fall into the fire, so as not to suffer endless suffering. There are several. The next time she wanted to die, but she couldn't give up her bitter mother. XianTao couldn't fall asleep, sobbed and cried, wiped away her tears, and went out the door alone.
It was an early autumn night, a crescent moon hanging in the sky, surrounded by gloom and desolation. She wandered for a while by the fence outside the house, sighed, and shed tears again, and when she saw that the night was hazy, she felt a little cool, and planned to go back to her room to sleep. Overhearing a noise on the edge of the fence, she couldn't help but be startled, looking down, but she saw a faint lump of things lurking in the shadows under the fence wall.
On closer inspection, it turned out to be a kitten. It was covered in black hair, only with a circle of white fur around its mouth, a pair of large round eyes, revealing a turquoise and turquoise light, staring at Xiantao who leaned over to look closely. Xiantao has always loved small animals, and when he saw such a docile and cute little guy, his heart was happy, and he squatted down and reached out to gently touch its back. The black cat closed its eyes and purred.
Xian Tao couldn't help but pick it up and return to the room together. Putting the cat on the bed, she also leaned over to the kitten and gently stroked it, feeling unconsciously calm. It was late at night, and Xiantao was too tired to fall asleep in a daze.
I don't know how many times I slept, Xiantao turned over in his sleep, and suddenly heard a low howl in his ear. Suddenly remembering that there was still a kitten lying next to him, he must not turn over and press it, so he hurriedly leaned on his side and propped up the edge of the bed to sit up. When she opened her eyes, she found that she had indeed pressed against a soft and soft thing.
Oh! Beneath her, the kitten quickly grew larger, suddenly as big as a calf. Xiantao was about to scream, but the thing stood up, carried Xiantao on his back, roared, and rushed out of the door. Xian Tao was so frightened that he stretched out his hands to hold its neck and closed his eyes tightly, only to feel that it was running wildly, and the wind was ringing in his ears, and it took a while before it stopped.
At this time, XianTao realized that the sky was already bright, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that what was riding under him was a big tiger with black hair all over his body. She let go of her arms with an "ah-ah" sound, fell off the tiger's back with a bone, and her whole body trembled, and she immediately collapsed to the ground, unable to scream. The black tiger looked around, stretched out its neck and roared a few times, wagging its tail, and its head did not turn back
Xiantao lay on the ground, panting and shaking for a long time, before he struggled to get up, glad that he had not been eaten by the tiger. She looked around and realized that she had reached a very strange place. Surrounded by mountains and mountains, surrounded by streams, ancient trees towering in the sky, green grass. Suddenly she saw a hut on the edge of the stream, surrounded by mountain flowers, and hurried to the hut. Next to the house, the shadow of the pine trees swayed by the door; behind the house, a bamboo forest "fluttered" in the wind.
She reached out and knocked on the door, no one inside answered, pushed the door into the room to see, only to see four walls empty, a table and a chair under the window, and a rattan bed by the wall. There are no cage curtains, no pot stoves, and it doesn't look like someone lives. She sat down in front of the window and rested for a while, her mind slowly calming down, but her stomach grumbled with hunger. She wanted to go out and find out if there were any people living around.
Just opened the door, and then slammed the door shut with a frightened "bang". It turned out that the black tiger was slowly walking from the creek toward the grass hut, and she was afraid that the tiger would break into the house, so she leaned back against the door, so nervous that she did not dare to take a breath.
After a while, there was no sound outside, and she secretly looked out through the crack in the door. I saw the fierce tiger, lying in the shade of the tree, its head resting on its front paws, its eyes staring at the house, and its tail flapping slowly from side to side, as if there was no malice at all. In the blink of an eye, this big worm sent himself here, but he helped himself escape a difficult situation, and hiding in the house for a long time was not the way to do it.
She pushed open the door and said to the black tiger from a distance, "Thank you for bringing me here and letting me jump out of the fire." But there is no one here, there is nothing to eat, and in the end I will starve to death, what do you say I should do? ”
The black tiger seemed to understand XianTao's words, stood up, shook his body and left quickly. After a while, it came back with a deer leg, put it in front of the door, roared low, and went to lie down under the tree again.
Seeing the belt bone, bloodied deer leg, XianTao smiled bitterly and said to the black tiger, "There is not even a tinder here, how can I. What about eating this deer leg? ”
The big worm listened, stared at XianTao for a while, and then got up and left. This time, it was dozens of lotus trees with branches and leaves, which changed the deer's legs and ran to the creek to nibble and bite. XianTao carried the lotus into the grass hut and peeled it off one by one. She was so hungry that she ate the lotus in a moment.
From then on, the black tiger went out to forage for food every night, and when he came back in the morning, he brought some melons and fruits for Xiantao to fill his hunger. Xiantao was not worried about starvation, but only worried that his clothes were thin and he could not survive the cold winter. Unexpectedly, a few months later, Xiantao found that this place was like a paradise, the wind and the sun were beautiful, the four seasons were like spring, and there was never a storm, let alone a heavy snow and cold.
As the days passed, Xiantao, who did not worry about eating and wearing, felt depressed and began to go out to visit the surroundings. At first, she did not dare to go far, but later, the black tiger led her out for miles in front of her, and sometimes let her ride to the foot of the four-sided mountain to play. XianTao then realized that this place was surrounded by mountains, and only one hillside was relatively low, which could probably lead from here to the outside of the mountain. Within a radius of tens of miles, melons and fruits were everywhere, as far as she could fill her hunger, she prepared food for herself as she walked.
Lately, only eating melons and fruits, Xiantao has become as light as a swallow, walking like a fly, running on the hillside, like walking on the ground, two or three feet high trees, she can jump up. In her spare time, she was still with the black tiger, who was like a tame cat, rolling around her, sometimes licking her hands and feet. Xiantao was happy and rode it gently with a branch, and it didn't care.
In the blink of an eye, four or five years have passed, the black tiger does not often come to the grass house, and Xiantao has become accustomed to this carefree life. The clothes on her body were already in tatters, and she could hardly cover her body, but fortunately, there was no second person in this place, and Xiantao also let her clothes be ragged and did not care at all.
One evening, Xiantao came to the low slope leading to the outside of the mountain, and suddenly sprouted a homesickness, especially thinking about his long-lost mother. It has been so many days since I left home, and I don't know what has changed in Mochou Village.
As soon as her homesickness arose, the black tiger immediately rushed from a distance, and it actually spat out a word: "Girl, you rescued me from the trap decades ago." Relying on your rescue, I can cultivate here for more than a thousand years. A few years ago, in order to repay your favor and save you here, I wanted to help you cultivate the right results, tongdeng Xianlu, but now that your common thoughts have been born, you can no longer be left behind. You should still go back to your hometown to honor your mother, although you can't become a fairy, you will still live a rich and noble life in the future. ”
Xiantao listened and felt that instead of living a beast-like life here, it would be better to go home and serve his mother. She stepped onto the tiger's back and hugged its neck. In a trance, Xiantao seemed to be flying in the clouds, and when the sky was almost dawn, she had returned to Yangzhou and saw the familiar landscapes and rivers, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. The black tiger roared and fell straight to the ground like a dead star, leaving her by a small river and running away.
When Xiantao heard the sound of people coming and going nearby, he suddenly remembered that he was not covered, he was really faceless, so he had to hide in the reeds by the river, and did not dare to show his face for a whole day. It wasn't until late at night that she came out of the reeds and thought about which family had borrowed a piece of clothing to wear. Looking around, she hesitated again, realizing that this was not Mochou Village, and for no reason, the black tiger threw her in a neighboring village.
The whole village was dark and dull, and only one room was still lit. She leaned close to the window and looked in, and there was a student in the room, sitting at a desk studying. She was a girl, so how could she knock on the door to borrow clothes from a man? Thinking of this, she sighed unconsciously and wanted to turn back from the door.
It was about late at night, and her voice was particularly clear, the door "creaked", and the man in the room had opened the door to look out. Xian Tao was shocked, pulled out his leg and ran. The man who came out only felt the shadow of the person in front of him flash, fixed his eyes on it, but there was nothing, so he thought that his eyes were flowering, and shook his head and closed the door. Xiantao, who was hiding in the reeds again, thought that all his appearance had been seen through, and he was ashamed of himself. Several times and three times I wanted to rush back to Mochou Village overnight, but I didn't dare to come out because of my shame.
While he was in a dilemma, there was another roar of tigers in the air. With a "snap", a bag fell, and a set of women's clothes was wrapped upright inside.
The black tiger roared and said to her, "The reader in the room is a talented gentleman, don't miss the opportunity." As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind rose and the tiger left.
Hearing this, Xian Tao couldn't help but look at the room again. It was late at night, and the lights in the room had been on for a long time, and he could faintly hear the sound of his reading.
Early the next morning, after changing his clothes, Xiantao dug up some reeds to fill his hunger and hurriedly embarked on the way home. After a while, I saw the familiar huts and fences. Her throat was congested, and she suppressed sobs and knocked on the door.
A familiar voice rang out in the room: "Who knocked so early on the door?" My old man has been out for more than half a month, and I don't care about his business, and I will look for him when he comes back. ”
Xian Tao said, "Mother, it's me." "I can't say it anymore.
The door slammed open, a pair of round eyes stared at Xiantao, and the corners of his mouth trembled for a while on his suspicious face before he cried out: "Xiantao! Daughter! You're back! The mother and daughter threw themselves together and cried bitterly.
Listening to her daughter's intermittent narration, Xiantao Niang wiped her tears and said with tears and laughter: "Son! The mother only thought that you did not want to be a concubine, and she found a short-sighted view of yourself, and I don't know how many times you cried. If you can come back alive, your mother will be relieved. While stroking her daughter's hair, she said, "Your goddamn father, when he comes back, I'm afraid he'll have a ghostly thought again, and we must try to break his crooked thoughts." ”
XianTao blushed for half a day, then told her mother about last night's situation, and the mother's heart understood, and immediately went out to inquire. After returning home, XingChongchong told his daughter that the student's name was Xu Jing, a talented showman, who had died his wife half a year ago, and was alone, that is, the family was a little poor.
Xian Tao said, "My daughter is used to living a poor life in Black Tiger's place, and besides, the words that Black Tiger said when he left must not be ignored." When the mother saw that her daughter was willing, she agreed.
By the time Xiantao's father returned home, her daughter had become a relative of Xu Jing. Xiantao Niang really taught him a lesson and told him about the black tiger as a medium, he was afraid that the black tiger would come to him to settle the account, so he did not dare to say much anymore.
When he arrived at the Xu family, Xiantao only said that he was not in good health and only ate a little bit every day. When he took time to walk in the forest at the edge of the village, when there was no one, Xiantao flew to the tree to find some fruit to eat. As the days passed, she also ate three meals a day like a normal person, and she could not fly up the tree. The couple lived a peaceful and beautiful life.
The next year, Xu Jing did win the lift, and three years later he won the jinshi. He took Xiantao with him, served as a county magistrate for several years, and was promoted to taishou. He was fair and honest, and the people said he was a good official. Someone came to Xu Taishou's house as a guest and saw a picture of a black tiger hanging in the house, and he thought it was very strange.
Ask taishou, taishou said that it was embroidered by the lady herself, saying that this was the protector of the Xu family. However, many people speculated that the lady was offering a mount under the crotch of Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth.
References :Fluorescent Alien Grass