It is said that in ancient times, in Jiande County, the capital of Yanzhou, there was such a family. Although this family is not rich and wealthy, it is also quite rich through the struggle of father and son. Nowadays, the owner of the house is a young and promising Junjie named Zhang Jiale. Zhang Jiale's father died when he was 15 years old. At a young age, he took over his father's burden and supported the family alone.
Zhang Jiale has been smart and studious since he was a child, and he is also very assertive, and he has learned a lot of business principles from his father, so after he took over the family business, the family's income not only did not decrease, but became an increasing trend. Many business seniors said that he was young and promising, and let his nephews learn more from him. Zhang Jiale's mother, Wang Shi, had a niece named Ma Yueru, who was the daughter of Wang's brother.
When Ma Yueru was ten years old, there was a big flood in her hometown. After her parents carried her to the mountain to avoid the flood, she returned to the village to save people, but unfortunately was swept away by the flood. If the young Ma Yue was helpless, the Wang family took her to the Zhang family to live. Ma Yueru and Zhang Jiale are the same age, and Wang has always hoped that the cousins and brothers can become a couple.
The two lived under the same roof for several years. Zhang Jiale has always treated Ma Yueru as a sister, and there is no love between men and women. But wang shi didn't care at all, she just wanted to match Ma Yueru with her son. Her brother was such a daughter, and she was not at ease marrying Ma Yueru to someone else. Zhang Jiale is a very assertive person, and naturally will not listen to his mother's arbitrary arrangements.
When Zhang Jiale was 17 years old, he went out to do business one day. On the road I saw a woman walking with difficulty on her back to an old woman. Zhang Jiale stopped the carriage and asked, "Girl, where are you carrying the old man?" The girl replied, "I went to the county town to see a doctor on my back." Zhang Jiale said, "I am also going to the county seat, so I will give you a ride." We must pay close attention to seeing a doctor, but we must not delay it. ”
The woman knew that if she carried her mother to the county seat, it would take more than an hour. If you take a carriage, you don't have to use it for half an hour. So the mother and daughter got on, Zhang Jiale's carriage. Zhang Jiale was in the carriage and chatted with his mother and daughter. It turned out that the woman's name was Li Caiyun, and her father and brother were both carpenters. Yesterday my father and brother went to do carpentry work in other places, and said that they would not be able to return in a few days.
This morning her mother suddenly fell ill and couldn't even walk, so she carried her mother to the county to see a doctor. Li Caiyun was born with white skin and beautiful figure, clear and bright eyes, and at a glance, he knew that she was a kind-hearted girl, and Zhang Jiale had a good feeling for her. In less than half an hour, the carriage came to the door of a medical center in the county town.
Zhang Jiale carried the old woman into the medical hall and found a doctor to treat the old woman. Suddenly Li Caiyun remembered something and exclaimed, "Oh, I was too anxious to go out just now, and I forgot to bring money." Zhang Jiale heard this and said, "Girl don't panic, I have silver here, I will help you put it on first." After saying that, he stuffed ten pieces of silver into Li Caiyun's hand.
Zhang Jiale said: "Girl, you are here to take care of your mother first, I have a deal to talk about, so I will leave first." I'll finish talking soon, you're waiting for me here, and I'll take you home when I get back. Zhang Jiale left after speaking, and Li Caiyun did not react yet, standing there stunned. The doctor gave the old woman an injection, and the old woman was obviously much better mentally, and the doctor prescribed several pairs of medicines to her, spending a total of one or two pieces of silver.
Li Caiyun's mother and daughter waited for Zhang Jiale in the medical hall, and half an hour passed. Zhang Jiale's carriage came to the medical hall, picked up the two people, and rushed to Li Caiyun's house. Li Caiyun returned the remaining nine taels of silver to Zhang Jiale. He said to him, "I'll return the rest of the silver when I get home." Zhang Jiale said: "Your mother needs money when she is sick, and if she has a tight hand, she doesn't have to be so anxious to return the money." ”
Li Caiyun said, "How can this work, I am not familiar with you, you are willing to lend me silver, I am already very grateful." Zhang Jiale said, "The girl's words are bad." Just as the so-called one birth and two acquaintances, you and I have met for the second time today, which should be regarded as acquaintances. Li Caiyun was amused by Zhang Jiale and smiled, and the two chatted about the carriage has arrived at Li Caiyun's doorstep.
Li Caiyun rummaged through the house for half a day, and only found a few dozen pieces of money. Li Caiyun took dozens of yuan and came to Zhang Jiale and said: "I only found a few dozen yuan at home, first pay back so much, and when my father and brother come back from work, they will have money to pay you back." Zhang Jiale was secretly happy in his heart and muttered, "This is great, if she returns one or two pieces of silver to me at a time, then I will have to find another excuse to see her in the future, and now I don't have to bother." ”
Zhang Jiale said solemnly, "Didn't we all tell you?" We are acquaintances, we don't have to be so outsiders. In this way, you pay me back a penny every day, and it will be enough for one or two days. After saying that, he took a piece of money from Li Caiyun's hand, turned around and jumped on the carriage. Before leaving, he said to Li Caiyun: "I will come to the door tomorrow to collect debts, and you are waiting for me at home." ”
The next day, Zhang Jiale brought a large number of gifts to the Li family to "collect debts". The gifts he brought with him were worth one or two pieces of silver. He only got a penny from the Li family, but when he returned, he still hummed a little song in his mouth, as if he was very happy. This has been the case for several days, and Li Caiyun is not stupid, knowing that Zhang Jiale likes himself to do this. Li Caiyun also has a good feeling for the young and promising Zhang Jiale, so he shyly accepts his gifts every time.
A month later, the two exchanged promises. Zhang Jiale consulted with his mother and wanted to marry Li Caiyun. Wang had always wanted Zhang Jiale to marry Ma Yueru, so she opposed this family affair. However, Zhang Jiale insisted on marrying Li Caiyun, who is now the head of the Zhang family and is very assertive. In the end, wang clan could only reluctantly agree to this family affair.
After Li Caiyun married the Zhang family, the young couple was very affectionate. Li Caiyun is diligent and thrifty in running the family and filial piety to her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law Wang Clan did not like it, Li Caiyun, the daughter-in-law. Because Ma Yueru is the daughter-in-law in her heart, and she also dislikes Li Caiyun from a poor family. She once wanted Zhang Jiale to marry Ma Yueru with her. Zhang Jiale said that he only liked Li Caiyun and would not marry again.
Wang mistakenly thought that this was all Li Caiyun making trouble, so whenever Zhang Jiale went to other places to do business and was not at home. She did everything she could to make things difficult for her daughter-in-law, and let Li Caiyun, the young lady of the Zhang family, do the work of a maid. Let Li Caiyun carry water to chop firewood, clean the courtyard and so on. The mother-in-law was so difficult for Li Caiyun, but Li Caiyun did not complain at all, and as always, she was filial to her mother-in-law, and sooner or later she had to go to please Ann.
They did not tell Zhang Jiale about the matter, so as not to affect the relationship between their mother and son, and the people in the house were even more afraid to say it. Lest the immortals fight and hurt the pond fish, so Zhang Jiale has never known. One day, an old nun came to the Zhang family. The old nun and the Wang family are acquaintances, and every time the Wang family goes to the nunnery, they will donate some incense money and tell the old nun about anything.
The old nun knew that Wang's daughter-in-law was difficult, so she came to the Zhang family to resolve the matter. Because the old nun once saw Li Caiyun using her own private money to help the victims, she knew that Li Caiyun was a kind-hearted person and should not be harassed. The old nun said to Wang, "What do you think a good daughter-in-law should be?" ”
Wang Clan replied, "Of course, I can be diligent and thrifty in running the family, kind and filial piety, and teach my husband and son." The old nun said, "Your daughter-in-law Li Caiyun is such a person." Wang Shiyan said, "I don't think she is such a person." The old nun said, "I know that in your heart you have always wanted your niece Ma Yueru to be your daughter-in-law." Let's test the two to see who has the quality of a good daughter-in-law, how do you see? ”
Wang said, "Yes, then how to test it?" The old nun said, "First, first test whether they are frugal. You give each of them ten pieces of silver and ask them to buy the same style of cloth. You send your henchmen to stalk them secretly to see how they do it, don't you know? Wang listened and acted according to his words.
After Ma Yueru got ten silver, he casually found a cloth shop and bought it, spending two or two pieces of silver. After Li Caiyun got ten silver, he visited several cloth shops, and finally in a cloth shop, at a price of less than two or two silver, he bought cloth, and the quality of the cloth he bought was much better than that of Ma Yueru. She told the Wang clan and the old nun all that she had seen.
The old nun said, "In terms of frugality, Li Caiyun is better than Ma Yueru. The facts were in front of him, and wang could only nod his head in agreement. The old nun said, "Second, test whether they love their children and whether they can teach their husbands and children in the future." Can you find two one-year-old children and let them take them separately to see how it turns out? "The Wang clan does as they are told.
Because Ma Yueru lacked patience and love for her children, the children she brought with her kept crying and making trouble. Li Caiyun has patience with children, is kind and kind, although the children she brings also cry and make trouble, she can quickly coax the child to make him not cry or make trouble. The old nun said, "This time it is Li Caiyun who has done better." Facts speak louder than words, and Wang can only nod his head in agreement.
The old nun said, "Third, let's test whether they are kind and filial." This requires you to pretend to be sick first. "The Wang clan does as they are told. The old nun looked for Ma Yue and Li Caiyun separately and said to them, "Wang Shi has a strange disease, and there is a strange tree on the mountain five miles away." Wang's disease needs fruit from a strange tree to cure, but this tree is very precious. Protected by hermits, only those who are truly kind and sincere can get the fruit.
Therefore, when you reach the foot of the mountain, you need to take five steps and kneel down the mountain, so that the high people can see your sincerity, and then you will give fruit. The two men came to the foot of the mountain, and both knelt down the mountain in five steps as required. But Ma Yueru had only walked a short distance, and she felt a pain in her knees and gave up. Only Li Caiyun insisted, the clothes on his knees were rotten, and his knees were torn and bloodied. The kung fu paid off, and she finally went up to the mountain and got the fruit.
The stalker who was secretly stalking had already reported the news to the Wang clan. Wang Shi was very touched when he found out, and said: "I was wrong, God gave me such a good daughter-in-law, and I really shouldn't have made it difficult for her." My niece, I have been so good to her for so many years. The old nun said, "You are preconceived and prejudiced." This will definitely look at people off the way. ”
Wang Said to the Old Nun, "I know I was wrong, thank you for your guidance." I will definitely treat my daughter-in-law well in the future. As for Ma Yueru, I no longer insist on it, and she will marry whomever she wants to marry in the future. After Li Caiyun returned, Wang Shi told her all about the test. Li Caiyun, who was kind-hearted, did not blame his mother-in-law for this. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law released their previous suspicions, and after that, the Zhang family lived happily and harmoniously.