Old Li Tou'er has two sons, who have already established a family and a single business, and the old two have lived their own lives and taken care of each other.
After some years, the wife and children died. Old Li Tou'er was over seventy years old, and his health was not very good, so he could not live on his own, so he had to find his two sons. The two sons, one carpenter and one bricklayer, worked outside the home for many years. Don't look at the two families' small days are quite prosperous, but no one wants to support the elderly father, let alone where the father lives. The two brothers discussed and decided to let the father live in each family for ten days, round and round, and calculate when he died.
After deliberating, the two sons went out again to play with their craft. The two daughters-in-law were not good dates, and when they were girls in the mother's family, they were both the children who scolded the mother. Let them wait for the husband, not let the dog see the kittens in the open and not bite the secret. Besides, they also know that their men are not filial piety masters, so they are not afraid of men when they do things that lack morality.
The first round, of course, is the eldest son's family, followed by the second son's family. The first two ten days were barely ok, and the meal was good and lai was finally able to eat enough. Next, it was bitter old Li Tou'er.
The eldest daughter-in-law gave him steaming nests to eat, and the dish was a little bit of meat and fishy. Whenever old Li Tou'er ate, she still stood next to her and nagged poorly: "Daddy, but it's not your daughter-in-law who is harsh on you, your son doesn't carry some silver at home, I want to buy you some fine grain, pork, whatever, where there is money, go on like this, don't say nest head, even eat chaff is enough." You see, I can't stand eating this broken meal all the time, let alone saying that you are old. "The mouth is very sweet.
However, when her father-in-law went to the second old man's house, she took advantage of these ten days of hard work, and every day she was making rice and white noodles to eat. Eggs and pork are also available every day. In the first ten days, she hid the good things and pretended to accompany her father-in-law to eat the nest head.
The second daughter-in-law is the same, and the eldest daughter-in-law has a virtue.
Old Li Tou'er is not unclear about the family background of the two families, and he obviously knows that it is his daughter-in-law who harshly takes him and does not squeak. He's a face-loving guy. He felt that a seventy-year-old and eighty-year-old person could just fill his stomach and quarrel with his daughter-in-law for the sake of eating and drinking, so that his neighbors and neighbors could listen to the joke
Who knows that the more the two daughters-in-law are more and more unspeakable, sometimes they don't even eat the nest, just give some thin porridge and pickle strips to eat. This time the old Li Tou'er is on fire. He thought: "I worked hard and struggled to earn some silver, built two courtyards for my two sons, and spent money to say that I was a daughter-in-law." I didn't have any money left, I just thought that when I was old, I had two sons to raise. Whoever wants to have two children who are not filial piety, the daughter-in-law he married is also a pair of bastards, he knows that if he takes turns eating like this, it will not take a few turns, and he will have to take his turn to eat yin rice with the king of Yama. However, publicly arguing with the daughter-in-law cannot erase the old face. I want to use secret words to dot them and let them know that this is not tolerated. Who knows, after ordering a few times, the daughters-in-law not only could not listen to it, but instead intensified, often pointing at Sang and scolding him. Old Li Tou had to secretly cry bitterly, very sad. From here on, for several days, he was given rice to eat and rice soup to drink, and he did not say a word.
These days, he is eating at the eldest daughter-in-law's house. Every day after eating, he had nothing to do, so he went up the mountain to collect firewood, one bundle each in the morning and one in the afternoon. No matter whose turn it is, it is no exception.
At breakfast that day, he took away a few pieces of broken silver that he had hidden for a long time. However, he did not go up the mountain to collect firewood, but turned around twice on the set, and then slipped up to the county seat. It was past noon, and he hadn't come home yet. The eldest daughter-in-law was a little puzzled: "This bad old man comes back to eat on time every day, what is wrong with today?" "Until the sun was about to crush the mountain and did not come back, the eldest daughter-in-law was a little panicked, and she rushed to the second house to inquire." The second old man,This old man went out and wandered for more than half a day and hasn't come back, don't die outside. Let's go and find out! "No filial piety is not filial piety, and it is always troublesome for people to die outside." The second daughter-in-law hurried out to find her father-in-law.
This village is a big village, with hundreds of households. There are also dozens of traders on the two long streets. The two concubines inquired all the way, and went all the way south along the street that the father-in-law had to go up the mountain. When she walked to a street-facing restaurant in Nantou'er, the second daughter-in-law's eyes were sharp, and she saw her sitting at the table by the window. She was busy pulling her eldest daughter-in-law into the house to take a look, and she was stunned, only to see that old Li Tou was holding a wine cup in his hand, squeaking and drinking, and there were four plates of wine dishes and a plate of meat buns on the table. Next to it is a small porcelain jar the size of three pots. This jar is still stained with a lot of soil.
The two daughters-in-law said in their hearts: "This old man has no valuable things at all except for the original broken grass house and torn clothes." His son said he hadn't saved a penny, so how did he get into the restaurant today? These wines and dishes cost half a penny and two silver. It seems that there are still Cun Xing'er" Both of them secretly complained in their hearts that their men were blinded by Lao Tzu, otherwise, they would have to scare the silver out of their minds.
Thinking like this in his heart, he said in his mouth, "Daddy, you didn't go back, but you broke us!" There is food at home that you don't eat, how to come here to eat. Let the neighbors know, don't laugh at us as daughters-in-law! ”
The eldest daughter-in-law had a lot of eyes, and she turned her face to the treasurer sitting behind the counter and said: "Treasurer, I know that my father did not bring money when he came out, 80% of you gave it to him on credit, right?" Do the math, how much silver you want, I..." She wanted to say, "I'll give it all." My brain turned, and I was afraid that my father-in-law was extremely hungry, and he really came to eat horizontal rice. Therefore, the tongue was stunned and changed to: "Our two daughters-in-law share!" The second daughter-in-law thought to herself, "Share? No way, these ten days should be your family's management, he eats a hundred and two silver to deserve your bad luck, I don't take it. She was just about to argue, so she heard the treasurer reply: "No, he said that the food here is fragrant, and he still has to eat a meal every day!" The money has been paid" The two daughters-in-law listened and wondered where the father-in-law's money came from. Hurry up and tell him to go home quickly, and try to ask clearly when he returns. Old Li Tou'er had ignored them all the time. After eating almost everything, he carefully picked up the jar and went with them.
On the way, two people asked where the jar came from and what it contained. The old man didn't say anything. They looked at this jar quite heavy, and they all competed to hold it for him, and Old Li Tou'er said why he wouldn't let them touch it, and they wouldn't even let them touch it.
When he arrived at the eldest daughter-in-law's house, Old Li Tou'er returned to the East House and sat down on the kang, and the jar was put down. But one hand was always pressed on the cork at the mouth of the porcelain altar, as if it was afraid that the altar would run away. Looking at this frame, they guessed that there must be something good in the jar. But no matter how you ask, Old Li Tou'er is not at all exposed.
The eldest daughter-in-law pointed out and did not ask any more questions. Turning to the second daughter-in-law, he said, "Father doesn't say it, we won't be able to do it for him." Anyway, when the man comes back, we will be relieved, I will wait for him to sleep, and you can go back. At this time, the second daughter-in-law also came to the spirit: "People are back, but Dad doesn't say a word, 80% is sick, or it is stupid." How can I go back to rest assured! Besides, you wait alone, usually OK. If Daddy is sick, you're good enough. I'm not going back tonight, I'll be here to help you. "No matter how the eldest daughter-in-law is picked up, the second daughter-in-law is dead or alive and can't move her legs." The angry eldest daughter-in-law scolded with hatred in her heart: "Little Monkey Spirit! ”
The two of them simply did not even eat dinner, and surrounded old Li Tou'er, one on the left and one on the right, and the call of Titus was hot. See if you don't put the jar on the matter, ask the ugly one to stop.
It wasn't until the middle of the night that Old Li Tou'er was forced to be really rude, so he had to tell them: "This morning I went up the mountain to collect firewood, and I accidentally found this altar in a small cave." When I opened it, there were a few pieces of broken silver inside, and I hugged it back. He didn't care how big the eyes of the two daughters-in-law were, and continued apologetically: "I have let you wait for the past three or two months, and I can't bear it in my heart." From now on, I will not eat at your house. I went back to my little broken house. Rice... I went to the restaurant every day to eat. I calculated that these few pieces of broken silver would be enough for me to eat for a year or two. Eat it all and then look for you. ”
The two daughters-in-law heard that the father-in-law had made a fortune, and his eyes were red, and the heavy momentum of the altar was definitely not more than a few pieces of broken silver, it must be a full altar. So much silver, not to mention that one person eats for one or two years, that is, ten people do not work, and live for twenty or thirty years, they are also eating and drinking spicy. "Anyway, it's not an outsider, it's all said to you." But don't tell outsiders anyway. Otherwise, not only the person who hid the silver knew that he would be a thief later, but after the mountain thief knew, our family would also want to stop. Let's all sleep, let's sleep! ”
The two daughters-in-law stared at this altar and went crazy, even willing to leave. The eldest daughter-in-law said, "I have long seen that our father is a blessed man." Sure enough! ”
The second daughter-in-law said, "Well, not only do I see that my father is a blessed person, but looking at his face, I can also see that my father can live for more than a hundred years." Daddy, no matter how old you live, I promise filial piety to you. That is, you can't crawl and move for a while, wipe the to urinate, feed the water, and my daughter-in-law and I are all inclusive. ”
"Hey! The second family, this filial piety to the elderly you can not be all-inclusive! Reasoning, I am big, and I should bear more responsibility for the matter of filial piety to the elderly. ”
At this time, the two daughters-in-law forgot about the altar and competed with each other that their own conditions were good, and they should let their father-in-law live in her house for many years. After arguing, it was finally decided that the family would wait for ten days. After the two of them finished arguing, they advised their father-in-law not to go to the rice shop to eat in unison, saying that the rice there was not hot, that it hurt to eat well, that it was not clean, and that it was easy to eat. In short, it means not to let him spend money to buy food to eat. As long as he promised to come down, no matter whose house he was in, he would ensure that fine grain and meat would continue to be kept, and shochu would be available at once.
Old Li Tou'er was finally told by them to be alive: "It is rare that you are so filial." Since that's the case, I'm still going door to door. However, this silver will not be given to you first. I'll have to see which of you is well prepared. When I'm going to die, I'll decide who to give more and who to give less. Besides, if you did a while ago, I would give you the silver first, but I was afraid that I would have to starve. There is no second time to choose this silver. ”
The eldest daughter-in-law said shyly: "Before it was the daughter-in-law who was not right, and then in the future, the sky will hit five thunderclaps!"
"I don't honor you by rushing silver, you can rest assured, you put this silver in your hands." In the future, if there is no part of me, I will honor you well. No matter how I used to, I won't be able to die!" The second daughter-in-law also swore a curse.
At this point, the two daughters-in-law went back to the Westinghouse to sleep. But I can't lie down and can't sleep. They remembered that they had asked their father-in-law to open the altar several times before for them to see, but the father-in-law would not show it. They are all afraid of being deceived by their father-in-law. When Tsubasa was pondering how to see if there was silver in the altar, and if not, how to recycle it tonight, he faintly heard the sound of something hard in the East House touching and touching. The two muttered, guessing that the father-in-law was counting the silver, quickly and quietly got up, walked gently to the door of the East House barefoot, and the two of them looked at the crack of the door with one high and one low, and almost did not scream. It turned out that Old Li Tou'er was indeed concentrating on counting the silver under the oil lamp, only to see that there were already dozens of silver dollar treasures the size of dumplings on the kang. Old Li Tou'er also took it out of the jar, took out one in one hand, put it in his ear and gently listened to the sound of "Dangdang", and his mouth could not be closed.
Suddenly, as if he had heard something, he raised his head and listened to it, and hurriedly picked up a tunic and went to the silver cover on the kang. At the same time, a turn of the head and a mouth, the sound of "fluttering" blew out the oil lamp.
After playing there, this old Li Tou'er could enjoy the blessings of the two daughters-in-law to make him a good meal compared to the race. Even the face wash and foot wash water are brought to the front and out of the house.
Old Li Tou'er simply did not leave the hospital. Whether it's eating, going to the hut to, or sleeping, this jar will never let go. Hug wherever you go. The two daughters-in-law could not touch each other. In order to give her father-in-law a good meal, the two daughters-in-law had to eat it herself. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight months passed, and they were tired enough to choke. But when I thought of the silver dollar treasure of the white light of man kang, I wanted to divide it a little more. So, grit your teeth and stand up.
On this day, old Li Tou'er suddenly fell when he went to the hut to pull. It was a coincidence that the eldest daughter-in-law was right in this old second house, and the two concubines were talking in the courtyard. They saw their father-in-law fall and thought he could get up, so no one moved. Later, watching him fall for a while without moving, he realized that it was not good. Hurry over and see that Daddy is dead.
The two daughters-in-law did not even cry, and almost at the same time pounced on the porcelain altar rolling next to them. The two of you fought for it, and it was difficult to pull out the cork, and the altar mouth fell down to the ground, and a pile of small silver dollar treasures fell out of thin air. They don't want to grab it as if they were going to die. After catching it, I felt very light. Looking closely, the hearts of the two were suddenly half cold. This is a fake yuan treasure made of a silver-like iron piece. The two were not reconciled, picked up the jar and fell, "snapped", and the jar shattered. In addition to the fake yuan treasures on the ground, there were three large iron knots, which were obviously placed in the altar to fill the weight. The two daughters-in-law were dumbfounded. I was stunned for a while. The two slapped their butts and sat on the ground almost at the same time and cried. They are not crying for daddy's death. It is to cry about the suffering of these months, and it is to feel sad about the good things that my father-in-law has eaten in these months.