Wang Li, a lieutenant in Yugan County, Jiangxi, went to the capital Chang'an after he left his post, rented a house in Daning, and waited for the officials to be transferred to a new post. Somehow, the booklet documents he had submitted went wrong and were refuted by the chief of the bureaucracy. Xin Ren could not let go, he could not go back to Yugan, the coil was soon spent, the servant stole his horse and fled, he suddenly became a penniless named Hanako, and went to the temple every day to beg for food.
One evening, he returned from begging for food at the temple and met a beautiful woman on the way. He walked fast and the woman walked fast, and he walked slowly and the woman walked slowly, closely following him, passing autumn waves to him from time to time, which was very kind to him. Wang Lizheng was young and young, and his heart was shaken by this beautiful woman, and his spirit was fluttering, and he couldn't help but rush forward to talk. The two are like-minded, and the more they talk, the more harmonious they become. Wang Li invited her to his residence, and he was very affectionate and loving.
The next day, the woman came to Wang Li's residence again, and she looked around and asked doubtfully, "How is your family so poor?" ”
Wang Li then told her about the thin book of documents rejected by the officials and the experience of being trapped here. The woman was very sympathetic to Wang Li's plight, and said sincerely: "I live in Chongrenli, which is not far from here, and I am rich when I eat and wear flowers, are you willing to live with me?" ”
Wang Li had long been overwhelmed by this woman's beauty, and now, on his own initiative, he invited himself to live with her and provide for his own food and clothing. He hurriedly thanked him and said, "Like me, I am trapped at the end of the road, hungry and cold, and I don't know if one day I will freeze and starve to death, and throw my body on the street." The fact that the lady sees pity and helps each other is something I dare not think about, how dare I live up to your kindness? Just want to ask the mother, what do you make a living? ”
The woman had a sad look on her face and said sadly, "I used to be the wife of a merchant, and it has been ten years since my husband died." The shop he left behind is now run by me. I was busy in the shop during the day and came home at night to take care of the housework. Although I am tired, I can make more than three hundred dollars a day, which is enough for our family. You can't let go of the new job for a while, go out to play and don't have a coil, if you don't think my family is ugly, you will live with me, and it will be easy to do after this winter. ”
Wang Li gladly agreed, immediately packed his bags, and moved to the woman's house in Chongrenli. The woman trusted Wang Li very much and gave all her property to Wang Li. She went out every morning and returned late. Before leaving, they all prepared Wang Li's meals for the day, and when they returned, they always brought back a lot of rice and meat money and handed them over to Wang Li for collection. A year later, the woman bore Wang Li a son. In this way, she came back once at noon to feed the child. Every day, without interruption. Wang Li thought that she was going out to take care of the affairs in the shop, and seeing that she was so tired, he was very distressed, and persuaded her to hire a few servants to help. She always smiled and said easily, "Used to it, I'm not tired." "Always refuse to hire people. Wang Li was not too reluctant to force her, so he had to take on all the affairs of the family himself to reduce some of her burden.
Fast forward two years. Suddenly one day, the night was already very deep, the woman had not yet returned from outside, and the child was crying with hunger. Wang Li was very anxious in his heart, and he paced around the house anxiously. At this time, it was the middle of the night, and everything was quiet and the moon was hazy. He saw a man flying through the window from a distance and landing gently in the courtyard. He thought it was a robber who had come to steal, and hurriedly opened the door and rushed away. When he came to the man, he suddenly froze! It turned out that this man was his wife. Holding a shiny dagger in her right hand and a leather bag in her left hand, she pulled Wang Li into the room and said to Wang Li with a cold look: "My husband was killed by a rich and evil young man, and his concubines were higher than the sky, and their grievances were as deep as the sea. Tonight the enemy is drunk, and the revenge of the world will be repaid! Concubines could not stay in the capital for long, and they had to leave before dawn. I bought this house for five hundred taels of money, and the deed is placed behind the screen. Although the family wealth is not rich, it is enough for you to use in the future. Only poor Boy I can't take away, he is your blood and bones, it is your king's gate fireworks, Wang Langqun looks at his wife's face, treats him well, and raises him as an adult. Concubines who die in the Nine Springs will not forget your great kindness! ”
After saying that, Fluttershy knelt in front of Wang Li, and tears blurred his eyes. Wang Li's heart was hot, his nose was sour, and tears came out of his eyes. He hurriedly leaned over and lifted his wife up. The woman held back her tears, looked at Wang Li with affection, and said: "After the concubine leaves, change your surname to change your name and hide from the people, it will never bother you, please lang jun, just rest assured!" Saying that, he turned and walked toward the door.
She had just walked to the door when suddenly there was the cry of a baby on the bed. She was like being stung by a scorpion, the muscles in her face twitched violently, and the dagger fell to the ground with a snap. She turned violently and ran to the bed, holding the child tightly in her arms, and kissing the child's little face desperately. Then, unbuttoning the placket, putting the rosy nipples into the baby's mouth, while feeding the milk, saying, "Child! Let's eat my mother's milk again. After that, the mother will not be able to feed you again! At this point, I choked up so much that I couldn't say any more, and tears dripped like broken beads on the baby's small face. After feeding, she put the baby back on the bed and strode outside the house. Wang Liqian called out, as if she hadn't heard it, and didn't even turn her head back. When I got to the courtyard, I jumped like a bird, flew through the sky, and disappeared into the hazy moonlight.
In Wang Li's courtyard, there were mixed feelings and thoughts. I slept with her, husband and wife, and did not know that she was such a chivalrous and strange woman. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but worry about my wife: Could she escape the pursuit of the officers and soldiers? He really wanted to have wings and fly to his wife....
This article was originally titled "Jia Ren's Wife", in The Taiping Guangji Volume 196, pictured from the network