During the Qing Dynasty, there was a student named Xie Tianshun in a certain place, although his family was poor and very talented, many people were optimistic about him, thinking that he was a wenqu star, and he would be able to be named in the gold list in the future and enter the dprk as an official.
There was a rich family in the city named Deng, who admired Xie Tianshun's talent and asked him to teach his children to read at home. Xie Tianshun worked diligently and did not dare to be a little sloppy, in just half a year, the students' studies have improved by leaps and bounds, and Deng Yuanwai praised them.
On this day, Xie Tianshun received a letter from the family, and the old mother asked him to marry his daughter-in-law as soon as possible and spread the leaves.
Hearing that Mr. Xie was going to resign and go home, Deng Yuanwai was reluctant to let him go and tried his best to keep him.
"Sir is a reader, after the success of fame in the cave room candle, this is the pride of life." If you are worried that the old lady is not waiting at home, it is a big deal that I will send two maids to make you a concubine. ”
Xie Tianshun's words made Xie Tianshun feel excited, but he was a little uneasy, and he did not immediately agree.
Deng Yuanwai saw that he was hesitant and understood that Xie Tianshun was embarrassed to open his mouth, so he personally selected two beautiful maids and handed over the deed of sale to Xie Tianshun. Arrange a carriage and horses, and send Xie Tianshun home to visit his family. One is named Qiu Xiang and the other is named Xia Zhu.
Xie Tianshun's mother was also from a rural gentry family, and she had always been strict in her family teaching, and when she saw her son bring two women with a variety of styles, she was suddenly angry and reprimanded Xie Tianshun. In order to avoid his son's obsession with the joy in the room and abandoning his studies, he immediately let Xie Tianshun return to the city to continue teaching, leaving the two women behind.
The old lady took matters into her own hands as usual, and rarely let the two women do the housework. Although it was sympathetic, it also made the two women perceive the strangeness in it, and they frowned every day, and when they heard that the old lady was ready to marry them to someone else, they were even more sad and tearful, and it did not take long for them to get sick.
The old lady was kind-hearted, and although the two women were sick, they still actively sought a doctor for treatment. However, Qiu Xiang was still ineffective in healing, and he died.
Before dying, Qiu Xiang pleaded to be buried in the Xie family cemetery as a concubine, and instructed Xia Zhu to live well, to serve Mr. Xie instead of himself, and to go to his unfulfilled wish.
With tears in her eyes, the old lady agreed to Qiu Xiang's request and buried her next to the ancestral grave. But in order to avoid his son's sadness, he also concealed the news.
Besides, Xie Tianshun taught carefully in the city, and the master took special care of him, but at night, he was lonely and difficult to endure. Looking at the crescent moon in the sky, I couldn't help but feel homesick, missing both my elderly mother and the delicate two maids.
This night, Xie Tianshun looked at the moon and was a little distracted, and suddenly a woman's voice came from behind him.
"Son, can you miss us?"
Xie Tianshun looked back and saw that it was actually Qiu Xiang, wearing a transparent tulle, standing outside the window somehow.
Xie Tianshun asked in surprise, "Why are you here?" ”
Qiu Xiang went forward to salute, full of sorrow, and spat out his own experience of death. The government pitied her faithfulness and allowed her to leave a trace of her soul in the mortal world, but she had a wish that had been unsuccessful in her lifetime.
After speaking, Qiu Xiang fell to the ground in tears and begged Xie Tianshun to let her continue to serve around.
Although Xie Tianshun was a little scared, he still couldn't help but cry sadly and reluctantly agreed to come down.
In this way, Qiu Xiang appeared every night, standing quietly to accompany Xie Tianshun to read and write. Pour tea and water for her, grind ink and cut candles, bi respectful, do not dare to have a little slackness.
In the middle of the night, Xie Tianshun was sleepy, and Qiu Xiang took the initiative to make the bed quilt, clean up the pen, ink and paper, and add charcoal to the fire from time to time. Then he sat silently next to him and covered xie Tianshun with a quilt, afraid that he would catch a cold.
Early in the morning, when Xie Tianshun got up, everything was packed up in an orderly manner, and even the change of clothes was placed at the head of the bed. Qiu Xiang bowed deeply, stepped out of the door, and disappeared without a trace, never being recognized by anyone.
In the blink of an eye to the Chongyang Festival, Deng Yuan set up a banquet, Xie Tianshun couldn't help but drink a few more drinks, shaking back to the room, seeing that Qiu Xiang had already swept the bed, his heart was suddenly hot, riding on the wine Xing said to her: "I know you can sing, why don't you sing a song for me?" ”
Qiu Xiang said with a straight face, "The ancients had no silk and bamboo in their ears, if I confuse you with my voice and color, won't I miss your future?" ”
Xie Tianshun suddenly felt ashamed, the wine retreated a few points, no longer spoke, and fell asleep.
When he woke up the next day, Xie Tianshun regretted it. Since then, I have been immersed in reading, there are no other distractions, and my studies have become more and more profound.
Time passed quickly, and at the end of the year, Xie Tianshun decided not to teach anymore and went home to prepare for the next year's exam, Deng Yuanwai was very supportive, not only set up a banquet for him, but also sent a hundred taels of silver to fund.
Back at home, the old mother told Xie Tianshun that Qiu Xiang had passed away, and although Xie Tianshun already knew about it, he still couldn't help but cry with sadness, but he didn't dare to confide in his mother, but secretly told Xia Zhu.
Knowing that Qiu Xiang had served Xie Tianshun for half a year, Xia Zhu washed her face with tears and missed Qiu Xiang even more, hoping to be able to meet again. But since then, Qiu Xiang has never appeared again.
A year later, Xie Tianshun won the examination and returned to his hometown to worship Qiu Xiang again, dreaming at night, Qiu Xiang was wearing a green coat and came to Shanshan.
Qiu Xiang said, "Thank you for remembering me, God pity me, and will arrange for me to be your wife in the future." ”
With that, Qiu Xiang was gone.
Xie Tianshun felt very strange, but nothing bizarre happened after that, and gradually forgot about it.
Half a month later, Xie Tianshun met with the teacher, and it happened that a local squire was also present. Hearing Xie Tianshun's name, he was suddenly surprised, pointed at Xie Tianshun and said, "You are Xie Tianshun, what a coincidence!" ”
It turned out that the squire had recently added a granddaughter who would speak when she was born.
The little granddaughter said to the family: "Xie Tianshun is my husband, this is the marriage arranged by God, let him wait for me!" ”
The squire thought he had given birth to a freak and wanted to drown her in the latrine. But the family could not bear it and tried their best to dissuade it, so they did not do so. Now that I have met Xie Tianshun, how can I not be surprised!
Xie Tianshun knew what was going on, and he quickly begged the teacher to be a matchmaker and marry the little girl. The squire looked extremely embarrassed, sloppy, and did not agree on the spot.
Xie Tianshun immediately returned to his hometown and told his old mother about the incident.
The old mother was very unhappy and scolded: "Have you lost your heart and gone crazy, how can you say such a thing?" If she had reached adulthood, sixteen years from now, would I still be able to hold my grandson with an old bone? ”
Xie Tianshun repeatedly pleaded, insisting that Xia Zhu be in charge, and swore that he would not marry Qiu Ju in this life.
The old lady had no choice but to cling to him. A dowry was prepared to be delivered to the woman's family, and the squire felt amused, so he had to promise that if Xie Tianshun would enter high school in the future, he would definitely give his granddaughter Xu to him.
In the second year's examination, Xie Tianshun's gold list title was favored by the big man in the DPRK, and in just a few years, he was promoted to the position of Wupin official, and the fiancée of Yaya Xueyu was also given the title of Lady of the Commandment.
Since then, the squire has no objection and boasts about this miracle.
The little girl had just turned seventeen when she got on a palanquin and married Xie Tianshun, and at this time, Xie Tianshun was already forty years old. The two husbands sang with the woman, raised their eyebrows, respected each other as guests, and the little girl regarded Xia Zhu as a big sister, a harmonious family, and deduced a legendary story.
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