Yu Shimingyan

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven
The world is like a wheel, and the bad luck is not true.Please see Jiujiu Mingying, how has the way of heaven ever failed a good person?I heard the old man's words passed down from generation to generation, but I don't remember Hezhou or even the county. I only said that there was a person named Jin, named Xiao, who was old and unmarried.

There is only an old mother in the family, and the family sells oil for a living.One day, he picked up a load of oil and went out. He was in a hurry on the way, so he went to the toilet to relieve himself.I found a cloth wrapped in a belly, with a bag of silver in it, about 30 taels.Jin Xiao was overjoyed, so he transferred his burden and went home, and said to his old lady: "I made a fortune today, and I picked up a lot of silver." The old lady was surprised when she saw it, and said, "Did you steal it by doing something bad?" Filial piety: "How often have I used to steal other people's things? But you say that!
It's long since the neighbors have never heard of it.This belly wrap was actually lost by someone in the latrine, so I was so happy that I saw it first and picked it up.As poor brokers, is it easy for us to get rich from the Lord?Tomorrow is going to be a profitable market. Isn't it better to sell oil on credit than to sell oil on credit? The old lady said: "My son, as the saying goes: the rich and the poor are determined by fate."If you are destined to enjoy it, you will not be born in the family of oil bearers.From my point of view, although you did not contrive this money, you did not earn it through hard work.I'm afraid that if you don't get paid for your achievements, you will suffer instead.I don't know if this money belongs to a local or a guest from afar?I don't know if it is my own, or borrowed it?Lost for a while, can't find it, this trouble is not small, even lost his life, it's unknown.I once heard that the ancient Pei Du still had good deeds, you went to the place where you picked up the silver today, and if someone came to look for it, you attracted him to return the original. "

Jin Xiao is a man of duty, he was taught a lesson by his old lady, and he repeatedly replied: "That's right, that's right!" Putting down the silver parcel, he ran to the latrine.I saw a group of noisy people surrounding a man, who was screaming angrily.Jin Xiao stepped forward and asked why.It turned out that the man was a guest from another party. Because he went east, he got rid of his belly, lost his silver, and couldn't find it.All he had to do was unload the latrine, and called some rogues, who were about to go down and search.People on the street hugged and watched.Jin Xiao then asked the guest, "How much silver do you have?" The guest responded indiscriminately, "It's four or fifty taels." "That's right, that's right! You picked it up? Return it to me, and I'd rather give you a reward." Among the crowd, there was a quick-talking voice: "According to the truth, even half of it should be worth it." Jin Xiaodao: "I picked it up really. , put it at home, you just let me go and have it." Everyone thought: "If you find the money, you wish to hide it from others. It is also strange to see this person go to find the master to return him." Jin Xiao and the guests When they set off, the group of people coaxed them all to follow.

When Jin Xiao arrived at home, he took out the wrapped belly with both hands and handed it back to the guest.When the guest checks out the wallet, he knows that the original is not moved.I'm afraid that Jin Xiao will ask him to pay the reward, and I'm afraid that Joe, the crowd, will insist that he share it equally, which will make him deceive him. Relying on Jin Xiao, he said: "My silver was originally said to be four or fifty taels, but now I only have these. You have hidden it." Half of it, you can pay me back in the future!"

Jin Xiaodao: "I just picked it up, but my mother forced me to go out to find the original owner and return him. Why did you ever touch you?" The guest Lai Ding was short of his silver.Jin Xiao felt aggrieved, he bumped his head and elbow, the guest was so strong, he lifted Jin Xiao's hair, like a chicken, put him on the ground, clenching his fists to beat him.This attracted Jin Xiao's 70-year-old mother, who also rushed out of the door to complain.Everyone was a little bit dissatisfied, and shouted like a killing array.It just so happened that Mr. Yin Xianggong of the county passed by on this street. Hearing the noise, he rested in his sedan chair and distributed it to the official for interrogation.Those who were afraid of things scattered and went away; there were also a few bold ones who stood by and watched how the county Yin Xianggong decided the business.

But he said that the public brought the guest and Jin Xiao's mother and son to the county Yin, knelt down in the street, and told each other their feelings.On the one hand, he said: "He picked up the villain's silver, but he hid half of it and didn't return it." On the other hand, he said: "After listening to his mother's words, the villain returned it to him kindly, but he tried to rely on the villain instead." County Yin asked everyone: "Who Witness?" Everyone came forward and said: "The guest took off his money and was searching for it in the latrine but he couldn't find it, but it was Jin Xiao who came to admit it and led him back to return it. This is what the villains saw. I don't know the amount of silver." The county magistrate said, "You don't have to argue, I have my own reason." The teacher who taught the public brought those people to the county.County Yin Shengtang, everyone knelt below.The county Yinjiao took the belly and the silver, distributed them to the treasury officials, and exchanged the silver for reply.The treasurer replied: "There are 30 taels." The county owner asked the guest again: "How much money do you have?" The guest said: "50 taels." The county owner said: "Did you see what he picked up, or did he admit it? "The guest said: "He actually admitted it himself." The county owner said: "If he wants to rely on your money, why doesn't he take all the money? But only half of it is hidden, and he confessed it himself? If he doesn't confess, how do you know?" It can be seen that he has no love for money. You lost 50 taels of silver, and he picked up 30 taels of silver. This silver is not yours, and someone else must have lost it." The guest said: "This silver is really a villain's. The villain would rather just take the 30 taels." The county Yin said: "The number is different, how can you pretend to go? This silver tael is broken and Jin Xiao takes it to take care of your mother; your 50 taels, go find it yourself." Jin Xiao got the silver, and thanked him so much that he helped his old lady go.The guest has already been judged by the government, how dare to fight?I had to go away with tears in my eyes.Everyone is happy.

This is called trying to figure out others and losing yourself.Ashamed of oneself, others rejoice.

Officer, listen to me today about the miracle of "gold hairpins and tins": those who have wives lose their wives, and those without wives get their wives.It's just like Jin Xiao and the guests: those who want money lose their money, and those who don't want money get money.Although deeds are different, the principles of heaven are the same.

But it is said that there is a Lu Lianxian in Shicheng County, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province.Nalu Lianxian and Gu Qian from the same county have worked together for generations.There is a son from the Lu family, whose double name is Xue Zeng; a daughter from the Gu family, whose nickname is Axiu.Because Grandma Lu died of illness, Lian Xian took the baby with him to his post, and he has been delaying it all the time, and has never paid a big gift.Unexpectedly, when Lian Xian was in office, he died of a disease.Xue Zeng helped the coffin back home, and kept the system for three years, and the family affairs became more and more exhausted. There were only a few dilapidated houses left, and there was no food left.When Gu Qian saw that his son-in-law was poor, he regretted his relatives, and discussed with his wife, Meng Shi: "The Lu family is so poor that it is difficult to prepare for the six rituals, and the marriage is indefinite. If you don't ask for a good marriage, the concubine will not miss the daughter. Lifelong entrustment." Mrs. Meng said: "Although the Lu family is poor, how can we say no to the person who promised us since childhood?" Gu Qian said: "Now I just send someone to tell him that the eldest son and daughter are older, and urge him Salute. Both sides are eunuchs, each with dignity. You can't say the word "no", and you have to get out of his door and into my house. The poor ghost knows that he is powerless, so he must be willing to withdraw his marriage. I want it He's divorced, but he won't make a clean break?" Mrs. Meng said: "My family's Axiu has a bit of a weird temper, I'm afraid he won't do it."

Gu Qianshi said: "Follow your father at home, you can't help him, you just have to persuade him slowly."

At that moment, Mrs. Meng went to her daughter's room and said she knew about it.Axiu said: "The righteousness of a woman is from the one to the end; marriage is about wealth, the way of the barbarians. Dad bullies the poor and favors the rich like this. He has no ethics. He will never follow his orders." Mrs. Meng said: "Now dad is going to urge the Lu family to salute. If he can't afford the courtesy and wants to retire, you just ask for it." Axiu said: "Tell me what you say! If the Lu family is poor and cannot be hired, the child is willing to keep his will for life and never change. At the beginning Qian Yulian voted Jiang Quanjie, his name will last forever, if the father sees the pressure, the child will fight for his life, so what is the difficulty!" Mrs. Meng saw the obstinacy of women, and she felt sorry for him and pitied him, so she had a plan: unless she did not hide it from her. If you want to do something, call Mr. Lu secretly to help him with some things and teach him how to do quick employment, which will be beautiful.

Suddenly one day, Gu Qian went to Dongzhuang to collect rent and took charge of the pavilion for several days.Mrs. Meng and her daughter finished the discussion, and called the park father, Lao Ou, to come.Madam paid in person, and taught him to invite Mr. Lu to meet at the back door, so and so, "Don't leak it, I will reward you very much." The old Mr. Yuan took the order and came to Lu's house.But the door is like a ruined temple, and the house is like a broken kiln.The windows are separated, and the wind opens and closes; the kitchen is deserted, and there is no smoke transpiration.The decayed walls and leaky tiles are enough to live in, just afraid of the rain; the old chairs are broken and the beds are used as firewood, and there is little firepower.It is said that the eunuch's family is down, who will pity the poor descendants of the officials?It is impossible to describe the poverty of the Lu family.

But it is said that Lu Xue once had a girl who married into Liang's family, about ten miles away from the city.The uncle is dead, and only one son, Liang Shangbin, is left. The newly married wife is a good woman. The three of them live together, and the family is poor.On this day, Mr. Lu happened to go to his house to borrow rice, and only a white-haired mother-in-law was at home.The old housekeeper had no choice but to pass on his wife's order, and taught him to write an express letter to invite the son back: "This is my wife's kindness. While the master is not at home these days, I will wait for you. Don't break your promise." He told him to go.Here the mother-in-law thought: "This matter must not be delayed, and it is not easy to transfer the message to others.

At the beginning, when grandma lived, she went to the girl's house with her, and she had some memories in her belly. "At that moment, I asked the neighbor to guard the door, and asked the Liang family step by step. Mother Liang was leaving her nephew to eat in the room. The mother-in-law went forward to meet and explained the words of Old Yuan Gong in detail. The girl said: "This is a beautiful thing! "Tell my nephew to go quickly.

Mr. Lu was overjoyed, but his body was blue and it was hard to see his mother-in-law, so he wanted to borrow a dress from his cousin Liang Shangbin to hide his ugliness.It turned out that Liang Shangbin was a villain who didn't keep his duty. He made a deceitful draft earlier, and he agreed: "I have my own clothes, but it's getting late when I enter the city today. The walls of the eunuch's house don't know how deep they are. You don't necessarily know everything, and you have to be careful when you go. Based on my humble opinion, I return Brother Qu Xian to this straw couch. Tomorrow, I can only go early, not late." Mr. Lu said: "My brother is right." Liang Shangbin said: "Brother Yu is still here. I want to go to someone's house in the East Village to discuss a small matter, and I will accompany you when I come back." Then he asked Fu Liang's mother: "My mother-in-law walks hard, let him spend the night, let's go tomorrow." The mother only said that the boy was a good intention. , really kept both of them.

Who knows that he is a trick: I am afraid that when the old woman returns, the old Yuan Gong over there will come to invite her again, revealing the news that Mr. Lu has not returned home, so I will not be able to get rid of it.It's exactly: it's hard to know when people are bullying the sky, but ghosts don't know where to go.Liang Shangbin turned his back on his son, changed into a new set of clothes, went out quietly, and went to Gu Qianshi's house in the city.

But she said that Mrs. Meng was serving in the old garden of the Evening School, which opened the gate of the garden.Looking at the sunset on the west mountain, there is only a young man in the shadow, dressed neatly, walking in a panic, looking at the gate of the garden, trying to get in or not.The old man asked, "Is your lord Mr. Lu?" Liang Shangbin hurriedly bowed and said, "That's right. Because the old lady was called, I came here specially to beg to inform you." The old man hurriedly invited him to the pavilion. Staying here temporarily, I hurried in to report to my wife.Mrs. Meng sent a housekeeper to come out and say: "Please meet me in the inner room, young master." After getting down to the pavilion, two maidservants came to meet them with two bowls of gauze lanterns.After walking through many houses in a zigzag way, I suddenly saw the Zhulou Painting Pavilion, which is the inner room.Mrs. Meng raised the bead curtain and waited with a candle.Liang Shangbin came from a small family, and he had never seen such a rich man; second, he was a village man, who was illiterate;When they went up to meet each other, they knelt down and answered, but they were polite and careless, and their language was stagnant.Mrs. Meng thought to herself: "It's strange! It's not like the son of an eunuch." After thinking about it, she thought again: "As the saying goes, people are poor and witty. Thoughts, my heart became more and more pitiful.

After tea, my wife is busy arranging dinner, so I invite the lady to come out to meet you.At the beginning, Axiu refused, but was forced by her mother two or three times, thinking: "Father has the intention of relying on the marriage, if so, tonight will be the eternal farewell; if I can see my husband, I will be willing to die." Embarrassed.Mrs. Meng said: "My son came to see the young master, just give me a small courtesy." The fake young master made two bows to the top, and Axiu was blessed twice, so she wanted to go back.The lady said, "Since we are husband and wife, why not sit together?" She taught him to sit under her shoulders.The fake boy only looked at the young lady, seeing that he was born beautifully, his bone marrow started to itch.Here Axiu only said that she saw her real husband, bowed her head and was speechless, full of panic, she had to cry for a while.It is exactly: true and false are different, and hearts are different.After a while, the food and drink arrived, and the lady taught me to make two tables, the upper one for the young master, and the horizontal one for the two ladies to sit at the same time.The madam said: "I was invited in a hurry today. I just want to deal with your son's marriage. It's not suitable. Don't blame me!"During the dinner, the lady gave a brief account of her daughter's shouzhi.The fake son replied, but cut back half a sentence.Madam also only thinks that he is shy, so she is not at all surprised.The fake young man felt cramped at the table. He could drink, but he only pushed the amount narrowly, and his wife didn't force him.After sitting down again, the wife paid for tidying up and laying it out under the east chamber, and staying the son for the night.The fake son also pretended to say goodbye.The wife said: "We are close relatives, why should we be restrained? My mother and son still have the best words to tell each other." The fake son was secretly happy.I saw the servant girl coming to report: "The laying of the east chamber has been completed. Please arrange it, sir." The fake son bowed to thank the wine, and the maid held the lamp and sent it to the east chamber.

The lady called her daughter into the room, rushed to her maid, opened the box and cage, took 80 taels of silver from her private house, two pairs of silver cups, and [-] pieces of gold jewelry, worth about a hundred gold, and handed them over to her daughter, saying: "In the hands of the mother Only these, you can personally hand over to the young master, and help him pay for the marriage." Axiu said: "How about being ashamed?" The wife said: "My son, there is a right to the ceremony, and there is a priority. Now it's embarrassing. How could he be willing to pay attention if you didn't ask him to pay and impress him with the love of husband and wife? Poor children don't know the world, if they discuss with outsiders, they are coaxed, and they spend things for a while, is it worthwhile to be a mother? At that time, how regretful it is! You have to hide this thing in your sleeve, and don't show it to people's eyes." After hearing the truth, Axiu had to agree, and said, "Mother, how can I go by myself?" The lady said: "I'll teach the housekeeper to follow you." At that moment, he called the housekeeper to come, and told him to wait until late at night, and secretly send the young lady to the east chamber to talk to the young master.He also attached his ear: "When it is delivered, you just wait outside the door, so as not to be an eyesore and difficult to talk to." The housekeeper already understood what she meant.

Besides, the fake son is sitting alone in the east chamber, knowing that there is a strange reason, but he just doesn't sleep.Sure enough, after the first watch, the housekeeper came in by the door and reported: "Miss has come to meet you." The fake son hurriedly greeted him and repeated the ceremony.There are things like this: the fake son can't speak a word in front of his wife, but when he meets the lady, he will keep talking gently!Miss here, at first she was shy and secretive, but now she has turned her back on Mrs., and she is generally sluggish.The two asked me to answer, and talked for a long time.Axiu spoke from the bottom of her heart, and the two burst into tears unconsciously.The fake boy also pretended to be beating his chest and sighing, wiping his tears and shrinking his nose, making many ugly gestures;The housekeeper heard two weeping outside the door, which made him panic and shed a few tears.Who knows one side is true and the other is false.Axiu took out two pieces of silver jewelry from her sleeve, handed them to the fake son, and repeatedly asked to pay, needless to say.After the fake boy took it, he hugged the lady with one hand and blew out the lamp, begging for joy.Axiu was afraid that if she made a public announcement, the maids would hear her, and she would spoil the big thing, so she had to reluctantly obey.Someone wrote the word "Like a Dream": It's a pity that a famous flower is hidden in a deep boudoir with embroidered curtains.If you don't meet Tanhualang, you will be broken by mad bees.Wrong, wrong!Resentment kills Dongfeng and pays.

(End of this chapter)

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