After Ao Xianggong said this, the young woman's thoughts of suicide were reduced, but the sadness came to her heart.

When she saw that Ao Xianggong came to the rescue, and her words were gentle, she decided that she was a good person, and she sobbed and told what had happened as if she had met a relative.

It turned out that the young woman's name was He Wang, and after only half a year of marriage, her husband was given military service and died, leaving only a lonely widow and a poor life.

This year, I added a baby, but when my mother-in-law was sick, I was helpless, so I took a little pig in captivity at home to the pig market and sold it, ready to exchange some medical money to treat my mother-in-law.

Unexpectedly, she was targeted by a few street ruffians and robbed her of her medical money, and the young woman couldn't go back to pay for a while, so she was so anxious that she wanted to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river.

When Ao Xianggong heard the young woman's crying, he suddenly became angry, gritted his teeth and said:

"Now it seems to be a peaceful world, but in fact it is a troubled world, with thieves, villains, and street ruffians everywhere. When will there be a real peaceful world, so that our people can live a stable life!"

"Alas......" Ao Xianggong sighed, and then reproached the young woman, "You are a hundred dead, but you are relieved, have you ever thought about your mother-in-law and this child?"

The young woman was reprimanded, remorseful, hugged the baby, and cried more and more miserable, sad and sorrowful, and terrified.

"Little sister-in-law: Don't cry, my family's wood shop is nearby, you go with me to get some silver and go back, and in the future, you will serve your mother-in-law and raise children. No matter how poor you are, you have to live slowly. Ao Xianggong also shed a lot of tears.

The young woman was confused for a while, and she was about to throw herself into the river to seek death, at this time, thinking of the baby and her mother-in-law, and no longer had the idea of suicide, she timidly walked out of the reeds with Ao Xianggong.

Ao Xianggong has already purchased a courtyard by the Dongmen Ferry Wharf, called "Tan Family Wood Line". The courtyard is not large and old, only used for timber to and fro, and there are few people living in it every day, and only an old man is hired to cook.

Ao Xiang returned to Muxing, took out three ingots of silver and handed them to the young woman.

The young woman was surprised and delighted, and after bowing to the great grace, she returned the robe to Ao Xianggong.

Ao Xianggong saw that her dress was wet, and said pitifully: "The weather is a little cold, you have no clothes to wrap now, just put it back first, and when you have time, it's not too late to come back." ”

The young woman nodded, left her robe, and asked for the benefactor's name.

Ao Xianggong only shook his hand and kept silent.

Seeing that the benefactor did not want to leave her name, the young woman did not reluctantly, bowed a blessing, wrapped her robe, hugged the baby tightly, and walked out of the Tan family's wooden store with her little feet.

Probably Hu San and Qingteng had a good time, and they still didn't return after dinner.

Ao Xianggong was very worried, and looked at the front of the door for a long time, but still did not see the shadow of the two, so he ordered the old man to close the courtyard door first and go back to the house to rest.

At the beginning of the day, there was a sudden call outside the courtyard gate: "Engong, open the door...... Engong, open the door ......"

Ao Xianggong hadn't fallen asleep yet, and listened carefully: it was He Wang's miles.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, and secretly thought: What is she doing when she comes to look for me at this time? Seeing a woman on this big night, a lonely man and a widow, is not right after all.

Therefore, Ao Xianggong put on his robe, walked out of the dormitory, stood under the eaves of the porch, and replied: "Little sister-in-law, it is very inconvenient in the middle of the night! ”

Unexpectedly, not long after the words fell, torches suddenly lit up outside the courtyard, and people were noisy.

Ao Xianggong was taken aback, and he didn't know what happened.

But at this moment, an old man suddenly outside the courtyard said loudly: "Benefactor, I am the patriarch of the He Wang family, and I admire the benefactor when I see my benefactor saving the weak and helping the poor, so I came to pay a visit." ”

"Engong...... Please open the door. My uncle and brother wanted to see Eun Gong and asked Eun Gong to come out and speak. He Wang then shouted.

Ao Xianggong understood at this time, and he was helpless, so he walked down the stone steps of the eaves of the porch, ready to open the door and come out.

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I suddenly heard a loud bang, and dust and rubble flew everywhere in the firelight.

Ao Xianggong was pushed more than a foot away by the qi wave, and staggered to stabilize his figure. When he looked back, he couldn't help but be shocked: it turned out that an earthen wall had collapsed on the south side of the dormitory!

The earthen wall happened to fall at the root behind Ao Xianggong's feet, and if he walked a few steps too late, he would die in the earthen wall.

Everyone outside the courtyard heard the loud noise, and they didn't know what was happening, so they hurriedly banged on the courtyard door, and there was a bang.

After a long time, Ao Xianggong came back to his senses and stepped forward to open the courtyard door.

Suddenly, more than 20 crop men broke in, some holding torches, some holding iron rakes, and some holding hoes...... They all look dark and bluffing.

Ao Xianggong was taken aback and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Don't be afraid, they are all my uncles and brothers, honest and responsible villagers, because they saw that I put on Engong's robe and received three ingots of silver from Engong, they suspected that I did not abide by women's morals, and looked for a wild man. I told the truth, but they didn't believe it, so let's try Engong together. He Wang has changed his clothes, dressed plainly, and said with a courtesy.

"Try me, how to wipe me?" Ao Xianggong didn't know what he meant.

He Wang replied: "If there is an adultery, and if you come to call each other at night, you will open the door to greet you, then my uncle and brother will beat the adulterer/husband/adulterous woman to death on the spot, with a rake and a hoe; if you don't open the door, you will believe that what I say is true." ”

Ao Xianggong has always been upright and upright, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.

The patriarch said: "Now that I see that Engong is really high, I will thank Engong for the orphans and widows." ”

As soon as the words fell, the patriarch bowed. All the crop men also bowed respectfully one by one.

At this moment, the courtyard door clanged, and a person rushed in, shouting: "Where did the thief come from?

The group of farmers suddenly heard the shouting, some were frightened and panicked, some hid backwards, and some grabbed rake hoes and prepared to fight.

Ao Xianggong looked up, and it turned out that Hu San was angry and rushed in, followed by Xiao Qingteng.

"Three, don't be rude!" Ao Xianggong said in a low voice, "These are my guests. ”

Seeing this, the patriarch hurriedly stepped forward and explained his intentions.

Hu San suddenly realized and apologized again and again.

The patriarch then returned the robe of Ao Xianggong, and went away with He Wang and others again and again.

Ao Xiang closed the courtyard door, told Hu San about the collapse of the dormitory, and then said: "If I hadn't heard them calling and came out in time, I'm afraid I would have been buried in this mound!"

"This is the blessing of Ao Xianggong to avoid this catastrophe. Hu Sandao.

"I've been dead for 30 years, and I'm so unlucky. If it weren't for the day to save the He Wang family, I'm afraid that it would be really more auspicious. Ao Xianggong sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"As the saying goes: the road is impermanent, good and evil take their own, the gods save them, and they are unhappy. The subtlety of the avenue naturally depends on believing that it is true and true. "Qingteng Road.

"Exactly. Ao Xianggong even nodded in agreement.

The three sighed and sighed, and then went back to the house to rest. Ao Xianggong moved his own place to stay.

The next day, Ao Xianggong got up early, first called the old man to invite the mason to come to repair the dormitory, and then went to hand over the timber of the four families properly, and instructed Hu San to take stock of the accounts, and finally invited his own buyer Ma Boss to enter the "Shuiyangjiang Restaurant" at the east gate of Wanling City to drink wine and talk about business.

The two chatted all the way, all the way to Shuiyangjiang Restaurant.

As soon as Ao Xianggong stepped into the door of the restaurant, he caught a glimpse of an unkempt old beggar, with a knife and a shaved face, a goat's beard, dragging a cane in one hand, and begging for steamed buns from the guests with the other.

"Shopkeeper Zheng, treat the old man like this, how much more can he eat?" Ao Xianggong said slightly stunned when he saw this.

Shopkeeper Zheng knew Ao Xianggong, so he put on a smile and said, "This old beggar has been here for more than two days. I gave him two times before, but he was reincarnated like a starving ghost, and he ate from morning to night, and he didn't even have enough to eat. How can I take care of my small shop?"

Today, he will eat the steamed buns in your store, and see if he is full or not, and all the accounts will be recorded on my head. "Ao Xianggong has never seen such a strange thing, but he is only the shopkeeper Zheng prevaricating, so he is not polite.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say......" Shopkeeper Zheng smiled bitterly and helplessly, so he went to find a corner for the old beggar, called Xiao Er to bring up a large plate of steamed buns, and then brewed a large pot of tea, and let him eat it with an open stomach.

The old beggar did not thank him, but leaned on the pole and sat down at the table, and drank tea with a bang, and gobbled it up, looking quite hungry.

Ao Xianggong smiled indifferently, then invited Boss Ma to the second floor, chose a seat, called a table of fashionable wine and food, and drank and chatted slowly.

By the end of the day, the two of them were already slightly drunk, and Ao Xianggong paid two silver taels, and both went down to the restaurant.

But I saw that the old beggar was still sitting in the corner, and he couldn't stop eating.

The onlookers held their breath one by one and did not make a sound. Shopkeeper Zheng lay on the counter, staring at it with a smile, his eyes not rolling.

Ao Xianggong was very surprised: this beggar actually ate for more than half an hour, as if he hadn't eaten enough, could it be that he was not a mortal?

Because Ao Xianggong has seen the transcendent dust of Qingteng, he has one more heart.

So, he stepped forward and said kindly: "Old man, it's really a big belly, just call what you want to eat." Today I am the East. ”

"Thank you, great benevolent people, I just eat this vegetarian steamed bun. The old beggar said suddenly.

"How much more?"

"Another forty plates of vegetarian steamed buns will be about the same. ”

When the onlookers heard this, they were dumbfounded. Boss Ma's eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth sneered.

Ao Xianggong smiled and said: "If you want to eat like this at a luxurious banquet, Tan can't afford to invite your old man, but this vegetarian steamed bun, your old man should let go of his stomach and eat it." ”

said that, Ao Xianggong shouted: "Xiao Er, bring some more steamed buns." ”

Xiao Er replied with a bitter face: "The steamed buns in the store, about thirty plates a day, have been sold out now, but where can I get them." ”