"Skinny Monkey, you're back. A kind voice rang out. The thin monkey looked up and saw that it would be his old mother.

"There's some nests in the basket, you can eat it. The old mother raised her head slightly, her eyes were empty, and she casually pointed to a ladder basket on the edge of the earthen kang. It turned out that the mother of the skinny monkey was a blind old lady.

"Oh, mother, I said, let me do these things in the future. "The skinny monkey is poorly dressed, his body is young and well-proportioned, and he is not as lean as he is now.

"Well, you're so busy at work every day. Besides, if I am a blind old lady who does nothing, when you get married in the future, I am afraid that my daughter-in-law will dislike it. ”

The old lady had a smile on her face, as if she had seen the thin monkey wearing a red robe and hanging colorful balls in her empty eyes.

"Mother, this is the 200 money issued in the house this month, you take it, I will go up the mountain to pick some herbs for you in the past few days, I met a Lang Zhong who sells medicine in the past two days, others call him Niu Banxian, he said that you can cure this disease. ”

The thin monkey took the old lady's hand and handed her money over, the old lady's hands were covered with calluses, and she lost her father at a young age, so she relied on her mother to weave cloth and sell shoes for herself to learn literature and martial arts. Finally, three years ago, I took the exam in the state capital, and I changed my court.

"Mother, the adults of the state capital are matchmakers, and they say goodbye to the daughter of Han Yuan's foreign family for me, which is the beautiful Han Yan that others often talk about - Han Xiuyan, Miss Han, she is a good girl. ”

When the old lady heard this, she couldn't hold the copper coin in her hand and fell to the ground: "Miss Hanfu's daughter?"

"It's the daughter of Hanfu. The state government has already taken me to the Han government to make a fixed appointment. The Han government accepted it, and the lord of the state government said that as long as I passed the provincial martial arts exam next month and could be promoted to the head catcher, he promised to give a big gift to let me marry Miss Xiuyan. ”

The thin monkey picked up the silver coin on the ground, and his face showed a happy look, but he didn't notice the smile on the old lady's face that gradually solidified.

"My son is angry, come, let Weiniang touch it again. Don't go to the underworld, Lord Yama asked, I can't tell you what you look like, I heard that the messengers from the yang world can also be an errand for the king of Hades, and I will be a family member of the yin cha at that time. ”

When the old lady said this, her eyes glistened with tears, and all the sorrows of the past seemed to have become worth it.

"Mother, why are you talking about this, wait until next month I passed the provincial government's martial arts exam and took my mother to Hanfu to enjoy happiness. ”

The thin monkey obediently stretched out his face, and the calluses in the old lady's hand slowly rubbed against the thin monkey's face. Gradually, the thin monkey left many tears on his resolute face.

"What are you crying about, eat quickly, the nest will be cold for a while. The old lady withdrew her hand.

"Hey, I won't be here for a while, the state lord has arranged for me to be in the house, and he can guide me to study at any time. ”

The thin monkey looked embarrassed, and seemed to be a little worried about the old lady living alone.

"Don't worry about me, manly man, since you have to take the exam, you have to do your best. Don't lose face in the house. "The majesty that the old lady rarely has only appears when the thin monkey is studying.

"Children should remember. After the thin monkey finished eating, he turned and left the room.

As soon as the picture turned, a month passed in a flash, and when it came to the day when the provincial capital Wucha released the list, the thin monkey lived up to expectations, ranked first on the first list, and was promoted to the head of the state capital.

The lord of the state capital got the news early, set up a banquet in the state capital, and at the same time sent people to invite the squires of all sizes in the state capital, all of whom celebrated the thin monkey.

During the banquet, there was an endless stream of people who came to congratulate, and Han Million, the richest man in the state capital, directly announced that he would marry Han Xiuyan, the daughter of his house, to a thin monkey.

At this time, the thin monkey can be said to be proud of the spring breeze, but he still thinks about the old lady in his home, and pushes away everyone's enthusiasm, runs all the way, and returns home.

At this time, a month had passed since he had last seen the old lady, and the thin monkey's heart was full of longing, and when he pushed open the door, he saw a scene that he regretted for the rest of his life.

The blind old lady held the good news of Skinny Monkey High School in her hand, and committed suicide by hanging herself from the beam.

There was a crooked suicide note and an old silver bracelet on the kang.

"Skinny monkey my son!!

Today's red newspaper is happy, and I am the top of the list, thinking of the previous times, my son has a lot of disasters, and today he is promoted to catch the head and become a son-in-law in the Han Mansion.

It's just that my mother has been sad recently, remembering that your father is alone and desolate in the underworld, and she is determined to find him as a companion. After my son was promoted to the head catcher, he should be upright.

If you know for your mother, you will be happy for my son. Although Yin and Yang are separated, I hope that my son will grow old in the future and reunite to share his family.

Write for your mother. ”

The thin monkey wept bitterly, took the old lady's body and put it on the couch, and knelt for five days, without eating or drinking.

The thin monkey knew that his mother was afraid of dragging him down, and he was also afraid that the Han government would not recognize this blind and poor in-law, so he committed suicide by hanging himself.

From then on, he became unbearable, and finally under the persuasion of the state capital, the old lady was buried. After 100 days of filial piety, the grief was slightly alleviated.

Although it was not said in the suicide note, the thin monkey knew that the silver bracelet was a dowry left by the old lady to her future daughter-in-law, but fortunately, Han Xiuyan was still very reasonable at that time, and promised to only bring this bracelet to marry him on the wedding day, which alleviated the misery in his heart.

However, deep in the heart of the thin monkey, he was full of self-blame, after all, if he didn't want to climb a big family like the Han family, his mother would not have left early.

Thinking of this, the thin monkey's nose was salty, he cried bitterly, and endless sorrow emerged, and the filthy qi accumulated in his body over the years instantly enveloped him.

However, the thin monkey didn't notice it at this time, and as soon as the picture turned, he and Han Xiuyan had been married for more than a year, and he had been busy with official duties as a head catcher for more than a year.

Sometimes I go to the provincial government on an errand, and a trip is a month or two, but fortunately, Han Xiuyan gave birth to a son for herself in the year she married her, although because of premature birth, her son was weak, but it did not affect the warm life of the family.

On this day, the thin monkey went to the provincial capital on a business trip, and it was already late when he returned to the state capital, so he went back to his home directly, and after he married Han Xiuyan, Han Yuanwai funded the acquisition of five or six houses on the edge of the old site and turned them into a secluded courtyard.

At this time, it was already late at night, although there were more valuable families in front of the house, but the thin monkey was born in a poor family after all, and he couldn't bear to disturb these hard-working families, so he went directly to the top and went over the courtyard wall into the back house.

But I don't want to be in my back house, the lights are bright, and a maid in the house is pacing in the side room with her child, and the child is obviously hungry and wants to eat night milk.

"Why isn't Xiuyan with the child, and why is the light still on in the master bedroom in the middle of the night?"

Gently came to the door next to the master bedroom, and just wanted to reach out and knock on the door, but heard a voice that shocked him.

In the room, Han Xiuyan was making a sound of ecstasy, obviously having a vigorous activity with someone.

As soon as the thin monkey heard the anger in his heart, he subconsciously pulled out his saber and wanted to rush in.

But I heard a familiar voice sound: "Little lady, do you say that this thin monkey knows that his child is born to you and me." ”

"Okay, what are you talking about, hurry up, the child is still crying next door. ”

"I just think this skinny monkey is quite pitiful, if it weren't for the tigress in my family who refused, I would have personally proposed to Han Yuan two years ago and married you to be my wife in the state capital. "That is the top boss of the skinny monkey, the state capital.

"It's been so long, and what do you mention him for, and the skinny monkey has all this wealth for nothing. It's time to be content.

Besides, don't you men often say that a wife is better than a concubine, and a concubine is better than stealing? I don't think you and your tigress have such tricks. ”

When Han Xiuyan said this, she couldn't help but think of the honest skinny monkey, she was really a very boring person, if she hadn't been pregnant that day and had to marry him, she didn't know when this hard day would be a head.

"Don't talk .... Catch"

After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, the governor remembered the errand arranged for the thin monkey, and it was estimated that he would be back at noon tomorrow, so he packed up his things in a panic, turned over and left through the back window.

At this time, the thin monkey came down from the beam of the house full of anger, and silently chose to swallow his anger for the sake of his reputation and hard-won status.