A long, long time ago, there was a hard-working and capable farmer named Xiaolang, who worked in the fields every day, and did odd jobs in his spare time, but even so, the days were still hard, because in addition to the heavy taxes, the heavens were sometimes not beautiful, either flooded or drought, so the life of the people was very difficult. Although Xiaolang lived a hard life, he had a happy family, his wife Qian'er was not only beautiful like a flower, but also diligent and thrifty, and the people in the village praised Xiaolang for his blessings.

This year, after planting crops, Xiaolang went out to work, Qian'er washed and cooked at home as usual, embroidered flowers and shoes, and went to the field for a long time, pulling weeds, supporting seedlings, and the days were carefree and fairy-like.

One day, when Qian'er came back from the field, when she passed through a pine forest, a figure jumped out of the secret place, startling Qian'er, and hurriedly took a few steps back. The person in front of him was dressed in green clothes, his hair was combed neatly and neatly, although he looked like a handsome man, he looked fierce and vicious, and he had a circle of beard around his cheeks. Qian'er looked at it, isn't this the son of a big family nearby, Chang Gongzi? This Chang Gongzi is a well-known bully, usually eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, rampant in the township, how many villagers have been hurt by him, but he also dares to be angry and dare not speak, this is because the Chang family not only has a big business, but also has a big backer, his father Chang Taigong and the county master have a very close relationship, and they have been friends for many years, so the villagers not only can't be provoked, sometimes they can't hide, no, Qian'er is going to be on the stall. I only heard the bully say, "Little lady, where are you going?" ”

Qian'er stood still, subconsciously defensive, and said, "What do you want to do?" Where do I go, what's your business? ”

Chang Gongzi said: "Don't be afraid, I think you also know me, I also know you, your name is Qian'er, you are newly married, your husband's name is Xiaolang, he is a poor bastard." ”

Qian'er was unhappy and said, "Why are you talking so ugly, my husband didn't provoke you." Please get out of my way. ”

"Miss Qian'er, don't be angry, don't be so indifferent to me, to be honest, I have long had a love for Miss Qian'er, although you already have a husband, I shouldn't fall in love with a husband, but I really like you, now, I think about you every day." Chang Gongzi said, his face twitched, as if he wanted to smile to make himself look gentle, but no matter how he smiled, this face couldn't show kindness, but was even more terrifying.

Qian'er was frightened by Chang Gongzi's words, and felt disgusted again.

"Qian'er, don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you, I just want to marry you, you see, I really like you." Chang Gongzi said.

Qian'er still had a cold face and said, "You are exalting me too much, I am just an ordinary peasant woman, please don't make fun of the women of our small family, especially the women who are married to women." Qian'er was anxious in her heart, she tried to keep herself calm, and her mind quickly thought, how to please the person in front of her, if someone passed by, then she could get out.

Chang Gongzi's body as wide as the door panel blocked the path tightly, he didn't give up, and said: "It's because your life is so hard that I want to treat you well, so that you can live a comfortable life, no longer have to work hard, and dress up beautiful and moving every day." A beautiful woman like you should not suffer with a poor peasant! Qian'er, you just obey me, let me love you well, okay? As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to grab Qian'er's hand.

Qian'er quickly dodged Chang Gongzi's big hairy hand, took a few steps back and said, "You think too highly of me, I am a peasant woman, I am used to living a hard life, and I can't stand the good life of wealth and nobility, so let me go." ”

"Alas!" Chang Gongzi sighed and said, "Qian'er is really a good woman, why didn't we meet sooner, it's too late." With that, he turned around and walked away disappointed.

Qian'er breathed a sigh of relief, stayed where she was for a while, and waited for the figure of Chang Gongzi to disappear before hurrying home.

The next day, after eating lunch, Qian'er was washing dishes by the pond, and the grandmother who used to chat with Qian'er came over. The grandmother is single, her husband and children have passed away, and her family is very close to Qian'er's family, so they often move around each other, and the relationship is very good.

"Qian'er, are you washing the dishes? Are you free for a while? The old woman said.

"What's the matter with grandma?" Qian'er asked.

"I want you to help、、、、、、"

"Whatever I say, as long as I can do it, I will never shirk it."

"Actually, someone gave me a batch of cloth, and I wanted to make a new dress、、、、、、 but I'm old, my fingers are not flexible, and my eyes are dizzy, so I want you to help me make it. I know you've got a lot of hands, and it's best to ask you for help. ”

Qian'er said modestly, "It's okay." There are still a few bowls, you wait for me, I'll finish washing them right away. ”

"Thank you so much." The old grandmother said, sitting silently and waiting, looking at a pair of mandarin ducks on the water, smiling.

Qian'er quickly washed the remaining dishes, wiped her hands, and followed the grandmother's house. As soon as she entered the house, the old woman went into the back room, took out the cloth, put it on the large table, and said, "You can help me cut the cloth first, I must go to my niece to get the silk thread." "The grandmother's only relative is her niece.

"Okay, then you can go, I'll cut first." Qian'er nodded, took the scissors and ruler on the side, and prepared to measure the cloth and tailor.

As soon as the old grandmother left, there were footsteps in front of the house approaching little by little, and Qian'er thought that the old grandmother forgot to take something and walked back, so she didn't care, and continued to measure the cloth carefully. This cloth is really good, the texture is soft, the pattern is good-looking, which is comparable to her own coarse cloth, Qian'er can't help but envy, if only she had such a cloth, but that is impossible, although such a cloth is not superior, but it is not bought by people like her, the grandmother is poorer than her, where did she get the money to buy it? Does she have relatives from wealthy families?

A large black shadow fell in Qian'er's sight, the black shadow was motionless, Qian'er raised her head, and she was shocked to see that the person who came turned out to be Chang Gongzi. Chang Gongzi was dressed in blue, spotless, and his face was much whiter, he was grinning at Qian'er condescendingly, and there were bursts of wine spurting out of his mouth, that look was simply fierce, Qian'er was so frightened that the ruler slipped from his hand.

"Isn't this Qian'er? What about the old grandmother? Chang Gongzi said.

"She's out on business, and she's coming back soon! What do you do with grandma? You haven't been there. Qian'er wondered.

"Actually, I saw my grandmother bring you over just now, so I came to see you."

Qian'er's face changed and said, "What do you see me doing?" I'm not the flower in the field for people to see, Chang Gongzi should go elsewhere. ”

Chang Gongzi seems to be very patient with Qian'er, if he changes to another woman, I am afraid that he will be slapped in the face. He said, "This cloth looks good, isn't it?" There are many in this house, and there are many better than this, if Qian'er likes it, I'll give you some, how about it? ”

"No merit, how can I ask for other people's things for no reason, besides, I don't like it much, I'm used to wearing coarse cloth." Qian'er said.

Chang Gongzi smiled, "Don't be hard-mouthed, you don't like it, you hate me, who in this world doesn't like glory and wealth?" People go to high places, girls don't give up. Although I am not as good-looking as your husband, I can't eat it as a meal, and I know that you don't like my character, but as long as you follow me, I will definitely change for you. I have heard that girls used to be more beautiful, but since they got married, they are not as good as before, the appearance of a woman before marriage is her own, but the appearance after marriage is given by her husband, can the girl bear to let her sinking fish and geese look be worn away by the bitter days? ”

When Qian'er heard this, she couldn't help but rub her cheeks with her hands. Chang Gongzi was moved when he saw her, and he was overjoyed. However, Qian'er quickly came back to her senses and said: "I understand the kindness of the son, thank you for being able to afford it, however, a woman marries a chicken and a dog, although my husband is not rich, but I also have to be loyal to him, besides, we may not be poor for the rest of our lives." ”

Chang Gongzi saw that there was nothing he could do about Qian'er, so he became angry and said, "Toast and don't eat and drink!" What woman can escape my hands? After speaking, he pounced on Qian'er.

Qian'er screamed in fright, and quickly dodged and ran out, but Chang Gongzi refused to give up and chased out. Qian'er is just a weak woman, how can she outrun a man, she was quickly grabbed by Chang Gongzi's sleeve, fortunately, Qian'er is also a person who has done farm work, a little strength, pull hard, only to hear the "stab" sound, half of the sleeve fell down, Qian'er was able to escape, but Chang Gongzi knew that her husband was not at home when he went out to work, and he was not afraid of anything, and chased him all the way to the yard of Qian'er's house. At this time, someone rushed out of the house, and both of them looked at it, and it turned out to be Qian'er's husband Xiaolang who had returned. Xiaolang knew what was going on at a glance, this Chang Gongzi was used to bullying the women in the village, but he didn't expect to be bullied on his head today, the bloody Xiaolang picked up the hoe standing by the wall and smashed it on Chang Gongzi's head, scaring Chang Gongzi away, and still holding the half of the sleeve in his hand.

When Qian'er saw Xiaolang coming back, she immediately felt a sense of security, clutched her chest and said, "I'm scared to death." ”

Takaro said angrily, "What's the matter? How did you get entangled with him? ”

Qian'er said, "How can you blame me for this? It's him who plays the scoundrel. ”

Xiaolang's tone eased and said, "I don't blame you, I understand your character, I am angry with that person, this one who has been stabbed a thousand times, why didn't God split him!" ”

Just as Qian'er was telling Xiaolang what had just happened, the old grandmother came over, still holding the half of the sleeve in her hand, she walked up to her and said, "Xiaolang is back?" I was really embarrassed just now, Chang Gongzi came to look for me, but I happened to go out, and there was a misunderstanding. Chang Gongzi didn't have any malice, he just drank a little wine, so he talked and did too much, just joking, Xiaolang, Qian'er, don't take it to heart. ”

Xiaolang is not confused, he knows that Chang Gongzi has bad intentions, and the old woman actually helped the villain speak, it can be seen that they are in a gang, which makes Xiaolang very angry, the neighbor for many years, she is old and inconvenient, I don't know how much she has helped her, and she is not only not grateful, but also helps the bully to speak, what benefits does that villain have? Otherwise, what would that scoundrel do with her as an old woman? So, Takaro said, "Grandma, what do you think? I don't think that guy is joking, there are too many wicked people in this world, it is impossible to guard against it, I think our family is still good at staying at home. ”

The old grandmother smiled dryly and said, "It's serious, although Chang Gongzi was unbearable before, but he has been much better in the past few years, who hasn't been young and frivolous." He knew that he was drunk and abrupt, and he was regretting it now, and he was afraid that you would misunderstand him, so he specially sent me over to apologize to you. damaged Miss Qian'er's clothes, and added a misunderstanding, and I really didn't want to go. There is also a little money from Chang Gongzi's apology here, which can be regarded as compensation. You see, isn't Chang Gongzi getting better? As he spoke, he handed the paper bag with the money to Xiaolang along with the half of the sleeve, and said, "With this money, you can make as many clothes as you want!" ”

Xiaolang only took the half of the sleeve and said: "Although I am poor, I will not see the money, you take the money back, tell the villain, if you dare to provoke Qian'er, I will be welcome!" If he does evil again, God will also hack him! Oh people! Don't do evil, there will be retribution! ”

Xiaolang said the last sentence very seriously, and the old grandmother also heard the overtone, but she cheekily pretended not to understand, and said: "Xiaolang, you are serious again, quickly accept the money, don't suffer!" ”

Xiaolang felt that this was not right, and said, "What is it that suffers and does not suffer?" I didn't sell my wife, didn't I just break my sleeves? Although we are poor, we are not so poor that we are spineless, we don't accept this money, take it back! ”

The grandmother's eyes slipped to Qian'er's side and said, "Since you don't accept it, then I'll send it back, Qian'er, what do you say?" ”

"Didn't you understand? Ask me what I do? As if I was scarce of this money, you better send it back, this dress is not worth so much money, we can't accept it. Qian'er said, she was also unhappy, this grandmother's tone has always been yin and yang, fortunately Xiaolang understands in his heart that if he is a fool, I am afraid that he will fall into this mother-in-law's tricks.

After this incident, Chang Gongzi never appeared again, the calm days made Qian'er quickly regain her calm heart, she didn't go to the old grandmother again, Xiaolang didn't let her go, he said that this old woman was not a good person when she was young, and her mother suffered several losses when she was alive, but she didn't expect to be old and still vicious, and wanted to harm the younger generation, such a wicked person, you must not have anything to do with her, Qian'er remembered Xiaolang's words, and even hid when she saw the old grandmother.

One day two months later, at the end of summer, thunderstorms were frequent and the weather was stuffy.

It was late at night, and Qian'er and Xiaolang were about to rest, when suddenly lightning broke out, heavy rain poured, and bursts of lightning illuminated the house one after another, but Qian'er was not afraid, because Xiaolang was by her side. Not long after falling asleep, Takaro got up and went through the back door to the thatched house. Qian'er was awakened by the sound of opening the door, touched it to the side, it was empty, knew that it was Xiaolang who went out, put her mind at ease, continued to close her eyes, and when she was about to come back, she heard a shout, it was Xiaolang's voice, as if she had been attacked by something, it was very miserable. Qian'er put on her clothes and rushed to the backyard, and under the light one after another, she saw Xiaolang lying motionless in front of the thatched house, and a person standing beside him, who was wearing bright armor and a silver steel helmet, with a black and red face, holding a hammer in one hand and a wedge in the other, and was "clanging" to shoot out sparks.

"It's Lei Gong!" Qian'er screamed, frightened and ran out of the backyard, ran out of the house, she ran wildly in the lightning and thunder, I don't know where to go, she has no relatives, she only thinks of her grandmother. She fell again and again on the muddy and dark road, and finally reached her grandmother's house.

"Help!" She knocked on the old woman's door.

Because the weather was hot and thundering, the old grandmother never fell asleep, and when she heard the shouting, she immediately got up, opened the door, and saw Qian'er who was not possessed by her soul.

"What? Qian'er? The old lady asked with concern, ignoring the past suspicions, and still being as kind as before.

"Oh no! Hyoro was hacked by Lei Gong! Qian'er said in a panic.

The old woman's eyes widened and she said, "What? Hacked? He always said that others were hacked, why was he hacked himself? ”

Qian'er knew that the old grandmother was a little beating her, but she couldn't care about anything at the moment, "What can I do?" After saying that, the six gods cried uncontrollably.

"Don't be afraid! I'm here! The old woman comforted.

At this time, the rain gradually stopped, the lightning and thunder slowly dissipated, the old grandmother called the neighbors, and when everyone arrived, Xiaolang was already unconscious, and the thunder man disappeared, maybe flew back to heaven, right? Xiaolang's head was split by Lei Gong with a big hole, and Mr. Healer was powerless to return to the sky, so he could only watch Xiaolang die slowly, and before Xiaolang died, he shouted a sentence with all his might———— It's unfair! Qian'er knew what he meant———— why did the good people get hacked!

Next, Qian'er took care of Xiaolang's funeral, but Xiaolang didn't leave any money when he was alive, Qian'er couldn't even afford to bury him, and she was alone, with no relatives and friends, and nowhere to raise money. Just when she didn't know what to do, the old grandmother sent some money. Relying on this money, Qian'er buried Xiaolang, and the funeral was finally completed. The people in the village praised the grandmother as a kind-hearted person and the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva.

Qian'er said a little embarrassed: "Grandma, your money may be a lifetime savings, or used for retirement, or for posthumous affairs, I am poor, and I don't know when I can pay it back." ”

The old grandmother said kindly: "Don't worry about me, the things in front of me are important, I can live for a few years, don't worry." ”

When Qian'er heard this, Fang relaxed.

Soon, the first seven arrived, and according to custom, the first seven needed to prepare a banquet to greet the neighbors, after all, everyone had contributed to the funeral and helped. However, where does Qian'er have the money to prepare so many meals, the money given by the grandmother last time has been used up for the funeral, not to mention the banquet now, even a piece of tofu can't afford it. She thought of her grandmother again, but she really didn't have the face to borrow it again. Just when Qian'er was so sad that she only sighed, the old grandmother came over.

"Qian'er," said the old woman, "tomorrow is the first seven, you must do something to greet the neighbors, right?" I'm afraid that you're young and ignorant and don't know the etiquette in it, so I'm here to remind you. ”

Qian'er said: "I don't know, it's just 、、、、、、! ”

The old woman said: "I know your difficulties, I have already thought about it for you, don't worry, I took some money, you use it first." ”

Qian'er was really embarrassed and refused to reach out to take it, so the old grandmother stuffed the money into her hand.

The next day, the house was very lively, the neighbors were eating the meal prepared by Qian'er, they hugged the grandmother as a guest, and they toasted her, and the grandmother returned the salute with a kind face.

Autumn is going to winter, and the weather is getting colder day by day. After Xiaolang's death, Qian'er guarded the family's original three-point thin field life, and life became more and more difficult, in desperation, Qian'er reduced her clothes and food, and her face became more and more haggard day by day. In the past few days, she has not seen her grandmother, thinking that she is also lonely, so she went to see her.

There were several big geese in the grandmother's yard, and those geese were also so hungry that Qian'er escaped the goose chase and came to the house. Because of the cloudy day, the room was dim and unclear, Qian'er vaguely saw the old grandmother lying on the kang motionless, she walked over and patted the old grandmother on the shoulder, and the old woman opened her eyes.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Qian'er asked.

The old grandmother nodded, looking weak, she said: "My body and bones are always empty and fluttering these days, I think I am old, I am usually sick and crooked, and it is even worse in winter, I feel that my spirit is not as good as a year." Winter is the day when the elderly are gone, and I think I'm getting soon. There is one thing I want to say to you, it is the matter of money, I have to prepare for the afterlife, you see if you can return the money to me as soon as possible, I have to buy longevity clothes and longevity materials, this is what every elderly person has to do, and they have to prepare for their own afterlife. ”

When Qian'er heard this, she panicked in her heart and made a difficulty, but what could she do? People have urgent debts to collect, so they have to give them to others, she said, "I will find a way as soon as possible." With that, he got up and left.

Qian'er stumbled to the house, worried and depressed along the way, the anxiety and helplessness, so that she didn't know how to come back, facing the empty and destitute house, she couldn't help but cry bitterly. Just when she was crying darkly, there was a knock on the door, Qian'er got up and opened the door, and there was an old grandmother standing outside the door, holding a cane, she said: "When I saw you leaving, my face was sad, I was very worried about you, don't cry, I know you are in difficulty, I have a way to make a living for you, I don't know if you want to hear it." ”

Qian'er nodded heavily.

The old grandmother came into the house, sat down on a broken chair, she said: "When I was young, I worked as a maid and handyman in a rich family, this is a good livelihood, the wind can't blow, the rain can't get wet, it's much better than farming, you look like this and do farm work is also a waste, listen to me right, some rich and noble people in this neighborhood also know me, I can still talk, if you want to go, I will ask you to ask, see which important person." ”

When Qian'er heard this, she immediately felt that her eyes were bright, and she said, "Okay, okay, I'm willing, then I'll trouble you." ”

The old grandmother said, "No trouble, a matter of one word." I'll go to-morrow, and you wait for my letter at home, and don't cry anymore. ”

Qian'er burst into tears and laughed, and finally calmed down.

The next afternoon, the old grandmother came again, she sat down first, her face was a little melancholy, Qian'er saw this, her heart was half discouraged, isn't there no shortage of people? She told her grandmother what she had in her heart, and the grandmother said, "That's not it, I asked several families, but only the Chang family has important people." ”

"Which Changjia?" Qian'er asked.

"Which one else, that Chang Gongzi、、、、、、 are you going?" The old grandmother looked at Qian'er's face and asked.

"Huh?" Qian'er was disappointed, "Why is it him?" ”

The old grandmother said: "Actually, there is nothing terrible about this, that Chang Gongzi has already made a marriage, I heard that he will marry the bride soon, and the girl's family is also rich, and the door is right, I think, he has a bride, and he will not provoke you." ”

"Okay then." Qian'er nodded, still a little uneasy in her heart.

"Then it's okay, don't regret it, I'll go and settle this matter." After the old lady finished speaking, she immediately left.

In this way, Qian'er became a servant of the Chang family, because she was married and a widow, the easy work of serving tea and water naturally did not take her turn, and she only worked in the kitchen. However, Qian'er didn't work in the kitchen for a few days, but she was transferred to Chang Gongzi, and the kitchen mothers wondered one after another, and some said that Qian'er was blessed, which was favored by Chang Gongzi.

That's just the way it is.

Qian'er is now doing things under other people's hands, and she has to obey others, so she naturally no longer disobeys Chang Gongzi as before, Chang Gongzi may really take a fancy to her, and did not embarrass her, let alone do anything out of bounds, but cares about her very much. The many maids in Chang Gongzi's room naturally saw their eyebrows, and they never argued with Qian'er like the stars and the moon, so although Qian'er was a maid, she was treated like a young lady.

One day a month later, Qian'er asked a little maid, "Isn't Chang Gongzi going to marry?" Why hasn't there been any movement for a long time? ”

The little maid said: "No, who said that our son-in-law was going to marry, and he didn't even decide on his marriage." ”

"Didn't you say that there was a well-connected young lady who was going to marry in?" Qian'er asked.

"I've never heard of it," the little maid touched the back of her head, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she said, "It's my sister who wants to marry, right?" Chang Gongzi has taken a fancy to you, everyone in Chang Mansion knows it, but the old lady refuses to agree, so Chang Gongzi did not settle this matter, as long as the old lady nods one day, my sister will fly on the branch and become a phoenix, when the time comes, let me be your personal maid, right? After saying that, he ran away with a smile.

Qian'er felt that there was something strange about this matter, she carefully looked at what had happened recently, and gradually understood that everything was a trick, the grandmother and Chang Gongzi colluded, and after her husband died, she gave a favor and slowly trapped her, and the grandmother's money was actually Chang Gongzi's. She ran out of Changfu without taking leave, and she wanted to ask for clarification. She ran back to the village and came to the door of the grandmother's house, but the fence door of the grandmother's house was closed and locked, Qian'er was startled, and she was even more convinced of her reasoning. But where did the old woman go? She went to inquire with other neighbors, and a woman with a matchmaker's mole said: "The old grandmother is gone, I heard that she went to her niece's house to care for the elderly, it's really good, she has no children and no daughters, and she still has someone to take care of her when she is old, I think, this is the blessing of her kindness." Another woman did not agree with the matchmaker's opinion, she said: "What, what a blessing, I heard that it was her niece who took a fancy to her money and agreed to give her a pension, and it is strange to say, how did the old grandmother suddenly become rich?" Where the hell this money came from, no one knows. Qian'er sneered, she naturally understood everything, and the grandmother's money was naturally given to her by Chang Gongzi.

Qian'er walked home, she decided to leave this place, go home and pack up and leave immediately. But when she was about to arrive at the door of the house, she saw a few people standing in front of the door from a distance, she quickly hid behind a tree, and peeked at it, one of which she knew, it was Chang Gongzi's little maid. Oh no, Qian'er thought to herself, this was a catch, so she had to turn around and go back and run through the woods.

Desperate, Qian'er came to a nun temple, where she cut her hair and became a nun, and she was lonely all her life.

In fact, she doesn't know, there is no Lei Gong in this world, that Lei Gong is played by Chang Gongzi, her husband Xiaolang was killed by Chang Gongzi, poor Xiaolang and Qian'er really think it is Lei Gong. What's even more sad is that Qian'er practiced in the nun temple in the first few years, thinking of Xiaolang is not Xiaolang, but Chang Gongzi, as she grows older, she is no longer simple, her mind is mature, she regrets the original conversion to Buddhism, she recalled what Chang Gongzi said to her, what he said is nothing wrong, he seems to have true feelings for himself, he was really stupid, how did he not go into the rich township, but with the ancient Buddha green lantern as a companion, it seems that once this person is lost, fate will go downhill. Qian'er sighed, it was too late. It wasn't until she was forty years old, when her youth was gone, that her heart was extinguished and she recited Buddha with peace of mind.