Zengguang Xianwen, also known as Xianwen in the Past and Xianwen in Ancient and Modern Times, is a children's enlightenment bibliography compiled during the Ming Dynasty in China. The title of the book was first seen in the opera "Peony Pavilion" in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

"Zengguang Xianwen" is a collection of various aphorisms and proverbs from ancient times to the present. Later, after the continuous addition of the literati of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was changed to the current appearance, called "Zengguang Xianwen in the Past", commonly known as "Zengguang Xianwen".

[1] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

When a man sits at home, evil falls from heaven.

Due to the rebellion in Yunnan Province, all the troops in Chengdu were transferred to Yunnan to quell the rebellion. A large group of bandits took advantage of the emptiness of Chengdu and ransacked all the rich families in the city.

This gang of bandits was sent by the traitor King Vulture. In order to raise military funds, Gu Jian sent people to find Lei Biao, the bandit leader on Wumeng Mountain, and promised him an official position, so that he could take the territorial bandits to Sichuan Province to rob large households.

Sichuan Province was the second richest province at that time, and Ji Xu's family was the richest man in Sichuan. Therefore, the Ji family compound became the main target of the bandits' robbery. They burned down the Ji family compound, burned to death Ji Xu's father and more than 30 household servants, and abducted Ji Xu's mother. The mother refused to be humiliated and committed suicide by biting her tongue.

Fortunately, Ji Xu has not returned home when he entered Beijing to catch the exam, otherwise he would not have escaped this fate.

At the same time, the Su family also went to Chongqing Road [now Chongqing City, which was part of Sichuan Province at that time], and went to her sister's house to visit relatives, and the mother and daughter were lucky to escape this difficulty.

[2] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

If you don't have money, you can't join the public, and you can't find relatives when you are in trouble;

There is money and it is true, and there is no money and it is not true.

The mother and daughter of the Su family, whose mother's surname is Zhao Mingyurong, is a scholarly family.

There is also a younger sister named Zhao Yuyu, who is married to a celebrity in Chongqing. Usually sisters and brothers-in-law compare and envy each other, and the relationship is very delicate.

After the family suffered, Zhao Yurong and her mother hurried to the pawnshop to buy the jewelry on their bodies and bury the victims of the Su family. took her 15-year-old daughter Su Xiaoya back to her sister's house to see if she could get the children's marriage done quickly, and wanted to borrow some money to solve the dilemma in front of her.

The brother-in-law had a shy face, and rejected Yu Rong's request, saying: "Xiaoya's marriage, you have to find another big family, and collect enough dowry together, so that you can provide for your own retirement." My family's little financial resources, a small family, can't afford too many dowries. You take these ten taels of silver first, even if it is my gift money to my brother-in-law [gift money for red and white things], you don't have to pay it back. [In ancient times, one tael of silver was equivalent to 1,000 copper coins, which can also be said to be equivalent to 1,000 yuan now.] ]

Yu Rong heard that this meant that the children's marriage contract was dissolved, and Yu Rong was very angry, isn't this a fall into the well? Yu Rong sighed, knowing that it would be useless to say more, so she said with disappointment: "Her uncle, look, can you let Xiaoya live here for the time being, it's not convenient for me to take such a big girl with me." ”

"It's... It's okay to stay temporarily, but not for too long - you'll have to find her in-laws quickly. The brother-in-law looked embarrassed, as if he was afraid that Su Xiaoya would stay here and not leave.

"Now that my family is in this situation, how can I find her in-law's house so quickly? You don't even want your niece anymore, who cares if she lives or dies? Yu Rong's attitude towards her brother-in-law couldn't bear it, and finally broke out.

"What are you talking about?" The brother-in-law quickly dodged.

[3] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

hot and cold world,

The rich are more important than the poor;

jealousy,

Flesh and blood are more important than outsiders.

Yu Rong only felt the coldness of the situation and the warmth of human feelings at this time, and these experiences were more vividly felt in the rich and noble families than in ordinary people's homes; The psychology of jealousy and suspicion is more distinct between relatives than with outsiders.

In this case, Yu Rong must quickly and calmly adjust her mentality and treat her situation with a peaceful bearing, otherwise she will not be able to survive.

[4] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

Those who are right and wrong are right and wrong.

Yu Rong returned to Chengdu, and the former neighbors avoided her, as if they were hiding from the plague.

The death of Yu Rong's husband also left Yu Rong with a big problem: those who earned money died, and those who spent money lived; The creditor came to the door, and the debt was lost.

As soon as they heard that something had happened to the Su family, the creditors outside saw that only orphans and widows were left, and they were afraid that the silver they owed them would become bad debts, so they came to the door to ask for debts. In the past, the husband's foreign debts for business had no evidence and could not be recovered.

Yu Rong's sky did fall. She had nowhere to go, and she didn't dare to rent a house with the money in her hand, so if she rented a house, eating became a problem. Yu Rong, who had no way out, sat helplessly in front of the ash door and cried bitterly.

The former neighbor came out and said to Yu Rong: "Look at your life, how will you live in the future?" ”

Yu Rong raised her head and said, "I still need more help from her aunt, hurry up and find a mother-in-law for the child, I can say anything by myself." ”

The neighbor asked, "Didn't Xiaoya already promise it to her cousin?" ”

"Ahem" Yu Rong sighed, "Her uncle has withdrawn from this marriage. ”

"Xiao Ya is knowledgeable, talented and beautiful... You might as well be... Let her go to the Qinglou......" the neighbor proposed.

Yu Rong's face immediately changed from sadness to anger: "No matter what we do, we can't let our children go to that kind of place!" ”

[5] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

so that the mouth is not as good as the kiss,

Better do it than wish it done.

At night, there was a deathly silence, and Yu Rong was still sitting in front of the door of her "home", lying on her knees and sobbing: no one can help her, what should she do in the future? Is it really to send your daughter to the Qinglou, that will ruin everything for the child - it is better to go by yourself?

But he is over thirty years old, although he looks good, but after all, he is old and decrepit, it seems that it is unrealistic to go to the Qinglou, so he simply goes to the brothel to be a "kiln sister"! With her mind in mind, Yu Rong got up and walked towards Tanhua Alley......

[6] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

Human affection is as thin as paper,

The world is like a chess game.

Tanhua Alley is a winding street in the south of Chengdu.

It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, in this alley, there was a tanhualang of the imperial court. However, the liveliness of this alley is not because of the tanhualang, but because it is already a gathering place for women who sell their bodies.

When night falls, red lanterns are lit up in the winding alleys. Greased and whitewashed women stand in front of their respective doors, flirting at the guests who come and go.

Whenever a client visits, they take off the red lantern at the door and lead the client into the house. After waiting for the guests to leave, he opened the door again and hung the red lantern on the door again.

Yu Rong checked from house to house in Tanhua Alley, and it was only at noon the next day that she stopped at the door of a relatively large and luxuriously decorated brothel. She hesitated for a moment before she made up her mind and walked through the door of the brothel.

The flowers in the yard are blooming beautifully, and the grass is especially green and bright. On the steps, a little girl of five or six years old knelt on the steps. Watching the surrounding wine bags and rice bags go in and out with a shy stomach, the turtle man came out to kick her away, the little girl dodged and ran away, and when the turtle man walked and knelt down, the turtle man came to kick again, and so on and so on several times. Yu Rong explained her intention to the turtle father, and the turtle man entered the house to inform the old bustard, and the old bustard came out to see Yu Rong.

Lao Bustard Liniang is a woman in her thirties, her charm is still there, her body is plump, wearing a green Luo skirt that Yu Rong has never seen before, her front placket is boldly open, faintly revealing her undulating breasts.

The old bustard asked about Yu Rong's situation and readily agreed to Yu Rong. Then the old bustard replied to the little girl: "Little girl, you told the turtle that you wanted to sell your daughter's building?" "The old bustard has read countless people, but he has never met someone who sold himself into the Qinglou. The little girl nodded firmly, and the bustard asked why?

The little girl did not hesitate, a light that did not belong to a half-grown child loomed in a pair of eyes, "My name is He Yuechan, my father is dead, my mother is sick, and there is a little sister named He Yuejuan below." "My father died of my mother's illness, so a six-year-old child had to sell himself to support a family.

Li Niang looked He Yuechan up and down, and with her vicious eyes, she could see at a glance that this child was not a good seedling, thin and thin, with dry and messy hair, with clear facial features but not prominent, only a pair of eyes could still be seen. Out of pity, the old bustard still took her into the daughter's building, after all, it was good to do a lot of chores, He Yuechan followed behind her gratefully, and a pair of eyes were rolling around.

A bewitching tune sounded from Sakura's lips, resounding in every corner of the daughter's building, accompanied by the shameless laughter of those adults, Yuechan was stunned when she heard it. Yuechan glanced at Yu Rong in confusion, and Yu Rong smiled sadly, from today onwards, the two of them will live in the daughter's building.

The old bustard said that his name was Lu Lixian, and you can call me Liniang in the future, Yuechan nodded and shouted flatteringly, "Liniang is polite." Li Niang laughed at the child's flattery.

Yu Rong doesn't want to accept all guests, that will ruin her own value. Yu Rong asked to talk about it after her daughter's building was closed for two months, and Liniang agreed to Yu Rong's request.

Li Niang led them into a verandah and came to a room where two turtle males stood at the door. They pushed the door and walked in, and there was a girl with a bun on the bed, about the same age as Yuechan, wearing bright clothes but crying. Hearing the sound of the door, he raised a face full of mud and looked at Li Niang with a cower.

Li Niang glared at the girl and shouted, "What are you crying about!" Dead daddy? My daughter's building is not a place for you to cry and mourn. The words were not light or serious, but they made the girl cry louder in fright. Yan Niang pointed impatiently, "In the future, the two of you will share a room with her, and Yuechan will do chores in the daughter's building first." Li Niang pointed at the crying girl with her chin and said, "Her name is Lu Qiyun." ”

Yu Rong walked over and touched Qiyun's crying face, "Qiyun, my name is Yu Rong, and her name is Yuechan." Qiyun didn't speak, but she heard Liniang sneer, and Fengyun's eyes were full of indifference reflecting Yu Rong's friendly and Yuechan's flattering faces, but she didn't say anything.

When leaving, Li Niang turned around and said, "You remember, when we get here, we are the lowest people in the world, and we have to admit this death at the threshold of entering the brothel." ”

Yu Rong and Yuechan looked at each other, and Yuechan's eyes showed the ignorant youth......

In the daughter's building, Qiyun practiced piano, chess, calligraphy and painting all day long; But Yuechan held a large basin of dirty clothes every day and wore them to the backyard of her daughter's building to be washed.

Yuechan's head was mixed up, and it was the words of Liniang's discipline over and over again, asking her and Qiyun to recognize their identities for a while, and letting the fierce turtle man stare at them for a while. There will always be endless instructions to listen to and endless work to do.

[7] "Zengguang Xianwen" Zhou Xitao

Cherish the flowers and must be checked,

Aiyue doesn't comb her hair;

Probably choose her good muscles and bones,

It is also romantic without rubbing red powder.

A few days later, Liniang transferred Yu Rong to the Red Mansion in front, found a luxury suite, raised it, and advertised it to the outside world, doing enough publicity.

Two months later, Yu Rong completely whetted the man's appetite, and at the same time hung Yuan Zhen, a big fish. Li Niang arranged for Yu Rong to receive Yuan Zhen tonight.

When the child prostitutes in the daughter's building were still virgins, they all wore pigtails, and when they reached the age of receiving customers, they untied their pigtails and combed them into buns, so they received customers for the first time, also known as combing their hair.

Although Yu Rong is not a virgin, it is also the first time to pick up customers, and Li Niang specially sent someone to dress her up. Thirty-year-old Yu Rong, because of her natural delicate and fair appearance, coupled with knowing the right makeup and retouching, is still a beauty who has not diminished her charm.

[8] "Comb Hair Tune" Bao Yan Block. Lyrics and lyrics by Nini Lee. song

[song] "What's the guy next door like?" The most handsome is the guy from East Street. What's the guy next door like? Helpful is the East Street guy. The girl in the village loved him, and he was the prince in the girl's heart. ”