That night, Niu Chongtian had a strange dream.

He dreamed of Xiao Xiangzi and Lotus Fairy Gu among the Eight Immortals.

Xiao Xiangzi told him: "Your son committed suicide for Li Wanxiu, and their love touched me very much." Even if he is dead, you will marry them too. Remember, remember. ”

Niu Chongtian suddenly woke up. He hurried to Jianbin's room, where there was no one in the room, and found the note that Jianbin had left on the table. He picked it up and looked at it, which read: Jianbin is ashamed to say goodbye to his parents, and he should not leave his second honest. The son went to the underworld with Wanxiu, waiting to repay the kindness in the next life.

Niu Chongtian scolded: "What is the unfilial thing, what is the afterlife?"

He threw the note and ran out, and immediately beckoned his family to hurry down to the ditch to get someone. It didn't take long for Niu Jianbin to be fished out, and the person was already dead. The Niu family was very sad. Niu Jianbin's mother lay on her son's body and cried to death.

Niu Chongtian was a little mentally prepared because the immortals had told him in advance, and he could still hold on despite his grief. He thought: This is the will of heaven, let's do it according to the will of the immortals! But this marriage matter still needs to be discussed with the Shi family.

On the same night, Shi Jinlin also had a dream in which he dreamed of two of the Eight Immortals, the Great Immortal Lotus Immortal Gu and Xiao Xiangzi.

He Xiangu said sternly to Shi Jinlin: "You don't let Li Wanxiu marry Niu Jianbin, and force her to marry your son, your death is what you forced to die."

Now that they are all dead, you are guilty of going to Hell. In order to alleviate your own sins, even though they are dead, you must marry them both. Remember, there must be no mistakes. ”

Xiao Xiangzi and He Xiangu attached great importance to Niu Jianbin and Li Wanxiu, and they watched from the sky above Xiaoniuzhuang with auspicious clouds.

He Xian Gu said, "This pair of lovers is very rare! we can't let them die like this." ”

"Agree with you. Let them survive! Give the world a warning that love is not child's play, and that people should not be bad. ”

He Xiangu thought for a moment and said, "What else can we do for them besides bringing them back to life?"

Xiao Xiangzi casually used a long flute to tap a few times on the northwest bank of Suozigou near the surface of the water, and many large and small smooth and flat brown stones appeared.

He Xiangu asked, "What does this mean?"

Xiao Xiangzi replied: "This is a beef liver stone, which can represent the affection between Niu Jianbin and Li Wanxiu." Let's use it to commemorate their love!"

"Have you ever thought about it, it's a good stone for women to wash their clothes!" He Xiangu said, slowly stretching out her arm and scattering various small particles on the water surface of the south and southwest of the ditch, and in the blink of an eye, the lotus leaves on the water surface swayed, and the lotus flowers bloomed.

Xiao Xiangzi asked, "What does this mean?"

"I hope that in the world, such a happy and happy flower of love can always bloom, even if it is to use lotus flowers to praise Li Wanxiu's unswerving loyalty to love!" This reminds me of the "Willow Lotus Picture" painted by Li Wanxiu. Now that there are lotus flowers in this ditch, there is a lack of willows on the shore. Before Xiao Xiangzi finished speaking, he clicked a few times on the east and northeast banks of the ditch, and suddenly the willows were blowing the water and the willows were shady.

He Xiangu said: "It's so beautiful, this is the spring of red willows and green, and the spring of love is ten thousand years old!"

As soon as the words fell, the immortals went. The auspicious clouds slowly dissipated. The sky is getting brighter.

When it was dawn, the villagers were amazed to see that the village had changed. There are lotus flowers in full bloom in the ditch, and the willow green on the ditch bank is lined with brown stones and dotted on the water's edge, which is really beautiful and surprising!

The miraculous changes in the village and the marriage of the dead people of the two Niu Shi families were all spread to the outside of Shili Eight Village, attracting many people who came to see the excitement, of course, many of them were relatives and friends of the Niu Shi family who came to help.

Shi Jinlin may have found out his conscience and bought Li Wanxiu a lot of dowries. The happy event was as grand as marrying a daughter. The two sisters-in-law had to comb Li Wanxiu's hair, put on makeup, and dress Wanxiu in wedding clothes and phoenix crowns.

The Niu family is also married to a daughter-in-law according to the living, preparing a sedan chair and inviting a musician, and there is no shortage of anything.

The hour has arrived, and the firecrackers rang out in front of the Niu's house, and during the ceremony, the two dead newcomers also worshipped heaven and earth and entered the cave room. Despite this, the atmosphere there was bleak.

After the ceremony, it was the wedding banquet, but no one was in the mood to eat this banquet.

"I'm going to give them a funeral tomorrow, I'll say goodbye first!"

Everyone said goodbye one by one.

At this moment, someone shouted: "Jianbin and Wanxiu are alive!" This cry was like a large stone thrown on the surface of a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.

People were amazed and excited. The first to run into Jianbin's room was Niu Chongtian, who saw the young couple sitting facing each other. Niu Chongtian's tears of joy flowed down his face.

He was afraid to cry, so he covered his mouth and ran out, and when he got to the courtyard, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to the sky.

Niu Chongtian shouted loudly: "Thank you for the blessing of the two immortals, thank you!"

The Shi family soon learned that Wanxiu and Jianbin had come back to life. Shi Jinlin knew in his heart that it was He Xiangu and Xiao Xiangzi who saved their niece and nephew and son-in-law.

He knelt on the ground very reverently, kowtowing his head and muttering, "Thank you, two great immortals, thank you for your blessings." ”

At this time, the two great immortals appeared in the sky above Xiaoniuzhuang again, and they saw that what they had done had been successfully completed. So happily drifted away.

Since then, there has been more communication between the two families. Tensions between the two surnames have also eased somewhat.

This reprieve was hard-won, and it was almost bought at the cost of the lives of two young men. However, this incident did not make the people of Xiaoniu Village completely give up the hatred between the Niu and Shi families, because Niu Jianwen's whereabouts are still unknown! Niu Chongtian has gone out many times to inquire about Jianwen's whereabouts, but there is no news.

When Niu Chongtian was eighty years old, he heard the news that his son was no longer there. Niu Chongtian himself also felt that his son might be gone, otherwise he would not have come back without a letter.

Since getting this bad news, Niu Chongtian's health has been getting worse and worse, but his spirit has not fallen. He often said, "When my son is gone, I should always leave a grandson." I have all the names, and Niu Yonghan is really as he expected. After Niu Jianwen left home, he changed his name to Bin, and his former surname was Zhu. Zhu still didn't leave Niu, and Bin still didn't leave Wen. During the wanderings, Zhu Bin rescued the eldest lady of the eunuch's family from the robbers. Afterwards, the young lady and her father took a fancy to Zhu Binqian, so they became relatives. Soon after marriage, Zhu Bin was killed by his father-in-law's enemy in order to protect his father-in-law.

Why didn't Niu Jianwen send a letter to his family? When he fled, he could not contact his family. After getting married, he died before he could contact his family. Fortunately, he really left a descendant for the Niu family.

When Niu Chongtian was eighty-two years old, floods in the south of the Yangtze River were frequent, and the hardest hit was in Zeguo, and the disaster was all over the country.

Families have been separated and homeless, and countless people have become displaced victims. In order to survive, they can only leave their hometowns to beg for food, some drag their children and daughters, and some help the old and the young. Crowds of beggars died of hunger and disease, many, many, many.

An old man with a white beard walked over the palace. Although he is over 90 years old, he is in good spirits and has an extraordinary bearing. Who is he? He is a popular man of the dynasty, one of the king's staff, the master of the French seal.

The king saw that the seal of law was coming. He said: "France, India and Ireland, the south has been flooded for many years, and the situation is very bad. In the face of this matter, I don't know what the master thinks, what should the imperial court do?

Master Fayin took a few steps forward, bowed his hand, and took a slightly deep posture.

"The king, this is the heavens are angry, why are you angry? However, I can reveal one thing, that is, there are traitors in the court. Fa Yin said in a vague manner.

When the king heard this, he seemed to believe it, and he sighed and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am a wise king. He has not treated anyone badly. I don't want you to harm my people. There is an opinion that says that as long as you are right, I will adopt it. I tell all the ministers, those who follow me will prosper, and those who rebel against me will die, and the precipice will be reined in.

When the ministers heard this, they all muttered in unison: "Wechen remembers!"

Then the king said, "Master Fayin, what do you say I should do next?"

"King, Poor Dao might as well say what I think, just for the king's reference. First, find out the source of the disaster; second, send a capable person from the central government to inspect on behalf of the king.

When the king heard the words of the Taoist priest, he thought about it and said, "Master, you came up with the idea. I'd like to hear what you're going to do. ”

Then I'll just say that I'm the best person to find out the root cause. Will you send that minister to inspect the king?"

In fact, Fa Yin already knew it in his heart. But he didn't say it, because he knew that the prime minister would recommend the person he wanted to say. He pretended to avoid suspicion and gave the prime minister the opportunity to recommend.

Fa Yin said: "I'd better avoid suspicion! Prime Minister Xu Cheng is above 10,000 people under one person, he is the person who knows the ability of the ministers best, it is best to ask the prime minister to recommend it!"

When the king heard this, he thought that he should listen to the prime minister's opinion, so he said, "Tell me, prime minister." ”

Prime Minister Xu Cheng was very angry when he heard the nonsense of France and India, but he couldn't express his opposition. Because the king believes, it is useless to oppose it himself. Now let yourself talk about it. He was vague.

If you oppose the French seal, you will be responsible for finding the root cause. Fayin and the king would certainly not agree. If he is allowed to take responsibility, the ministers will suffer, and they will have to kill a few people.

For the sake of everyone, for the people, for the court, I want to oppose it. As for the recommender, there are already plans to recommend Zhu Zihan. This man is young and capable, especially a decent and upright person.

The king urged him again, "What are you hesitating about?"

"King, I've been hesitating, the master is so old, it can be said that he is older than Weichen's father. My dad walks around every day and listens to the play.

So, I oppose the master taking on the burden of finding out the root cause. As Prime Minister, I have a duty to worry about the king, and I will do it.

As for recommending a minister to inspect for the king, I think Zhu Zihan is the most suitable. For reference only, it is up to the king to decide. ”

The king listened to the prime minister's words and felt that it made sense. He was just about to say his position when he heard Fa Yin speak.

Fa Yin listened to the prime minister's words and felt that something was wrong, these words said by the prime minister were too difficult to refute, and what they said was right. But he couldn't let go of this opportunity.

Fayin hurriedly said: "King, there is something to say about the poor road. ”

"Master, please speak. "The king knew that the seal would not give up on his errand to find the source of the disaster. He nodded, agreeing to let Fayin speak. Fa Yin first saluted the prime minister, and then said, "I have thanked the prime minister." However, I do not agree with the Prime Minister's statement. Just because I'm old doesn't mean I'm not in good health. So I can afford to take on that responsibility. Once again, I thank you for your concern. But I approve of the ministers you recommend. ”

The king also felt that his words were reasonable, so he made a decision without waiting for the prime minister to reply.

He said: "The ministers have decided that although the Fayin Master is old, his health is not inferior to others, and he himself has taken the initiative to ask for Ying's commendable spirit, so I agree that he will be responsible for the task of finding the root of the trouble.

In addition, Lord Zhu Zihan's position as a messenger was decided. That's all the court said today, and I'm tired of retreating!"