Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 152 Sisters are easy to marry

Mao Xiangguo in Yue County, when he was young, his family was poor. My father herd cattle for others. Zhang, the county seat, is a big family. He set up a new tomb in the south of Dongshan Mountain. When the family passed the cemetery, they suddenly heard a strong voice from the tomb: "This is the noble man's house. Leave as soon as possible. Don't occupy the feng shui treasure." When Master Zhang heard about this, he was skeptical and did not move. Then I dreamed frequently. Someone in my dream warned and said, "Your cemetery is owned by the prime minister. Why do you occupy the magpie's nest?" Since then, things in Zhang's house have not been going well. His friends advised him to move the grave. Zhang nodded and listened, and had no choice but to move the grave elsewhere.

One day, the father of the prime minister went to Dongshan to graze and passed by the southern cemetery. It rained heavily and hid in the tomb. The heavy rain flooded the tomb, and the old father unfortunately drowned. The prime minister was still young. His mother went to Zhang's house and begged, "Please give me a place to take the dead husband into the earth."

Zhang was shocked to learn that the deceased's surname was Mao. Now he went to Dongshan to check and saw the place where the old man Mao was buried. Coincidentally, it was the place where the coffin was parked before, and he became more and more shocked. Thinking of the scene in the dream, he sighed, "There is God's will in the dark. The land here is destined to be owned by the Mao family, and now it belongs to the original owner." Mao's wife was overjoyed. She chose an auspicious day, buried her father-in-law, and went to Zhang's house with her son to thank him.

Zhang was overjoyed to see Mao Xiangguo. He kept him at home and taught him to read as if he were his own. He also said to Mao's wife, "I'm going to marry my eldest daughter to your son. I don't know what to do?" The hairy wife was stunned and at a loss. It was just a sentence, "I can't afford to climb high." Zhang's wife said, "The words have been spoken. How can they be changed? Let's agree." The wife couldn't do it, so she had to allow it.

The eldest daughter dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and looks down on the Mao family in her heart. She is unhappy when she hears what she says, and her words and deeds are quite resentful. If someone mentions marriage, they will cover their ears. Every time I say to someone, "I won't marry a cowherd." On the day of marriage, the groom came to greet her. The colored sedan chair stopped in front of the door. The eldest daughter covered her face with sleeves and cried at the wall. She urged her to put on makeup and did not do anything. Her family persuaded her in every way, but she was still unmoved.

The Oer groom got up and wanted to go, playing drums, and the eldest daughter was still fluffy and crying. Zhang asked his son-in-law to wait for a moment and entered the room to persuade his daughter. The bride only shed tears. No matter how his father explained, he always ignored it. Zhang was angry and forced, and the bride cried bitterly, and the oil and salt did not enter.

Zhang was helpless, and his family came forward and said, "The groom is leaving." Zhang hurried out of the house and said, "The bride is putting on makeup. Wait a moment." After saying that, he hurried into the house, so counted in and out, and shuttled back and forth.

After a long delay, the eldest daughter finally refused to change her mind. Zhang had nothing to do and was bored to death. The second daughter was dissatisfied and persuaded her bitterly. The bride was annoyed and said angrily, "Little girl, are you coming too?" It doesn't hurt to stand and talk. If you have the ability, you can marry the herd baby. The second daughter said, "My father has never promised me to marry Mr. Mao. If my father promises to marry, I will get on the sedan chair immediately. Why do I need my sister to persuade me?"

Seeing that she spoke cheerfully, Zhang discussed with his wife in private: It's better to make a plan, exchange the small for the big, and let the second daughter get married.

The wife asked her second daughter, "Your sister is unfilial and does not obey her parents' orders. Would you like to marry on her behalf now?" The second daughter sighed, "Parents ask their children to get married. Even if they marry a beggar, they dare not refuse. What's more, Mr. Mao's talent will be poor all his life? When her parents heard this, they were overjoyed. They immediately put on makeup for her and sent her to a colorful sedan chair. The second daughter boarded the car and left in a hurry.

After entering the door, the couple's relationship was sweet. However, the bride has always been sick, and her hair is rarer than that of ordinary people. In addition to the joy of Mao Xiangguo, she can't help but lament the shortcomings. After a long time, the rumors of the sister's change gradually spread to his ears. Mao Xiangguo admired his wife's virtue more and regarded her as a confidant.

Shortly after marriage, Mao Xiang was a scholar in the national examination and entered the provincial city to participate in the rural examination. Passing through the Wang Sheren store, the owner dreamed the night before and dreamed that the god told him, "Sir, there will be trouble in the future. Tomorrow Mao Xieyuan will come to help you get out of trouble." Therefore, the shopkeeper got up early to wait, squatted on the roadside, and specially observed the passengers passing by. At the sight of Mao Xiangguo, he was overjoyed to rectify the banquet, treat him well, and did not charge money. He just told the dream and asked him for help.

Mao Xiangguo is quite conceited. He is confident in the title of the gold list. It is as easy as the palm of his hand. He immediately promised and thought to himself: "In the future, in high school, his status must be prominent. However, his wife's hair is sparse, and she is afraid of being laughed at by others. After becoming rich and noble, it is better to divorce his wife and marry again."

After the imperial examination, the list was announced. Mao Xiangguo was disgrined and frustrated. He faced the shopkeeper shamelessly, did not dare to go back to the hostel and change his way home. Three years later, when I went to the exam again, the shopkeeper was still waiting by the roadside. Mao Xiangguo said, "Sir's words in the past did not come true. I'm really sorry to bother you again." The owner said, "Otherwise, the scholar is only because of the change. The wife's mind is bad, so the fame is eliminated by Yin Si. It's not that the dream is not bad.

Mao Xiangguo was stunned and said, "How do you know?" The master said, "Last time the prince left without saying goodbye, I had another dream, so I know." When Mao Xiangguo heard the words, he regretted it and was like a puppet. The master said, "A scholar should love himself, get the solution, and point to the day."

Not long after, Mao Xiangguo participated in the scientific examination, and as expected, he won the leader, and his wife's hair became thicker, and his black hair was like a waterfall, which became more charming. The eldest daughter married a rich man from the same hometown, with high spirits and high spirits. The husband is lazy and free-hearted. He soon lost all his property, and his family was poor and had no rice in the pot. I heard that my younger sister is developed, and my eldest daughter is more and more ashamed. Sometimes when I meet my sister, I avoid the road. Soon after, her husband died and her family was in decline. She heard that Mao Xiangguo was admitted as a scholar, and her eldest daughter became a monk in anger.

After that, Mao Shusheng became the prime minister and returned to her hometown. The eldest daughter sent her disciples to visit and asked for a reward. After entering the house, my wife gave me a number of silk and satin, with gold and silver inside. The disciple was ignorant. He took the cloth and went back to the temple to tell the master. The eldest daughter was disappointed and said angrily, "Give me money, and I can still buy rice and firewood; what's the use of such things!" Return it to me as it is."

The disciple had no choice but to come to the door again. Mao Xiangguo's husband and wife were puzzled. When they opened the silk and silver, the gold and silver were not lost. Mao Xiangguo laughed dumbly and said, "The master can't afford a hundred taels of gold. How can there be any blessing to follow me?" He took out fifty taels of gold, gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take it back to make a pestering for the master. If you give it too much, I'm afraid she will be blessed and difficult to suffer it."

The disciple returned. According to the truth, the eldest daughter sighed silently and remembered what she had done in her life. She turned black and white upside down, and avoided evil and became beautiful. Now she has come to such an end, isn't it self-serving?

Later, the shopkeeper was captured and imprisoned. Mao Xiangguo tried his best to plead for it, and was finally released.