Chapter 434 Qing'e

Huo Heng, courtesy name Kuangjiu, from Shanxi. His father, a county lieutenant, died young, leaving Huo Heng an only son, who was extremely intelligent. At the age of 11, he entered the county school and was deeply spoiled by his mother.

There is a martial old man in his hometown who loves Taoism, goes into the mountains to practice, and has not returned for a long time. Daughter Qing'e, fourteen years old, is as beautiful as a fairy. Influenced by his father, he has been fascinated by Taoist books since he was a child. He Xiangu is the most respected as a person. Since the old man Wu has retired, he is determined not to marry, and his mother is helpless.

On this day, Huo Heng occasionally went out and met Qing'e unexpectedly. He saw the beautiful woman's style. Although the child was young and ignorant and did not know love at all, he also fell in love at first sight. After going back, he asked his mother to propose marriage. The mother knew it was not good, but she couldn't bear to disobey her son's wishes, so she had to visit her. The result can be imagined that it is naturally In vain.

Huo Heng's courtship was rejected, and he missed Qing'e every day and was restless. On this day, a Taoist priest came to the door, holding a shovel in his hand, one foot long. Huo Heng asked, "What's the use of this shovel?" The Taoist priest said, "This is a tool for hoeing medicine. Although it is inconspicuous, it is easy to chisel stones through the wall." Huo Heng didn't believe it. The Taoist priest immediately picked up the shovel, aimed at the stone on the wall, and gently scraped it. The stone was like tofu. It fell with his hand, and the stone crumbs flew.

Huo Hengqi borrowed a shovel from the Taoist priest and played it repeatedly. He couldn't put it down. The Taoist priest smiled and said, "If you like it, I will give it to you." Huo Hengxi took out the money and gave it to the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest accepted and left. Huo Heng took the shovel home and thought, "With this thing, you can chisel through the wall and go to the old man Wu's house to visit Miss Qing'e." Thinking of this, I'm eager to try. When I watch it, I turn over. The wall comes out and goes straight to the Wu family's house.

He took out a shovel and chiseled the wall. He was really good at it. He dug two walls in a row and came to the courtyard. In the distance, he saw the light exposed in the east wing room. He approached the window and peeped. Qing'e untied her clothes and was about to go to bed to rest. Suddenly, the lights were extinguished, and the room was silent. Huo Heng entered the bedroom through the wall and looked carefully. Qing'e's eyes were closed and she was already asleep. The beauty was close at hand. Huo Heng's heart beat fast. He quietly took off his shoes and socks and climbed to **. He was worried that the girl would be shocked and did not dare to make a sound. He slowly lay down next to her. He smelled the fragrance of Qing'e's body in his nose. His wish was fulfilled. He immediately closed his eyes and recovered. It took his physical strength to dig the wall. At this time, he was quite tired and soon fell asleep and snored loudly.

Qing'e heard the snoring, opened her eyes and stared. She saw a hole in the wall, and there was a faint moonlight. She was shocked. She was even more surprised to see a strange man beside her. At this moment, he tried his best to calm down, quietly get out of bed, went to the subordinate's residence, and called the maidservant. Everyone lit the lantern torch and rushed into the room and shouted loudly.

Huo Heng woke up in shock, and everyone shouted, "Where did the thief come from? How dare he sneak into the lady's boudoir to steal?" Huo Heng blushed, but he was not afraid. He said, "Huo Heng is not a thief. He just admires his wife's demeanor, so he took the liberty to visit. Don't worry, I am a scholar. I know etiquette, righteousness and shame, and I don't do anything bad things."

Everyone asked, "How did you get here?" Huo Heng told the truth, and everyone didn't believe it. They all said, "How can it be possible to chisel through the wall with a shovel? It's ridiculous. It's obviously a lie. Huo Heng did not defend himself. He took out a shovel, aimed at the wall with a gently shovel, and immediately shoveled down a green brick. Everyone saw what was believing, and then they were convinced. Some people said, "Is this matter big or not? If it's not, you have to report it to your wife." There is also a humane: "The child is ignorant. Just let him walk. Why make a fuss? But when you go back, the shovel must stay.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion, and everyone turned to Qing'e and waited for her to deal with it. Qing'e didn't say a word, but her feelings flowed between her eyebrows, and she was obviously inclined to let people go. Everyone was surprised and said with a smile, "This boy surnamed Huo is also a famous family, and he can be regarded as a family with the young lady. It's better to let him go back and let his family mediate. Madam, if you ask about this, let's cover it up together and say that there are thieves. How about it? When Qing'e heard the words, she still didn't say a word, but without saying it, it was acquiescence.

At this moment, everyone urged Huo Heng to leave. Before leaving, Huo Heng asked for a shovel. Everyone laughed and said, "Silly boy, don't you forget the murder weapon? Go, go, go!" Huo Heng glanced at it and saw a phoenix broom on the table, which was hidden in his sleeve. A maid with sharp eyes suddenly found it and shouted, "Miss, she stole your things." Hearing this, Qing'e neither spoke nor was angry. A maid stretched out her hand and patted Huo Heng on the neck and said with a smile, "He is young, but he has a lot of ghosts." While laughing, he sent Huo Heng away.

When I got home, I mentioned this matter to my mother and asked her to match it. The last time my mother asked for a kiss, she touched her nose. How dare she go again? He couldn't bear to refuse his son to his face, so he was perfunctory, promised to talk about the matchmaker, and secretly chose another good match for him. When Qing'e knew about this, she was panicked. She sent a confidant to visit and confessed to Huo's mother. She affirmed that Huo Heng would not marry. Huo's mother was happy and came to propose marriage again. She didn't expect that Mrs. Wu had already learned the truth of the matter from her maidservant and was furious. Seeing the matchmaker coming to the door, she scolded Huo Heng's mother and son fiercely. After Huo's mother knew about it, she was also angry and said angrily, "What does it have to do with me? Why are you scolding me? If I had known today, I would have wandered at the beginning**. Why didn't you kill on the spot during the female tryst? Everyone publicizes this matter. Qing'e leaked her privacy, which was so shameful that Mrs. Wu also felt regretful. The two families held their own grudges, and the marriage was blown away.

At that time, Mr. Ou was a county magistrate in Shanxi. He saw Huo Heng's article and appreciated it very much. From time to time, he invited him into the house and loved him very much. On this day, Mr. Ou asked Huo Heng, "Are you married?" Huo Heng said, "No." Mr. Ou asked him if he had a date. Huo Heng said, "I have a contract with Miss Wu. Later, we fell out because of a trivial matter, and the marriage was over." Mr. Ou asked, "Do you like Miss Wu very much?" Huo Heng blushed when he heard the words and refused to make a statement.

Mr. Ou smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll make the decision for you." He immediately ordered the county lieutenant, the edict and others to prepare the bride price and go to the Wu family to propose marriage. Mrs. Wu was overjoyed and no longer objected. The two families set a wedding date. A year later, Huo Heng married Qing'e.

After Qing'e started, she took a shovel with her, throwing it on the ground, and said with a smile, "This is a thief. I'll give it back to you." Huo Heng said, "If it hadn't been for it, how could you and I know each other?" Don't forget the matchmaker." Pick up the shovel and put it in your arms.

Qing'e is filial and doesn't like to talk too much. Every day, she doesn't care much about housework except for her mother-in-law and sitting behind closed doors for the rest of the time. Sometimes when her mother goes out for something to do, the chores at home are handed over to Qing'e. Qing'e is calmly punished, just orderly and not messy.

In the blink of an eye, a year later, the couple gave birth to a young son named Meng Xian. Children's diet and living are left to the wet nurse's care, and Qing'e seldom cares. Four or five years later, Qing'e said to Huo Heng, "You and I have been together for eight years, and the fate is over. What can we do!" Huo Heng was shocked to ask the reason, but Qing'e was silent. Dress up, meet your mother-in-law, and then return to the house.

The mother and son went to visit and saw Qing'e sleeping in bed. She was out of breath and died. The two of them were very sad. Now they bought a coffin for Qing'e and put it into the ground.

Since Qing'e died, her mother is old and old. Every time she hugs her son and misses her mother, her liver and intestines are broken. Therefore, she is sick, has no appetite, and has no appetite. She just wants to drink fish soup. But there is no fish here, and you can buy it a hundred miles away. Huo Heng is filial. In order to make his mother recover, he is not afraid of hardships and goes to other places to buy fish alone. I was on my way day and night. When I came back, I passed by the mountains. It was dark and my legs were sore that it was difficult to walk, so I sat on the stone and rested.

At this moment, an old man came to him and asked, "Are the soles of your feet blistered?" Huo Heng nodded. The old man smiled, took out a bag of powder from his arms, applied it on Huo Heng's feet, and ordered him to get up and walk. Huo Heng only felt that his feet were cool and took two steps tentatively. He only felt that his body was strong, which was much better than the past, and thanked him repeatedly.

The old man asked, "Why is it so urgent that you have to travel overnight?" Huo Heng told the truth about his mother's illness, and his words involved the death of his wife, which made him cry. The old man said, "If your wife is dead, why don't you marry another one?" Huo Heng said, "There is no woman I like."

The old man pointed to the mountain village and said, "There is a beautiful woman here. If you can follow me, the old man will personally match for you." Huo Heng said, "My mother is seriously ill and can't delay. Let's talk about it later." The old man said goodbye and said, "Okay, if the prince comes to visit another day, the old man will receive him in person. My surname is Wang. Everyone calls me Old Wang. I live nearby. You will know as soon as you ask. Say goodbye and leave.

Huo Heng returned home, cooked fish and soup for his mother. After a few days, the condition will be cured. Huo Heng was unconcerned. He remembered that he had an appointment with the old man and could not go to his word. At that time, he ordered the servant to prepare horses, and the two went to the village to visit his friends. When he came to the mountain forest, he got lost and didn't know where the village was. He was impatient and burned. He ran around in a panic and accidentally fell off the cliff. Fortunately, there was a platform under the cliff, but fortunately he didn't fall to death.

The platform is a few meters away, which is only enough to accommodate the body. It is dark under the cliff and bottomless. Huo Heng didn't dare to move and complained in his heart. Looking at the moonlight, I faintly saw a small hole in the mountain wall. I was overjoyed. I used my hands and feet together and slowly climbed into the hole. The cave is deep, and the light in front of it flashes, as if there is a person living there. After crawling for three or four miles, I found a house. There were no red candles in the house, but it was as bright as day. Yili walked out of the room and took a closer look. It turned out to be Qing'e.

Qing'e saw Huo Heng at first sight and said, "Why did you get here?" Huo Heng was emotionally excited and hugged Qing'e. His thoughts turned into tears and cried. Qing'e comforted and asked about the recent situation of her mother-in-law and her child. Huo Heng said one by one that Qing'e was very sad when she heard that her family was in a miserable situation.

Huo Heng said, "My wife has been dead for a whole year. Is this the underworld?" Qing'e said, "No, this is the fairy mansion. At the beginning, I didn't die. What I buried was just a bamboo stick. If the prime minister can come here, the fairy fate is not shallow. Take him into the cave and visit his father. I saw a man with a long hair sitting in the lobby, out of the world. When Huo Heng was young, he heard his mother mention that there was an old man Wu in the village who went out to ask for help. Thinking about it, it was the man in front of him. Thinking of this, he quickly knelt down and saluted.

Qing'e introduced, "This is Huo Lang." Old Wu got up to meet him, took Huo Heng's palm, gossiped with him, and said, "My son-in-law is here. It's very good. It's good. I'll stay here in the future." Huo Heng said, "My mother is at home alone. I can't stay for a long time. Please forgive my father-in-law." Old man Wu said, "I also know about this. But if you live for three or four days, it shouldn't be a big deal. He held a banquet to entertain Huo Heng and ordered his maidservant to lay a quilt in the west bedroom.

After dinner, Huo Heng begged Qing'e to sleep with him. Qing'e refused and said, "Where is this place? How can you come here?" Huo Heng grabbed her arm and couldn't let go. The maid outside the window saw the situation and giggled, and Qing'e became more and more ashamed. During the dispute between the two, the old man Wu suddenly broke in and scolded, "The common man, bad my cave, go, go!" Between the words, an eviction order has been issued.

Huo Heng said angrily, "The love of children is inevitable. Why do you have to be angry? It's okay to go, but Qing'e has to go with me. Old man Wu had no objection. He asked his daughter to go with him and open the back door to see him off. Huo Heng did not doubt that he had it and came out of the cave happily. Wu's father and daughter closed the door and returned to the cave when he was unprepared.

Huo Heng was deceived and hated it. Seeing that the mountain wall was locked and the gas rushed up, he took out an iron shovel in his arms, chiseled the stone and dug a hole. While digging, he scolded, and dug out a cave more than four feet deep in an instant. It only takes a moment to enter the cave.

I faintly heard the voice from the house, "Insac's barrier, evil barrier!" Huo Heng ignored it and dug more vigorously. There was a "squeak" sound, and the door of the cave opened. Old man Wu pushed Qing'e out and shouted, "Daughter-in-law, give it back to you!" There was another loud noise, and the door closed again.

Qing'e complained, "Since you love me as your wife, how can you treat your father-in-law like this? I don't know who sent you such a sharp weapon. I'm so tired of being entangled by you. Huo Heng was in a good mood. He let her scold her, bear it calmly, and did not argue. He said, "This place is dangerous and far away from home. How can I go back?"

Qing'e said, "It doesn't matter." He broke two branches, and the two crossed one of them. The branches turned into horses, galloped around, ran like electricity, and arrived at their hometown in a moment. When he got home, Huo Heng had been missing for seven days.

After returning to their hometown, the two lived together for 18 years and gave birth to a daughter. They married Mr. Li, a county magistrate. Later, when her mother died, Qing'e said, "In my thatched grass, a pheasant once laid eight eggs and buried my mother-in-law there. My son has grown up and should be filial for his grandmother. He can't live with us anymore. Huo Heng nodded in favor and followed his words.

After finishing the funeral for his mother, the couple returned home. As for his son Meng Xian, he stayed in the cemetery to show his filial piety. After more than a month, Meng Xian went home to save his relatives. He opened the door and saw that his parents were missing. He inquired about the news from the old slave and replied, "The Lord has buried the old lady, but he hasn't come back yet." Meng Xian knew something different and thought, "My parents have mostly become immortals and have traveled all over the world."

Meng Xian's literary talent is refined, but his fate is not good. It was not until he was in his forties that he was admitted to Gongsheng. This year, when I participated in the examination, I met a 17- or 18-year-old teenager who claimed to be surnamed Huo, Zhong Xian, and a native of Shuntianfu. When Meng Xian saw that he had the same surname as himself, he was secretly surprised. He asked him about his ancestral home and replied, "Shanxi native, his father's name is Huo Heng, and his mother's name is Qing'e." Meng Xian was overjoyed and shouted, "It turned out to be my own brother."

Zhong Xian was also very happy and said, "When I rushed to take the exam this time, my father told me that he would meet an elder of the same clan and asked me to treat him well. Unexpectedly, this elder would be my own brother. It's really great. Brother, my parents are in Shuntianfu now. Let's go home together."

The two returned to the former residence. The daughter-in-law came out to greet him and said, "My parents-in-law are missing." Zhong Xian changed his color and said, "What's going on?" The daughter-in-law said, "I drank with my parents-in-law last night, and my mother-in-law said, 'The young couple are fine. I can rest assured that the eldest brother will come tomorrow. This morning, I went to ask my parents-in-law to have a look. There was silence in the room, and the two of them didn't know where they had gone.

When the brother heard the words, he was suddenly sad. Zhong Xian wanted to go out to look for it. Meng Xian said, "My parents have become immortals. Since they are trying to avoid us, how can they find them? Don't waste your effort." Since then, Huo Heng and his wife have never appeared again.