In the early years of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, King Chuang rebelled. The world was in chaos, thieves and thieves arose, and the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil. However, spring was approaching, and the competition was still going on. Suzhou's sons Chang Jiusheng and Bo Yiwu went to Beijing for the examination. 2

The man rode on horseback and traveled through mountains and rivers, weathering the wind and rain, to Yimeng, Shandong.

One day, the sun set in the west mountain, and the two of them walked into the mountains and forests. They saw no village in front of them and no shop in the back, so it was difficult to find a place to stay. When they were in trouble, they suddenly saw a corner of a house exposed in the valley. They couldn't help but be overjoyed, so they drove their horses forward to seek shelter.

. As they walked closer, they saw a Zheng Nai Inn with several rooms. The outside of the shop was desolate and overgrown with weeds. A signboard hung at the entrance of the shop, which read: Yuelai Shop. The two entered the shop and saw no customers inside, only the owner and the shop owner.

Two clerks. The shopkeeper and the clerk greeted each other and exchanged names. They learned that the shopkeeper's surname was Wang Mingtong. One of the two clerks called Xiao A and the other Xiao B. When the two clerks saw each other, they went to Beijing to rush for the examination. The horses were carrying heavy packages, so they handed them to each other.

Look at him warmly.

It turns out that this is a black shop, and the shopkeepers and clerks are all outlaws. They often rob passers-by, kill people and sell goods. Today, if a fat man comes to your door, how can you spare him?

The two waiters immediately prepared a sumptuous meal and wine, and poured sweat medicine into the wine beforehand. Wang Tong encouraged him to drink. Bo Yiwu was hungry and thirsty all the way, so he raised his glass and drank. Chang Jiusheng saw the waiters in the store exchange glances, and saw that the wine was turbid, so he became vigilant. While drinking,

He quietly poured the wine into his sleeves. After a short time, Bo Yiwu fell to the ground due to poisoning and fell into a coma. Chang Jiu Sheng also leaned on the table, pretending to be poisoned and unconscious. The two men drew their knives and tried to kill Er Juzi, but Wang Tong had many tricks to stop him.

He said, "It's not appropriate at this time. If another visitor bumps into me, wouldn't it be a big deal? Let's carry the two of them to the west wing. It won't be too late to do it late at night." The two waiters thought that the master was right, so they carried the two to the west wing.

, kill him when the time comes.

As night fell, Chang Jiu Sheng listened carefully, and the surroundings were quiet, trying to wake up Bo Yiwu and run away together. He pushed and shook, but still could not wake up the sleeping person. In desperation, he had to abandon his friends and flee first.

I have been running on the rugged road in the mountains for a long time. From time to time, I heard the shrill wail of an owl and the hungry howl of a wild wolf in the distance, which made my hair stand on end. In the midst of my panic, I suddenly saw a light in front of me. I felt a little calmer. I looked closer and saw that it was a household.

Without thinking too much, he knocked on the door and asked for help. When he saw a girl and an old woman opening the door, he knelt down in front of the mother and daughter. With tears streaming down his face, he told his story and begged for help. After hearing this, the old woman agreed without hesitation and led him to the firewood.

Hide it in the shed.

Changjiu Sheng felt at ease, waiting for dawn to escape from the mountain cave. Who knew? She left the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den. It turned out that the old woman was Wang Tong's mother. The old woman knew that the son asking for help was the person his son wanted to kill. The old woman did not

Fearing that it would be dark and the road would be slippery, he walked quickly on his little feet. He wanted to go to the store to report the news and let his son chase him.

This girl's name is Xiumin, with delicate features and beautiful eyes. She is an orphan girl who was picked up by an old woman more than ten years ago. She considered her a child bride and wanted to consummate her marriage with Wang Tong at the end of the year. For many years, Xiumin has been disgusted with the old woman and Wang Tong, but she dared to get angry.

He didn't dare to say anything. At night, he knew that the old woman had gone to the inn to report the news, and when she saw that the son was about to die, he felt sympathy and wanted to save his life.

Xiumin went to the woodshed and led Chang Jiu Sheng into the hall. He said to her: "My mother is Wang Tong's old mother. She has rushed to the inn to report the news. She will lead Wang Tong to kill you in a short time. You should run away quickly. It won't be too late now."

That’s it.”

When Chang Jiu Sheng heard this, he was horrified. First his legs trembled, and then he was moved to tears. He fell to his knees and said, "I will never forget your kindness in rescuing the girl. May I ask her your name? I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Xiumin hurriedly helped Chang Jiusheng up, told her his name and origin, and cried sadly: "I am here in the devil's cave where I am seeking wealth and killing people, and I am worried all day long."

I am brave, and my days are like years. If my husband is selected in the future, I beg you to disperse the dark clouds and let me see the sunny sky again." Chang Jiu Sheng said from the bottom of his heart: "I will come to rescue you from now on!" Seeing Chang Jiu Sheng's sincerity, Xiumin walked out of the closet.

He took out a pair of emerald mandarin ducks, which were crystal clear. The beaks of the mandarin ducks were red and the beaks of the mandarin ducks were black. The mandarin ducks with the red beaks were handed over to Chang Jiusheng's hands, and he said affectionately: "My husband carries this mandarin duck with you, and you will always think about me."

Affection."

Chang Jiu Sheng looked at the emerald mandarin duck and understood the girl's thoughts, so he said affectionately: "If the girl doesn't despise Xiaosheng, Xiaosheng will never let her down in this life."

When the mandarin ducks pair up again, that will be the day when you and I become a pair." He then urged Chang Jiu Sheng: "Ms. Sir, you run away quickly, otherwise, the evil thief will come and your life will be at stake."

Chang Jiu Sheng shed tears and said goodbye to the girl, but after walking a few steps, he turned back and said to Xiumin: "I will be safe if I run away. If the evil thief guesses what you have done, won't he turn his anger on you and cause death?"

I can't escape, lest I bring you down and suffer."

Xiumin saw that Chang Jiu Sheng was truly a kind and righteous person and a reliable person throughout his life, so he told her bluntly, "I have entrusted my life to my husband, why should I be afraid that he will be in trouble?" After hearing what he said, Chang Jiu Sheng became more and more unwilling to leave.

He became wise in his anxiety and said: "Mr. Sir, please quickly tie me to the pillar of the room with a rope. If you run away again, you will definitely not harm me." Chang Jiu Sheng heard that it was reasonable, tied him to the pillar of the room, said goodbye again with tears, and left.

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After a while, the old woman led the evil son and the shopkeeper Xiaojia to arrive. Seeing Xiumin being tied to a pillar, Xiumin cried out: "You are so evil, you tied me to the pillar, took away the emerald mandarin duck in my house, and escaped."

Chang Jiusheng escaped from danger and fled to Dazhuang Town at dawn. At this time, he was hungry and felt unbearable, so he entered a restaurant and had a feast. When he paid the bill, he realized that his money bag had been lost and Yuelai had no money. The shopkeeper refused to comply.

He refused to let him go, so he let the restaurant waiters beat him up. The poor, thin-skinned and tender meat Changsheng was beaten for a long time, and screamed in pain. Alarmed, a horseman passed by the old road, and the old road came to the restaurant to find out the sound and said: "Why do you pay for this mere meal?"

This? Just let the poor Taoist pay for it." After saying this, he took out a piece of silver and paid it. Changjiu was grateful and thanked the old Taoist. The old Taoist helped him quickly and said, "I can't help it. This is a small thing."

Chang Jiu Sheng raised his eyes and looked at it, and saw that the old Tao was majestic, with strange bones and a sword on his back. During the conversation, the old Tao told Chang Jiu Sheng that his Tao name was Jiu Yangzi, and he was a man who traveled around the world and made his home in all directions. Now that he saw Chang Jiu Sheng's face, he

Yi Wenquxing also offered money to save him and asked: "Why did the young master fall into such an embarrassing state? You might as well complain, poor Taoist people may be able to help him."

Chang Jiu Sheng was heartbroken and sued over what happened. He took out the jade mandarin duck from his arms and said, "Thank you, Miss Xiumin, for saving me and giving me this treasure. I am willing to entrust it to me for the rest of my life. In order to save him from the sea of ​​suffering, I must go to the county government office."

Tell him."

Jiuyangzi stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, and said: "Although you were betrayed, you will not take out the jadeite mandarin duck to pay for it. Your true love for Xiumin is touching. However, spring is coming in the middle of the capital. If you go to the county government to file a life lawsuit,

It will inevitably delay the time. Wouldn't this miss the exam date? If you believe Pindao's words, you should rush to the capital to rush for the exam. The case will be reported by Pindao." After Jiuyangzi finished speaking, he closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and chanted secret formulas.

After the curse, he raised his hand to take a gold ingot from the air and gave it to Chang Jiusheng as a means of traveling to Beijing. Chang Jiusheng was surprised and knew that Jiuyangzi was an immortal. He hurriedly kowtowed to the ground, thanked him for his kindness, and went to Beijing to take the exam.

At this time, in the Yuelai store, Wang Tong and Xiao A and Xiao B frequently raised their glasses to drink, celebrating for winning three hundred taels of silver. After a few drinks, the three of them had flushed ears and hot faces.

On the matter of dividing the stolen goods, Wang Tong said: "This time, my family suffered a huge loss. We lost the jade mandarin duck, a family heirloom, in a competition. Furthermore, I am the owner of the shop, so I should take two hundred taels and divide the rest equally between you two."

The second waiter didn't respond and jumped up from the table. Xiao Jia said angrily: "When we opened the store, we had already decided that the capital would be divided equally. Why are you greedy for too much?" Wang Tong couldn't argue with the second waiter and started to tear it up. 2

In anger, the man killed Wang Tong and buried his body in the wilderness. The two of them were afraid that the old woman was looking for her son and the news would leak out. They did not stop doing anything. They decided to go to Wang's house at night to kill the old woman and Xiu Min, and cut off the roots.

No future trouble.

Jiuyangzi spoke like a mountain and rushed to the county government office to report the case. Human lives were at stake, and the county magistrate did not dare to neglect. He personally led all the government officials into the mountains and surrounded Yuelai shop. He quickly captured the two gangsters and escorted them back to the county government office. The county magistrate went to court and asked

Clear up the case, write it into an official document, wait for the Ministry of Punishment's approval, and kill it in the autumn.

Chang Jiusheng rushed to the capital, passed the general examination, and passed the palace examination, and was appointed as the prefect of Suzhou by the emperor. When he took office, he immediately sent people to Yimeng to look for Xiumin, but they sent people several times, but all returned without results. The whereabouts of Xiumin were unknown. Here,

Matchmakers who wanted to propose marriages came to the door one after another, and the proposed girls were girls from the families of the chief ministers of the cabinet, or daughters of high-ranking officials in the border areas. To all the ladies, Chang Jiusheng shook his head and declined. In order to avoid causing trouble, the magistrate Chang actually claimed that he already had a wife in his hometown.

Awaiting it.

A year later, Magistrate Chang did not come to Suzhou to pick up his wife, and everyone was confused. One day, an old Taoist made a surprise visit to Chang's Mansion. After Jiu Sheng heard about it, he suspected that an immortal was coming, so he rushed out to greet him. He saw that the person who came was the one who rescued him in the past.

Yangziye welcomed the immortal guests into the hall, and the guests sat down. Jiuyangzi said: "I am a poor Taoist who came to visit me to act as a matchmaker. I have a female disciple named Suxian. She wants to return to the secular world and get married. I will betroth Suxian to me."

Lord Chang, I wonder what your thoughts are?"

When Jiu Sheng faced his former benefactor, he could not refuse him politely. He said sincerely: "The immortal master knows my difficulties. At that time in Dazhuang Town, Shandong Province, the immortal master once saved me from a difficult situation. I have told the immortal master how Xiumin saved me."

." As he spoke, he took out an emerald mandarin duck from his arms and continued, "Xiumin gave me this family heirloom, which means that he will be entrusted to me for life. How can I be ungrateful and live up to his deep love? I have made a solemn oath.

, I won’t marry anyone other than Xiumin!”

Jiuyangzi laughed loudly and said loudly: "This poor Taoist disciple also has a strange temper. He has also made a strong oath that even the prefect will not marry him!" As he said this, he also took out an emerald duck from his arms and gave it to Chang Jiu Sheng.

What they hold is a perfect pair!

When Chang Jiu Sheng saw it, he was baffled, shocked, and dumbfounded. Jiuyangzi laughed again and said: "Back in Yimeng, when Pindao helped the county magistrate to catch evil, the old woman Wang knew that the case involved her, and she hanged herself out of fear of the crime. Pindao drove away

At that time, only Xiumin was left in the Wang family. Poor girl Xiumin was so helpless that she accepted her as her disciple, named her Suxian, and brought her to the south of the Yangtze River. This jade duck was brought by her disciple to show her to the adults.

Of."

A pair of emerald mandarin ducks were placed together, shining brightly, as if they were alive and spiritual, and wanted to fly in the sky. At this time, the gatekeeper servant came in to report that there was a woman outside the mansion who wanted to see the Lord and claimed to be a disciple of Jiuyangzi.

Wait for it outside.

Lovers finally reunited, with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. The two hugged each other and cried. Everyone was so moved when they saw this that they all burst into tears. Xiumin pointed to a pair of emerald mandarin ducks on the table and exclaimed: "I once said that this pair of mandarin ducks are a pair of mandarin ducks."

When we become a couple, that is the day when Changlang and I become a couple."
Chapter completed!