Zhang Lao marries his wife

According to the record of the mysterious monster, Zhang Lao is from Liuhe, Yangzhou. He manages a vegetable garden for a living, keeps a house diligently and leads a decent life. During the period of Liang Wudi Tian Jian in the Southern Dynasties, Liuhe people in Yangzhou and Shu Wei, the secretariat of Yangzhou, returned to their hometowns to live in seclusion. Shu Wei has only one daughter. At the age of marriage, Shu Wei found a famous local matchmaker and asked her to help her daughter find a good family.

When Zhang Lao heard the news, he smiled at the gate of Fu Wei. After the matchmaker came out, Zhang Lao grabbed her and insisted on inviting her to drink at home. The matchmaker kindly refused and had to comply. Two people came to Zhang Lao's vegetable garden. Mr. Zhang was diligent and prepared wine, meat, fruits and vegetables. The matchmaker was not at all polite. As soon as he sat down, he stuffed the food into the sea. Halfway through the wine, Zhang Lao said apologetically, "I heard that the Wei family is going to marry their daughter. Although I am old, I have been running this vegetable garden for many years and have considerable family wealth. Please go and tell Lord Wei to marry his daughter to me. "

Hearing this, the matchmaker almost didn't spit out the food. As soon as she struck the table, she called him a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. Zhang Lao was not angry, but simply smiled.

A few days later, Zhang Lao found a matchmaker again and still said that Miss Wei would not marry. The matchmaker is very helpless. Seeing Zhang Lao's sincerity, she had to remind him angrily: "You old man, you bite off more than you can chew. How can a good girl who studies and is an official marry a bad old man who grows vegetables? Yes, Lord Wei is honest and self-controlled, and his family is not rich, but do you know how many rich boys are waiting in line to marry Miss Wei? Don't embarrass yourself again. " Zhang Laodao: "Please tell Lord Wei. If you really disagree, forget it. I will never embarrass you again. "

After all, the matchmaker had a banquet and had to promise to take a message for him. The matchmaker told Shu Wei about it, but before the words were finished, Shu Wei flew into a rage: "You old woman look down on me. No matter how poor I am, I can't marry my daughter to an old man selling vegetables! " The matchmaker was shocked and quickly apologized: "It's all the fault of the bad old man, and I have to send a message!" " Wei Shushun said, "Isn't he rich? You tell him that if you want to marry my daughter, you won't look at your own virtue unless you take 500 ounces of money as a dowry! "

The matchmaker was happy when he heard it. Great. Go back and tell the old man not to frighten him to death. Unexpectedly, Zhang Lao heard this number and readily promised. In a short time, he pushed a car full of cars to Fu Wei. Shu Wei was dumbfounded, but once a word was recalled, he hesitated for a long time and had to bite the bullet and explain the situation to his daughter. Unexpectedly, Miss Wei agreed to the marriage calmly without complaint. Shu Wei couldn't help exclaiming, is this an act of God?

Zhang Lao married Miss Wei as beautiful as flowers and pure as jade. The old man had few wives and everyone was uncomfortable, but the couple felt nothing. Zhang Lao is still taking care of the vegetable garden, fertilizing and weeding, pruning and watering, and collecting and selling vegetables. He is very busy. Teacher Wei is not ashamed to help there. Friends and relatives of the Wei family hate them very much and often blame them: "adults are clean, but gentlemen are poor." How can you condescend to marry your lovely daughter to an old man? Now what's done is done, there's really nothing we can do, but can we let the couple go far? You are not ashamed, we are ashamed! "

Shu Wei was also very upset, so he prepared tables and invited Zhang Lao and his daughter to dinner. During the dinner, Wei Xiang revealed his intention. Old Zhang got up to propose a toast and said, "My husband and wife have never left this place, but they are worried that my father-in-law will feel sorry for Miss Zhang and can't bear her to travel. Since you have this idea, we will leave tomorrow. I have a house at the foot of Wuwangshan, and I just moved there. If your father-in-law misses you, ask your eldest brother to meet us in zhang jia zhuang, south of the Temple of Heaven. "

The next day, Zhang Lao helped his wife to sit on the donkey, lowered the brim for her, followed him with crutches and left sadly. Shu Wei looked at, in the heart is not the taste.

In the next few years, there was no news from my daughter and son-in-law. Shu Wei lamented that her daughter was poor, married an old man and moved to the mountains. How can she be unkempt and dusty? One day, really worried, he sent his eldest son Wei to visit.

Camping on Wei Yi Road, he finally came to the south foot of the Temple of Heaven, where he met a Kunlun slave (a servant from Southeast Asia) driving a yellow ox to plow the fields. Wei asked if there was a place called zhang jia zhuang nearby. Kunlun slave seems to know Wei, and salutes quickly and says, "Long time no see, Master Zhuangzi is just ahead. I will take you there. " So, Kunlun slaves put down their work and took Wei all the way to the east, over mountains and into a mansion. Wei couldn't help gaping at the sight. He saw lush flowers and trees, steaming clouds, pavilions, birds and peacocks flying in them.

Wei came to the central hall and found the room elegantly furnished and antique. The concierge is dressed in red, bright and polite. Suddenly, the challenge ring jingled, and two maids from Tsing Yi came out and said with a smile, "Dalang, please come with us!" Wei followed closely and walked carefully, only to see a dozen Tsing Yi maids standing on both sides of the cloister, all beautiful. In a short time, a handsome young man came out, wearing a long-distance crown and a purple robe, and ascended to the sky in one step. Wei Fangyi looked at it carefully and was taken aback. This man is similar to Zhang Lao's eyes and looks very stalwart. Obviously, Zhang Lao has been rejuvenated.

Lao Zhang smiled and said, "The labor in the world is unusual, so your sister and I live here in seclusion to avoid worldly troubles. Brother, wait a minute. Your sister is combing her hair and will be out soon. " Wei Fangyi faltered and was too nervous to speak. In a short time, Miss Wei walked out in a graceful manner, with a better appearance than before, and her clothes were beyond words. The two brothers and sisters exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Wei relaxed a little. Looking around, I saw that the lobby is the girder of Daphne, decorated with tortoise shells, the windows are made of jasper and the curtains are made of pearls. The steps are as smooth as a mirror, all bright green. In short, the luxury of the scene is beyond human reach.

Brother and sister are worlds apart, so there is nothing to say after a few pleasantries. At that time, the banquet was ready, and the old couple Zhang invited Wei to sit down. The table is full of delicious food, which is beyond description. After a hearty meal, the servant girl served Wei to rest in the inner hall.

Early the next morning, Zhang Lao came to chat with Wei. In a short time, a girl dressed in Tsing Yi whispered in Zhang Lao's ear. Hearing this, Zhang Lao smiled and said to Wei, "My sister wants to go to Penglai Mountain, and your sister has to accompany her. I'm afraid she won't be back until tonight. Big brother can rest here. " After that, Zhang Lao left. Wei was curious and followed him out. I saw the colorful clouds in the courtyard suddenly, and the husband and wife were flying in the air. Zhang Lao and Miss Wei each took a phoenix, and the rest dozens of people took a crane, flying slowly in the air, heading east and gradually disappearing into the sky. Wei is full of envy and emotion.

In the evening, Mr. Zhang Lao and Mr. Wei came back and apologized again and again: "It's lonely to live here alone, but this fairy house is not a place where ordinary people stay for a long time. Eldest brother is destined to be blessed, but he can't stay here for long. We will say goodbye tomorrow. " Wei is sorry, but there is nothing he can do. Zhang Lao took out 20 Jin of gold and an old hat and handed it to Wei. He said, "This gold is like travel expenses. If you are short of money in the future, you can take this hat to the hometown of Beimenwang in Yangzhou to get 6.5438+million yuan. When he sees the hat, he will naturally give it to you. " Wei He said goodbye and was sent out by Kunlun slaves.

Wei returned home with a full load, recounting what he saw and heard, and the whole family was boiling. Relatives and friends soon learned that some people are envious and jealous, some people say that Zhang Yongyuan is a fairy, some people say that he is a monster, and so on. Shu Wei family also able to shrug off. Five or six years later, my family just wanted to take a hat to Yangzhou to withdraw money, but they were worried that it was not reliable. Neighbor said, "it's a joke that a broken hat takes so much money without written evidence!" " "ShuWei couldn't help but nod. But then, life really couldn't go on. Call Wei and urge him to withdraw money.

Wei went to Yangzhou with a hat on his arm, found the Wangs' pharmacy and talked about changing money. Wang Lao said to see if the hat is true or not. At this time, a little girl in the drugstore said, "Mr. Zhang has been here before, and his hat top is broken." Let me sew it. There was no black line at that time. I sewed it with red thread. My craft can be known at a glance. " The little girl looked at the hat carefully and said it was true, so she sent it to the Wei family with a car full of copper coins. The Wei family was beaming, and all the neighbors believed that Zhang Yongyuan was a fairy.

Later, I missed my daughter and invited Wei to the Temple of Heaven. Wei revisited his old place, but he couldn't remember the road he had traveled at all. He saw the waters of Qian Shan, full of strangers. Wei asked the woodcutter on the mountain. No one had heard of zhang jia zhuang, so Wei had to leave angrily. Shu Wei knew that fairy customs were sparse, and his daughter didn't judge a book by its cover, so he entered the celestial world. After all, she is an ordinary person and she is lucky to have such a son-in-law.

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