Folk tale——The story of mother-in-law and son-in-law

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a girl named Xiaofen in Fuzhou. Her biological father died early, and she was dependent on her mother, Xu. Since Xiaofen can remember, mother and daughter have either moved or are on the move. She once asked her mother why? Mrs. Xu explained that Xiaofen's father had offended many enemies when doing business, and she did this because she was afraid of being sought for revenge.

When they moved to Fuzhou, Xu met her second husband. This man's surname was Ma Nai, a local rich man. After marrying him, the two of them finally settled down. Unfortunately, Fuhao Ma was also short-lived. He died of illness within three years of their marriage. Xu inherited the Ma family's property and became a famous rich woman.

Everyone said that Mr. Xu’s life was filled with joy after all the hardships, her daughter was filial, and she had endless money to spend, so she was looking forward to enjoying happiness in the future. But who knows the pain in Xu's heart? Years of displacement had left her in poor health. Mrs. Xu knew that her life was not long, but she was unwilling to die like this. After all, she had not seen her daughter get married and have children, so how could she die? So I called Xiaofen and planned to talk about the marriage in detail.

Unexpectedly, when Xiaofen heard that her mother asked her to get married, her face turned red. Mrs. Xu was someone who had been there before, and she saw at first glance that there was something fishy about her daughter, so she asked what was going on? Xiaofen said: "Mom, to be honest, my daughter has found her sweetheart."

It turns out that half a month ago, when Xiaofen participated in a poetry meeting, she met a handsome young man named Bai Wugou. He also read poetry and books, and soon attracted Xiaofen's attention. After that, she often asked Bai Wugou to recite poems and write poems to each other, and the two fell in love for a long time.

Hearing this, Mrs. Xu said happily: "Very good. When will I bring Bai Wugou to my house as a guest? I will take a good look at him. If everything is OK, let's get engaged." Xiaofen He smiled and nodded.

Soon, Xiaofen brought Bai Wugou to see her mother. Mrs. Xu looked at him and couldn't help but said in shock, "Are you a local?" Bai Wugou said, "That's right, kid. He was born and raised in Fuzhou." Xiaofen stared at her mother expectantly, intending to ask her if she agreed to the marriage. Mrs. Xu immediately understood and said with a smile: "Daughter, you have found a good son-in-law for me, and I agree with you two to get married."

When they heard this, the two young people almost jumped up with joy, Xu Shi stared at Bai Wugou closely, showing a meaningful smile.

The two got married a few days later. Bai Wugou treated his wife and mother-in-law very well, and did everything he did personally. Unfortunately, Xu's health was deteriorating and she took countless medicines to no avail. For this reason, Xiaofen cried all day long, fearing that her mother would leave her.

On this day, Mrs. Xu coughed up several mouthfuls of blood. Bai Wugou happened to come in from the outside and hurriedly supported her and said, "Mom, are you okay?" Mrs. Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, You'll be better off in a few days. You should take good care of Xiaofen after I leave." Bai Wugou was silent for a while and said, "Mom, I have a method that may be able to cure you."

It turns out. A few days ago, a Taoist priest with a high level of Taoism came to the city. He said that there were immortals descending to the earth on the top of the mountain outside the city. If you can worship the immortals sincerely, you can cure your illness. Xu said: "Oh, how can I find the strength to climb the mountain if I am about to die?" Bai Wugou said: "If you want to try, my son-in-law is willing to carry you up the mountain."

At this time, Xiaofen walked into the room and said: "It's too ethereal for immortals to come down to earth. Besides, will my body be able to bear the torture?" Mrs. Xu said, "Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. I'm willing to give it a try." Seeing her mother's enthusiasm The son insisted, but Xiaofen could not refute, so she begged her husband to take good care of her mother.

Early the next morning, Bai Wugou took his mother-in-law up the mountain. Watching the two of them go away, Xiaofen's heart kept rising in her throat, always feeling that something was going to happen. The truth was just as she expected. The two of them had been away for seven days. Xiaofen was so anxious that she couldn't sit still. Just when she was about to go up the mountain to look for them, they actually came back.

I saw Mrs. Xu's face was red, and even the white hair on her temples had disappeared. She seemed to be more than ten years younger. Even if she stood with her daughter, she would not be disobedient. On the other hand, Bai Wugou had dark circles under his eyes and looked listless. She asked in confusion: "Mom, what's going on?" Mrs. Xu said: "We really met an immortal."

Mrs. Xu said that when they reached the top of the mountain, they saw a fairy. An old man with an immortal spirit was farming. He took out a seed and said, "It represents your lifespan. The taller you grow, the longer you live.

"In order to make the seeds germinate, Mr. Xu used his last strength to sow the seeds. Bai Wugou was not so lucky. He was responsible for helping Mr. Xu carry water from the mountain.

The seeds sprouted in just a few days. Accordingly, Xu gradually became younger, but Bai Wugou was overworked and his body was gradually unable to bear it. Xu felt sorry for his son-in-law, so he returned home. As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Wugou interrupted. , It’s not like that, but..." Mrs. Xu took over the words and said: "Son-in-law, I think you are too tired, go back to the house and rest quickly. "For some reason, Xiaofen felt that these two people were very strange, but she didn't know that what was even stranger was behind them.

From that day on, she found that Bai Wugou's body was getting thinner day by day, and he became as thin as a stick in just half a month. On the other hand, His mother didn't eat or drink every day, but his face was still rosy.

In addition, Bai Wugou seemed to be afraid of his mother, and he didn't even dare to say a word until one night when he bit his finger and wrote secretly. Said: "Your mother is not a human being, come to the goddess quickly. "Xiaofen also realized that the matter was not simple, so she sneaked out to find the goddess when Mrs. Xu was not paying attention.

When the goddess arrived home, Mrs. Xu was strangling Bai Wugou's neck. Xiaofen He rushed over and shouted: "Mom, what are you doing, let go. "But the next second, she was so frightened that she backed away. It turned out that Mrs. Xu's feet were off the ground and floating in front of Bai Wugou.

Xiaofen suddenly remembered the blood letter left by her husband and shouted to the goddess: "Mother-in-law, help me quickly, my mother has turned into a ghost. Unexpectedly, the goddess said: "It's not your mother's fault, it's his own fault." "When Bai Wugou died, Mrs. Xu slowly turned her head and said, "Thank you, mother-in-law, I finally got my revenge. "After that, she tore Bai Wugou's face, revealing the face of an old man.

Xiao Fen was startled and asked what happened? Mrs. Xu said: "Oh, they are all the same. What a bad fate. ”

It turned out that Xu had a childhood sweetheart named Tian Feihu in his early years. After she married Xiaofen’s father, Tian Feihu was unwilling and visited her again and again to reminisce about the past. Later, he planned to take advantage of Xiaofen’s father to go out. At that time, he defiled Mrs. Xu. Unexpectedly, Xiaofen's father came back halfway and discovered the scandal.

When Tian Feihu killed him and silenced him, Mrs. Xu was frightened and quickly picked up the infant child. Fen ran for her life. In order to protect her children, she kept moving, but the frantic Tian Feihu was not willing to give up and kept asking about the whereabouts of her mother and daughter.

After arriving in Fuzhou, the mother and daughter finally settled down for a few years. Suddenly, Tian Feihu disguised himself as Bai Wugou and approached them. At first, Xu was just suspicious, but after confirming his identity, she almost regretted her death and hated herself for pushing her daughter into the fire pit, so her health deteriorated.

Xu planned to get rid of Tian Feihu before she died, but she didn't know that he would go to the mountain with her first. So Xu was determined to find the goddess to help her turn into a ghost immediately after death.

Sure enough, as soon as the two arrived at the mountain, Tian Feihu showed his fierce look and strangled Xu to death. Just when he was proud, he did not expect that Xu turned into a ghost. One person and one ghost fought with each other for several days until Tian Feihu finally returned home. , and found that Mrs. Xu had also come back, he thought he could use Xiaofen to ask the goddess to get rid of Mrs. Xu, but he didn't know that he died in her hands first.

When he learned the truth, Xiaofen broke down in tears, and Mrs. Xu. He said: "Daughter, you must live well after mother leaves. "After that, the figure gradually became transparent. Xiaofen kowtowed three times in the direction of her mother's disappearance.

Afterwards, Xiaofen took charge of the family's property and became a new rich woman. Soon after, she married a young man, and the two People live very happily.