Folk legends in unofficial history, Chenzhuang Village, Panqiao, Ouhai

Meng Gui and Zi Luo Nv

Pu Shu is a tributary of Oujiang River. There was no bridge here a long time ago, so people had to support bamboo rafts for the transition.

There is a hardworking and honest young man on the south bank. His surname is Zhou and his first name is Meng Gui. He is only nineteen years old. His father drowned to save a villager who fell into the water, and there was only one grandmother at home. The girl lives in poverty and lives alone. Meng Gui and the villagers are looking forward to a bridge connecting the two sides day and night.

There is a rich man named Huang Renfu on the north shore, who is vicious and sharp. He once hypocritically said that he would build a bridge for everyone and cheated the villagers on both sides of the strait of a lot of hard-earned money. Almost a year has passed, and there is not even a sound of building a bridge. Later, Huang Renfu built a broken ferry, and every time people from south to north crossed the river, they had to pay the ferry money.

In a rage, Meng Gui took several villagers to sue Huang Renfu. Huang Renfu got wind and sent money to the county grandfather. Well, Meng Gui couldn't tell Huang Renfu, but sat in his cell. Meng Guiniang cried her eyes out, became blind and fell ill. Everyone in the village came to comfort her and said that they would do everything possible to save Meng Gui.

One morning, several neighbors came to see Meng Guiniang with some food. They found a small package at the bottom of the threshold. When I opened it, it was shiny silver. Now everyone is happy for Meng Guiniang. Where did the money come from? Some people say that God must have come to save Meng Gui.

The villagers finally used the money to bail Meng Gui. On the day when Meng Gui came home, only his last breath was left. The old man said to Meng Gui intermittently, "Tim, you must find the benefactor who gave you the money ... to save you." Then he passed away.

Meng Gui came back, and Huang Renfu was unwilling. One day, he secretly told his servant to kill Meng Gui. This poisonous trick was just heard by his daughter Ziluo. The 18-year-old girl, bent on saving Meng Gui, decided to leave Huangjiamen by herself.

The next day, Ziluo sneaked into Meng Gui's house. Meng Gui was taken aback and said, "Ziluo, your father made me suffer. What are you doing here? " Ziluo told him that ABBA was hurting him again, and asked him to leave his hometown and run away quickly.

The news hit Meng Gui like a bolt from the blue, and he stayed there for a long time. After a while, he calmed down and said to Ziluo, "Good Ziluo, thank you for your kindness. But I can't go, my savior has not been found yet! " Ziluo took out a bag of silver and said, "Take it quickly, it's important to run for your life! I, I decided to leave this place with you and find a way out. " Meng Gui said gratefully, "I really didn't expect you to have a kind heart. But why did you leave your home? Don't be silly. "

Ziluo said, "What I said is true. My mother is also the daughter of a poor peasant family. Seeing that she was young and beautiful, Huang Renfu robbed her of three rooms. After giving birth to me, I kicked her away and died soon. I think of mom, I think of myself, I think of you. I can't just watch you get hurt. Save people to save the end ... "

"Save the end? Ah, you sent the money last time. You are my savior! " Meng Gui stepped forward and held Ziluo's hand. Violet hung her head in shame.

They finally escaped to a distant place. There, they learned from a master bridge builder.

Meng Gui and Zi Luo disappeared from the village, and rumors spread everywhere. The villagers miss Meng Gui every day. Huang Renfu, I can't wait to find them and cut them to pieces.

Three years later, Meng Gui and Zilu returned to their hometown. The two of them, under the cover of the villagers, dug up the ground and prepared to build a bridge.

Huang Renfu heard the news that Meng Gui and Zi Luo came back, and sent people to look around, but they didn't even find a shadow.

One day, Huang Renfu heard from the officer that Meng Gui was fighting a pier with a dozen people in the shallows on the south bank of the river. When Huang Renfu heard the fire, he flew into a rage and his face sank. He came up with a poisonous plan: burst its banks and drowned them.

The dam in the upper reaches was dug down, and the surging waves swooped down like wild horses. Ziluo, who was hiding in the neighbor's house, heard the screams outside and didn't care about his own safety. She began to run to the river. She found someone chasing after her, and the next one was Huang Renfu's lackeys. She ran like hell. Suddenly, a thrilling cry rang in her ear: "Meng Gui and a dozen people were washed away by the river." It was like a bolt from the blue, which frightened Ziluo. She rushed to the river and jumped into the rolling river.

The eyes of the village are full of tears, and they are ready to bury this pair of young people who are committed to building bridges for everyone and giving their lives together. Then Huang Renfu refused, but insisted on burying Menggui in the south bank and Ziluo in the north bank. Later, a purple tree grew on the north bank and a osmanthus tree grew on the south bank.

The longer the sweet-scented osmanthus grows, the longer the wisteria grows. They slowly approached the center of the river, and the tough wisteria tightly wrapped around the thick osmanthus trees. People say this is Meng Gui and Zi Rona.

I don't know who laid the board on this dense vine for the first time. You can cross this rattan bridge. In this way, the name of "Tengqiao" was opened, and it has been called until now.

Five-volt attendant

In the land temple in Zhang Cun, Tengqiao Town, ouhai district, there is a clay sculpture on the left, wearing a flower helmet and a dragon robe. His left hand is on his knee, and his right index finger points to a mud cat at his feet.

This god is called Five Volts Taigong, originally from Zhang Cun Lane. There are five brothers in his family, the eldest Zhang Bofu, the second Zhang Cuolu, the third Zhang Shushou and the fourth Zhang Jixi. He ranks fifth, and his name is Zhang Five Blessingg.

Zhang Five Blessingg's parents died early, and the five brothers lived in a shabby three-room at the foot of the mountain. My family is poor, so I ate the last meal without the next one. None of the five brothers married Lao An.

Shanzhouling area is high in mountains and dense in forests, which is the hiding place of big cats. As soon as the sun went down, a big cat jumped out of the bushes and rushed to Zhang Cun to carry pigs, sheep and cows, which made the whole village panic. Every household hides in the house before dark and is afraid to go out. Over the past year, the big cat has carried countless pigs and sheep. When there are few livestock, they come to carry people to eat. The Zhang family's broken house doesn't have a good door. It is the first house at the foot of Shanzhouling. As soon as the big cat fell down the mountain, it rushed into their house to eat. In less than two years, the five brothers ate four for the big cat, leaving Zhang Five Blessingg alone. Legend has it that this big cat ate too many people and became a big cat essence, which can speak human words.

One evening in autumn, Zhang Five Blessingg pulled a sweet potato vine from the mountain and was about to cook. The big cat has jumped out of his door and said angrily to Zhang Five Blessingg, "Your fourth brother gave me a good meal, and you should give me a good meal!"

Zhang Five Blessingg frowned and took it to heart. He said to the big cat, "If you want to eat me, I can't help it. It's just that I have two conditions I'll give you food if you like. "

The big cat nodded and said, "Use it."

Zhang Wufu said, "First of all, I want to feed you and make you full. But I'm hungry now. I won't let you eat until I'm cooked and full. Second, after I'm full, I'll take a bath and clean my body before I let you eat. " The big cat wants to charge, just wait outside the door.

Zhang Five Blessingg secretly looked out of the door, and Da Hunting was squinting and squatting there. Zhang Five Blessingg hurriedly took a sharp axe from the wall, emerged from the window behind the house, and crept around behind the big cat. He only heard a click. The big cat ate an axe, but it didn't die. The big cat jumped up, roared "Hoo Hoo", pawed before, pushed after, and pounced on Zhang Five Blessingg. Zhang Wu probably stepped aside, and the big cat closed on empty air. He turned his head and jumped at Zhang Five Blessingg again, grinning grimly and saying, "Are you kidding? I must eat you! " Zhang Five Blessingg cut the big cat's forehead with an axe. "Click-"Tiger got another axe on his forehead, and blood gushed out. Zhang Five Blessingg is overexertion, his body is wobbly and he can't bear it. The big cat endured the pain and took the opportunity to kill Zhang Five Blessingg. After a while, the big cat fell to the ground and died

Early the next morning, the villagers saw blood all over the ground outside Zhangjiamen. In a pool of blood lay the bodies of Zhang Five Blessingg and a big cat, with a big axe beside Zhang Five Blessingg. As you know, Zhang Five Blessingg struggled with the big cat last night and even gave his life. The news spread and the whole village came. An old man also asked his two sons to carry his coffin and put Zhang Five Blessingg's body in it. After the worship, four people carried coffins up the mountain and buried them, and the whole village went to the funeral. At that time, crying was loud and tears flowed all over the road. Zhang Five Blessingg is a great harm to the whole village, and everyone sincerely thanks him.

Later, the whole village raised funds to build a "Five Volts" statue in the underground palace. This Buddha statue is only found in the Land Temple in Zhang Cun, and there are no other temples.

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