Fable: The Golden Bean and the Old Rooster

There was a poor boy named Zhuzi who lived with his brother and sister-in-law since he was a child. Every morning, Zhu Zhu gets up early, then carries water, chops firewood, does laundry, cooks... and doesn't go to rest until very late.

Even so, the brother and sister-in-law still felt that Zhuzi was dragging them down, so they separated from him when Zhuzi was a teenager. The stingy brother and sister-in-law only gave Zhuzi a dilapidated house with air leakage from all sides, an acre of dry farmland and an old rooster that couldn't crow.

Zhuzi didn’t complain at all. He planted peas in the dry fields and worked from dawn to dusk every day. Although he lived in poverty, Zhuzi was very satisfied.

Zhuzi made a beautiful cage for the old rooster. On rainy days, Zhuzi would take the old rooster into the house to prevent him from getting a single feather wet; when the weather was nice, Zhuzi would take the old rooster outside for a walk; when nothing happened, Zhuzi would also like to talk to the old rooster. Whisper.

One day, this old rooster who couldn't crow suddenly spoke: "Zhuzi, you are so kind to me. There is some chicken manure in my nest. You take it to the field and bury it in it." Just put it under a pea plant." Zhuzi quickly followed the old rooster's instructions and buried the chicken manure under the pea plant.

Hey, it’s amazing. From then on, the pea plant grew thicker and stronger, and soon it bloomed with purple flowers... When the harvest season came, the peas grew thicker and stronger. Full of fat and big pods.

At this time, the old rooster spoke again: "Zhuzi, Zhuzi, quickly pick off the pods and put them in the pot to cook." Zhuzi quickly picked off the pods again, set up the pot and started cooking. However, the pods were too big, so I boiled them until midnight.

Zhu Zi opened the lid of the pot, and the smell of peas penetrated his nose. Zhuzi was so happy that he took out the pods with a spoon and couldn't wait to taste them. Unexpectedly, as soon as the pods came out of the water, they all crackled and cracked, and in the darkness, a faint golden light came out.

Zhuzi opened the pod in confusion, and wow - it was filled with round golden beans. The old rooster said: "Zhuzi, wait until dawn, use these golden beans to buy a cow, and let it help you plow the fields and save some energy." After hearing this, Zhuzi hugged the old rooster tightly.

My brother and sister-in-law found out that Zhuzi had bought a cow. They were very curious and immediately called him to ask him everything. As soon as they heard that the old rooster was so magical, they snatched him away unreasonably.

Brother and sister-in-law serve the old cock like a distinguished guest. Feed him delicious rice every day, drink cool spring water, and comb his messy feathers...

One day, the old rooster really spoke: "You two are so good to me. There are some in my nest." Chicken manure, take it to the field and bury it under one of the pea trees." When my brother and sister-in-law heard this, they were dumbfounded. Because their good fields are paddy fields specially used for growing rice, and they cannot grow peas at all.

Suddenly, my sister-in-law rolled her eyes and said: "We exchanged good fields for dry fields with pillars, planted peas, and then buried chicken manure under all the peas, so we can get more." The golden beans?" The elder brother immediately nodded in agreement and forced Zhuzi to switch fields with him.

My brother and sister-in-law traded for dry land and planted peas. They patted the old rooster every day to make him poop more. Finally, the old rooster couldn't stand the beating and scolding anymore, so he fled back to Zhuzi's house.

My brother and sister-in-law didn’t wait for the pods to mature, so they picked them off one by one and boiled them in a large pot. They stayed up all night and stayed by the pot, opening the lid and peeking inside from time to time.

Suddenly, there was a crackling sound in the pot. My brother and sister-in-law quickly opened the lid and took a look. Ah, they really saw a dazzling golden light. The two couldn't help laughing happily.

They picked up the pods and were about to peel them open. Unexpectedly, the golden beans suddenly popped out of the pods, flicked upwards, and all stuck to their faces. My brother and sister-in-law felt their faces were hot and painful, so they had to scratch and scratch them, but the beans seemed to have taken root on their faces and they couldn't get them off.

Just when they were in a mess, Zhuzi came in with the old rooster. The old rooster flapped its wings, flew over, pecked all the golden beans off the faces of his brother and sister-in-law, and swallowed them in his belly.

Now, the golden beans are gone, and the faces of the brother and sister-in-law have turned into bumpy ponytails. They collapse on the ground, feeling really ashamed and regretful.