During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, ten miles away from Hongcheng, there was a Xia family Yanzi village. There were households surnamed Ding in the village, and my father's name was Ding Shangwen, who specialized in reading moral articles. His son's name was Ding Pengju, and he liked to dance with knives and guns. In the first two years of the same subject exams, father and son, one in the literary field and one in the martial field, both won Juren and became famous for a while. On the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month of this year, Ding Pengju married Yao Xiuniang, the daughter of Yao Xiaolian in Li Tonggou, who was naturally full of pomp and scenery.

Yao Ding and his family were family friends. Yao Xiuniang was eighteen years old, with a face like peach blossoms and skin like coagulated fat, like a person in a painting. Finally, looking forward to the day of marriage, Ding Peng rode a tall horse and looked back at the sedan chair behind him from time to time. Thinking of the person in the sedan chair who was like flowers like jade, the whole person was drunk and dizzy. The welcoming team came to the foot of Wangjiashan Mountain, and the two roads were divided into two sides according to the mountain. Just as she was about to ride a horse onto the road, a young beggar with a mangy head suddenly jumped out and stopped the marriage team: "Young Master Ding, you can take the trail."

One of the two roads is spacious and flat, and the other is narrow and winding. It takes two or three hours to walk on the flat road, and you can get home, but you have to pass under Luojiazhai. As for the other road, you have to go around in a big circle, and it takes a little more time. Ding Pengju, who was in the mood, yelled at the beggar, "Get out of the way, which road do I take, young master, do you need to worry about?" The beggar said anxiously, "Those gangsters in Luojiazhai..." Before he could finish speaking, he was hit with a horsewhip. "Young master, I was born in martial arts, and I am afraid of a few thieves? Get out!" After Ding Pengju finished speaking, he plucked his horse onto the road.

The gang of bandits gathered in Luojiazhai, and others were afraid. Ding Pengju, who was in high spirits, wanted the bandits to show up so that he could show his skills in front of the bride. Just as he was walking to the foot of Luojiazhai Mountain, there was a bang, and a group of people armed with knives and guns jumped out of the woods and stopped him in the middle of the road. Ding Peng raised his horse and roared, "The thieves are bold! Do you really dare to block the path of this martial arts?" The bandits laughed with a bang. The sallow-faced man at the head made a look of surprise: "It turns out that the groom is martial arts, so we are disrespectful. There is nothing to send, how about a few cannonballs for you?" As he spoke, he opened the big bow in his hand, twisted the bow string, and gave Ding Pengju three times. The bowstring trembled, and it really made a crackling sound like an explosion of a cannonball. With every explosion, a strong wind hit Ding Peng, the first shot flew the big red crown on his head, the second shot flew the hero knot next to his ears, and the third shot flew the red flowers hanging on his chest. Ding Peng, who was still arrogant just now, suddenly looked like dirt. The man laughed, "Go away!" With the sound of the strings, the horse's buttocks were hit, the horse screamed, carrying Ding Peng, who was lost and lost, released his four hooves and galloped towards the mountain pass. The palanquins and those carrying the dowry all shouted and fled in all directions.

The Yao family prepared a very generous dowry, with dozens of people carrying it. Seeing Yao Xiuniang in the palanquin again, the bandit leader Lei Guangyi laughed and was about to open a big banquet to drink, but the lethargic beggar came in under the leadership of the gangsters guarding the village. He knelt in front of him and begged, "I beg you heroic masters, let Miss Yao go."

Lei Guangyi smiled: "The knight you laid down can still make it fly? Miss Yao is beautiful and beautiful, and a beauty marries a hero, just right to marry our second head. Turtle son, who are you?" The beggar said his name was Chen San. A few days ago, when Yao Xiaolian's family begged, Yao family not only did not give alms, but also let the evil dog bite him upside down. Seeing that he was about to be buried in the mouth of the evil dog, Yao Xiuniang found out, not only did she yell at the evil dog, but she gave him steamed buns and porridge, and also applied medicine to his wounds. Speaking of which, the beggar kowtowed and said: "As the saying goes, when you receive a little bit of kindness from others, you will be rewarded by a spring. Everyone is a humane and righteous person, so let Miss Yao go. Yao Ding family are all rich families. As long as Miss Yao is saved, they will still won't repay you? "

Lei Guangyi curled his lips and sneered: "Hehe, if a lady enters the gangster den, will they pay? Don't even think about it. Your turtle son is a figure, but if we let him go, we have to show everyone some skills."

What skills do you want everyone to see? Chen San was in trouble. When he saw Lei Guangyi holding a dry cigarette bag in his hand, he immediately had an idea. He stood up, stretched out his hand from the charcoal stove in the house, and pulled out a burning charcoal ball! Only hearing the sound of eating flesh, the surroundings immediately emitted a burning stench. Chen San didn't change his face, walked to Lei Guangyi, put the charcoal ball in front of the cigarette pipe, and respectfully said, "Sir, take a tube." Lei Guangyi's face showed a hint of imperceptible smile, as if deliberately making things difficult for Chen San, and slowly filled the cigarette pot with cut tobacco. Chen San's two fingers holding the charcoal ball gradually turned black with the sound of eating flesh. Beads of sweat rolled down the forehead. But he didn't even move his eyebrows. Lei Guangyi laughed, picked up the pipe, and picked up the charcoal ball from Chen San's fingers. "You are a character. Second child, you robbed him, what do you say?"

The man with a sallow face stepped forward and slapped Chen San on the shoulder: "It's a big deal, let's grab another one later. If I don't let this person go, my brothers will look down on me in the future." Chen San was happy and bowed to thank him, but the man said with a straight face: "You are much better than that martial turtle Sun. I am the master of this Yao family lady, marry you as your wife. From now on, you will be the king of the mountain with us!" As soon as he said this, the bandits all agreed in unison, regardless of Chen San's bitter refusal, really dressed him up and forced him to worship Yao Xiuniang.

Chen San entered the bridal chamber, and when he saw Yao Xiuniang tied to the bed, he couldn't bear it, so he hurried over to untie the ropes on her body. Yao Xiuniang was angry and ashamed, and suddenly earned a hand, sat up, opened his eyes, and said bitterly, "If you touch me, I will turn into a ghost, and I will not let you go!" Chen San smiled bitterly, knelt on the ground, and swore, "If the emperor is above me, if the surname Chen has the slightest bit of bad intentions towards Miss Yao, I will definitely call me a thousand knives, and I will not die!" Then he took out a croissant knife, cut the rope, and handed the knife into Yao Xiuniang's hand. "Keep this knife for self-defense. As long as there is a chance, I will send you out completely." Saying that, he made a bunk on the ground and lay down with his clothes.

After a few days, Yao Xiuniang was so sad that her eyes were swollen into big blisters, but there was no news of Ding Yao family. Fortunately, Chen San treated her with respect, and those gangsters never harassed her. After a while, she actually regarded the ugly Chen San as a brother in her heart.

After more than a month, one night Chen San was called by Lei Guangyi to drink together. After a few glasses of wine, Chen San felt hot all over, and his dantian was like a pile of countless burning charcoal, so he couldn't help but be surprised: "Boss, this wine?"

Lei Guangyi chuckled, pointed at the wine glass and said, "The wine is nothing. It's just that some aphrodisiac has been applied to the wine glass. It's hard for your turtle son, guarding a beautiful lady like flowers and jade, to actually not move your desires. Hehe, we good people will do it to the end, and the Yao family woman's meals are also added with medicine, so that you can cook raw rice and cook cooked rice." Saying that, he ordered Chen San to be sent back to the room, and then a big lock locked the door with a click.

When the red-faced Chen San entered the room, he saw Yao Xiuniang's cheeks as red as burning coals. As she exhaled heat, she tugged at her clothes, revealing her snow-white and pink skin. As soon as he saw Chen San enter the room, he panted and took the initiative to offer his arms. Chen San felt a bang in his head, and his whole body seemed to be surrounded by fire, and he was about to melt immediately. He suddenly stretched out his hand to grab Yao Xiuniang's shoulder, and when he saw that his hand was almost on his shoulder, he couldn't help but deviate from the direction, slapping her face heavily, knocking Yao Xiuniang, who had lost his mind to the ground. Then he put his left index finger in his mouth, and with a click, he bit off his finger. The intense pain made his almost melted mind clear again. At this time, the locked door was kicked open. Lei Guangyi, who was full of anger, entered the door and slapped Chen San: "I have never seen anyone like you. Get out, get out, take this woman and get off the counterfeit products!"

Chen San couldn't believe his ears, so he knelt down, kowtowed two heads, then bandaged his severed finger, carried Yao Xiuniang on his back, and walked under counterfeit products. At dawn, Chen San finally came to the front of the Ding family mansion and knocked on the courtyard door. The family members who opened the door, when they saw the breathless Chen San carrying Yao Xiuniang on his back, were immediately shocked, let the two into the house, and quickly woke Ding Shangwen and his son.

Yao Xiuniang had been delivered safely, and Chen San got up and wanted to leave, but Ding Shangwen was unwilling to agree, and he bowed to the ground: "Your Excellency saved Xiuniang from the gang nest, the old man is very grateful, how can you leave like this?" Hurry up and call someone to wash Chen San's face with water and arrange breakfast. Chen San ran around all night, and he was really tired. Seeing that hospitality was difficult, he stayed, while talking about the counterfeit products intermittently. The respectful look on Ding Shangwen's face became stronger and stronger, and he praised him repeatedly, saying Chen San was worthy of being a righteous beggar in the world. As he spoke, the sumptuous banquet was set up, and he could not hold Ding Shangwen's diligent persuasion to drink. After a while, Chen San was drunk.

When Chen San woke up, he only felt pain and sour all over his body, and he suddenly earned, but he couldn't move at all. It turned out that he was tied up with a lot of flowers, with some messy firewood under his body, and he was clearly in a woodshed, and he couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't understand. He had worked so hard to save Yao Xiuniang, how could the Ding family treat him like that?

When it was finally dark, the door of the firewood room was gently pushed open. Yao Xiuniang, who had a sad face, crept into the house, cut the rope that bound Chen San with a horn knife, and then said with tears, "Brother Chen, thank you for saving me. Ding father and son will not let you go, run away!" Chen San couldn't believe why the Ding father and son would retaliate against each other, so he stood up and wanted to go out to find the Ding father and son to reason. He never thought that Ding father and son had appeared at the door. That Ding Shangwen pointed at Yao Xiuniang and said to Ding Peng, "Pengju, if Yao Xiuniang didn't have anything to do with this beggar, how could she let him go? And this beggar, how could he save her from the den of gangsters regardless of his life?" Ding Peng raised his face full of murderous intent, holding a single knife, gritted his teeth and approached Yao Xiuniang and said, "You cheap woman, I have fallen in love with you in vain!" Chen San was shocked, and he protected Yao Xiuniang, "She is your daughter-in-law, do you want to kill her too?" Ding Shangwen snorted coldly: "A month ago, Ding Yao's family was in mourning, and many people saw that Yao Xiuniang committed suicide under the Luojiazhai for the full name festival. Pengju, what are you waiting for?" Chen San felt his liver and gallbladder cracked, and then he only heard a crisp sound: "Wait!" Yao Xiuniang stood up to protect Chen San: "You, you let us go, I, I will go with him, and from now on, I will never return to the Ding family!"

With a "clang" sound, Ding Peng couldn't bear to lift it to the end, and the single knife in his hand fell to the ground. Yao Xiuniang grabbed the hand of the beggar who was still in a daze, and the two rushed out of the door, hiding in the vast night…