Tang Hu's family was poor, but he was a generous person. One year, there was a severe drought, and it did not rain for several months. The earth was dry, the seedlings were dead, and the trees were dry. People had to use donkeys or carts to go far and wide to fetch water. Many people without water transportation equipment died of thirst.
One day, Tang Hu led the donkey to fetch water. Because the family was young and old, and many relatives were waiting for him to go back. He moved quickly and returned to his heart like an arrow. After walking for two days, he arrived home in a few hours.
At that time, it was already late, and he was very tired and weak after two days of day and night travel, but he missed his family and still walked non-stop. After a while, there was a light on the dark roadside. The dry food on Tang Hu's body was eaten, and he was hungry. He wants to go to the house to ask for some food and hurry to the front door.
An old man inside came out to open the door, heard the intention, and hurried to the inner room to bring out some food, but they were all dry steamed buns, and there were no vegetables, let alone soup. It was inconvenient for Tang Hu to ask in detail, so he had to devour them. The old man put two steamed buns in his bag and let him eat on the way. After Tang Hu thanked him, he went to drink water in front of his hairy donkey cart. After drinking the water, he looked up and couldn't help but be stunned, and saw the old man with a family of five watching him eagerly drink water.
Tang Hu was puzzled in his heart, and just as he was about to speak, the old man said: This young man, can you give us some water? We haven't drunk water for a few months. It has not rained in the past few months, and the descendants of the old man have died of thirst.
Tang Hu saw that there were two children beside him who were lethargic and snuggled up next to the old man, looking pitifully at his water bag. Immediately, he couldn't bear it, so he poured half the water into the water bag for them. The old man's family was very happy and thanked him again and again. He said that his great kindness in this life is unforgettable! The weather will ease by the end of next month, and it can rain a few times. After listening to this, Tang Hu secretly laughed in his heart. It was ridiculous that such an ordinary family should predict rainy days like a trigram master. But he still had a smile on his face. After a while, he fell asleep in a daze.
When he woke up, he couldn't help but secretly wonder if he was sleeping in a huge tree hole, and the small tree next to the big tree that took five or six people to merge seemed to have been watered with water. Wet. Tang Hu suddenly thought about it. He quickly took out the steamed buns in his bag, and couldn't help but be shocked that there were two pieces of soil. He recalled what happened last night, which was very strange.
He hurried home to inform his parents. When his father heard this, he repeatedly praised him for doing the right thing, and was also very surprised by the strange thing. And what made them feel even more strange was that it rained a few times in a row at the end of next month, and then the weather improved.
A year later, because Tang Hu's mother was seriously ill, his family had no money for medical treatment, so he went to the houses of relatives and friends to ask for a loan. Tang Hu felt that although his family was poor, no matter what happened to his relatives, he would help them. Do your best to help. Although he was in an empty house and lived a miserable life, he never asked his relatives and friends for help. Now this time he has the courage to ask for help, they will definitely help him. He thought with confidence. But to his disappointment, relatives and friends all politely refused under various excuses. He was even closed. He couldn't help but feel very sad, lost, and empty. Seeing that his mother coughed badly every night, there was no money for medical treatment. Tang Hu couldn't help but sigh, very troubled, and the dignified seven-foot man burst into tears.
One night, he had a strange dream. In the dream, the old man he met on the way to carry water said with a smile: "Back then, the benefactor gave water from other places to my house without hesitation. Saved the old family and the young and old. This kindness is not a gentleman, but to tell the benefactor the truth, we are all stupid trees. Because my annual rings are very big, I know something. Now that the benefactor is in trouble, the old man should help me. Tomorrow, the benefactor can go to the back mountain. There are two mountain ginseng next to a large rock halfway up the mountain. You dig it home. Boil the small mountain ginseng soup for Lingtang to drink, and then take some herbs, and you will recover in a few days. The big mountain ginseng is sold to buy some household possessions, and the rest of the silver can be used for a small business to make a living. After that, it disappears.
Tang Hu woke up and recalled the scene in his dream with half a doubt. He took a pickaxe to the mountain and actually dug up two mountain ginseng. Then according to words of the old man in the dream, he used small mountain ginseng to cook soup for his mother. He really recovered a few days later. He sold the big mountain ginseng and started a small business with the proceeds of silver taels. After that, the days of sesame blossoming were really high. The family became wealthy, and by this time, relatives and friends all began to come to the door with smiles. At that time, Tang Hu was in deep thought.