There is a carpenter's shop in the southern suburbs of Qingping Town, and the shopkeeper's name is Fang Shuan. Fang Shuan was honest and honest, and he got a daughter-in-law, who also gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Orchid. Fang Shuan loved his daughter like a pearl in the palm of his eye, and he also loved his daughter-in-law in every way. The family of three lived a dull but happy life.
However, by providence, when Orchid was two years old, Fang Shuan's wife fell seriously ill and died soon after. Fang Shuan was inconsolable, remembering the little things he had with his wife. If it wasn't for having a young daughter to support, Fang Shuan really wanted to hang himself and accompany his wife to the west. Because Fang Shuan was honest and popular, the neighbors helped Fang Shuan take care of his wife's funeral and comfort him.
When everyone dispersed, Fang Shuan watched his daughter Orchid cry, thinking that even if he smashed the pot and sold the iron, he would have to raise his daughter to be an adult, so that he would have the face to see his wife under Jiuquan. Although Orchid did not know what had happened, she couldn't find her mother, and she was so anxious that she cried and was tired of crying before falling asleep in Fang Shuan's arms. Fang Shuan saw his daughter lose her mother at such a young age, and his heart was like a knife.
When he was working in the carpenter's shop during the day, he would circle the orchid with a chair and give her a few wooden planks to play with. There were often villagers in the town who joked to Fang Shuan, "Shu'an, you're still so young, don't you think about finding another one?" Fang Shuan couldn't let go of his wife, so he shook his head silently and said, "I won't look for it, that's all." Fang Shuan thought to himself, if he wanted to find it, who would be willing to marry me?
On that day, Fang Shuan was working in the carpenter's shop when he heard someone shouting from a distance, "Shu'an, congratulations to you." Fang Shuan looked up and saw that he knew the person who came. She was the matchmaker in town, and everyone called her Granny Wang. Fang Shuan got up and saluted, "Granny Wang, good morning, who is pulling the line for the insurance media today?" Granny Wang was overjoyed and said, "Here it is." Fang Shuan was confused, and Granny Wang continued, "There is a Widow Wang in this neighboring village. I heard that your wife passed away, and she also admired your character and craftsmanship, so she asked me to come and match, to see what your intentions are?"
Fang Shuan hesitated for a while before Granny Wang continued, "Orchid is still so small, you can't let her be so small without a mother, right? Even if you can endure hardship yourself, you can't be bitter for your child. And Widow Wang looks handsome and you are satisfied." Fang Shuan thought of his daughter Orchid, and felt that Granny Wang's words made sense. So he asked Widow Wang in detail about her situation, and learned that Widow Wang also had a daughter, because Fang Shuan loved children and didn't mind, so he agreed.
Soon Fang Shuan and Widow Wang held their wedding, and the neighbors were relieved by them. The two broken families were united into a complete family. Fang Shuan devoted himself to Widow Wang and the children, working hard in the carpenter's shop during the day, while Widow Wang took care of the two children at home. Widow Wang brought a daughter who was about the same age as Orchid, named Yingchun. After a few years, Yingchun and Orchid were both seven or eight years old, but the two children had very different hearts and minds. Orchid is sensible and well-behaved, and likeable, while Yingchun is naughty and mischievous, jumping up and down all day. Invisibly, Fang Shuan and Orchid spend more time close to each other.
When Fang Shuan was not at home, the two children were playing in the yard, and Widow Wang was sewing and mending in the house. Because Yingchun was strong, all the toys were playing in Yingchun's hands, and Orchid could only stare blankly at the side. Orchid felt too bored, so she went to the edge of the flower table to see the flowers, and Yingchun rushed to Orchid and said, "This is my flower, you are not allowed to touch it." As she spoke, Orchid pushed her head against the bricks of the flower table, and blood flowed. Yingchun was also afraid, so she cried and ran into the house.
Widow Wang, who was in the room, saw her daughter running crying, thinking that Orchid was bullying her, so she picked up the feather duster and walked to the yard to teach Orchid a lesson. Seeing the Orchid lying motionless on the ground by the flower table, Widow Wang was also dumbfounded. But in an instant, she understood what was going on. Widow Wang walked to Orchid, and Orchid blinked with blood flowing from her mouth, and her mouth moved slightly, as if she were saying "save me." But at that moment, Widow Wang thought a lot about how much it would cost to send Orchid to the doctor. Also, if Fang Shuan knew that it was his daughter Yingchun who pushed down the orchid and caused this, Fang Shuan would have to beat our mother to death, but he regarded the orchid as a pearl in his palm. Thinking of this, Widow Wang's heart turned to the back of the orchid, picked up a brick from the ground and slapped it on the head of the orchid, and the orchid stopped moving.
Despite Yingchun's mischievous behavior, she was still a child, and she was also scared silly by her mother's actions and stayed there motionless. Widow Wang threw a deep pit into the flower table, threw the orchid into the pit, then buried it with soil, moved the flower to the top of the soil, and washed the blood on the ground with water. After everything was done, Widow Wang walked up to Yingchun and said to her, "Mother did everything for your own good. You made a big mistake. If mother doesn't help you hide it, I'm afraid we won't have a good life. When your father comes back, you can say that the orchid went out to play in the afternoon. You didn't see her, you know?" Yingchun nodded in horror.
In the evening, Fang Shuan bought his daughter's favorite roast chicken, as well as other cold dishes, and walked to the house, calling his daughter's name a few times. Seeing that no one agreed, Fang Shuan felt strange, because usually his daughter heard his footsteps coming to pick him up. When he walked into the house, he saw Widow Wang and Yingchun sitting in a daze on the chair, Fang Shuan asked, "Where are the orchids?" Widow Wang pretended to be surprised and said, "She said she went to the carpenter's shop to find you in the afternoon, didn't you see her?" Fang Shuan was so shocked that the roast chicken in his hand fell to the ground, and his voice trembled and said, "No!"
In the middle of the night, Qingping Town was brightly lit, and the whole town shouted the name of the orchid, because Fang Shuan was usually loyal and honest, and Fang Shuan helped repair any broken tables, chairs, and benches, and he never asked for a penny. Even if you find Fang Shuan to customize furniture, you will get a lot of discounts from others. When you hear that Fang Shuan's daughter is lost, everyone is very anxious, because orchids are usually very popular with everyone, and everyone is a long uncle and a short uncle. But after looking for it overnight, the orchid is like evaporating from the world, and there is no sound.
The next day, the flowers on the flower table bloomed very brightly. Yingchun plucked it off and braided it into a wreath and put it on her head, but when she went to bed at night, Yingchun was unwilling to take it off. Yingchun and Widow Wang were sleeping in the back room, and Fang Shuan sat in the living room and sighed. During the day, he had already gone to the government to report the case, and the government said that it would notify him as soon as there was any news, so that he could listen to it at home. Widow Wang slept beautifully, and only heard her daughter gasping for breath. Widow Wang opened her eyes and saw a snake wrapped around her daughter's neck. Widow Wang hurriedly grabbed the snake with her hands and wanted to take it off her daughter's neck, but the snake was getting tighter and tighter. When Fang Shuan heard the movement in the inner room, he quickly went in to check, and saw that Widow Wang was strangling the wreath on Yingchun's neck, and Yingchun had been strangled to death. Widow Wang couldn't stop talking about snakes, snakes, and Widow Wang went crazy.
Because there was a lawsuit over human life, the government came to check. The yamen on the flower stand in the courtyard saw fresh blood and traces of loose soil in the flower stand, so they ordered someone to dig up the soil on the flower stand, and indeed found the body of the orchid inside. Widow Wang saw the body of the orchid, picked up the brick and wanted to shoot it again, but was pressed to the ground by the yamen, and Fang Shuan was in pain. Because Widow Wang killed the orchid and Yingchun, who had a bad influence, she was sentenced to death. After seeing that the murderer of his daughter was being rectified, Fang Shuan hanged himself.
Postscript: The story is over, may all lovers in the world be able to support each other and grow old together. May there be no tragedy and pain in the world.