God beggar

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In the last three years of the Song Dynasty, there was a severe drought, and the crops in the fields were not harvested, and there were refugees who fled from famine everywhere. Qingping Town was located in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

One day, a beggar came to Qingping Town and stayed at the Sanguan Temple in the southern suburbs of Qingping Town at night. He wandered around town during the day. Although he was dressed in tattered clothes, his speech and behavior were very different from other beggars. I saw him walking around the streets with a rice bowl in his hand.

Qingping Town used to be a poor place, but after the opening of the Grand Canal, life gradually became prosperous, so the people of Qingping Town knew that good days did not come easily, and they also knew that they sympathized with the poor. From day to noon, the beggar stood in front of a noodle stall in a daze. The owner of the noodle stall said to the beggar, "You haven't eaten yet, come and sit inside, I'll give you a bowl of noodles to warm up, it's not easy to go out."

The beggar nodded and sat down where no one was, and soon the stall owner served the beggar a bowl of hot noodles. The beggar finished eating with relish, wiped his mouth and was about to go out, walked to the stall owner and said, "You invited me to eat, I don't have the money to give you the meal." The stall owner smiled and said, "I didn't want your money, and a bowl of noodles is not worth anything. Come to me when there is no money left." The beggar said, "It's better to send me some money directly."

As soon as the stall owner reacted, he chased after them and shouted, "You're robbing the money." The people who were eating had just witnessed all this and felt that the beggars had gone too far, so they all came out to chase the beggars one by one. Just a few steps behind them, they only heard a "boom" behind them. Looking back, the stall had already collapsed, the rainy noodle stall in the south was built in a rudimentary way, and the beams had long been rotten. Everyone couldn't help but feel cold on their backs. If they 'd come out two steps late, they would have died here a long ago. Looking back, there was no trace of the beggar, only the silver bag on the ground.

The owner, Zhou Sheng, was a scholar. His mother, Sun, was old and had been blind for many years. Because the family was poor, Zhou Sheng had to herd cattle for the landlord's house during the day and help others copy calligraphy and painting at night, in exchange for a meager income, and serve his mother wholeheartedly.

Tomorrow was the 66th birthday of his mother, the Sun Clan. Zhou Sheng didn't have many relatives, so he just had to buy some delicious food for his mother. Zhou Sheng used the money he had accumulated to buy two birthday peaches from the town, and when he walked to the door, Zhou Sheng saw a beggar sitting in front of his house. Zhou Sheng was a scholar and a kind person, and said, "Poor man, come inside and I'll find you something to eat."

The beggar followed Zhou Sheng into the house, humming a song in his mouth. Hearing the voices of others, Sun shi hurriedly asked, "My son, who is here?" Zhou Sheng replied, "I met a gentleman who escaped from the wilderness at the door of my house. When I saw that he was pitiful, I came back to find him something to eat, and I also bought you two big birthday peaches." Sun shi said, "There is nothing to eat in our house. You two can eat the longevity peach.

Zhou Sheng was very filial and obedient. He picked up a longevity peach and handed it to the beggar, but left the other one there motionless, because he wanted to give it to his mother tomorrow. The beggar did not refuse, and soon ate a longevity peach and spit out the peach pit on the ground. The beggar said to the old lady, "Old woman, I ate your longevity peach, and I will give you a gift as a birthday gift. What do you think this is?" The beggar took out a gold bracelet from his arms, which shone brightly and lit up the whole room.

Sun shi hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Oh, I can't take it, I can't take it, it's just a peach, you can eat it, how dare you accept such a heavy gift from you. If you like to eat peaches, there is still a peach on the table, you can take it and eat it too. Zhou Sheng looked at his mother in surprise and said, "Mother, can you see anything with your eyes?Sun Shi said, "I saw a burst of golden light just now, and I saw it when I opened my eyes. I have been blind for three years, and I didn't expect there would be a day when I could see the light again." The two women wept with joy.

The beggar said, "Old woman, if you accumulate good morals and cultivate virtue, you can live a hundred years. Zhou Sheng, if you study hard, you can become a high-ranking minister in the future." The women bowed down and worshiped, and when they got up again, the beggar was nowhere to be seen, only to see the gold bracelet on the table. Zhou Sheng used the gold bracelet as some silver, one is to serve his mother well, and the other is that he no longer has to work for the landlord's family, so he can study with peace of mind. Sure enough, soon after the high school champion was appointed a high-ranking official by the court, which benefited one party.

Afterwards, no one saw the beggar again. One day and night, the golden light of the Sanguan Temple shone brightly as day, and people were amazed one after another. They all said that the beggar was the reincarnation of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

As the saying goes: Those who do good deeds are blessed by their own gods, and those who accumulate good deeds will surely come to the door.