Fang Ping was a scholar in Qingping Town and was born into a family of scholars. Fang Ping had high hopes from his parents, hoping that Fang Ping could make a name for himself and honor his ancestors. Fang Ping was also very competitive, studying hard, and at a young age, he was a scholar. His parents also married a beautiful wife for him. The days of Fang Ping's younger couple were really enviable.

However, in life, everything goes wrong. Not long after the happy days, Fang Ping's bad luck followed one after another. Although Fang Ping was admitted as a scholar early on, he was repeatedly frustrated when he went up again. Without an official and a half job, a scholar is equivalent to an empty diploma. Parents worried about Fang Ping's future, and they became ill from hard work, and soon both died.

Fang Ping had no parents to rely on, his future was confused, and he had no intention of studying. All day long, a group of friends drank alcohol to drown their sorrows, and slowly glued to the gambling money. At first, Fang Ping's luck was good, and he won a few small tests. Fang Ping suddenly burst into confidence and thought that his gambling skills were better than others. As before, it only took time to become rich and revive the family's glory. When Fang Ping, who won the money, went home, he bought his wife, A Zi, new clothes and jewelry, and a puppet toy for his son.

Azi knew Fang Ping didn't have a job, so he asked him where the money came from. Fang Ping just patted his chest and said, "The little girl's family doesn't need to worry about the big husband, you can enjoy the happiness in the future, I promise you will not worry about eating and drinking in the future, and let your son live a life like a prince's son." The next day, Fang Ping walked into the gambling house full of confidence, lost everything, and when he returned home, his face was extremely ugly. His son wanted to get close to Fang Ping with his toys, but was kicked away by Fang Ping, and his son was so scared that he couldn't stop crying. Azi hurriedly came to pick up his son, "Why did you beat and scold your son for no reason?" Fang Ping said angrily, "Get out of the way, looking upset."

Zi had been married to the Fang family for so many years. Although she had seen Fang Ping depressed, she had never seen him lose such a temper with her. So she picked up her son and went to the side room. For dozens of days after that, Fang Ping would leave early and return late, and sometimes he would not return for two or three days at all.

Although the days were sad, Ah Zi thought about everything for the sake of the child. The child could not live without a father, and patience was over. But such a small wish was also broken. One morning, a group of people broke into Fang Ping's house, holding an IOU with Fang Ping's words and handprints written in black and white on it. Only then did Ah Zi realize that Fang Ping was secretly gambling during this period of time, and had already lost all his property. The creditor quickly moved all the possessions away, and the deed of title to the house was changed. Ah Zi was very angry and returned to her parents' house with her son.

It was late at night, and Fang Ping, who had nothing, was walking on the streets of Qingping Town, hungry. Unknowingly, he walked to the southern suburbs of Qingping Town, and Fang Ping saw a pawn shop on the roadside with lights on. Fang Ping vaguely remembered that this place used to be the Temple of the City God, but he didn't know when it was changed into a pawn shop. Fang Ping looked at the coat on his body and wanted to fill his stomach with two taels of silver first, so he walked into the pawn shop.

The light in the pawnshop was dim, and the shopkeeper's face could not be seen clearly. Fang Ping said, "How much silver can I use this coat for?" The shopkeeper looked at Fang Ping and said, "One tael of silver." Fang Ping thought that when he bought twenty taels of silver, it was too cheap, so he said, "Can it be more expensive? This is too little." The shopkeeper said, "Your clothes are worth one taels of silver. If you want more money, I can still use it as a lifespan. Can you exchange your poor time for silver and have fun in time?"

Fang Ping was overjoyed when he heard that. He was a man who was about to die, and it would be good if he could exchange some silver to enjoy it, so he agreed to the pawnshop shopkeeper's suggestion and exchanged 20 years of life for 2,000 taels of silver. After Fang Ping got the silver, he went to the restaurant for a full meal, went to the brothel and ordered two top cards, and then called his gambling friends to gamble, thinking he could get his money back.

After more than ten days like this, Fang Ping squandered all his silver. So Fang Ping went to the pawnshop for another ten years of his life, and within a few days he squandered all his silver. Fang Ping went to the pawnshop more and more frequently. Until that day, Fang Ping went to the pawnshop to find the shopkeeper and said, "Quick, give me another thousand taels of silver, I will definitely win today." The shopkeeper shook his head. Fang Ping said, "What? My lifespan is not enough for ten years? Then I will live for five years." The shopkeeper still shook his head and stretched out a finger. Fang Ping said in surprise, "What, you said my life span is only one year?" The shopkeeper said in a low voice, "You only have one day left, and today is your last day of life."

Fang Ping walked out of the pawnshop angrily, full of remorse in his heart. Hate should not be involved in gambling, let alone exchange his life for a bet. When he was angry, he could only hear the sound of horseshoes behind him, and Fang Ping came to know him. It was Ah Zi's younger brother, his brother-in-law Ah Hua. Ah Hua got off the horse, walked to Fang Ping and said, "Brother-in-law, my sister told us about you. My father said that as long as you are willing to repent and stop gambling in the future, we can start again. Our family also has many industries, and my father promised to hand over the silk business to you."

Fang Ping wept bitterly and knelt on the ground, swearing to the sky that he was determined to be a new person, never gambled again, and took good care of Ah Zi's wife and her parents-in-law. Ah Hua was also very touched. As the saying goes, the prodigal son will not be exchanged for money, and the two will ride home.

On the way, Fang Ping was in a hurry, so he found a corner to squat and relax. As soon as he squatted, the whole wall collapsed and Fang Ping slapped on the body. Fang Ping died on the spot.