Somewhere in southwest Lu, there was a lazy man named Zhang San, who was afraid of snow in winter and heat in summer, and mosquitoes in autumn and too wet in spring. When he was asked to go out to work, he hurt from the corner of his forehead to his toes. It was no wonder that Zhang San's parents had a middle-aged son, doting and pampering him, so that his son was lazy to learn to sit at the age of three and lazy to learn to walk at the age of five. Now he only knows how to open his mouth with food and reach out with clothes.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang San grew up to twenty-five years old under the wings of his parents, and Zhang San's parents were tired all year round and aged day and night. Looking at his son's appearance, the old couple were heartbroken. If they wanted to pass on tofu making skills to their son, so that after a hundred years, their son would not starve and freeze. But Zhang San did not appreciate it, either sprinkled the bean basket or turned over the pulp bucket. The old couple had no choice but to let it go and raise him day by day.
That autumn, when Father Zhang went to the market to sell tofu, he accidentally fell into a small river and died. Granny Zhang thought about her wife and worried about her son, and she became sick from work, and within half a year she also left to go west. Zhang San had no shelter, and he was hungry and called his father, and his body was cold and called his mother, which was very miserable. The old couple who made tofu from the left and right neighbors were good people on weekdays, and often helped Zhang San with a bowl of rice and two cakes from the west. But the years were not good, and family life was sad, not to mention Zhang San was young and had complete limbs, so he could not ask others to support him out of thin air. Over time, people gradually became indifferent to Zhang San.
Zhang San lived like a year without the help of his neighbors. He ate tofu, ate the bean residue, chewed the beans, and couldn't find anything to eat anymore. He lay on the bed and looked around, and there were still a few things left by his father and mother that could be exchanged for some food, but he didn't know how to exchange them. More importantly, Zhang San was too lazy to think about it, too lazy to go out, or even to get out of bed.
Zhang San was extremely lazy, not eating or drinking, and finally lazy about Yama Palace.
"Report to King Yama, Zhang San brought it." The judge respectfully presented the book of life and death. King Yama took it over and glanced at it, and said with a face full of surprise: "Hey, this Sanshou has arrived, but Lushou still exists, why is this..." King Yama looked at the scrawny and ragged Zhang San, turned around and stared at the judge, full of doubts.
When he was supposed to eat chicken and duck, his bones were stuck in his throat and he died. How could he... "Zhang Sanlai was lazy, but his IQ was not low." From their conversation, he learned that he should have died, but now he starved to death.
The more Zhang San thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, so he knelt down and said with a mournful face, "Lord Yama, I went out with an empty stomach and came back with an empty stomach. I have never eaten delicacies from mountains and seas, never worn silk and silk, and I have no wife and half children. If my life is so cheap, I have no complaints. If my Lu Shou is misappropriated, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of Lord Yama, who is honest and strict, please Lord Yama..." Zhang San has been lazy since childhood and has never recited poems or made speeches. Otherwise, according to his words, if he concentrates on his studies, if he can't win, he can get an explanation.
Yama knows that the darkness of the underworld is now famous. Besides, everyone wants to go to heaven, and everyone doesn't want to come to hell. The competition is so fierce that he receives less and less incense. If any rumors of corruption and appropriation spread out, wouldn't it be a big loss of ghost heart and a loss of prestige? Therefore, Yama sent an order to find out the flow of the lazy Lushou.
When the judge got the investigation, how dare he neglect the arrow, he quickly looked through the life and death book and found the records of Fu Lushou. Sure enough, when Zhang San was reincarnated, he should have enjoyed 100 taels of silver Lu Shou, and the first person to keep it on his behalf was the Enlightenment Ghost. The judge was secretly happy and finally had a clue. He hurriedly found the ghost involved and asked clearly. Who knew that the Enlightenment Ghost was very surprised when he heard this, saying that he had put the money in the book at that time, but kept it until Zhang San passed his fifteenth birthday, but he still hadn't seen him pinch a pen and turn over the book, only to get better and pay the merchant ghost.
Following the lead, the judge called the anti-business ghost for questioning. The business ghost once committed economic problems, and later because the involvement was too great, the King of Yama should not investigate it in depth, so he was retained for inspection. Hearing that he was looking for him again because of economic problems, he was immediately frightened and trembling. "Old judge, master, I have kept it for five years, but Zhang San has never touched the abacus and scale, and I, I can't help it. I will transfer the money to the land father, 100 taels of silver, a little bit, you have to believe me!" The business ghost stuttered and nagged a lot.
The judge didn't have time for him to be long-winded, so he turned around and left. But the third custodian of the land, the father-in-law, was not under the jurisdiction of the judge, so he could not ask questions around, so he had to report to King Yama before making plans.
King Yama was shocked when he heard the report, and he didn't expect that the old man of the land would come to this mess. "Hehe." King Yama sneered for a while, and he suddenly remembered that Lord Earth had made a small report to the Jade Emperor, saying that his eighteenth layer of hell often used torture and lacked the care of ghosts. It caused his image of Mingjun to be greatly reduced. This lazy slander actually brought Lord Earth in and gave him a chance to take revenge.
King Yama was quite scheming. Although he wanted to scold Lord Earth and let out the bird air in his heart, he was still tolerant and polite on the surface. He handed the invitation to the judge and asked him to invite the father of the land to come and discuss something important.
"Ah, Yama called this old man here, is it because of the lazy ghost Zhang San?" Seeing that the father of the land was wellprepared, the king of Yama had to go straight to the topic. Hearing the inquiry of the king of Yama, the father of the land shook his head and sighed: "Alas, this is a long story. The merchant ghost handed over 100 taels of silver to me for escrow. In order to return the original owner as soon as possible, I sometimes hid it in the field, sometimes put it in the bean basket, and until Zhang San's parents came to your underworld, I still put it in the millstone today, and put it on the stove tomorrow, and even put it in those old homes. But Zhang San is just too lazy to do it, how can you blame me?" After the father of the land had finished safekeeping in one breath, his eyebrows raised and his legs rested, as if he had nothing to do with it.
After this investigation, King Yama verified that on the issue of Zhang San's Lu Shou, his own Netherworld was indeed clean and free of any tricks. The treatment that Zhang San deserved was unlucky, all due to his laziness, and he could not blame others. King Yama smiled and bowed to the land, thanking the brothers for their close cooperation, and asked him to return 100 taels of silver to the warehouse. Eunuch Land smiled, shrugged his hands on both shoulders, and said that this windfall has now been handed over to Heaven to make up for the travel expenses of various guests when the Queen Mother held the Peach Conference.
Hearing this, Yama was full of resentment. Unexpectedly, he didn't catch the little braid of the land lord, so he let him borrow flowers to offer Buddha and flatter the royal mother. The more Yama thought about it, the angrier he became, and he chased the roots to find the source. Everything was caused by the lazy man Zhang San's complaint, and he couldn't help but itch his teeth with hatred. So Yama slapped in shock and shouted angrily: "Bold Zhang San, you are lazy in the world, and you have made the gifts of the widow flow into his hands. You went to the underworld to complain about trouble and disturb the stability of the underworld. You are so unworthy that you can't be a human or a ghost. Since you are too lazy to just ask for food and sleep, I will fulfill it for you. At the end of tomorrow, you will be reincarnated in the belly of the sow."
Yama took the life and death book in the hands of the judge, picked up the cinnabar pen and was about to draw a circle, when suddenly Zhang Gong Zhang and Zhang Ma came to the hall crying. Zhang San's parents are honest and have a good relationship with ghosts. Since contracting the tofu workshop in the Netherworld, not only is the soy milk strong, the tofu is fragrant, and the quality is high and cheap, but also there is no shortage of short catties. Several ghost conferences have received rave reviews, so Yama has a good impression of the two of them. "Oh, it's the two of you, what do you want to report? Let's talk slowly, don't panic." Zhang Gong Zhang's grandmother kowtowed again and again, begging Yama to let them go to reincarnation, and imploring Yama to allow them to go into the pig fetus one step ahead for the sake of their hard work." If such a slacker turns into a piglet, they can still take care of one or two.
It seems that although people and ghosts have different paths, Yin and Yang have been separated for a few years, and today we meet again in Yama Palace, the family relationship is still the same, and the mother's love is priceless. Yama understands that Zhang Gong Zhang's grandmother is willing to be reincarnated as a pig, but it is still for the lazy Zhang San, so he can't help but sigh. However, before he can say whether it is possible, the slacker kneeling on the hall turned his head and said, "Yama is above, I, I want to complain..." When Yama heard that the slacker Zhang San was going to complain, he couldn't help but get angry and said, "Bold slacker, the case of 100 taels of silver, the lawsuit is uneasy, the ghost is in danger of self-danger, and now he wants to complain, what the hell are you accusing? What is the matter? It is reasonable to sue, if it is unreasonable, the pig will not let you vote, just throw you into the eighteenth layer of hell, and let you never turn around!"
Seeing Yama roaring like thunder, Duke Zhang was terrified and begged the King of Yama. Seeing that not long after Zhang San became a ghost, he still did not understand the rules of the Netherworld, so he took back his life and forgave him. Granny Zhang even hugged the scrawny lazy son, crying so hard that his tears and snot were in a mess. But the lazy Zhang San did not appreciate it at all. He pushed Granny Zhang away, pointed his finger back and forth at Duke Zhang and Granny Zhang and said, "What I want to sue is them: 1. Raising children without teaching; 2. Coddling excessively; 3. Indulgence... If they didn't do that, how would I end up with a shoulder that I couldn't pick, a hand I couldn't lift, and a farm industry and trade that didn't know anything? I also gave up silver that belonged to me. One hundred taels of silver, a full one hundred taels! I'm so wronged, please make a decision for the little devil. Speaking of 100 taels of silver, the slacker Zhang San was distressed, burst into tears, and naturally glared at Zhang Gong and Zhang Mao.
King Yama was stunned when he heard lazy Zhang San's words, not knowing how to answer. Looking at Zhang Gong and Zhang Ma, they collapsed in the hall together.