From ancient times to the present, the wheels of history can crush people's various prejudices, but in fact, even in today's society, this kind of thing still exists. Because the bride price demanded by the mother-in-law is high, many happy couples are torn apart by the ruthless reality.
Since we are talking about this mandarin duck, it is naturally related to the folk tale we are going to tell today. The story tells us that a pair of young lovers love each other deeply, but the father-in-law loves vanity and is stunned to tear them apart.
Without further ado, let's tell the story:
First, there are lotus flowers at home.
It was said that in ancient times, there lived a member of Nashan Xiaotong in Guanbei Lung. Xu Yuanwai was a rich man, and most of his friends were officials and wealthy businessmen. He had a daughter named Lotus, who was 18 years old and had the beauty of sinking fish and falling geese!
Although this Lotus was born in a wealthy family, she has been reading poetry, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she hopes that her other half is also a scholar with a strong scholarly fragrance.
So much so that her father introduced him to these officials and rich sons, but she refused one by one. Her father was anxious, but he couldn't control his daughter's thoughts, so he stopped introducing her after thinking about it.
Second, poor scholar Zhang Youcai
In The North Face of Nashan Xiaotong, Guanbei Longlong lived a family surnamed Zhang (now Jinggangshan Railway Station), ordinary and real people. Zhang Lao Han made a living farming and had a son under his knees named Zhang Youcai. At the age of 20, he was a true scholar.
If you have to give this scholar a preposition, then call him a poor scholar! Because his family is so different from that Xu Yuanwai! The greatest wish of a poor scholar is to be able to obtain a reputation and let his parents enjoy happiness in the second half of their lives.
In the vast crowd, the two are destined to meet.
One day, the weather was exceptionally sunny. Zhang Youcai wanted to go for a walk in the field of Xiaotong Tiannan in Guanbei Long to see the scenery, which could be regarded as a change of mood for himself. When he walked to the field of Tiannan, he found that not far ahead were several girls standing, chatting and laughing around clusters of flowers.
The scholar looked at the girls from a distance, and was immediately attracted by the words and elegant temperament of the girl in the middle. That girl is none other than Lotus!
"How can there be such a beautiful and elegant girl in the world?" So he walked towards the girls involuntarily.
As he got closer, he heard the girl reciting a poem, and the scholar smiled slightly and chanted a song. Lotus turned to take a look, but saw a strange man. She blushed and hurriedly covered half her face with a handkerchief.
But the scholar was still shocked by her beauty. And Lotus was also attracted by Zhang Youcai's scholar breath and handsome appearance.
These two people are you and I are interested, and since then they have often dated under the flower moon in Guanbei Longtian South, and this relationship has become more and more profound.
IV. Romance discovered
Xu Yuanwai, Lotus's father, noticed that his daughter was always wearing a spring breeze recently, so he guessed that she might be in love, so he twisted his beard and asked her, "Look at how happy my daughter is recently, do you have a sweetheart?"
Lotus blushed again after hearing this, nodding in acknowledgement.
"Oh, what son of a family can get into the eyes of my well-behaved daughter? Tell Dad."
"I said, don't object!"
"Oh, what are you talking about? It's too late for Daddy to be happy! Tell me."
"It's Zhang Youcai, a scholar from Guanbei Longnashan Xiaotong The North Face. My daughter likes his talent, and we have similar interests..."
"Shut up! It turned out to be that poor scholar! His family is so poor, how can he be worthy of my daughter outside Xu Yuanwai, it's a dream! You quickly cut off contact with him, and rush tomorrow's father to introduce you to an official's child!"
"I don't want it! I only want Zhang Youcai, and in this life, he will not marry!" After saying that, he cried and ran away.
"You... Alas!"
Five, hit the mandarin duck.
The next day, Xu Yuanwai introduced Lotus to the son of an official. After seeing Lotus, the young master missed her every day. But Lotus just didn't like the romantic atmosphere on his body, so he threw up his sleeves and ran away.
After sending the young master away, her father scolded her. "It seems that my father doesn't agree with my marriage with Zhang Shusheng. He will introduce a new person to me tomorrow.
That night, the lotus flower hanged himself in the house. When his father found out about this, he cried aloud!
The scholar was framed
"Okay, Zhang Youcai! My daughter was killed by you, and I want you to pay for her life!So he had a plan, and the next morning Xu Yuanwai ordered his subordinates to "invite" Zhang Youcai.
The servant found Zhang Youcai, who was studying, and said to him, "My master has invited you to sit in the mansion to discuss your marriage with my lady." Zhang Youcai was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly changed into new clothes, so he followed the servant to the Xu family.
Xu Yuanwai very politely entertained Zhang Youcai, which filled Zhang Youcai's heart with confidence.
"Lotus went out to play, you wait here, she will be back in a while."
Not long after, Zhang Youcai felt dizzy, and immediately fell unconscious on the wine table. When he woke up, he found himself sleeping on the embroidery bed. When he looked to the side, it was the lotus flower he had been thinking about.
He was overjoyed and reached out to touch the lotus flower, but the cold body of the lotus flower shattered his joy in an instant!
At that moment, Xu Yuanwai broke in with everyone!
"Bold and talented, you actually killed my daughter." I must ask you to pay for it!" Then he ordered the servant to tie him up and escort him to the yamen.
The county magistrate saw that he was a good buddy, Xu Yuan, and then saw that his daughter was murdered. In shock, he closed the case hastily. The result was natural: Zhang Youcai was locked in a prison and sent to the wild for beheading the next afternoon.
The prefect saved his life.
Zhang Youcai was wronged! But fortunately, the spirit of the lotus in the sky protected him.
What's going on? Let's continue:
This was because this season was the time for the outing. The prefect, Lord Zou, was visiting the outing here, but when he saw a lot of people surrounding him, they walked in that direction.
The Prefect Zou saw the scholar crying and constantly shouting injustice, so he stepped forward to ask about the situation. How could the county magistrate know that Prefect Zou was here? This appearance startled him!
Governor Zou asked about the case. Seeing that the county magistrate was hesitant to explain the reason for the case, he felt that the case was probably an unjust case.
After a detailed interrogation, the truth finally came to light. Governor Zou's mansion closed the case: the county magistrate neglected his duty, took off his official uniform, and waited for the court to send him down; Xu Yuanwai beat the mandarin ducks, framed others, and pulled them down to hit 100 big boards; the scholar Zhang Youcai was wronged and almost died, and Xu Yuanwai compensated him with 50 taels of real money!
Hearing this, the scholar cried again, and then got up to kill himself by hitting the wall, because the lotus flower he loved was separated from his yin and yang, and he was going to find his lotus flower. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly pulled it.
Xu Yuanwai was also moved by the true feelings of the scholar, and tears of regret flowed down the corners of his eyes.
Hades also has love.
However, after the scholar returned home, he still hanged himself at home. When he arrived at the Hall of Hell, he met his beloved lotus flower. The two were hugging and crying, but this scene really moved the King of Hell. He opened the file and saw that the two were a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks in the world. He was moved by the poor scholar's dedication to love.
"The two of you have yet to be reincarnated in world of the Yang, how can you reincarnate? Forget it! The two of you will return to Yang World immediately!"
After hearing this, the two were overjoyed! They quickly knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.
Nine lovers get married
The next day, the two returned to the realm. Xu Yuanwai was overjoyed to see his daughter come back from the dead! The daughter told him the truth. Xu Yuanwai no longer blocked the two of them, and the two families agreed on a wedding date. Two months later, the two of them finally achieved success and became husband and wife!
A year later, poor scholar Zhang Youcai won the prize, and Xu Yuanwai was even more happy, praising his son-in-law every time he met people.
Now as far as the family relationship chain is concerned, it is also embarrassing for such a thing to happen. We can easily imagine that even if parents and daughters will not hold grudges forever, the son-in-law can feel "powerful rejection" and easily have deep gaps with "father-in-law and mother-in-law", which will inevitably "cast a shadow" on the marriage. However, as far as the marriage and family relationship chain is concerned, as long as the "happiness of the newlyweds" can be seen by the parents, I believe the parents will slowly accept it. In essence, the original intention of "hitting the mandarin duck" is that most parents also have good intentions. Whether they are criticizing the family of the son-in-law or criticizing the age of the son-in-law, they are also thinking of their daughters. However, there is also a lot of "wishful thinking" here. Parents who "hit the mandarin ducks" only decide their children's marriage based on their own position and cognition, rather than viewing marriage based on their children's cognition and position. In this regard, there will definitely be more and more children who fight against "hit the mandarin ducks".