There is a rich man in a village in front of Tai'an Mountain named Cheng Dashan. This Cheng Dashan family is very rich; the family property is thousands of acres, and there are hundreds of houses in the house. He bullies men and dominates women, robs the people of wealth, and squeezes oil out of the buckwheat husks. Nearby people have eaten up his hardships, and they don't call him Cheng Dashan behind his back, but give him the nickname "Cheng Batian."
Cheng Batian's family had several long-term workers working for him all year round, and one of them was his uncle who was not too far away. Because this uncle was loyal and honest and never offended anyone, people gave him the nickname "Cheng Honest."
Cheng Batian's family had several long-term workers working for him all year round, and one of them was his uncle who was not too far away. Because this uncle was loyal and honest and never offended anyone, people gave him the nickname "Cheng Honest."
She had lost her wife in her early years and had no sons. There were only two daughters by her side: the eldest was seventeen or eighteen years old, and the second was fifteen or sixteen years old. These two girls were ingenious, very wise, and very good at housework. As soon as they learned all kinds of work, they could learn all kinds of work.
Cheng Batian had a bad idea when he heard that Cheng Honest had such two good daughters. On this day, he called Cheng Honest. With a smirk on his face, he said, "Uncle, I see that you are so old, so stop working, and be a housekeeper for me. It's time to enjoy the blessings." Cheng Honest believed it and thought to himself that it was my nephew who was close and thoughtful. Don't mention how happy I am.
Cheng Batian continued: "But if you want to enjoy happiness, you have to marry both of your daughters and be my daughter-in-law. My wife is old, and your daughter has the final say in the family. You are my husband-in-law as a housekeeper, and you are a relative. I can rest assured to housekeeper me, but I can't rest assured to find someone else."
Cheng Batian didn't wait for Cheng Batian to finish speaking, and he was so angry that he fainted at the time. The other long-term workers were in a hurry, and they finally rubbed Cheng Batian well. After calming down, Cheng Batian pointed at Cheng Honest and said, "Don't scare me like that! Whether your daughter is willing or not, tell them to get ready. Anyway, you have to be my daughter-in-law and carry it with a sedan chair tonight!"
Cheng Honest returned home and saw the two daughters, who were sobbing with tears in their eyes. His two daughters asked him again and again, "Father, what happened? Cheng Honest was just not able to speak. In the end, he didn't say it anymore, so he had to tell the two daughters. When the two daughters heard it, it was really a sunny day. Seeing that the elderly father was so sad, they could only comfort his father and say, "Dad, don't be sad! No matter how rich Cheng Batian is, my sisters will not marry him. We can't be infamous for this. My sisters went to Xianyun Nunnery on the top of the North Mountain to become nuns. No matter how evil the bully in the world is, he didn't rob the nuns."
Cheng Chengxin listened and said, "My daughter is right, there is no better way than being a nun right now. There is an old nun in Xianyun Nunnery, Beishan, whose surname is Wang. Because there is no monk, she is worried that she will not be able to receive her apprentice. There is a lot of incense in her place, and she has long told me that if there is a good girl who is willing to become a monk, I will introduce her to her place. She trusts me like this. If I send my two daughters, can she not accept them?" The third master discussed it, and Cheng Chengxin led the two daughters to Beishan that night. When they arrived at Xianyun Nunnery, the door was closed. Cheng Chengxin smashed the door with "bang bang bang bang," and there was no movement inside. Cheng Chengxin shouted, "Master Wang, open the door. I am Cheng Chengxin, not a bad person, don't be afraid." The two daughters also shouted outside the door. As soon as the old nun heard the voice, she knew that she was really not a bad person, so she came to open the door and asked, "Master Cheng, what's the matter with you coming in the middle of the night?" As soon as Cheng Honest saw the old nun, he said, "Master Wang, thank you for your great kindness! I sent you two apprentices." Then Cheng Honest explained why he came before and after.
The old nun was very happy. On second thought, she said, "What if Cheng Batian comes here to rob people?" Cheng said honestly, "Don't worry, Master Wang, no matter how domineering the bully is, he won't rob the nun. Hurry up and dress up the two sisters, cut their hair, and change their clothes. When Cheng Batian arrives, he will not rob them again when he sees that he is a monk." The old nun immediately dressed up the two sisters.
Besides, Cheng Batian heard that Cheng Basheng had led his daughter to Xianyun Nunnery, so he brought the sedan chair and rushed over. The dog leg smashed open the door of the nunnery, and when Cheng Batian saw that the sisters were both dressed as nuns, he couldn't bear to say that he even pushed the belt frame and carried the sisters into the sedan chair and wanted to leave. No matter how much Cheng Basheng and Nun Wang persuaded him, it was useless. The eldest daughter said in the sedan chair, "My sisters are willing to follow you, but you have to give me a bag of cigarettes, and we will change our clothes inside before we leave. When Cheng Batian heard it, it made sense. The two sisters got out of the palanquin and came to the back door of the monastery. Outside the back door was a large cave with cliffs, and the two sisters jumped down together and fell to their deaths.
Later, just where the sisters jumped, two pine trees grew, and in less than a day they grew into bowl-thick trees with high trunks. People say that the sisters became two pine trees. They still stand there side by side.