This is a story of chicken soup for the soul that took place in the Yuan Dynasty and is contained in the "South Village Dropout Cultivation Record".

The story takes place in the year of Zhizheng. There is Taixing County in Yangzhou, and there is a village called Mataosha in Taixing County. There is a farmer in the village, surnamed Si, named Si Da, who is a sharecropper of the rich Chen family.

Everyone was very poor and couldn't afford the rent, so he planned to return the land he had tendered to the Chen family for some money. Next to the Chen family, there was a family named Li Qingsi, who was also a tenant. This guy was more agile and lobbied the owner secretly, and finally took the land at a very low price. Although Si Da was depressed, he was helpless.

Li Qingsi got a big bargain and was very happy, killing chickens and ironing wine, and entertaining all relevant people. Si Da also followed, but was ruthlessly humiliated by Li Qingsi during the dinner. Si Da was extremely angry, and when he got home, he scolded Li Qingsi for being too much of a bully. Si Da's wife advised him, "We are born poor, so don't hate others."

He was overwhelmed by his anger and took a risk. He sneaked into Li Qingsi's house overnight with a torch, preparing to burn his house clean. Just as he was walking under the eaves and was about to light the fire, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the room.

Si Da was moved with compassion: "I hate Li Qingsi, why should I kill this mother and son?" So he threw the torch into the ditch and went home. Si Da had no other source of income but to switch careers to wine brewing. There is no way out, and the wine is very well received. So the family gradually became rich. At the same time, Li Qingsi's family, for various reasons, was declining day by day, becoming poorer and poorer.

After ten years, Li Qingsi could no longer live, and was forced to return the tenant land to the master's family. When Si Da heard that the opportunity for revenge had come, he also used Li Qingsi's means ten years ago to take back the land at a very low price. He also held a banquet, invited Li Qingsi, and humiliated the public, and finally avenged the revenge.

He lit a brazier and took it out, intending to burn everyone. When Li Qingsi arrived at everyone, he was about to pour the brazier on the house when he suddenly heard movement in the house. He looked around and saw that it was coincidental that he had caught up with the Si family's wife who was also giving birth.

Looking at the newborn baby, Li Qing held the brazier on all sides, and his heart suddenly hesitated. Suddenly seeing someone pushing the door out of the house, he was so scared that he threw the brazier and turned to run.

The next day, when Si Da was in the yard, he suddenly saw a brazier on the ground and felt strange. He looked at the bottom of the basin and saw the word Li written on it. Si Da understood that this was a replay of what I experienced ten years ago! Back then, I was going to burn down his house because I caught up with his daughter-in-law to have a baby, but I didn't do it. Now he is coming to burn down my house and catch up with my daughter-in-law to have a baby, but he didn't do it. This is simply God's will! Si Da took 5,000 money and visited the Li family to apologize sincerely. Li Qingsi didn't expect such a thing, and he suspected that he was not here to play me, right? Pretending to be sick and can't afford it.

Si Da refused, dragged him to the village tavern and ordered a pot of wine. Halfway through the drink, Si Da said to Li Qingsi: Back then, your grandson was born when he was young, and I was there at that time, holding a torch and preparing to burn down your house. Fortunately for the child, I didn't do it. Yesterday, my son was born, and you came with a brazier, but you didn't do it either. We both have a kind heart, so we didn't cause a big disaster. Think about it, if you and I had only vented our anger at that time, wouldn't we have a good life now? Li Qingsi heard it and said yes again and again. So the two of them spilled wine and swore, and the grievances were written off, and they even made an appointment as in-laws and became in-laws. With the help of the Si family, the situation of the Li family gradually improved, and the two families lived happily ever after.

Although it is just a story of persuasion in the Yuan Dynasty, it seems to be more instructive for the lives of modern people.