Once upon a time, there was an old couple who went to the bamboo forest to chop bamboo during the day, weave bamboo baskets with the old woman at night, and then sell them in the market. They had no children and lived a poor life.

One day, the old man went to chop bamboo as usual, but found a big shining bamboo. He cut it carefully and saw that there was a beautiful little girl lying inside. The old man took the little girl home, and the old woman couldn't put it down. "We have to give her a nice name." Since we found her in the bamboo forest, let's call her "Princess of the Bamboo Forest." The old couple had a harder time taking care of the princess in the bamboo forest. They often used their money to buy baby food, preferring to starve themselves.

One day, the old man found a large pile of gold while working. Suddenly, the old couple became rich, and the family of three lived a happy life. In the blink of an eye, Princess Zhulin grew up and grew into a slim girl, and she was very filial to the two elders. Surrounding admirers came to ask for relatives one after another. Although the old man refused again and again, there were still many people coming. He had to discuss with Princess Zhulin: "It is better to hold a marriage meeting and choose a husband." There were many people signed up. After careful selection, the two elders finally selected five officials to participate in the final. They were the Minister of Finance, the Minister of War, the Minister of Works, the Inspector, and the General.

The princess said, "Please help me find the Buddha's bowl; the golden branches and jade leaves of Penglai Island; the colorful dragon balls on the chest of the Dragon King; the shells in the bird's nest and the fur made of fire rat fur. I will marry whoever finds it first."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer mobilized all his strength to find the consignment bowl, but there was no reply, so he put up a notice and offered a heavy reward. A farmer asked to see him and said, "This heirloom, my grandmother said it was Buddha's consignment bowl on her deathbed." The Chancellor of the Exchequer quickly went to see the princess happily, but the princess shook her head again and again. The old man took a fan handle and scratched the consignment bowl a few times and said, "Buddha's consignment bowl is at least one or two thousand years old, and this is clearly fake."

The Minister of Works heard that the road to Penglai Island was dangerous, and he was afraid that others would find the treasure first, so he invited the best experts in the country to order a set of golden branches and jade leaves at three times the price.

When the Minister of Works presented the beautifully crafted golden branches and jade leaves, Princess Bamboo Forest couldn't tell the truth from the fake. Suddenly a group of people broke in from the outside and angrily said, "The Minister of Works promised to pay us three times the price, but now he has backtracked." The Minister of Works retired in dismay.

The general asked someone to buy a fur made of fire rat fur from China, and went to the princess with joy. The princess ordered, "Throw it into the fire." Real fire rat fur is not afraid of fire, but the fur was burned to ashes in an instant. The general had nothing to say, and left dejected.

The Minister of War led the fleet out to sea in search of the multicolored dragon balls. At first, the sea was calm, but suddenly there was a strong wind and huge waves on the way. The Minister of War thought: The Dragon King must be angry. The Minister of War became more and more frightened, hugging the mast and begging: "Dragon King, please forgive me! I dare not ask for the multicolored dragon ball on your chest!" Strange to say, the sea immediately returned to calm. The Minister of War had to give up the idea of marrying the princess.

When the inspector knew that the other four had failed, he tried his best to monitor the bird's nest. When the swallow was about to lay an egg, he had him hoisted with a rope basket. He had just reached for the egg, but the rope broke. The inspector not only failed to get the shell, but also almost broke his bone. He didn't want to play with his life anymore.

Princess Zhulin did not have to get married, but she was about to be called back to the Moon Palace by the Queen Mother. The old man and the old woman were even more sad. How could they be willing to leave the princess who had been raising her for sixteen years? The old man went to ask the emperor, and the emperor promised to help them. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, heaven and heaven came to welcome Princess Zhulin, and the two thousand archers sent by the emperor immediately shot arrows, and the two sides fought inexorably. At this time, the Queen Mother came with colorful clouds. The two sides stopped fighting, and the Queen Mother told the old man and the old woman, "Princess Zhulin turned out to be the fairy Chang'e in the sky. How can the fairy come to earth? I am taking her back to the palace now, and you have no way to stop her."

The princess of the bamboo forest reluctantly left on the clouds, "I will come back to see you. Goodbye!" The old man and the old woman saw them gradually disappear into the moonlight and cried sadly.