The Shocking and Extraordinary Romance of the Great Sage

But he said that Tu Shisheng had finished selling pork, closed the stall, and was walking home. Suddenly, I found a dead man in the ditch. The snow was half a foot thick, covering the man. I also saw a load next to me, also in the snowdrift. Then he went down to the snow ditch and shook the frozen man lying down to see if he was alive or dead. After wiping away the thick layer of snow, I recognized Teng Jiadu at a glance, and felt very unhappy. The butcher gave up his past grudges and tried to shake the salesman to wake him up, but he couldn't. He checked his breath with his hand and felt that he was still breathing. He hurriedly carried Teng Jiadu, who was cold and stiff, and went to the doctor's house to find a doctor for rescue.

The Teng family was saved by doctors alone. Tu Shisheng paid the treatment fee and carried the salesman back to his empty house. He was placed on the bed in Tengzhai. His wife was also ill in bed. She struggled to get out of bed to serve her, complaining and shouting:"I can't live anymore. Even if I cure the disease, I will starve to death."……"So much.

The Teng family knelt down alone, kowtowed to Tu Shisheng, and kept cursing themselves. The butcher went home and brought ten jins of rice, ten jins of white flour, and three hundred copper coins to encourage him to start over and do business seriously.

The next day, the Teng family got up early alone and saw the load placed in the main room. No groceries were missing, and the rattle was also among them. They thought:"It must be Tu Shisheng who brought the load back to my house." Suddenly, his eyes fell on the long whip on the wall. Go up and take a closer look at the riding crop that my father left behind when he was alive.

The Teng family alone took off the whip pole and came to Tu's house across the street. He knelt down in front of Tu Shisheng's feet, holding the riding crop in both hands, and said in tears:"My great benefactor, my great benefactor, please beat me to death! I am guilty and I deserve to die. I, the Teng family, am the only one who has failed the Tu family. Use this whip to whip me or beat me to death!"

Tu Yefan, his wife Shi Shi, and Tu Shisheng's wife An Shi all came out of their respective rooms and saw this shocking scene. Tu Shisheng took the whip pole with both hands, then supported Teng Jiadu and said:"Get up, get up quickly! How can I beat my childhood friend." Teng Jiadu still did not get up and cried:"My Teng family is sorry for the Tu family. I I accuse you of scolding you as 'too despicable and worthless'. In fact, I am the one who is despicable, and I am the Tengjiadu who is the one who is worthless. I am guilty, so just beat me with this horse whip! Just scold me!" Tu Shisheng said:" In fact, I should thank you. The reason why I am prosperous today is all because of your scoldings that spurred me on. This whip is left to me, and it will spur me on forever. How can I beat you and scold you? From now on, we We are friends again. The Tu and Teng families will never have hatred from generation to generation and will always be good neighbors. Far relatives are not as good as close neighbors." The two elders and the An family repeatedly persuaded the Teng family to stand up.

After the horse whip incident spread, the neighbors were all moved. But there were also a few people who hated the salesman and said to Tu Shisheng,"That's a weasel giving New Year's greetings to a chicken. A dog can't change its habit of eating shit! It's hard to change its nature!"

Tu Shisheng believed:"People will change! People can change their minds, eliminate evil and do good. , reborn, reluctant to cut off the tail."

Sure enough, there has been a change. From the day the horse whip was delivered, the Teng family got up early and came home late, changed their past mistakes, and did good deeds every day. As soon as he saw that the alley in front of his door was dirty, he started cleaning it. When I was carrying a load to sell miscellaneous goods, I passed by the East Market. If there was a market bully, I would dare to stand up and persuade them with good words and uphold justice. If you meet the old, weak, sick or disabled on the way to sell goods, you can help them if you can. If you encounter someone who bullies others, be brave enough to do what is right. With small profits but high profits, he sold groceries with high quality and low prices, and gradually the number of buyers increased.

Among the Tengjia Du groceries, there are three steel scales, large, medium and small, which are extremely accurate. He became not afraid of trouble and often checked portions for various buyers. The things people go to the market buy are checked on his scale, and he doesn't charge a penny. The market is no longer short of money. Since then, most of the villagers have changed their stereotypes about Teng Merchant and like to buy his groceries, and the Teng family's business has begun to prosper.

Tu Teng's family lived opposite each other, and they often came and went from then on. During festivals and new years, give each other gifts and help each other. Although we are neighbors, we are like relatives, seeing each other with smiles and being affectionate.