Mansheng from Changhua County was teaching in Yuhang. Occasionally, he passed by the market and passed by a building. Suddenly a lychee fell from the building and hit Mansheng on the shoulder. Mansheng looked up and saw a girl standing by the window.

, with a perfect grace, her heart was moved all her life, and she stared at it for a long time, going crazy. The girl lowered her head, smiled, and walked into the house.

Mansheng wanted to get close to the girl, so he asked the nearby residents and found out that she was the daughter of Jia family, the old bustard of the imperial court. She was named Xihou and was expensive. He knew that he could not reach a high position and his wish was difficult to fulfill. After returning home, he thought hard and couldn't sleep at night.

The next day, Mansheng prepared to embroider the post, and went to Fengyi. The two were very happy with each other, and their love was endless. Afterwards, Mansheng recited a poem on the pillow and mat, "The night is still young on a greasy copper plate, and the bedside whispers the fragrance of musk orchids. New

The servant girl will put on the phoenix makeup in the morning, and she will never return to the dream king of Chu."

Xihou frowned and said: "Although I have a humble status, I always hope to stay with the man I love forever. Since the young master is alone, can you marry me?" Overjoyed, the two of them made a covenant and secretly married each other.

Life is decided. Xihou said: "Reciting poems and writing poems is not what I am good at. If you have the opportunity in the future, please give me more advice. By the way, how much land does your family have?"

Mansheng said: "Fifty acres of thin farmland and several broken houses." Xihou said: "After I marry you, I hope that you will stop teaching. Forty acres of land are enough to support yourself, and the remaining ten acres can be planted with millet and weaved."

Five pieces of cloth, in the peaceful years, we will have no worries about food and clothing. From now on, we will get together behind closed doors, the son will study, and the concubine will weave. In our free time, we can drink wine and recite poetry, and be happy and carefree, which is better than the home of a prince."

Mansheng asked: "How much is the girl worth?" Xihou said: "Mom is greedy. I don't have two hundred taels of silver, so I'm afraid she won't let her go. I usually don't know how to save money, and I don't have much savings around me. The young master tried to raise a hundred taels of silver.

, I will figure out the rest.”

Mansheng said: "I am poor and destitute, where can I get a hundred taels of silver? Now, I can only ask friends for help. I have a classmate who is a county magistrate in Hunan and invites me to visit many times. Because of the long distance, I

I have never agreed. Now for the sake of the girl, I have to make an exception. You wait for me here and I will be back in about three or four months."

Mansheng closed his school and went south to visit his friends. When he arrived in Hunan, his friend had long since been dismissed from office and was now living in a residential house in a miserable situation. Mansheng was disappointed. After a long journey, he had little money left around him, and it was difficult to return home, so he had to set up a school in Hunan to teach students.

, three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I have still not collected a hundred taels of silver. I am too embarrassed to face the beautiful lady and dare not return home.

One time, Man Sheng hit his disciple several times with a ruler because he was too playful while studying. Unexpectedly, the disciple couldn't think about it and threw himself into a river. The disciple's father was indignant and reported the matter to the government. The county magistrate issued an official document and ordered Man Sheng to be punished.

Mansheng was arrested and imprisoned. Fortunately, the students took care of everything and visited him frequently, so although Mansheng was in prison, he did not suffer much.

Xihou separated from Mansheng, stayed behind closed doors, and refused to receive guests. The old bustard learned the truth and knew that his daughter was stubborn, so he did not dare to push her too hard, so she let it go for the time being. A wealthy businessman had heard of Xihou's reputation for a long time, and asked the old bustard to be a matchmaker.

I wanted to marry Xihou, so I spent a lot of money and was determined to get it, but Xihou didn't agree.

It happened that a wealthy businessman went to Hunan to do business. He heard that Man Sheng had been released after serving his sentence, so he bribed the government with taels of silver and asked them to try to imprison Man Sheng and prevent him from being released from prison. When he returned, he asked the old bustard to tell the marquis that Man Sheng was dead.

Xihou didn't believe it, so the old bustard advised him: "Whether Mansheng is dead or alive, he is still a pauper. Instead of suffering as a poor ghost, it is better to follow a wealthy businessman and have good food and clothing." Xihou said: "Although Mansheng is poor, he is still poor.

But she has a noble character. But the businessman is full of copper odor and has a dirty mind. I don’t want to marry her. Besides, I can’t believe it from hearsay. Man Sheng is definitely still alive.”

When the businessman's plan failed, he made another plan. He sent someone to fake Man Sheng's handwriting and wrote a letter of death. When Xihou received the letter, he was disheartened and cried morning and night. The old bustard advised: "I raised you since you were a child, so

It's not easy after so many years. If you don't want to accept guests and you don't want to get married, how can you make a living? I can't support you for the rest of your life."

Xihou had no choice but to marry a businessman. The merchant bought her many clothes and jewelry and loved her very much. A year later, Xihou gave birth to a son.

On the other hand, with the help of students, Man Sheng was vindicated and released from prison without charge. When he learned that the businessman framed him, he thought, "I have no enmity with the businessman, why did he plot against me?" I was puzzled and went back.

Later, I heard that Xihou was getting married, and I was filled with sadness, so I wrote the whole story in a letter and entrusted the old lady selling wine to deliver it to Xihou.

When Xihou learned the whole story, he couldn't help feeling sad. He finally realized that everything was caused by the merchant. In anger, he killed the infant while the merchant was out, and took the jewelry to Mansheng.
Chapter completed!