A girl named Qiao from Pingyuan County had an ugly face, a flat nose and a limp. She was twenty-five or six years old and still had not gotten married. There was a scholar in the county town who was in his forties and came from a poor family. His wife died early and he was alone and helpless, so he hired

He married Qiao and gave birth to a son three years later. Not long after, Scholar Mu died of illness and his family became increasingly poor. Qiao was struggling to raise the child alone, so in desperation, she went to her parents' house for help. Her mother was indifferent and refused.

They were willing to help. Qiao Nu returned home unhappy, and from then on she became self-reliant and no longer relied on others, spinning and weaving to make ends meet.

There happened to be a Meng Sheng who was widowed and living alone. He had a young son named Wutou who had just turned one year old. He lacked a mother and had no one to take care of him. He was eager to find a spouse and went on blind dates several times, but he was not satisfied. I accidentally heard that Qiao was a virtuous woman.

So she came to propose marriage, but Qiao Nu did not agree and said: "I know that after marrying the young master, I can have no worries about food and clothing, and I have been tempted. But I have an ugly appearance, and the only thing I am confident about is my upright conduct. If I marry the young master, I will be fine."

I can't do that if I don't keep my chastity and have one woman with two husbands."

Meng Sheng heard this and admired Qiao Nv even more. He asked a matchmaker to prepare generous gifts and went to Qiao's house to propose marriage. Qiao's mother was so pleased that she personally persuaded her daughter to remarry. Qiao Nv refused to listen, and the mother could not force her, but she was greedy for the gift and planned to marry her.

When his youngest daughter married Meng Sheng, Meng Sheng had only daughter Qiao in his heart and flatly refused.

Not long after, Meng Sheng fell seriously ill and returned to the west, and Qiao Nv went to the mansion to express her condolences. Meng Sheng had no relatives in his life, and as soon as he died, the gangsters in the village came one after another, looted the family property, and secretly plotted to carve up Meng Sheng's land. The servants at home were even more malicious.

They took advantage of the fire to rob, steal property, and disperse as birds and beasts. Only an old woman was loyal and held Meng Sheng's son in the mourning hall to keep her mourning.

When Qiao Nv found out the whole story, she was indignant. She heard that Scholar Lin had a good relationship with Meng, so she visited him and asked for his help. She said: "Husband and wife and friends are the most important thing in human beings. I am a concubine with an ugly appearance and is despised by the world.

Only Meng Sheng can know me. Although I rejected him before, I have already regarded him as a close friend in my heart. Now that Meng Sheng has died, leaving his young son unattended, I cannot ignore it. But taking care of a child is easy, but resisting rogues is beyond my ability.

As a good friend of Meng Sheng, the young master saw his family property being taken away and his young son humiliated. How could he not save him? Please write a complaint to plead the grievances of the deceased. I will be grateful. As for raising the orphan, I will do my best.

I promise, I don’t dare to refuse.” Scholar Lin said, “Okay.” Seeing his agreement, Nv Qiao took her leave.

Scholar Lin was entrusted by Ms. Qiao and was preparing to write a petition. When the gangsters heard the news, they were furious. They came to the door with knives and threatened to find the scholar to settle accounts until death. Lin was so frightened that he did not dare to go out behind closed doors. Ms. Qiao was waiting at home.

After hearing back, there was no progress for several days. I asked someone to inquire and found out that not even an inch of Meng Sheng's land was left, which had long been divided up by rogues.

Nv Qiao was so angry that she went to the government to complain alone. The county magistrate asked: "What is your relationship with Meng?" Nv Qiao said: "Your Excellency is the head of a county. You only need to be fair when handling cases. Why do you need to ask about the origin? If I

If I speak nonsense, I will punish you; if what I say is true, you should uphold justice and capture the culprit." The county magistrate was unhappy when he saw her arrogant words and ordered her to be kicked out.

It was hard for Qiao's daughter to redress her grievances, and she couldn't help crying. When a certain Jin gentry heard about this, he couldn't bear it, so he filed a complaint on her behalf. The county magistrate ordered a thorough investigation, imprisoned all the scoundrels, and ordered them to hand over the stolen property. After many twists and turns, he finally succeeded.

The injustice is overturned.

After this incident, someone persuaded Qiao Nv to stay in the Meng Mansion and raise orphans. However, Qiao Nv refused and closed the door of the Meng Mansion. Together with the old woman, she took Aconitum home to take care of her. All the Aconitum's daily needs came from Meng's family.

Take it from the government, keep yourself clean, and not be tainted by any of the benefits. Raise your own son with care, live in poverty, and be self-sufficient, just like in the past.

A few years later, Wu Tou gradually grew up, and Qiao Nv hired a gentleman to teach him knowledge. As for her biological son, she ordered him to work in farming. The old woman advised her, "Why not let the two children study together?" Qiao Nv said: "Wutou.

The expenses for studying were left by his father during his lifetime; I cannot take advantage of using other people's money to teach my children to study."

A few years passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Qiao Nu managed the farmland for Wutou, saved hundreds of stones of food, hired a lady from the family as his wife, renovated the house, bought furniture, and sent the couple home, whereupon they separated.

Wu Tou sincerely asked her to go back with him, and his words were so sincere that Qiao Nu couldn't bear to refuse and nodded in compliance. However, she still spun yarn every day without spending a penny on Wu Tou. Wu Tou and his wife did not want her to work, so they took away the spinning wheel.

Qiao Nu said, "How can I feel at ease if my mother and my son eat and drink for free?" She got up early and went to bed late to manage the property for Wutou, and also asked her own son to inspect the crops and help with the work.

Qiao Nü was strict in running the family, and Wu Tou and his wife would be reprimanded if they made the slightest mistake. Not long after, Wu Tou was admitted as a scholar, and Qiao Nv said goodbye again. Wu Tou refused, and paid for the marriage of Qiao Nv's son. Qiao Nv saw that her son had already married.

, could no longer stay in the Meng Mansion and ordered him to go back first. Wutou knew about this and knew that he could not keep him, so he bought a hundred acres of fertile land nearby and gave it to Qiao's daughter.

Not long after, Qiao Nv became ill and asked to return home, but Wu Tou refused. A few days later, Qiao Nv's condition became more and more serious. She knew that she was not going to die soon, so she said: "After I die, I must be buried in the Mu family."

Cemetery." Wu Tou said casually, but he had other plans in mind.

Not long after, Qiao's daughter died of illness. Wutou had already regarded her as his biological mother and wanted to bury her with his father. Worried that Qiao's son would not agree, he secretly gave him a lot of silver. Qiao's son accepted the silver and was happy to do so.

It was a smooth favor and there was no objection.

On the day of the funeral, the coffin was so heavy that more than thirty people worked together, but it still couldn't be lifted. At this moment, Qiao Nu's son suddenly fell to the ground, bleeding from all his orifices, and said to himself: "How can I sell this unworthy son?"

"Biological mother." Wutou knew in his heart that it was Qiao Nu who appeared, and was dissatisfied with his reburial. He knelt down to pray and confessed his mistakes. After praying, Qiao Nu's son recovered immediately. Wu Tou did not dare to neglect, and respectfully buried Qiao Nu.
Chapter completed!