Ding Qianxi, a native of Zhucheng, was a wealthy man and a knight-errant. He admired the ancient knight Guo Xie and took him as an example. The imperial censor came to visit him, but Ding Qianxi did not want to meet him and ran away secretly. When he fled to Anqiu, it rained heavily.

He took shelter under the eaves of a hotel. At this time, a young man came over and entertained him with dishes. The banquet was very sumptuous. It turned dark and rain kept falling. The young man invited Ding Qianxi to stay at his home, provided food and drinks, took care of the horses, and treated him warmly.

Ding Qianxi asked the boy for his name, and the boy said: "My master's surname is Yang, and I am his nephew. My master likes to make friends, and he happens to be out on business, and only his wife is at home. My family is poor and I can't bring out anything good to entertain the distinguished guests. Please forgive me."

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Ding Qianxi asked: "What is the master's occupation?"

The young man said: "My family has no assets, so I make a living by opening a casino."

The rain was still falling the next day. The young man brought fodder to feed the horses. He saw that the length was uneven, some were dry and some were wet. Ding Qianxi asked: "What's going on?"

The young man said: "To be honest, my family is so poor that we can't even feed the horses. My wife pulls all the fodder from the hut."

Ding Qianxi was greatly moved and hurriedly took out the gold and silver and gave them to the young man. The young man refused and said, "My lady has given you an order: The young master is a guest. We should entertain you and we cannot charge you any reward. Otherwise, the master will be unhappy when he comes back."

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Ding Qianxi was even more moved after hearing this, and sincerely admired them, saying: "I admire the noble master and his wife for their integrity. I am Ding Qianxi from Zhucheng. When the master returns, please tell me and ask him to come and get together at his humble residence when he has time."

After that, say goodbye and leave.

A few years later, a famine struck, and the Yang family was too poor to survive. The wife persuaded her husband: "In the past, Ding Qianxi once said: If you are in trouble, you can go to him. Now is the time."

Yang nodded and said: "That's right, now that things have happened, this is the only hope." So he went to Ding's house alone and informed his name. When Ding Qianxi heard that his old friend was visiting, he was both surprised and pleasantly surprised. He didn't even bother to change his clothes and went directly

Wearing slippers, we came out to greet him. We saw that Yang was in rags, his shoes were torn, and his toes were exposed. He hurriedly invited Yang to a warm hall for a banquet, and the ceremony was very solemn.

The next day, Ding Qianxi bought clothes, hats, shoes and socks for Yang, making her look new inside and out. Yang felt warm in his heart, but when he thought about his wife's lack of food at home, he couldn't help but worry. For several days, Ding Qianxi

Xi entertained her with wine and meat every day, but she did not mention the food and rice supplies, and had no intention of seeing the guests off. Yang became anxious and said, "I have thought about it again and again, and I can no longer hide it. When Brother Wei came, the rice at home was less than one liter."

, I have a lot of fish and meat here, and I live a happy life today, but how does my wife live at home?"

Ding Qianxi smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry about this. I have already made arrangements. Please rest assured that you can stay for a few more days, and you will have money to give me when you leave." While he was talking, a group of gamblers came to visit, and Ding Qianxi gathered everyone to gamble.

, let Yang take advantage of the winning side, gain hundreds of gold overnight, and then politely send Yang back to his hometown.

When Yang returned home, the whole family, young and old, were all freshly dressed. There was an extra maid beside his wife to serve him. When he asked why, his wife said: "After my husband left, Mr. Ding sent someone to drive him away in a carriage the next day."

Lots of grain and cloth came, filling the whole house, and this maid was also given by Mr. Ding."
Chapter completed!