A woman in Zhaocheng County, over seventy years old, gave birth to a son. One day, the son went into the mountains and was eaten by a tiger. The old woman was in pain and told the government about the incident.

The county magistrate laughed and said: "I don't know which law should be used to deal with tiger injuries." The old woman burst into tears and couldn't control herself. The county magistrate shouted loudly, but the woman was not afraid. The magistrate pitied her.

She was old and lonely and couldn't bear to be tortured, so she had to coax her, "Okay, okay, I will order the tiger to be captured and brought to justice." The old woman fell to the ground and refused to leave, saying: "Please, sir, issue an official document immediately to apprehend the culprit."

The county magistrate had no choice but to ask all the officials in the hall, "Who among you has the ability to catch a tiger?"

A yamen servant named Li Mingneng came out drunk and said: "I can." The county magistrate was overjoyed and immediately produced an official document and ordered him to handle the case with full authority. The old woman was willing to leave after seeing this.

After Li Neng sobered up, he regretted it and thought: "Could it be that the county magistrate deliberately set up this situation in order to deal with the old woman and asked me to take the blame?" He didn't take the matter to heart and walked around in a circle.

He went back and returned his order. The county magistrate said angrily: "You are a brave bitch. You boasted about Haikou and claimed that you have the ability to capture the real murderer. How can you go back on your word in court?" Li Neng gave his boss a scolding, feeling embarrassed and confused.

Dissatisfied, he immediately shouted: "If you want to catch tigers at a young age, you can do it. But you must give me the power of life and death. All hunters in the county will be at my disposal." The county magistrate did not think twice and said with a smile: "That's right."

Li Neng then gathered the hunters, went into the mountains to search, and lurked in the valleys day and night, thinking: "If you catch a tiger at random, you can make a deal. As for whether the tiger is the real murderer, you can't care much."

A month passed in the blink of an eye, but nothing was found. The county magistrate was furious and immediately ordered, "Li Neng has neglected his duty. Let's hit him with a hundred military sticks first." Li Neng complained repeatedly and received a hundred blows on his buttocks.

Board, I am scared and anxious.

At his wits' end, he went to the Yue Wang Temple in the east of the city to pray to God, knelt down to pray, and burst into tears. Not long after, a tiger came in from the outside. Li Neng was very surprised, and was afraid that the tiger would violently attack. Fortunately, the tiger had no intention of doing evil, but it was just

He squatted in front of the door, not looking around, not knowing what he was trying to do.

Li Neng asked in a trembling voice: "Brother Tiger, Brother Tiger, did you kill the old woman's son? If so, I will arrest you and bring you to justice. Be good and don't resist." He took out the rope as he spoke.

, tied the tiger's neck. The tiger bowed its head and listened, letting it be at its mercy.

Li Neng brought the tiger to the court, and the county magistrate asked it: "Did you really swallow the old woman's son?" The tiger nodded and admitted. The county magistrate said: "A murder must be punished with a life. This is an eternal law. Old woman

She only had one son, and now you have killed her. How can she live in her twilight years? If you are willing to be her son, I will pardon your innocence." The tiger nodded again. The county magistrate was overjoyed and immediately released the tiger.

It goes away on its own.

When the old woman heard about this, she couldn't help but blame the county magistrate for being stupid and not avenging her son. At dawn the next day, she opened the door and saw that there was a dead deer on the ground outside the house. It was naturally sent by a tiger. The old woman again

Surprised and happy, she sold the venison in exchange for money. From then on, the tiger often brought things, either dead pigs or sheep, or pieces of silver and cloth, which she became accustomed to. Over time, the old woman's family gradually became richer, and she had no food and clothing.

I am more worried than when my son was alive. I am secretly grateful to Tiger for his kindness.

Every time the tiger came, he liked to lie down under the eaves and stayed there all day. Humans and animals coexisted in peace, with mutual trust and no suspicion. A few years later, the old woman passed away, and the tiger came to the house.

Worship, roar loudly, and look sad.

The old woman had quite a lot of savings, and the tribesmen used the money to take care of her funeral. On the day of the funeral, when the coffin was in the ground and the grave was just closed, a tiger suddenly rushed towards her. The guests were frightened and fled one after another. The tiger came straight to the grave and screamed sadly.

Howling, the sound was like thunder, and it took a long time to leave.

The villagers felt the tiger's kindness and built a "Yihu Temple" in the eastern suburbs to offer sacrifices during festivals.
Chapter completed!