There was a scholar in Anhui who went to Jinling to take the exam. Due to the strong wind, he could not sail the boat, so the boat had to stop at the riverside to wait. He went ashore for a leisurely stroll and walked into a village. He saw a few people talking about something on the road.

He sighed pitifully, as if he couldn't think of a way. At the same time, he heard faint sounds of crying.

came. After walking forward for a while, the crying was closer, and the crying was full of sorrow. He met a few more people, who were also talking, rubbing their hands and feet, and sighing, similar to the people he met before. He just listened

A person on the left said: "At this time, if you can meet a compassionate person and generously help pay for the coffin,

Today, this matter can still be settled." Everyone said in unison: "This is the most difficult thing to handle! You said it is so easy!" After hearing this, the scholar came forward and bowed and asked: "Everyone

Why are things so sad? Can you let me, a passerby, listen to it?" Everyone said to the man on the left: "He is probably

It’s the great compassionate person you mentioned! Why don’t you speak? Tell me!” The man on the left said, “How do you know he’s not the one?” So he told the scholar the whole story.

. He said: "The residents here are all from the same clan. One of our clan brothers died, leaving behind his wife and a few children."

20-year-old son. This sister-in-law never married again and was very filial to her parents-in-law. She supported her parents-in-law and son by spinning and weaving with her hands. A month ago, her father-in-law got sick and asked for medical treatment and bought medicine. She ran out of family money. He died yesterday.

, couldn't afford to buy a coffin. As a last resort, he planned to sell his sister-in-law so that he could bury his dead father-in-law. His sister-in-law hated herself

I can't keep my chastity all the time. I'm also sad about my father-in-law's death and I can't leave my mother-in-law in her miserable situation. It's even harder to leave her son who is only a few years old. From yesterday to today, I've been so sad that I've fainted four or five times. We,

People, and due to years of drought, the family cannot afford a penny. We can only watch this happen to our clan.

I am a chaste and filial daughter-in-law, but I am unable to save them, so I sigh!" Upon hearing this, the scholar said with emotion: "How much money do we need to complete the funeral?" Everyone said: "Only thirty gold is enough!"

The scholar invited everyone to come to the boat, took out the travel expenses he had brought with him, and said, "I am going out this time.

I brought forty gold. I will give thirty gold to you, and I will keep ten gold for you to take the exam." Everyone was very moved, and some actually shed tears and said, "This is such a compassionate person!" It happened that the wind was strong.

Things were going smoothly, and the shipowner raised the sail to set off. The scholar hurriedly urged everyone to go ashore, and hurriedly said goodbye without having time to ask each other's names.

When the scholar came to Jinling, he didn't have enough money, so he had to borrow money from fellow villagers who were doing business in Jinling, which was barely enough. On the day when the examination started, he walked into his room and saw an old man already sitting there.

There. The scholar was surprised and asked where he came from. He replied: "I have the same number as you." The scholar was puzzled. He only felt that the room was very wide and it would be inconspicuous to sit on the same couch with the old man.

Narrow. The two exchanged their hometown names, talked about the Jinling examination, and talked about writing articles and examination skills. It was very interesting. When it was time to go to bed, the old man said: "You can sleep peacefully and leave me alone."

At the fourth watch, the test questions were handed out. The old man was writing quickly with a pen. When the scholar thought about reading the questions, he felt like he had a nightmare and couldn't move, so he fainted.

Then he fell asleep. He didn't wake up until around noon the next day. He didn't see the old man. He didn't know where he had gone. He picked up his examination paper and saw that the draft paper was full of handwriting. He was shocked. When he opened the manuscript paper and read it, the article was written

It was vigorous, the poems had neat counterpoints, and the meaning was elegant; the four arts were complete, and it was truly a masterpiece for Luanyuan to win the first prize. Full of surprise, he stretched out his head to ask the guarding army

"Where did the old man with my same name go?" Hao Jun said absently: "Gone!" The scholar stopped asking more questions, but he was confused in his heart, thinking that the old man and I had never known each other, why did he suddenly replace me?

What about writing articles and poems? I read the article over and over again, admiring it endlessly. I started to write my own ideas, but I couldn't think of a single word, so I had to copy it in the main volume.

When he walked into the room for the second scene, the old man was already sitting there, facing the scholar and said: "I should be destined to be with you, and I have the same number as you." The scholar thanked him for the first scene.

, and blamed him for leaving without saying goodbye, saying: "Old sir, why don't you try your luck again in the exam?" The old man smiled and said: "I owed you several literary debts in my previous life. Only ghosts and gods know this.

Why bother you to express your thanks? Please rest peacefully tonight, sir, and don’t ask any more questions!" The scholar did as he said. The next day the scholar got up, but he didn’t know where the old man had gone. The five arts of scripture had been completed. The third scene

It was still the case. After the three exams, the scholar went to the old gentleman's apartment to visit him, but everyone said they didn't know this person existed. Because the matter was very strange and strange, the scholar did not dare to tell others.

When he got home, the scholar got on the boat and immediately unmoored and started sailing. Suddenly a man ran up from the shore and asked to take the boat. The scholar saw that it was an old man with the same number. When the old man saw that the scholar was standing on the boat, he clapped his hands and was happy.

He said: "Mr. Zhen and I have a predestined relationship, and we meet again!" The scholar was also very happy and hurriedly welcomed him into the cabin and asked where his luggage was. He said: "I am alone and have nothing extra.

"

When asked where his home was, he said, "You will know when you get to the front." When the boat came to the place where it was previously anchored, the old man pointed to a village on the shore and said, "My family lives here. I will take the first step.

If you don't mind the humble wooden door of the thatched cottage, please come and have a seat." After that, he hurried ashore, and the scholar hurried to follow him. Seeing that he was very fast, he entered the village after a while. When the scholar arrived, he was already there.

No one was seen.

When he was looking around and not knowing where to go, he met the man who had asked him for a coffin before. He stood on the roadside and bowed to him and said hello, saying: "Sir, you are back!" The scholar hurriedly said the old gentleman's name and asked him

Did he recognize him? He was very surprised and said: "He is my clan uncle. He died."

It’s been more than a month since I passed away, and he’s the one you paid for to donate the coffin for the funeral.” The scholar was shocked and said, “What are you talking about! This old gentleman lived in the same room as me for three exams.

After finishing the exam, he took a boat back with me. I sent him ashore and watched with my own eyes.

He walked into the village. According to what you said, I have met a ghost!" The man was even more horrified when he heard this, and said: "So, it is really my uncle's soul! My uncle is a learned man, erudite.

He had broad knowledge and a great literary reputation. He failed to obtain any honors for a long time and died without fulfilling his ambition.

In early August, my aunt once dreamed that my uncle came to say goodbye to her and said that he was going to Jinling to repay the kindness of the coffin man, and at the same time, he wanted to use the man's literary blessings to prove that his failure in the examination room over the years was not because of his lack of writing.

Okay. What happened to my husband today is exactly in line with my aunt’s dream.

.His mother-in-law and daughter-in-law feel the kindness of their husband and they are unforgettable. They have told me many times to go to the riverside and wait, hoping to see the husband. Please come and sit at home. Since there is such a supernatural thing today, please ask the husband to come with me.

What do you think about going to his house and implementing it?" The scholar just followed him.

We walked forward together. When we came to a door, we saw dilapidated walls and several huts, surrounded by earthen walls. There were plain curtains hanging in the hall, a pair of white candles on the altar table, and a portrait hanging in the middle. The man pointed to the portrait.

The scholar said: "This is my uncle's spiritual tablet!" The scholar stepped forward and looked at it carefully.

It was the old man with the same number. The scholar told the story of how they met in the number room and how he drafted the answer sheet on his behalf. The man walked inside to inform his aunt. After a while, an old woman came with him.

The daughter-in-law came out with the orphan and kowtowed to the scholar Luo Bai to express her gratitude. Inside the scholar

Feeling sad in his heart, he said humbly: "I have received great kindness from the old man, and I have received generous rewards from him even though I have given so little. I will never forget it. If I can really get the first place in the exam and share the wealth with our two families, I will not dare to bear any big responsibility."

Virtue!" After saying that, he turned around and knelt before the coffin to express his thanks. Then he said goodbye and returned to his hometown.

When the results were announced, he was indeed promoted to the highest rank, and became a Jinshi the next year, and went to Jiangsu as a county magistrate. He took care of the old man's family at any time, and took the old man's grandson to the county office and asked a teacher to teach him. Later,

The grandson also grew up, became famous, and entered the Imperial Academy.

The owner of the sitting flower said: "Doing good deeds from a sincere heart is true kindness. When the scholar took out the money to buy the coffin, he had no intention of seeking fame or repayment. He was just crying out of pity.

Moved, the act of filial piety arises spontaneously

The respect that arises from real compassion and inspires great compassion can be said to be a sincere gentleman! The deceased did not avoid the suspicion of being separated from the dark and the bright, ghostwritten documents, helped scholars to achieve success in autumn, and gave generous rewards! What are people worried about but not
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