Disciples

Chapter 49

Original
mean words, foul words;
Market gas, refrain from it.

Translation
Don't speak harshly and sarcastically, and don't say obscene and dirty words; you must earnestly quit the ignorance, ignorance, and tasteless worldly habits.

allusion
There was a Duke of Zhou who made a living by fortune-telling and divination.In order to attract business, he posted a pair of couplets at the door of his house.The first couplet is "a lesson in divination, and you will pay [-] yuan if it works." The second couplet is: "If it doesn't work, you are willing to pay [-] yuan instead";

It turned out that there was a peach blossom girl nearby who could pinch and count. Seeing his arrogance, she wanted to teach him a lesson.There is Aunt Wang next to Miss Peach Blossom. Her son Wang An went out to do business and has not come back so far, so he asked the Duke of Zhou to make a fortune, but the Duke of Zhou said that her son would not come back.Aunt Wang burst into tears after hearing this, and Peach Blossom Girl pinched her fingers and said, "Your son will be back within ten days."

Peach Blossom girl said: "Go and buy a three-foot red-headed rope and tie it to the handle of the wooden ladle. Every day when the stars are all out, go to the waterway ditch to pick three times and call my son back three times! If you call like this for three nights, you will be guaranteed I can call Brother Wang back." Aunt Wang did as Miss Peach Blossom said, and on the morning of the eighth day, her son, who hadn't returned for three years, suddenly came back.It turned out that Wang An was so focused on doing business and making money that he forgot to go home.That day, he suddenly thought of his old mother at home, and he settled the bill with the store overnight and hurried home.After walking less than half a mile, the inn caught fire, and Wang An broke out in a cold sweat.After returning home, Wang An told his mother about the incident. His mother and son embraced each other and wept with joy and sorrow.

The next day, Aunt Wang brought her son to Duke Zhou's house. Duke Zhou had nothing to say when he saw Aunt Wang's son, so he had to post [-] yuan as he said in the couplet.

(End of this chapter)