Folklore： A rich scholar takes a fancy to a poor woman, and a fox fairy makes a wonderful marriage through twists and turns.

　　Zongsheng is from Handan. His father, Zong Yong, is a famous scholar nearby, and his family education is very strict. Zongsheng is intelligent by nature, can make a fuss, and writes poems especially well. Before he was twenty years old, he was admitted to the scholar. Everyone in the big family scrambled to propose marriage for him, but his father didn't agree.

　　At that time, thieves and soldiers invaded the border and troops were stationed everywhere. Local people also took the opportunity to harass, rob during the day, and the old and weak in the county fled for their lives. All the food collected by the Zongsheng family was robbed by the villagers. Zong Yong took his family to other places to escape.

　　There is a cousin, Mr. Liu, who is a local rich man. As soon as they went, Mr. Liu rented a house for them and provided them with daily necessities. Zong Yong stayed at home to help run the village group and paid a monthly salary. Zong Yong was very grateful to him. Because Zongsheng was in a hurry to stay at home, he relaxed his studies and just wandered outside the village every day. There is a tailor named Li in the village who lives opposite Zongsheng. Li's wife is about thirty years old and looks very beautiful, unlike ordinary village women. Her daughter's name is Zhu Xin, which is more beautiful than her mother. She often follows her mother to the neighbor's house to grind rice. She goes three or four times a day and must pass by Zongsheng's door.

　　Sometimes Zongsheng stands outside the door, and the bamboo heart comes from the opposite side with a broom. Although Jing Chai's dress is not gorgeous, it has a high bun and a beautiful temperament.

　　Zongsheng couldn't help feeling emotional, and didn't go back to the house until he watched Zhu Xin go far away. From then on, he missed day and night, got up early in the morning and waited outside the door before washing. Towards noon, Zhu Xin came over. He looked closely at the little feet under her skirt, which were as thin as bamboo shoots, so he admired them even more. In order to take a look at it, he stared at it for a long time, until Zhu Xin's mother came out, and Zongsheng retired into the door.

　　Zhu Xin's mother has been aware of Zongsheng's intention, and she will never let Zhu Xin go out again, but only operate by herself every day. Disappointed, Zong Sheng chanted hundreds of poems about "Yongzhu", expressing his feelings of tossing and turning and missing day and night. The poems were very touching. One day, he was wandering outside the door, listening to cicadas with his hands behind his back. Suddenly, something fell at my feet, and it looked like a silver ring. He looked around in surprise and saw Zhu Xin smiling outside the door.

　　Eye contact, bamboo heart hurried just visible into the house, but after a few steps, he looked back and smiled and pointed out the silver ring, as if to collect it.

　　Zongsheng understood, quickly picked it up and hid it in his sleeve. Look at the bamboo heart again, it has closed the door and entered. He went home and hid the silver finger in the box.

　　Not long after, the thieves retreated and the Zongyong family negotiated to return home. I rented a big boat to load my luggage and set off when the wind was favorable. Zongsheng was very unhappy. He stood outside the door all day trying to wait for Zhu Xin to come out and express his feelings to her, but he never saw her.

　　When the wind was blowing, Zong Yong's whole family got on the boat, and they traveled more than ten miles downstream and downwind. Zongsheng looked at the ocean and sighed, helpless, and wished that he could not fly over the long river with his wings.

　　When he was thinking so much, he suddenly felt as light as a leaf and drifted to the north shore. He walked forward at will, not on the road he had walked, but with dense trees and sometimes some thorns. There were some pen-fence huts ahead, and he suspected it was a village, so he rushed to ask for directions. To the fence, there was no one, and I walked under the eaves until I heard a cry in the house. He was surprised. When he looked carefully, a woman covered her face with a red silk scarf and sobbed.

　　He was about to leave when he heard the woman in the room say, "Is that Zonglang standing in front of the court? Why did you come back when you abandoned me? " When Zongsheng saw it, it was the bamboo heart, and he couldn't help but feel sad. He choked up and expressed his feelings, and he burst into tears.

　　Bamboo heart came out, wiped his tears with a red towel and said to him, "In front of parents, you can politely ask, what are you worried about?" If your relative, Mr. Liu, is willing to act as a matchmaker, things will be successful. Why not consult him? I was forbidden by my grandmother to go out casually. From now on, it's up to you to wait and see if you abandon me or not! " When she finished, she returned to the house, and Zongsheng was about to go in with her. Suddenly, the dogs in the village barked, and he woke up with a start, still sleeping in the boat.

　　After returning home, he secretly told his mother about his dream, and her mother went to consult with her father. But my father despised the woman as the tailor's daughter, and because the road was far from easy, he didn't agree. Zongsheng knows that good things are hard to achieve, and depression becomes a disease. He only drinks one gruel every day. Time dragged on day by day, and it was another spring. One day. Zong Sheng was moved by emotion and wrote down several names of bamboo hearts on paper.

　　After writing, he lay down and slept wearily, which was seen by his father, who was very tired of it, but pitied his son for being sick and angry. When I was in Tomb-Sweeping Day, there were many women in the middle reaches of the village, and good young people followed me to the suburbs, and Zongsheng was also mixed with the crowd.

　　As it was getting late, there were fewer tourists. On the way home, Zongsheng met an old woman. She stood by the road and looked at Zongsheng for a long time. She said to him, "Such a good man has fine eyes. Why do you look so sad and like him?" If there is anything on my mind, I would like to help you. "Zongsheng sighed and said," There are worries, but I'm afraid there's nothing you can do. " The old woman said, "I'm afraid you have nothing on your mind. If you do, I can't do anything."

　　When Zongsheng saw her strange words, he told her all the secrets. She smiled and said, "What's so hard about this? If you don't meet me today, you will eventually die of love. " Zongsheng begged her for help, and the old woman said, "There is a small village half a mile away. Li's mother and daughter lived there. If you don't believe me, let's go together. "

　　Zongsheng agreed happily. There are several huts, surrounded by fences, lush grass and dense trees, and the scenery is exactly the same as that seen in the previous dream. He asked strangely, "I'm afraid it's a dream again?" The old woman said, "I obviously led you here. How can you say it's a dream?"

　　Zong Sheng said, "I dreamed of this place in the past, so I became suspicious." The old woman said, "It's true this time, so why be suspicious."

　　Zong Sheng said, "When I first arrived in Tomb-Sweeping Day, how could the bean flower on the fence be in bud?" The old woman said, "Are you drunk? Please look carefully. " When Zongsheng was watching, it became a bamboo fence, and there was no tofu pudding, only the grass was thin. They walked into the house together. Li greeted Zongsheng with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for a year, and you are so haggard!" " Zongsheng cried and told the reason.

　　Lee said, "Your father thinks highly of his family and is cruel enough to break off his marriage. Is my daughter like a bitter apricot by the roadside, and no one wants it? I knew you were sincere, so I asked Zhong Mu to invite you to talk. I really want to get married, but I want your father to propose sincerely. He once said that my daughter is a seamstress. If she proposed in bad faith, wouldn't she still think that my daughter can't be the daughter-in-law of the halls? "

　　Zongsheng politely accompanied the ceremony, and Zhong Mu persuaded him on his behalf. Lee thought about it for a moment and said, "If you want to get married, then people will take care of my family. If you don't want to, please go at once. " Zongsheng was so anxious that he repeatedly said, "Yes, yes!" So he cleaned the inner room, laid the bed curtains, asked Zhong Mu to dress up for the woman, went to church to pay homage, and got married that night. Zongsheng looked at the woman, radiant and beautiful, better than in the past, so they were very happy. He asked the woman why she came here. The woman said, "I was brought here by Grandma Zhong, but my mother had already arrived here first, so I stayed. It's just that I stayed at home all day. I don't know where this is. I asked Grandma Zhong and she said it was Zhongshizhuang. "

　　Zongsheng believed it. They have been married for more than a month, and their feelings are inseparable. You love me. One day, it suddenly occurred to him that he should tell his parents, or he could take his wife back. How can he stay in Yuejia for a long time? So I discussed with the woman, and the woman hesitated. He thought to himself, as soon as I came back, why bother to think twice, so he didn't tell the woman to leave the village.

　　Just a few steps, looking back, there are no villages, only high graves and pines and cypresses. He was so frightened that he quickly found his way home. When I got home, my parents were crying for not finding him, and the tears were not dry. Seeing him back, I was overjoyed and asked why. Zongsheng told the truth, so everyone was surprised that he met the demon. Zongsheng was scared, too. His parents forbade him to travel again. And quickly choose a marriage for him. But after talking about several clansmen, they all refused to give in. In desperation, I had a plan to get married with the Li family, so I wrote a letter to give it to Mr. Liu.

　　The letter had just been written and had not been mailed when Mr. Liu came out. Zong Yong talked about his son and his demands. Member Liu shouted "strange things". Zong Yong asked why. Mr. Liu said, "Since you returned to your hometown, Li's daughter has been dying of illness. It seems that her mind is ill for generations. In spring, she went to the village to catch butterflies and suddenly didn't go home. The family looked everywhere, but there was no trace. After more than a month, she suddenly came back by herself. Ask her, saying that she met an old woman who claimed to be Zhong when she was flying butterflies, and invited her to get on the bus. Mercedes-Benz soon arrived at a village.

　　On entering the door, her mother had arrived there first. She asked what she was doing here, but they just gave a vague answer. The next day, the old woman brought Zongsheng and adopted her son in law. After living for more than three months, Zongsheng went out and didn't come back. The mother said to her daughter,' You can go first with Grandma Zhong, and I'll come right away.' She then sped to a place with Grandma, and Grandma told the woman to get off the bus and said,' Your home is not far away, but you can go back by yourself. I said goodbye from now on. The woman wanted to ask, but the car was flying and the car was running away. When she looked carefully, it was the place where the butterfly was thrown that day. She came home in the moonlight and found her mother already at home. She was very surprised and told the story, which surprised the whole family.

　　The woman knew that she didn't meet her mother first, and she regretted being mistaken by the demon, which caused the slander to boil. Ashamed and angry, want to die. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are depressed and want to marry their daughter to calm down the discussion. However, there are too few people with family background and personality like Zongsheng, so I want to come and think about it. "

　　When Zongsheng's parents heard this, they were overjoyed. They quickly prepared a dowry and invited Mr. Liu to go back to the valley. Mr. Liu came back to visit the Li family, and the Li family saw that Mr. Liu was the matchmaker. I'm very happy. I prepared my dowry early, sent my daughter to Handan, and Mr. Liu helped me with a lot of dowry. Ji Jia cleaned the house and held a wedding. People near and far are surprised, and those who have nothing to do are also prepared with gifts and congratulations, vying to see new people. The bride and groom wore gorgeous clothes and went to the church to pay their respects and get married.

　　Everyone who saw her said that she was as beautiful as a fairy. People came and went, and it took five days to settle down. Both families are deeply grateful to Grandma Zhong, but they don't know what kind of person she is.

　　One day, Zong Yong came back drunk, and it was getting late. He met an old woman and stayed at her house. There are only three rooms, and nave has a bed to entertain guests. After a few commonplaces, she went into the room and closed the door to sleep. Just before dawn, the old woman urged the guests to say, "The chickens next door are crowing, so the guests should leave early. There were no men in my family, only mother and daughter. I am afraid that good people will gossip. " Zong Yong got up, and the old woman was sent out of the door. He asked his surname gratefully. The old woman said, "My surname is Hu. Because I rent the house of the Zhong family with my daughter, people suspect that I am a member of the Zhong family, but I am not. I know your son and bother you to take a message; A good dream in the boat and a good marriage in the cave are all the efforts of my mother and daughter. "

　　Zong Yong promised repeatedly, but the meaning in the dialogue was not fully understood. After a few steps, I realized that this was Grandma Zhong. Looking back, people and houses were gone. I saw the pine and cypress in the road, which was the old tomb of Zhong in Tongli, so I knew that Grandma Zhong was the fox spirit in the grave. They built walls and planted trees, and the father and son burned incense and prayed devoutly, hoping that Zhong Lao would come again, but there was no news at last.