I pinched the fifty yuan handed over by Uncle Ma, and then said to him: "Uncle Ma, what about the rest of the money?"
Uncle Ma was generous and waved his hand and said, "I'll give you the rest of the money."
I was speechless and said: "What I mean is...this money is not enough to buy so many things. What should I do with the rest?"
Uncle Ma said naturally: "You can take whatever is left. Do I need to tell you?"
I pinched my nose and said, "Okay, it's the same old rules again..."
Uncle Ma looked at me and said, "Just be satisfied. I'll give you fifty anyway. Go back quickly... By the way, buy another big iced watermelon."
I turned around with fifty yuan and secretly raised my middle finger...
That night, we had a very enjoyable meal. Cold beer, cooked food, and a big, cool watermelon were very refreshing.
At the end of the meal, around nine o'clock in the evening, Ma Yunfeng took a spoon and hugged half of the watermelon. His face was flushed, and he was eating the watermelon with a spoon while bragging to us.
In fact, there is nothing new, they are all stories heard from hearsay, but one of them is a bit interesting.
This is a story about a mortal becoming an immortal.
As we all know, mortals becoming immortals usually appear in stories. How is it possible in reality?
How much good fortune and blessings can an ordinary mortal have?
Even if he accumulates virtues and does good deeds throughout his life, he is still a good person. After death, he will be a minor official in the underworld, or he will be reincarnated in a better place.
As for becoming immortals, many Taoist priests who have practiced cultivation all their lives will not be able to go to heaven or achieve enlightenment after death. From ancient times to the present, not many have become immortals, let alone mortals?
So, I was impressed by this story.
Of course, I don’t know if it’s true or not, so just watch it for fun.
Ma Yunfeng said that this was a family matter of a friend of his, and he also mentioned it when he was drinking.
It's about that friend's great-grandfather. When he was young, he secretly learned machine tool technology in a factory in Tianjin, but one of his ears was broken by the Japanese.
Later, my great-grandfather came to the Northeast through Guandong and gave birth to six children. From then on, he took root here and thrived.
Because he had a bad ear and could not do any technical work, he worked in the countryside and once accidentally rescued a litter of fox cubs.
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and kangs were being burned in the northeastern countryside. When it was getting dark, his wife went out with firewood and came back, preparing to light a fire to burn the kang.
In fact, the firewood at that time was corn stalks, and basically every household would burn them. Because it was dark and very cold, when his wife brought the firewood into the house, she didn't even bother to look at it, and just stuffed it into the pit.
It's strange to say that he originally had bad ears and weak hearing, but that day he heard something chirping in the room.
He was very puzzled and couldn't figure out what it was, and then he came to the stove pit. When he saw that his wife was about to light a fire, he quickly stopped her.
He told his wife that he heard something barking and quickly took out the firewood to see if there were any baby animals inside.
Because of the cold weather, it often happened that animals got into the firewood to avoid the cold. He was a kind-hearted person, but he was afraid that if he accidentally burned something, it would be a big sin.
After hearing what he said, his wife quickly dragged out the firewood, and when she opened it, she found that there was something inside.
A litter of newly born fox cubs!
He was startled at that time, so he carefully took out the fox cubs, put them on the ground, and spread a layer of mats for them.
This litter of fox cubs were very good-looking and cute. Of course, there was no such word at that time, but they were indeed very cute.
Moreover, the little fox cub has just grown light brown fur, and it hasn't even been a month old by visual inspection.
As for the number, there are eight in total.
When he saw this litter of fox cubs, he liked and pitied them very much, because he knew that the foxes in the mountains were probably robbed, had their holes dug out, and had no place to go, so he had no choice but to take the cubs to the farmyard. Hide in firewood to avoid the cold.
But now he only saw the cub, not the big fox, and he didn't dare to put the fox cub outside, otherwise it would be ruined if it froze to death.
So, he burned the kang, spread a mat at the end of the kang, let the eight little foxes lie on it comfortably, and made some corn paste to eat.
This night, the eight little foxes spent the night safely, and he was also very happy. His dreams were all about playing with the foxes.
In the morning of the next day, when the weather was warmer, he took the little fox out and waited for the big fox to come.
Because he knew that foxes were very smart and would definitely come back to find their cubs.
But he didn't wait until it got dark, so he had to take the fox cub back into the house, feed it, make a bed and make bed, and took good care of it.
Three or four days passed like this, and he still didn't see the big fox coming. He was a little bit murmuring in his heart, wondering if the big fox had been killed?
If that's the case, what should we do with this litter of foxes? We can't keep them forever?
He was feeling worried. At dusk that day, a shadowy animal suddenly appeared outside the window and whined low into the room.
He ran out and saw a big red-furred fox standing there, looking at him eagerly and nodding at him.
He was relieved and hurriedly went into the house to take the little fox out, and happily said to the big fox: "I have taken good care of you these past few days. The children are all safe and sound, and they have gained a lot of weight." .”
The big fox seemed to be very happy too. He lowered his head to sniff the cubs, nodded and thanked them, then turned around and barked.
Immediately afterwards, another smaller fox slowly walked out of the darkness, came to the cub, sniffed, and nodded to him.
It seems that this is a couple who have come to pick up their children.
Then, the two foxes began to carry the cubs into the mountains. Because there were so many cubs, it took several trips before they were finished. At the end, the two foxes turned back and nodded to him vigorously.
Because of a kind thought, he saved a litter of foxes. Of course he was very happy. After the foxes were gone, he went about his life as usual without telling anyone about it.
Because he is also afraid. If the villagers know that there is a fox nearby, they will definitely look for it everywhere.
After all, fox fur was quite valuable in those days.
A few years later, his family's life somehow got better and better, and they gradually became wealthy. They also bought mules, horses, and livestock, and everything went smoothly.
But even when he was rich, he always upheld his kindness and often helped the poor in the village. During the years of famine, he even took out his own food and distributed it to everyone.
After a few years of smooth sailing, an old Taoist who was passing by came to the house and asked for water. He not only gave the old Tao some water, but also gave him a meal, and before leaving, he even got some dry food.
The old man was very grateful, and then told him that the reason why he lived a good life was because he had a red fox empress to protect him at home.
Therefore, if he wants his life to continue to be prosperous, he needs to enshrine the Red Fox Empress and provide some offerings and some incense to others on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month.
This is also commonly known as Baojiaxian among Northeastern folk.
