After San Fu went out, he did not go looking for Fan Xiliang, but wandered around. After a month, he spent all his money and came back to see Duke Meng. On this day, as soon as the third rich man came in, he said to Mr. Meng: "Meng...father, Brother Fan, he...is dead. I saw it with my own eyes!" It turned out that this third rich man stuttered when he was anxious. Meng Jiang came over after hearing the news and fainted when he heard that Fan Xiliang was dead. The whole family suddenly panicked and rushed to rescue Meng Jiang. After rescuing him for a long time, Meng Jiang regained consciousness. The third rich man was afraid of frightening her, so he changed his words: "When I saw Brother Fan, he... was sick, and now I'm afraid..." After hearing this, Meng Jiang said firmly: "He is not dead. , he must still be alive, I want to find him! It’s almost winter now, and the clothes he wears are so thin, how can he survive the winter? I want to send him cotton clothes." Meng Gong saw that his daughter was going to send cotton clothes to his fiancée. , worried about something unexpected happening, but firmly refused to agree. At this time, the three rich men volunteered and said, "I am willing to protect the young lady!" Meng Gong was still hesitant when he saw that the three rich men were willing to be bodyguards. The young lady's personal maid also expressed that she was also willing to go with her. Meng Gong reluctantly agreed. At this time, San Fu was already happy.
Meng Jiang immediately started making clothes for Fan Lang. She sewed non-stop day and night in the past few days, pouring her affection and love into every stitch and thread. In the dead of night, she even sang affectionately:
Lang, Lang, where are you? The separation lasted for half a year and lasted forever. Mountains and rivers separate us, and we meet in the distance in our dreams.
Lang, Lang, where are you? Before leaving, I sewed my clothes tightly. The needle, thread, blood and tears weave the daughter's infatuation.
Lang, Lang, where are you? I have to carry earth and pound it to build the city wall; I am not afraid of the long journey, and I want to give my winter clothes to Fan Lang.
It was really quiet in the dead of night, the lights were falling, and my daughter was weeping until dawn. Seeing Meng Jiang's sincere love, the maid also cried beside her. A few days passed, and two sets of cotton-padded clothes were completed. But Meng Gong was still worried that it would be inconvenient for his daughter to go out. The maid volunteered and said, "I will definitely protect the young lady." Mr. Meng and his wife were still worried.
In this way, Meng Jiang said goodbye to her parents. She wore plain clothes, the three rich men carried a big package on their backs, and the three of them set off. But as soon as they set out on the road, snowflakes began to fall in the sky. Meng Gong and his wife shed tears and repeatedly told the rich man and the maid to take good care of the young lady. The two agreed and set off. After a while, the three of them disappeared into the vast wind and snow.
They had only walked for a long time when they came to a deserted mountain road. Meng Jiang and the maid walked in front, supporting each other, and the three rich men followed behind. At this time, the north wind was howling and the snow was flying. Meng Jiang looked really weak. In order to keep out the cold, she pulled her hair up high and wrapped her high bun with a light blue floral scarf. At this time, they came to a place called 'Soul-breaking Cliff'. As expected, there was no store in front of them and no village behind them. Meng Jiang and the maid were very frightened, so they asked the three rich men to watch the wolf from behind.
Sanfu promised with his mouth, but he had evil intentions in his heart. After a while, he suddenly quickened his pace and rushed in front of them. The maid shouted: "San Fu, why did you run ahead? What if a wolf comes from behind?" The San Fu stopped and said with a smile: "The journey is too long. I'm worried that the lady can't make it. We still have to go." Go back?" After Meng Jiang heard this, he asked in confusion: "Three rich people, I see that you are a hard-working person and you have the courage, how can you say such a thing?" The three rich people said: "No... no I won't let the young lady go, it's really... because the road is too far, let's go back?" Meng Jiang said: "I have made up my mind, I will not look back!" The three rich men stammered and told the truth: "Sister...sister, what's wrong with me, the third richest man, but you are going to marry that man named Fan? Who...is he?" Meng Jiang was stunned when he heard this, and said angrily: " Fan Lang and I are engaged, how can you say such a thing?" San Fu said with a smile: "I am sincere to you, old... God knows? I have been working in your house for so many years, isn't it just to do something good? Are you... the son-in-law of my family? But the man named Fan is ahead of the game. Who is he...? He sneaked... into the garden and charmed you. If you... marry Give it to me, and I will be good to you...for the rest of my life!" Meng Jiang was stunned when he heard this, and said angrily: "You came back a few days ago and said you met Fan Lang. Is it a lie you made up? You didn't even You didn't go to find him, did you?" The third rich man narrowed his eyes and said firmly: "Yes..., why should I go to find... him?" When Meng Jiang saw that the third rich man had deceived her, she immediately Furious.
At this time, a group of red figures rushed over from behind and slammed into San Fu. San Fu couldn't dodge and fell to the ground with his back crossed. It turned out that the maid was showing off her power. She was fat. After knocking down the three rich men with the force of the impact, she cursed: "What a heartless thing. Don't you know what the young lady is thinking? How dare you take advantage of someone's danger and make this unreasonable suggestion." You are such a ruthless person! I must tell Father Meng and ask him to deduct your wages for this month!" The maid scolded and stamped her feet to quit. The third rich man got up from the ground angrily, pointed at the maid and said: "Damn... girl, it's none of your business, just stay here." After saying that, he wanted to go forward and beat the maid. The maid struggled with the three rich men.
When Meng Jiang saw that what had happened, he raised his eyebrows and angrily scolded the three rich men: "Three rich men! Stop it! I respect you as a man, but you have gone too far today!" The three rich men let go of the maid and stepped forward. Let’s hear what Meng Jiang has to say. Meng Jiang was also very angry, so he slapped the three rich men on the ear. After the three rich men received this blow, they said angrily: "What do you mean? If you dare to hit me, today I will take over you first... I will take over you, and you won't be able to run away!" As he said this, he wanted to step forward and be rude to Meng Jiang. Seeing that the situation was not good, the maid hugged the third rich man's legs from behind and shouted: "Miss, run away!" The third rich man became angry, turned around and picked up the fat maid, preparing to throw her down the cliff. Meng Jiang shouted stop. The third rich man asked Meng Jiang if he would marry him. Meng Jiang said wittily: "Brother San Fu, wait a minute. If you are rude to me today, I will hate you forever." The three rich men asked what should be done. Meng Jiang pretended to be happy and said: "It doesn't matter if we get married, but you have to find a matchmaker so that you can explain to your parents when you go back. Otherwise, my elders will blame me and my neighbors will laugh at me. How can I behave as a human being?"
The third rich man was an honest man. When he heard this, he said: "This... the mountains are deep and the ravines are deep. Where can I find a matchmaker... a matchmaker?" Meng Jiang said: "You can't find a matchmaker, and I don't know if you are sincere. . Well, look at the wild chrysanthemums blooming at the foot of the cliff. You go and pick one. Firstly, to show your sincerity, and secondly, let’s use the flower as a matchmaker!” After hearing this, the three rich men were elated. Then he turned around and picked flowers. But when he got to the edge of the cliff, he said worriedly: "This... I don't dare to pick any one at random. Why do you have to pick one halfway up the cliff?" Meng Jiang said: "To show your courage as a man!" Now I had nothing to say, so I asked how to get down. Meng Jiang said: "Take off the luggage rope and tie one end to your waist. We can just hold you." The maid already understood Meng Jiang's intention and hurriedly pulled out the rope from the parcel and let the three rich men tie up.
The third rich man climbed down the cliff in fear, and muttered: "You... you two have to hold tighter, and your hands... can't be loosened." The two agreed and put the third rich man down on the Duanhun Cliff with force, and then Look at each other and smile. The maid shouted loudly: "You stupid donkey, you dare to take advantage of the young lady! The toad wants to eat the swan meat! Hahaha!" Meng Jiang said: "Three rich people, three rich people! I never thought that you are a bad guy who takes advantage of others. Boy! If I didn't trick you to the bottom of the cliff today, I really don't know what you would do?" Only then did the three rich people understand and hurriedly begged for mercy, but it was too late. Meng Jiang and the maid shouted: "One, two, three!" As soon as they let go, there was a crash and the three rich men rolled into the gutter. Only Meng Jiang and the maid were left on the mountain road. They quickly packed their packages and rushed forward, supporting each other.
The two of them kept rushing towards the north. When they reached the main road, they found that there were many people. There were densely packed vehicles transporting grain, and many of them were women. There are many people like Meng Jiang who are looking for their husbands, fathers and brothers to give them clothes, so they are no longer alone. However, the two of them saw people hanging from trees everywhere on the roadside who could not endure the hardships of the road. They were frightened by the sight. There are poems by predecessors as evidence:
Yingzheng controlled the whole world and built a city of thousands of miles in the north.
The people's lives are half in the dust, and their bones are scattered everywhere.
Meng Jiang and the maid inquired as they walked, but could not find out Fan Xiliang's whereabouts. The two of them walked and walked for a long time. One day, they came to a construction site of the Great Wall and asked the migrant workers carefully. Someone said: "Six months ago, there was a man named Fan who was very weak and was building the city here." Meng Jiang asked him where he was now. where. The migrant worker sighed and said: "Oh! Forget it, he died half a month ago! He was weak and sick, oh..." Meng Jiang asked several more people, and they all answered the same. He also asked what the man looked like, and the image he described was exactly the same as Fan Xiliang. Meng Jiang's vision suddenly went dark and he fainted.
The maid hugged Meng Jiang and cried loudly: "Miss, can you wake up?" At this time, people on the construction site came to comfort them. After everyone learned about Meng Jiang's situation, they were all moved by her true feelings, so they gathered around They got up to rescue Meng Jiang, and some women even brought her water for her to drink. After a while, Meng Jiang woke up again. With tears in her eyes, she asked sadly: "Where is his body buried?" The migrant workers all cried and said: "What else is buried? It was filled at the foot of the city wall." Ah!" Meng Jiang felt sad for a while and cried. At this time, suddenly the clouds gathered, the sky changed suddenly, a strong wind blew up, and then a sharp flash fell from the sky, like a snake, and rushed towards the city. The sky seemed to be torn in half, and the thunderbolt struck. The newly built beacon tower was followed by a loud noise, and a large section of the city wall collapsed, revealing a corpse underneath. Meng Jiang was shocked and ran over to see. Sure enough, it was Fan Xiliang's body. She hugged the body and cried sadly.
The craftsmen were also shocked by the sudden thunderbolt, and they all put down their work and jumped off the city wall to escape. Unexpectedly, as soon as the rafters were loosened by this run, the soil would slide down, and then 'Crash! 'The newly built city walls collapsed one after another. There is a poem that says:
White bones were exposed in the thunder, and thousands of flesh and blood sighed and cried.
The Great Wall is a tragic and heroic thing for thousands of miles, but its bones are not withered when the platform is completed.
At this time, a group of officers and soldiers had been alerted, and the leading general ran over angrily. After he asked what happened, he used whips to disperse the onlookers, and ordered his men to tie up Meng Jiang. Meng Jiang was so sad and angry that he could only support himself and reprimanded the Qin general: "My husband is dead, you have to pay with your life!" The Qin general became even more angry and said: "Building the city is the emperor's order, who dares to disobey? You This witch cried down the Great Wall and deserves to be killed!" After saying this, he immediately drew his sword, raised it and prepared to strike at Meng Jiang.
"Stop!" Suddenly someone shouted from behind. The Qin general put away his sword, looked back, and saw a noble prince standing on a horse on a high ground not far behind him. General Qin stared at him and asked: "Boy, who are you? How dare you stop me?" Your young master said calmly: "I am the supervisor of General Meng, Fusu, the eldest son of the current First Emperor." After saying that, Pingcheng County Magistrate He Zuocai arrived on horseback, followed by a group of soldiers. General Qin quickly threw down his sword and knelt in front of Fusu and begged for mercy: "This villain did not know that the young master was coming. It is a death penalty! A death penalty!" Fusu said angrily: "The country has national laws and the family has family rules. How can you kill people casually?" Qin The general said: "This witch committed a heinous crime. She cried down the Great Wall and delayed the deadline. The construction of this section of the Great Wall was supervised by the general. If the general is blamed, what will the general say?" Fusu said angrily: "Where does General Meng have it? Me! Hand him over to Master He. Get out!" General Qin quickly ordered his men to untie Meng Jiang and hand him over to He Zuocai, and then ran away in a mess.
When the migrant workers saw that Fusu had rescued Meng Jiang, they all knelt down and worshiped. Fusu asked about Meng Jiang's situation and sympathized with her plight. He ordered Fan Xiliang's body to be buried at the foot of the Great Wall, and then sent someone to escort Meng Jiang home. Meng Jiang was grateful for Fusu's kindness and went back. Fusu then issued a military order: Anyone who beats a migrant worker and kills him must pay with his life. Since then, there have been fewer deaths on construction sites. As Fusu's reputation spread far and wide, the story of Meng Jiang crying down the Great Wall also spread like wildfire, and it was spread from one to ten, and it became more and more outrageous: it was said that there was a goddess named Meng Jiangnu who cried down eight people. The Great Wall.
