I was so drunk that night that I couldn't remember anything. I didn't know how I got back. I just felt someone carrying me. They carried me into a room, and I fell asleep deeply. I don’t know if it was a dream, but I once again met an ancient person. It’s a bit far-fetched to say that he was a human being. Strictly speaking, he was a person in a lake. Monster.
In my sleep, I came to Lintao City, Gansu Province, and happened to walk into a very large mansion. The plaque on the door said two big words - Zhang Mansion. As soon as I entered, I was called Master.
A maid with a short bun said to me kindly: "Master, you are back. If you don't come back, the master and the old lady will blame me to death. But fortunately, you are back, so that's good."
"You call me young master, I am Zhang Ruoxu, how come I have become young master." I was a little surprised, and then I realized that I was wearing a bannerman's costume, with long braids, and then I touched my forehead. Oh my God, I actually traveled to the Qing Dynasty. I have become a Qing Dynasty person with shaved hair and braided hair.
"Master, you are from Lintao Prefecture in Gansu Province. Our Zhang family is one of the richest families in the local area. Your name is not Zhang Ruoxu, but Zhang Tiantao. Our Zhang family's business is spread throughout Gansu, but ah, the master has been in poor health recently. Our Zhang family The business of the house has also declined a bit. Master, master, he just hopes that you can grow up as soon as possible and take over the Zhang family's family business as soon as possible. In this way, he can safely hand over the huge family business to you!" The maid acted cutely. said.
I hadn't figured out what was going on, and when I was about to ask what was going on, I heard someone shouting from outside: "Hey, is the young master of the Zhang family here? It's Li Qi, the same Li Qi who is fishing and catching turtles in the river. I’m here to deliver turtles to Young Master Zhang.”
The maid pushed me towards the door and said, "Master, the debtor who owes you money has arrived. You, go and have a look!"
When I saw a barefooted man with a bare chest and a pair of linen trousers, carrying a basket on his back, he came to me. I was a little confused, so I said, "Are you Li Qi? Do I know you? You said you want to give me a turtle?" "
Li Qidao: "Mr. Zhang family, have you forgotten? I owe you three taels of silver. I don't have the money to pay you back. I can only go to the rivers to catch some fish, shrimps and turtles to repay your debt. I don't have any money." A big product should be worth one tael of silver."
Now I figured out what was going on. It turned out that Li Qi was a man who caught turtles and fished for a living. He owed me three taels of silver and couldn't repay his debt. Once he caught fish, turtles, shrimps, crabs, etc., he would Offer it to him to pay off his debt.
Just like this, Li Qi caught a very large turtle with white spots on its forehead. He thought it was a rare thing, so he gave it to me to pay off his debt. Li Qi also asked me: "Master Zhang, look at this big turtle, it must be worth one tael of silver! What do you think? Is it Master Zhang?"
I said: "It's not just one tael of silver, it's not just one tael. This big turtle of yours can pay off all the remaining debts." After hearing what I said, Li Qi was very happy and agreed immediately. , and quickly handed me this weird giant turtle.
I thought the turtle looked unusual, so I let it go. Later, I came out of my home and walked to the bank of the river. It was already dusk. I saw a drunk man, followed by two or three servants, stumbling towards me. I could tell at a glance that he was drunk. The man was staggering and almost drunk.
I saw that he was a drunkard, so I didn't want to pay attention to him and deliberately avoided him. However, he staggered and bumped into me. He grabbed me by the collar and asked, "Who is he? I'm on the road. You're walking peacefully, but you dare to bump into your uncle and me. Are you asking for a beating? Tell me quickly."
I said casually: "Walker. You drank too much, walked unsteadily and bumped into me. How can you blame me for bumping into you? Master, it was you who was careless, please don't blame me!"
The drunk man said angrily: "Don't you have a name? You're talking nonsense! Tell me, what's your name?"
I was in a hurry because I was on my way, so I put his question aside without answering. I opened his hand that was grabbing my collar and walked away, walking straight ahead. The drunk man became even more angry and grabbed my sleeves to prevent him from leaving. The stench of alcohol was overwhelming.
I was even more impatient, but I couldn't free myself by pulling hard, so I asked, "What's your name? Why are you still pestering me?"
He seemed to be talking in his sleep and said: "I am the former county magistrate of Chengdu Prefecture in Nanjing. I am responsible for this three-acre land. What are you going to do? Now, it's your turn to answer me. Why are you so confident after hitting me?" "
I said: "There is such a county magistrate in the world, which has polluted the world! Fortunately, it is the old county magistrate. If it were the new county magistrate, would you kill all the passers-by? You are drunk and so unreasonable , I don’t want to talk to you, please let me go. I hate talking to people who drink and make trouble the most. Today, you bumped into me, and I don’t care about you. You are lucky, don’t bother with me anymore."
The drunk man was very angry and looked like he was about to use force. He grabbed my collar again and punched me.
I said loudly: "I, Zhang Tiantao, am not the one to be beaten! If you really get rough with me, then I will have no choice but to accompany you."
When the drunk man heard this, his anger turned into joy. He staggered to his knees and prostrated on the ground. He kowtowed to me three times and said, "It turned out to be my savior. Don't blame me for the offense. It was all because of my drinking." , please benefactor, please don’t remember the faults of villains.”
Get up from the ground, call your followers, and ask them to go back to your mansion first and prepare good wine and food.
I declined, but he didn't agree. He held my hand and walked several miles until we came to a small village, where he finally reached the place he mentioned. Then, he led me to a large courtyard and took me into the courtyard. I saw that the corridors and houses were all gorgeous, like a noble family's home. The drunk man had just sobered up, and it was only then that I asked him his name.
He said: "I told you not to be surprised. I am the three kings of turtles on the river. To put it bluntly, I am a turtle spirit obtained through cultivation. I am in charge of the water conservancy in this area. I was drinking at Qingtong's place in Xishan just now, and I didn't realize it. I was drunk and disrespectful to you. I feel really ashamed and scared. I shouldn't have offended my benefactor. Now, I sincerely apologize to you for my fault. I also ask your benefactor to forgive me. This time." After hearing this, I knew it was a monster, and because his words were sincere and sincere, I wasn't afraid anymore.
After a while, a sumptuous banquet was held, and the three turtle kings and I drank wine affectionately. The three turtle kings drank the most boldly and drank several drinks in a row. I saw that his drinking capacity was really big. It cannot be said that he would not get drunk after a thousand drinks. He also had the ability to drink down seven or eight men. I was afraid that it would get drunk again and disturb me, so I would pretend to be drunk, saying that it couldn't drink, and ask to sleep.
The Third Turtle King understood what I meant and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, are you afraid that I will go crazy? Please don't be afraid. Anyone who is drunk behaves badly and says that he will no longer remember it the next night. That is a lie." People. People who drink alcohol are immoral, and nine out of ten people make mistakes intentionally. Although I am looked down upon by my peers, I have not yet dared to behave like a rogue towards a noble person like you, not to mention that Young Master Zhang is a I dare not offend my savior, why don’t you accept me like this?”
I listened to what he said, and it seemed to make some sense, so I sat down again and solemnly admonished him: "Since you know it, why don't you correct your behavior? Who knows that people who drink and cause trouble, Bibi All of them. Although the three turtle kings drink a lot, they probably caused a lot of trouble when they drank so much. I think you should restrain yourself!"
The Three Turtle King said: "When I was the county magistrate, I indulged in drinking. I drank even more than I do today. I know in my heart whether there is trouble or not. I also know a lot. Since I offended the Emperor of Heaven and was demoted and returned to the On this island in the river, I tried my best to correct my previous behavior and told En Gongming that what I changed was my bad habit of drinking and drinking. It's a pity that it took me more than ten years to correct it. Now I am I am about to enter the coffin and will not live for a few more years. I am too poor to be successful, so my old habit of drinking has come back. I know I am not doing the right thing, but I am just greedy for wine. If I hadn’t drank too much Wine. That fisherman named Li Qi will never catch me. I can’t tell myself. Now I respectfully follow your advice."
While we were talking, the bell in the distance was already ringing. When I heard this loud and clear sound, I knew there was something wrong.
The three turtle kings stood up and grabbed my arm and said: "We haven't been together for long, and I have something hidden to repay your kindness. This thing cannot be worn for a long time. After you have fulfilled your wish, you should return it to me. Please keep this in mind, my benefactor."
I was a little surprised that I didn’t know that the Three King Turtles had such a treasure, so I hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "So, I dare to ask the Three King Turtles, what kind of treasure is this treasure you are talking about? You have such a high level of cultivation. They all say it’s a good thing, so it’s definitely true. To be honest, I really can’t wait to find out!”
The Third King Turtle said: "My dear benefactor, don't say anything for now. Can you wait until I hand over the treasure to you first?" After saying that, he spit out a small man, only an inch high. The three turtle kings pinched my arm with their nails, and the pain was as if the skin was split. The Three Turtle Kings hurriedly pinned the little man down and let go of their hands. The little man had already penetrated into the skin, and the traces of the nails were still there, while the arm slowly protruded like a pimple.
I asked him in surprise: "Three King Turtles, is this the good thing you said you would give me? I just saw a little person got into my arm, and I didn't find anything good? Can you tell me I, is this a good treasure?"
However, the three turtle kings just smiled and did not answer, and said to me: "Mr. Zhang, I have given you my treasure. This treasure is extremely rare. Please don't use it too much. Okay, now you can go." ." After saying that, he took his entourage and sent me out, and the three turtle kings returned by themselves. I looked back and saw that all the farm buildings in the village were gone, only a huge turtle clumsily crawled into the water. I was surprised for a long time, thinking to myself that what I got must be the most precious treasure of the three turtle kings, the "Turtle Treasure".
Since then, my eyes have been particularly bright. I can see wherever pearls are hidden, even deep underground. I can also casually name things I don’t recognize. I understand. This has given me a pair of discerning eyes. No wonder I can recognize treasures and see those surprising and weird objects.
In the room where I slept, I dug out hundreds of strings of money buried in the ground. I was very confident, so I took out the tools and took out the hundreds of strings of money to use for living expenses to make me rich.
Later, I took a fancy to an old house that was for sale. I saw that there were countless bunches of money hidden in it, so I bought it with a lot of money. From then on, my life changed qualitatively and it was the same as that of princes and ministers. Wealthy, with all kinds of rare treasures at home.
Later, I saw a mirror with an ordinary appearance in the antique market, but it was indeed a precious mirror. On the back there was a protruding phoenix ring and a picture of Shuiyun Xiangfei. Its light could shine for more than a mile. and eyebrows can be counted clearly. Once a beautiful woman is photographed, her shadow will remain inside and cannot be erased. If the makeup and comb are changed and the photo is taken again, or another beauty is replaced, the shadow taken in the previous image will disappear.
At that time, the third princess of Prince Su's palace grew up to be extremely beautiful, and I have admired her name for a long time. It happened that the third princess was visiting Kongtong Mountain, so I had gone to hide in the mountain in advance and waited for the third princess to get off the bus. Firstly, I wanted to witness the third princess's peerless appearance, and secondly, I looked at her in the mirror. After coming back, put the mirror on the desk and look at it carefully. When I saw a beautiful woman in the mirror, holding a towel in her hand and smiling, her mouth seemed to be talking, and her eyes seemed to be moving, I hid it happily. I expressed my feelings to the third princess in the mirror every day. As time passed, my wife became jealous and began to be dissatisfied with me.
More than a year later, this incident was leaked by my troubled wife and spread to Prince Su's palace.
King Su was furious and arrested me. He chased the mirror and planned to behead me. Because I was afraid of death, I begged someone to spend money to smoothen the relationship.
By bribing the eunuchs who were in power at that time, ask them to tell King Su: "If the king can pardon, it will not be difficult to get the most valuable treasure in the world. Otherwise, there will be only death, and it will not be of any benefit to the king. If, really let go If you want me, then I am willing to give all my wealth to Prince Su as money to buy my life."
King Su wants to confiscate my home and send him to another place, so that my property can be confiscated without anyone noticing.
The third princess said: "Zhang Tiantao has secretly seen my appearance. Even if I die ten times, I can't get rid of this stain. It's better to marry him." King Su didn't allow it, and said that a thief like me didn't deserve his. Beautiful woman.
The third princess was angry and locked herself in the house without eating. King Su's concubine was very sad and tried her best to persuade King Su. King Su released me and ordered the eunuch to explain this to me.
I declined and said: "I would rather die than obey the order of the poor wife. If King Su allows me to redeem myself, I can do it even if I lose my entire family. However, I am also very grateful to the third princess for saving my life, but kindness can only be I will repay you in the next life.”
King Su was angry and arrested me again. The princess was afraid that the third princess would admit her death and commit suicide again, so she planned to summon my wife into the palace and wanted to poison her to death. When I met the princess, my wife presented her with a coral mirror stand and spoke very gently and touchingly.
The princess liked my wife, so she asked her to meet the third princess. The princess also likes his wife, and they are engaged to be sisters. I have asked someone to tell me. I told my wife: "The daughter of a prince cannot decide whether he is a concubine or a concubine on a first-come, first-served basis." My wife didn't listen and went back home to prepare a betrothal gift and send it to the prince's palace. Thousands of people came to deliver gifts, such as precious stones and jade, whose names the Wang family did not know.
King Su was overjoyed and released me to go home and marry the third princess to him. The third princess still carried the mirror back. However, the good times did not last long, Prince Su was exposed for treason, and the third princess and I and our family were all affected and implicated. The third princess and my wife all fell ill and died on the way to Ninggu Pagoda. Only I took my two young children to the wild land of the north and started living a life of poverty. Although I still have those eyes that can recognize treasures and see all things, I cannot see through the dangers of people's hearts. In the end, I ended up in a situation where this family was ruined and I was unwilling to do so.
The next day, when the rooster crowed three times, I sat up and saw that it was already bright. Sure enough, my eyes were much brighter. I really have a pair of bright eyes. Not only can I see thousands of miles with the sun, but I can also see everything clearly. What I had is not a dream, but a real thing. Because there is a bulge on my left forearm, which is the 'turtle treasure' given by the three kings of turtles.
