One day, Wang Hua passed by the market and suddenly heard a burst of laughter. Looking closer, a group of people surrounded an old man in rags. Without looking up, the old man said, "Who will buy me and be my father?" In the future, you will be rich. The bystanders around said with a smile, "From ancient times to the present, there are merchants for everything, but I have never seen anyone selling his father." Wang Hua pushed forward and looked up and posted a word on the wall, which read:
"The old man lives in Shangjiang, Tokyo. He is eighty-three years old this year. Because I am old, I have no children and no one to support me, so I have to sell myself. Whoever wants to buy me home will wait on me all the time. After a hundred years, providing for the aged will die. 」
Since childhood, Wang Hua envied others to have a filial father and mother, who often took care of the elderly in the village. Seeing that his neighbors are happy, he often thinks: it's good to have mom and dad! Now I feel sorry for the old man when I see him alone, so I pushed through the crowd and respectfully walked over to the old man and said, "Dad, I am willing to be your son. Please come home with me. " The onlookers opened their eyes in surprise and saw Wang Hua squatting on the ground and said, "Dad, let's go. My son will carry you home." The old man looked at him and said nothing, so he asked Wang Hua to take him away.
Wang Hua carried the old man on his back, went out of the city and went straight to the village. It takes five or six miles to get there. Although the old man is old, his weight is not light, and Wang Hua is panting and sweating. At the door, Wang Hua put the old man down and said, "Dad, you always sit at the door for a while to enjoy the cool. I'll go in and ask your daughter-in-law to tidy up the room, and then invite you home. " The old man nodded in agreement.
When Wang Hua went home to see his wife, he told the truth. Her wife is also a reasonable person, saying, "Who is an old man?" No one has raised him at such an age. Are we still watching the old man go hungry and cold outside? Since I called my father, I was destined to be my own father. With that, he went into the east wing to face the sun, cleaned up the room, made the bed, set the tables and chairs, and told Wang Hua to invite Dad. "。
The old man walked into the gate and sat down in the main room. Wang Hua asked her daughter-in-law to take out clean clothes for the elderly, and went outside to bring a basin of face washing water to wait on the elderly to wash and change clothes. The wife made a pot of hot tea and gave it to the old man. She said, "Dad, you have worked hard all the way. Please have a cup of tea to relieve fatigue. 」
Wang Hua called his two sons and asked them to say hello to grandpa. Both children are fine. When they saw grandpa, they knelt down and kowtowed. The old man smiled and took the child's hand to ask questions.
It's almost time for dinner, thought Wang Hua's wife. When dad came home for the first time, he had to prepare meals well, so he hurried to the kitchen, stewed a bowl of white rice for dad, and then made fish soup and tofu. When the meal is ready, Wang Hua puts it on the tray and takes it to the East Room. He said respectfully, "Dad, please enjoy your meal. 」
Who knows, when the old man saw the food on the tray, he got angry and said, "You unfilial son, I haven't eaten at your house for so many years. Is this the first time you cooked such a meal for me?" 」
Hearing this, Wang Hua quickly asked, "Dad, isn't this a good meal? 」
Hearing this, the old man became even more angry: "You bold thing, don't take it off quickly. I can't eat this meal. " 」
Wang Hua asked, "What do you want to eat? 」
The old man said, "I want to eat delicacies and ginseng chicken soup." 」
Wang Hua was shocked when he heard this. He has never seen these things, let alone eaten them.
When the old man saw him standing there, he said angrily, "You unfilial son, do it quickly! 」
Wang Huawei Nuo Nuo hurriedly walked out of the East Room, went to find his wife, and told him what he was worried about. Hearing this, my wife is also in a dilemma. We live in a farmhouse and eat only meager food. How can we afford delicacies? Wang Hua thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the book says that filial piety is twenty-four years old. In ancient times, a dutiful son could lie on the ice and beg for carp. Can't my 80-year-old father want to eat delicacies, and I can't follow his wishes? " Even if we sell the iron in the pot, we must support dad. The wife thought there was a pair of gold bracelets at home when she got married. She wants to keep them for her son, and she doesn't want to sell them. But today, dad didn't dare to disobey his orders, so she took out the gold bracelet and gave it to Wang Hua to sell in the city and buy food for dad.
Wang Hua sold the gold bracelet for dozens of taels of silver, then picked a load and bought everything according to Dad's orders. At home, Wang Hua cooks and his wife cooks wholeheartedly. This meal is ready, it's already midnight, so I quickly invite my father to dinner.
The husband and wife set the table in the main room, listed the cups and plates, and invited Dad to dinner. The old man looked quite satisfied and nodded and said, "Well, you are still filial." After dad had a hearty meal, Wang Hua moved the remaining seats, made the bed again, and served the old man to bed. After the old man has a rest, the husband and wife have dinner with their children.
The next morning, Wang Hua's wife and two children went to the East Room to greet the old man and asked his father if he had a good rest. Wang Hua is very happy to see his father's red face and look good. The next day's meal, dad ordered something to eat, and Wang Hualian had never seen anything to eat. The couple are really sincere. They can't bear to see Dad angry, so hurry to prepare. In this way, after a few days, dozens of taels of silver have been spent. What shall we do? To make dad happy, Wang Hua sold his fishing boat and fishing net. A few days later, the money was spent again and the field was sold. A few days later, the whole family had no food for the night.
It was noon that day, and I haven't had breakfast yet. Dad shouted, "Wang Hua, why don't you have breakfast at this time?" Wang Hua said, "Dad, all our valuables are sold out. 」
"But, for a man of his father's age, how can you be hungry? 」
Wang Hua thinks that all virtues should be filial piety first, so he went to discuss with his wife and sold his two children for money.
My son is my mother's pet, and my wife is in tears. But she also knows that filial piety is the most important thing in life, so she quickly called her two children to her side and said, "Your grandfather hasn't had breakfast yet, and he is very hungry. See if you can sell one of your brothers and buy something home for your grandfather to eat. " 」
These two children are very sensible. The boss said: "I am old, sell me." My younger brother is still young and misses his mother outside. The second child said, "I am young and have no strength." My brother can help my family sell me. 」
When the two children were arguing with each other, Wang Hua thought, in this case, sell your brothers together. When she left, Wang Hua's wife prepared a small package for her two children. Her mother was in tears and didn't dare to disturb the old man.
Just then, the old man came out of the east room and smiled and said to Wang Hua, "I have lived with you for many days. It's time to go." You treat me sincerely, just like your own father. I remember all this. I still have some money here. You can use it first. As I said before, whoever buys me will have money. If you sell your property and come to me with your whole family, you will be rich. My address is written on this white silk. "Say, the old man is gone.
Wang Hua sold his property, took his wife and children and went to the old man according to the address on the white silk. On the way, everyone who saw the white silk knelt down and respectfully showed Wang Hua the way. Some rich people even sent a car to see him off. Wang Hua is very confused. In this way, they came to Kaifeng, the capital, and walked all the way into the palace, only to know that the old man who once lived in their house was the emperor's younger brother, the famous "eight thousand years old". Evil is rewarded with evil, and good with good. Wang Hua, who is honest and kind, finally got the reward of 8000 years old and lived a carefree life.