The daughter of a wealthy businessman is engaged to a chivalrous man in Tang Chaoyuan. During the years, there was a wealthy businessman Xie Weng in Hongzhou, Zhang Yu (now Nanchang, Jiangxi). He has only one daughter, named Xiao E. When Xiao E was 8 years old, her mother died. Little e is young, but strong and has a boyish figure. Her father betrothed her to Duan Juzhen, a chivalrous man in Liyang (now Anhui County). Duan Juzhen's friends are all handsome guys, and he is also doing business in the Jianghu. Xie Weng hopes his daughter can have a good home. Although her daughter is still young, she is betrothed to him.
From then on, the two families became a family, selling goods in the same boat and traveling between Wu Chu. Two brothers, sons and nephews, boy servants, etc. About dozens of people usually live in the same boat. As business is booming, ships are often full of goods. In recent years, he has become more and more famous. Everyone in the Jianghu knows that Xie Jia, a businessman, has a lot of goods.
Xie Xiaoe 15 years old, Xie Weng married his daughter and son-in-law when he met a robber at the mouth of the lake and his family was killed. Less than a month after the marriage, the ship sailed to Poyang Lake in Xunyang County (now Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province) and was suddenly surrounded by several thief boats. Two leading robbers, armed with murder weapons, jumped on the boat first and killed Xie Weng and Duan Juzhen first. Then other robbers rushed to the boat, joined hands and slashed people. Pity dozens of people in a boat, being chased and crying. Only Xie Xiaoe can jump into the water to escape when thieves kill people.
After killing all the people on board, the robbers took all the treasures, gold and silk on board and abandoned the ship.
Xie Xiaoe scraped her chest and twisted her feet. She was rescued by other fishing boats while drifting along the river. After a night of nursing, I woke up. Later, she bid farewell to her benefactor and wandered and begged all the way to the Guo Miao Temple in Shangyuan County, Jianye County (now Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province). She took refuge in a nun, Jason Wu, and led her to practice in the temple.
After Xie Weng died, Xie Xiaoe dreamed that her father said to her, "Who killed me, the monkey in the car (), the grass in the door (t) east (|)." A few days later, she dreamed that her husband said to her, "whoever kills me will walk among the grass for a day and be a husband for a day." Xiao E can't solve this mystery herself, so she often writes and draws these words and invites many experts to help her disassemble them. She also looked for the monk of Jianye Crock Temple, but she couldn't find the answer after searching for a long time.
In the spring of the eighth year of Yuanhe (8 13), the observation of Jiangnan West Road made the judge Li Gongzuo quit his official position in Jiangxi and return to the east by boat. After the ship docked at Jianye Ferry, Li Gongzuo went to visit the crock temple, where monks and monks are all the same, respecting sages and loving learning, and they have a good relationship with Li Gongzuo. Wu Qi said to him, "There is a widow named Xie Xiaoe who often comes to the temple to write twelve-character riddles, but I can't figure it out." Li Gongzuo asked him to write the riddle on a piece of paper, then leaned against the railing and looked at the paper, gesticulating in the air while waving his hand, and meditating with rapt attention. Before long, he understood the meaning of those words; He asked the temple boy and Xie Xiaoe to come and ask why. Xie Xiaoe sobbed sadly for a long time before saying, "My father and husband were both killed by robbers. Later, I dreamed that my father said to me,' Who killed me? The monkey in the car () and the grass in the door (|).' I also dreamed that my husband told me,' whoever kills me will walk in the grass for a day.' No one can understand what this means for years. "
Li Gongzuo said, "If that's the case, it's clear. The murderer of your father is Shen Lan, and the murderer of your husband is Shen Chun. Let's talk about the monkey in the car first. The word che () is removed from the upper and lower paintings respectively, which is the word Shen; Shen is a monkey, so he is called a monkey in the car. There is a door (T) under the grass, and there is an east (|) in the door (T), which is the word of blue (M). In addition, walking in the grain is not only a crossing of Tian Zi, but also a declaration. One day my husband added a picture, and the next day it was the word spring. Therefore, the murderer who killed your father was Shen Lan, and the murderer who killed your husband was Shen Chun. " Xie Xiaoe burst into tears after hearing this explanation. She wrote down the words "Shen Lan" and "Shen Chun" and put them in her sleeve, vowing to take revenge on the two gangsters.
Xie Xiaoe asked Li Gongzuo's name, family background and identity, and left with tears in her eyes.
Working at the dock, asking around. From then on, Xie Xiaoe put on men's clothes and wandered the rivers and lakes as a helper. She thought, "The robbers who met at the mouth of Poyang Lake have to go to the Jianghu to find out the news." I work at the dock every day. When I see someone on board, I apply and live by helping others. When she was on the boat, she worked hard and people liked to hire her. She doesn't just work on a boat. She works on any boat that wants to hire people. So those who went up and down the merchant ship gradually got acquainted with her. She takes a bath, which is convenient and cautious, without any flaw. Where the ship went, she went ashore to inquire carefully. But after more than a year, I still haven't found anything.
One day in the twelfth year of Tang Xianzong Yuanhe (8 17), she followed a merchant ship to Xunyang County, then went ashore to inquire and saw a poster saying that a family wanted a servant.
Xie Xiaoe should call the door and ask the householder, who happens to be Shen Lan. Xie Xiaoe sighed quietly: "This is God's eyes, and my desire for revenge can be realized."
Lurking in the robbers' home, waiting for an opportunity to annihilate the robbers, Shen Lan led Xie Xiaoe home. Although Xie Xiaoe was full of hatred in her heart, she pretended to be obedient and patiently served beside Shen Lan. Xie Xiaoe quickly won the favor of Shen Lan. Shen Lan's gold, silver, clothes and silks go in and out, and she is not entrusted to do it. More than two years later, Shen Lan still didn't know that Xie Xiaoe was a woman.
At that time, Xie Jia's gold, silver, jewelry, brocade and utensils were robbed by Shen Lan's family. Every time Xie Xiaoe touches the old things and the scene, she will cry quietly. Shen Lan and Shen Chun are cousins. At that time, Shen Chun's family lived in a reading shop on the north bank of the Yangtze River and had close contacts with Shen Lan. Shen Lan and Shen Chun often go out together for a whole month and rob a lot of money. They often leave Xie Xiaoe and Shen Lan's wife Yan to guard this family together.
One day, Shen Chun went to Shen Lan's house with carp and dining tables. In the evening, Shen Lan and Shen Chun called their associates to give a banquet. After all the associates left, Shen Chun got as drunk as a fiddler and slept in the house. Shen Lan sleeps in the open air in the yard. Xiao E quietly locked Shen Chun in her room, then slipped into the yard, took out Shen Lan's broadsword, cut off her head, then called her neighbors and arrested Shen Chun who was locked in the room. She counted the stolen goods, worth tens of millions. There are dozens of Shen Lan and Shen Chun. Xie Xiaoe wrote down their names one by one and reported them to the government. Later, all these gangsters were arrested and brought to justice.
Zhang Taishou of Xunyang appreciated Xie Xiaoe's righteous act and wrote a letter for her, explaining the incident in detail and asking the court for a reward. Therefore, Xie Xiaoe was exempted from punishment.
Electrocuting has been reported, Xie Xiaoe fled into an empty net. After revenge, she went back to her hometown and met her relatives. Rich and powerful people in the village rushed to visit relatives and friends, but she was determined not to marry again, shaved her hair and fled into an empty door.
In June of the 13th year of Yuanhe (8 18), Li Gongzuo was called at home and went to Chang 'an. After passing through Sizhou (now Sihong County, Jiangsu Province), there is a Yi Shan Temple in the local area, which is highly respected and strict in discipline. Li Gongzuo had seen it many times before, so he strolled to visit. Master Dudney asked him to sit down. Li Gongzuo lifted up his eyes and saw dozens of new disciples standing around in the temple. One of the nuns is Xie Xiaoe, whom she met forward.
Xie Xiaoe gave a detailed account of Li Gongzuo's revenge. Li Gongzuo said, "There is such a girl in the world. I will pass them on to remind people of their beauty. " Xie Xiaoe cried, then crossed the Huaihe River by boat and arrived in Jiangnan. She didn't know where to go.
Li Gongzuo wrote a biography of Xie Xiaoe for her, which spread all over the world.