One day, Wang Hua passed by the market and heard a burst of laughter. Looking closer, an old man in rags was surrounded by a group of people. The old man was chanting "Who will buy me as a father?" In the future, you will be rich. 」
The old man also posted a word on the wall, which read: "The old man lives in Shangcheng, Tokyo, and is 83 years old this year. Because I am old, childless and helpless, 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. The bystanders around said with a smile: "From ancient times to the present, there are businesses, but I have never seen anyone selling dad. 」
Wang Hua envied other people's parents' filial piety, so he thought: It's good to have parents! Seeing the old man alone, he was very pitiful, so he pushed his way through the crowd and walked beside him, shouting, "Dad, I want to be your son. Please come home with me. " Wang Hua squatted on the ground and said, "Dad, let's go. My son will take you home. " The old man looked at him and said nothing, so he asked Wang Hua to take him away.
The onlookers opened their eyes in surprise. Wang Hua was panting and sweating with the old man on his back. 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 wife is also a reasonable person, saying, "whose old man is not 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. " She tidied up the east room facing the sun and invited her father in.
It's 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 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. "My wife thought that she still had a pair of gold bracelets at home when she got married, so she took out the gold bracelets and sold them to Wang Hua in the city to buy food for her father.
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 next day's meal, dad still ordered something to eat. In order 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. Finally, he went to discuss with his wife and sold the two children for money.
Just then, the old man came out of the room and said to Wang Hua, "I have lived with you for a long time. It's time to go." You treat me sincerely, like a father. I remember. I still have some money here, you can take it. As I said, 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 and found the old man with his wife and children according to the address on the white silk. In this way, they came to Kaifeng, the capital, and entered the palace, only to know that the old man was the emperor's younger brother and was famous for being "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.
Extended data:
"Wang Hua buys his father" is a story widely circulated among the people. It has been adapted into various plays such as Lu Opera, Henan Opera and Hebei Bangzi.
Wang Hua, the hero of the story, is a kind person. He carried an old man who didn't know his home and supported him wholeheartedly. In order to satisfy the wishes of the old man, he did not hesitate to sell his property, even his son. It's really "pedestrians can't." His sincere filial piety inspired him to receive great blessings. This story is very popular and has always been loved by people because it reveals the true meaning of life.
The happy ending of Wang Hua's life proves a classic for us: "Heaven never shuts one door but others, and man never shuts one door". I sincerely hope that people in the world can taste the story of "Wang Hua bought his father" and deeply care about giving birth to our parents. "With the accumulation of wind and frost, our parents' faces are getting older; When you regret it, you didn't repay your parents.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia _ Wang Hua bought his father