Fortune teller Zhou Dexing _ Zhou Dexing's divination

In A.D. 1343 (the third year from Yuan Shundi to Zheng Zheng), there was a hundred-year drought in Huaixi, and it didn't rain for several months. People have to mobilize to save themselves. According to the practice at that time, everyone took out a little savings and asked the clergy to beg for mercy from the Dragon King. Seeing that the fields have been scorched and the crops have dried up, the people can break their heads and kneel down in the scorching sun, and the gongs and drums are loud, but there are still no dark clouds in the sky. Except for the monks and clergy who are secretly proud, farmers who depend on the sky for food are like ants on hot bricks, spinning in circles, but there is nothing they can do. They are all sighing sadly. This god deliberately did not let people live! Maybe it's an old saying: good words don't work, bad words work. Just when the laboring masses didn't respond to their calls every day and the ground was not working, the next spring, a large group of locusts came instead of begging for rain. The serious locust plague ate up all the wild vegetables and young leaves that people depended on for survival. Because last year's drought didn't lay a grain, the whole village of Guzhuang didn't have much surplus grain except Mr. Liu De, not to mention other villagers. What's more, not long after the locust plague, people began to get sick in the village. People were already living on bark and grass roots, but they could not survive. First, an old woman in the village suddenly had a fever, vomited and diarrhea, and died within two days. Then came the fortune teller Guo's wife, and then the people in the village died of fever and vomiting. On the most day, more than a dozen people died in the village, and even the doctors who treat people every day in the village died in despair. Before he died, the doctor told people, "It's a plague!" " People began to panic, and everyone who could walk in Gujia Village and even the whole city and state fled in succession. In a few days, it was sparsely populated, and the sound of chickens and dogs was no longer a desolate scene. The Zhu Yuanzhang family, the protagonist of this article, is also doomed. At first, Wen Zhi, the eldest son of Big Brother, had a fever in the morning, vomited and diarrhea in the afternoon and closed his eyes at night. Sister-in-law Wang cried herself out several times. Mother Chen Ernian looked at the body of her eldest grandson with glassy eyes, but she could see sadness from her expression and there was no response. Zhu Wusi called Zhu Yuanzhang and threw Wen Zhi's body into a dry ditch overnight while people were unprepared. The death of my nephew Wen Zhi is just the beginning. In less than half a month, the 64-year-old father Zhu also died of the same symptoms, followed by his eldest brother Zhu Zhongsi and finally his mother Chen Ernian. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his parents and eldest brother who had been tired for a lifetime and died one after another. He was so anxious that he burst into tears. He really felt that he was a child without father and mother from now on, and no one loved him from then on. At this time, he is still under 17 years old. There is still a big problem before Zhu Yuanzhang, who is heartbroken. His parents gave the landlord a lifetime of barren land and didn't earn a penny of their land. Where can they find a burial place now? Just then, the second brother Zhu returned to this home with only three thatched cottages. Zhu Yuanzhang learned a lot from his second brother. It turned out that only Zhu's son-in-law died. The third brother Zhu Chongqi's family adopted by his wife was even worse, including the third brother, who died; Second sister's family is lucky, second sister is dead, and second brother-in-law Li Zhen is still alive. When Zhu came home, he had taken his son and Zhu's nephew Bao Er out to hide. Originally such a big home, now only the second brother, eldest sister-in-law, second nephew Zheng Wen and Zhu Yuanzhang are left. In grief, the two brothers discussed finding a piece of land to bury their dead parents and brother, which was the last thing they could do for them in this life. Two people happen to coincide to think of Liu De's two masters. Good evening. Giulio Givanni Carlo Taccon has also been a servant for several years. He has never defaulted on the rent in the valley and has not done anything unpleasant. I thought that since I was in this situation, I should kindly ask him to give me some marginal wasteland to tide over the immediate difficulties. I was annoyed to learn that Zhujiajian had suffered many misfortunes and there was no hope of owing rent. Well, the two brothers got a rebuff and were scolded. When they got home depressed, their neighbor Aunt Wang was waiting for them. Aunt Wang came to visit her sister-in-law and nephew. She is a kind-hearted person. She was widowed in her early years and made a living by weaving with her son Wang Wen. Fortunately, there was nothing unexpected about this disaster. Seeing the Zhujiajian disaster, he came to comfort and help. Aunt Wang knew that the present difficulties were very helpless, but she still warned them not to throw their parents' bodies everywhere, and to get them a cemetery anyway. Just before landing, master Liu Jizu came to the door with his wife Lou Yi and his son Liu Ying. Only three of them died in this plague. It turns out that Liu Ying, the youngest son of Liu Jizu, often plays with Zhu Yuanzhang and worships Zhu Yuanzhang like other children. Although Zhu Yuanzhang ate his cow, it was his father's and he didn't care at all. When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu went to ask Liu Deshi just now, he was there. Seeing that his uncle refused to give the land and scolded them, he ran home and told his mother about it. When Aunt Lou came over, she was very critical of Zhu. Why don't you ask the master for this matter, but ask for trouble to find the second master? Liu Jizu also spoke, saying that he was willing to give a piece of land on the south hillside to Zhu Yuanzhang brothers as the burial place of Zhu Jiajian. Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately knelt down with his second brother and kowtowed to the master: "Master, I will never forget your great kindness. If one day I mix up my personal appearance, I will definitely repay you. " Zhu Yuanzhang was moved by Liu Jizu's generous land donation, and so was Aunt Wang. There is a cemetery, but the coffin and clothes haven't been decided yet, and it's too late now. The body has been neglected for many days, and there is really no place to ask for it. I had to wrap the old man's rags before his death and spread them with a dozen feet of white cloth from Aunt Wang. This is a good place to settle down. Zhu Yuanzhang is going to kneel to Aunt Wang again. Aunt Wang advised, "Let your parents be buried quickly, and don't delay any longer." The two brothers, together with several neighbors invited by Aunt Wang, cried all the way, carrying them with door panels. Finally, they took three of them to the hillside. Suddenly, the dark clouds rolled, and the sun, which was spicy just now, disappeared instantly. Then the wind roared, thunder and lightning, and the downpour covered the whole earth, making people unable to open their eyes. Everyone hurried to the Woods to hide from the rain, lightning tore overhead and thunder burst in their ears. Although the two brothers shivering under the tree are thinking about their parents' health, they are helpless. After a meal, the rain will clear up. The two brothers ran over to have a look, but they were surprised: the body was gone! It turned out that the heavy rain just now came too fast, which led to the landslide and loose cracking of the land exposed to the sun. A large number of collapsed loess buried the body tightly, and the pile of loess was shaped like a hill. The two brothers feel very unfilial and useless. Aunt Wang said to them, "This is called celestial burial. Hurry and kowtow to your parents. " Zhu Yuanzhang swore to the mound: "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, my second brother and I can only bury you like this. When Pei has a promise, we will definitely come back to build the largest mausoleum in the world for you. Thirty-five years later, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled this incident, and it was still difficult to restrain his grief. He wrote in the tombstone: "There is no coffin in the funeral, wearing evil clothes, floating three feet, and splashing food!" "Parents have settled down, but the harmonious and warm home in the past no longer exists, and the livelihood in the future is a big problem. The second owner, Liu De, has sent a servant to say that if they still rent his land, they will continue to live in those huts, and if they are not going to rent his land, they will hand over the house as soon as possible. Zhu Yuanzhang seems to have matured overnight. His parents and eldest brother worked hard to make a living, and now his second brother is starving. I'm really worried that he won't make it. What can he do alone? Sister-in-law still has her family, so let her take Zheng Wen and take refuge in her family for the time being, and then make plans. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's predicament, Aunt Wang found him and said, "Your parents used to take you to the ancestral temple to have children. In my opinion, it is better to let your second brother go out and escape, and you go to the Imperial Palace. It's better than starvation. " This is the only way to go now. The second brother cried with his younger brother in his arms, and Zhu Yuanzhang cried involuntarily. In order to survive, the two brothers parted in tears and parted ways. Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Tang He and others are also preparing to take their families out to escape. They all came to say goodbye when they heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to become a monk in the temple. The four little brothers also cried for a while. In addition to crying that their loved ones died and ran away, they even cried that they would never meet again after their separation. Or Zhu Yuanzhang's encouragement and comfort as a big brother: no matter where you go, no matter how difficult you encounter, you must live, as long as the living brothers will get together one day! Aunt Wang prepared incense sticks, paper money and various items for Zhu Yuanzhang. She told her old master Zhou Bin that Zhou Bin agreed at once. He is too familiar with Zhu Yuanzhang. He often came here when he was a child and taught him to read. In addition, he has no fixed establishment in this temple. There is nothing wrong with having one more person to help with the chores, and it doesn't take two meals of porridge to get it done. Zhou Bin called the abbot Dezhu, and even didn't have to fill in the form, so Zhu Yuanzhang came to report.