What is the legend of Wenchang Pavilion?

There is a street building in the north of Jinli, which covers an area of nearly 30 square meters and is nearly 10 meter high. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. On the front of the building, there are three gold-plated characters "Wenchang Pavilion" inscribed by the magistrate of Xuyi. This Wenchang Pavilion was jointly built by a farmer and a scholar. There is a legend here.

According to legend, there is Abao village in Zimbabwe. There is a hardworking and simple young farmer named Bao Chonggui in the village. He and a town scholar named Zhou Liangqing studied in a school for two years since childhood. Later, Bao Chonggui dropped out of school and went home to herd cattle because his family was poor and had no money to pay tuition, but they interacted with each other and their relationship gradually deepened as adults.

One year on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Xiucai and his family were busy sweeping the dust. In Tianjin, the region celebrates the "Festival of Sacrificing Kitchen Stove" on December 23rd and 4th of the lunar calendar, followed by a busy New Year's welcome. Zhou's servant conveniently put a pair of silver candlesticks in the candle basket when cleaning up the family hall. Before putting them back, he rushed in a little boy: "Mom, my sister-in-law is going to have a baby, and my father told you to go back quickly." The servant put down his work and went home. There are such coincidences in the world. No sooner had the servant left than Bao Chonggui came with two old hens. He walked around the main room and saw no one. Because the gift was too light, he didn't have the courage to meet his old friend Zhou Liangqing. As soon as he saw it, he was afraid that he would not give back a batch of new year's goods, so he put the chicken in the corner and left. I met Zhou Xiucai's wife not far away, and she politely asked Bao Chonggui to stay for dinner. This Bao Chonggui is an honest man. He doesn't talk much at ordinary times, especially when he meets women. At that time, Zhou Xiucai's wife pulled him back and let him eat before leaving. This Bao Chonggui blushed with shame and held his hands tightly in his arms. He doesn't want to go back. He only said that he would come back to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

That evening, Zhou Xiucai found that the pair of silver candlesticks in the main room of the house were missing. Asked, no one saw them. Zhou Xiucai was very angry, because the pair of silver candlesticks were made of three pieces of silver by ancestors and have been used in the Zhou family for two generations. Zhou Xiucai decided that it must have been stolen, so he asked one by one. Finally, Zhou Xiucai's wife remembered Bao Chonggui's behavior and expression in the afternoon and told her husband quietly. The husband shook his head: "Impossible, impossible, this Bao Chonggui is a friend since childhood. He is honest and honest. How can he do such a petty thing? " Zhou Xiucai's wife said, "It must be him. I dragged him back and said I wouldn't eat or leave. He refused to live or die, holding his hands tightly on his chest and blushing to the base of his neck. " Zhou Xiucai still didn't believe it and said to himself, "How is that possible? No, we've been together for almost twenty years. " Zhou Xiucai's wife also shook her head and sighed: "People will change. I think nothing is impossible. "

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Bao Chonggui really came to pay a New Year call to an old friend. After some greetings, Bao Chonggui saw that Zhou Xiucai's face was wrong. As the saying goes: "Go out to see the sky, go in to see the face." Today, my friend's smiling face is unreal, like a barely suppressed smiling face. Bao Chonggui was puzzled and asked smoothly, "Why, you are unhappy today? You look like a cloudy day. " Zhou Xiucai was embarrassed to say that he was suspected of stealing candlesticks because of his friendship for nearly 20 years, so he began to beat around the bush. Zhou Xiucai asked, "Chonggui, what's the harvest this year?" Bao Chonggui said, "It's okay. I just borrow cattle to make trouble every year. On the afternoon of 30th this year, I picked up a coincidence. The Liu family, the village owner, moved to Nanjing to take care of the business for her in-laws and sold the land and cattle before leaving. I gritted my teeth and bought his Daniel. How much do you guess? " He looked at Zhou Xiucai, but there was no response. He went on to say, "It's just a silver ingot." Zhou Xiucai suddenly chimed in and said, "Hey, do you have any money?" Bao Chonggui said, "Hey! All borrowed by my relatives. " Zhou Xiucai's wife is an outspoken person. She couldn't help listening to her husband's conversation. She said bluntly, "Chonggui, you and Liangqing are long-standing friendship in their twenties. If you have any difficulties, just let me know ... "Bao Chonggui grabbed the woman and said," Sister-in-law is welcome, just a silver ingot, and several relatives are also giving face. One mouth is enough for me. If I can't be together, of course I will. Zhou Xiucai's wife stood up and pulled a long face: "It's better to steal than borrow." Left with a clang. Bao Chonggui was stung by this, and the monk Zhang Er was puzzled for a long time before asking Zhou Xiucai. Zhou Xiucai recounted the story of suspecting that he had stolen the silver candlestick. This Bao Chonggui almost fainted, and it took a long time to say, "Liangqing, do you also suspect it's me?" Zhou Xiucai said, "How can we grow wings and fly? "Bao Chonggui has a hard time arguing and has been wronged.

Bao Chonggui was so angry that he sold the cow when he went home, and found relatives and friends to collect enough three taels of silver to give to the Zhou family. After Bao Chonggui left the money, Zhou Xiucai's wife said, "What happened? You believe it, right? I said that knowing people knows their faces and doesn't know their hearts! " Zhou Xiucai is also convinced at this time. Since then, the two families have cut off contact.

The thing in the world is "can't be fake, fake can't be true." In a blink of an eye, it was the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. The Zhou family began to sweep the dust again to prepare for the New Year. In the incense basket, they found two silver candlesticks that they mistakenly thought were stolen last year, and the truth came out. Zhou Xiucai and his wife stamped their feet with anger when they learned that they had wronged a good man. Zhou Xiucai was so angry that he scolded his wife and said that he shouldn't doubt his old friend for no reason. Twenty years of friendship was broken. The wife also cried and blamed her husband. Why didn't she ask the servant who came home for grandchildren? You blame me, and I blame you. Zhou Xiucai said that men let go and wronged good people. Naturally, he should take the initiative to come and offer a humble apology.

On the morning of New Year's Day, Zhou Xiucai and his wife came to Bao Chonggui's house with six pieces of silver and eight gifts. On entering the door, Zhou Xiucai's wife cried and pulled Bao Chonggui and said, "Brother Chonggui, I have wronged you for more than a year. It's all my sister-in-law's fault. I am here to plead guilty today. " After that, kneel down. Bao Chonggui quickly put his hand on it and said with a silly smile, "Forget it, forget it, just know the truth." Zhou Xiucai also came and hugged Bao Chonggui. He said shyly, "Chonggui, I read my brother's book for nothing. We swore an oath when we were young, remember? " Bao Chonggui said: "Remember, remember, freeze to death and stand in the wind, starve to death and not be a thief." Zhou Xiucai's wife took out six pieces of silver, put it in her hand and said, "Brother Chonggui, take this silver. Three pieces are yours, and we will make amends for you. " Bao Chonggui quickly declined: "This is an outsider. Brotherhood is not based on money. Encounters between brothers are common. It's like biting your tongue while eating. Do you think you cut your tongue with a knife or pull out your teeth with pliers? " Zhou Xiucai quickly took over: "Yes, yes, there has been a saying that lips and teeth are interdependent since ancient times. Today, your brother made a profound and vivid statement. " Everyone laughed and laughed for a while, but they still refused to accept money. Zhou Xiucai's wife is really straightforward. She boldly suggested that the two families should be godparents and recognize their sons as godsons. This in-laws should have been agreed by the two masters, and now this bitch has put it forward in public. First, everyone knows that this woman is outspoken, and second, it is just what everyone wants, so she patted the board on the spot. The money was later proposed by Bao Chonggui to build a "Wenchang Pavilion" on the streets of Tianjin and carve a statue of Master Wenchang, so as to bless future generations with fame and fortune. This proposal has been jointly recognized by the two families.

In spring, a "Wenchang Pavilion" across the street rises from the ground. After the completion of the building, the county grandfather personally wrote the three characters "Wenchang Pavilion". Since then, every holiday, many people have come to burn incense and kowtow, eager for their children to go to high school. Wenchang Pavilion was completely destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.