What zodiac is the old man under the moon?

Yue Lao, also known as the elder under the moon, is the red XiShen who is in charge of marriage in China folklore, and is also the media god. It's a fairy in the sky.

The image of Yue Lao first appeared in The Engagement Shop by Li Fuyan, a novelist in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Wei Gu. Once, he traveled to Song Cheng and stayed in Nandian.

One night, Wei Gu was wandering in the street and saw an old man sitting on the floor in the moonlight.

There was a big, thick book turning over, and a big cloth full of red ropes was woven on his body.

Bag.

Wei Gu was curious and asked him, "Uncle, what are you reading?"

The old man replied, "This is a book that records the marriage between men and women in the world."

Wei Gu was more curious after listening, and asked, "What's the red rope in your bag?"

What's the use? "

The old man smiled and said to Wei Gu, "These red ropes are used to tie the feet of husband and wife, regardless of gender."

Enemies or far away, as long as I tie these red ropes to their feet, they will be reconciled.

And get married. "

Gu Wei didn't believe this, thinking that the old man was joking with him, but he told Gu.

The strange old man is still full of curiosity. The old man had stood up when he wanted to ask him some questions.

Stand up, take his book and bag and walk to the rice market. Wei Gu will follow him.

When I arrived at the rice market, I saw a blind girl coming head-on, with a little girl about three years old.

The old man said to Wei Gu, "The little girl in this blind girl's hand is still your future wife."

Wei Gu was very angry and thought that the old man was playing tricks on him on purpose, so he told Jia to kill the little girl.

Let's see if he will be his wife in the future.

The domestic slave ran forward, stabbed the girl and ran away at once. When Wei Gu found it.

When the old man settled accounts, he was gone.

Time flies. Fourteen years have passed in an instant. At this time, Wei Gu will find a satisfactory object and get married soon.

Marriage. The other party is the apple of Wang Tai, the secretariat of Xiangzhou. He is beautiful, but he has no scars.

Wei Gu felt very strange, so he asked his father-in-law, "Why is there a scar on his eyebrows?"

Hearing this, Xiangzhou secretariat said, "It's irritating. Fourteen years ago in Song Cheng, vouch for me for one day. "

Mother Chen carried him through the rice market. A fanatic stabbed her for no reason. Fortunately.

There is no danger to life, leaving only this scar, which is really a blessing in misfortune! "

Wei Gu listen, paused. The past 14 years ago quickly came to his mind.

He thought, is he the little girl who ordered the servant to assassinate him? So he asked nervously, "That?"

Is the nanny a blind girl? "

Seeing his son-in-law's interest, Wang Taitai asked him some strange words and said, "Yes, he is blind."

Women, but, how do you know? "

Wei Gu confirmed this many times, and he was really surprised. At that time, he was speechless, which was better.

After a while, I calmed down, and then I told the story of meeting the old man under the moon in Song Cheng fourteen years ago.

Wang Tai was also surprised.

Wei Gu realized that what the old man said under the moon was not a joke. Their marriage was really arranged by God.

Lord.

Therefore, the couple cherish this marriage more and live a loving life.

It soon spread to Song Cheng, and the locals released Nandian to commemorate the appearance of the elderly under the moon.

Change it to "engagement shop"

Because of the spread of this story, everyone believes that the combination of men and women is tied by the old man with a red rope under the moon.

Therefore, later generations referred to the matchmaker as "the old man under the moon" or "the old man under the moon".