These two people look alike and have similar personalities, so they became half-brothers that year, and both brothers died. My younger brother Lu Yao's family is very rich, and his parents got married when they were alive. My brother Ma Li has never been married because his family is poor.
One day, two brothers were drinking together. Ma Li is unhappy, as if he has something on his mind. Lu Yao asked, "Big Brother, do you have anything on your mind?" "alas!" Mary sighed and said, "Someone gave me a matchmaking suggestion. I hear the girl is not bad. But how can I afford a wedding? " Lu Yao said, "What are you afraid of? Have brothers. " Ma Li said, "It's good for you to lend me money, but how can I pay you back?" Lu Yao smiled and said, "No need to return it. If you feel guilty, let me be there three nights before your wedding. " Ma Li thought for a long time before saying, "All right."
Lu Yao bought Mary wedding supplies. I also paid for a banquet on the wedding day.
Lu Yao specially wore a suit with the same horsepower that day. It was dark and the guests dispersed. Mary came out of the room and Lu Yao went in.
After Lu Yao entered the room, he picked up a book from the shelf and sat under the oil lamp to read it. It's late at night, and Lu Yao is still reading. The bride said, "Husband, it's time for bed." Lu Yao said, "Go to sleep first. I will watch it for a while. " The bride couldn't stand it any longer and just sat there and fell asleep.
At dawn the next day, Lu Yao put down his book and came out. Mary went home. For three days.
On the fourth morning, as soon as Ma Li got home, he said to his wife, "Pack up and move at once. We can't live here. " The daughter-in-law asked, "Why?" Mary said, "Don't ask, just pack your things right away." At that time, some people said, marry a chicken with a chicken and marry a dog with a dog. If your husband says so, follow him.
Mary has sold his house and valuables. The young couple put some bags of clothes on their bodies and set off.
They walked aimlessly for months. This day came to a mountain, and it was already dark. There are no villages in front, no shops in the back, only an abandoned temple on the roadside can stay.
Ma Li looked around and said to his daughter-in-law, "This is our home." Then I told my wife what I thought. They dug up some wild vegetables, boiled them in crocks and filled their stomachs. I cleaned the ruined temple and stayed.
A few days later, they repaired the broken temple. Mary bought some tableware and food outside the mountain and opened a shop here.
There are many wild animals on the mountain. They beat rabbits and pheasants with horses. Dig traps to catch roe deer and wild deer, and reclaim land to grow vegetables and crops.
Besides, Lu Yao left Ma Li's house that day, went home, ate some rice, and fell asleep on the kang. When he woke up, the sun had already set. He wanted to go out for a walk, so he got up and went out. Not far away, I met a man and told him that Mary had moved away. He hurried to Mary's home, which was empty. Lu Yao stamped his foot in a hurry: "Big Brother! I did this because I was afraid that you would owe me gratitude, but you ... I didn't hurt you! "
From then on, Lu Yao inquired about Mary everywhere, but there was no news.
One day more than ten years later, Lu Yao's house caught fire and all the property in the house was burned out. In order to make a living, Lu Yao arranged his wife and children with relatives and began to go out begging.
A few months later, Lu Yao came to Ma Likai's shop. Of course, brothers are happy to meet each other, and intimacy is inevitable.
At this point, Mary's original shop has become an inn, with dozens of acres of land and servants. Mary arranged Lu Yao in a guest room and walked gloomily to his room. The daughter-in-law saw it and asked, "What's the matter with you?" Ma Li said, "The road is coming." The daughter-in-law said, "Then you should be happy. He is our benefactor! " "Mary said," Do you know how we left? " The daughter-in-law said, "I don't know." Mary said what happened that year. Hearing this, the daughter-in-law quickly said, "That's right! You are wrong about him. He is a friend who fights for money. "Then I told the story of those three nights. Ma Li realized this. Ma Li said, "I know what to do. "
From then on, Ma Li entertained Lu Yao with good wine and food every day and made new clothes for him. Lu Yao wanted to go several times, but Mary just wouldn't let him.
Three years later, Lu Yao couldn't stay any longer, because he missed his wife and children at home, and he couldn't eat or sleep well. When Ma Li saw him, he said, "Brother, I won't keep you any longer. Wait for me for three days. I'll send you back when I'm ready. "
The next day, Lu Yao came out for a walk and saw Ma Li's daughter-in-law pushing the mill. She asked, "Sister-in-law, why do you grind it yourself?" Mary's daughter-in-law said, "Aren't you going? Your brother asked me to grind some flour and steam some steamed bread for you to eat on the way. " Lu Yao asked, "Why not let the servant push it?" Mary's daughter-in-law said, "Your brother said that the servants' hands and feet were dirty. Let me personally grind noodles and steam steamed bread for you. " Lu Yao shook his head and left. On the third day, Ma Li hired a carriage, loaded some steamed bread and clothes, and sent Lu Yao on the road.
Lu Yao sat in the car, feeling very unhappy, thinking: Big Brother, how did I treat you in those days? Now I'm in trouble. You let me stay here for three years and didn't even give me the fare when I left. How can I meet my wife and children when I go home empty-handed? You also rented a carriage for me. Where shall we spend the night? Anyway, I'll send the car back after noon and ask for it myself.
At noon, the coachman asked, "Where shall we sail?" Lu Yao said, "I have steamed bread here. Just make do with it. " The coachman muttered, "I have never seen such an employer." It's really stingy. " Lu Yao listened, lowered his head, pretended not to hear, and took out the steamed bread and handed it to him. The coachman took the steamed bread, took a bite, spat it out again, and said, "This steamed bread is full of sand and can't be eaten." Say that finish threw it out. Lu Yao took out one and took a bite, which also caused the tooth to be broken. But he thinks it's not sand in his teeth. He hurriedly looked down, and it turned out to be Yinkezi. He quickly broke off some steamed buns, which were full of them. He got off the bus, picked up what the driver threw away and said, "Come on, let's find a shop and feed the animals."
Worried about his wife and children, Lu Yao told the driver to hurry up. The coachman was naturally very happy to see that Lu Yao stopped eating steamed bread and entertained himself with good wine and food. He was in such a hurry that he drove very fast.
After more than two months, Lu Yao returned to his hometown. He was stupid when he came to his yard. The burnt house is gone, and a new compound is in front of us, which is better than the original one. Does the daughter-in-law sell houses for a living? He was in a hurry when his daughter-in-law shouted inside, "Why don't you come in when you get home?" Lu Yao asked, "Where did this house come from?" The daughter-in-law said, "Didn't you send someone back to build it?" Lu Yao said, "No," the daughter-in-law said, "Two years ago, a man came here and said that you had made a fortune outside and made a lot of money, so he sent him back to build a house. It was built only three months ago. "
Lu Yao shook his head and said, "No, it was built by my eldest brother Ma Li!