Anecdotes about Huagulong

 

Anecdotes about Huagulong

 

Hunter Chu Sanxing and his wife Xiang Qima took their two hounds Dahuang and Dahei, and Agudengba and Dawa rode donkeys. The four of them entered the land of Myanmar.

The four of them chatted and laughed along the way, talking about the story of the Bone Dragon and the debt collector ghost.

Retell to Chima a story her parents told her when she was a child:

 

After the Bamar king ruled the city of Bagan, the Yuan Dynasty government established the Central Myanmar Province to manage the northeastern region of Myanmar. Later, Shan kings ruled over central Awayu Burma. After that, the Taungoo dynasty ruled Burma. Later, the Konbaung dynasty ruled Burma.

No matter how the dynasties change, Burmese people only have first names and no surnames. However, they must add a title in front of their names to indicate their gender, age, and superiority. For elders or men with status, the name is prefixed with "Wu", which means uncle, uncle, or sir; for ordinary people, the name is prefixed with "Brother", which means brother. The younger generation is called "Mao", which means younger brother. The same goes for women's names. Elders or women with status are called "Du", which means aunt, aunt, or aunt. For juniors or ordinary people, they call them "Ma", which means girls and sisters. All soldiers are named "Bo" or their military rank, and officers who change careers are given the title "Wu".

During the Gongbang Dynasty, there was a wealthy family. The owner of the family, Bolong, is a wealthy man who was once a soldier. But he was acrimonious, stingy, and often deducted wages from craftsmen. No one was willing to call him "Dragon" or "Bo", but they all called him "Hua Gu Long" behind his back.

Hua Gulong has a poor character, but good luck in love affairs. He has married three wives, all of whom are as beautiful as flowers and are enviable. Mrs. Du, Hua Gulong's mother, made soup for her son and daughter-in-law every day in order to give birth to her grandson as soon as possible, urging them to work harder. These three daughters-in-law did not disappoint. The eldest daughter-in-law became pregnant less than half a year after their marriage.

The family was very happy and took good care of the eldest daughter-in-law. She was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to a fat boy. But before everyone could be happy for a long time, the child suddenly died prematurely without any warning.

Hua Gulong didn't think much about it at first, thinking that the child just had a congenital disease, and made hasty arrangements for the funeral. Not long after that, the second daughter-in-law also became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. Who would have thought that the second child would not survive the full moon. He struggled and twitched a few times in Hua Gulong's arms and then died.

At that time, the third daughter-in-law was also pregnant. In order to prevent accidents, Hua Gulong stayed with his daughter-in-law almost every day. He finally waited until the child was born, but the result was still the same. Three children died early one after another. This matter was so strange that Hua Gulong couldn't help but become suspicious. The children's grandmother, Mrs. Du, was very superstitious and believed that the three children must be debt collectors and asked Hua Gulong to take them away. Their bones were dug up, burned into ashes and scattered on the roadside, so that these three debt collectors would never be reincarnated.

Although the child died, it was still a piece of flesh that fell from the mother's body. When the three daughters-in-law heard that their mother-in-law was so cruel, they begged Hua Gulong not to be like this. However, Hua Gulong was also worried that it was the reincarnation of a debt collector, so he easily believed his mother's words. That night, he led people to the cemetery, dug out the bodies of three children who had died young, put them into black bags, burned them in a fire and turned them into ashes. The ashes were scattered at a nearby intersection. .

This matter soon spread in the local area, and everyone was shocked. They did not expect that Huagulong would be so cruel to his own flesh and blood. Perhaps it was retribution. After this incident, his three wives were unable to conceive children, which made Hua Gulong mother and son extremely anxious.

Until that day, a ragged beggar passed by Hua Gulong's house. He wanted to ask for a glass of water, but Hua Gulong drove him away impatiently. But at this moment, the beggar suddenly said: "What a pity that such a good family has been ruined by witchcraft!"

After hearing this, Hua Gulong was shocked. Could it be that the beggar saw something wrong? Thinking of this, Hua Gulong's attitude immediately changed. He respectfully welcomed the beggar into the mansion and truthfully informed him of the situation at home. He hoped that A beggar can give you advice.

The beggar was not in a hurry. After eating and drinking, he led the Bone Dragon into the central hall and pointed to the roof: "If you pull out the beams, you will understand!"

After Hua Gu Long heard this, he immediately sent people to tear down the roof of the middle hall and take down the beams. During the inspection, everyone found that the beam was hollow and had a hidden compartment. After opening the hidden compartment, there were three rag dolls lying neatly inside. The beggar on the side said that the beams are hollow and this is a coffin. The coffin hides the child. No wonder your three sons died young.

After hearing this, Hua Gulong became furious. This house had been renovated a few years ago. It seemed that some craftsmen must have tampered with it during that renovation. He wanted to take revenge, but the beggar on the side stopped him: "If you harm others, you will harm yourself. The person who used this technique is probably no longer alive, and he only released three dolls. Obviously he has a grudge against your Bo family. Please be kind to him." Think about it, what have you been doing all these years?”

The beggar's words made Hua Gulong suddenly realize, and he suddenly remembered what happened when he was renovating the house.

At that time, among the craftsmen he hired were the Pu family and his son. Three generations of the Pu family have been carpenters and have a great reputation in the local area. Old Pu has retired and his son and grandson have inherited all his legacy. At that time, Hua Gulong was always trying to find ways to find trouble in order to deduct wages from craftsmen. The Pu family father and son were also stubborn, probably because they wanted to do their job well, so they often quarreled with Hua Gulong. However, Hua Gulong didn't understand technology and was very embarrassed every time, which made him hold a grudge.

Therefore, when the renovation was about to be completed and the wages were about to be paid, he deliberately deducted most of the remuneration from the Pu family and his son. The two were angry and planned to report it to the officials, but the local magistrate had long been bribed by Hua Gulong. If they still refused, they planned to go to the governor to complain. Seeing that the two were so stubborn, Huagulong simply sent someone secretly at night to beat them seriously.

After the incident, Old Man Pu took the initiative to relent, and the matter was settled. Later, Old Man Pu left the village with his children and grandchildren. No one knew where they went, but Huagulong heard about it and said that the Pu family father and son were seriously injured and had died. Old Man Pu was so angry that he died soon after. .

If this is the case, it is indeed possible that he killed three members of the Pu family and suffered the untimely death of three children in retaliation. Although he was resentful in his heart, Pu's family had long since disappeared. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he had no way to take revenge. He had no choice but to lift the spell with the help of a beggar.

Two years later, Hua Gulong finally hugged his son. This time, the child did not die young, but he was extremely happy. But who would have thought that the child would grow up to be an idiot. Hua Gulong did not believe in evil and gave birth to two more sons. As a result, one was more useless than the other. When they grew up, they ruined their family fortune and made Hua Gulong angry to death. People say that these three children are the real debt collectors. Some people even say that this bone-changing dragon was originally the reincarnation of a debt collector, and like a father, like a son.

Agudenba, Dawa and Chuxingxing laughed after hearing the story told to Qima.

Xiang Qima sang a song "Da Ren Da Yi":

 

They are greedy and ruthless when they see money.

Seeking profit, being cruel and unjust.

His great benevolence and righteousness are praised by the world.

If you are unkind and unjust, the whole world will punish you.

 

What is charity? Benevolent people love things.

A person with lofty ideals and a benevolent person, generous and generous.

A benevolent gentleman shows wisdom and benevolence.

Accumulate virtue and benevolence, and the people will be harmonious.

 

What is morality? Act bravely.

Hometown benefit doubles righteousness, knowledge and righteousness are sentimental.

Unsentimental and righteous, unruly and disrespectful.

A person who betrays his kindness is worse than a dog and a pig.

 

What is benevolence and righteousness? Virtue and talent are.

If you are unkind, I will be unjust.

Benevolence pulp means millet, hammer benevolence improves righteousness.

Take righteousness and become benevolence, benevolence reaches the end of righteousness.