Ｆive-clawed pig

 

Ｆive-clawed pig

 

Wu Baigui, an old man from Myanmar, told Agudengba, Dawa, Chu Sanxing, Xiang Qima and his party about the story of old man Xu from his village. A man named Wen Ming once borrowed 300 yuan from old man Xu and promised to return it that year. Unexpectedly, he fell ill and became even more impoverished. It took him three years to pay back the loan. In the winter of that year, Wen Ming's health became worse and worse. He felt that his death was approaching, but he was worried about the money he owed. So Wen Ming sadly said to Old Man Xu: "It seems that I will never be able to pay off my debt to you. After my death, I will be reincarnated as a pig without a tail and come to your house to pay off your debt." The next spring, The old sow raised by Mr. Xu’s family gave birth to seven piglets. The smallest piglet was born without a tail. In fact, he is the reincarnation of Wen Ming.

The old man Wu Baigui said: In real life, there are quite a few true stories like this. In addition to Old Man Xu’s story, Aunt Qi from the same village also had such an experience.

That year, Aunt Qi fed a sow. The sow didn't like to sleep very much. She always sat in the corner, stupidly sitting in a daze. At dusk, the light was not good. Aunt Qi went to feed the sow with a bucket, and she always watched. I was dazzled, and I always felt that the person sitting in the corner looked more like a human than a pig.

When the sow grew up, she gave birth to an armful of cubs, and Aunt Qi hoped that she would give birth to more cubs to make money.

The old man Wu Baigui said: Later, when I visited Aunt Qi’s house, the first thing people from rural areas did when visiting her was to see if your pigs were growing well. At that time, when I saw the sow, I told Aunt Qi in surprise: "This sow in your house is a five-clawed pig." What kind of pig is a five-clawed pig? Pigs generally have four claws, but one type has five claws. This is a kind of disability and is normal. For example, some people have six claws. But it is difficult for the five-clawed pig to grow up because it does not like to sleep. Legend has it that the five-clawed pig is reincarnated after death.

How could Aunt Qi buy a five-clawed pig? When buying piglets in rural areas, you don’t go to the seller to tell which one you want. Instead, you have to wait for the day when the piglets are full moon, and all the buyers gather at the seller. When the time comes, everyone goes into the pig pen to catch the piglets. , whichever one is caught counts. Only the lucky ones will catch the five-clawed pig.

The old man Wu Baigui said: Of course, I know that Aunt Qi's family was really unlucky at that time. Her husband was killed by bandits, and the whole family was ostracized by the villagers and was forced to move here. Her house was surrounded by ancient tombs, so bad luck Can it be good?

Wu Baigui said to Aunt Qi, "You are really good at raising a five-clawed pig to such a big size and even gave birth to an armful of cubs." Aunt Qi didn't take it seriously until one day she had a dream:

Aunt Qi dreamed that she was feeding pigs. The sow sat in the corner and spoke. The sow said: "Aunt Qi, do you remember? I am a bastard. I owed your husband 80 yuan when I was alive, but you After my husband was killed by bandits, I haven't paid back the money. Now I'm here to pay off the debt, so let my son buy me back."

The old man Wu Baigui said:

After Aunt Qi woke up, her dream was very clear. She told me about this and asked me if I was going to call the son of the gangster to come over and buy his father.

My eyes widened: "Aunt Qi, are you crazy? You must not go here. If you say that, the son of a gangster will scold you to death."

Aunt Qi thought so, so he followed my advice. But she became afraid from then on and did not dare to enter the pig pen at night. She fed the sow before the sun went down every day. However, the more she looked at the sow, the more she looked like a human being.

Later, Aunt Qi went outside and announced that she no longer wanted to feed the sows and wanted to sell the pigs for 88 yuan. In that era, you could buy a sow for 88 yuan.

The next day, the son of the miscreant went to Aunt Qi's house to buy a pig. After some bargaining, he paid 80 yuan.

This transaction price is the amount of 80 yuan that the second gangster owed Aunt Qi's husband back then.

After the sow arrived at the miscreant's son's house, she gave birth to another litter and then died.

After the old man Wu Baigui finished telling the story to Agudengba, Dawa, Chu Sanxing and Xiang Qima, he sang a song "Cause and Effect Are True":

 

Be careful when lending money to others.

Be sure to take what you ask for.

You have the kindness to give people money,

When the money should be paid unexpectedly.

 

It's hard to talk about borrowing money.

Lots of excuses when paying back money.

A wise man stays away from a deadbeat,

Save yourself the trouble.

 

My own balance is not enough,

Don't act within your capabilities.

Cause and effect will bring retribution,

It is important to remember to make up for the situation before it is too late.