The Beauty God Zhang Xun
The Village God of Xiayangbo Village is Zhang Xun,who was from Guiyang.He was a military commander of Li Mi of Tang Dynasty.Every year,on the 25th day of June in the lunar calendar,the villagers celebrate the Bai people's Torch Festival,and his birthday as well.On this day,the villagers set up two fire torches,and hold a banquet.
It turned out that there was a young man in Xiayangbo Village named Ah Luo,who thought his bride Chen was not beautiful.On the second day after their marriage,he left home.
The bride Chen,smart and virtuous,hard-working and industrious,is a capable woman.Many young men had proposed to her before she got married,but she didn't like any of them.She knew the reason why her husband ran away.She was so sad that she often shed tears in secret.Sometimes she went to the temple,kneeling in front of the statue of the Village God Zhang Xun and praying.She had never blamed her husband for leaving her,but thought it was her fault.Therefore,after her husband left,she still lived in a peace of mind,busy working in the fields during the day,weaving until midnight,working hard and paying filial respects for her parents-in-laws.When she missed Ah Luo,she often walked to the village entrance,standing under the moonlight,looking at the road,hoping that Ah Luo could come back from that road.
A year had passed,but there was still no sign of Ah Luo.Not even a word,Chen shed tears silently.One night,after standing at the village entrance for a while,she came back home alone and then hugged her pillow and cried.She did not dare to cry loudly,fearing that her parents-in-law would feel sad if they heard it.Crying and crying,she fell asleep and had a dream.
She dreamed that she took a stick of incense and came to the statue of the Village God Zhang Xun,kneeling and praying before him.First,she asked the Village God to bless her parents-in-law with a long and healthy life,and then bless her husband safe and sound,and returned home as soon as possible.Then she recounted her misfortune.As she was speaking,Zhang Xun said,“I have appeared in Ah Luo's and asked him to come home soon,and he promised to return back immediately.Don't be sad.Ah Luo will be back in a month.”Chen said quickly,“Thank you,my Village God.I'm afraid that when he comes back and sees me like this,he'll be unhappy and leave again.”Zhang Xun said,“A person with a good conscience will become beautiful.If you have a good conscience,you will also become beautiful.”Chen woke up and repeatedly thought about this dream,and was still very upset.The following day,she came to see the statue of the Village God.She just knelt down,and the Village God appeared and said to her,“The dream you had last night will be fulfilled.Go home and wait.”
Chen was surprised and delighted.After thanking the Village God,she went home and did her usual farming during the day and weaving at night,and took good care of her parents-in-law.What's different is that she changed her usual sadness into joy,and within half a month,she really became much more beautiful than before.
By the last day of that month,Ah Luo really came back.He went to visit his parents first,and was very happy to see them in great spirits.His parents praised his wife Chen greatly and scolded him for leaving home.Ah Luo was ashamed and embarrassed to hear that.Then he went to the back room to see Chen.
At this time,Chen was weaving the cloth.She was wondering why her husband hadn't come back yet when she heard a sound of footsteps.She turned around and saw her husband.She felt so joyful and sorrowful that she burst into tears.
Ah Luo stood in the doorway and stunned:His wife was as beautiful as a fairy,and she was completely different.The more he looked at her,the more he loved her.He was lost in his thought.It was as if he had just woken up from a dream when Chen called his name.He rushed forward and knelt down in front of Chen.
From then on,the couple was very affectionate.Ah Luo plowed the fields and Chen wove the cloth.The whole family lived a happy life.
Chen was happy,but she did not forget the other women.She went to pray to the Village God,begging him to make all the women who married to this village more beautiful.Zhang Xun promised.
Since then,all the brides who married to the village became more beautiful,and those who were not born beautiful would gradually become beautiful.People think it is the Village God Zhang Xun's blessing.
Until now,when a young man looks for a wife,if he thinks the girl is not beautiful enough and wants to reject her,people will advise him,“Don't judge a girl from her appearance.As long as she has a good conscience and is capable of doing things,her appearance will also follow the beauty.”As long as the young man thinks about it carefully,he will feel it makes sense.