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Wenshui Village was located at the northwest end of Hetian Bazi，and Xuchang Village was located at the southeast corner of Hetian Bazi.The two village temples had a long distance.Even if one runs fast，it is still a whole morning's walk away.
On the 49th day of her marriage to the man in Wenshui Village，the daughter came back home with her hair disheveled.She said to her mother and father，“Since I married to the dragon king's family，I have been waiting on my father-in-law who is fiercer than Leigong（the Thunder God in Chinese mythology）and my mother-in-law who is fiercer than Leimu（the wife of Leigong）all day long.If they are not happy，they scoop up boiling water and pour it on me.”
The Village God did not say anything.The mother looked at her daughter's bruise and said nothing although she felt burning pain in her heart.
The daughter cried and said，“In the middle of the night，my parents-in-law asked me to go up the mountain to pick up the dried cow dung.Every day，before dawn.I would heat up the warm water flowing from the mountain belly...”
The mother said，“Well，that hot water is used for washing things all the year round.People burn incense and kowtow at it every day！”
“When I climbed up the mountain，the thatched poke my eyes；when I went downhill，stones hit my feet.I should get up very early or I'll be scolded by them.”
“Since you got married，you should obey your parents-in-law！”
“If the water is hot，I will be beaten by them；if the water is not hot enough，I will be scolded as well！Alas，I am living with tears in my eyes.”
“Every daughter-in-law in the world lives in the same way.In the future，if the water is too hot，you can pick up two handfuls of cold water to cool it；if the water is not hot enough，you can gather up two handfuls of pine needle！”
“Ican't live that way.Ioften stand on the mountain and watch the lights on your side from a distance and cry.”
“If you miss us，go out of the door，just look at the direction to our house more often！”
“Just...”
“Just what？”
“Once I looked at Xuchang Village secretly，my husband said I was missing that woodcutter brother in Xiahu Village.After that，if I looked toward this direction，he grabbed me by the hair and gave me a good beating！”
“Alas...”Pulling up her daughter's sleeve，the mother saw the bruises all over the daughter's body.The mother's hands were trembling，with her mouth opening and closing like a fish's mouth.She could not utter a word.
The daughter cried out to her parents and begged on her knees，“You，you should make a decision for your daughter！”
The Village God of Xuchang Village frowned and said to his daughter，“We are the Village God of the Bai people.Although we show concern for mundane affairs，we are half immortal and half divine.We are deeply respected by all people.What kind of etiquette is it for you to cry and make so many noises？”
“You should endure it...and I'll send you back now！”The mother also persuaded her daughter.
“No，I won't go back.I'd rather die than go back！”The daughter took the father in one hand and the mother in the other，and her tears kept flowing like two pools of spring water.“If you can't do any good for me，why did you give birth to me at the beginning？”
After saying it，she burst into tears with hugging her mother.She cried so sadly that the day became black unconsciously in her cry...