The story of Zhuang’s old lady worshiping her ancestors
During the Southern Song Dynasty, Mrs. Zhuang was born into a family named Weng in Pengzhou, Shantou. At the age of eighteen, she married to Zhuanglong, Chaozhou, and became the first lady of Gong Conggong, the thirteenth generation of the Zhuang family. Because Weng was virtuous and intelligent, she was deeply loved by the Zhuang family. Over the next twenty years, her life in the Zhuang family was always happy.
Gu Monkey met Goumian's Cave by chance when she was in her forties. One day, her father-in-law Gu Monkey came to Sangpu Mountain to play and suddenly discovered a geomantic treasure land, which is now The place where Mrs. Zhuang Shi’s grave is located is called Dog Mian’s Cave in Feng Shui. The ancient monkey was a man who knew Feng Shui very well. He observed carefully on the mountain and was unwilling to leave for a long time. At that time, he thought: I have traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers in eastern Guangdong, but I have never seen such a good Feng Shui place. If the banker can own such a treasured Feng Shui land, then our banker will be prosperous and prosperous for generations to come. But this Goumian's Cave is more than ten kilometers away from Zhuanglong and belongs to the territory of the Weng family in Pengzhou. How can we get it? This problem made Gu Monkey extremely distressed. After returning home, he could not think about food or food and could not sleep at night. The smart Weng noticed the changes in her father-in-law after he returned from the trip, so she went over to ask her father-in-law what happened that made him feel so depressed. Gu Monkey told Weng everything he saw on Sangpu Mountain and his troubles. After hearing this, Mr. Weng said a few words to comfort his father-in-law and then left quietly.
The Weng family committed suicide by hanging from a beam in Moubao Cave. The eighth day of the second lunar month every year is the day of the Pengzhou God Welcome Competition. A few days later, on the morning of the eighth day of February, Mr. Weng returned to her parents' home to participate in the God-welcoming Competition. But on the afternoon of the eighth day of February, news came from Pengzhou that Weng had committed suicide by hanging from a beam.
The Weng family in Pengzhou is still crying over Weng's suicide. The people from the banker family have come to the Weng family in Pengzhou. A married woman is like water thrown out. Weng is already a member of the banker's family, and this time the banker comes to the Weng family to ask for someone. He was a good and healthy person when he left Zhuanglong in the morning, but he died at Weng's house in the blink of an eye. The people from the banker argued hard, and as soon as they entered the door, they pretended to drag the people from the Weng family to see the officials. The words were divided into two parts. Just when the Weng family was in great pain over Weng's death, the banker's people came immediately and said they wanted to see the officials. This made the Weng family even more confused and at a loss. At this time, the elder Weng came out and said: It is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. We have been in-laws for so many years, why should we go to court over this matter? Let's keep it private. "Fake peace talks" The news that the Feng Shui treasure land has changed its owner, the Weng family, can be said to play into the banker's wish. So the two families sat down and had peace talks. During the peace talks, the banker expressed the hope that the Weng family would sell the land on Sangpu Mountain to the banker for the burial of Weng. Of course, the Weng family did not know at that time that the land on Sangpu Mountain was a geomantic treasure, and the banker did not seize the land, but bought it with real money and silver, so they happily sold it to the banker. Of course, the banker was very happy to get the Weng family's treasure land, and buried the Weng family overnight. From then on, the people of the two families lived in peace and harmony, and the Zhuang family became increasingly wealthy. The descendants of the Zhuang family all believed that their wealth was due to the feng shui of Weng's cemetery, so over time, Mrs. Zhuang's reputation spread. . On the eighth day of the second lunar month every year, on the memorial day of Mrs. Zhuang, not only people from the villagers go up the mountain to worship, but people with surrounding surnames also go to the mountain to worship. Some go out to seek protection, and some work hard to achieve fame... Mrs. Zhuang has become the heart of everyone. The gods in it.
Weng Yibo, a teacher in the editorial office of Shantou University Journal who once edited the Weng family tree, told reporters: The banker had a premeditated plan to occupy the land at that time. According to the ancestors, Mrs. Zhuang’s grandfather said to Mrs. Zhuang at that time, do you want to be the grandmother of our family, or do you want to be the grandmother of the entire Zhuang family? Think it over yourself. As a result, on the eighth day of February, Mrs. Zhuang hanged herself.