The story takes place in Anning District, Lanzhou. At that time, I was selling bracelets at a stall in the night market opposite Lanzhou Normal University. I heard it from a local old man selling socks when there was no business.
At that time, Lanzhou was undergoing large-scale development and construction. One day, an ordinary civilian grave was dug at a construction site. There is no monument or mound in this tomb, and there is no grave visible under the grass. After digging it up and taking a look, we found a grave. The coffin has long since decayed. Workers make a living on construction sites, and excavation is indispensable. Graves of bones have long been commonplace. Usually I just bury the bones secretly. The grave of the owner must be processed in advance before construction begins. The ones dug up now generally have no owners.
But there is something strange about this grave. There are two people buried in the grave. With a clear eye, you can tell that there is nothing valuable buried with them. The two bodies were still hugging each other tightly. An experienced old man Fansha concluded that this was a young man and woman who died by taking poison. Everyone was deeply surprised and talked a lot.
People in Lanzhou are not in a hurry to do things, but they are very practical and do not need supervision when doing their work. It's rare to sit around chatting like this without doing anything. The contractor just happened to be driving by. He saw that these people were not working and started chatting around them. Thinking there was some engineering accident, he quickly got out of the car to check. Before I reached the place, I shouted to the little foreman. Ask him what's going on. When everyone saw the boss coming, they gathered around and the little foreman explained the situation. The contractor frowned and walked over to take a closer look. He watched for a while without saying a word. The little foreman took the credit and said: He just asked two people to bury the bones anywhere. Upon hearing this, the contractor quickly stopped him: "What do you know?" Don't mess around and listen to my arrangements.
The contractor shouted three times for promotion and fortune, and then quickly dispersed the crowd. He asked the foreman to find a black cloth to cover the bones, and then took out 200 yuan and asked someone to buy incense and candles, as well as pork, fish, and chicken. After buying the things, the contractor lit the incense candles himself and placed chicken and fish in front of the incense candles. I made three bows and prayed a few words. He told everyone not to move for the time being until he could find out more from the locals before making arrangements. He is the boss and everyone can only listen to his arrangements. Do other things first, and leave this place untouched.
Bao Gongtou called a worker who was familiar with the local area and asked him to take him to inquire about the elderly people nearby. I searched several houses in a row, but no one knew about it. The contractor asked the old residents nearby who had the oldest elderly person. These people told him that the oldest one was the father of the old man who set up a stall to sell socks. That old man is the oldest in this place. A white beard hangs down from his chest, his hair is both white and black, his eyes are clear and his ears are not deaf. If not 100, he must be over 90 years old.
The foreman asked the villagers to lead the way to ask the old man. The villagers were also willing to lead the way. Men and women who had the good deed followed him. On the way, the foreman bought several kilograms of the famous local cracked walnuts. Came to the old man's house. The old man selling socks at the stall had already gone out to sell socks. The old man with a white beard sat under a red date tree in the yard to enjoy the cool air. After explaining his purpose, the old man grinned and said that if you want to inquire about this matter, you can only ask me. Most of the people who knew about this were buried in the ground. But this is a long story, so let’s sit down and have some tea first, and I’ll tell you more in detail later. Everyone says this is best.
The old man poured tea for everyone and brought red dates and peanuts from home. Bring stools for everyone to sit down. The old man lay down on the armchair, took a peach, rubbed it on his body a few times, broke it in half and took out the peach core. He took a big bite of the peach flesh. The foreman took a sip of tea. The tea was not very good, and the water was not good either. He put down the cup and ate a handful of red dates while watching the old man eat peaches. I saw the old man eating the peach in a few mouthfuls. Seeing the contractor staring at me, he started talking to everyone.
The old man said that this was a pair of star-crossed lovers. The girl's name is Yulan, and her family is extremely rich. There are flocks of cattle and sheep at home. There are also several beef noodle restaurants. The man's name is Dayong, and his family is so poor that they don't even have a pair of pants. The two have been childhood sweethearts since childhood. Reaching the age to talk about marriage. Privately, anyone who is not brave will not marry Yulan, and Yulan will not marry anyone who is not brave. Dayong's parents also knew that this marriage was difficult to achieve. But he couldn't overcome Dayong's temper, so he had to bring local gifts to propose marriage.
Dayong’s parents went to the Yulan family. I haven't spoken about the important matter of marriage yet. Yulan's parents threw the gifts brought by Dayong's parents out the door. Dayong's parents were also kicked out of the door.
Yulan's mother also said: You poor people like you still want to eat swan meat. Go ahead and dream about your dreams. You dare to come to my door to propose marriage without peeing and taking a picture of yourself. Even if my daughter dies, I won’t let her marry into your family.
Dayong’s parents were so ashamed and angry that they didn’t even want the gift. They scolded Dayong when they got home. He said that he was deceived by butter and insisted on letting them suffer this humiliation. Dayong felt as miserable as Coptis, so he had to comfort his parents first, and then go out to discuss with Yulan. But the magnolia could not be found for several days. Magnolia argued with her parents and was locked in the room by her father.
Not long after, the news came out that Yu Lan was getting married. Yulan's parents found her a good and well-matched family. The groom is well-educated and has a bright future as a minor official.
On the wedding day, Yulan didn’t resist, as if she had accepted her fate. Let her mother arrange her makeup. When Yulan's parents saw this, they felt relieved and arranged for a matchmaker and several relatives and women to accompany Yulan. He went to greet the guests himself. Magnolia took advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet, and with the help of her little brother, she sneaked out of the house through the back door. Find a hidden place in a nearby valley to hide. Let the younger brother find Dayong.
Dayong was banging his head against the wall at this time, causing his head to bleed. Yulan's brother said that her sister was waiting for him in the valley. Of course he ran away. By the time Yulan's brother chased them to the valley, Yulan and Dayong had both committed suicide by taking poison. Yu Lan wore a beautiful wedding dress, and Dayong wore a tattered old dress. The two desperate lovers hugged each other tightly, and both died in the beautiful valley.
When Yulan's brother saw this, he ran home crying. At this time, the groom has arrived. Without the bride, everything is in chaos. After hearing Yulan's younger brother cry, Yulan's father slapped Yulan's younger brother and rolled him to the ground. When the groom heard this, he was deeply moved. Feeling deeply for them, he took the lead in burying Yulan and Dayong together.
Dayong’s parents fled to other places due to famine within a few years. The groom became more and more popular and left long ago. Yulan's parents also moved to another place during the liberation to avoid the war. Everyone was deeply moved after hearing this story.
The contractor was deeply moved and asked someone to take him to the beautiful valley and take a closer look. Lian said the feng shui here is good. Others asked him how he could still read Feng Shui. He said that his grandfather was the most famous Feng Shui master in his hometown. The lovers were moved and buried. An ordinary monument was also erected. The monument reads "Yulan Dayong's Tomb". Burial at XXX construction site. X year X month X day. On the day of the burial, nearby villagers went there one after another. Surround the grave with earth to form a large mound. Everyone calls it the Love Tomb.
I have liked to listen to legendary stories since I was a child, so I couldn’t help but pester the old man selling socks to find out more details. After listening to the story, I was amazed. When I had time, I went to the valley to see it. There are trees and grass in the valley, and the Yellow River is at the foot of the mountain. It is the best place in a large area of ??bare mountains in Lanzhou. There is a big earth bag with an ordinary stone tablet standing there. Some small flowers and grass soon grew on the soil bag, which actually made it look better. Looking at these dirtbags and thinking about their stories, I can’t help but feel emotional. This is really true. Asking what love is in the world, it only makes people agree in life and death. How can human love make people so sad? I hope all lovers in the world will eventually get married.