After a few days, the sweating subsided and gradually subsided, and he was able to stand up and walk. When Shao asked, he was from Shanyang in Chuzhou. His surname was Fan, his given name was Shi, and his courtesy name was Juqing. He was forty years old. A merchant from this generation, his parents died when he was young, and he has a wife and children. I recently abandoned the merchants and came to Luoyang to take the exam. When Fan Juqing was about to rest and have nothing to do, he missed the exam period. Fan said: "Because of the disease, I have made mistakes in my achievements, and I am very uneasy." Shao said: "A real man attaches great importance to loyalty, and his fame is rich, but he is a humble person. He has been determined. Why is there such a mistake?" From then on, he and Zhang Shao became like flesh and blood and became brothers. Shi Shi was five years older, so Zhang Shao took Shi Fan as his elder brother.
After becoming sworn friends, we stayed together day and night for half a year. Fan Shi wanted to return, so Zhang Shaoyu calculated the rent and returned the money to the store. The two of them walked together. A few days later, when they arrived at the place where the roads branched off, Zhang Shao wanted to send Shi Fan off. Shi Shi said: "If this is the case, so-and-so is sent back. It's better to say goodbye and meet again."
The two of them had a drink in the wine shop, saw yellow flowers and red leaves, decorated with autumn lights, and parted with Shao prosper. The waiter was drinking wine, and when he asked the restaurant, he found out it was the Double Ninth Festival. Paradigm said: "My parents died when I was young, and I was a merchant. Although I paid attention to the scriptures, I was burdened by my wife. Fortunately, my dear brother has his old mother in the hall, and your mother is my mother. Today next year, I will go to my dear brother's house and worship in the hall. Mother, to show the friendship between the whole family. "Zhang Shao said: "But the village has nothing to offer, if my brother doesn't give up, I should keep it with him. Fortunately, don't break his promise." "How can I break my trust with my virtuous brother?" The two drank several cups and couldn't bear to part with each other. Zhang Shao bid farewell to Paradigm. After the paradigm left, Shao stared at it and shed tears; Shi also shed tears looking back at it, and both of them left in despair. There is a poem to prove it:
After picking yellow flowers by hand and drinking wine, I diligently set the date for the next year.
When we face differences, we can’t bear to say goodbye lightly. We hold hands and shed tears.
Let’s say that Zhang Yuanbo came home and saw his mother. The mother said: "When my son left, I heard nothing from him, which made me anxious and thirsty."
Zhang Shao said: "The unfilial man met Fan Juqing of Shanyang on the way, and they became brothers and stayed there for a long time. "My mother asked, "Who is Juqing?"
Zhang Shao prepared a detailed account. My mother said: "Fame, fame, and affairs are all decided. Now that I have made friends with people of faith, my heart is very happy." After a while, my younger brother returned, and he also learned about this from the beginning, and everyone was happy. From then on, Zhang Shao spent his time at home studying books and history. Time flies quickly, approaching the Double Ninth Festival.
Shao Nai raised a fattened chicken in advance and brewed the wine. On that day, I got up early and swept the thatched cottage. There was a mother's seat in the middle, and Fan Juqing's seat was next to it. Chrysanthemums were placed in vases, and letter incense was burned on the seat. Ask your brother to kill chickens and cook rice to support the great minister. Mother said: "The mountain sun is here, and it has traveled thousands of miles. I'm afraid that Juqing may not arrive as expected. Hold on to it, it will be too late to kill the chicken." Shao said: "Juqing, as a believer, will definitely arrive today, Anken will miss the chicken. The promise of millet? You can see what you have promised when you enter, which shows that I am persistent. If you wait for the great minister to come and then kill him, you will not feel tired."
My mother said: "My son's friend. "He must be a Duanshi." Then he cooked the cannon and held it. That day, the sky was clear and bright, with no clouds in the sky. Shao adjusted his clothes and looked at the independent village gate. Look at it, it's almost noon, but I can't see it coming.
Mother was afraid of missing the mulberry fields, so she ordered Zhang Qin to go to the fields to harvest. Zhang Shao heard the dogs barking in the front village and went to look at them again. This happened six or seven times. As the red sun was setting in the west and half of the crescent moon was visible, my mother left the house and ordered my younger brother to call Shao and said, "My son has been tired from standing for a long time! Is it possible that the great minister will not come today? I will have dinner in the evening." Shao said to his younger brother, "You are so tired." Didn't you know that Ju Qing won't come? If Brother Fan doesn't come, I swear you won't come back. You've been working hard, so you can take a rest." My mother and brother repeatedly urged me to come back, but Shao finally refused.
As they waited deeper, they each took a rest, leaning against the door and feeling intoxicated. The sound of the wind blowing the grass and trees made everyone surprised. I saw the Milky Way shining brightly and the jade sky clearing. It was almost midnight and the moonlight was gone. Faintly in the dark shadow, a person was coming with the wind. If you look at it with shame, you are a great minister. He bowed again and said with great joy: "My little brother has been waiting since early in the morning. I know that my brother is very trustworthy. Brother, the fruit has arrived. I have prepared the chicken and millet as promised in the old year. It has been a long and windy road, but no one has come with me?" "Then please go to the thatched cottage to meet your mother. Fan Shi did not answer and went straight into the thatched cottage. Zhang Shao pointed to the couch and said: "This seat is specially designed to support my brother. He should be the high seat." Zhang Shao smiled broadly, bowed to the ground again and said: "Brother has come from a far distance, and the journey is hard, and I can't be with my mother." See you, Du makes chicken and millet, and chats to satisfy your hunger." After saying this, he bowed again.
Shifan stood still and said nothing, but covered his face with the sleeves of his shirt. Shao Nai ran into the kitchen, took chicken, millet and wine, laid them out in front of him, bowed before entering.
He said: "Although the wine seems to be weak, I have a bad heart. Fortunately, brother, don't blame me." But when he saw Fan in the shadow, he used his hands to spread his breath but refused to eat. Shao said, "Brother, why don't you blame my mother and my brother for not being able to meet her from far away and refusing to eat it? Please ask my mother to come out and share the blame." Fan waved his hand to stop him. Shao said, "How about calling my brother to worship my brother?" Fan Yi waved his hand and stopped. Shao said, "Brother, how about drinking wine after eating chicken and millet?" Fan frowned, as if to teach Zhang to back off. Shao said: "Chickens and millet are not enough to serve the elders. It's Shao's promise on that day. Fortunately, I don't have any objections." Fan said: "My brother stepped back a little, and I will complain to my heart. I am not a person from the Yang world, but a ghost." Shao was shocked and said: "Brother, why did you say this?" Fan said: "After I said goodbye to my brother, I returned home to feed my wife and drowned myself in merchants. The world is rolling and the years are passing by. Unconsciously, it is another year. Xiang said that he was not careless about the appointment with chicken and millet. He was so distracted by the profit that he forgot the date. This morning, the neighbor sent Rong Ying wine, and he suddenly remembered that it was the Double Ninth Festival. , I am so drunk that I can reach this place thousands of miles away. If it doesn’t happen as expected, what do you think of me? ? There is no way to think about it. It is often said that a person cannot travel a thousand miles, but his soul can only travel a thousand miles. So he told his wife: "After my death, I will not be buried until my brother Zhang Yuanbo arrives." Just go and die. The soul is flying in the wind, and I have come here to meet you. I hope that my wise brother will take pity on my foolish brother and forgive him for his negligence. In view of his ferocious sincerity, he is not willing to say farewell to his wife after traveling thousands of miles. As soon as Shan Yang saw my corpse, he would have no regrets in dying." After saying this, he burst into tears and hurriedly left the couch and went down the stairs. Shao Nai followed step by step, but suddenly he stepped on the moss and fell upside down to the ground. The dark wind blew across my face, and I didn't know where Ju Qing was. There are poems to prove it:
The wind blows down the moonlight at midnight, and ghosts thousands of miles away reminisce about old alliances.
I just hate that people in the world have broken many promises, so I will die before seeing life.
Zhang Shao was as drunk as a dream and burst into tears. The cry alarmed his mother and younger brother. They looked anxiously and saw chicken, millet, wine and fruits displayed in the hall. Zhang Yuanbo fainted on the ground. He was revived with water and helped to the hall. He could not speak for a long time and cried until he died. The mother asked: "Your brother, Juqing, doesn't come. What's the point? Why are you crying like this!" Shao said: "Juqing made a promise with chicken and millet, but he died unexpectedly." The mother said, "How do you know this?" Shao said: "Shi Si personally saw Ju Qing coming and invited him to sit down and brought chickens and millet to welcome him. But seeing that he would not eat, he begged him again and again. Ju Qing said: "I am so busy with merchants that I have forgotten the date. I just woke up this morning, and I am afraid I will lose my life." As promised, he died. The ghost came from thousands of miles away to see me. My mother can allow her to go to Shanyang to bury her brother's body. She can pack her luggage tomorrow morning. "The ancients said: Prisoners dream of pardon." , Thirsty people dream of milk. This is what my son has been thinking about, so I have this dream to alert my ears. "Shao said: "It's not a dream. I saw my son come in person, and I saw him drinking and eating. He couldn't get rid of it, and it suddenly turned upside down. How could it be a dream? "You are a man of integrity, why should you retaliate?" My brother said, "This is not credible. If someone comes to Shanyang, you should ask him whether he is true or false."
Shao said: "Man is born with heaven and earth. Heaven and earth have five elements, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Man has five constants, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith to match them. But faith is not a trivial matter." The reason why benevolence matches wood is to choose its business. The reason why righteousness is matched with gold is that it is strong and broken. The reason why water is distributed according to etiquette is to be humble. The reason why wisdom matches fire is to choose its clarity. Therefore, the letter is matched with soil, whichever is thicker. The sage said: "How can a big cart move without a hook or a small cart without a hood?" ’ He also said: ‘Since ancient times, the decree has been dead, and the people cannot stand it without faith. ’ Since Juqing died for his faith, how can I not believe it and not go? My younger brother specializes in agriculture, so he can serve his mother well. After I leave, I will be more respectful; I will give you a delicious treat in the morning and evening, so don't let it go wrong. Then he bowed to his mother and said, "Zhang Shao, an unfilial man, is now his sworn brother Fan Juqing. He died for his faith and must be mourned." I repeatedly told Zhang Qin to take care of his old mother. Mothers must eat and drink grudgingly in the morning and evening. Don't worry about it. You should take good care of your body. Shao cannot be loyal to the country, cannot be filial to the family, and is born as a minister of heaven and earth. I should resign now to protect my faith. "
The mother said: "My son is going to Shanyang, which is a thousand miles away, and he will be back in more than a month. Why should he say anything unfavorable? Shao said: "Life is as pure as water, and matters of life and death cannot be guaranteed day or night." "Weeping and worshiping. My younger brother said, "How about going with your brother Qin? Yuan Bo said, "My mother has no one to serve her. You should do your best to serve your mother and don't make me worry." "I shed tears to say goodbye to my brother, carry a small book bag, and come early. There are poems to prove it:
I bid farewell to my brother and went to Shanyang, thousands of miles away, and my dreams are long.
Isn't that true? Is it because of my loyalty that I feel hungry and don’t want to wear clothes? .
After traveling for a few days, I arrived at Shanyang and asked Juqing where he lived. I ran to the door of his house and asked his neighbor:
"It was twenty-seven years after the death of Juqing. His wife supported Lingshu and went to the outside of Guo for burial. The mourners have not yet returned. "Shao asked where he was going and rushed to Guo