When he got home, Mr. Feng Shui cooked the fish himself and served it on the table. The four of them wolfed down the fish. Master Feng Shui put the fish head and bones in the back room for his wife to eat. Daughters-in-law said, "Dad is really heartless. They ate fish and left some fishbones for us to eat. Who cares? " At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's mother just came to the back room to find some leftovers. At the right moment, the daughters-in-law returned the fish head and bones to her and asked her to take them back to eat. Zhu Yuanzhang's mother happily returned to her room, cooked the fish head and bones with vinegar and ate them all. After a while, Mr. Feng Shui saw an empty plate coming back from the back room, called his daughters-in-law to his side and asked, "Which one of you ate the fish head?" Daughters-in-law replied helplessly: "We didn't eat anyone, but gave them to our long-term workers, the Zhu family." Mr. Feng Shui was surprised: "You can't bear this Feng Shui, but you can't bear it. You three can eat this fish head. Why give it to the mistress of the Zhujiajian family? Get rid of them now, or there will be a catastrophe in our family. " After eating the fish head, Zhu Yuanzhang's mother was pregnant, and she was pregnant with Zhu Yuanzhang. At this time, the strategist of the Yuan Dynasty figured it out that the real dragon emperor would be born in the world, and the real dragon emperor was pregnant, but his mother could not eat the soil on Tian Zi Mountain, and her mother would die in childbirth. Therefore, the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty sent an army to Tianzi Mountain to guard against passers-by.
Mr. Feng Shui called Zhu Yuanzhang's parents and said to them, "I will give you some travelling expenses. Please go quickly. My family can't take you in any more. " Zhu Yuanzhang's father said, "Boss, where are you going to drive us?" Where shall we settle down? "Mr. Feng Shui said," Come on, go straight south and walk three feet to the thatched land, and you can settle down. "So, Zhu Yuanzhang's father reluctantly put on a donkey cart, took his wife and walked south with a tofu stand. One day, they came to Fengyang area, and the long journey exhausted them. Suddenly, I saw the thatch at the foot of the mountain in the distance, so they opened up a clearing in the thatch and set up a shack to live here. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's mother was about to give birth, and Zhu Yuanzhang's father was selling tofu everywhere. One day, he came to the foot of Tian Zi Mountain with a tofu stand. There are troops stationed on the mountain, and he is short of food. So he went to the mountain to sell tofu. Picking the tofu stand to the top of the mountain, the soldiers immediately gathered around when they saw tofu to eat. Unexpectedly, the tofu stand was knocked over to the ground at once, and all the tofu fell to the ground. That piece of soil is the soil that can make the mother of the real dragon give birth naturally. Yuan Bing felt very sad when he saw the tofu stand on the ground. They asked Zhu Yuanzhang's father to pick out the tofu with soil and take it home for himself. All the tofu without soil is left and sold to soldiers, and more money is given. After Zhu Yuanzhang's father returned to China, he bought a hen with the money from selling tofu and simply washed the tofu with soil. No matter how he washes the soil on tofu, he can't clean it. Anyway, he ate it undignified, and the tofu hen stewed it in the pot. After Zhu Yuanzhang's mother ate it, he gave birth to Zhu Yuanzhang smoothly. At this point, the Yuan Dynasty military strategist pinched his fingers and calculated that the real dragon emperor had been born. He was so angry that he cursed: "The 100,000 troops guarding Tian Zi were all useless, and the soil on the Tian Zi Mountain was eaten by the mother of the real dragon emperor." At this point, the real dragon emperor has been born. He had to ask Yuan Shundi to issue an imperial edict to kill newborn babies all over the country. But because Zhu Yuanzhang's parents are migrants and live in the grass, no one knows that Zhu Yuanzhang escaped this robbery.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was five or six years old, the Yuan Dynasty strategist calculated that the real dragon emperor would leave the south gate of Fengyang City at noon the next day. Therefore, the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty sent troops to guard the south gate of Fengyang City. The chief officer asked the strategist, "What are the characteristics and what does the real dragon emperor look like?" The strategist replied, "This man is wearing a red robe, black boots and a blue umbrella cover on his head. He got off a big green horse. " At noon the next day, I saw a child with a lotus leaf on his head, naked, red and muddy, skipping out of the south gate of Fengyang City on crutches. This man is Zhu Yuanzhang. The leader doesn't mind that he is a child at first sight. After an hour, the strategist came to ask the officer if he had such a distinctive person out of town. The police officer replied that only one such child was out of town. The strategist said, "Oh, it's this man." So he immediately ordered the officers to lead the cavalry in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang. Seeing the dust flying behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang was so scared that he quickly hid in an abandoned earthen house on the side of the road. The house is full of cobwebs. After Zhu Yuanzhang hid, spiders, large and small, rushed out to weave webs, which had become impenetrable after the arrival of the Yuan Army. Yuan Bing rushed to the hut, looked inside and saw that the cobweb was in good condition. He assumed that there was no one in the house and continued to chase south. Zhu Yuanzhang escaped again. Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he let spiders feed freely in the palace without cleaning.
Zhu Yuanzhang is really destined. When he was eight or nine years old, his parents died, and Zhu Yuanzhang had to live alone with his adoptive mother. One day in autumn, foster mother asked Zhu Yuanzhang to go out to collect firewood. However, after Zhu Yuanzhang went out, he led a village of children to play games. They built a golden urn on a mound, and then began to play the game of "being emperor". When Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the stage, all the other children bowed down to him and shouted "Long live". Zhu Yuanzhang sat quietly on the stage, but when other children played the emperor, every time Zhu Yuanzhang kowtowed to him, the children fell off the stage. This story is called "The mound is called widowhood". One of the children, named Tanghe, fell down and cried out, "You are Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. When I grow up, I will overthrow you. " At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was on the stage, loudly drink a way; "Bold, pull it down and cut it for me." Two children took Tanghe to the sorghum field, picked a sorghum leaf and scratched it around Tanghe's neck. Suddenly, a hole opened and blood splashed on the sorghum ear. Since then, sorghum ears have become red. This story is called "the beheading of tall leaves". Later, Zhu Yuanzhang killed the hero, and Tanghe survived because he was beheaded as a child. Playing games belongs to playing games. The adults told me that the work of collecting firewood must be done. Other children ran around in panic to pick up branches and leaves, but Zhu Yuanzhang stood still and murmured, "God, God, blow a whirlwind and blow all the branches and leaves in front of me." At Zhu Yuanzhang's voice, several cyclones blew on the flat ground, blowing many branches and leaves to Zhu Yuanzhang's feet. Zhu Yuanzhang effortlessly picked up a big basket of firewood. Zhu Yuanzhang came home from work soon without being noisy by adults. Other children are always scolded by adults because they can't finish collecting firewood. In the future, the children in the village will no longer play games with Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was eleven or twelve years old, his adoptive mother died of illness, so Zhu Yuanzhang had to go to the rich man's house in the village to herd cattle. It is said that when Liu Bowen visited the emperor, he found Fengyang all the way, and saw that the local residents were generous, capable and accommodating. He was very happy and expected that there would be extraordinary people in the local area. One day, Liu Bowen came to the foot of Zhu Yuanzhang herding cattle and saw a red light rising in front of him from a distance, which was exactly what he longed for. Look carefully, this red light comes from a cowherd. At this time, the cowherd was sleeping, only to see his limbs spread out in a "big" shape, and there was a pole under his head, which just synthesized the word "day" Liu Bowen pushed the child forward to wake him up. Who knows that the child leaned down, moved the shoulder pole to his waist, and held his head in his arm to continue sleeping. This shape is like a "sky". Liu: Isn't this the future "son of heaven"? Liu Bowen hurriedly woke the cowherd and asked his name. This man is Zhu Yuanzhang. Liu Bowen wrote down Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, and then traveled to the world. Later, Liu Bowen, who was well-read and able to calculate, abandoned Yuan for Ming Dynasty and unswervingly helped Zhu Yuanzhang to start a great cause, which was inseparable from their chance encounter this time.
In the rich man's house, there are two other children with Zhu Yuanzhang, one of whom is called Tanghe. One night, Zhu Yuanzhang was herding cattle in the wild. He said to two other friends, "Let's kill a calf and eat it. We haven't eaten beef since we were so big, so we should have a good time this time. " So one of Tanghe went to the village to find a pot, and the other went to find a knife to find some salt. After Tanghe found the pot, knife and salt, Zhu Yuanzhang had strangled a calf. They cut off the cow's head and tail with a knife, peeled them, cut them into pieces, washed them in the stream, put a piece of salt in the pot and cooked them. At this time, it was already dark. After the beef was cooked, the three of them ate it, which was so delicious for the first time in their lives. This really killed them. When they were full, Tang and the two men sent the unfinished beef home. When Tang and his wife came back, Zhu Yuanzhang led them to bury the leftover bones and bits and pieces in cowhide. Zhu Yuanzhang said that it is useful to leave only the cow's head and tail. At this time, it was almost dawn, and Tang He said, "No, this pot was stolen by the village. It will be difficult to return it at dawn. " Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang murmured, "Oh, my God, can't it be dark for a while before dawn?" At Zhu Yuanzhang's voice, the bright sky darkened again. Tang He took the opportunity to return the pot, and the sky gradually turned bright after he came back. This story is the origin of "it's dark in the sky". After Tanghe came back, Zhu Yuanzhang took him and another small partner to nail the bull's head in the gap on one side of the hill and the oxtail in the gap on the other side of the hill. After all this was arranged, Zhu Yuanzhang prayed silently: "God, God, when we were pulling the oxtail, there were two cows barking in the mountains." Then Zhu Yuanzhang tried it himself. He tugged at the cow's tail, and on the hill "moo, moo" two Niu Jiao, Zhu Yuanzhang tugged at the cow's head again. Similarly, there are two "moo, moo" Niu Jiao on the mountain. At first glance, his words should be tested. Zhu Yuanzhang, together with Tang and two friends, hurried to call the rich man: "Boss, boss, no, a cow ran into the hill!" " Hearing this, the rich man ran out and came to the foot of the mountain. He saw a cow's head on one side of the mountain and a cow's tail on the other side. The rich man smiled angrily: "Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no such long cow body." You must have killed the cow here and lied to me. " Zhu Yuanzhang quickly said, "Boss, I don't believe you are pulling the bull's tail. It's still barking inside. " As expected, the rich man stepped forward, tugging at the cow's tail and head. Cleisthenes's cattle barked in the mountains, and the rich were helpless to Zhu Yuanzhang. This story is called "Kill the Cow and Hang the Tail". This mountain with a tail is called Niujinshan, which was later renamed as "Jinniu Mountain".
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had lost a cow to him, the rich man decided not to take him in and planned to drive him away. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Boss, you can kick me out, but you have to show me a way out." A few days later, a passerby happened to come to make cookies in their village. The rich man said, "I know this cookie maker very well." I'll tell him, Zhu Yuanzhang, you can live with him, so you can eat cookies every day. " In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang left the rich man and made a living with the four villages that made cookies. On the way, Zhu Yuanzhang naively asked, "Master, what do you want me to eat with you? Do you eat sesame cakes every day? " The biscuit master said, "Cookies are for business, so you can't eat them casually. If you want to eat, you can only eat it out of the oven. " However, the master who makes scones is very skilled. After baking, the baked cake just won't fall off the stove. Only a scraper can scrape them off. Three days ago, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't eat sesame cakes. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to the biscuit stove: "Old stove, old stove, can't you drop a few biscuits after baking every day?" This will also help me solve my problems. "Zhu Yuanzhang said this, it's really like a god. After baking every day, several baked cakes will fall off. Zhu Yuanzhang, willy-nilly, picked up the baked wheat cake and ate it. "Zhu Yuanzhang, you can't eat," said the one who hit the sesame seed cake distressfully. Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Master, didn't you say let me eat baked wheat cakes? "There is no way to make baked wheat cakes, so we have to watch Zhu Yuanzhang eat. After two or three years, something happened to Zhu Yuanzhang when he was selling baked wheat cakes. The story goes like this: On this day, the two of them wandered to a military camp. Like his father, Zhu Yuanzhang began to want to join the army, perhaps because he hated Yuan soldiers too much. This time, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't shout like before: "Whoever sells baked wheat cakes-"and "Who will buy baked wheat cakes-". This time, Zhu Yuanzhang dragged a long voice and shouted only two words: "baked wheat cake (soldier)" and "baked wheat cake (soldier)". It happened that some soldiers in the barracks were eating fried food when they suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "baked wheat cake (soldier)". After hearing the word "burn", it took a long time to hear another word "cake (soldier)". Several soldiers were very surprised at what they sold, so they listened carefully there. Who knows? It really should be Zhu Yuanzhang's word "burning soldiers". When I got back, I saw that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't sell cookies, burned several soldiers, and gave him trouble. I decided not to take Zhu Yuanzhang in and prepared to drive him away. Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Master, you can kick me out. You see, I have no friends, so you have to show me a way out. " The biscuit master said, "To tell you the truth, Zhu Yuanzhang, I have a good friendship with the abbot of Huang Jue Temple. I will tell the abbot to send you to Huang Jue Temple as a monk. There is a drought and famine in Fengyang this year, but the incense in Huang Jue Temple is very strong, and there is no shortage of food and clothing when you come to the temple. " Zhu Yuanzhang saw that being a monk is better than starving to death in vain. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang bid farewell to the master who made baked wheat cakes and came to Huang Jue Temple.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was fourteen or fifteen years old, he became a monk in Huang Jue Temple. People often say that "36,000 days in a hundred years is not as good as a monk's leisure for half a day". In the temple, Zhu Yuanzhang recited scriptures, carried water, swept the floor and did some chores every day. Life is easy, but it is also comfortable and happy. Three or four years passed quickly. One day, when the abbot was on a business trip, he told Zhu Yuanzhang when he left: "Zhu Yuanzhang, after I left, clean up Luohantang and Daxiong Hall. I must do it well before I come back. " Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Don't worry, master, leave this matter to me." After the abbot left, Zhu Yuanzhang began to get busy, but when he swept the statue of Lohan, he always felt in the way, so he took a broom on the dragon-descending Lohan and said, "Get out!" Strange to say, Zhu Yuanzhang said this, and this mud tire arhat really waddled into the yard. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and it was really good. The mud tire was able to walk out of the house by itself, which saved the effort to move it by itself. Zhu Yuanzhang quickly rushed the Luohan House outside. Later, as a lamb, Zhu Yuanzhang drove all the eighteen arhats into the yard. In the end, even the Tathagata Buddha in the Ursa Hall was not spared and was rushed to the yard. The halls of Luohantang and Nobita were empty and bare, and Zhu Yuanzhang cleaned them up soon. Just after cleaning, the abbot came back from outside. When he saw the mud-tire Buddha statues all over the yard, the abbot exclaimed, "Zhu Yuanzhang, how did you move all the Buddha statues!" " Zhu Yuanzhang patted the dust on his body and said, "Master, I didn't move out, they went out by themselves." The abbot roared: "nonsense, the mud tire is not alive, how can it leave the house by itself!" " Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Master, if you don't believe me, I will let them go back." . "So Zhu Yuanzhang murmured:" One person and two people return to their own standards, and one person and two people return to their own standards. Please go back to the house. "Zhu Yuanzhang just say that finish, he saw the arhat Buddha really waddled back to one, and waddled back to another, and in a short time eighteen arhats and Tathagata Buddha returned to their original places. The abbot was stunned when he saw it. He said, if you can make the clay idol move, what is such a person if he is not a real dragon emperor? ! Thinking of this, the abbot couldn't help but read a voice: "If such a person is not a real dragon emperor, what is it? " !" He said something unlucky. There was a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and a thunderbolt knocked the abbot to the ground. Because the secret leaked, the old abbot was killed by lightning. In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't even be a monk, so he had to follow his father's old path and come to Fengyang City to do long-term work.