Father and son share a wife
In a distant mountain village, there is a family surnamed Li. The Li family has two people, father Li Laohan and son Xiao Li. The father and son look exactly the same, with the same thin body, the same sunken eye sockets, the same hooked nose, and even the same walking posture. The people of the village often couldn't tell who they were, and could only barely tell each other based on their clothing and age.
This Li Laohan lost his wife at an early age and grew up with his son alone. His son Xiao Li has also reached the age of marrying a wife, but because of his poor family, he has not been able to marry a daughter-in-law. Li Laohan was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
One day, a woman from the village came to the village, she was in rags, her face was haggard, and she looked very pitiful. Seeing that she was pitiful, Li Laohan took her in and let her stay in Li's house temporarily. The woman's name was Ah Xiu, and she was grateful for Li Laohan's kindness, so she stayed in Li's house to help with housework and take care of Xiao Li.
As the days passed, Ah Xiu and the Li family got along very well. She was ingenious and kept the dilapidated house in order. Xiao Li has feelings for Ah Xiu, and Ah Xiu also has a good impression of this hard-working and simple young man. However, Li Laohan also quietly developed feelings for Ah Xiu, but he knew that he was old and decrepit, where could he be worthy of a good girl like Ah Xiu.
However, one night, a sudden change of events shattered the peaceful life. That night, wind and rain, lightning and thunder. Li Laohan woke up and found that Ah Xiu was not in the house. He was shocked, put on his clothes and went out to look for it. Walking into the courtyard, he saw Ah Xiu standing under the eaves, shivering with fear from the thunderstorm. Li Laohan's heart moved, and he walked over and hugged Ah Xiu tightly, wanting to give her some comfort.
At this moment, Xiao Li also woke up. He walked out of the house in a daze, only to see his father holding Ah Xiu. Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, he couldn't believe his eyes. He angrily rushed over and separated his father from Ah Xiu, asking them what they were doing.
Li Laohan and Ah Xiu were stunned, they didn't know how to explain this misunderstanding. Xiao Li was angry and threatened to leave this home. Li Laohan knew his mistake, and he knelt in front of Xiao Li and asked for his forgiveness. Ah Xiu also burst into tears, she didn't want to ruin the harmony of the Li family because of this misunderstanding.
After a heated argument and explanation, Xiao Li finally forgave his father and Ah Xiu. But he still had a question in his mind: why would his father do such a thing? He decided to secretly observe his father and Ah Xiu to see if they still had any secrets that no one else knew.
However, Xiao Li's observation did not reveal anything unusual. Father and Ah Xiu still get along in harmony as usual and take care of the family's life. The doubts in Xiao Li's heart gradually dissipated, and he began to accept the family again, accepting his father and Ah Xiu.
The days have returned to calm, but there is always a shadow in Xiao Li's heart. He knew that the shadow might stay with him until he found the answer. And that answer may never come......
However, the tricks of fate are always unexpected. One day, a group of robbers came to the village, and they burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil. The Li family was not spared, and the robbers robbed them of all their belongings and set fire to the house. Li Laohan and Xiao Li struggled to resist, but in the end, due to their weak strength, they were knocked unconscious by the robbers.
Seeing this, Ah Xiu rushed forward desperately, wanting to save the Li family's father and son. Although she is a weak woman, she bursts out with amazing courage at this moment. She fought with the robbers and did her best to protect the Li family father and son.
Just as Ah Xiu was about to be subdued by the robbers, a bolt of lightning pierced the night sky, lighting up the entire sky. Immediately after, a loud bang was heard, and the robbers were so frightened that they fled the scene.
Li Laohan and Xiao Li woke up and saw Ah Xiu lying on the ground, covered in blood. They were so grief-stricken that they picked up Ah Xiu and cried bitterly. At this moment, they were surprised to find that Ah Xiu still had a breath.
They hurriedly carried Ah Xiu back to the house and healed her with the little herbs they had left. After a night of rescue, Ah Xiu finally woke up. She looked at the Li family father and son in front of her, smiled and said, "I'm fine, you don't have to worry." ”
The Li family's father and son were grateful, they knew that it was Ah Xiu who saved their lives. Since then, they have cherished each other's feelings even more, supported each other, and spent many difficult days together.
And the suspenseful and weird rumor about the father and son sharing a wife has gradually been forgotten with the passage of time. People only know that the Li family father and son and Ah Xiu have a deep relationship, and they have experienced the test of life and death together and have become an indispensable part of each other's lives.
Since the storm passed that night, the relationship between the Li family father and son and Ah Xiu has become closer. They have faced life and death together, and their trust and dependence on each other have reached an unprecedented level. However, rumors about them spread like wildfire in the village, and the more bizarre and weird they became.
Some people say that the father and son of the Li family are actually the same person, but they appear alternately day and night, so they look like two people; some people say that Ah Xiu was actually forced to share a wife with them because of the magic spell cast by the Li family father and son; and some people say that the father and son of the Li family are actually a pair of monsters, and they specialize in sucking women's essence to maintain immortality.
These rumors spread more and more widely, and the villagers began to alienate the Li family, and even when some people passed by the Li family's house at night, they could hear strange sounds coming from inside, as if someone was whispering, and as if someone was crying.
The father and son of the Li family knew this, but they couldn't do anything about it. They knew that these rumors were all nonsense, misunderstanding and prejudice against them by the villagers. However, they were unable to explain it to the villagers, so they could only silently endure the loneliness and misunderstanding.
One day, a Taoist priest came to the village. The Taoist priest claimed to be able to exorcise evil spirits, and the villagers turned to him for help, hoping that he could solve the Li family's problems. The Taoist priest came to the Li family, observed it carefully, and then frowned and said to the Li family father and son: "There is a demonic aura in your family, if you don't get rid of it, I'm afraid it will harm the whole village." ”
When the Li family father and son heard this, they were shocked. They knew that the Taoist priest had misunderstood their relationship and mistaken them for monsters. But they couldn't explain it to the Taoist priest, so they could only let him cast his spells.
The Taoist priest set up a magic circle in Li's house and recited a mantra. For a moment, the whole room was filled with an eerie atmosphere. Suddenly, a golden light shot out from the magic circle and rushed straight towards Ah Xiu. Ah Xiu screamed in horror and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the father and son of the Li family hurriedly rushed forward, wanting to protect Ah Xiu. However, they were pushed away by an invisible force and couldn't get close to Ah Xiu. At this time, the Taoist priest walked up to Ah Xiu and pulled out a long black snake from her body.
The serpent twisted its body in the air, hissing sounds. The Taoist priest held a long sword and slashed the long snake into two pieces with one sword. The long snake turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated into the air.
Ah Xiu's body gradually returned to normal, she opened her eyes, looked at the Taoist priest and the Li family father and son in front of her, and showed a confused expression. The Taoist priest explained that the long snake was a monster that possessed Ah Xiu and sucked her essence. Now that the youkai have been removed, Ah Xiu has returned to normal.
After listening to the Taoist priest's explanation, the Li family father and son were both grateful and helpless. They knew that although the Taoist priest had eliminated the monsters, he had also deepened the villagers' misunderstanding of them. They decided to leave the village in search of a place where they could be accommodated.
Before leaving, the Li family father and son burned the house to the ground, symbolizing a farewell to everything in the past. Ah Xiu stood by the fire, watching the flames engulf the former home, tears running down her cheeks. She knows that she will also embark on a new journey with the Li family father and son to face the unknown future.
The Li family, father and son, and Ah Xiu left the village and embarked on a journey to find a new home. They have been eating and sleeping all the way, and they have gone through hardships, but they have always supported each other and never left each other.
One day, they come to a remote town. Although this town is not big, the people are simple and hospitable. The Li family, father and son, and Ah Xiu decided to settle down here temporarily to see if they could fit into this new environment.
They rented a modest house and began to live a peaceful life. Ah Xiu is still hardworking and kind, she helps the neighbors with housework and takes care of the children, and she has won everyone's love. The Li family father and son also relied on their diligence and wisdom to find a job in the town, although it was hard, but they could barely make ends meet.
However, the good times were short-lived. One day, a do-good man in the village recognized the Li family father and son, and spread their past as a novel conversation in the town. Soon, rumors about the Li family's father and son and Ah Xiu spread again in the town.
People began to look at them in strange light, and some even pointed fingers and whispered behind their backs. The Li family, father and son, and Ah Xiu felt unprecedented pressure, and they knew that if they couldn't solve this problem as soon as possible, they might not be able to continue living in this small town.
Ah Xiu was so humiliated that she decided to explain it to the elders of the town. She knelt in front of the elders and tearfully told her story of her experience and the kindness of the Li family's father and son. However, while the elders sympathized with her plight, they could not change the deep-seated prejudices of the villagers.
The father and son of the Li family saw Ah Xiu in such pain, and their hearts were also full of helplessness and guilt. They knew that it was their past behavior that brought these troubles to Ah Xiu. They decide that, for the sake of Ah Xiu's happiness, they are willing to leave the town and embark on a wandering journey again.
On a silent night, the Li family, father and son, and Ah Xiu silently packed their bags and prepared to leave the town that had given them hope. However, just as they were about to leave, an accident happened.
A fire suddenly breaks out in a warehouse in the town, and the fire spreads rapidly, threatening the safety of the entire town. Seeing this, the father and son of the Li family rushed into the sea of fire without hesitation, wanting to rescue the trapped people.
They braved smoke and flames, rushed into the fire again and again, and carried out the trapped people one by one. However, the fire grew fiercer, and the beams of the warehouse began to collapse. At this moment, a burning beam suddenly smashed into Ah Xiu.
The father and son of the Li family exclaimed in surprise and rushed towards Ah Xiu at the same time. They used all their strength to push Ah Xiu away, but they were hit by the beam and fell into the fire.
Ah Xiu screamed in horror, she wanted to rush in to save the Li family father and son, but was stopped by the villagers. The fire grew fiercer, and the entire warehouse was engulfed in flames. People could only watch as the Li family father and son disappeared into the sea of fire.
Ah Xiu was so grief-stricken that she knelt by the fire and couldn't cry. She knew that she had lost her dearest person and the only one she had in this world.
The fire was gradually extinguished, and the people of the town began to clear the rubble. However, among the ruins, people could not find the bodies of the Li family's father and son. Some say they were burned to ashes by fire, others say they were turned into smoke and drifted into the distance.
Regardless of the truth, the story of the Li family's father and son and Ah Xiu has become an eternal legend in this town. People remember their kindness and bravery, and they also remember the tragedy that caused them both to die in the flames. And Ah Xiu gradually came out of the shadows in her grief, and she began to use her own way to continue the unfinished business of the Li family's father and son, helping those in need, and conveying love and hope.