At the end of the alley, there is a shabby house where an old lady lives. She has no children and her husband has passed away, so she can only make a living by begging and often goes hungry.
On this day, as the old lady was about to rest, she suddenly heard someone speaking in her ear: “You’re so pitiful, I’ll help you.” The old lady was startled and turned her head, but didn’t see anyone. The voice continued, “Don’t be afraid, I have no ill intentions. I have put some money at your bedside, and you can use it to buy rice instead of begging from house to house. Go and take a look
The old lady was half believing and half doubting, but she really found the money by the bedside. She happily said, “Thank you! You must be a fairy, right? How should I call you?” The voice replied, “You can call me the envoy of Dongcang
Since then, the envoy from Dongcang often sent money and food to assist the old lady, but he never gave much, just enough to sustain her life. When the weather gets cold, the envoy from Dongcang will also bring warm clothes. Slowly, the old lady no longer feared the envoy from Dongcang, but instead thanked him from the bottom of her heart. However, the envoy from Dongcang is very mysterious, and the old lady has never seen his figure. One day, she couldn’t help but say, “Please let me meet you, okay? Although I’m getting older, I also want to repay your kindness
I’m sorry, I don’t have a physical form. If you want to see me, I can appear in your dream, “said the envoy from Dongcang. That night, the old lady really had a dream. She dreamed of an old man with white hair, who might be almost a hundred years old, and that was the envoy from Dongcang. The old lady kept thanking him, wondering why this immortal wanted to help her. Because I have received a lot of help from your family before, I really can’t bear to see you suffer, “said the envoy from Dongcang. Really? “The old lady became even more puzzled.
If there’s another reason, it’s your singing. Whether it’s a happy song or a sad song, you move me with your singing. If you want to repay me, just continue singing freely. Yeah! The old lady has loved singing since she was young. Even when she became a beggar and suffered from hunger and cold, she would occasionally hum a few songs. Singing makes her happy and gives her strength and courage. Therefore, even if life is difficult, she has never thought of giving up. But I’m getting old, and my singing is not as pleasant as before, “said the old lady. It’s okay, some songs are more suitable for you to sing now, they will be more touching
With the amazing audience of the envoy from Dongcang, the old lady sang even more seriously. She sings cheerful songs and often hears the laughter of the envoy from Dongcang; She sings sad songs and often hears the sighs of the envoy from Dongcang. The people in the village are also attracted by the singing and occasionally come to be listeners. The old lady sang happily, and fatigue seemed to fly away with the song. She felt younger and younger.
Later, the old lady heard that people living nearby often lost things for no reason, and she began to worry that the East Warehouse envoy might have stolen the neighbor’s belongings to help her. Can you turn your head and think again, how could a deity be a thief? The old lady was very uneasy in her heart, and after thinking about it, she finally gathered the courage to ask the envoy from Dongcang.
That’s right, it was me who took it. I can’t make things out of thin air, “said the envoy from Dongcang.” If you think it’s not good, you can skip my things and make a living by begging again. “It’s so hard to run around begging every day! Besides, the old lady is also getting old… After careful consideration, she decided to put aside this unpleasant matter and continue to accept the help of the envoy from Dongcang.
The old lady no longer went out begging and lived a stable life. The people in the village found it strange and gradually began to doubt her. One day, everyone sneaked into the old lady’s house and found that all the things they had lost were there. They were extremely angry and believed that the old lady was the thief, and wanted to arrest her.
At this moment, the voice of the envoy from Dongcang came from the roof: “Everything was done by me, it has nothing to do with her! Although you are not wealthy, you have no worries about food and clothing. What’s wrong with me giving away the surplus things in your family to those in need? You are truly cold-blooded and heartless, even willing to watch such an old man beg everywhere, never considering actively helping her! Actually, she doesn’t need much. Release her quickly, otherwise I won’t let you go
As soon as the words fell, some tiles flew off the roof and hit everyone’s feet. Everyone looked up, but couldn’t see anyone on the roof. They were startled and quickly let go of the old lady. The news quickly spread, and many people came to their wife’s house to watch the excitement. If someone speaks calmly to the envoy from Dongcang, he will also respond gently; But if someone curses, he will throw tiles at that person. At this point, the old lady would quickly stop him.
A young man got drunk and walked unsteadily over, loudly saying, “Where did you come from? I’m not afraid of you! Do you dare to compete with me?” Everyone was extremely scared, thinking that the East Warehouse Envoy would punish the young man, but the East Warehouse Envoy did nothing and just said, “You’re drunk, I don’t have the same knowledge as you. Now, you all know my existence, and in the future, I will often help the old lady and not let her go hungry or cold. Do you understand
No one dared to disobey the envoy of Dongcang, so they reluctantly agreed. The old lady felt a little guilty in her heart, but she couldn’t help but feel happy because she understood that the envoy from Dongcang truly cared about her. She was no longer a leaf drifting in the wind, and finally had someone to rely on.
However, the people in the village do not consider the envoy from Dongcang to be a deity, but rather a despicable monster. The villagers used connections to find a very powerful Taoist in Longhu Mountain. The Taoist heard about this matter and felt that although the envoy from Dongcang took unjust wealth, it was also to help the elderly. Therefore, he had his own sense of propriety and drew a spiritual talisman, handing it over to the villagers.
The villagers broke into the old lady’s house with it and inexplicably pasted it on the bedroom wall. There are many strange patterns drawn on that talisman paper, which possess immense power. Suddenly, thunder roared in the room, and then the envoy from Dongcang let out a painful moan, shouting, “Quickly take that talisman away
My wife was flustered and wanted to tear off the talisman, but it seemed like it had taken root on the wall. It’s also very sturdy, the old lady can’t even tear it apart. The envoy from Dongcang kept making painful cries. Not long after, the old lady saw a huge mouse crawl out from under the bed and roll on the ground. The moans were coming from the mouth of the mouse.
The old lady didn’t even think about it, so she picked up the mouse and ran desperately outside until she had no strength left before stopping. At this point, she was already far away from home. The mouse in its arms stopped moaning and instead gasped for breath, looking very weak. The old lady placed the mouse on the ground and asked, “Are you the envoy of Dongcang
That’s right. I’ve been living in the granary on the east side of your house and have eaten a lot of your food. I dare not go back, and I can’t continue to help you in the future, “the old lady said, feeling particularly heartbroken.” You’ve already helped me a lot, and I’m grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. I also understand that stealing someone else’s things to make a living or forcing them to help me is not what I want. This makes me sleep restless every night
The old lady found a tree hole, spread warm hay inside, and placed the East Warehouse envoy inside. After finishing these, she bid farewell to the envoy from Dongcang, turned around and walked towards the village, returning to her original begging life. In the evening, people once again heard soft and firm singing coming from her room.
As a fairy cultivating intelligence, the envoy from Dongcang has no human moral standards. Stealing money and goods to repay kindness is an innate instinct of animals. The Taoist priest remembered his compassion for helping the elderly and did not resort to violence, thus achieving a great success.
