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Story 5: Meng Jiangnu Weeps at the Great Wall
Meng Jiangnu Weeps at the Great Wall
Author: Anonymous
During the Qin Dynasty, there was a kind and beautiful woman named Meng Jiangnu. One day, she was doing housework in her yard, when she suddenly realized that someone was hiding under the grape arbor. She was startled and was about to scream when she saw the person wave his hands repeatedly and begged: “Don’t yell, don’t yell, help me.” Me! My name is Fan Xiliang, and I am here to escape.”
It turned out that at this time, Qin Shihuang was arresting people as laborers in order to build the Great Wall, and countless people had died of starvation and exhaustion! Meng Jiangnv rescued Fan Xiliang, and when she saw that he was well-educated and sensible, and had good features as well, she began to love him, and Fan Xiliang also fell in love with Meng Jiangnv. The two of them were in love with each other, and after obtaining their parents’ consent, they prepared to become husband and wife.
On the day of the wedding, the Meng family was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the house was full of guests, making it a joyful scene. Seeing that it was getting dark, the people drinking the wedding wine gradually dispersed.
The bride and groom were about to enter the bridal chamber. Suddenly, they heard chickens flying and dogs barking, and then a group of vicious officers and soldiers broke in. Without any explanation, they locked them with iron chains. , and forced Fan Xiliang to work at the Great Wall. The beautiful happy event turned out to be in vain. Meng Jiangnu was filled with grief and anger, and she missed her husband day and night.
She thought: Instead of sitting at home worrying, I might as well go to the Great Wall to find him. right! Just do it! Meng Jiangnu immediately packed her bags and hit the road.
Along the way, she experienced countless winds, frosts, rains, and snows, and trudged through many dangerous mountains and rivers. Meng Jiangnu never cried out in pain or shed a tear. Finally, with her tenacious perseverance and deep love for her husband, she finally made it. Arrived at the Great Wall.
At this time, the Great Wall was already a very long city wall made up of many construction sites. Meng Jiangnu went to one construction site after another, but her husband was nowhere to be seen.
Finally, she plucked up the courage and asked a group of migrant workers who were about to start work: “Do you have a Fan Xiliang here?” The migrant worker said, “There is such a person, a newcomer.” Meng Jiangnu was very happy when she heard this. !
She quickly asked, “Where is he?” The migrant worker said, “He is dead. His corpse has already filled the city walls!”
When she heard the bad news suddenly, it was like a bolt from the blue. Meng Jiangnu felt her eyes darken, felt sad, and burst into tears. I cried for three days and three nights. I cried until the sky was dark and the earth was dark. Even the heaven and the earth were moved.
The sky became darker and gloomier, the wind became more and more fierce, and with a “crash”, a section of the Great Wall fell down, revealing Fan Xiliang’s body. Meng Jiangnu’s tears fell on his bloody face. She finally saw her beloved husband, but he could never see her again because he had been killed by the cruel Qin Shihuang.
