Chapter 81 The Story of Queen's Emerald and Sugar Rice Table-3
Ali Sa and Zubailu passed the night safely and happily.In the early morning of the next day, after Zu Bailu woke up and tidied up, she sat there, cut some silk cloth into door curtains, and drew various birds, beasts, exotic flowers and plants according to her own ideas, and then used gold thread, They are carefully embroidered with silver and colored threads.Eight days later, a beautiful and gorgeous embroidered door curtain was finished.It is full of lifelike and vivid flowers, plants, insects and birds, which can be called an art treasure.Satisfied, she rolled up the curtain, handed it to Ali Sa, and ordered:
"You can take this door curtain to the market, it can be sold for fifty gold, but be careful, don't talk to passers-by, otherwise you and I will encounter a tragedy of separation, because in today's world, the morals of the world are declining , There are too many treacherous people, and there is no shortage of people who are jealous of our industry. They will not let us go. They are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they must drive us apart."
"I understand, I obey." Ali Shaman agreed, expressing that she would not go against her words.
So he took the embroidered door curtain to the market, and sold it to a merchant for fifty gold according to Zu Bailu's instructions.Then he used the money to buy silk, colored thread and daily necessities for daily expenses, and handed over the extra money from selling door curtains to Zu Bailu for preservation.In this way, Ali Sa and Zubailu lived a self-sufficient life as husband and wife, husband and wife depended on each other.
Zu Bailu has been working hard, immersing herself in drawing and embroidery.In this way, every eight days she can make an embroidered door curtain of great artistic value, which Ali Sana sells for money.Time flies, a year has passed quickly, and Zu Bailu, a loving young couple, respect each other like guests, raise their eyebrows, live a stable and happy life, and their savings are getting wider, they seem to have a bright future.
However, the good times did not last long. One day at the beginning of the second year, when Ali Sa went to the market to do business as usual, he handed over the embroidered curtain to the middleman and asked him to sell it.The middleman finds a Christian transit customer.The customer was willing to pay sixty gold for the curtain, but Ali Sa refused to do business with Christians.
This is a very scheming customer. Seeing this, he raised the price to one hundred gold and bribed the broker with ten gold.The broker explained to Ali Sa the high prices his customers paid in order to persuade him to sell the curtains to Christians for more money.He said, "My lord, you need not worry about the Christian, he will have no ill intentions for you."
At that time, other businessmen also spoke with one voice, encouraging him to do this profitable business.
Because everyone was persuading, Ali Sa had to reluctantly sell the curtain to Christians.Taking the money, he left the market anxiously.Along the way, the Christian customer stalked him, and he was full of doubts.No way, he asked:
"Why do you keep following me?"
"I have something to do in the alley across the way. Don't worry! God forbid, you won't be short." Christian lied to deal with Ali Sa.
When Ali Sa returned home, he saw the Christian follow him every step of the way. He felt very uncomfortable and cursed, "You bastard! What are you trying to do, following me like a shadow?"
"Oh, for God's sake, give me a sip of water. I'm dying of thirst."
Ali Sa found it interesting, and thought to himself: "This shameless person actually followed me for a long time for a sip of water. I swear to Allah, I really can't bear to refuse him." So he hurried back home and brought out A glass of water, ready for that thirsty Christian.At this moment, seeing him coming back, Zu Bailu asked with concern:
"Is the door curtain sold?"
"Sold." Ali Sa simply replied.
"Is it sold to a merchant, or to a passer-by? I want to ask clearly, because I am a little uneasy, suddenly restless, as if there is a sign of separation."
"I never deal with passers-by, so I naturally sold the door curtain to businessmen."
"Don't lie to me, so that I can be prepared. Let me ask you, where did you take this glass of water and what is it for?"
"The man in the middle is thirsty, so I took it for him to drink."
"It's over, it's over, I just ask the great Allah to save you and me!" Zu Bailu sighed, and chanted sadly:
"Go far away,
please go slowly
Don't be too hasty,
Don't let your lover's embrace seduce and deceive you.
Reason is your ally,
Don't be sentimental,
Because fate often tricks people for no reason,
It should be noted that after the aggregation, the discretization begins immediately. "
Zubailu's fear and sigh did not make Ali Sa feel vigilant at all, and he walked out carrying the water wholeheartedly.Seeing that the Christian had already entered the front yard, he was very disgusted and scolded: "What are you doing here? You bastard! How could you come here uninvited and break into my house casually?"
"Don't get angry, young master. I think it's the same everywhere. It doesn't matter whether it's in front of the door or in front of the hall. Don't worry, I won't take another step forward. You cultivate good deeds, be kind to you, I am grateful for this generosity of kindness." Christian faltered, took the cup from Ali Sa's hand, drank it to the last drop, and then returned the cup to Ali Sa.
Ali Sa held the cup and waited for him to go out, but he still refused to leave with a stern face. Ali Sa chased him away with a green face: "Why don't you leave? Get up quickly, go to you."
"Young Master, although I drank your cold water, I still hope that you will give me something to satisfy my hunger. Anything, even a little scallion pancake, can solve my urgent need. Since you have helped me for the first time , simply help me again, please don’t care too much about gains and losses, and try to gain fame. The poet once commented:
It is a pity that those who are truly good are no longer to be found,
If you complain to them,
They are really generous and donate money.
It's a pity that the world is full of false feelings and falsehoods,
When people complain to them,
But they couldn't even get cold water. "
"Stop talking about it again! I don't have anything you want to eat at home, so go away." Ali Sa flatly refused.
"Master, if you don't have anything ready-made at home, please use my hundred gold to go to the market to buy something to eat. Even if it is a wheat cake, I will be grateful. We can still have a meal together .I am very hungry now, and I urgently need something to satisfy my hunger. Even a scallion and a pancake can satisfy me. In short, anything that can satisfy my hunger is better than delicacies from mountains and seas for me at this time. Poet well said:
Even if dry biscuits and cold water can satisfy our hunger,
Why search and search to live like years?
Whether it is the emperor, the general, or the poor and humble people,
The Grim Reaper always treats everyone equally, without partiality. "
Ali Sa heard the specious words of the Christian, but couldn't come back to his senses. He thought: "This Christian is probably crazy. But he can use his hundred gold to buy some cheap things to perfuse him. Just make fun of him." Having made up his mind, he readily expressed his willingness to do this for the other party, saying:
"In this case, you wait here for a while. I will lock the door and go to the market to buy things for you."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Christian was full of joy.
Ali Sa locked the door of the house with a padlock, took the key, went to the market and bought cheese, honey, bananas, bread, etc., and brought them back to the Christian to feed his hunger and satisfy his hunger. wishes.
"Master, you bought too many things, even ten people can eat too much." Christian grinned, and said, "I can't eat by myself, why don't you eat with me."
"I'm not hungry, you can eat by yourself." Ali Sa flatly refused.
"As the saying goes: 'Only the bad ones don't follow etiquette and don't sit at the same table with guests.' Now that we are called guests and hosts, of course we should eat and drink together." .
Ali Sa listened to the gossip of the Christian and could not refuse him outright, so he sat down and ate something casually.At this time, the Christian unknowingly picked up a peeled banana, broke it in half, and secretly stuffed a strong anesthetic mixed with opium, enough to knock down an elephant, into a piece of banana, Apply honey to cover it up, hand it to Ali Sa, and say:
"I swear, my young master, please taste this."
Since the Christians had sworn to be friendly, Ali Sa was too embarrassed to refuse, so he reluctantly took it, stuffed it in his mouth, chewed it casually, and swallowed it.
After a while, the drug took effect, and Ali Sa fell headlong, and passed out on the ground as if he had slept soundly for a long time.