The Romance of an Ancient House

The ancient house of the Huo family is strange. Scholar Tianyi breaks into the house alone at night and sees an old couple, a boy and a girl drinking and laughing. Tianyi rushed in and was invited to sit down by the old man, during which he fell in love with the young girl Feng'er at first sight. After Tianyi lived alone in an ancient house, he accidentally met Feng'er and took her into the bedroom to express his feelings. Feng'er told her uncle that "the family discipline is strict", but Tianyi persisted in his insistence. At this time, the old man suddenly appeared and angrily scolded Feng'er. Feng'er cried and left in shame. Tianyi saw two little foxes being chased by hounds on his way back from sweeping the tomb during the Qingming Festival. One looked at him with pity. Tianyi took him home, and the fox turned into Feng'er. The two embraced each other and vowed never to be separated. Late at night on the first day of two years, the old man's son Xiaoer came and knelt down to pray for heaven, saying that his father was in trouble and begging for help. Tianyi declined due to old grudges, but finally helped after Feng'er persuaded him. The next day Tianyi rescued the arrested old man. He recovered from his injuries and repented of his stubbornness and recognized Tianyi as his niece-in-law. From then on, Tianyi and Feng'er fell in love with each other and lived in harmony with the old man's family. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.