This is a legendary and tragic story of filial piety that has been passed down in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for thousands of years. It shocked the world and made ghosts and gods weep.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Feng, the ancestor of the Yan family, took his wife Ji, and his youngest son Yan Wu, and fled south from Qufu, Shandong Province to escape the chaos, and settled in an uninhabited mountain in the south of Kuaiji County, Zhejiang Province.
When Yan Wu was born with dystocia, a flock of crows suddenly swooped over the house, crowing sadly.
When he was eight years old, Xiao Yanwu fought with tigers and killed wild boars. This pastoral and hunting life was broken by the rich man Meng Fu, who violently forced the Yan family's father and son to work as long-term laborers. In order to resist the occupation of their homeland, the Xiaoyanwu people were so energetic that they used the serial plan to kill Meng Fu's minions one after another.
Unruly and rebellious, Xiao Yanwu was hung up on a tree and whipped by Meng Fu. His skin was torn, and he was too stubborn to shed a tear. Xiao Yanwu rebelled against the loyalty, benevolence, etiquette, filial piety, honesty, and charity taught by his father.
When his wife was insulted by Meng Fu, Yan Feng was cowardly and swallowed the insult, but Xiao Yanwu couldn't swallow it and took revenge on Meng Fu. Yan Feng was injured in a fall, and his father and son were driven out by Meng Fu. They made a living by begging and living in a cave. A poor person is like an ant on the ground. Meng Bao, the son of Meng Fu, fell in love with Yan Wu's wife, Bu Shi, and robbed her in broad daylight and set Yan Feng on fire.
His father fell ill. In summer, Yan Wu sat naked by the bed and fed mosquitoes. His filial piety could not save his father's life.
Carrying his father's body for burial, Yan Wu dug a hole with his hands until his hands were bloody and his bones were exposed. Thousands of crows came to help him build his grave...
