A poor scholar, Zhang Sheng, went to the capital to rush for the exam. One day, as evening approached, he arrived at the Black Wind Valley. There was no village in front of him or a store in back. He was about to collapse from exhaustion. Just when he was about to collapse, he saw a farmhouse not far ahead, with smoke curling from the kitchen and bright candles. He cheered up and walked towards the farmhouse. When he was approaching the door, he fainted. The noise alarmed Meng Erniang in the room, and Meng Erniang rescued Zhang Sheng. From then on, the two embarked on a love affair that was astonishing and weeping.
