Three years ago, Shen Yanshu was the most dandy in the capital. He rescued a fat fox from the mouth of a hound during autumn hunting. The fox's leg was injured, so he tore off a piece of brocade worth a hundred taels and bandaged it, saying, "It would be a pity to kill such a fat fox."
Three years later, the Shen family fell into decline, and Shen Yanshu lived alone in a broken house. On a dark and windy night, a beautiful girl climbed over the wall and entered with her hands on her hips and announced:
"You saved my life three years ago. I, Hu Xiaotang, have practiced spiritual practice for five hundred years and am the most trustworthy person. From today onwards - I am here to repay the favor!"
Shen Yanshu looked at the trampled tiles on the wall: "... Can you get down from the wall first before talking?"
Hu Xiaotang jumped down and made a crater when he landed.
Shen Yanshu: "... That's the only flat piece of land in the yard."
Hu Xiaotang: "The first way to repay a favor is to help you repair your yard!"
Shen Yanshu: "You call this repair?"
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Core Conflict: The fox repays the favor, the son suffers
Hu Xiaotang's way of repaying her kindness came entirely from the "human knowledge" she had heard from five hundred years of hearsay - it was all off track.
Her repayment logic is as follows:
· Human beings like money → She took a bunch of wild fruits from the mountains and said, "You can sell them for money."
· Human beings like beautiful people → She dresses herself up in different ways every day and asks "Am I beautiful?" Shen Yanshu said beautiful, and she said, "Then take a few more glances and consider it as repayment."
· Human beings are afraid of ghosts → She squats at Shen Yanshu's door every night and says she wants to "protect him", but she wakes up three times with a fright.
· Human beings want to eat → She cooked by herself, almost burning down the kitchen, and brought out a pot of black
