Folklore.

The story takes place in the Song Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Renzong, there is a stone village in Huainan, the village has a young woodcutter named Nie Zishan, he lost his mother at an early age, followed by his father Nie Laohan to live together.

Nie old man was originally a highly skilled dart master, walking in the jungle accidentally broke his leg, because of fear of enemies, so he took his son to live in seclusion in the village, although the father and son's life is not rich, but also worry-free food and clothing.

Nie Zishan was twenty years old when he married a girl named Xiao Jie from the same village. Jie is gentle and virtuous, hardworking, the family cleaned up in order, the father and son are very fond of her. But for some reason, Jie's stomach has never been much movement, the two years after the marriage, but has not been able to give birth to a child and a half, which can give the family to the anxious.

This year, the winter, heavy snowfall, cold wind, because it is too cold, some small animals in the mountains and forests will quietly sneak into the foot of the stone village for warmth. This situation is also common, the villagers did not care too much.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, Jie began to prepare for the New Year's Eve, but when she cleaned the stove, she found that there was a white snake as thick as her arm. The white snake coiled together, it seems to be in hibernation, not moving.

Jie didn't think much of it and grabbed a stick, intending to drive the snake away. At that moment, Nie Lao Han, who was out walking, came back and saw Xiao Jie stabbing the stove with a stick, very curious, but when he approached and found the white snake in the stove, his face suddenly changed and he quickly reached forward and yelled: "Xiao Jie, quickly, stop!"

Xiao Jie was startled by the reaction of his father-in-law, hurriedly stopped the action in his hands, but the white snake in the stove was not awakened, Nie Lao Han was relieved. Then he pulled his daughter-in-law out of the kitchen and instructed her not to use the stove in winter. The first thing I did was to ask my daughter-in-law to come out of the kitchen.

That night, Jie told her husband about it, but Nie Zishan was smiling after hearing it, but also repeatedly shouted goodbye. After some explanation, Jie finally understood everything.

The origin of this matter also goes back to twenty years ago, do not look at the present Nie Lao Han is an inconspicuous cripple, when he was young, but the reputation of the martial arts experts, he was a successful dart master, defeated a lot of green forest warriors, but also established a lot of enemies.

Later, Nie Lao Han married a wife and children, but his enemies attacked at this time. Nie Lao Han had to protect his wife and son, and also to protect himself, simply can not be divided, soon they will fight all over the body, and his wife in order not to become his burden, willing to kill themselves and die.

In the end, Nie Lao Han held his son and fled to the edge of the cliff, in the case of no way back, he resolutely jumped down. But what people did not expect was that Nie Laohan was saved by a snake demon cultivating at the bottom of the cliff. But the old man was too seriously injured, although he saved his life, but his leg was broken, and can no longer practice martial arts.

Nie old man woke up and found that the snake demon saved himself, very surprised, he thought the snake demon would eat him and his son, but the snake demon is pure in nature, more than that, he just woke up not long, the snake demon will experience a heavenly calamity, in the nine heavenly thunder refinement, the snake demon off the bone, soar into the dragon.

Seeing this scene, Nie Lao Han was shocked, he wanted to repay the snake demon, but the snake demon smiled and shook his head, and said: "You killed too much in your previous life, too many sins, there is no excuse for this result, and I hope you will reform in the future, a good heart, in the future, if the snake tribe to you for help, you can help!

After the words, the snake demon went straight to the sky and disappeared in the clouds. After this incident, Nie old man was enlightened, decided to retire, no longer entangled in the disputes of the Jianghu, and moved to the stone village with his son to settle down. Over the years, he has always remembered the words of the snake demon, but no snake tribe has ever come to him for help, which makes him very worried, after all, this love, he must return, and over time, this has become a piece of his heart.

Good in this winter, a white snake into his family's stove, this situation, Nie Lao Han naturally will not stand by and do nothing. The first time I heard this, I was amazed and understood my father's plight.

In the blink of an eye, the next spring, the weather is warm, hiding in Nie Lao Han's stove, the white snake, slowly burrowed out. Before leaving, it stood in front of Nie Laohan's family, lowered its head three times, as if bowing to say thank you. Miraculously, not long after the white snake left, has not been pregnant with a child Xiao Jie finally pregnant, and successfully gave birth to a baby boy.