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Once upon a time, there was an old man who was good at farming. He had a mother-in-law who had to take care of him. Sometimes he earned a lot, sometimes a little. But the husband never had any money to live on. His mother and son often had to eat on their own. One day, on Father's Day, his mother told him about his life and his father's past. In the past, his grandfather was also a farmer. One night, he earned a lot of money. He didn't leave anything for his father. Then, on Father's Day, he grew up and didn't know what to do. He became a farmer again. At night, he went to the fields all over the village. But he never earned enough to feed his wife and children. Then, his father died. He had nothing left. By his time, he had been doing this job for nearly 20 years. But his hands were still white. So, he couldn't find a wife, even though he was nearly 40 years old. Looking back at his father's past and his life, he was not bored at all. He came to Mr. Do's house in the neighborhood. The roof was covered with straw. He brought a letter to Mr. Do. He stayed up all night. He didn't go to bed. He read this book to another book. Suddenly, he read the following sentence. A good man should be a good man. He said, Is it true that my father did a bad job so as to humiliate me? Then, he answered, Yes, it's true. I quit this job. The next morning, I went to the woods to sell wood. It was a hard job. To get a stick of wood, I had to sweat a lot to earn enough money to buy rice. But I felt more at ease than usual. Wherever I went, I heard people gossiping. It's true. The bad man has come. The gossiping made him very sad. He thought, From now on, I have to do something good to get rid of the gossip. One summer day, it rained heavily. The water was overflowing. He took the wood to the market. Because the water was overflowing so fast, he couldn't cross the river every day. Hundreds of people were silent because there was no rain. The sky was behind the mountains, but people were still wandering on the riverbank. He didn't think about catching a fish. That night, he slept by the river with other people. He brought the story of catching a fish to ask people. Many people said, It's a blessing that thousands of people remember. There were people who did it before. But they had to give up. The next morning, the water was overflowing. He crossed the river to go home. When he got home, he brought the story of catching a fish to ask his mother. His mother was very happy and helped him to catch a fish. Since then, every morning, he went to the forest to cut the trees. In the afternoon, he went to the market to transfer the wood. He didn't try to pick a branch to go back to the market. He worked day and night, cutting the trees, transferring the wood, and catching the fish. Not long after, he caught more than 10 fish. He had a lot of work because the river was almost 200 fish. He was hungry, so he worked a lot. So he was exhausted. One day, he was so hungry that he lay down and looked at the fish. People passed by to save him. But he hadn't woken up yet. In the meantime, a guard came to him. He saw a crowd around a man lying on a mango tree. The guard got off his horse and came close to him. People said this was the man who caught the fish. He was working, but he was so tired that he fell down. The guard opened his bag and gave him some medicine. After a while, the man woke up. People went out. The guard sat next to the man and asked him. The man told him everything about his life and his intentions with the job he was doing. The guard was moved. He thought for a long time and said, In the past, your father was a German worker. Today, you are hungry and poor. Today, you want to do a good thing to make up for the mistake you made in the past. That's great. As for me, I want to tell you the truth. My father, my husband, my father-in-law, they all worked hard to bully the people. They worked hard to make money. That's also a bad thing. So, I'm here today to tell you that I've been married for more than 20 years but I don't have a child to make my family happy. So, I'm already over 40 years old. We still have to live in poverty. Today, I also want to do a good thing to make up for the mistake I made in the past. Can you help me to catch the bull? The bull happily said, If the big bull has such a direction, this bull will be finished. They will be able to get over it soon. What could be better? Then, the two of them told each other the name, age, hometown and they became brothers. The bull was 4 years older than the bull and was recognized as a brother. The bull said, I have an old mother at home. Because of poverty, I have to sell wood to make money to buy rice. So, I have to bring wood home every day so that the next morning, my mother can bring the wood to the market to sell and make money. The bull said, And you, you have a lot of money. I will give it to my mother so that you don't have to worry. So, we will focus on catching the bull. What do you think? The bull said, If so, what is better? So, from then on, every day, the two brothers went up the mountain to collect wood. Not long after, the two of them finished building the wooden bridge more than 200 years old. The villagers were all happy and they named the bridge Phuc Duc. The two villages were happy together and decided to donate money to make a feast to celebrate the bridge. On the feast day, the old men and all the villagers from all over the country came to visit. Everyone prayed for good luck for the two bulls. They ate and drank all day long. Suddenly, a strong wind blew. The wind blew hard and made the end of the grass and the branches of the tree. The wind blew hard every time and then suddenly the old man pulled the bull away. The bell rang. Everyone gathered and saw their brother who had worked hard for three years to build the bridge but was not happy. The festival was far away. After everyone had left, he invited his wife to stay with the old woman to kiss her in her bosom on behalf of her brother. Speaking of the story of the old man pulling the bridge, after being swept by the wind to a cave on a high mountain, the old man was standing in a hurry. The wind blew hard and the old man smiled and said to the old man, Your family is not afraid. I am the god of the wind who was sent by Ngoc Hoang Sai to bring you back to reward you for your hard work to make a fortune. That gold how much do you want to get? At this time, the old man pulled the bridge and looked into the cave and saw a pile of bright gold. The old man took off his shirt and wrapped some gold on his shoulder and went out of the cave. The god of the wind turned into a gust of wind to roll him away, return him to the table and put him gently in the middle of the yard. The old man was so happy that he put the gold down and went out of the door. Hearing the call, his mother and her husband thought that the soul of the old man had come back. They gathered together and sat around the altar and saw three people, both old and young. The old man smiled and called again. Mom, brother, it's me. I'm still alive. Come back home. Open the door for me, mom. Hearing his voice, his parents fell asleep. His wife ran out to open the door The old man sat down and told the story that the god of the wind took away the gold for everyone to hear. Everyone was so happy. From then on, his mother and son started to get rich. He invited his two wives to live with him and cook together. After a while, his wife got pregnant. One month later, she gave birth to a son. After a while, he got married, had a son and lived happily ever after.