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A few days later, the ewe gave birth to two adorable lambs. Once the ewe had healed, the hunter released her and the lambs back into the mountains. That night, a stunningly beautiful woman appeared before the hunter, declaring her desire to marry him. Overjoyed, the hunter and the woman immediately wed. Just as they were about to enter their bridal chamber, the hunter heard a rooster crowing. He opened his eyes and realized it had all been a dream.
However, the next day, a girl who looked to be around seventeen or eighteen came to the hunter's home, her beauty resembling that of the woman from his dream. The hunter gasped in surprise; she was indeed identical to the woman from his dream. The girl explained that she had come to repay a debt of gratitude. The hunter was puzzled, unable to recall any such debt.
The girl revealed that her mother was the ewe, cursed by a demon who had transformed her into an animal while she was pregnant with the demon's child. Her mother had once been a fairy, abducted by the demon to Tea Mountain. When the ewe went missing, the demon searched everywhere for her. Furious and unpredictable, he swore to tear her mother apart. It was only because the hunter had brought her mother home and placed a protective talisman on his door that the demon could not enter. The demon had been taken away by heaven's soldier for violating heavenly laws, allowing her mother to escape from danger.
The hunter married the girl, and they soon had children together. The couple frequently helped the people living near Tea Mountain. In time, they became deities, with people referring to the hunter's wife as the Tea Mountain Goddess. This story has many versions and has been passed down through generations in the area.
Of course, this is merely a reflection of rural superstitions. The truth is that it was someone who noticed that Zhang Jinmei and her husband only had three daughters who deliberately abandoned a baby on their way to market.
Zhang Jinmei worked hard to raise all four children. For their sake, she never remarried. Nearly ten years passed, and her three daughters blossomed into graceful young women during this time; each eventually married. With her daughters married off, Zhang Jinmei found her burdens considerably lighter. Her son, Wang Zhonghuai, also proved to be very understanding, which relieved her worries significantly.
After marrying off her daughters, they seldom returned home, which was understandable; everyone works for their families and children.
Years later, after graduating high school, Wang Zhonghuai enrolled in a college. To ease his mother's financial burden, he took on jobs during winter and summer breaks to earn tuition money. While in college, he also found part-time work.
After graduating from university, Wang Zhonghuai went to Guangdong for work with hopes of earning enough money for his mother to live comfortably. His sisters married not too far away, so Wang Zhonghuai often called them to encourage visits home for their mother. He knew his mother was reluctant to spend money; every time he sent money home, she would save it for his future wife instead. Therefore, he felt compelled to send money to his sisters so they could buy clothes and food for their mother.
Wang Zhonghuai's salary was not high—just over five thousand—leaving little after expenses each year. When he started dating someone, his remaining funds dwindled even further.
One day at work, Wang Zhonghuai received a call from his eldest sister informing him that their mother had been diagnosed with cancer and urged him to come home immediately.
Upon hearing about his mother's illness, Wang Zhonghuai felt as if he had been struck by lightning; tears streamed down his face uncontrollably as memories of all his mother's sacrifices flooded back to him. He couldn't just sit idly by; he had to find a way to save her—she was only sixty years old.
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