The story of Chang 'e and Hou Yi

Hou Yi shot down the sun and made great achievements. He was respected and loved by the people, but he killed the son of the Emperor of Heaven, who blamed him and demoted him and Chang 'e to the mortal world. Many people with lofty ideals come here to study and be teachers. The treacherous and cunning Meng Peng also mixed in.

Hou Yi felt sorry for Chang 'e, and spent all his time with his wife except hunting, and said, "Heaven is hierarchical, but he is also at ease on earth. However, mortals have to die. If you want to live forever, you must cross the weak water, turn over the volcano, climb the Kunlun Mountain, and ask the Western Queen Mother for the elixir. "

With its extraordinary strength and superhuman will, Hou Yi crossed the Enzan Ijuin and weak water, climbed the cliff and reached the top of Kunlun Mountain. The Queen Mother of the West admires Hou Yi's actions and sympathizes with his experience, but there is only one kind of elixir left. She said, "The elixir of life is made from the fruit of immortality, which blooms every three thousand years, bears fruit every three thousand years, and then takes three thousand years to refine this medicine. There is only one left, both of them can live forever, and one person can ascend to heaven and become immortal by eating alone. "

Hou Yi came back to discuss with his wife, Chang 'e, to find an auspicious day to share the food, and to temporarily give the elixir to Chang 'e for safekeeping. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the dresser's treasure chest, but Meng Peng saw it.

When Hou Yi led his followers out hunting, Meng Peng with ulterior motives pretended to be ill and stayed. Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd to leave, Meng Peng broke into the backyard of the back room with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Meng Peng. In times of crisis, she made a decisive decision, turned around and opened the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.

Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.

In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was surprised and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villain. Meng Peng has escaped. I was so angry that Hou Yi beat his chest and shouted. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is particularly bright and bright, with a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e.

Hou Yi hurriedly sent someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, set up a table sweetmeats, put on her favorite honey-eating fresh fruit, and offered a memorial service to Chang 'e at the Moon Palace.

After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people made an incense table under the moon and prayed for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e.

Since then, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has spread among the people.