Allusions to the separation of families under the big pagoda tree

According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang had a dream, in which nine cows ran into the door of the Golden Temple. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't sleep well and asked someone to interpret his dream. A minister told him that this matter may be related to recent immigrants from Shanxi. Jiutou Niu belongs to Shanxi Niu family, and there are just nine brothers in the family. Zhu Yuanzhang reasoned and decided to take the "Jiu Niu" apart and move the Jiu Niu brothers to different provinces.

The cow learned that the imperial edict was overwhelming, but could not change it. He can only split up under the big locust tree. The head of the Niu family smashed the big iron pot at home and distributed it to nine brothers. If future generations meet, they will take the iron pot as a token, commonly known as playing the pot cow.

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There are allusions to the separation under the big pagoda tree (or big elm tree). It is said that four brothers (or six brothers) broke up and went their separate ways. According to family history, before the early years, the Niu family assisted the court from generation to generation and enjoyed the reputation of being a loyal minister. Therefore, the family was well-off and rich, and the people were in dire straits during the drought that year. Niu Jia set up a big porridge pot and fed a bite of porridge to beggars and tramps passing by. Due to years of drought, there are countless beggars, and the burden of assistance is getting heavier and heavier, so that the life of the cattle family itself cannot be maintained. As soon as the two brothers discussed splitting up and going their separate ways, they decided to break the big iron pot into four and a half, and each took one. And let us know who will succeed in the future. Don't forget to find the blood of your loved ones and help each other when you meet. Even in the distant future, as long as the expression "smashing the pot" is mentioned, it means that they are blood relatives.