The abbreviated story of the girl with the snail is as follows:

In the Jin Dynasty, there was a young lad named Xerui. He lost his mother when he was young, and his father died one after another. A kind neighbor adopted him, and he was so grateful and helpful that people loved him. In a flash, Xerui was seventeen or eighteen years old, and the neighbors wanted to help him find a marriage, but the girls did not like him. One day, when Xerui went to plow the field, he found a huge snail, so he took it home and put it in the water to keep, sometimes, he would also say to the snail in his heart.

But one day, something strange happened. Xie Rui from the field work back, found the home cleaned up, the table with a hot meal, he thought it was a neighbor pity himself, carrying two fish to thank, but the neighbors do not know. Xerui was determined to find out the truth. The next morning, Xerui pretended to go to the field to work, only to see a girl came out of the snail, well organized to cook.

Sherry broke into the house and blocked the girl's way. The girl had to confess that the girl was a fairy sent by the Heavenly Emperor to help Sherry cook. But now that Sherry has seen her prototype, she can't stay. The girl left the field snail as a souvenir for Xerui, who repeatedly asked the girl to be his wife, but the girl disappeared in the twinkling of an eye. After the girl left, Xerui used the snail to fill rice, and whenever the rice was almost finished, it would be miraculously filled. People said it was a good thing that good people were rewarded.

Records about the snail girl:

Originally from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming's "After Searching for God": when Emperor An of the Jin Dynasty, Houguan Xie Duan, who lost his parents at a young age, had no relatives, and was raised by his neighbors. To the age of seventeen or eighteen, respectful and self-respecting, not to walk in the illegal. When he started to live out, he did not have a wife, and the neighbor was very sympathetic to him and asked him to marry a woman, but he did not get one. He went to bed at night and woke up early, and worked hard at plowing without resting day or night. Later, he found a large snail in the lower part of the village, which was like a three-liter jug. Thinking it was a strange creature, he returned to the city and stored it in an urn. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on a new product, and then you'll be able to get it. I'm not sure if you're going to be able to do that, but I'm sure you'll be able to do it, and I'm sure you'll be able to do it. The end is said to be neighbors for the benefit of also.

Several days so, they went to thank the neighbor. The neighbor said, "I did not do this at first, why do I see the thanks?" The end of the neighbor again to the neighbor does not understand its meaning, but a fewer so, after more real questions, the neighbor laughed and said: "Secretary has taken the woman, secretly in the room cooking, that I cook for the cooking yes?" Duan silent heart doubt, do not know why. After the rooster crowing out, flat morning sneak back, in the hedge outside peeping his home, see a young girl, out of the urn, to the stove under the fire.

The end will enter the door, and go to the urn to see the screws, but see the female. The first thing you need to do is to get to the bottom of the stove and ask, "Where did the new woman come from and cook for each other?" The woman was greatly confused, want to return to the urn, can not get to go, replied: "I day Hanzhong white water vegetarian women also. The emperor of the heavens grieve for the emperor of the less lonely, respectful and prudent self-defense, so make me right for the guard house cooking. Ten years, so that the Secretary to live in a rich woman, since when to go back.

And the Secretary for no reason to steal a peep cover, my form has been seen, it is not appropriate to stay, when the phase entrusted to go. The first thing you need to do is to get the money to pay for it. The first thing I want to do is to make sure that I have a good understanding of what is going on in my life and what is going on in mine. Leave this shell to go, to store rice and grain, often can not be lack of." Duan please stay, but ultimately refused. When the sky was stormy, he went away. Duan set up a shrine for the gods, and offered sacrifices during the seasons. He was not a rich man. He was then married to a woman from the townspeople. Afterwards, he was promoted to the head of the cloud. Today, the road in the vegetarian shrine is also.