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蒲松龄（清）：聊斋志异

鹦鹉许婚

This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio.
《聊斋志异》中的故事。

Old man Gan had two sons. He died when the second was only five. After his death, the parrot he had kept flew away. The second son grew up into a very handsome young man. His brother and sister-in -law decided to choose as suitable girl for him. One day, the second son met a very beautiful girl in the fields. Looking around to make sure that nobody was about, the girl said in a low voice, "Your father betrothed us when he was alive. Why are your brother and sister-in -law looking for somebody else?" Having never heard of this, the second brother rushed back to tell his elder brother, who was ignorant of this too. Several days later the elder brother met a tearful, beautiful girl on his way. On inquiring, the girl said,"My name is A'ying and I was betrothed to the second son of the Gans and now they want to break off the betrothal."
甘翁膝下二子。大儿子叫甘玉，二子名甘珏。甘珏五负那年甘翁谢世，他生前喜爱的一只鹦鹉也随之飞走。甘珏长大后，风姿秀美，哥嫂一心要为他选一美貌姑娘为妻。一天，甘珏在郊外遇到一绝色女子，少女四顾无人，便低声对甘珏说：“你家令尊，为我俩订下婚约，你哥嫂为什么还四处为你说亲？”甘珏说不知道订婚一事。回家后问哥嫂，都说不知道。隔了几日，甘玉骑马外出，途中见一美丽女子垂泪，便上前问话，女子说：“我叫阿英，曾许甘家二郎，现在甘家想赖婚。”

The elder brother hurriedly dismounted and said, "I'm the elder son of the Gans. I really didn't know my father had betrothed my grother to you. Please come with me to my home." When they met at home, the second brother saw that she was the girl he had met in fields. So, the two married. One year, on the Mid-autumn Festival, the sister-in-law sent for A'ying. Despite repeated prompts by her husband A'ying didn't go. The next day, the sister-in-law came asking why A'ying had become so sad the previous night. By then, the second brother realized his wife had magic power. Also, he believed she was not a human being, so he told her to leave."Yes," A'ying explained."I'm not a human being. I'm a parrot, your father's parrot. Your father betrothed me to you when you were very young. As I can't bear you children,I have long wanted to leave. I was only held back by the kindness you have shown to me. Now I'm leaving. Take good care of yourself." So saying, she turned into a parrot and flew away.
甘玉听后，急忙下马说：“我是甘家大郎，先人许婚，实在不知，快请到家里。”到家后才知，这就是甘珏遇到的那女子。于是，二人成婚。一年中秋，嫂嫂派人来请阿英，丈夫催促阿英快去，但阿英始终没动身。第二，嫂嫂来问，昨晚见阿英，不知为什么不高兴。甘珏大吃一惊，这才知阿英有分身术，怀疑她是妖怪，请她离去。阿英说：“我本不是人，是令尊给我订的婚约，我不能生育早想走，但你们对我太好，我不忍心离去，今天告辞，望多保重。”说完变作一只鹦鹉飞去。

When old man Gan was alive, he had often joked to his second son, "When the parrot grows up you take her as your wife." And when he wanted the boy to feed the bird he would say,"Go and feed your wife." The bird had come to fulfil his wish.
全家人这才醒悟，甘翁在世时，曾对甘珏开玩笑说：“鹦鹉长大给你作媳妇。”还经常对甘珏说：“快喂喂你媳妇。”仙鸟不悔前盟，变少女嫁给甘珏。

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阿英

甘玉字璧人，庐陵人，父母早丧。遗弟珏字双壁，始五岁从兄鞠养。玉性友爱，抚弟如子。后珏渐长，丰姿秀出，又惠能文。玉益爱之，每曰：“吾弟表表，不可以无良匹。”然简拔过刻，姻卒不就。
适读书匡山僧寺，夜初就枕，闻窗外有女子声。窥之，见三四女郎席地坐，数婢陈肴酒，皆殊色也。一女曰：“秦娘子，阿英何不来？”下坐者曰：“昨自函谷来，被恶人伤右臂，不能同游，方用恨恨。”一女曰：“前宵一梦大恶，今犹汗悸。”下坐者摇手曰：“莫道，莫道！今宵姊妹欢会，言之吓人不快。”女笑曰：“婢子何胆怯尔尔！便有虎狼衔去耶？若要勿言，须歌一曲，为娘行侑酒。”女低吟曰：“闲阶桃花取次开，昨日踏青小约未应乖。付嘱东邻女伴少待莫相催，着得凤头鞋子即当来。”吟罢，一座无不叹赏。

谈笑间，忽一伟丈夫岸然自外人，鹘睛荧荧，其貌狞丑。众啼曰：“妖至矣！”仓卒哄然，殆如鸟散。惟歌者婀娜不前，被执哀啼，强与支撑。丈夫吼怒，龁手断指，就便嚼食。女郎踣地若死。玉怜恻不可复忍，乃急袖剑拔关出，挥之中股；股落，负痛逃去。扶女入室，面如尘土，血淋衿袖，验其手则右拇断矣，裂帛代裹之。女始呻曰：“拯命之德，将何以报？”玉自初窥时，心已隐为弟谋，因告以意。女曰：“狼疾之人，不能操箕帚矣。当别为贤仲图之。”诘其姓氏，答言：“秦氏。”玉乃展衾，俾暂休养，自乃襆被他所。晓而视之，则床已空，意其自归。而访察近村，殊少此姓；广托戚朋，并无确耗。归与弟言，悔恨若失。

珏一日偶游涂野，遇一二八女郎，姿致娟娟，顾之微笑，似将有言。因以秋波四顾而后问曰：“君甘家二郎否？”曰：“然。”曰：“君家尊曾与妾有婚姻之约，何今日欲背前盟，另订秦家？”珏云：“小生幼孤，夙好都不曾闻，请言族阀，归当问兄。”女曰：“无须细道，但得一言，妾当自至。”珏以未禀兄命为辞，女笑曰：“騃郎君！遂如此怕哥子耶？妾陆氏，居东山望村。三日内当候玉音。”乃别而去。珏归，述诸兄嫂。兄曰：“此大谬语！父殁时，我二十余岁，倘有是说，那得不闻？”又以其独行旷野，遂与男儿交语，愈益鄙之。因问其貌，珏红彻面颈不出一言。嫂笑曰：“想是佳人。”玉曰：“童子何辨妍媸？纵美，必不及秦；待秦氏不谐，图之未晚。”珏默而退。

逾数日，玉在途，见一女子零涕前行，垂鞭按辔而微睨之，人世殆无其匹。使仆诘焉，答曰：“我旧许甘家二郎；因家贫远徙，遂绝耗问。近方归，复闻郎家二三其德，背弃前盟。往问伯伯甘璧人，焉置妾也？”玉惊喜曰“甘璧人，即我是也。先人曩约，实所不知。去家不远，请即归谋。”乃下骑授辔，步御以归。女自言：“小字阿英，家无昆季，惟外姊秦氏同居。”始悟丽者即其人也。玉欲告诸其家，女固止之。窃喜弟得佳妇，然恐其佻达招议。久之，女殊矜庄，又娇婉善言。母事嫂，嫂亦雅爱慕之。

值中秋，夫妻方狎宴，嫂招之，珏意怅惘。女遣招者先行，约以继至；而端坐笑言良久，殊无去志。珏恐嫂待久，故连促之。女但笑，卒不复去。质旦，晨妆甫竟，嫂自来抚问：“夜来相对，何尔怏怏？”女微哂之。珏觉有异，质对参差，嫂大骇：“苟非妖物，何得有分身术？”玉亦惧，隔帘而告之曰：“家世积德，曾无怨仇。如其妖也，请速行，幸勿杀吾弟！”女腼然曰：“妾本非人，只以阿翁夙盟，故秦家姊以此劝驾。自分不能育男女，尝欲辞去，所以恋恋者，为兄嫂待我不薄耳。今既见疑，请从此诀。”转眼化为鹦鹉，翩然逝矣。

初，甘翁在时，蓄一鹦鹉甚慧，尝自投饵。时珏四五岁，问：“饲鸟何为？”父戏曰：“将以为汝妇。”间鹦鹉乏食，则呼珏云：“不将饵去，饿煞媳妇矣！”家人亦皆以此为戏。后断锁亡去。始悟旧约云即此也。然珏明知非人，而思之不置；嫂悬情犹切，旦夕啜泣。玉悔之而无如何。

后二年为弟聘姜氏女，意终不自得。有表兄为粤司李，玉往省之，久不归。适上寇为乱，近村里落，半为丘墟。珏大惧，率家人避山谷。山上男女颇杂，都不知其谁何。忽闻女子小语，绝类英，嫂促珏近验之，果英。珏喜极，捉臂不释，女乃谓同行者曰：“姊且去，我望嫂嫂来。”既至，嫂望见悲哽。女慰劝再三，又谓：“此非乐土。”因劝令归。众惧寇至，女固言：“不妨。”乃相将俱归。女撮土拦户，嘱安居勿出，坐数语，反身欲去。嫂急握其腕，又令两婢捉左右足，女不得已，止焉。然不甚归私室；珏订之三四，始为之一往。嫂每谓新妇不能当叔意。女遂早起为姜理妆，梳竟，细匀铅黄，人视之，艳增数倍；如此三日，居然丽人。嫂奇之，因言：“我又无子。欲购一妾，姑未遑暇。不知婢辈可涂泽否？”女曰：“无人不可转移，但质美者易为力耳。”遂遍相诸婢，惟一黑丑者，有宜男相。乃唤与洗濯，已而以浓粉杂药末涂之，如是三日，面色渐黄；四七日，脂泽沁入肌理，居然可观。日惟闭门作笑，并不计及兵火。

一夜，噪声四起，举家不知所谋。俄闻门外人马鸣动，纷纷俱去。既明，始知村中焚掠殆尽；盗纵群队穷搜，凡伏匿岸穴者悉被杀掳。遂益德女，目之以神。女忽谓嫂曰：“妾此来，徒以嫂义难忘，聊分离乱之忧。阿伯行至，妾在此，如谚所云，非李非桃，可笑人也。我姑去，当乘间一相望耳。”嫂问：“行人无恙乎？”曰：“近中有大难。此无与他人事，秦家姊受恩奢，意必报之，固当无妨。”嫂挽之过宿，未明已去。玉自东粤归，闻乱，兼程进。途遇寇，主仆弃马，各以金束腰间，潜身丛棘中。一秦吉了飞集棘上，展翼覆之。视其足，缺一指，心异之。俄而群盗四合，绕莽殆遍，似寻之。二人气不敢息。盗既散，鸟始翔去。既归，各道所见。始知秦吉了即所救丽者也。

后值玉他出不归，英必暮至；计玉将归而早出。珏或会于嫂所，间邀之，则诺而不赴。一夕玉他往，珏意英必至；潜伏候之。未几英果来，暴起，要遮而归于室。女曰：“妾与君情缘已尽，强合之，恐为造物所忌。少留有余，时作一面之会，如何？”珏不听，卒与狎。天明诣嫂，嫂怪之。女笑云：“中途为强寇所劫，劳嫂悬望矣。”数语趋出。

居无何，有巨狸衔鹦鹉经寝门过。嫂骇绝，固疑是英。时方沐，辍洗急号，群起噪击，始得之。左翼沾血，奄存余息。把置膝头，抚摩良久，始渐醒。自以喙理其翼。少选，飞绕中室，呼曰：“嫂嫂，别矣！吾怨珏也！”振翼遂去，不复来。

seclusive 2007-12-01 14:39

This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. One day a scholar named Wang Sheng in Taiyuan met on his way out a beautiful girl. He brought her back to be kept in his study. The girl adked him not to tell anybody. Days later Wang met a Taoist priest who asked "Did you have any peculiar encounter?""No" Wang firmly denied."But you have an evil air in your face" the priest sasid with a worried look. "And your blook is about to be drained by a moster." Back home before he entered the room Wang looked into his study through the window lattice. He saw a fierce-looking devil was painting a hide. Upon hearing his footsteps the devil hurriedly draped the hide and became the beautiful girl again. Frightened almost to death Wang broke into a run but it was too late.
太原王生，早晨出门遇见一位年轻漂亮的女子，便把她带回家，藏在书房。女子告诉他，对谁也不要说这件事。一天，王生外出碰见一老道，老道见王忙问：“你最近遇到什么了？”王生撒谎说：“什么也没遇见。”老道说：“你身上一股妖气，你的血快被妖精吸干了。”王生回到家里，隔窗往书房内看去，只见一狰狞厉鬼，正用一支彩笔画人皮，听到人的声音后，又忙把人皮往身上一披，立刻变作一位美丽的少女，王生吓得魂飞魄散，拔腿就跑。

The devil caught him, cut open his chest and ate his heart. Wang's wife saw this. The grieved woman fled to seek help from the priest. To see if the woman was sincere about saving her husband the priest made fun of her. He even bid the woman to eat what he had vomited. To save her husband she endured everything. The priest laughed before he left. Back home she suddenly felt like vomiting. Something from her mouth dropped into her husband's cut chest. Slowly her husband regained his life.
厉鬼赶上，拉住王生，挖出了他的心。王生妻子陈氏，亲眼看到丈夫被害，悲痛欲绝，她急忙找到道士，跪地哀求道士救她丈夫。老道为考验陈氏救夫的决心，百般戏弄陈氏，并从口中吐出东西让陈氏吃。陈氏一心想救丈夫，什么都忍受了，道士见状哈哈大笑而去。陈氏一到家里，抚着丈夫的尸体大哭，在抱尸收敛时，她突然呕吐，所食东西一下子从口中飞出，落入丈夫腔中，丈夫慢慢地苏醒过来。

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太原王生早行，遇一女郎，抱襆独奔，甚艰于步，急走趁之，乃二八姝丽。心相爱乐，问：“何夙夜踽踽独行？”女曰：“行道之人，不能解愁忧，何劳相问。”生曰：“卿何愁忧？或可效力不辞也。”女黯然曰：“父母贪赂，鬻妾朱门。嫡妒甚，朝詈而夕楚辱之，所弗堪也，将远遁耳。”问：“何之？”曰：“在亡之人，乌有定所。”生言：“敝庐不远，即烦枉顾。”女喜从之。生代携襆物，导与同归。女顾室无人，问：“君何无家口？”答云：“斋耳。”女曰：“此所良佳。如怜妾而活之，须秘密勿泄。”生诺之。乃与寝合。使匿密室，过数日而人不知也。生微告妻。妻陈，疑为大家媵妾，劝遣之，生不听。偶适市，遇一道士，顾生而愕。问：“何所遇？”答言：“无之。”道士曰：“君身邪气萦绕，何言无？”生又力白。道士乃去，曰：“惑哉！”世固有死将临而不悟者！”生以其言异，颇疑女。转思明明丽人，何至为妖，意道士借魇禳以猎食者。无何，至斋门，门内杜不得入，心疑所作，乃逾垝坦，则室门已闭。蹑足而窗窥之，见一狞鬼，面翠色，齿巉巉如锯，铺人皮于榻上，执彩笔而绘之。已而掷笔，举皮如振衣状，披于身，遂化为女子。睹此状，大惧，兽伏而出。急追道士，不知所往。遍迹之，遇于野，长跪求救，请遣除之。道士曰：“此物亦良苦，甫能觅代者，予亦不忍伤其生。”乃以蝇拂授生，令挂寝门。临别约会于青帝庙。生归，不敢入斋，乃寝内室，悬拂焉。一更许，闻门外戢戢有声，自不敢窥，使妻窥之。但见女子来，望拂子不敢进，立而切齿，良久乃去。少时复来，骂曰：“道士吓我，终不然，宁入口而吐之耶！”取拂碎之，坏寝门而入，径登生床，裂生腹，掬生心而去。妻号。婢入烛之，生已死，腔血狼藉。陈骇涕不敢声。

明日使弟二郎奔告道士。道士怒曰：“我固怜之，鬼子乃敢尔！”即从生弟来。女子已失所在。既而仰首四望，曰：“幸遁未远。”问：“南院谁家？”二郎曰：“小生所舍也。”道士曰：“现在君所。”二郎愕然，以为未有。道士问曰：“曾否有不识者一人来？”答曰：“仆早赴青帝庙，良不知，当归问之。”去少顷而返，曰：“果有之，晨间一妪来，欲佣为仆家操作，室人止之，尚在也。”道士曰：“即是物矣。”遂与俱往。仗木剑立庭心，呼曰：“孽鬼！偿我拂子来！”妪在室，惶遽无色，出门欲遁，道士逐击之。妪仆，人皮划然而脱，化为厉鬼，卧嗥如猪。道士以木剑枭其首。身变作浓烟，匝地作堆。道士出一葫芦，拔其塞，置烟中，飗飗然如口吸气，瞬息烟尽。道士塞口入囊。共视人皮，眉目手足，无不备具。道士卷之，如卷画轴声，亦囊之，乃别欲去。

陈氏拜迎于门，哭求回生之法。道士谢不能。陈益悲，伏地不起。道士沉思曰：“我术浅，诚不能起死。我指一人或能之。”问：“何人？”曰：“市上有疯者，时卧粪土中，试叩而哀之。倘狂辱夫人，夫人勿怒也。”二郎亦习知之，乃别道士，与嫂俱往。见乞人颠歌道上，鼻涕三尺，秽不可近。陈膝行而前。乞人笑曰：“佳人爱我乎？”陈告以故。又大笑曰：“人尽夫也，活之何为！”陈固哀之。乃曰：“异哉！人死而乞活于我，我阎罗耶？”怒以杖击陈，陈忍痛受之。市人渐集如堵。乞人咯痰唾盈把，举向陈吻曰：“食之！”陈红涨于面，有难色；既思道士之嘱，遂强啖焉。觉入喉中，硬如团絮，格格而下，停结胸间。乞人大笑曰：“佳人爱我哉！”遂起，行已不顾。尾之，入于庙中。迫而求之，不知所在，前后冥搜，殊无端兆，惭恨而归。既悼夫亡之惨，又悔食唾之羞，俯仰哀啼，但愿即死。方欲展血敛尸，家人伫望，无敢近者。陈抱尸收肠，且理且哭。哭极声嘶，顿欲呕，觉鬲中结物，突奔而出，不及回首，已落腔中。惊而视之，乃人心也，在腔中突突犹跃，热气腾蒸如烟然。大异之。急以两手合腔，极力抱挤。少懈，则气氤氲自缝中出，乃裂绺帛急束之。以手抚尸，渐温，覆以衾裯。中夜启视，有鼻息矣。天明竟活。为言：“恍惚若梦，但觉腹隐痛耳。”视破处，痂结如钱，寻愈。

异史氏曰：“愚哉世人！明明妖也而以为美。迷哉愚人！明明忠也而以为妄。然爱人之色而渔之，妻亦将食人之唾而甘之矣。天道好还，但愚而迷者不悟耳。哀哉！”

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Chang Dayong of Luoyang loved peonies very much. He went to Caozhou when he learned that the peonies there were the best of all. He resided in a big garden to wait for the peonies to blossom. When the peonies were budding and redy to blossom, he was already broke, so he pawned all his valuables to wait to see the peonies blossom. One day, Dayong saw a beautiful girl and they fell in love at first sight. The girl followed Dayong to Luoyang and married him. She was Gejin. Later, her younger sister, Yuban, married to Daqi, Dayong's younger brother. One year alter, both of them gave birth to boys. The sisters never talked about their family background. When asked time and again about their father's family, they said,"His family name is Wei and his mother was named Lady Cao." Dayong felt strange at the word because there was no Wei family in Caozhou and moreover, how could such a distinguished family not send people out to find their missing daughters. With these questions in mind, Dayong went to Caozhou again to see the owner of the big garden. He asked the owner whether there was a Lady Cao in the vicinity. The owner took him to a big peony plant and said, "This is Lady Cao."
洛阳常大用酷爱牡丹。听说曹州牡丹天下第一，他就跑到曹州，住在一个大花园内，天天等着牡丹开放。待牡丹含苞欲放时，大用已身无分文了，他将值钱的东西和衣服典卖，仍等着看花。一天，大用碰到一艳丽女子，二人一见钟情，那女子跟着大用回到洛阳，嫁给大用，她就是葛巾。后来，葛巾又把妹妹玉版嫁给了大用弟弟大器。一年后各生一子。二位女郎从不说自己的身世，在大用兄弟再三追问下她们才说：自己姓魏，母亲被封为曹夫人。大用听了更是奇怪。一是曹州没有魏姓，二是这样大的家族丢两个女儿怎么没人找。带着这两个谜，大用又来到曹州，找到那座花园的主人，问起当地可有曹夫人。主人领他到一株大牡丹前说：“这就是曹夫人。”

At the work, Dayong began to realize that his wife and her sister were peony flower goddesses. When he returned home, Gejin said to him, "Three years ago, when I saw you loved peonies so much that I was noved and turned into a girl to marry you. Now that you know everything, I have to go."Saying this, she and Yuban, putting the children on the ground, disasppeared. A few days later, two peony plants grew out of the place where the two boys had been put. They bore plate-size beautiful flowers, one in purple and the other in white. That is how the two famous peonies, Purple Gejin and White Yuban took their names.
大用这才知道自己的妻子和弟妹都是牡丹花神变的。大用回到家后，葛巾告之：“三年前，看到你对牡丹情深，很感动，便变为女子嫁你，现在你知道真情，我要走了。”说完和玉版把孩子往地上一放，就无影无踪了。几天后，在放儿子的地方长出两株牡丹，一紫一白，花朵像盘子大，花色艳丽。后人将这两种名花叫“葛巾紫”、“玉版白”。

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葛巾

常大用，洛人，癖好牡丹。闻曹州牡丹甲齐、鲁，心向往之。适以他事如曹，因假缙绅之园居焉。时方二月，牡丹未华，惟徘徊园中，目注勾萌，以望其拆。作《怀牡丹》诗百绝。未几花渐含苞，而资斧将匮；寻典春衣，流连忘返。一日凌晨趋花所，则一女郎及老妪在焉。疑是贵家宅眷，遂遄返。暮往又见之，从容避去；微窥之，宫妆艳绝。眩迷之中，忽转一想：此必仙人，世上岂有此女子乎！急返身而搜之，骤过假山，适与媪遇。女郎方坐石上，相顾失惊。妪以身幛女，叱曰：“狂生何为！”生长跪曰：“娘子必是仙人！”妪咄之曰：“如此妄言，自当絷送令尹！”生大惧，女郎微笑曰：“去之！”过山而去。
生返，复不能徒步。意女郎归告父兄，必有诟辱相加。偃卧空斋，甚海孟浪。窃幸女郎无怒容，或当不复置念。悔惧交集，终夜而病。日已向辰，喜无问罪之师，心渐宁帖。回忆声容，转惧为想。如是三日，憔悴欲死。秉烛夜分，仆已熟眠。妪入，持瓯而进曰：“吾家葛巾娘子，手合鸩汤，其速饮！”生骇然曰：“仆与娘子，夙无怨嫌，何至赐死？既为娘子手调，与其相思而病，不如仰药而死！”遂引而尽之。妪笑接瓯而去。生觉药气香冷，似非毒者。俄觉肺膈宽舒，头颅清爽，酣然睡去。既醒红日满窗。试起，病若失，心益信其为仙。无可夤缘，但于无人时，虔拜而默祷之。

一日行去，忽于深树内觌面遇女郎，幸无他人，大喜投地。女郎近曳之，忽闻异香竟体，即以手握玉腕而起，指肤软腻，使人骨节欲酥。正欲有言，老妪忽至。女令隐身石后，南指曰：“夜以花梯度墙，四面红窗者即妾居也。”匆匆而去。生怅然，魂魄飞散，莫知所往。至夜移梯登南垣，则垣下已有梯在，喜而下，果有红窗。室中闻敲棋声、伫立不敢复前，姑逾垣归。少间再过之，子声犹繁；渐近窥之，则女郎与一素衣美人相对弈，老妪亦在坐，一婢侍焉。又返。凡三往复，漏已三催。生伏梯上，闻妪出云：“梯也，谁置此？”呼婢共移去之。生登垣，欲下无阶，恨悒而返。

次夕复往，梯先设矣。幸寂无人，入，则女郎兀坐若有思者，见生惊起，斜立含羞。生揖曰：“自分福薄，恐于天人无分，亦有今夕也！”遂狎抱之。纤腰盈掬，吹气如兰，撑拒曰：“何遽尔！”生曰：“好事多磨，迟为鬼妒。”言未已，遥闻人语。女急曰：“玉版妹子来矣！君可姑伏床下。”生从之。无何，一女子入，笑曰：“败军之将，尚可复言战否？业已烹茗，敢邀为长夜之欢。”女郎辞以困惰，玉版固请之，女郎坚坐不行。玉版曰：“如此恋恋，岂藏有男子在室耶？”强拉出门而去。生出恨极，遂搜枕簟。室内并无香奁，惟床头有一水精如意，上结紫巾，芳洁可爱。怀之，越垣归。自理衿袖，体香犹凝，倾慕益切。然因伏床之恐，遂有怀刑之惧，筹思不敢复往，但珍藏如意，以冀其寻。

隔夕女郎果至，笑曰：“妾向以君为君子，不知其为寇盗也，”生曰：“有之。所以偶不君子者，第望其如意耳。”乃揽体入怀，代解裙结。玉肌乍露，热香四流，偎抱之间，觉鼻息汗熏，无气不馥。因曰：“仆固意卿为仙人，今益知不妄。幸蒙垂盼，缘在三生。但恐杜兰香之下嫁，终成离恨耳。”女笑曰：“君虑亦过。妾不过离魂之倩女，偶为情动耳。此事宜要慎秘，恐是非之口捏造黑白，君不能生翼，妾不能乘风，则祸离更惨于好别矣。”生然之，而终疑为仙，固诘姓氏，女曰：“既以妾为仙，仙人何必以姓名传。”问：“妪何人？”曰：“此桑姥。妾少时受其露覆，故不与婢辈等。”遂起欲去，曰：“妾处耳目多，不可久羁，蹈隙当复来。”临别，索如意，曰：“此非妾物，乃玉版所遗。”问：“玉版为谁？”曰：“妾叔妹也。”付钩乃去。

去后，衾枕皆染异香。从此三两夜辄一至。生惑之不复思归，而囊橐既空欲货马，女知之，曰：“君以妾故，泻囊质衣，情所不忍。又去代步，千余里将何以归？妾有私蓄，卿可助装。”生辞曰：“感卿情好，抚臆誓肌，不足论报；而又贪鄙以耗卿财，何以为人乎！”女固强之，曰：“姑假君。”遂捉生臂至一桑树下，指一石曰：“转之！”生从之。又拔头上簪，刺土数十下，又曰：“爬之。”生又从之。则瓮口已见。女探入，出白镪近五十余两，生把臂止之，不听，又出数十铤，生强分其半而后掩之。

一夕谓生曰：“近日微有浮言，势不可长，此不可不预谋也。”生惊曰：“且为奈何！小生素迂谨，今为卿故，如寡妇之失守，不复能自主矣。一惟卿命，刀锯斧钺，亦所不遑顾耳！”女谋偕亡，命生先归，约会于洛。生治任旋里，拟先归而后迎之；比至，则女郎车适已至门。登堂朝家人，四邻惊贺，而并不知其窃而逃也。生窃自危，女殊坦然，谓生曰：“无论千里外非逻察所及，即或知之，妾世家女，卓王孙当无如长卿何也。”

生弟大器，年十七，女顾之曰：“是有慧根，前程尤胜于君。”完婚有期，妻忽夭殒。女曰：“妾妹玉版，君固尝窥见之，貌颇不恶，年亦相若，作夫妇可称佳偶。”生请作伐，女曰：“是亦何难。”生曰：“何术？”曰：“妹与妾最相善。两马驾轻车，费一妪之往返耳。”生恐前情发，不敢从其谋，女曰：“不妨。”即命桑妪遣车去。数日至曹。将近里门，婢下车，使御者止而候于途，乘夜入里。良久偕女子来，登车遂发。昏暮即宿车中，五更复行。女郎计其时日，使大器盛服而迎之。五十里许乃相遇，御轮而归；鼓吹花烛，起拜成礼。由此兄弟皆得美妇，而家又日富。

一日有大寇数十骑突入第。生知有变，举家登楼。寇入围楼。生俯问：“有仇否？”答云：“无仇。但有两事相求：一则闻两夫人世间所无，请赐一见；一则五十八人，各乞金五百。”聚薪楼下，为纵火计以胁之。生允其索金之请，寇不满志，欲焚楼，家人大恐。女欲与玉版下楼，止之不听。炫妆下阶，未尽者三级，谓寇曰：“我姊妹皆仙媛，暂时一履尘世，何畏寇盗！欲赐汝万金，恐汝不敢受也。”寇众一齐仰拜，喏声“不敢”。姊妹欲退，一寇曰：“此诈也！”女闻之，反身伫立，曰：“意欲何作，便早图之！尚未晚也。”诸寇相顾，默无一言。姊妹从容上楼而去。寇仰望无迹，哄然始散。

后二年，姊妹各举一子，始渐自言：“魏姓，母封曹国夫人。”生疑曹无魏姓世家，又且大姓失女，何得置之不问？未敢穷诘，心窃怪之。遂托故复诣曹，入境谘访，世族并无魏姓。于是仍假馆旧主人，忽见壁上有赠曹国夫人诗，颇涉骇异，因诘主人。主人笑，即请往观曹夫人，至则牡丹一本，高与檐等。问所由名，则以其花为曹第一，故同人戏封之。问其“何种”？曰：“葛巾紫也。”愈骇，遂疑女为花妖。既归不敢质言，但述赠夫人诗以觇之。女蹙然变色，遽出呼玉版抱儿至，谓生曰：“三年前感君见思，遂呈身相报；今见猜疑，何可复聚！”因与玉版皆举儿遥掷之，儿堕地并没。生方惊顾，则二女俱渺矣。悔恨不已。后数日，堕儿处生壮丹二株，一夜径尺，当年而花，一紫一白，朵大如盘，较寻常之葛巾、玉版，瓣尤繁碎。数年茂荫成丛，移分他所，更变异种，莫能识其名。自此牡丹之盛，洛下无双焉。

异史氏曰：“怀之专一，鬼神可通，偏反者亦不可谓无情也。少府寂寞，以花当夫人；况真能解语，何必力穷其原哉？惜常生之未达也！”

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This is a story in Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio about "Drunken Tao," a unique species in the chrysanthemum family. The Ma family was a scholars family and a family of chrysanthemum lovers. In this story, the lord of the present generation, Ma Zicai, was more fanantical about the plant than those of previous generations. On hearing of a unique species available in JinlingCity, he rushed there and bought two. On his way back he saw a handsome young man on a horse behind a canopied cart. He was surnamed Tao and the girl inside the cart was his sister Huangying. They were moving away from Jinling and looking for a new place to live. At Ma's invitation, the two settled down in the south courtyard of the Ma residence. The girl often picked up the withered plants Ma discarded and would replant them in front of her room. The next day these withered plants would bloom splendidly and fragrantly. Before long, Huanying's flowers became known in the area and many people came to buy them.
有一种菊花叫“醉陶”，此花名流传着一个故事。从前，有一家姓马的，历代爱菊。到了马子才这一代，更有过于前辈，一次，子才在金陵买了两株菊花佳品。回家路上遇到了一位英俊少年，骑驴紧跟着一车前行。少年自称姓陶，车内坐的是姐姐黄英。因姐姐住不惯金陵，想移居他地。于是，在子才的邀请下，姐弟俩住进了马家南院。陶家姐弟经常把子才扔掉的残谢菊花种到自己住的南院。今日种下，隔日开花，姿色绝美，香气袭人。从前，前来买花者不断。

Before long Ma's wife died of illness and Ma married the flower-loving Huangying. Every day Ma drank and played chess with her brogher beside chrysanthemum flowers. One day ,after getting drunk, the young man tripped and fell. Ma couldn't believe his eyes when the young man fell and turned in a huge, man-sized chrysanthemum plant. He ran to report to his wife, who rushed out and plucked a flower that she kept inside her dress. By dawn, Ma saw the young man again, lying on the ground fast asleep. He realized that the brother and sister were both chrysanthemum spirits.
不久，马子才的妻子病死，娶黄英为妻。陶弟天天和子才在菊圃下酒。一日，陶弟喝醉，在回屋时，不小心被菊花绊倒，即化为一株菊花。子才急忙告诉黄英，黄英急出，拔菊放入衣下，待天亮时，见陶弟在地上酣睡。子才这才知道黄英和陶弟都是菊仙。

But the second time the brother turned into a plant after getting drunk, the young man failed to change back to human form. His sister reserved a length of root from the plant. Before long, a unique species sprouted, grew up and bloomed with a smell of wine aroma. Later generations caslled this species "Drunken Tao."
一日，陶弟又醉酒，倒地化菊再未能转回。黄英说我弟弟没命了，立即掐一段根，回屋精心护植，不久开花，飘出浓烈的酒香。后来，人们把这种菊花叫“醉陶”。

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黄英

马子才，顺天人。世好菊，至才尤甚，闻有佳种必购之，千里不惮。一日有金陵客寓其家，自言其中表亲有一二种，为北方所无。马欣动，即刻治装，从客至金陵。客多方为之营求，得两芽，裹藏如宝。
归至中途，遇一少年，跨蹇从油碧车，丰姿洒落。渐近与语，少年自言：“陶姓。”谈言骚雅。因问马所自来，实告之。少年曰：“种无不佳，培溉在人。”因与论艺菊之法。马大悦，问：“将何往？”答云：“姊厌金陵，欲卜居于河朔耳。”马欣然曰：“仆虽固贫，茅庐可以寄榻。不嫌荒陋，无烦他适。”陶趋车前向姊咨禀，车中人推帘语，乃二十许绝世美人也。顾弟言：“屋不厌卑，而院宜得广。”马代诺之，遂与俱归。第南有荒圃，仅小室三四椽，陶喜居之。日过北院为马治菊，菊已枯，拔根再植之，无不活。然家清贫，陶日与马共饮食，而察其家似不举火。马妻吕，亦爱陶姊，不时以升斗馈恤之。陶姊小字黄英，雅善谈，辄过吕所，与共纫绩。陶一日谓马曰：“君家固不丰，仆日以口腹累知交，胡可为常！为今计，卖菊亦足谋生。”马素介，闻陶言，甚鄙之，曰：“仆以君风流雅士，当能安贫；今作是论，则以东篱为市井，有辱黄花矣。”陶笑曰：“自食其力不为贪，贩花为业不为俗。人固不可苟求富，然亦不必务求贫也。”马不语，陶起而出。自是马所弃残枝劣种，陶悉掇拾而去。由此不复就马寝食，招之始一至。未几菊将开，闻其门嚣喧如市。怪之，过而窥焉，见市人买花者，车载肩负，道相属也。其花皆异种，目所未睹。心厌其贪，欲与绝；而又恨其私秘佳种，遂款其扉，将就消让。陶出，握手曳入。见荒庭半亩皆菊畦，数椽之外无旷土。劚去者，则折别枝插补之；其蓓蕾在畦者，罔不佳妙，而细认之，尽皆向所拔弃也。陶入室，出酒馔，设席畦侧，曰：“仆贫不能守清戒，连朝幸得微资，颇足供醉。”少间，房中呼“三郎”，陶诺而去。俄献佳肴，烹饪良精。因问：“贵姊胡以不字？”答云：“时未至。”问：“何时？”曰：“四十三月。”又诘：“何说？”但笑不言，尽欢始散。过宿又诣之，新插者已盈尺矣。大奇之，苦求其术，陶曰：“此固非可言传；且君不以谋生，焉用此？”又数日，门庭略寂，陶乃以蒲席包菊，捆载数车而去。逾岁，春将半，始载南中异卉而归，于都中设花肆，十日尽售，复归艺菊。问之去年买花者，留其根，次年尽变而劣，乃复购于陶。

陶由此日富。一年增舍，二年起夏屋。兴作从心，更不谋诸主人。渐而旧日花畦，尽为廊舍。更于墙外买田一区，筑墉四周，悉种菊。至秋载花去，春尽不归。而马妻病卒。意属黄英，微使人风示之。黄英微笑，意似允许，惟专候陶归而已。年余陶竟不至。黄英课仆种菊，一如陶。得金益合商贾，村外治膏田二十顷，甲第益壮。忽有客自东粤来，寄陶生函信，发之，则嘱姊归马。考其寄书之日，即马妻死之日；回忆国中之饮，适四十三月也，大奇之。以书示英，请问“致聘何所”。英辞不受采。又以故居陋，欲使就南第居，若赘焉。马不可，择日行亲迎礼。

黄英既适马，于间壁开扉通南第，日过课其仆。马耻以妻富，恒嘱黄英作南北籍，以防淆乱。而家所需，黄英辄取诸南第。不半岁，家中触类皆陶家物。马立遣人一一赍还之，戒勿复取。未浃旬又杂之。凡数更，马不胜烦。黄英笑曰：“陈仲子毋乃劳乎？”马惭，不复稽，一切听诸黄英。鸠工庀料，土木大作，马不能禁。经数月，楼舍连垣，两第竟合为一，不分疆界矣。然遵马教，闭门不复业菊，而享用过于世家。马不自安，曰：“仆三十年清德，为卿所累。今视息人间，徒依裙带而食，真无一毫丈夫气矣。人皆祝富，我但祝穷耳！”黄英曰：“妾非贪鄙；但不少致丰盈，遂令千载下人，谓渊明贫贱骨，百世不能发迹，故聊为我家彭泽解嘲耳。然贫者愿富为难，富者求贫固亦甚易。床头金任君挥去之，妾不靳也。”马曰：“捐他人之金，抑亦良丑。”英曰：“君不愿富，妾亦不能贫也。无已，析君居：清者自清，浊者自浊，何害？”乃于园中筑茅茨，择美婢往侍马。马安之。然过数日，苦念黄英。招之不肯至，不得已反就之。隔宿辄至以为常。黄英笑曰：“东食西宿，廉者当不如是。”马亦自笑无以对，遂复合居如初。

会马以事客金陵，适逢菊秋。早过花肆，见肆中盆列甚繁，款朵佳胜、心动，疑类陶制。少间主人出，果陶也。喜极，具道契阔，遂止宿焉。要之归，陶曰：“金陵吾故土，将婚于是。积有薄资，烦寄吾姊。我岁杪当暂去。”马不听，请之益苦。且曰：“家幸充盈，但可坐享，无须复贾。”坐肆中，使仆代论价，廉其直，数日尽售。逼促囊装，赁舟遂北，入门，则姊已除舍，床榻裀褥皆设，若预知弟也归者。陶自归，解装课役，大修亭园，惟日与马共棋酒，更不复结一客。为之择婚，辞不愿。姊遣二婢侍其寝处，居三四年中一女。陶饮素豪，从不见其沉醉。有友人曾生，量亦无对。适过马，马使与陶相较饮。二人纵饮甚欢，相得恨晚。自辰以迄四漏，计各尽百壶。曾烂醉如泥，沉睡座间。陶起归寝，出门践菊畦，玉山倾倒，委衣于侧，即地化为菊，高如人；花十余朵，皆大如拳。马骇绝，告黄英。英急往，拔置地上，曰：“胡醉至此！”覆以衣，要马俱去，戒勿视。既明而往，则陶卧畦边。马乃悟姊弟皆菊精也，益敬爱之。而陶自露迹，饮益放，恒自折柬招曾，因与莫逆。值花朝，曾乃造访，以两仆舁药浸白酒一坛，约与共尽。坛将竭，二人犹未甚醉。马潜以一瓶续入之，二人又尽之。曾醉已惫，诸仆负之以去。陶卧地，又化为菊。马见惯不惊，如法拔之，守其旁以观其变。久之，叶益憔悴。大惧，始告黄英。英闻骇曰：“杀吾弟矣！”奔视之，根株已枯。痛绝，掐其梗，埋盆中，携入闺中，日灌溉之。马悔恨欲绝，甚怨曾。越数日，闻曾已醉死矣。盆中花渐萌，九月既开，短干粉朵，嗅之有酒香，名之“醉陶”，浇以酒则茂。后女长成，嫁于世家。黄英终老、亦无他异。

异史氏曰：“青山白云人，遂以醉死，世尽惜之，而未必不自以为快也。植此种于庭中，如见良友，如见丽人，不可不物色之也。

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Mr Sun of Luoyang married the daughter of a magistrate. About twenty days after the wedding, his wife died of illness. Sun was extremely sad. One rainy day, an average-looking girl came to his house and said: "My name is Lu Wubing. I admire you for losing your sife at such a young age; I admire you for your courage at this difficult time. I come to offer help; I am willing to be your maid."Mr1`Sun waw that she was simple, generous, diligent, kind and able to read and write, so he accepted her as his concubine, rather than as a maid. He later married a woman named Xu`A year later, Xu bore him a boy as her own child. Ahjian loved Lu Wubin more than his mother. When Ahjian was three years old, Xu fell seriously ill, and she told Sun, "Wubing loves Ahjian. Please let Wubing be the wife after I die."
洛阳孙公子，娶太守女儿为妻。婚后二十天妻子得一场大病去世，公子十分悲伤。一天下大雨，有一相貌平平的女子挑帘进来说：“我叫吕无病，见公子青春丧偶，又屡屡悲伤，我慕公子才华，特来投奔，愿作使女。”公子见他朴素大方，殷勤温柔，又识文断字，便收为妾。孙公子又娶许小姐为妻，一年后生一子名叫阿坚。吕无病如同自己孩子一样爱惜，阿坚对吕无病比亲母亲还亲。阿坚三岁时，许小姐得重病，她叮嘱公子说：“无病爱阿坚，我死后把无病扶正。”

In tears, Sun promised he would dw so. Nevertheless, he could not follow through on his promise because his family did notgive its permission. His family elders dictated that Sun marry a woman named Wang, the daughter of an official. Wang, short-tempered, often beat and scolded Wubing and Ahjian. There the whole family was neither in harmony nor tranquil. Sun went far away from home to avoid the shrewish woman. After a while, Wubing could bear it no longer. She took Ahjian and escaped. She cold him about what had happened in the family and his son's whereabouts. While telling the story, she was weeping and crying and then suddenly she fainted, falling on the ground. Sun rushed to help her, only to find her clothes on the ground. She had disappeared. By then, Sun realized that Lu Wubing was the incarnation of a ghost. In memory of Lu Wubing Sun set up a tombstone with the epitaph: "Tomb of Lu Wubing,my ghost wife."
公子含泪答应，无奈家族不许，又娶王天宫女儿为妻。王女性格暴燥，对无病、阿坚打骂为常事，吵得全家不得安定。公子为避恶妇远离家乡，后来，无病看到在这个家实在无法呆下去了，就带上阿坚逃跑了。她把阿坚寄托在熟人家中，自己千方百计去打听公子的下落。寻到公子后，告诉阿坚住的地方，又泪流满面的诉说家中发生的情况。边说边哭，昏倒在地。孙公子要去扶她，只见衣服在地上，人早没影了。孙公子这才明白，吕无病原是鬼变的。公子为纪念吕无病，专为她立了一块石碑，上刻：鬼妻吕无病之墓。

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吕无病

洛阳孙公子名麒，娶蒋太守女，甚相得。二十夭殂，悲不自胜。离家，居山中别业。

适阴雨昼卧，室无人，忽见复室帘下，露妇人足，疑而问之。有女子褰帘入，年约十八九，衣服朴洁，而微黑多麻，类贫家女。意必村中僦屋者，呵曰：“所须宜白家人，何得轻入！”女微笑曰：“妾非村中人，祖籍山东，吕姓。父文学士。妾小字无病。从父客迁，早离顾复。慕公子世家名士，愿为康成文婢。”孙笑曰：“卿意良佳。但仆辈杂居，实所不便，容旋里后，当舆聘之。”女次且曰：“自揣陋劣，何敢遂望敌体？聊备案前驱使，当不至倒捧册卷。”孙曰：“纳婢亦须吉日。”乃指架上，使取《通书》第四卷——盖试之也。女翻检得之。先自涉览，而后进之，笑曰：“今日河魁不曾在房。”孙意少动，留匿室中。女闲居无事，为之拂几整书，焚香拭鼎，满室光洁。孙悦之。

至夕，遣仆他宿。女俯眉承睫，殷勤臻至。命之寝，始持烛去。中夜睡醒，则床头似有卧人；以手探之知为女，捉而撼焉。女惊起，立榻下，孙曰：“何不别寝，床头岂汝卧处也？”女曰：“妾善惧。”孙怜之，俾施枕床内。忽闻气息之来，清如莲蕊，异之；呼与共枕，不觉心荡；渐于同衾，大悦之。念避匿非策，又恐同归招议。孙有母姨，近隔十余门，谋令遁诸其家，而后再致之。女称善，便言：“阿姨，妾熟识之，无容先达，请即去。”孙送之，逾垣而去。孙母姨，寡媪也。凌晨起户，女掩入。媪诘之，答云：“若甥遣问阿姨。公子欲归，路赊乏骑，留奴暂寄此耳。”媪信之，遂止焉。孙归，矫谓姨家有婢，欲相赠，遣人异之而还，坐卧皆以从。久益嬖之，纳为妾。世家论婚皆勿许，殆有终焉之志。女知之，苦劝令娶；乃娶于许，而终嬖爱无病。许甚贤，略不争夕，无病事许益恭，以此嫡庶偕好。许举一子阿坚，无病爱抱如己出。儿甫三岁，辄离乳媪，从无病宿，许唤不去。无何许病卒，临诀，嘱孙曰：“无病最爱儿，即令子之可也，即正位焉亦可也。”既葬，孙将践其言，告诸宗党，佥谓不可；女亦固辞，遂止。

邑有王天官女新寡，来求婚。孙雅不欲娶，王再请之。媒道其美，宗族仰其势，共怂恿之。孙惑焉，又娶之。色果艳；而骄已甚，衣服器用多厌嫌，辄加毁弃。孙以爱敬故，不忍有所拂。入门数月，擅宠专房，而无病至前，笑啼皆罪。时怒迁夫婿，数相闹斗。孙患苦之，以多独宿。妇又怒。孙不能堪，托故之都，逃妇难也。妇以远游咎无病。无病鞠躬屏气，承望颜色，而妇终不快。夜使直宿床下，儿奔与俱。每唤起给使，儿辄啼，妇厌骂之。无病急呼乳媪来，抱之不去，强之益号。妇怒起，毒挞无算，始从乳媪去。儿以是病悸，不食。妇禁无病不令见之。儿终日啼，妇叱媪，使弃诸地。儿气竭声嘶，呼而求饮，妇戒勿与。日既暮，无病窥妇不在，潜饮儿。儿见之，弃水捉衿，号啕不止。妇闻之，意气汹汹而出。儿闻声辍涕，一跃遂绝。无病大哭。妇怒曰：“贱婢丑态！岂以儿死胁我耶！无论孙家襁褓物；即杀王府世子，王天官女亦能任之！”无病乃抽息忍涕，请为葬具。妇不许，立命弃之。

妇去，窃抚儿，四体犹温，隐语媪曰：“可速将去，少待于野，我当继至。其死也共弃之，活也共抚之。”媪曰：“诺。”无病入室，携簪珥出，追及之。共视儿，已苏。二人喜，谋趋别业，往依姨。媪虑其纤步为累，无病乃先趋以俟之，疾若飘风，媪力奔始能及。约二更许，儿病危不复可前。遂斜行入村，至田叟家，倚门侍晓，叩扉借室，出簪珥易资，巫医并致，病卒不瘳。女掩泣曰：“媪好视儿，我往寻其父也。”媪方惊其谬妄，而女已杳矣，骇诧不已。

是日孙在都，方憩息床上，女悄然入。孙惊起曰：“才眠已入梦耶！”女握手哽咽，顿足不能出声。久之久之，方失声而言曰：“妾历千辛，与儿逃于杨——”句未终，纵声大哭，倒地而灭。孙骇绝，犹疑为梦；唤从人共视之，衣履宛然，大异不解。即刻趣装，星驰而归。既闻儿死妾遁，抚膺大悲。语侵妇，妇反唇相稽。孙忿，出白刃；婢妪遮救不得近，遥掷之。刀脊中额，额破血流，披发嗥叫而出，将以奔告其家。孙捉还，杖挞无数，衣皆若缕，伤痛不可转侧。孙命舁诸房中护养之，将待其瘥而后出之。妇兄弟闻之。怒，率多骑登门，孙亦集健仆械御之。两相叫骂，竟日始散。王未快意，讼之。孙捍卫入城，自诣质审，诉妇恶状。宰不能屈，送广文惩戒以悦王。广文朱先生，世家子，刚正不阿。廉得情。怒曰：“堂上公以我为天下之龌龊教官，勒索伤天害理之钱，以吮人痈痔者耶！此等乞丐相，我所不能！”竟不受命。孙公然归。王无奈之，乃示意朋好，为之调停，欲生谢过其家。孙不肯，十反不能决。妇创渐平，欲出之，又恐王氏不受，因循而安之。

妾亡子死，夙夜伤心，思得乳媪，一问其情。因忆无病言“逃于杨”，近村有杨家疃，疑其在是；往问之并无知者。或言五十里外有杨谷，遣骑诣讯，果得之。儿渐平复，相见各喜，载与俱归。儿望见父，嗷然大啼，孙亦泪下。妇闻儿尚存，盛气奔出，将致诮骂。儿方啼，开目见妇，惊投父怀，若求藏匿。抱而视之，气已绝矣。急呼之，移时始苏。孙恚曰：“不知如何酷虐，遂使吾儿至此！”乃立离婚书，送妇归。王果不受，又舁还孙。孙不得已，父子别居一院，不与妇通。乳媪乃备述无病情状，孙始悟其为鬼。感其义，葬其衣履，题碑曰“鬼妻吕无病之墓”。无何，妇产一男，交手于项而死之。孙益忿，复出妇；王又舁还之。孙乃具状控诸上台，皆以天官故置不理。后天官卒，孙控不已，乃判令大归。孙由此不复娶，纳婢焉。

妇既归，悍名噪甚，三四年无问名者。妇顿悔，而已不可复挽。有孙家旧媪，适至其家。妇优待之，对之流涕；揣其情，似念故夫。媪归告孙，孙笑置之。又年余妇母又卒，孤无所依，诸嫌如颇厌嫉之，妇益失所，日辄涕零。一贫士丧偶，兄议厚其奁妆而遣之，妇不肯。每阴托往来者致意孙，泣告以悔，孙不听。一日妇率一婢，窃驴跨之，竟奔孙。孙方自内出，迎跪阶下，泣不可止。孙欲去之，妇牵衣复跪之。孙固辞曰：“如复相聚，常无间言则已耳；一朝有他，汝兄弟如虎狼，再求离逖，岂可复得！”妇曰：“妾窃奔而来，万无还理。留则留之，否则死之！且妾自二十一岁从君，二十三岁被出，诚有十分恶，宁无一分情？”乃脱一腕钏，并两足而束之，袖覆其上，曰：“此时香火之誓，君宁不忆之耶？”孙乃荧眦欲泪，使人挽扶入室；而犹疑王氏诈谖，欲得其兄弟一言为证据。妇曰：“妾私出，何颜复求兄弟？如不相信，妾藏有死具在此，请断指以自明。”遂于腰间出利刃，就床边伸左手一指断之，血溢如涌。孙大骇，急为束裹。妇容色痛变，而更不呻吟，笑曰：“妾今日黄梁之梦已醒，特借斗室为出家计，何用相猜？”孙乃使子及妾另居一所，而己朝夕往来于两间。又日求良药医指创，月余寻愈。

妇由此不茹荤酒，闭户诵佛而已。居久，见家政废弛，谓孙曰：“妾此来，本欲置他事于不问，今见如此用度，恐子孙有饿莩者矣。无已，再腆颜一经纪之。”乃集婢媪，按日责其绩织。家人以其自投也，慢之，窃相诮讪，妇若不闻。既而课工，惰者鞭挞不贷，众始惧之。又垂帘课主计仆，综理微密。孙乃大喜，使儿及妾皆朝见之。阿坚已九岁，妇加意温恤，朝入塾，常留甘饵以待其归，儿亦渐亲爱之。一日，儿以石投雀，妇适过，中颅而仆，逾刻不语。孙大怒，挞儿；妇苏，力止之，且喜曰：“妾昔虐儿，中心每不自释，今幸销一罪案矣。”孙益嬖爱之，妇每拒，使就妾宿。居数年，屡产屡殇，曰：“此昔日杀儿之报也。”阿坚既娶，遂以外事委儿，内事委媳。一日曰：“妾某日当死。”孙不信。妇自理葬具，至日更衣入棺而卒。颜色如生，异香满室；既殓，香始渐灭。

异史氏曰：“心之所好，原不在妍媸也。毛嫱、西施，焉知非自爱之者美之乎？然不遭悍妒，其贤不彰，几令人与嗜痂者并笑矣。至锦屏之人，其夙根原厚，故豁然一悟，立证菩提；若地狱道中，皆富贵而不经艰难者矣。”

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The Ans had two sons. The elder son An Dacheng married Chen Shanhu. Shanhu was a kind woman with a sweet temper. Dacheng's mother, Shen Shi, was irritable and fierce.She often beat and cursed Shanhu.Shanhu never uttered a word of complaint. Later, Shen Shi went so far as to force Dacheng to divorce his wife. After Shanhu had left, Shen Shi tried to make Dacheng remarry. However no one dared to marry Dacheng because of his notorious mother. Later Shen Shi's younger son, Ercheng, married Zanggu, who was more fierce than Shen Shi. Every day ,Shen Shi adjusted her behavior to Zanggu's expression. Even so, Shen Shi was often scolded and cursed by Zanggu. Ercheng, a weak man, dared not to stop his wife. Finally Shen Shi was sick due to overworking. Shen Shi had to adk her elder sister to wait on her.Every day, a person from her sister's home sent delicious food to Shen Shi. Shen Shi sighed: "I would be happy if I had a good daughter-in-law like my sister's."
安家有兄弟中安大成娶陈珊瑚为妻。珊瑚人品出众，人民生活水平情娴淑。大成母沈氏性格暴燥，为人凶狠，对珊瑚非打即骂。珊瑚忍气吞声，从无怨言。后来，婆婆竟逼大成休掉珊瑚。珊瑚走后，沈氏想给大成另娶，因大成母恶名远扬，无人敢嫁。后来，沈氏给二成娶妻臧姑。她比沈氏更加凶悍。沈氏每每看臧姑的脸色办事，稍不小心，沈氏便会遭到臧姑的责骂。二成天生懦弱，也不敢管，致使沈氏操劳过度成疾，只好请来姐姐服侍自己。沈氏见每天都有姐姐家人送好饭菜来给自己吃，叹道：“我要有姐姐这样的好儿媳就好了！”

After she recovered, Shen Shi went to stay at her sister's home. She often admired her sister for her daughter-in-law. Her sister said："Shanhu is a good woman, but you often beat and cursed her. To tell you the truth, the delicious food you ate when you were sick was made by Shanhu. Shanhu made money by spinning yarn and prepared food for you. Where else can you find such a good daughter-in-law?" Upon hearing it, Shen Shi felt ashamed.She said while crying："It's my fault!" At this moment, Shanhu ran out from the rear room and knelt down in front of her mother-in-law. Shen Shi regretted her actions, beating her * and stamping her feet. Tthen Dacheng and Shanhu got remarried. Later asfter many hardships, Shanhu educated Zanggu, who was determined to thoroughly rectify her errors. Then all five members in the Ans lived a happy life.
沈氏病好之后，住在姐姐家，总夸姐姐的儿媳妇好。后来姐姐说：“珊瑚对你多好，你总打骂她。告诉你中以，你病中吃的好东西，都是珊瑚纺线赚钱买来做给你吃的。这样的好媳妇，你到哪去找呀！”沈氏听了后，倍觉羞愧，边哭边说：“是我对不起珊瑚呀！”这时，珊瑚从后边屋里跑出来，跪在婆婆面前。沈氏非常后悔，捶胸顿足。后来，历经磨难，二成的媳妇也痛改前非，全家五口，又和和美美地生活在一起了。

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孙太白尝言，其曾祖肄业于南山柳沟寺。麦秋旋里，经旬始返。启斋门，则案上尘生，窗间丝满，命仆粪除，至晚始觉清爽可坐。乃拂安生大成，重庆人。父孝廉，早卒。弟二成，幼。生娶陈氏，小字珊瑚，性娴淑。而生母沈，悍不仁，遇之虐，珊瑚无怨色。每早旦靓妆往朝。值生疾，母谓其诲淫，诟责之。珊瑚退，毁妆以进。母益怒，投颡自挝。生素孝，鞭妇，母少解。自此益憎妇。妇虽奉事惟谨，终不与一语。生知母怒，亦寄宿他所，示与妇绝。久之母终不快，触物类而骂之，意总在珊瑚。生曰：“娶妻以奉姑嫜，今若此，何以妻为！”遂出珊瑚，使老妪送归母家。
方出里门，珊瑚泣曰：“为女子不能作妇，归何以见双亲？不如死！”袖中出剪刀刺喉。急救之，血溢沾襟。扶归生族婶家。婶王氏，寡居无偶，遂止焉。媪归，生嘱隐其情，而心窃恐母知。过数日探知珊瑚创渐平，登王氏门，使勿留珊瑚。王召生入；不入，但盛气逐珊瑚。无何，王乃率珊瑚出见生，问：“珊瑚何罪？”生责其不能事母。珊瑚默默不作一语，惟俯首呜泣，泪皆赤，素衫尽染；生惨恻不能尽词而退。又数日母已闻之，怒诣王，恶言诮让。王傲不相下，反述其恶，且曰：“妇已出，尚属安家何人？我自留陈氏女，非留安氏妇也，何烦强与他家事！”母怒甚而穷于词，又见王意气讻讻，惭沮大哭而返。

珊瑚意不自安，思他适。先是生有母姨于媪，即沈姊也。年六十余，子死，止一幼孙及寡媳；又尝善视珊瑚。遂辞王，往投媪。媪诘得故，极道妹子昏暴，即欲送之还。珊瑚力言其不可，兼嘱勿言，乃与于媪居，如姑妇焉。珊瑚有两兄，闻而怜之，欲移归另嫁。珊瑚执不肯，惟从于媪纺绩以自度。生自出妇，母多方为生谋婚，而悍声流播，远近无与为偶。积三四年，二成渐长，遂先为毕姻。二成妻臧姑，骄悍戾沓，尤倍于母。母或怒以色，则臧姑怒以声。二成又儒，不敢为左右袒。于是母威顿减，莫敢撄，反望色笑而承迎之，犹不能得臧姑欢。臧姑役母若婢；生不敢言，惟身代母操作，涤器洒扫之事皆与焉。母子恒于无人处，相对饮泣。无何，母以郁抑成病，委顿在床，便溺转侧皆须生；生昼夜不得寐，两目尽赤。呼弟代役，甫入门，臧姑辄唤去。

生于是奔告于媪，冀媪临存。入门泣且诉；诉未毕，珊瑚自帏中出。生大惭，禁声欲出。珊瑚以两手叉扉。生窘极，自肘下冲出而归，亦不敢以告母。无何于媪至，母喜止之。从此媪家无日不有人来，来必以甘旨饷媪。媪寄语寡媳：“此处不饿，后无复尔。”而家中馈遗卒无少间。媪不肯少尝食，缄留以待病者。母病亦渐瘥。媪幼孙又以母命将佳饵来问病。沈叹曰：“贤哉妇乎！姊何修者！”媪曰：“妹以去妇何如人？”曰：“嘻！诚不至夫臧氏之甚也！然乌如甥妇贤。”媪曰：“妇在，汝不知劳；汝怒，妇不知怨，恶乎弗如？”沈乃泣下，且告之悔，曰：“珊瑚嫁也未者？”答云：“不知，请访之。”又数日病愈，媪欲别。沈泣曰：“恐姊去，我仍死耳！”媪乃与生谋，析二成居。二成告臧姑。臧姑不乐，语侵兄，兼及媪。生愿以良田悉归二成，臧姑乃喜。立析产书已，媪始去。

明日以车来迎沈。沈至其家，先求见甥妇，亟道甥妇德。媪曰：“小女子百善，何遂无一疵？余固能容之。子即有妇如吾妇，恐亦不能享也。”沈曰：“冤战！谓我木石鹿豕耶！具有口鼻，岂有触香臭而不知者？”媪曰：“被出如珊瑚，不知念子作何语？”曰：“骂之耳。”媪曰：“诚反躬无可骂，亦恶乎而骂之？”曰：“瑕疵人所时有，惟其不能贤，是以知其骂也。”媪曰：“当怨者不怨，则德焉者可知；当去者不去，则抚焉者可知。向之所馈遗而奉事者，固非予妇也，尔妇也。”沈惊曰：“如何？”曰：“珊瑚寄此久矣。向之所供，皆渠夜绩之所贻也。”沈闻之，泣数行下，曰：“我何以见我妇矣！”媪乃呼珊瑚。瑚瑚含涕而出，伏地下。母惭痛自挞，媪力劝始止，遂为姑媳如初。

十余日偕归，家中薄田数亩，不足自给，惟恃生以笔耕，妇以针耨。二成称饶，然兄不之求，弟亦不之顾也。臧姑以嫂之出也鄙之；嫂亦恶其悍置不齿。兄弟各院居。臧姑时有凌虐，一家尽掩其耳。臧姑无所用虐，虐夫及婢。婢一日自经死。婢父讼臧姑，二成代妇质理，大受扑责，仍坐拘臧姑。生上下为之营脱，卒不免。臧姑械十指肉尽脱。官贪暴，索望良奢。二成质田贷资，如数纳入，姑释归。而债家责负日亟，不得已，悉以良田鬻于村中任翁。翁以田半属大成所让，要生署券。生往，翁忽自言：“我安孝廉也。任某何人，敢市吾业！”又顾生曰：“冥中感汝夫妻孝，故使我暂归一面。”生出涕曰：“父有灵，急救吾弟！”曰：“逆子悍妇不足惜也！归家速办金，赎吾血产。”生曰：“母子仅自存活，安得多金？”曰：“紫薇树下有藏金，可以取用。”欲再问之，翁已不语；少时而醒，茫不自知。

生归告母，亦未深信。臧姑已率人往发窖，坎地四五尺，止见砖石，并无金，失意而去。生闻其掘藏，戒母及妻勿往视。后知其无所获，母窃往窥之，见砖石杂土中，遂返。珊瑚继至，则见土内悉白镪；呼生往验之，果然。生以先人所遗，不忍私，召二成均分之。数适得揭取之二，各囊归。二成与臧姑共验之，启囊则瓦砾满中，大骇。疑二成为兄所愚，使二成往窥兄，兄方陈金几上，与母相庆。因实告兄，兄亦骇，而心甚怜之，举金而并赐之。二成乃喜，往酬债讫，甚德兄。臧姑曰：“即此益知兄诈。若非自愧于心，谁肯以瓜分者复让人乎？”二成疑信半之。次日债主遣仆来，言所偿皆伪金，将执以首官。夫妻皆失色。臧姑曰：“伺如！我固谓兄贤不至于此，是将以杀汝也！”二成惧，往哀债主，主怒不释。二成乃券田于主，听其自售，始得原金而归。细视之，见断金二锭，仅裹真金一韭叶许，中尽铜耳。臧姑因与二成谋：留其断者，余仍反诸兄以觇之。且教之言曰：“屡承让德，实所不忍。薄留二锭，以见推施之义。所存物产，尚与兄等。余无庸多田也，业已弃之，赎否在兄。”生不知其意，固让之。二成辞甚决，生乃受。称之少五两，命珊瑚质奁妆以满其数，携付债主。主疑似旧金，以剪刀夹验之，纹色俱足，无少差谬，遂收金，与生易券。

二成还金后，意其必有参差；既闻旧业已赎，大奇之。臧姑疑发掘时，兄先隐其真金，忿诣兄所，责数诟厉。生乃悟反金之故。珊瑚逆而笑曰：“产固在耳，何怒为？”使生出券付之。二成一夜梦父责之曰：“汝不孝不弟，冥限已迫，寸土皆非己有，占赖将以奚为！”醒告臧姑，欲以田归兄。臧姑嗤其愚。是时二成有两男，长七岁，次三岁。未几长男病痘死。臧姑始惧，使二成退券于兄，言之再三，生不受。无何次男又死。臧姑益惧，自以券置嫂所。春将尽，田芜秽不耕，生不得已种治之。

臧姑自此改行，定省如孝子，敬嫂亦至。半年母病卒。臧姑哭之恸，至勺饮不入口。向人曰：“姑早死，使我不得事，是天不许我自赎也！”育十胎皆不存，遂以兄子为子。夫妻皆寿终。生养二子皆举进士。人以为孝友之报云。

异史氏曰：“不遭跋扈之恶，不知靖献之忠，家与国有同情哉。逆妇化而母死，盖一堂孝顺，无德以戡之也。臧姑自克，谓天不许其自赎，非悟道者何能为此言乎？然应迫死，而以寿终，天固已恕之矣。生于忧患，有以矣夫！”

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This is a classic Chinese fairy tale. It was said that there is a kind of poisonous grass that causes people to die after eating it. People said that people who died of eating this grass would become ghosts. They could reincarnate only by finding a person who had also died by eating the poisonous grass. A young masn, named Zhu Sheng, went to visit his friend. It was the middle of summer and he was very thirsty. He still had half of his journey ahead of him.Then he spotted a tea house along the road and stopped in for a cup of tea. He eagerly drank the tea that the teahouse owner Ms. Kou brought for him. As soon as he got home he felt a pain in his stomach. He realized that Ms. Kou had given him a cup of tea made with the poisonous grass to benefit her reincarnation. The young man hated her and vowed to get revenge.
水莽草是一种毒草，人误食会死。有人说吃水莽草死的人会变成水莽鬼，只有找到同样死的人才可以脱生。少年祝生，到朋友家作客。时至仲夏，走在半路上口干舌燥，见一茶棚，饮了寇三娘端来的水莽草茶。走到家中顿感腹中痛疼难忍，深恨寇三娘为脱生而害自己，并发誓说：“我死后也不让她脱生。”

After his death, he took Ms. Kou back to the nether world. There the two of them got married in the nether world. The young man's mother cried all day long because she missed her son very much. One day,the young man heard the crying of his mother and persuaded his wife to go back to the human world to take care of his mother.The couple worked hard and was comforted and helped the old woman. Though their life was getting better and better, the old woman still did not feel at ease because she knew that her son and daughter-in-law were ghosts. So she pleaded with them to find their replacements. But the young man said: "I won't do things lffensive to God and reason.My only hope is to take good care of you and let you live a happy life."So the couple did their best for the old woman until she died.God was moved by the couple's deeds and then God sent a fairy cart to bring them to heaven. They finally became immortals.
祝生死后，把已去投胎的寇三娘揪了回来，二人结为阴间夫妻。祝母因思念儿子，日夜哭泣。一天，祝生听到母亲的噪声，说服寇三娘一同回人间服侍。夫妻二人勤劳孝顺，家里日子一天比一天好。祝母知道儿子、儿媳是鬼，心里总不踏实，劝他俩再找替身。祝生说：“我不愿作那伤天害理的事，唯一希望就是把你服侍好，让你过上好日子。”就这样，祝生夫妻对母亲尽忠尽孝，直到母亲寿终归西。祝生夫妇的品格感动了天帝，天帝派一辆神车，把他夫妻二人接到天人，做了神仙。

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水莽草

水莽，毒草也。蔓生似葛，花紫类扁豆，误食之立死，即为水莽鬼。俗传此鬼不得轮回，必再有毒死者始代之。以故楚中桃花江一带，此鬼尤多云。

楚人以同岁生者为同年，投刺相谒，呼庚兄庚弟，子侄呼庚伯，习俗然也。有祝生造其同年某，中途燥渴思饮。俄见道旁一媪，张棚施饮，趋之。媪承迎入棚，给奉甚殷。嗅之有异味，不类茶茗，置不饮，起而出。媪止客，急唤：“三娘，可将好茶一杯来。”俄有少女，捧茶自棚后出。年约十四五，姿容艳绝，指环臂钏，晶莹鉴影。生受盏神驰，嗅其茶，芳烈无伦，吸尽复索。觑媪出，戏捉纤腕，脱指环一枚。女赪颊微笑，生益惑。略诘门户。女云：“郎暮来，妾犹在此也。”生求茶叶一撮，并藏指环而去。至同年家，觉心头作恶，疑茶为患，以情告某。某骇曰：“殆矣！此水莽鬼也！先君死于是。是不可救，奈何？”生大惧，出茶叶验之，真水莽草也。又出指环，兼述女子情状。某悬想曰：“此必寇三娘也！”生以其名确符，问何故知。曰：“南村富室寇氏女夙有艳名，数年前误食水莽而死，必此为魅。”或言受魅者若知鬼之姓氏，求其故裆煮服可痊。某急诣寇所，实告以故，长跪哀恳。寇以其将代女死故，靳不与。某忿而返。以告生，生亦切齿恨之，曰：“我死，必不令彼女脱生！”某舁之归，将至家门而卒。母号啼，葬之。遗一子甫周岁。妻不能守，半年改醮去。母留孤自哺，劬瘁不堪，朝夕悲啼。一日方抱儿哭室中，生悄然忽入。母大骇，挥涕问之。答云：“儿地下闻母哭，甚怆于怀，故来奉晨昏耳。儿虽死，已有家室，即同来分母劳，母其勿悲。”母问：“儿妇何人？”曰：“寇氏坐听儿死，儿深恨之。死后欲寻三娘，而不知其处，近遇庚伯，始相指示。儿往，则三娘已投生任侍郎家，儿驰去，强捉之来。今为儿妇，亦相得，颇无苦。”移时门外一女子入，华妆艳丽，伏地拜母。生曰：“此寇三娘也。”虽非生人，母视之，情怀差慰。生便遣三娘操作，三娘雅不习惯，然承顺殊怜人。由此居故室，遂留不去。女请母告诸家。生意欲勿告，而母承女意，卒告之。寇家媪翁，闻而大骇，命车疾至，视之果三娘，相向哭失声。女劝止之。媪视生家良贫，意甚悼。女曰：“人已鬼，又何厌贫？祝郎母子，情意拳拳，儿固已安之矣。”因问：“茶媪谁也？”曰：“彼倪姓。自惭不能惑行人，故求儿助之耳。今已生于郡城卖浆者之家。”因顾生曰：“既婿矣，而不拜岳，妾复何心？”生乃投拜。女便入厨下，代母执炊供客。翁媪视之怆心，既归，即遣两婢来，为之服役；金百斤、布帛数十匹，酒胾不时馈送，小阜祝母矣。寇亦时招归宁。居数日，辄曰：“家中无人，宜早送儿还。”或故稽之，则飘然自归。翁乃代生起夏屋，营备臻至。然生终未尝至翁家。

一日村中有中水莽草毒者，死而复苏，竞传为异。生曰：“是我活之也。彼为李九所害，我为之驱其鬼而去之。”母曰：“汝何不取人以自代？”曰：“儿深恨此等辈，方将尽驱除之，何屑为此？且儿事母最乐，不愿生也。”由是中毒者，往往具丰筵祷祝其庭，辄有效。

积十余年母死。生夫妇哀毁，但不对客，惟命儿缞麻擗踊，教以礼义而已。葬母后又二年余，为儿娶妇。妇，任侍郎之孙女也。先是，任公妾生女数月而殇。后闻祝生之异，遂命驾其家，订翁婿焉。至是，遂以孙女妻其子，往来不绝矣。一日谓子曰：“上帝以我有功人世，策为‘四渎牧龙君’。今行矣。”俄见庭下有四马，驾黄幨车，马四股皆鳞甲。夫妻盛装出，同登一舆。子及妇皆泣拜，瞬息而渺。是日，寇家见女来，拜别翁媪，亦如生言。媪泣挽留。女曰：“祝郎先去矣。”出门遂不复见。其子名鹗，字离尘，请寇翁，以三娘骸骨与生合葬焉。

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As a child, Xiliu was smart and liked to read biographies of ancient sages. She decided to follow the examples of previous worthies and leave behind a reputation that would be noted for generations to come. At the age of nineteen she married Gao Sheng, who had just olst his wife and had a son named Changfu. Ayear later Xiliu gave birth to a boy and named him Changhu. Before long, Gao Sheng, still young, died of an illness, leaving Xiliu to care for her sons. Seeing Changfu was often truant in his studies, Xiliu sent him to work with the shepherd boys as punishment. Changfu could not his knees and asked his mother to allow him to return to school. Xiliu refused, and Changfu, like a beggar, huddled himself up with cold. A grandmother in the village inter ceded and took care of the boy. Xiliu told her, "If Changfu is ready to take a beating of 100 strokes, I'll take him back." Changfu decided that he would take the beating. Aware of Changfu's genuine repentance for his errors, Xiliu did not beat him and asked him to continue his studies.
细柳从小聪明，喜读圣人烈传，立志长大后效仿前贤，流芳百世。她十九岁嫁给丧偶不久的高生，前妻留一子名长福。一年后，细柳又生一子名长怙。高生命短，不久病故，细柳和两个儿子相依为命。大儿长福不用功读书，经常逃学，细柳让他和牧童一块干活。没几天，长福熬不住，跪求母亲让他再读书，细柳不允。乡亲邻居都责备细柳。冬天到了，长福冻得缩头缩脑如同乞丐，村中一老妇为孩子说情，细柳说：“如果长福肯挨一百棍就来见我。”长福情愿挨打。细柳见他悔过，没打他，让长福继续读书。

Changhu was a slow-minded child, so Xiliu asked him to quit school and work in the fields. But Changhu was so lazy that he often neglected work. Xiliu then asked him to engage in trade, but he used up all his money in gambling. At last, Xiliu sent him to Luoyang to sell goods, where he was put into jail for using fake silver in a whorehouse. In jail he suffered a lot. One day Xiliu called Changfu in and said: "I gave the fake silver to your brother on purpose, intending to make him suffer. Now you go and get him out."Back home, Changhu knelt before his mother, bitterly remorseful. He finally gave up evil and returned to good. Fellow villagers then began to understand Xiliu. She loved her children by tempering them in sufferings.
长怙大脑迟钝，细柳让他弃文务农，但长怙懒惰经常逃工；细柳让他经商，长怙把本钱赌光。后来，细柳让长怙去洛阳贩货，他因用假银逛妓院而入狱，受尽磨难，一天，细柳把长福叫来说：“你弟弟这次出去，是我有意给他假银，让他吃尽苦头，你现在救他吧！”长怙回来后跪在母亲面前，悔恨交加，从此改邪归正。这时乡亲们才明白，细柳让孩子在磨难中锻炼，才是真正爱孩子。

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细柳

细柳娘，中都之士人女也。或以其腰嫖袅可爱，戏呼之“细柳”云。柳少慧，解文字，喜读相人书。而生平简默，未尝言人臧否；但有问名者，必求一亲窥其人。阅人甚多，俱未可，而年十九矣。父母怒之曰：“天下迄无良匹，汝将以丫角老耶？”女曰：“我实欲以人胜天，顾久而不就，亦吾命也。今而后，请惟父母之命是听。”

时有高生者，世家名士，闻细柳之名，委禽焉。既醮，夫妇甚得。生前室遗孤，小字长福，时五岁，女抚养周至。女或归宁，福辄号啼从之，呵遣所不能止。年余女产一子，名之长怙。生问名字之义，答言：“无他，但望其长依膝下耳。”女于女红疏略，常不留意；而于亩之东南，税之多寡，按籍而问，惟恐不详。久之，谓生曰：“家中事请置勿顾，待妾自为之，不知可当家否？”生如言，半载而家无废事，生亦贤之。一日，生赴邻村饮酒，适有追逋赋者，打门而谇。遣奴慰之，弗去。乃趣童召生归。隶既去，生笑曰：“细柳，今始知慧女不若痴男耶？”女闻之，俯首而哭。生惊挽而劝之，女终不乐。生不忍以家政累之，仍欲自任，女又不肯。晨兴夜寐，经纪弥勤。每先一年，即储来岁之赋，以故终岁未尝见催租者一至其门；又以此法计衣食，由此用度益纾。于是生乃大喜，尝戏之曰：“细柳何细哉：眉细、腰细、凌波细，且喜心思更细。”女对曰：“高郎诚高矣：品高、志高、文字高，但愿寿数尤高。

村中有货美材者，女不惜重直致之。价不能足，又多方乞贷于戚里。生以其不急之物，固止之，卒弗听。蓄之年余，富室有丧者，以倍资赎诸其门。生因利而谋诸女，女不可。问其故，不语；再问之，荧荧欲涕。心异之，然不忍重拂焉，乃罢。又逾岁，生年二十有五，女禁不令远游，归稍晚，僮仆招请者，相属于道。于是同人咸戏谤之。一日生如友人饮，觉体不快而归，至中途堕马，遂卒。时方溽暑，幸衣衾皆所夙备。里中始共服细娘智。

福年十岁始学为文。父既殁，娇情不肯读，辄亡去从牧儿遨。谯诃不改，继以夏楚，而顽冥如故。母无奈之，因呼而谕之曰：“既不愿读，亦复何能相强？但贫家无冗人，便更若衣，使与僮仆共操作。不然，鞭挞勿悔！”于是衣以败絮，使牧豕；归则自掇陶器，与诸仆啖饭粥。数日，苦之，泣跪庭下，愿仍读。母返身向壁置不闻，不得已执鞭啜泣而出。残秋向尽，桁无衣，足无履，冷雨沾濡，缩头如丐。里人见而怜之，纳继室者皆引细娘为戒，啧有烦言。女亦稍稍闻之，而漠不为意。福不堪其苦，弃豕逃去，女亦任之，殊不追问。积数月，乞食无所，憔悴自归，不敢遽入，哀求邻媪往白母。女曰：“若能受百杖可来见，不然，早复去。”福闻之，骤入，痛哭愿受杖。母问：“今知改悔乎？”曰：“悔矣。”曰：“既知悔，无须挞楚，可安分牧豕，再犯不宥！”福大哭曰：“愿受百杖，请复读。”女不听。邻妪怂恿之，始纳焉。濯发授衣，令与弟怙同师。勤身锐虑，大异往昔，三年游泮。中丞杨公见其文而器之，月给常廪，以助灯火。

怙最钝，读数年不能记姓名。母令弃卷而农。怙游闲惮于作苦，母怒曰：“四民各有本业，既不能读，又不能耕，宁不沟瘠死耶？”立杖之。由是率奴辈耕作，一朝晏起，则诟骂从之；而衣服饮食，母辄以美者归兄。怙虽不敢言，而心窃不能平。农工既毕，母出资使学负贩。怙淫赌，入手丧败，诡托盗贼运数，以欺其母。母觉之，杖责濒死。福长跪哀乞，愿以身代，怒始解。自是一出门，母辄探察之。怙行稍敛，而非其心之所得已也。一日请母，将从诸贾入洛；实借远游，以快所欲，而中心惕惕，惟恐不遂所请。母闻之，殊无疑虑，即出碎金三十两为之具装；末又以铤金一枚付之，曰：“此乃祖宦囊之遗，不可用去，聊以压装备急可耳。且汝初学跋涉，亦不敢望重息，只此三十金得无亏负足矣。”临又嘱之。怙诺而出，欣欣意自得。至洛，谢绝客侣，宿名娼李姬之家。凡十余夕散金渐尽，自以巨金在囊，初不意空匮在虑，及取而所之则伪金耳。大骇，失色。李媪见其状，冷语侵客。怙心不自安，然囊空无所向往，犹翼姬念夙好，不即绝之。俄有二人握索入，骤絷项领，惊惧不知所为。哀问其故，则姬已窃伪金去首公庭矣。至官不能置辞，梏掠几死。收狱中，又无资斧，大为狱吏所虐，乞食于囚，苛延余息。

初，怙之行也，母谓福曰：“记取廿日后，当遣汝之洛。我事烦，恐忽忘之。”福不知所谓，黯然欲悲，不敢复请而退。过二十日而问之，叹曰：“汝弟今日之浮荡，犹汝昔日之废学也。我不冒恶名，汝何以有今日？人皆谓我忍，但泪浮枕簟，而人不知耳！”因泣下。福侍立敬听，不敢研诘。泣已，乃曰：“汝弟荡心不死，故授之伪金以挫折之，今度已在缧绁中矣。中丞待汝厚，汝往求焉，可以脱其死难，而生其愧悔也。”福立刻而发。比入洛，则弟被逮三日矣。即狱中而望之，怙奄然面目如鬼，见兄涕不可仰。福亦哭。时福为中丞所宠异，故遐迩皆知其名。邑宰知为怙兄，急释之。

怙至家，犹恐母怒，膝行而前。母顾曰：“汝愿遂耶？”怙零涕不敢复作声，福亦同跪，母始叱之起。由是痛自悔，家中诸务，经理维勤；即偶惰，母亦不呵问之。凡数月，并不与言商贾，意欲自请而不敢，以意告兄。母闻而喜，并力质贷而付之，半载而息倍焉。是年福秋捷，又三年登第；弟货殖累巨万矣。邑有客洛者，窥见太夫人，年四旬犹若三十许人，而衣妆朴素，类常家云。

异史氏曰：“黑心符出，芦花变生，古与今如一丘之貉，良可哀也！或有避其谤者，又每矫枉过正，至坐视儿女之放纵而不一置问，其视虐遇者几何哉？独是日挞所生，而人不以为暴；施之异腹儿，则指摘从之矣。夫细柳固非独忍于前子也；然使所出贤，亦何能出此心以自白于天下？而乃不引嫌，不辞谤，卒使二子一富一贵，表表于世。此无论闺闼，当亦丈夫之铮铮者矣！”

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This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. Lady Fan was gentle and beautiful. One day, accompanied by an attendant on an outing to the Water and Moon Monastery, she encountered the warm and equally beautiful Lady Feng. As they found an affinity between each other, on deqarting Lady Fan invited Lady Feng to visit her home some day. Back home Lady Fan missed her newly made friend terribly and soon fell ill. On the ninth day of the ninth nonth of the lunar calendar, the Double Ninth Festival, Lady Fan and her attendant came to the family garden to enjoy flowers. There she saw Lady Feng looking at her from outside the garden wall. Overjoyed, Lady Fan met Meng Anren, a young, handsome and talented scholar from a impoverished family. Helped by Lady Feng, Lady Fan and the young scholar entered betrothal. Unfortunately, a rich local bully also had his eyes on Lady Fan and forced a marriage proposal on Lady Fan's parents, who saw no choice but to accept.
范十一娘，心地善良，有倾国倾城之貌。一日在丫环的陪同下去水月寺游玩，遇上美丽热情的封三娘，二人见面都很喜欢对方。分别时，十一娘约封三娘去她家玩。十一娘回家后，日夜想念相信封三娘，日久天长，郁郁成疾。重阳节这天，丫环扶十一娘在花园赏花，忽见封三娘正攀墙向园内张望，于是被请进园来，并住下。十一娘的病就此好了。来年春天，她俩结伴郊游。十一娘碰见年轻英俊的贫寒秀才孟安仁，在封三娘帮助下，订了婚约，有一显贵相中十一娘，十一娘父母惧怕权势，同意了这门亲事。

The day before the wedding, Lady Fan hanged herself in her room. The heartbroken young scholar, on hearing the news, rushed to her tomb and wailed uncontuollably. Suddenly, he heard Lady Feng's voice from behind, "If you dig up the tomb, I can bring her back to life." He did as she said, and carried the dead Lady Fan back to his place. Whth Lady Feng's magic medicine Lady Fan indeed came to life and the two lovers married. Before Lady Feng left, she disclosed her real identity——a fox fairy.
就在迎亲前一天，十一娘自缢。孟安仁听到噩耗，万分悲痛，夜晚到十一娘坟上大哭。忽听三娘在背后说：“你快挖开坟，我有办法。”孟安仁挖开坟将十一娘背回家中。经封三娘调药相救，十一娘苏醒了，二人遂成婚，封三娘辞别时说出自己是狐仙。

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封三娘

范十一娘，城祭酒之女，少艳美，骚雅尤绝。父母钟爱之，求聘者辄令自择，女恒少所可。会上元日，水月寺中诸尼作“盂兰盆会”。是日，游女如云，女亦诣之。方随喜间，一女子步趋相从，屡望颜色，似欲有言。审视之，二八绝代姝也。悦而好之，转用盼注。女子微笑曰：“姊非范十一娘乎？”答曰：“然。”女子曰：“久闻芳名，人言果不虚谬。”十一娘亦审里居，女笑曰：“妾封氏，第三，近在邻村。”把臂欢笑，词致温婉，于是大相爱悦，依恋不舍。十一娘问：“何无伴侣？”曰：“父母早逝，家中止一老妪留守门户，故不得来。”十一娘将归，封凝眸欲涕，十一娘亦惘然，遂邀过从。封曰：“娘子朱门绣户，妾素无葭莩亲，虑致讥嫌。”十一娘固邀之。答：“俟异日。”十一娘乃脱金钗一股赠之，封亦摘髻上绿簪为报。十一娘既归，倾想殊切。出所赠簪，非金非玉，家人都不之识，甚异之。日望其来，怅然遂病。父母讯得故，使人于近村谘访，并无知者。时值重九，十一娘羸顿无聊。倩侍儿强扶窥园，设褥东篱下。忽一女子攀垣来窥，觇之，则封女也。呼曰：“接我以力？”侍儿从之，蓦然遂下。十一娘惊喜，顿起，曳坐褥间，责其负约，且问所来。答云：“妾家去此尚远，时来舅家作耍。前言近村者，缘舅家耳。别后悬思颇苦，然贫贱者与贵人交，足未登门，先怀惭怍，恐为婢仆下眼觑，是以不果来。适经墙外过，闻女子语，便一攀望，冀是小姐，今果如愿。”十一娘因述病源，封泣下如雨，因曰：“妾来当须秘密。造言生事者，飞短流长，所不堪受。”十一娘诺。偕归同榻，快与倾怀，病寻愈。订为姊妹，衣服履舄，辄互易着。见人来，则隐匿夹幕间。

积五六月，公及夫人颇闻之。一日，两人方对弈，夫人掩入。谛视，惊曰：“真吾儿友也！”因谓十一娘：“闺中有良友，我两人所欢，胡不早言？”十一娘因达封意。夫人顾谓三娘曰：“伴吾儿，极所忻慰，何昧之？”封羞晕满颊，默然拈带而已。夫人去，封乃告别，十一娘苦留之，乃止。一夕，自门外匆忙奔入，泣曰：“我固谓不可留，今果遭此大辱！”惊问之。曰：“适出更衣，一少年丈夫，横来相干，幸而得逃。如此，复何面目！”十一娘细诘形貌，谢曰：“勿须怪，此妾痴兄。会告夫人，杖责之。”封坚辞欲去。十一娘请待天曙。封曰：“舅家咫尺，但须一梯度我过墙耳。”十一娘知不可留，使两婢逾墙送之。行半里许，辞谢自去。婢返，十一娘扶床悲惋，如失伉俪。

后数月，婢以故至东村，暮归，遇封女从老妪来。婢喜，拜问，封亦恻恻，讯十一娘兴居。婢捉袂曰：“三姑过我。我家姑姑盼欲死！”封曰：“我亦思之，但不乐使家人知。归启园门，我自至。”婢归告十一娘，十一娘喜，从其言，则封已在园中矣。相见，各道间阔，绵绵不寐。视婢子眠熟，乃起，移与十一娘同枕，私语曰：“妾固知娘子未字。以才色门第，何患无贵介婿，然绔袴儿敖不足数，如欲得佳偶，请无以贫富论。”十一娘然之。封曰：“旧年邂逅处，今复作道场，明日再烦一往，当令见一如意郎君。妾少读相人书，颇不参差。”昧爽封即去，约俟兰若，十一娘果往，封已先在。眺览一周，十一娘便邀同车。携手出门，见一秀才，年可十七八，布袍不饰，而容仪俊伟。封潜指曰：“此翰苑才也。”十一娘略睨之，封别曰：“娘子先归，我即继至。”入暮果至，曰：“我适物色甚详，其人即同里孟安仁也。”十一娘知其贫，不以为可。封曰：“娘子何堕世情哉！此人苟长贫贱者，予当抉眸子，不复相天下士矣。”十一娘曰：“且为奈何？”曰：“愿得一物，持与订盟。”十一娘曰：“姊何草草？父母在，不遂如何？”封曰：“妾此为，正恐其不遂耳。志若坚，生死何可夺也？”十一娘必不可。封曰：“娘子姻缘已动，而魔劫未消。所以故，来报前好耳。请即别，即以所赠金凤钗，矫命赠之。”十一娘方谋更商，封已出门去。

时孟生贫而多才，意将择耦，故十八犹未聘也。是日，忽睹两艳，归涉冥想。一更向尽，封三娘款门而入。烛之，识为日中所见，喜致诘问。曰：“妾封氏，范十一娘之女伴也。”生大悦，不暇细审，遽前拥抱。封拒曰：“妾非毛遂，乃曹丘生。十一娘愿缔永好，请倩冰也。”生愕然不信，封乃以钗示生。生喜不自已，矢曰：“劳眷注如此，仆不得十一娘，宁终鳏耳。”封遂去。生诘旦，浼邻媪诣范夫人。夫人贫之，竟不商女，立便却去。十一娘知之，心失所望，深恨封之误己也，而金钗难返，只须以死矢之。

又数日，有某绅为子求婚，恐不谐，浼邑宰作伐。时某方居权要，范公心畏之。以问十一娘，十一娘不乐，母诘之，默默不言，但有涕泪。使人潜告夫人，非孟生不嫁。公闻益怒，竟许某绅家；且疑十一娘有私意于生，遂涓吉速成礼。十一娘忿不食，日惟耽卧。至亲迎之前夕，忽起，揽镜自妆，夫人窃喜。俄侍女奔曰：“小姐自缢死！”举家惊涕，痛悔无所复及。三日遂葬。

孟生自邻媪反命，愤恨欲绝。然遥遥探访，妄冀复挽。察知佳人有主，忿火中烧，万虑俱断矣。未几，闻玉葬香埋，然悲丧，恨不从丽人俱死。向晚出门，意将乘昏夜一哭十一娘之墓。欻有一人来，近之，则封三娘。向生道喜曰：“喜姻好可就矣。”生泫然曰：“卿不知十一娘亡耶？”封曰：“我所谓就者，正以其亡。可急唤家人发冢，我有异药能令苏。”生从之，发墓破棺，复掩其穴。生自负尸，与三娘俱归，置榻上，投以药，逾时而苏。顾见三娘，问：“此何所？”封指生曰：“此孟安仁也。”因告以故，始知复生。封惧漏泄，相将去五十里，避匿山村。

封欲辞去，十一娘乞留作伴，使别院居。因货殉葬之饰，用为资度，亦称小有。封每遇生来辄避去，十一娘从容曰：“吾姊妹骨肉不啻也，然终无百年聚。计不如效英、皇。”封曰：“妾少得异诀，吐纳可以长生，故不愿嫁耳。”十一娘笑曰：“世传养生术，汗牛充栋，行而效者谁也？”封曰：“妾所得非人世所知。世所传并非真诀，惟华陀五禽图差为不妄。凡修炼家，无非欲血气流通耳，若得厄逆症，作虎形立止，非其验耶？”十一娘阴与生谋，使伪为出者。入夜，强劝以酒，既醉，生潜入污之。三娘醒曰：“妹子害我矣！倘色戒不破，道成当升第一天。今堕奸谋，命耳！”乃起告辞。十一娘告以诚意而哀谢之。封曰：“实相告：我乃狐也。缘瞻丽容，忽生爱慕，如茧自缠，遂有今日。此乃情魔之劫，非关人力。再留则魔更生，无底止矣。娘子福泽正远，珍重自爱。”言已而逝。夫妻惊叹久之。

逾年，生乡、会果捷，官翰林。投刺谒范公，公愧悔不见；固请之，乃见。生入，执子婿礼，伏拜甚恭。公大怒，疑生儇薄。生请间，具道情事。公不深信，使人探诸其家，方大惊喜。阴戒勿宣，惧有祸变。又二年，某绅以关节发觉，父子充辽海军。十一娘始归宁焉。

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There was an old man with the surname Feng, he had a son named Xiangru. Xiangru studied hard but failed several times in passing the imperial examination. One night when Xiangruwas reading books in the courtyard, he was surprised to see a beautiful girl on the wall looking at him affectionately. Xiangru invited her to come down from the wall and knew that her name was Hong Yu.From then on, Hong Yu came to meet Xiangru every night and soon they fell in love. One night, Feng happened to run into Hong Yu at the door of Xiangru's room. Feng scolded Xiangru severely. Hong Yu slipped away and she never came there again. Later, Xiangru got married. His wife was called Wei and they had a boy named Lucky.
冯翁年近六旬，膝下一子相如。他潜心读书，但运气不佳，屡考不中。一夜，相如在院中读书，忽然传来“索索”的声音。只见墙上一美丽少女，含情脉脉地看他读书。相如请她下来，问她姓名，方知叫红玉。从此红玉夜夜必到，一人互相爱慕，山盟海誓。一晚，冯翁从相如门口过，撞见红玉，责骂相如。红玉见状，悄悄溜走，从此再也没来。后来，相如娶妻卫氏，夫妻恩爱并生一男孩，名唤福儿。

Untortunately, the bully in the village, Song, was moved by Wei's good looks and snatched her away. Feng was so indignant that finally he died. Another day, a brave man rushed into Xiangru's room and said,"Have you forgotten that your father has died and your wife was snatched away by Song?" Xiangru hurriedly told the man that he wanted revenge but had no way to achieve it. Then, Song was beheaded that same night. The county government suspected Xiangru and detained him. The evening that Xiangru was arrested, no sooner the governmental official lied down than he saw a knife stabbed on the head of the bed. One day at his home, Xiangru heard his child talking to somebody outside the door. He opened the door and was surprised and glad to see Hong Yu standing there with Lucky. Hong Yu smiled and said, "I am not a common girl, but a fox spirit. I know that you have been in trouble；I am secretly protecting you." Since then, Hong Yu stayed with Xiangru to manage the family affairs and teach the child.
然而，乡里恶霸宋某见卫氏姿色好，带家奴抢走卫氏，气死冯翁。有一天，一位勇士撞进相如房内说：“难道你忘了父抢妻之仇吗？”相如忙把想报仇，但无计策的心事告诉了勇士。就在当晚恶霸宋某人头落地，县衙怀疑相如，派人捉拿归案。晚上，县令刚躺下，就见一把利丸扎在床头，县令害怕，放了相如。相如回到家后不久，听到门外有小孩说话声，开门见是红玉带着福儿进来。红玉笑着说：“我不是凡人，我是狐仙，知你必有大难，一直在暗中保护你。”从此，红玉再也未走，帮相如操持家务，教育孩子。

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红玉

广平冯翁有一子，字相如，父子俱诸生。翁年近六旬，性方鲠，而家屡空。数年间，媪与子妇又相继逝，井臼自操之。一夜，相如坐月下，忽见东邻女自墙上来窥。视之，美；近之，微笑；招以手，不来亦不去。固请之，乃梯而过，遂共寝处。问其姓名，曰：“妾邻女红玉也。”生大爱悦，与订永好，女诺之。夜夜往来，约半年许。翁夜起闻女子含笑语，窥之见女，怒，唤生出，骂曰：“畜产所为何事！如此落寞，尚不刻苦，及学浮荡耶？人知之丧汝德，人不知促汝寿！”生跪自投，泣言知悔。翁叱女曰：“女子不守闺戒，既自玷，而又以玷人。倘事一发，当不仅贻寒舍羞！”骂已，愤然归寝。女流涕曰：“亲庭罪责，良足愧辱！我二人缘分尽矣！”生曰：“父在，不得自专。卿如有情，尚当含垢为好。”女言辞决绝，生乃洒涕。女止之曰：“妾与君无媒妁之言，父母之命，逾墙钻隙，何能白首？此处有一佳耦，可聘也。”告以贫。女曰：“来宵相俟，妾为君谋之。”次夜女果至，出白金四十两赠生。曰：“去此六十里，有吴村卫氏，年十八矣，高其价，故未售也。君重啖之，必合谐允。”言已别去。

生乘间语父，欲往相之，而隐馈金不敢告。翁自度无资，以是故止之。生又婉言：“试可乃已。”翁颔之。生遂假仆马，诣卫氏。卫故田舍翁，生呼出引与闲语。卫知生望族，又见仪采轩豁，心许之，而虑其靳于资。生听其词意吞吐，会其旨，倾囊陈几上。卫乃喜，浼邻生居间，书红笺而盟焉，生入拜媪。居室逼侧，女依母自幛。微睨之。虽荆布之饰，而神情光艳，心窃喜。卫借舍款婿，便言：“公子无须亲迎。待少作衣妆，即合舁送去。”生与期而归。诡告翁，言卫爱清门，不责资。翁亦喜。至日卫果送女至。女勤俭，有顺德，琴瑟甚笃。逾二年举一男，名福儿。会清明抱子登墓，遇邑绅宋氏。宋官御史，坐行赇免，居林下，大煽威虐。是日亦上墓归，见女艳之，问村人知为生配。料冯贫士，诱以重赂冀可摇，使家人风示之。生骤闻，怒形于色。既思势不敌，敛怒为笑，归告翁。翁大怒，奔出，对其家人，指天画地，诟骂万端。家人鼠窜而去。宋氏亦怒，竟遣数人入生家，殴翁及子，汹若沸鼎。女闻之，弃儿于床，披发号救。群篡舁之，哄然便去。父子伤残，吟呻在地，儿呱呱啼室中。邻人共怜之，扶之榻上。经日，生杖而能起；翁忿不食，呕血，寻毙。生大哭，抱子兴词，上至督抚，讼几遍，卒不得直。后闻妇不屈死，益悲。冤塞胸吭，无路可伸。每思要路刺杀宋，而虑其扈从繁，儿又罔托。日夜哀思，双睫为之不交。忽一丈夫吊诸其室，虬髯阔颔，曾与无素。挽坐欲问邦族。客遽曰：“君有杀父之仇，夺妻之恨，而忘报乎？”生疑为宋人之侦，姑伪应之。客怒，眦欲裂，遽出曰：“仆以君人也，今乃知不足齿之伧！”生察其异，跪而挽之，曰：“诚恐宋人餂我。今实布腹心：仆之卧薪尝胆者，固有日矣。但怜此褓中物，恐坠宗祧。君义士，能为我杵臼否？”客曰：“此妇人女子之事，非所能。君所欲托诸人者，请自任之；所欲自任者，愿得而代庖焉。”生闻，崩角在地，客不顾而出。生追问姓字，曰：“不济，不任受怨；济，亦不任受德。”遂去。生惧祸及，抱子亡去。至夜，宋家一门俱寝，有人越重垣入，杀御史父子三人，及一媳一婢。宋家具状告官。官大骇。宋执谓相如，于是遣役捕生，生遁不知所之，于是情益真。宋仆同官役诸处冥搜，夜至南山，闻儿啼，踪得之，系缧而行。儿啼愈嗔，群夺儿抛弃之，生冤愤欲绝。见邑令，问：“何杀人？”生曰：“冤哉！某以夜死，我以昼出，且抱呱呱者，何能逾垣杀人？”令曰：“不杀人，何逃乎？”生词穷，不能置辩。乃收诸狱。生泣曰：“我死无足惜，孤儿何罪？”令曰：“汝杀人子多矣，杀汝子何怨？”生既褫革，梏惨，卒无词，令是夜方卧，闻有物击床，震震有声，大惧而号。举家惊起，集而烛之；一短刀铦利如霜，剁床入木者寸余，牢不可拔。令睹之，魂魄丧失。荷戈遍索，竟无踪迹。心窃馁，又以宋人死，无可畏俱，乃详诸宪，代生解免，竟释生。

生归，翁无升斗，孤影对四壁。幸邻人怜馈食饮，苟且自度。念大仇已报，则冁然喜；思惨酷之祸几于灭门，则泪潸潸堕；及思半生贫彻骨，宗支不续，则于无人处大哭失声，不复能自禁。如此半年，捕禁益懈。乃哀邑令，求判还卫氏之骨。及葬而归，悲怛欲死，辗转空床，竟无生路。忽有款门者，凝神寂听，闻一人在门外，哝哝与小儿语。生急起窥觇，似一女子。扉初启，便问：“大冤昭雪，可幸无恙！”其声稔熟，而仓卒不能追忆。烛之，则红玉也。挽一小儿，嬉笑跨下。生不暇问，抱女呜哭，女亦惨然。既而推儿曰：“汝忘尔父耶？”儿牵女衣，目灼灼视生。细审之，福儿也。大惊，泣问：“儿那得来？”女曰：“实告君，昔言邻女者，妄也，妾实狐。适宵行，见儿啼谷中，抱养于秦。闻大难既息，故携来与君团聚耳。”生挥涕拜谢，儿在女怀，如依其母，竟不复能识父矣。天未明，女即遽起，问之，答曰：“奴欲去。”生裸跪床头，涕不能仰。女笑曰：“妾逛君耳。今家道新创，非夙兴夜寐不可。”乃剪莽拥篲，类男子操作。生忧贫乏，不自给。女曰：“但请下帷读，勿问盈歉，或当不殍饿死。”遂出金治织具，租田数十亩，雇佣耕作。荷镵诛茅，牵萝补屋，日以为常。里党闻妇贤，益乐资助之。约半年，人烟腾茂，类素封家。生曰：“灰烬之余，卿白手再造矣。然一事未就安妥，如何？”诘之，答曰：“试期已迫，巾服尚未复也。”女笑曰：“妾前以四金寄广文，已复名在案。若待君言，误之已久。”生益神之。是科遂领乡荐。时年三十六，腴田连阡，夏屋渠渠矣。女袅娜如随风欲飘去，而操作过农家妇。虽严冬自苦，而手腻如脂。自言二十八岁，人视之，常若二十许人。

异史氏曰：“其子贤，其父德，故其报之也侠。非特人侠，狐亦侠也。遇亦奇矣！然官宰悠悠，竖人毛发，刀震震入木，何惜不略移床上半尺许哉？使苏子美读之，必浮白曰：‘惜乎击之不中！’”

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His father died while Wang Zifu was very young. His mother gave her whole heart to bringing Zifu up. ASfter he was grown, the mother decided which girl was to marry her son. But before the marriaqge took place, the chosen girl died.
王子服从小失父亲，母亲非常疼爱他。子服长大后，母亲为他订下一位漂亮的姑娘，还没娶过门，姑娘就死了。

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Zifu's cousin, Wu Sheng, invited him for an excursion. Wu had to return home early to attend to something else. Zifu stayed and whiled away the time alone. Suddenly, Zifu spotted in the crowd a girl with bright eyes. The girl was carrying a twig of plum blossoms and was walking delicsately slowly. Zifu could not help but glue his sight on the girl. When the girl saw what was happening, she left her twig of blossoms on the ground and walked away smiling.
元宵节那天，子服表兄吴生约子服郊游，后因吴生家中有事，留下子服一人游玩，在游人中，子服忽见一女子秋波盈盈，手拈一枝梅花，冉冉而来，子服目不转睛地盯着这女子，少女发现后扔下梅花，笑着走了。

Zifu picked up the flower and returned home. He put the flower under his pillow. He missed the girl so much so that he would not eat or drink. Zifu soon became so weak that he was not able to support himself. When Wu Sheng learned of this he came to ask about the reason. Zifu told the truth to his cousin. To comfort Zifu, Wu Sheng lied, saying that the girl was one of Zifu's cousins living in the mountains some 15kilometers to the southwest. He promised that they would go and look for her after Zifu got well. After hearing Wu's words, Zifu felt so happy that he soon fully recovered. Since he was lying, Wu Sheng was reluctant to see Zifu again and made himself scarce.
子服拾花回家放在枕下，因思念这位美丽的少女，不吃不喝，身体瘦弱难以支撑。吴生知后问其原因，子服实话实说。吴生撒谎说：这女子是你的姨妹，住在西南山中三十里处，等你病好咱们一起去找。子服听后高兴，病很快就好了。

Wu Sheng made excuses every time Zifu asked him to help him go look for the plum blossom girl. Zifu could description of Wu Feng. In the mountains, he found a called Ying Ning. Zifu stay ed in Ying Ning's home for a few days before taking her home to marry her. After marriage, Zifu and Ying Ning olved each other very much and they lived a happy life. One day Ying Ning told Zifu that she had been the daughter of a foximmortal. she was brother up to be a human by a ghost mother. Zifu was not at all put off by this news.
吴生因是撒谎，便不愿来见子服。一日，子服等不及吴生，自己按吴生所指来到那个地方，见一柴门，正是郊游时所遇少女婴宁家。子服住了几天，便带婴宁回家成亲。婚后夫妻恩爱，日子过得幸福美满，一天婴宁对子服说，自己原是狐仙的女儿，托鬼母抚养成人。子服知道她的身世后，并不介意。

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王子服，莒之罗店人，早孤，绝慧，十四入泮。母最爱之，寻常不令游郊野。聘萧氏，未嫁而夭，故求凰未就也。
会上元，有舅氏子吴生邀同眺瞩，方至村外，舅家仆来招吴去。生见游女如云，乘兴独游。有女郎携婢，拈梅花一枝，容华绝代，笑容可掬。生注目不移，竟忘顾忌。女过去数武，顾婢子笑曰：“个儿郎目灼灼似贼！”遗花地上，笑语自去。生拾花怅然，神魂丧失，怏怏遂返。至家，藏花枕底，垂头而睡，不语亦不食。母忧之，醮禳益剧，肌革锐减。医师诊视，投剂发表，忽忽若迷。母抚问所由，默然不答。适吴生来，嘱秘诘之。吴至榻前，生见之泪下，吴就榻慰解，渐致研诘，生具吐其实，且求谋画。吴笑曰：“君意亦痴！此愿有何难遂？当代访之。徒步于野，必非世家，如其未字，事固谐矣，不然，拚以重赂，计必允遂。但得痊瘳，成事在我。”生闻之不觉解颐。吴出告母，物色女子居里。而探访既穷，并无踪迹。母大忧，无所为计。然自吴去后，颜顿开，食亦略进。数日吴复来，生问所谋。吴绐之曰：“已得之矣。我以为谁何人，乃我姑之女，即君姨妹，今尚待聘。虽内戚有婚姻之嫌，实告之无不谐者。”生喜溢眉宇，问：“居何里？”吴诡曰：“西南山中，去此可三十余里。”生又嘱再四，吴锐身自任而去。

生由是饮食渐加，日就平复。探视枕底，花虽枯，未便雕落，凝思把玩，如见其人。怪吴不至，折柬招之，吴支托不肯赴招。生恚怒，悒悒不欢。母虑其复病，急为议姻，略与商榷，辄摇首不愿，惟日盼吴。吴迄无耗，益怨恨之。转思三十里非遥，何必仰息他人？怀梅袖中，负气自往，而家人不知也。伶仃独步，无可问程，但望南山行去。约三十余里，乱山合沓，空翠爽肌、寂无人行，止有鸟道。遥望谷底丛花乱树中，隐隐有小里落。下山入村，见舍宇无多，皆茅屋，而意甚修雅。北向一家，门前皆丝柳，墙内桃杏尤繁，间以修竹，野鸟格磔其中。意其园亭，不敢遽入。回顾对户，有巨石滑洁，因坐少憩。俄闻墙内有女子长呼：“小荣！”其声娇细。方伫听间，一女郎由东而西，执杏花一朵，俯首自簪；举头见生，遂不复簪，含笑拈花而入。审视之，即上元途中所遇也。心骤喜，但念无以阶进。欲呼姨氏，顾从无还往，惧有讹误。门内无人可问，坐卧徘徊，自朝至于日昃，盈盈望断，并忘饥渴。时见女子露半面来窥，似讶其不去者。忽一老媪扶杖出，顾生曰：“何处郎君，闻自辰刻来，以至于今。意将何为？得勿饥也？”生急起揖之，答云：“将以探亲。”媪聋聩不闻。又大言之。乃问：“贵戚何姓？”生不能答。媪笑曰：“奇哉！姓名尚自不知，何亲可探？我视郎君亦书痴耳。不如从我来，啖以粗粝，家有短榻可卧。待明朝归，询知姓氏，再来探访。”生方腹馁思啖，又从此渐近丽人，大喜。从媪入，见门内白石砌路，夹道红花片片坠阶上，曲折而西，又启一关，豆棚花架满庭中。肃客入舍，粉壁光如明镜，窗外海棠枝朵，探入室中，裀藉几榻，罔不洁泽。甫坐，即有人自窗外隐约相窥。媪唤：“小荣！可速作黍。”外有婢子嗷声而应。坐次，具展宗阀。媪曰：“郎君外祖，莫姓吴否？”曰：“然。”媪惊曰：“是吾甥也！尊堂，我妹子。年来以家屡贫，又无三尺之男，遂至音问梗塞。甥长成如许，尚不相识。”生曰：“此来即为姨也，匆遽遂忘姓氏。”媪曰：“老身秦姓，并无诞育，弱息亦为庶产。渠母改醮，遗我鞠养。颇亦不钝，但少教训，嬉不知愁。少顷，使来拜识。”未几婢子具饭，雏尾盈握。媪劝餐已，婢来敛具。媪曰：“唤宁姑来。”婢应去。良久，闻户外隐有笑声。媪又唤曰：“婴宁，汝姨兄在此。”户外嗤嗤笑不已。婢推之以入，犹掩其口，笑不可遏。媪逋目曰：“有客在，咤咤叱叱，是何景象？”女忍笑而立，生揖之。媪曰：“此王郎，汝姨子。一家尚不相识，可笑人也。”生问：“妹子年几何矣？”媪未能解；生又言之。女复笑，不可仰视。媪谓生曰：“我言少教诲，此可见矣。年已十六，呆痴如婴儿。”生曰：“小于甥一岁。”曰：“阿甥已十七矣，得非庚午属马者耶？”生首应之。又问：“甥妇阿谁？”答曰：“无之。”曰：“如甥才貌，何十七岁犹未聘？婴宁亦无姑家，极相匹敌。惜有内亲之嫌。”生无语，目注婴宁，不遑他瞬。婢向女小语云：“目灼灼贼腔未改！”女又大笑，顾婢曰：“视碧桃开未？”遽起，以袖掩口，细碎连步而出。至门外，笑声始纵。媪亦起，唤婢襆被，为生安置。曰：“阿甥来不易，宜留三五日，迟迟送汝归。如嫌幽闷，舍后有小园，可供消遣；有书可读。”次日至舍后，果有园半亩，细草铺毡，杨花糁径。有草舍三楹，花木四合其所。穿花小步，闻树头苏苏有声，仰视，则婴宁在上，见生来，狂笑欲堕。生曰：“勿尔，堕矣！”女且下且笑，不能自止。方将及地，失手而堕，笑乃止。生扶之，阴捘其腕。女笑又作，倚树不能行，良久乃罢。生俟其笑歇，乃出袖中花示之。女接之，曰：“枯矣！何留之？”曰：“此上元妹子所遗，故存之。”问：“存之何益？”曰：“以示相爱不忘。自上元相遇，凝思成病，自分化为异物；不图得见颜色，幸垂怜悯。”女曰：“此大细事，至戚何所靳惜？待郎行时，园中花，当唤老奴来，折一巨捆负送之。”生曰：“妹子痴耶？”女曰：“何便是痴？”生曰：“我非爱花，爱拈花之人耳。”女曰：“葭莩之情，爱何待言。”生曰：“我所为爱，非瓜葛之爱，乃夫妻之爱。”女曰：“有以异乎？”曰：“夜共枕席耳。”女俯首思良久，曰：“我不惯与生人睡。”语未已，婢潜至，生惶恐遁去。少时会母所，母问：“何往？”女答以园中共话。媪曰：“饭熟已久，有何长言，周遮乃尔。”女曰：“大哥欲我共寝。”言未已，生大窘，急目瞪之。女微笑而止。幸媪不闻，犹絮絮究诘。生急以他词掩之，因小语责女。女曰：“适此语不应说耶？”生曰：“此背人语。”女曰：“背他人，岂得背老母？且寝处亦常事，何讳之？”生恨其痴，无术可悟之。

食方竟，家人捉双卫来寻生。先是，母待生久不归，始疑。村中搜觅已遍，竟无踪兆，因往寻吴。吴忆曩言，因教于西南山村寻觅。凡历数村，始至于此。生出门，适相值，便入告媪，且请偕女同归。媪喜曰：“我有志，匪伊朝夕。但残躯不能远涉，得甥携妹子去，识认阿姨，大好！”呼婴宁，宁笑至。媪曰：“大哥欲同汝去，可装束。”又饷家人酒食，始送之出，曰：“姨家田产丰裕，能养冗人。到彼且勿归，小学诗礼，亦好事翁姑。即烦阿姨择一良匹与汝。”二人遂发。至山坳回顾，犹依稀见媪倚门北望也。

抵家，母睹姝丽，惊问为谁。生以姨妹对。母曰：“前吴郎与儿言者，诈也。我未有姊，何以得甥？”问女，女曰：“我非母出。父为秦氏，没时儿在褓中，不能记忆。”母曰：“我一姊适秦氏良确。然殂谢已久，那得复存？”因审诘面庞、志赘，一一符合。又疑曰：“是矣！然亡已多年，何得复存？”疑虑间，吴生至，女避入室。吴询得故，惘然久之，忽曰：“此女名婴宁耶？”生然之。吴极称怪事。问所自知，吴曰：“秦家姑去世后，姑丈鳏居，祟于狐，病瘠死。狐生女名婴宁，绷卧床上，家人皆见之。姑丈没，狐犹时来。后求天师符粘壁上，狐遂携女去。将勿此耶？”彼此疑参，但闻室中嗤嗤，皆婴宁笑声。母曰：“此女亦太憨。”吴生请面之。母入室，女犹浓笑不顾。母促令出，始极力忍笑，又面壁移时方出。才一展拜。翻然遽入，放声大笑。满室妇女，为之粲然。

吴请往觇其异，就便执柯。寻至村所，庐舍全无，山花零落而已。吴忆葬处仿佛不远，然坟垅湮没，莫可辨识，诧叹而返。母疑其为鬼，入告吴言，女略无骇意。又吊其无家，亦殊无悲意，孜孜憨笑而已。众莫之测，母令与少女同寝止，昧爽即来省问，操女红糖巧绝伦。但善笑，禁之亦不可止。然笑处嫣然，狂而不损其媚，人皆乐之。邻女少妇，争承迎之。母择吉为之合卺，而终恐为鬼物，窃于日中窥之，形影殊无少异。

至日，使华装行新妇礼，女笑极不能俯仰，遂罢。生以憨痴，恐泄漏房中隐事，而女殊密秘，不肯道一语。每值母忧怒，女至一笑即解。奴婢小过，恐遭鞭楚，辄求诣母共话，罪婢投见恒得免。而爱花成癖，物色遍戚党；窃典金钗，购佳种，数月，阶砌藩溷无非花者。庭后有木香一架，故邻西家，女每攀登其上，摘供簪玩。母时遇见辄诃之，女卒不改。一日西人子见之，凝注倾倒。女不避而笑。西人子谓女意属己，心益荡。女指墙底笑而下，西人子谓示约处，大悦。及昏而往，女果在焉，就而淫之，则阴如锥刺，痛彻于心，大号而踣。细视非女，则一枯木卧墙边，所接乃水淋窍也。邻父闻声，急奔研问，呻而不言；妻来，始以实告。爇火烛窥，见中有巨蝎如小蟹然，翁碎木，捉杀之。负子至家，半夜寻卒。邻人讼生，讦发婴宁妖异。邑宰素仰生才，稔知其笃行士，谓邻翁讼诬，将杖责之，生为乞免，遂释而出。母谓女曰：“憨狂尔尔，早知过喜而伏忧也。邑令神明，幸不牵累。设鹘突官宰，必逮妇女质公堂，我儿何颜见戚里？”女正色，矢不复笑。母曰：“人罔不笑，但须有时。”而女由是竟不复笑，虽故逗之亦终不笑，然竟日未尝有戚容。

一夕，对生零涕。异之。女哽咽曰：“曩以相从日浅，言之恐致骇怪。今日察姑及郎，皆过爱无有异心，直告或无妨乎？妾本狐产。母临去，以妾托鬼母，相依十余年，始有今日。妾又无兄弟，所恃者惟君。老母岑寂山阿，无人怜而合厝之，九泉辄为悼恨。君倘不惜烦费，使地下人消此怨恫，庶养女者不忍溺弃。”生诺之，然虑坟冢迷于荒草。女言无虑。刻日夫妇舆榇而往。女于荒烟错楚中，指示墓处，果得媪尸，肤革犹存。女抚哭哀痛。舁归，寻秦氏墓合葬焉。是夜生梦媪来称谢，寤而述之。女曰：“妾夜见之，嘱勿惊郎君耳。”生恨不邀留。女曰：“彼鬼也。生人多，阳气胜，何能久居？”生问小荣，曰：“是亦狐，最黠。狐母留以视妾，每摄饵相哺，故德之常不去心；昨问母，云已嫁之。”由是岁值寒食，夫妇登秦墓，拜扫无缺。女逾年生一子，在怀抱中，不畏生人，见人辄笑，亦大有母风云。

异史氏曰：“观其孜孜憨笑，似全无心肝者。而墙下恶作剧，其黠孰甚焉！至凄恋鬼母，反笑为哭，我婴宁何常憨耶。窃闻山中有草，名‘笑矣乎’，嗅之则笑不可止。房中植此一种，则合欢、忘忧，并无颜色矣。若解语花，正嫌其作态耳。”

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An Daye turned out to be out-standingly clever while he was very young. He was also very handsome. His parents loved him very much and regarded him as a precious pearl on their palms. They hoped that their son would be successful in his career and thereby glorify his ancestors. Neighbors in the village vied each other to marry their daughters to An Daye. One night, Daye's mother had a dream which told her that a princess would marry her son. So, Daye's mother gratefully declined all marriage offers. Yet several years had passed and there was still not the marriage suggested by the dream. Daye's mother began to regret declining all the marriage offers by her neighbors.
安大业从小聪明绝顶，俊美出群。父母爱他如掌上明珠，希望他将来能光宗耀祖，成一番大事业。长大后，村中人争着给他说媒。一天晚上，大业母亲突然做一梦，说大业将娶一位公主为妻，于是婉言谢绝了那些提亲的人。但梦过几年也不公主到来，大业母亲后悔当初不该回绝别人的提亲。

One day shile Daye was reading, a graceful young lady walked into his room accompanied by several maids. The young lady introduced herself as Princess Yunluo from the official residence of Shenghou. Daye was pleasantly surprised. Daye and the princess sat down to play a board game. The princess was so good that she defeated Daye several games in a row. After the game, the princess stood up and prepared to leave. Daye was reluctant to part with the princess. Princess Yunluo gave Daye 50 kilograms of gold and told him to build a new house with the money. She promised to come again after the house was built.
一天，大业正在房内读书，只见几个婢女拥着一个窈窕少女进屋。经问，说是圣后府上的云萝公主，大业惊喜万分。二人坐下对弈，精通棋道的大业连败。下完棋，公主要走，大业不舍，公主拿出一千两黄金，要大业盖新房，等新房盖好扣相会。

The princess came as she had promised. At night, Daye proposed to marry the princess. Princess Yunluo said: "I'll be with you for six years if we get married, but I'll be with you for 30years if we remain as fellow players of the board game and fellow lovers of the dup."Daye said: "We might as well get married in the first place.Let the future take care of all other matters." The princess ded not say anything. Daye and the princess got married that night.
公主如约赶到，当晚大业向公主求婚，公主说：“如我俩结为夫妻，我们只能在一起生活六年，我俩如果作为棋友、酒友，可生活三十年。”大业说：“我俩还是先结婚吧，以后的事再说。”公主默默不语，当夜成婚。

Time elapsed quickly. Princess Yunluo gave birth to two baby boys for Daye. As she had warned, the princess left without saying good-bye at the end of the six years. Daye missed the princess to much that he swore not to marry again.
一晃六年过去，公主为大业生了两个男孩，公主按原先约定的时间不辞而别，大业日夜想念公主，誓不再娶。

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安大业，卢龙人。生而能言，母饮以犬血始止。既长，韶秀，顾影无俦，慧而能读。世家争婚之。母梦曰：“儿当尚主。”信之。至十五六迄无验，亦渐自悔。

一日安独坐，忽闻异香。俄一美婢奔入。曰：“公主至。”即以长毡贴地，自门外直至榻前。方骇疑间，一女郎扶婢肩入；服色容光，映照四堵。婢即以绣垫设榻上，扶女郎坐。安仓皇不知所为，鞠躬便问：“何处神仙，劳降玉趾？”女郎微笑，以袍袖掩口。婢曰：“此圣后府中云萝公主也。圣后属意郎君，欲以公主下嫁，故使自来相宅。”安惊喜不知置词，女亦俯首，相对寂然。

安故好棋，揪枰尝置坐侧。一婢以红巾拂尘，移诸案上，曰：“主日耽此，不知与粉侯孰胜？”安移坐近案，主笑从之。甫三十余着，婢竟乱之，曰：“驸马负矣！”敛子入盒，曰：“驸马当是俗间高手，主仅能让六子。”乃以六黑子实局中，主亦从之。主坐次，辄使婢伏座下，以背受足；左足踏地，则更一婢右伏。又两小鬟夹侍之；每值安凝思时，辄曲一肘伏肩上。局阑未结，小鬟笑云：“驸马负一子。”进曰：“主惰，宜且退。”女乃倾身与婢耳语。

婢出，少顷而还，以千金置榻上，告生曰：“适主言居宅湫隘，烦以此少致修饰，落成相会也。”一婢曰：“此月犯天刑，不宜建造；月后吉。”女起；生遮止，闭门。婢出一物，状类皮排，就地鼓之；云气突出，俄顷四合，冥不见物，索之已杳。

母知之，疑以为妖。而生神驰梦想，不能复舍。急于落成，无暇禁忌；刻日敦迫，廊舍一新。

先是，有滦州生袁大用，侨寓邻坊，投刺于门；生素寡交，托他出，又窥其亡而报之。后月余，门外适相值，二十许少年也。宫绢单衣，丝履乌带，意甚都雅。略与顷谈，颇甚温谨。喜，揖而入。请与对弈，互有赢亏。已而设席流连，谈笑大欢。明日邀生至其寓所，珍肴杂进，相待殷渥。有小僮十二三许，拍板清歌，又跳掷作剧。生大醉不能行，便令负之，生以其纤弱恐不胜，袁强之。僮绰有余力，荷送而归。生奇之。明日犒以金，再辞乃受。由此交情款密，三数日辄一过从。袁为人简默，而慷慨好施。市有负债鬻女者，解囊代赎，无吝色。生以此益重之。过数日，诣生作别，赠象箸、楠珠等十余事，白金五百，用助兴作。生反金受物，报以束帛。

后月余，乐亭有仕宦而归者，橐资充牣。盗夜入，执主人，烧铁钳灼，劫掠一空。家人识袁，行牒追捕。邻院屠氏，与生家积不相能，因其土木大兴，阴怀疑忌。适有小仆窃象箸，卖诸其家，知袁所赠，因报大尹。尹以兵绕舍，值生主仆他出，执母而去。母衰迈受惊，仅存气息，二三日不复饮食。尹释之。生闻母耗，急奔而归，则母病已笃，越宿遂卒。收殓甫毕，为捕役执去。尹见其少年温文，窃疑诬枉，故恐喝之。生实述其交往之由。尹问：“其何以暴富？”生曰：“母有藏镪，因欲亲迎，故治昏室耳。”尹信之，具牒解郡。邻人知其无事，以重金赂监者，使杀诸途。路经深山，被曳近削壁，将推堕。计逼情危，时方急难，忽一虎自丛莽中出，啮二役皆死，衔生去。至一处，重楼叠阁，虎入，置之。见云萝扶婢出，凄然慰吊曰：“妾欲留君，但母丧未卜窀穸。可怀牒去，到郡自投，保无恙也。”因取生胸前带，连结十余扣，嘱云：“见官时，拈此结而解之，可以弭祸。”生如其教，诣郡自投。太守喜其诚信，又稽牒知其冤，销名令归。

至中途，遇袁，下骑执手，备言情况。袁愤然作色，默然无语。生曰：“以君风采，何自污也？”袁曰：“某所杀皆不义之人，所取皆非义之财。不然，即遗于路者不拾也。君教我固自佳，然如君家邻，岂可留在人间耶！”言已超乘而去。生归，殡母已，杜门谢客。忽一日盗入邻家，父子十余口尽行杀戮，止留一婢。席卷资物，与僮分携之。临去，执灯谓婢：汝认明：杀人者我也，与人无涉。”并不启关，飞檐越壁而去。明日告官。疑生知情，又捉生去。邑宰词色甚厉，生上堂握带，且辨且解。宰不能诘，又释之。既归，益自韬晦，读书不出，一跛妪执炊而已。服既阕，日扫阶庭，以待好音。一日异香满院。登阁视之，内外陈设焕然矣。悄揭画帘，则公主凝妆坐，急拜之。女挽手曰：“君不信数，遂使土木为灾；又以苫块之戚，迟我三年琴瑟：是急之而反以得缓，天下事大抵然也。”生将出资治具。女曰：“勿复须。”婢探椟，有肴羹热如新出于鼎，酒亦芳烈。酌移时，日已投暮，足下所踏婢，渐都亡去。女四肢娇惰，足股屈伸，似无所着，生狎抱之。女曰：“君暂释手。今有两道，请君择之。”生揽项问故，曰：“若为棋酒之交，可得三十年聚首；若作床第之欢，可六年谐合耳。君焉取？”生曰：“六年后再商之。”女乃默然，遂相燕好。

女曰：“妾固知君不免俗道，此亦数也。”因使生蓄婢媪，别居南院，炊爨纺织以作生计。北院中并无烟火，惟棋枰、酒具而已。户常阖，生推之则自开，他人不得入也。然南院人作事勤惰，女辄知之，每使生往谴责，无不具服。女无繁言，无响笑，与有所谈，但俯首微哂。每骈肩坐，喜斜倚人。生举而加诸膝，轻如抱婴。生曰：“卿轻若此，可作掌上舞。”曰：“此何难！但婢子之为，所不屑耳。飞燕原九姊侍儿，屡以轻佻获罪，怒谪尘间，又不守女子之贞；今已幽之。”

阁上以锦袸布满，冬未尝寒，夏未尝热。女严冬皆着轻縠，生为制鲜衣，强使着之。逾时解去，曰：“尘浊之物，几于压骨成劳！”一日抱诸膝上，忽觉沉倍曩昔，异之。笑指腹曰：“此中有俗种矣。”过数日，颦黛不食，曰：“近病恶阻，颇思烟火之味。”生乃为具甘旨。从此饮食遂不异于常人。一日曰：“妾质单弱，不任生产。婢子樊英颇健，可使代之。”乃脱衷服衣英，闭诸室。少顷闻儿啼声，启扉视之，男也。喜曰：“此儿福相，大器也！”因名大器。绷纳主怀，俾付乳媪，养诸南院。女自免身，腰细如初，不食烟火矣。

忽辞生，欲暂归宁。问返期，答以“三日”。鼓皮排如前状，遂不见。至期不来；积年余音信全渺，亦已绝望。生键户下帏，遂领乡荐。终不肯娶；每独宿北院，沐其余芳。一夜辗转在榻，忽见灯火射窗，门亦自辟，群婢拥公主入。生喜，起问爽约之罪。女曰：“妾未愆期，天上二日半耳。”生得意自诩，告以秋捷，意主必喜。女愀然曰：“乌用是傥来者为！无足荣辱，止折人寿数耳。三日不见，入俗幛又深一层矣。”生由是不复进取。过数月又欲归宁，生殊凄恋，女曰：“此去定早还，无烦穿望。且人生合离，皆有定数，撙节之则长，恣纵之则短也。”既去，月余即返。从此一年半载辄一行，往往数月始还，生习为常，亦不之怪。

又生一子。女举之曰：“豺狼也！”立命弃之。生不忍而止，名曰可弃。甫周岁，急为卜婚。诸媒接踵，问其甲子，皆谓不合。曰：“吾欲为狼子治一深圈，竟不可得，当今倾败六七年，亦数也。”嘱生曰：“记取四年后，侯氏生女，左胁有小赘疣，乃此儿妇。当婚之，勿较其门第也。”即令书而志之。后又归宁，竟不复返。生每以所嘱告亲友。果有侯氏女，生有赘疣，侯贱而行恶，众咸不齿，生竟媒定焉。

大器十七岁及第，娶云氏，夫妻皆孝友。父钟爱之。可弃渐长不喜读，辄偷与无赖博赌，恒盗物偿戏债。父怒挞之，而卒不改。相戒提防，不使有所得。遂夜出，小为穿窬。为主所觉，缚送邑宰。宰审其姓氏，以名刺送之归。父兄共絷之，楚掠惨棘，几于绝气。兄代哀免，始释之。父忿恚得疾，食锐减。乃为二子立析产书，楼阁沃田，尽归大器。可弃怨怒，夜持刀入室将杀兄，误中嫂。先是，主有遗裤绝轻软，云拾作寝衣。可弃斫之，火星四射，大惧奔出。父知病益剧，数月寻卒。可弃闻父死，始归。兄善视之，而可弃益肆。年余所分田产略尽，赴郡讼兄。官审知其人，斥逐之。兄弟之好遂绝。

又逾年可弃二十有三，侯女十五矣。兄忆母言，欲急为完婚。召至家，除佳宅与居；迎妇入门，以父遗良田，悉登籍交之，曰：“数顷薄田，为若蒙死守之，今悉相付。吾弟无行，寸草与之皆弃也。此后成败，在于新妇。能令改行，无忧冻馁；不然，兄亦不能填无底壑也。”

侯虽小家女，然固慧丽，可弃雅畏爱之，所言无敢违。每出限以晷刻，过期则诟厉不与饮食，可弃以此少敛。年余生一子，妇曰：“我以后无求于人矣。膏腴数顷，母子何患不温饱？无夫焉，亦可也。”会可弃盗粟出赌，妇知之，弯弓于门以拒之。大惧避去。窥妇入，逡巡亦入。妇操刀起，可弃反奔，妇逐斫之，断幅伤臀，血沾袜履。忿极往诉兄，兄不礼焉，冤惭而去。过宿复至，跪嫂哀泣，乞求先容于妇，妇决绝不纳。

可弃怒，将往杀妇，兄不语。可弃忿起，操戈直出。嫂愕然，欲止之；兄目禁之。俟其去，乃曰：“彼固作此态，实不敢归也。”使人觇之，已入家门。兄始色动，将奔赴之，而可弃已坌息入。

盖可弃入家，妇方弄儿，望见之，掷儿床上，觅得厨刀；可弃惧，曳戈反走，妇逐出门外始返。兄已得其情，故诘之。可弃不言，惟向隅泣，目尽肿。兄怜之，亲率之去，妇乃内之。俟兄出，罚使长跪，要以重誓，而后以瓦盆赐之食。自此改行为善。妇持筹握算，日致丰盈，可弃仰成而已。后年七旬，子孙满前，妇犹时捋白须，使膝行焉。

异史氏曰：“悍妻妒妇，遭之者如疽附于骨，死而后已，岂不毒哉！然砒、附，天下之至毒也，苟得其用，瞑眩大瘳，非参、苓所能及矣。而非仙人洞见脏腑，又乌敢以毒药贻子孙哉！”

章丘李孝廉善迁，少倜傥不泥，丝竹词曲之属皆精之。两兄皆登甲榜，而孝廉益佻脱。娶夫人谢，稍稍禁制之。遂亡去，三年不返，遍觅不得。后得之临清勾栏中。家人入，见其南向坐，少姬十数左右侍，盖皆学音艺而拜门墙者也。临行积衣累笥，悉诸姬所贻。既归，夫人闭置一室，投书满案。以长绳系榻足，引其端自棂内出，贯以巨铃，系诸厨下。凡有所需则蹑绳，绳动铃响则应之。夫人躬设典肆，垂帘纳物而估其直；左持筹，右握管；老仆供奔走而已。由此居积致富。每耻不及诸姒贵。锢闭三年而孝廉捷。喜曰：“三卵两成，吾以改为毈矣，今亦尔耶？”

又耿进士崧生，章丘人。夫人每以绩火佐读：绩者不辍，读者不敢息也。或朋旧相诣，辄窃听之：论文则沦茗作黍；若恣谐谑，则恶声逐客矣。每试得平等，不敢入室门；超等始笑迎之。设帐得金悉内献，丝毫不敢匿。故东主馈遗，恒面较锱铢。人或非笑之，而不知其销算良难也。后为妇翁延教内弟。是年游泮，翁谢仪十金，耿受盒返金。夫人知之曰：“彼虽固亲，然舌耕为何也？”追之返而受之。耿不敢争，而心终歉焉，思暗偿之。于是每岁馆金，皆短其数以报夫人。积二年余得若干数。忽梦一人告之曰：“明日登高，金数即满。”次日试一临眺，果拾遗金，恰符缺数，遂偿岳。后成进士，夫人犹呵谴之。耿曰：“今一行作吏，何得复尔？”夫人曰：“谚云：‘水长则船亦高。’即为宰相，宁便大耶？”

bobshu 2007-12-03 16:05
A Painted Hide 画皮
文中有几处错误,现建议作如下改正

The devil caught him,cut open his chest and ate his heart. Wang's wife saw this. The grieved woman fled to seek help from the priest. To see if the woman was sincere about saving her husband the priest made fun of her. He even bid the woman to eat what he had vomited. To save her husband she endured everything. The priest laughed before he left. Back home ,she suddenly felt like vomiting. Something from her mouth dropped into her husband's cut chest. Slowly her husband regained his life.

seclusive 2007-12-03 16:56
QUOTE:
引用第12楼bobshu于2007-12-03 16:05发表的“”:
A Painted Hide 画皮
文中有几处错误,现建议作如下改正

The devil caught him,cut open his chest and ate his heart. Wang's wife saw this. The grieved woman fled to seek help from the priest. To see if the woman was sincere about saving her husband the priest made fun of her. He even bid the woman to eat what he had vomited. To save her husband she endured everything. The priest laughed before he left. Back home ,she suddenly felt like vomiting. Something from her mouth dropped into her husband's cut chest. Slowly her husband regained his life.

<< 原译: The devil caught him cut open his chest and ate his heart. Wang's wife saw this. The grieved woman fled to seek help from the priest. To see if the woman was sincere about saving her husband the priest made fun of her. He even bid the woman to eat what he had vomited. To save her husband she endured everything. The priest laughed before he left. Back home ly she felt like vomiting. Something from her mouth dropped into her husband's cut chest. Slowly her husband regained his life.
厉鬼赶上，拉住王生，挖出了他的心。王生妻子陈氏，亲眼看到丈夫被害，悲痛欲绝，她急忙找到道士，跪地哀求道士救她丈夫。老道为考验陈氏救夫的决心，百般戏弄陈氏，并从口中吐出东西让陈氏吃。陈氏一心想救丈夫，什么都忍受了，道士见状哈哈大笑而去。陈氏一到家里，抚着丈夫的尸体大哭，在抱尸收敛时，她突然呕吐，所食东西一下子从口中飞出，落入丈夫腔中，丈夫慢慢地苏醒过来。>>

谢谢 Mr. bobshu 指出

另外 英文标点的 , 应紧邻前面的英文单词 后面接一半角空格 例如

him,cut ---> him, cut

home ,she ---> home, she

这是最基本的英文书写要求 提请诸位注意

tscn 2008-02-22 20:40
希望继续登载。

seclusive 2008-04-04 17:05
Jui-yün
By P'u Sung-ling
Translated by Y.K. Martin

瑞云，杭之名妓，色艺无双。年十四。其母蔡媪，将使出应答。瑞云曰：“此奴终身发轫之始，不可草草。价由母定，客则听奴自择之，”媪曰：“诺。”乃定价十五金，逐日见客。客求见者必贽：贽厚者接以弈，酬以画；薄者一茶而已。瑞云名噪已久，富商贵介，接踵于门。
JUI-YÜN, A CELEBRATED Courtesan in Hang chow, was without peer in beauty and artistic attainments. When she was fourteen, her "mother," Madame Ts'ai, began preparations for her debut. Jui-yün said to her mother, " As this is the start of my professional career, it must not be done in too casual a manner. You can name the price, Mother, but please leave to me the choice of the client." The Madame agreed to this and set the price at fifteen ounces of silver. Thereafter, Jui-yün received prospective clients daily. A visitor asking to see her was required to present a gift. If the gift was substantial, Jui-yün would playa game of chess with him or give him a painting in return; if the gift was not substantial, however, she would only ask him to stay for a cup of tea. As Jui-yün's name had been known for quite some time, from then onwards, wealthy merchants as well as gentlemen of high birth streamed through her door.

余杭贺生，才名夙著，而家仅中资。素仰瑞云，固未敢拟同鸳梦，亦竭微贽，冀得一睹芳泽，窃恐其阅人既多，不以寒酸在意；及至相见一谈，而款接殊殷。坐语良久，眉目含情，作诗赠生曰：
Ho of Hang chow had been known from an early age for his literary talent, but he came from a family of modest means. He had been an admirer of Jui-yün's for a long time. Of course he dared not entertain the hope of sharing with her the same dream in a nuptial bed. Nevertheless, he did his best to obtain a modest gift, hoping to be able to catch a glimpse of her beautiful face. Secretly he feared that as she received so many visitors, a poor man like himself was unlikely to catch her eye. When they eventually met and talked, however, she treated him with solicitude. For a long time they sat and talked; all the while the light of love shone in her eyes as she looked at him. She wrote a poem which she presented to him:

“何事求浆者，蓝桥叩晓关？有心寻玉杵，端只在人间。”
What was it he sought from the old woman at Lan-ch'iao station,
The young man who knocked at dawn asking for broth?
Verily, if your heart is set on finding the pestle of jade,
You do not have to go beyond this world of man.

生得诗狂喜，更欲有言，忽小鬟来白“客至”，生仓猝遂别。既归，吟玩诗意，梦魂萦扰。过一二日，情不自已，修贽复往。瑞云接见良欢。移坐近生，悄然曰：“能图一宵之聚否？”生曰：“穷踧之士，惟有痴情可献知己。一丝之贽，已竭绵薄。得近芳容，私愿已足；若肌肤之亲，何敢作此梦想。”瑞云闻之，戚然不乐，相对遂无一语。生久坐不出，媪频唤瑞云以促之，生乃归。心甚悒悒，思欲罄家以博一次，而更尽而别，此情复何可耐？筹思及此，热念都消，由是音息遂绝。
Ho was in raptures when he received the poem. But even as he wanted to say something to her, suddenly a young servant girl announced the arrival of another visitor, and he had to take his leave in a hurry. When he returned home, Ho kept repeating and brooding over the poem till it haunted him even in his dreams. A day or two later, he could restrain himself no longer but after obtaining another gift, went again to see Jui-yün. She was delighted to receive him. Going up to sit by him she asked quietly, "Can you possibly find the means for us to be together for one night?" "An impoverished scholar like myself," Ho replied, "has only his single-minded devotion to offer to her who appreciates his as yet unrecognized talents. Even today's token gift has exhausted my means. I am content just to be able to gaze upon your beautiful face. How dare I indulge in the vain hope, ever, of having you in my arms?" When Jui-yün heard this, she was sad and dejected, and they sat together in total silence without uttering another word. For a long time Ho just sat there and only left after the Madame tried repeatedly to hasten his departure by sending for Jui-yün. At home, Ho wondered despondently if he should perhaps pledge all his fortune in order to win her for one night. But how could he endure the pain of parting at dawn? When he thought about that, his fervour evaporated. Thereafter all communication between Ho and Jui-yün ceased.

瑞云择婿数月，不得一当，媪恚，将强夺之。一日有秀才投贽，坐语少时，便起，以一指按女额曰：“可惜，可惜！”遂去。
After several months Jui-yün still had not found a suitable client. The Madame, being rather annoyed, was about to force one on Jui-yün against her will but had not yet done so. One day, a hsiu-ts'ai came offering a present. Having sat and chatted with Jui-yün for only a short time, he stood up and, pressing her forehead with a finger, exclaimed, "Oh, what a pity! What a pity!" He then left.

瑞云送客返，共视额上有指印黑如墨，濯之益真；过数日墨痕益阔；年余连额彻准矣，见者辄笑，而车马之迹以绝。媪斥去妆饰，使与婢辈伍。瑞云又荏弱，不任驱使，日益憔翠。贺闻而过之，见蓬首厨下，丑状类鬼。举目见生，面壁自隐。
When Jui-yün came back into the house after having seen the visitor off, everyone noticed a finger-mark, as black as ink, on her forehead. The more she attempted to wash it off, the more apparent it became. It widened after a few days, and after a year or so, it had spread down her cheeks as far as her nose. Everyone who saw her would fall to sniggering, and no wheel marks from visitors' carriages were visible any longer in front of her door. The Madame took away all of Jui-yün's ornaments and relegated her to the company of servant girls. As she was fragile, she could not stand up to the work she was put to and so became more haggard day by day. When Hp heard about this he went to see her. He found her in the kitchen, unkempt and as unsightly in appearance as a ghost. Looking up and catching sight of him, she turned to the wall to hide her face.

贺怜之，便与媪言愿赎作妇。媪许之。贺货田倾装，买之以归。入门，牵衣揽涕，不敢以伉俪自居，愿备妾媵，以俟来者。贺曰：“人生所重者知己：卿盛时犹能知我，我岂以衰故忘卿哉！”遂不复娶。闻者又姗笑之，而生情益笃。
Ho took pity on her and told the Madame that he was willing to pay the price for her freedom and take her home to be his wife. The Madame consented. Ho sold his rice fields and whatever possessions he had to raise the Tequired sum, and he brought her home. As soon as Jui-yün entered his house she broke into tears, clinging to his dress. She would not be so presumptuous as to be his wife, she said, but would be quite willing to be his concubine until the time he could find a suitable wife. To this Ho replied, "What a man values most in life is to have someone who knows his worth. Even in the prime of your beauty you showed me that you favoured me. How can I, just because your fortunes have declined, forget you now?" Henceforth he never took a wife. All those who heard this tale laughed at him, but the only effect this had on Ho was to make him even more devoted to Jui-yün.

居年余偶至苏，有和生与同主人，忽问：“杭有名妓瑞云，近如何矣？”贺曰：“适人矣。”问：“何人？”曰：“其人率与仆等。”和曰：“若能如君，可谓得人矣。不知其价几何？”贺曰：“缘有奇疾，姑从贱售耳。不然，如仆者，何能于勾栏中买佳丽哉！”又问：“其人果能如君否？”贺以其问之异，因反诘之。
After they had lived together for more than a year, Ho happened to visit Suchow and was guest to the same host as a Mr. Huo. Out of the blue Mr. Huo asked him, "In Hanchow there was a famous courtesan, Jui-yün. What has become of her?" "She has got married," Ho replied. "To whom?" Mr. Huo asked. "To a man not unlike myself," replied Ho. "If the man is like you," Mr. Huo remarked, "she has found the right man. I wonder what the price was he had to pay for her." "Owing to a strange illness she contracted, "Ho answered, "she was sold very cheaply. Otherwise, how can a humble person like myself afford to purchase a beauty from such quarters." "Is this man really as good as yourself?" Mr. Huo asked again. Seeing that the question Mr. Huo asked was most extraordinary, Ho turned the tables on him.

和笑曰：“实不相欺：昔曾一觐其芳仪，甚惜其以绝世之姿，而流落不偶，故以小术晦其光而保其璞，留待怜才者之真赏耳。”贺急问曰：“君能点之，亦能涤之否？”和笑曰：“乌得不能？但须其人一诚求耳！”贺起拜曰：“瑞云之婿，即某是也。”和喜曰：“天下惟真才人为能多情，不以妍媸易念也。请从君归，便赠一佳人。”遂同返杭。
Mr. Huo replied with a smile, "I will no longer keep the truth from you. I had once seen her beautiful face. As I felt it was most regrettable that a woman like herself, possessing beauty without match, should have the ill luck to be reduced to such a kind of life far away from home, I therefore performed a little trick to dim her glamour in order to preserve her in her purity, saving her for the one who could truly appreciate her." Quickly Ho asked, "If you could disfigure her face, can you also restore it?" Smiling, Mr. Huo replied, "Why not. All that is necessary is for this man to show real sincerity in his request." Ho rose and prostrated himself before Mr. Huo, saying, "I am in fact the one who married Jui-yün." Delighted, Mr. Huo remarked, "In this world only those who are genuinely talented are capable of love, and beauty or ugliness had no effect on their fidelity. I will go to your house with you and there I will present you with a beautiful woman."

抵家，贺将命酒。和止之曰：“先行吾法，当先令治具者有欢心也。”即令以盥器贮水，戟指而书之，曰：“濯之当愈。然须亲出一谢医人也。”贺喜谢，笑捧而去，立俟瑞云自靧之，随手光洁，艳丽一如当年。夫妇共德之，同出展谢，而客已渺，遍觅之不得，意其其仙欤？
Ho, then, took him home. When they arrived, Ho was about to ask for wine to be brought when Mr. Huo stopped him, saying, "Let me fIrst of all practise my magic so as to make her happy who is preparing the food." At once he asked for water in a basin, then, with pointed finger like a spear, he wrote on the water. "If she washes her face with this water," he said, "she will be cured. But she must come in person to thank the healer." Ho laughed and took the water away. He stood waiting while Jui-yün washed her face. Even as she did so, her face became clean and as radiantly beautiful as in the old days. Husband and wife were both overwhelmed with gratitude for Mr. Huo. But, when they came out together to thank him, Mr. Huo had vanished and was not to be found, even though they searched for him everywhere. Was he a supernatural being?

liuzhenyu83 2009-04-23 14:44

susanqy 2009-04-30 15:03
楼主为什么不继续呢?译的很好啊

tequilayan 2009-09-21 20:46
楼主很强啊··顶一个


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