Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Not long after, Ma Ji and the villagers loaded the goods on board and went to sea for trade.The boat can accommodate dozens of people, with a flat bottom and high hurdles, ten people row the oars, and the water is like an arrow.It lasted three days, and I saw the clouds and water in the distance, the pavilions are stacked, and the sailboats gathered under the city, as many as ants.After a while, when he arrived at the city, Ma Ji stared at it carefully. The green bricks on the wall were huge, and each piece was seven feet long.The city tower soars into the sky, the abandoned boat goes ashore, and the commodities on display in the market are rare and dazzling, rare in the world.

A young man came on a steed, and all the people in the city avoided him. The villagers introduced, "This is the son of the third son of Dongyang." , That is to say, some servants came up to inquire about the place of origin, Ma Ji said one by one, and the prince said happily: "Young master is here, it is a good fate." So he awarded the mount and invited him to go with him.The two of them galloped side by side, out of the west gate to the shore of the island, their mounts jumped into the water, Ma Ji lost his voice in shock, suddenly he saw the water split in the middle, the left and right waves stood firm like a wall.There is a palace in Erzhi, the tortoiseshell is used as beams, the scales are used as tiles, and the walls are crystal clear, and the light can be used to judge shadows.

Dismounted into the hall, looked up, and saw Lord Long standing high above, and the prince said: "I am traveling in the downtown area, and I will get the Chinese sages to introduce the king." Ma Ji knelt down and bowed, and the Lord Long said: "Mr. , Song Yu. Please take the trouble to write a "Hai Shi Fu", and don't hesitate to teach me." Ma Ji accepted the order happily, and the Dragon King gave him a crystal inkstone, a pen made of dragon hair, white paper like snow, and ink like orchid.Ma Ji wrote a thousand words in a vigorous pen and wrote them in the hall, and the Dragon Lord praised "Mr. is a talented man, and everyone in the water country will be honored." So he gathered the dragon clan and held a banquet in the Caixia Palace.After several rounds of drinking, Dragon Lord held the cup and said: "I have a beloved daughter who is single and unmarried, so I gave it to my husband as a wife. What do you think?"

Ma Ji left the table to thank you, and Nuo Nuo agreed.Lord Long looked left and right, gave some instructions in a low voice, no matter what, several court ladies came out surrounded by a girl, wearing rings and drums.After the two worshiped heaven and earth, Ma Ji secretly looked at the girl, she was as beautiful as a fairy.Not long after, the girl left and the banquet was over. Two servant girls carried painted lamps and sent Ma Ji into the bridal chamber. The girl waited with heavy makeup. The bed was made of coral, decorated with eight treasures, tassels outside the tent, decorated with pearls, as big as a rice bucket , The bed is beautifully embroidered bedding, and the incense is spread around.

At dawn the next day, the husband and wife got up early, maids and maidservants scrambled to serve each other, and Ma Ji went up to pay homage to him, and the Dragon King named him the captain-in-law of the son-in-law. While sending "Hai Shi Fu" to the world, the dragon kings of the four seas sent envoys to congratulate each other, and took the opportunity to invite the son-in-law Go to a banquet.Ma Ji is dressed in brocade, drives a blue dragon chariot, and shouts out.Dozens of samurai followed, iron cavalry bent their bows, and white flags fluttered;Within three days, he traveled all over the world, and the name of "Dragon Matchmaker" is known all over the world.

There is a yushu in the palace, which is as thick as a person's arms, and the trunk is like white colored glaze, crystal clear.There is a tree heart in the middle, light yellow, with the thickness of an arm.The leaves are as emerald as jade, as thick as copper coins, and the shade is finely divided.Ma Ji often recites poems with the girl under the tree, and the tree is full of flowers, which are similar in shape to gardenias.Each petal fell with a clang.Pick it up and examine, the petals are bright and lovely, as if carved from agate.

There are often different birds singing in the treetops, with golden and green feathers, and their tails are longer than their bodies.The voice is sad and touching.Every time Ma Ji heard the birdsong, he couldn't help missing his hometown.So she said to the girl: "I have been away from my parents for three years. I often think about this and cry. Will you come back with me?" Love, win the joy of the knees. Let me slowly find a way to return to my hometown." Ma Ji couldn't help crying when he heard the words.Long Nu sighed: "The love between husband and wife, the love between father and son, it is difficult to have both."

The next day, when Ma Ji came back from abroad, Lord Long said: "The captain misses his homeland, how about taking you home tomorrow morning?" Forget. After visiting relatives, we will meet again."

At dusk, Longnv bought wine and said goodbye, and Ma Ji made a date for the meeting later.Longnu said: "The love is over." Ma Ji was very sad.The dragon girl said: "Returning to parents shows that a son is even a filial person. Life is separated, and a hundred years is only a day and night. Why do you have to behave like a son and daughter, mourning and weeping? From then on, the concubine will keep the chastity for the king, and the king will keep righteousness for the concubine. The two places are of the same heart, Even husband and wife, why stay together sooner or later to grow old together? If you break the covenant, the marriage is unlucky. If no one takes care of the housework, you are allowed to take a concubine. When we parted, there is one more thing to ask: marrying a son, seems to be pregnant, Please name it." Ma Ji said: "If you give birth to a girl, name it Dragon Palace; if you give birth to a boy, name it Fuhai." The dragon girl begged for a token as proof that Ma Ji had obtained a pair of red jade lotus flowers in Luocha Kingdom, and took them out as a gift.

The dragon girl said: "Three years later, on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, you should go boating on the South Island and return your flesh and blood." While speaking, she made bags of fish skin, filled them with jewels, and gave them to her husband, saying, "Treasure them well, and you will not worry about food and clothing later. "At twilight, the Dragon King set up a tent for a farewell party, with generous gifts.Ma Ji bid farewell to the palace, and the dragon girl was sent to the seaside in a white sheep chariot.Ma Ji got on the bank and dismounted, Longnu warned him to be careful, and drove back. In an instant, the sea water recombined and disappeared.Ma Ji is returning.

When Ma Ji arrived home, his family members were all surprised. He hadn't returned for many years, and his wife had remarried. Fortunately, his parents were still alive and healthy.Only then did I comprehend the words of the dragon girl "keeping righteousness", which is also a prophet.Ma's father wants to remarry for his son, but Ma Ji refuses. He remembers the dragon girl's entrustment and accepts his maidservant as his concubine.Three years later, Ma Ji went boating on the island, and saw his two sons sitting on the floating water, paddling and playing in the water, neither moving nor sinking.Stepping forward to greet him, Yi'er laughed dumbfoundedly, grabbed his arm, and jumped into his arms.Another child was crying loudly, as if he was complaining: Why is he partial, only hugging him and not me?Ma Ji smiled and hugged her quickly.Examining carefully, one man and one woman, with graceful appearance and brocade hat embellished with jade on their foreheads, are exactly the pair of red jade lotus flowers.

The child carried a kit on his back, opened it for reading, and there was a letter inside, which said: Are the parents-in-law safe?Suddenly for three years, the world of mortals is separated forever, full of water, and blue birds are difficult to pass. Thinking about you day and night, eagerly waiting to return, the vast sea will only increase your deep hatred.Gu Nian flew to the moon Chang'e, guarding the Gui Mansion in the sky; threw the Weaver Girl on a shuttle, and lived alone in the Milky Way.Who am I that I can stay together forever?Thinking of this, I burst into tears.Two months after the farewell, I got twins.Tweeting and hugging, you can distinguish laughter; touching jujubes and grasping pears, you can live without a mother.Respect for your return.The gift of red jade lotus is evidenced by a hat.When I hugged my child on my knees, my concubine was on my left and right.Wen Jun abides by the covenant, and feels relieved.The concubine is the same in this life, and she will be spoiled until death.The treasures in the cabinet do not contain orchid ointment; the new make-up in the mirror is long-lost powder and daisy.The king is like a recruiter, and the concubine is a slut. Although the world is far apart, this love will not change.However, although the parents-in-law are holding their grandchildren, they have not seen the bride, and it is also a defect in love and reason.When the mother-in-law is buried after the age, she should visit the tomb in person to show her filial piety.From then on, if "Dragon Palace" is safe, there may be a time to meet each other; "Fuhai" lives forever, and they can still come and go with each other.Fu Wei cherishes it, and he can't say enough. (Chirp, bird chirping, here refers to children acting like a baby.)

Ma Ji read the letter repeatedly and burst into tears.The two children hugged their necks and said, "Go back." Ma Ji became more and more sad, put his hand on the baby, and asked, "Where is my home?" The two children didn't answer, but just cried.Ma Ji looked at the sea from a distance, looking around the vast, boundless, misty and misty, misty and poor.Bao'er fell off the boat and returned disappointed.

After returning home, Ma Ji knew that his mother's life would not be long, so he arranged for the funeral in advance, bought a coffin to build a grave, and planted a hundred pine trees in front of the grave.A year later, the old lady died of illness. On the day of the funeral, the dragon girl came to the cave in plain clothes, weeping and dying.When everyone was surprised, suddenly the wind and thunder roared, and the rain was torrential, and the dragon girl disappeared in an instant.Most of the pine trees in front of the tomb died because they were newly planted. After the heavy rain, they sprouted and revived.

After Fuhai grew up, he missed his biological mother, and since he threw himself into the sea, he has not returned for several days.Because she is a woman, Longgong is not allowed to go, and often closes the door and weeps.One day after an afternoon nap, the dragon girl came rushing in to comfort her, saying: "The child will grow up and have a family, why cry?" She gave a eight-foot coral tree, a dipterocarp, a hundred pearls, and eight treasures inlaid with gold. A pair of boxes, as dowry for women.When Ma Ji heard the news, he entered the house. When the husband and wife met each other, they held hands and wept.In a short time, the house was destroyed by lightning, and the dragon girl had already fled.