Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Wanfu, whose name is Zixiang, is from Boxing.He read less poetry and books, his family was well-off but his fortune was not good, he was in his twenties and had not yet achieved fame.

According to the customs in the village, taxes and servitude are mostly apportioned to the wealthy households, and the honest people often lose their homes and property because of this.This year happened to be Wanfu's turn to do hard labor, so he fled in fear, and went to Jinan, where he was rented in a hotel.

In the middle of the night, a woman elopes, gorgeous in color, happy with her.Asked her name, the woman said, "I am a fox demon. But I will not harm the young master." The words are frank, and Wanfu is very happy, without any doubt.The woman asked: "My lord, don't live with the guests." Wanfu agreed.

Since then, the woman has come and gone every night, and the two are intimate, like glue.Everything needed for daily use is provided by the fox girl.

Not long after staying here, I met two or three times and came to visit. Every time a friend came to the door, he would not leave all night.Wanfu was bored and embarrassed to refuse, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.All the friends said: "I would like to see the beauty of the fox fairy." Wanfu pleaded with the fox girl, and the fox girl said: "Why do you see me? I am also a human being, and my facial features are the same." Listening to his voice, it is as vivid as before. , looked around and searched, but there was no one.

A friend surnamed Sun Ming Deyan, who was good at joking, asked to meet again and again, saying: "The girl has a charming voice, which makes people fascinated. Why should you be stingy with her appearance, hide and hide, and refuse to see people, making me fall in love?" The fox girl laughed. He said: "My dear grandson, what do you want me to do? Do you want to make grandma play a carnival?" All the guests laughed.

The fox girl said: "I am a fox, and I will tell an allusion related to foxes. Would you like to listen?"The fox girl said: "Once upon a time, there were many foxes in the inn in a certain village, haunting the halls and confusing the guests. The travelers knew about this and advised each other not to stay in this inn. For half a year, the business was sluggish. The owner was very worried, and he was most taboo to mention the word 'fox'. Two words. One day, a guest from afar came to stay, claiming to be a foreigner, and wandered around the door. The owner was very happy, and just invited the guest into the house, and a passer-by advised: "There is a fox in the store." The guest was terrified and turned around. Yu left, but the owner argued in every possible way, saying: "Where is there a fox demon? There is absolutely no such thing." The guest was dubious, hesitantly asked for an upper room, entered the room to sleep, saw a group of rats wandering under the bed, and ran out in horror. The host shouted, "There is a fox!" The host asked why. The guest complained: "The fox's nest is here, why lie to deceive each other?" 'It's thin and small, it's not a fox, it must be a grandson of a fox.'”

After the story was told, the whole room roared with laughter. Sun Deyan said: "Foreigners don't know much about foxes and mice. Since the girl refuses to see you, please forgive me for being rude. Don't leave." The fox girl said: "It doesn't matter if you stay overnight. Let me state first, fox demons like to play tricks on people, if you offend someone, don't get angry." Everyone was worried that she was playing a prank, so they had no choice but to disperse.

Afterwards, all the friends will come once every few days to find foxes and fight wits, laughing and scolding each other.The fox girl is extremely witty, she turns the guests upside down in her words, she is amusing, and her eloquence is unrivaled.Everyone jokingly called her "Fox Lady".

One day, at the wine banquet, Wanfu occupied the host seat, and Sun Deyan and two guests sat on the left and right, taking the first seat to wait for the fox girl.The fox girl refused to be good at drinking, and everyone asked her to sit down and talk.After several rounds of drinking, everyone rolled the dice for fun, and ordered melons and vines to drink. A guest caught melons and was punished to drink. He half-jokingly pushed the wine glass to the seat and said, "Mrs. Fox is very sober, drink for me."

The fox girl said with a smile: "I never drink alcohol. Let me tell you an allusion, and I will serve you with wine." Sun Deyan covered his ears and didn't want to hear it.Everyone said: "It's okay to tell allusions, but you are not allowed to swear, or you will be punished." The fox girl laughed and said, "You are not allowed to swear. How about scolding a fox?"

The fox girl said: "Once upon a time, a certain minister was sent to a red-haired country, and he wore a fox fur hat to meet the king. The king asked, "What kind of fur is it, so warm?" The minister replied, "Fox fur." ​​The king said "I've never heard of this thing in my life. How do you write the word fox?" The minister stretched out his finger, gestured in the air, and Qi Zou said: "The right side is a big melon, and the left side is a small dog." When the host and guest heard this, they all laughed.Only Sun Deyan was displeased, he sat on the left, there was something in the fox girl's words, didn't she call herself a puppy?

The two guests are the Chen brothers, one has seen it and the other has heard it.Seeing Sun Deyan's embarrassment, they shouted in unison: "Where is the male fox, why did he let the female fox go wild?" While speaking, he looked at Wanfu, with a half-smile, which meant "I don't care about my own woman."

The fox girl said with a smile: "The story just now is not over yet, please don't bark and interrupt my train of thought. But said the king was surprised when he saw the minister riding a mule. He asked, 'What is this thing?' The minister Said: "This mule is born of a horse." The king became more and more curious, and the minister explained: "In our China, a horse gives birth to a mule, and a mule gives birth to a foal." The king asked for details, and the envoy said: "A horse gives birth to a foal." Mules are 'what I see'; mules and foals are 'what I hear'." All the audience smiled.The Chen brothers were blushing.Yep, got tricked again.

Everyone was teased, knowing that they were not the opponent of the fox girl, they agreed with each other: whoever jokes and curses again will be punished as the host.After a while, the wine was hot, and Sun Deyan said to Wanfu, "I have an upper couplet, please continue." Wanfu said, "Please tell me." .” The crowd was thinking hard, but no one could answer.

The fox girl said with a smile: "I have a couplet: the Dragon King issued an imperial edict for direct remonstrance, and the turtle also 'gets to speak', and the tortoise also 'gets to speak'." Everyone laughed, and they all fell down.Sun Deyan said angrily: "It was clearly agreed just now that you are not allowed to swear. Why did you break the precept?" The fox girl laughed and said, "It's my fault, but if it wasn't for that, it would be difficult to make a second line. I will have a banquet tomorrow night and I will personally apologize to you." Everyone laughed.The humor of the fox girl can be seen from this.

A few months later, the fox girl and Wanfu returned to their hometown together. When they passed by Boxing, the fox girl said: "I have a distant relative here. I haven't seen it for a long time. Since I passed by, I have to pay a visit. It's getting late, and I'm going to board for a night." It’s not too late to leave tomorrow morning.” Wan Mou asked, “Where is it?” The fox girl pointed in front of her and said, “Not far away.”

The surrounding area was remote, and Wanfu suspected that there were no villages. With the mentality of giving it a try, he walked for about two miles, and he saw a village with a strange shape, which he had never seen in his life.The fox girl knocked on the door, and an old servant came out and led the two into the hospital.I saw that there were many families, like a big family.When Er met his master, he was an old couple. They saluted each other and greeted each other. The master invited Wanfu to his seat and set up a banquet. The dishes were sumptuous and he treated him like a son-in-law.

After staying for one night, the two said goodbye and returned home. The fox girl said: "If you return with the young master, the family members have never seen me. I'm afraid it will be shocking. The young master returns first, and I will arrive later." Wanfu agreed and went home first. Inform parents in advance.Not long after, the fox girl arrived, talked and laughed with Wanfu, heard his voice but did not see him.

A year later, Wanfu went to Jinan on business, accompanied by the fox girl.Suddenly several people came and talked with the fox, exchanging pleasantries.The fox girl said to Wanfu: "I am from Shaanxi, and I have been with you for a long time, and I have been with you for a long time. Now my brother has come and invited me to return with me. I can no longer serve you."

Wanfu tried to persuade her to stay again, but the fox girl refused to listen and left.