Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Wu Xiaolian and Shi, all dressed up, went to Kyoto to seek an official position wholeheartedly.Passing through Dezhou, Shi suddenly contracted a serious illness, couldn't afford to vomit blood, and lay down in the boat for a long time.The servant stole the gold and silver and left without saying goodbye.Shi was furious, his condition worsened, and his money and food were cut off.The boatman plotted secretly and wanted to leave Shi alone.It happened that a woman passed by by boat and moored on the shore at night. When she heard about this, she volunteered to take in Shi.

The boatman was overjoyed and immediately sent Shi to the cabin.Shi opened his eyes and looked at the woman, about forty years old, with luxurious clothes and beautiful appearance, and thanked her with a groan.The woman said: "I have a pill that can bring the dead back to life. After the young master recovers from his illness, don't forget your kindness." Shi vowed: "Never dare to forget."

The woman took out a pill and gave it to Shi. Half a day later, Shi's condition improved. The woman served her attentively, and her intimacy was better than that of a husband and wife. Shi was even more grateful.One month later, Shi recovered from his illness, and the woman said: "This concubine is lonely and helpless, if my son doesn't dislike my old age, I am willing to marry you."

At that time, Shi was in his thirties and had lost his wife for many years. He was overjoyed when he heard the news, and now he was lingering with the woman, loving him endlessly.The woman took out her private money and made money for Shi.The two agreed that when Shi became famous, they would go home together.

After Shi entered Beijing, he bribed the government with gold and silver and successfully obtained a position.There is still a lot of gold and silver left around, so I will buy a famous horse and luxury car now, and prepare to return home in fine clothes.Thinking of the woman's age, she was not a good match, so she offered a hundred taels of gold to marry a girl from the Wang family as a concubine, feeling uneasy, lest she would find out.When returning to his hometown, he deliberately did not pass through Dezhou and made a detour.

After a year passed, Shi never contacted the woman.

A cousin of Shi, who occasionally passed by Dezhou, lived next to the woman.Knowing the identity of her cousin, the woman came to ask about Shi's whereabouts, and the cousin told the truth.The woman cursed and narrated the relationship between the two. When the cousin heard the words, he was annoyed and comforted him: "Maybe my cousin is busy with work and has no time to take care of my sister-in-law. Please write a letter and I will take it back for you." The woman wrote the letter as she said. , Shi Mou is still indifferent and ignores it.

Another year later, the woman went to Shi's residence by herself, and asked the gatekeeper to inform her, but Shi refused to meet her.One day, Shi was having a banquet by himself, when he suddenly heard loud noises and scolding, he stopped his glass to listen, and the woman had already opened the curtain and entered.Shi was terrified, his face ashen.The woman scolded: "Loveless man! You are so happy. Don't even think about it. Where does wealth come from today? I have a deep relationship with you. Even if you want to take a concubine, you should discuss it with me. I am not sure. "

Shi held his breath and did not dare to make a sound. After a long time, he felt ashamed, so he knelt down to admit his mistake and begged for forgiveness.The woman is slightly angry.Shi discussed with his concubine, Wang, and asked her to see the woman as a younger sister, but Wang refused.Shi insisted again and again, but Wang was helpless, so she came out to pay a visit. The woman returned a salute and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, I'm not a jealous person. It's just that Shi Lang doesn't miss the old love, it's too much. If it were you, it would be too much." won't be happy."

Mrs. Wang asked the whole story, and the woman told her one by one. When Mrs. Wang heard what she said, she was also very angry, accusing and cursing, which was very unfair.Shi felt ashamed and just kept begging for mercy.The woman scolded for a while, vented her anger, and reconciled with each other.

At the beginning, before the woman came, Shi had secretly told the doorman not to report.Now that the woman broke into the hall unexpectedly, Shi was very angry. He went to the gatekeeper and scolded him.The gatekeeper refused to accept it, and said: "The door is locked, and the small key is always kept by my side. I really don't know how the woman entered the house." The words were very wronged.

Shi felt strange in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask the woman. Although the two were talking and laughing on the surface, a estrangement had formed in their hearts.Fortunately, women are virtuous and never competitive.Three meals a day, go back to the room after eating, close the door and go to bed early.He didn't ask Shi where he slept.At first Wang was worried about women competing for favor, but now she is finally relieved and respects women more and more.Greetings day and night.The woman is tolerant, handles housework, and knows every detail.

For a day, Shi lost his official seal, and the whole house was boiling, searching and searching, but there was nothing he could do.The woman smiled and said: "Don't worry, the seal is in the well, drain the well, and you can find it yourself." Shi Mou tried it out according to the words, but found the missing seal in the well.Asked the woman: "How do you know?" The woman smiled and said nothing.Vaguely, it seems that the person who pirated the printing was known, but he still refused to reveal it.

After living there for several years, Shi noticed that the woman's words and deeds were very strange, and suspected that she was not human.After the woman went to bed, he ordered the servants to observe the movement, and the servants came back and reported: "I only heard the vibration of the clothes on the bed, but I don't know what the mistress is doing."

The woman has a close relationship with Mrs. Wang. That night, when Shi went out on business, the woman drank with Mrs. Wang, lying drunk at the banquet, her body turned into a fox. Mrs. Wang felt sorry for her, fearing that she would freeze, so she covered her with cotton quilt.Not long after, Shi returned home, Wang told the truth, Wang was furious, and raised a knife to kill the woman.Wang refused and said, "Even if my sister is a demon, how can I feel sorry for my husband?" Shi refused to listen and insisted on killing.

The woman woke up in shock, and cursed: "You really have a heart like a snake and a scorpion, you can't live here for a long time. Give me back the pill I gave you before." While speaking, she spit out and hit Shi on the cheek.Shi felt that his face was like ice compresses, the cold was unbearable, his throat was itchy, and he unconsciously spit out the pills.The pill has not melted, the size and shape are the same as before.

The woman picked up the pills and left angrily. Wang went out to chase after her, but the woman was nowhere to be seen.

That night, Shi's old illness relapsed, he vomited blood continuously, and died of illness half a year later.