Ghost Story of Liaozhai

An Youyu was born in Gongsheng, Shaanxi.He squanders his loyalty and is kind-hearted. Every time he sees a hunter returning from hunting, he spends a lot of money to buy prey and release it to the forest.On this day, An Youyu went to his uncle's house to attend the funeral, and when he came back at dusk, he passed by the foot of Huashan Mountain. The sky was dark and he lost his way in the valley, unable to tell the direction.An Youyu was terrified, suddenly saw a light flickering a hundred meters away, and rushed to join him excitedly.

Just a few steps away, an old man came to meet him, with a stooped figure and a cane in his hand.An Youyu stopped to ask questions. The old man spoke first and asked, "Who is your master?" An Youyu said, "You lost your way. The place with the light in front of you seems to be a mountain village. You can go and stay there." The old man said: "Don't worry Don't. That place is extremely dangerous, not An Le Township. The little old man lives not far from here, if you don't dislike it, you can rest in the hut."

An Youyu was overjoyed, nodded in obedience, walked for a while, and found a village, the old man knocked on the door, an old lady came out to say hello, and asked: "Is the young master here?" The old man said: "Here you are." In the middle, I saw a simple living room. The old man lit a candle and invited An Youyu to sit down. While ordering his wife to prepare meals, he said: "Mr. An is my benefactor, not an outsider. You are handicapped, so you can ask Aunt Hua to come out and serve wine."

In a short time, a girl came out with a jug in her hand, standing beside the old man, her eyes were on An Youyu's eyes.An Youyu stared at the girl, only to see that she was young and beautiful like a fairy.The old man ordered the girl to heat the wine. There was a coal stove in the west corner, and the girl went over to fiddle with the coal fire and started to boil the wine.

An Youyu asked: "Who is Miss?" The old man said: "She is my daughter. The little old man's surname is Zhang, he is seventy years old, and he is the only daughter under his knees. There are no servants in the poor family, so I asked my daughter to come out to serve wine I made you laugh." An Youyu asked, "Have you agreed with your in-law's family?" The old man said, "I haven't married yet." An Youyu had nothing to say to praise the girl's beauty, but the old man said humbly, "Your Excellency, I'm so proud of you." .”

Suddenly, the girl screamed out, it turned out that the wine was overflowing, causing the flames to churn, the old man extinguished the flames, and scolded: "How can such a big girl be so careless?" An Youyu took a brief look, and saw that beside the coal stove, There was a portrait of Zigu made of corn stalks, which was not yet finished, and the old man scolded again: "You are not too young, why do you still look like a child? You only know how to weave grass all day long, Mr. An just now I also praise you for your virtuousness, but I don't know how to get into trouble in the blink of an eye, and I don't feel ashamed."

An Youyu took a look at the straw figurine, and saw the facial features and clothes, which were lifelike, and praised: "Young lady is very skilled, she really is ingenious."

The group returned to the banquet, and Aunt Hua served on the side, pouring wine for An Youyu frequently, smiling sweetly and behaving generously.An Youyu watched for a long time, and couldn't help being tempted.Suddenly the old lady shouted: "Father, come here." The old man got up and left.

Seeing that there was no one around, An Youyu said to the girl, "Young lady is so beautiful, I can't help myself, I want to marry you, is that okay?" The girl was holding a jug, facing the stove, silently, as if she didn't hear, An Youyu said it several times, but the girl still ignored her and got up to go back to her room.

An Youyu chased into the house, and the girl said displeasedly: "Kangsheng, what are you doing here?" An Youyu knelt down and begged for marriage, but the girl refused to listen and rushed to the door to leave, An Youyu grabbed her clothes and refused to let go , the girl called for help tremblingly, the old man came to check after hearing the news, and asked, "What's going on?" An Youyu blushed, let go, feeling ashamed.

The girl deliberately covered him up, and said calmly: "The wine boiled again just now, if Mr. An hadn't come, the wine pot would have melted."

An Youyu heard the words, her heart was at ease, she became more and more grateful for the girl, she was fascinated and couldn't control herself, knowing that if she stayed any longer, she might make impulsive mistakes, so she pretended to be drunk and left the table. The old man brought a quilt, An Youyu tossed and turned, Difficult to fall asleep, the sky is getting bright, and I will leave immediately.

Back home, An Youyu immediately begged his friend to go to the village to propose marriage. At dusk, the friend returned and said, "I haven't found the old man's place." The cliffs are towering, the grass is overgrown, and there are no villages.Asking the people nearby, they all replied: "There is no one with the surname Zhang here." An Youyu returned disappointed, missing the girl sick, dizzy, and unconscious. , just called "Hua Guzi" name.

The family members were perplexed, seeing that An Youyu's life was dying, they were secretly anxious.

This night, the family members took care of An, and fell asleep very sleepy. An Youyu seemed to feel someone pushing him lightly in the dimness. When he opened his eyes, Aunt Hua was by his side. Girl, weeping.Hua Guzi smiled and said, "Fool, why are you here?" While speaking, she stretched out her hands to massage his temples.

An Youyu made skin-to-skin contact with the girl, and smelled a burst of fragrance in his nose, making his whole body crisp.After Aunt Hua massaged for a while, An Youyu's forehead became hot, sweat profusely, and his spirit was lifted.Aunt Hua whispered: "There are many people here, so it's inconvenient to stay for a long time. I'll see you in three days." She took out a few steamed cakes from her sleeve and left quietly.An Youyu slept until midnight, the virus was excreted with sweat, hungry in the stomach, picked up the steamed cake and swallowed it, only to find it delicious, and ate three in one go.Wrap the remaining steamed cakes with clothes, close your eyes and rest.Woke up the next day, light and healthy, relieved.

Three days later, after eating the steamed cakes, An Youyu completely recovered, immediately dismissed the family, opened the door latch, and waited for the girl to come.Not long after, Aunt Hua came and said with a smile, "You idiot, why don't you thank the genius doctor?"Afterwards, Aunt Hua said: "The concubine took the risk of meeting the son to repay her kindness. The fate between you and me is shallow, and it is destined to be difficult to stay together forever. Please make plans early."

An Youyu was silent, and asked for a long time: "I have never met the girl, how can I repay her kindness? I really can't remember, can you give me some hints?" Hua Guzi smiled and said: "Think slowly, I will remember." An Youyu begged: "Let's get married." Aunt Hua said: "You and I will keep dating for a long time, of course we can't do it, even if we want to get married, we can't do it."

An Youyu was depressed when she heard the words, and Aunt Hua said: "If you want to get married, you can come to my house tomorrow night." An Youyu turned sadness into joy, and asked: "The journey is long, the girl is weak and slender, and she can walk alone. How can I get here?" Hua Guzi said: "I didn't go home. The old woman in the East Village is my aunt. Because of my son's illness, I have been staying at my aunt's house for the past few days. I don't know if my parents will be angry."

An Youyu shared the bed with her, and the aroma was endless, and asked: "What spices did you use? It smells so good." Aunt Hua said: "I don't use spices, it's just like this."

An Youyu secretly marveled, the next morning, Aunt Hua got up to leave, An Youyu said: "I have only been to Miss's house once, what if I get lost?" Aunt Hua said: "Don't worry, I will wait by the roadside. At dusk, An Youyu went to the village, the girl was waiting by the side of the road, went into the house hand in hand, and her parents came out to greet her.The food and wine are served with vegetables and tofu, not meaty, but the dishes are delicate and taste really good.

After eating, An Youyu went to bed to rest, waited and waited, but the girl came for a long time.It wasn't until late at night that Aunt Hua came to visit and said, "My parents are nagging, and they are always refusing to go to bed. They keep you waiting for a long time." After being happy with each other, Aunt Hua said, "I will see you tonight, and we will never leave." An Youyu asked Said: "Why is this?" Aunt Hua said: "Father dislikes the remoteness of the small village and plans to move. The two of us have one night together, so cherish it." An Youyu was reluctant to part, and wept sadly.

During the conversation, the night became darker.The old man broke into the house suddenly and scolded: "Your maidservant is shameless and ruined the style of the family, why don't you get up for me?" Aunt Hua turned pale and left in a hurry.The old man chased after him, cursing while chasing.An Youyu felt guilty for being a thief, felt ashamed, and hurried home.

For a few days, An Youyu missed the beautiful woman, was in a trance, and thought: "I will go secretly tonight, climb over the wall and enter the house, and then wait and see what happens. Didn't the old man say that I am his benefactor? There is no serious problem." So he went to the mountain at night, and he couldn't tell the way in the dark. He was terrified, and was about to return, when he vaguely saw a corner of a house in the valley, and was overjoyed, and walked forward quickly.

When I came to the front, I saw tall buildings overlapping, which seemed to belong to aristocratic families. Although it was late at night, the door was still not closed.An Youyu asked the guard for information, and asked, "Is there anyone surnamed Zhang here?" A man in Tsing Yi came out and asked, "It's midnight, why are you looking for someone surnamed Zhang?" An Youyu said: "Zhang My relatives are at home, I lost my way and can’t find the place.” Tsing Yi said: “You don’t need to look for the surname Zhang, this is his aunt’s house. Aunt Hua is also inside, wait for me to inform you.”

Not long after, the people in Tsing Yi went and came back, inviting An Youyu into the house, passing by the corridor, "Hua Guzi" came out to greet him, and said to the people in Tsing Yi: "An Lang must be tired from running around in the middle of the night, go and prepare the bed." After a while, the two went to bed hand in hand, An Youyu asked, "Why didn't you see Auntie?"

"Hua Guzi" said: "She has something to go out, so I left me to look after the house. Is it fate to meet you again?" An Youyu smelled a smell in her nose, and she became suspicious. The girl hugged An Youyu's neck and used her tongue Licking. His nostrils, the tip of his tongue penetrated into his brain, it felt like being pricked by a needle.An Youyu was terrified and struggled vigorously, but her body seemed to be bound by a thick rope, and it was difficult to get rid of.

An Youyu went out and did not return, so his family searched everywhere. Someone said, "I saw Mr. An in the mountains." The family went to the mountain to search, and they saw An Youyu was naked and dead under the cliff.A group of people were undecided in surprise, confused and do not know why.Carrying An Youyu home, she was crying, when a girl came to offer her condolences, crying loudly.She touched the dead body with her hands, she cried like rain, "Young Master, why are you so confused? God, God." The crying was hoarse, and it took a long time to stop.

The girl wiped away her tears and told her family, "Don't rush into the ground, wait for seven days." The family didn't know who the girl was, and was about to ask, but the girl was cold and rude, and left.The family went out to persuade her to stay, but the girl was nowhere to be seen.Someone speculated: "This woman must be a fairy, and you must listen to the words of the fairy."

It was night, and the girl came again, crying just like yesterday, for seven consecutive days.On the night of the seventh day, An Youyu suddenly woke up, moaning repeatedly, and everyone in the family was shocked.The women entered the house and met each other, weeping at each other.An Youyu raised his hand as a signal and ordered his family members to step back.The girl took out a handful of green grass from her bosom, boiled it into a bowl of soup, and fed it to An Youyu.

In an instant, An Youyu was able to speak, and sighed: "You killed me, and you saved me." Aunt Hua said: "This is the work of the snake spirit, pretending to be me to frame the young master. When the young master lost his way, once Seeing the light, the light is the eyes of the snake." An Youyu said: "Young lady possesses the art of bringing the dead back to life, is she a fairy?"

Aunt Hua said: "I've always wanted to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that you would be frightened. Do you still remember that you saved a roe at the foot of Mount Hua five years ago?" An Youyu said, "It is true." The aunt said: "The deer is my father. My father has always said that you are his benefactor, that's why. The son was killed by the snake, and it was my father who pleaded with the King of Hades, and was willing to die in your place. This is what saved you. The young master has been poisoned quite a bit, although he is awake, his lower limbs are paralyzed and it is difficult to walk. You must drink the blood of the snake essence to dissolve it."

An Youyu gritted his teeth, and said: "The snake spirit has extraordinary supernatural powers, I'm afraid it's not easy to capture." Aunt Hua said: "It's not difficult, but killing too many creatures will prevent me from ascending for a hundred years. The snake spirit's lair is in the cliff. At noon tomorrow, you can gather dry firewood outside the cave, set it on fire, and prepare strong bows and crossbows for martial law, so that monsters can be destroyed." After a pause, he continued: "It's a pity that I can't be with you all the time. This time In order to save my son, I have compromised [-]% of my morality. In the past month, I have often felt my stomach shaking, and I must be pregnant. No matter whether it is a man or a woman, I will definitely send it to you in a year." After finishing speaking, she left in tears. .

That night, An Youyu felt that his lower body was numb, and he couldn't feel it when he scratched or scratched, so he told his family what Aunt Hua had said, and asked them to arrange to catch the demon.The family members went to the cave to burn firewood, and the flames soared into the sky. In the light of the fire, a white snake rushed out. They shot the giant snake to death on the spot.

After the flames were extinguished, everyone went into the cave to check, and saw corpses piled up in the cave, including hundreds of snake monsters, big and small, all of which were burnt and smelled unbearable.

An Youyu drank the blood of the giant snake. After three days, his body improved and his legs could turn. After half a year, his condition recovered.Later, when I was walking alone in the valley, I ran into Aunt Hua's mother, holding the baby in her arms, and said: "This is the son's flesh and blood, please accept it. My daughter is fine, don't worry about it."

An Youyu was about to ask, but the old lady had disappeared.When he opened the swaddling clothes, he saw that it was a boy. He was taken home and raised, and never married again.