Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Wang Ding of Gaoyou, whose name is Xianhu, is generous, powerful, and has a wide range of friends.Years, not yet married, his wife died before getting married.Wang Ding often travels far away and does not return for many years.

Wang Nai, Wang Ding's elder brother, was a well-known scholar in Jiangbei. The two brothers had a deep relationship. The elder brother often advised the younger brother not to go out, and planned to marry him for him.Wang Ding refused to listen, and went to Zhenjiang alone by boat to visit his old friend.It happened that a friend was out on business, and Wang Ding didn't care, so he stayed in the hotel.The inn is close to the Yangtze River, the river is vast, and Jinshan has a panoramic view.

The next day, a friend came and invited Wang Ding into the mansion for a talk, but Wang Ding refused.Lived for half a month, fell asleep at night, saw a girl, fourteen or fifteen years old, with a beautiful face, went to bed with her, and woke up without a dream. "

Late at night the next day, I dreamed of a girl coming again. This continued for three or four days, like this every night, and I was terrified. I didn't dare to turn off the light. Although I was in bed, I was vigilant.Just when she closed her eyes, the girl came back again, making love to herself, Wang Ding woke up in shock, opened his eyes, the girl was as beautiful as a fairy, as if she was in her arms, seeing Wang Ding wake up, the girl was ashamed.

Wang Ding knew that the girl was not a human being, but he was not afraid, he was so angry that he didn't have time to ask the girl's background, so he hurried to undress.They were happy with each other, but the girl couldn't bear it, and said: "Young master is so violent, no wonder people are afraid of you." Wang Ding laughed loudly, and asked: "Who is the girl?"

The girl said: "The concubine's surname is Wu, and her first name is Qiuyue. My late father was a famous Confucian scholar, good at easy reasoning, and proficient in spells. He once told me that my daughter did not live long, so I was not allowed to marry. When I was 15 years old, my concubine Sure enough, I died. My father buried me in the east of the attic. The cemetery was level with the ground, and there was no tombstone. There was only a piece of stone on the side of the coffin, with twelve characters written on it, "Nv Qiuyue, buried without a grave, 30 years, marry Wang Ding.' Now exactly 30 years have passed, the son happened to come here again, is it God's will? The little girl was happy in her heart, eager to recommend herself, but she was shy in her heart, so she had to meet in a dream."

Wang Ding was very happy, and asked: "Since I am destined to be with my wife, can I have a kiss?" The girl said: "The concubine has insufficient yang energy, and I want to save it for resurrection. I really can't stand the wind and rain. The coming days are long, I'm afraid I won't die Is the chance lingering?" Get up and leave.The next day, the girl visited again. The two embraced, talked and laughed, and went to bed with the lights off. Although they did not deviate, they touched and grabbed each other. up.

This night, the moon was shining brightly, and the two of them strolled in the courtyard. Wang Ding asked: "Is there a city in Yin?" On the contrary, the world regards night as day." Wang Ding asked, "Can you open my eyes?" Qiuyue said, "Yes."

The two went on the moon, Qiuyue's figure was erratic like the wind, Wang Ding tried her best to catch up, Er Er came to a place, Qiuyue said: "It's almost there." Wang Ding stared at it, but saw nothing.Qiuyue smeared his eyes with saliva, and Wang Ding concentrated again, his eyesight doubled, and he could distinguish objects in the dark night, just as good as daylight.I saw a city appearing in the haze of smoke.Pedestrians on the road are constantly coming and going.

Suddenly, two ghost guards held three or four prisoners with iron chains and came to meet them.One of the prisoners looked exactly like his elder brother, Wang Ding was shocked, and he stepped forward to see that it was indeed his elder brother.Shocked and pale, he asked, "Why did my brother come here?" Wang Nai burst into tears when he saw his brother for the first time, and said, "I don't know what I have committed, so I was arrested in a daze."

Wang Ding said angrily: "My elder brother is a gentleman, let him go quickly." The two ghost guards refused, and their attitudes were arrogant. Wang Ding stepped forward to argue, but his elder brother stopped him and said, "This is an official ordered by the imperial court. Don't be rude. It's just my side There is a lack of silver, and the two officials are struggling to ask for bribes, please try to burn some paper money for me." Wang Ding grabbed his brother's arm and cried bitterly.

The ghost messenger was very angry, suddenly grabbed the iron chain around Wang Nai's neck, and pulled it hard, Wang Nai couldn't help but staggered unsteadily. Cut off the head of the ghost messenger, another ghost yelled, Wang Dingyi continued to kill him again.

Qiuyue was shocked and said: "Killing an official is not a small crime, and sooner or later there will be a big disaster. My son, run for your life and go home by boat overnight. After you go back, don't take off the spirit banner, thank you behind closed doors, and you will be safe in seven days." Wang Ding nodded and obeyed. Together with his elder brother, he paid money to hire a boat and returned north quickly.After returning home, I saw mourning guests gathered at home, and only then did I know that my brother had passed away.Immediately dismiss the guests, close and lock the door.

As soon as he entered the hall, his elder brother's soul disappeared in the blink of an eye, and soon he heard a sound from inside the coffin. When he opened it, Wang Nai had already recovered, and he shouted, "I'm starving to death, hurry up and prepare soup cakes."

At that time, Wang Nai had died for two days, and his family members were in shock. Wang Ding briefly explained the whole story and comforted them one by one.Seven days later, when the spirit flag was removed, relatives and friends saw that Wang Nai had been resurrected from the dead, and they all asked what happened, and the two brothers responded casually.

Wang Ding missed Qiuyue day and night, went south again, came to the inn, held a candle and waited for the girl, but Qiuyue did not come.Wang Ding was sleepy and fell asleep, when he suddenly saw a woman visiting and said: "Miss Qiuyue ordered me to send a message to the young master: the previous day, the young master killed the ghost messenger, and the lady was arrested, and now she is locked in prison." In the midst of being abused, Riri looks forward to your son. Please try to save him."

Wang Ding was inexplicably sad and angry, and followed the woman on the road. They came to a city and entered the west wall. The woman pointed to a door and said, "Miss Qiuyue will be detained here for now." , Prisoners gathered, but Qiuyue was not among them.Pushing open a small door again, there is a small room inside the door, with a light on, approaching the window to peep, only to see Qiuyue sitting on the bed, covering her sleeves and crying.The two ghost soldiers beside him touched their faces, grabbed their shoes, and frequently made fun of them.

A ghost soldier put his arms around Qiuyue's neck and said with a smile: "Since my wife has become a criminal, do I still have to stick to my chastity?"

Wang Ding was furious, he raised his knife and went straight in, one knife at a time, killing two ghost soldiers, and escaped with Qiuyue by hand, fortunately no one noticed.When he came to the inn, Wang Ding suddenly woke up and thought, "Could it be a dream?" But seeing Qiuyue standing with tears in his eyes, Wang Ding was overjoyed, and pulled her to sit by the bed, telling her about the dream, Qiuyue said: "It's true." , not a dream."

Wang Ding asked in surprise, "What should I do now?" " Qiuyue sighed and said, "This is a fixed number.I had to wait until the end of the month to return to the sun.That's it, there's no time to wait.Please young master dig the grave immediately, carry my body back, and return home together.Call the concubine's name every day, and after three days, she can be resurrected.It's just that the time is not up, and your bones are weak, so you can't do housework for you. After finishing speaking, he hurried out, and Er turned back and said, "I almost forgot, what should I do if the boss doesn't want to let me go?" After thinking for a while, he said: "When I was not dead, my father passed on two talisman books.It is said that after 30 years, the husband and wife can wear it. '" While speaking, he picked up the vermilion pen and quickly wrote two yellow talismans. He said: "One is for the young master, and the other is pasted on my back. "

Wang Ding sent Qiuyue out of the gate, saw her disappear into the courtyard, so he dug the ground where she disappeared, digging more than a foot deep, and he saw a coffin, which had already decayed.There is a small stone tablet next to the coffin, and the inscription on the inscription is exactly the same as what Qiuyue said in the past.Opening the coffin to check, I saw Qiuyue's complexion was ruddy and lifelike.

Carrying the corpse into the room, the clothes were blown by the wind and turned into ashes.Wang Ding pasted the yellow talisman, wrapped the body with a quilt, carried it to the river, and said to the boatman, "This is my younger sister. She has a sudden illness and needs to go home." One day, a southerly wind blew on the surface of the water, and the boat sailed like flying. At dawn, the two returned home safely.

Wang Ding put Qiuyue on the bed and told his brother and sister-in-law the truth. The whole family was dubious.Wang Ding called Qiuyue's name in his mouth, and at night he hugged the corpse to bed. The next morning, Qiuyue's body gradually warmed up, and three days later, he woke up unexpectedly.Seven days later, Qiuyue was able to walk on the ground, changing clothes and visiting her sister-in-law, her steps were light and ethereal.But ten steps away, you need someone to help you before you can walk.If not, the body will sway with the wind and will fall over at any time.Seeing this, the bystanders all said, "Although Miss Qiuyue has a minor illness, she is even more charming."

Qiuyue often persuaded Wang Ding: "My son's crimes are too deep, you must accumulate virtue and recite scriptures, and repent of your own mistakes, otherwise, I am afraid that you will not live long." Wang Ding did not believe in Buddhism.