Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Nan Sanfu, from Jinyang, is the son of an aristocratic family.There is a villa ten miles away from the residence, and Nansanfu must ride a horse to check it every day.It happened to be raining that day, and there was a village on the way. There was a farmer in the village with a spacious gate, and Nan Sanfu went to take shelter from the rain.The master was afraid of the power of the Nan family and dared not refuse, so he came out to greet him with a respectful attitude.

Entering the house, the living room is small, the host cleaned the tables and chairs, poured a cup of honey, and entertained the distinguished guests.

Nan Sanfu asked him to sit down, but the host dared to sit down and asked his name, saying: "My surname is Dou, and my name is Tingzhang." Not long after, Dou Tingzhang killed chickens and cooked wine to entertain the guests. Waiting outside the door from time to time, showing half of her body slightly, about fifteen or sixteen years old, and extremely beautiful.

Nan Sanfu didn't feel his heart beat, and then the rain rested, Nan Sanfu returned home, missing the girl, and his heart itch.

The next day, Nan Sanfu prepares rice cloth, goes to the farmhouse to express his thanks, and takes the opportunity to get close to the beauty.Since then, he has frequently visited Dou's house, bringing wine and meat, and being very attentive.After a long time, Miss Dou gradually became familiar with him, and she was no longer afraid, and often ran in front of Nan Sanfu without any taboos.Nan Sanfu sometimes looked at her secretly, but Miss Dou just lowered her head and smiled, not angry.Nan Sanfu became more and more fascinated, and often ran to the girl's house every three days.

This day, it happened that Dou Tingzhang was not at home, and Nan Sanfu sat alone for a long time before Miss Dou came out to meet the guests.Seeing no one around, Nan Sanfu suddenly grabbed Ms. Dou's arm and forced her to have sex with her. Ms. Dou sternly refused, "Although my family is poor, I am not a coward. Even if you want to marry a son, you should not bully others." .”

At that time, Nan Sanfu's wife had just died, and he was single and unaccompanied. He heard the words and said: "If you can win the favor of Miss Dou, I will never marry again." : "In this life, in this life, we will never lose each other." Miss Dou is now happy, the two are lingering, and their love is endless.

Since then, whenever Dou Tingzhang went out, the two secretly fell in love. Ms. Dou urged Nan: "There is no matchmaker, and it is not a long-term solution. The son has a prominent family background. If he proposes marriage to his parents, the two elders will definitely agree. Please make a decision early. "Nan Sanfu was perfunctory, and then thought: "A poor girl from the countryside, is she a good match?"

Soon after, a matchmaker came to propose a marriage. The woman was a wealthy nobleman. Nan Sanfu hesitated at first, but after hearing the matchmaker's introduction: "The bride is beautiful and rich." She immediately agreed.

On the other hand, Ms. Dou was pregnant and urged Nan to get married again and again. Nan Sanfu was troubled and cut off all contact.Not long after, Miss Dou gave birth to a baby boy. The father was furious and beat and scolded his daughter. Miss Dou couldn't bear it, so she had to tell the truth, saying: "Mr. Nan will definitely marry me."

Dou Tingzhang was a little angry and sent someone to Nanfu for interrogation, but Nan Sanfu refused to admit it. Dou Tingzhang was so angry that he abandoned the child in the wilderness and beat his daughter day and night.Ms. Dou begged the woman next door to tell Nan about her situation, but Nan Sanfu still ignored her.

Ms. Dou escaped overnight and recovered her flesh and blood. Fortunately, the child was still alive, and the mother and son went to Nanfu to seek justice.Miss Dou said to the doorman: "Go and report to your master, even if he doesn't miss the old love, doesn't he even want his own son?" The subordinates "close the door and don't let the crazy woman in."

Miss Dou leaned against the door and cried bitterly until five o'clock.The next day, people from Nanfu opened the door to check, and saw Miss Dou holding a baby in her arms, both mother and child froze to death.

Dou Tingzhang was indignant and reported the matter to the government, denouncing Nan for being unkind and unrighteous.Nan Sanfu was afraid, bribed the magistrate with a thousand taels of gold, and was finally released without charge. The first thing he did after he came out was to propose marriage to the rich man.

The rich man fell asleep at night, dreaming of a woman with disheveled hair and a baby in her arms, and warned himself: "Don't marry your daughter to a heartless man, otherwise, I will kill him." Greedy for the wealth of the Nan family, he finally decided to marry a daughter.

On the day of marriage, the woman's dowry was generous, and the bride's appearance was also good, but her face was sad and she was depressed all day long.Even between the beds, she was often seen crying.Nan Sanfu asked the reason, but the bride remained silent.A few days later, the rich man came to visit, his expression was hurried, and he cried as soon as he entered the door.Before Nan Sanfu had time to ask what happened, the rich man had already broken into the bedroom, and seeing the bride's appearance for the first time, he said in shock, "My daughter just hanged herself in the back garden, who is she?"

Hearing this, the bride's complexion changed drastically, and suddenly she fell to the ground and died. When she looked intently, it turned out to be Miss Dou.Nan Sanfu rushed to the back garden to check, and saw his new daughter-in-law hanged on the peach tree.Terrified in his heart, he rushed to the village and asked Dou Tingzhang for the truth.

Dou Tingzhang was also confused. He dug up his daughter's grave, opened the coffin, and saw that Miss Dou's body had disappeared.For a while, the new hatred added to the hatred, and the hatred for Nan Sanfu was itchy, thinking: "Needless to say, the daughter's body must have been stolen by the surname Nan." Angry, he went to the government again to file a complaint.

The county magistrate did not dare to make a judgment rashly because of the fanciful circumstances of the case.In order to avoid the disaster, Nansanfu sent a lot of silver taels, but the county magistrate was short of manpower, so the case was settled.

Nan Sanfu was involved in lawsuits twice in succession. After a series of tosses, his family was gradually declining. In addition to his misbehavior, everyone hated him, so he was unable to marry a wife for several years.In desperation, he went hundreds of miles away to marry Cao Jinshi's daughter as his wife.Before they got married, folk rumors spread everywhere, and the court issued an order: All unmarried girls should be sent to the palace.

For this reason, every family is troubled, and those with daughters are looking for husbands and sons-in-law.This day, an old woman came to visit, followed by a sedan chair, and said to Nan Sanfu: "The Cao family has sent their daughter." The concubine is in a hurry, there is no time to hold the wedding in a hurry, so she hastily brought the bride here, please don't be offended."

Nan Sanfu asked: "Where's the team to send off the relatives?" The old woman said: "The dowry will be delivered in the back, and it will be there soon." After speaking, she left in a hurry.Nan Sanfu opened his eyes to look at the bride, and saw that she was graceful and graceful, a rare beauty, talking and laughing with her, the bride bowed her head and played with the embroidered ribbon, her expression and behavior were exactly like Miss Dou.

Nan Sanfu was upset, and thought, "Could it be that Miss Dou's grievance is still there, and she is entangled again?" But she was timid after all, and did not dare to ask questions after all.Not long after, the bride went to bed and covered her face with a quilt. Nan Sanfu became more and more suspicious, "What is she doing? Is she shy?" Unable to bear it, he walked quickly to the bed and lifted the quilt vigorously, only to see that the bride was cold all over and had been dead for a long time.

Nan Sanfu's face was full of astonishment, marrying his wife unexpectedly caused a fatality, the situation was serious, so he rushed to Cao's mansion immediately and told the whole story.Cao Jinshi listened without saying a word, and finally said: "My daughter stays in the boudoir well, she is not married, you are mentally ill."

Nan Sanfu's mind went blank, "The deceased is not Miss Cao, so who is it?"

Before that, there was a Yao Xiaolian whose daughter died and was buried. Just one day after being buried in the earth, the body disappeared.Master Yao heard that there was an extra female corpse in Nanfu out of thin air, and went to verify that the corpse was actually his daughter. He felt sad and resentful. He pulled back the quilt and saw that his daughter was completely naked, and he was even more furious. Without further ado, Immediately, Nan Sanfu will report to the government.

Nan Sanfu had always behaved badly, the county magistrate hated it, and didn't bother to interrogate, so he directly handed down the verdict: Nan stole the female body, he should be beheaded for the crime, and executed immediately.