Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Jiang Bulang from Weinan has many ghosts in his mansion, and he often comes out to make troubles and confuse his family.Jiang Bulang was so annoyed that he had no choice but to move his family, leaving an old servant to guard the house. Not long after, the old servant died for no reason, and several people were replaced in succession.Jiang Bulang was so worried that he had to abandon the house.

Tao Wangsan, the county seat, is suave and suave, loves going to brothels, but he is self-respecting, he only drinks and doesn't stay overnight.The friend joked with him and secretly instigated the prostitute to seduce Tao, Tao Wangsan accepted it with a smile, kept the prostitute in the house overnight, and read by himself at night by candlelight, without infringing.

Tao Wangsan met Jiang Bulang. When he was a guest at his house that night, a maid came to seduce him. respect.Tao Wangsan's family was poor, his wife died early, and there were only a few dilapidated houses. It was midsummer, and the heat inside the house was unbearable, and he couldn't sleep at night. Tao Wangsan couldn't bear it, so he discussed with Jiang Bulang and asked him to rent the dilapidated house to himself.

Because Jiang Bulang was often haunted in his mansion, he politely refused. Tao Wangsan asked again and again, and wrote another article "Continuing the Theory of No Ghosts" to show his determination.Jiang Bulang had read the article and appreciated it in his heart. Seeing Tao's firm attitude, he no longer objected and nodded in agreement.

Tao Wangsan went to the deserted house, cleaned the bed, moved in at dusk, put the books on the table, and all of a sudden, the books disappeared.Tao Wangsan felt strange, and immediately lay on his back on the bed, closed his eyes and rested his mind, watching the changes quietly.After a while, footsteps were heard on the floor, Tao Wangsan opened his eyes to peep, and saw two women walking out of the room, each holding a few books in their hands, which were exactly what he had lost.

The two women rearranged the books on the table and returned them to their original owners.One woman is in her twenties and the other is seventeen or eighteen, both of whom are stunning women.The two women walked around the bed, looked at each other and smiled.Tao Wangsan remained silent, the older man stretched out his left foot and gently kicked Tao's stomach, the younger man covered his mouth and smiled.Tao Wangsan didn't realize that his heart was shaking and he couldn't hold it back, but the idea was only for a moment, and he restrained it immediately.

The old man grabbed his beard with his left hand and slapped his face with his right hand, making a crackling sound, and the young man laughed even more happily.Tao Wangsan couldn't bear it anymore, jumped up suddenly, and shouted: "Where is the monster, how dare it be so presumptuous." The two girls fled in horror when they heard the words.Tao Wangsansheng was afraid that the two daughters would go back and return, and wanted to go home, but was afraid that others would make fun of him and say that he had broken his promise, so he pondered for a while, and finally decided to stay.Reading alone at night with the lamp on, ghosts and shadows flickered in the dark, Tao Wangsan suppressed his fear, turned a blind eye, and remained unmoved.

In the middle of the night, Tao Wangsan turned off the lights and went to bed. As soon as he closed his eyes, he suddenly felt someone poking his nostrils with something. His nose was so itchy that he couldn't help but sneezed. He could only hear a woman's laughter faintly in the darkness.Tao Wangsan closed his eyes and said nothing, pretended to fall asleep, and secretly waited for the battle.In a short time, a girl was seen tiptoing to the bed with a paper tube in her hand. Tao Wangsan jumped up and shouted loudly. The girl was startled and fled away.Then Tao Wangsan fell into a sound sleep, and the girl came to poke his ears again, disturbing him day and night, which was unbearable.

It wasn't until the rooster crowed outside the window that the room became silent. Tao Wangsan was extremely tired and fell asleep, sleeping until dark. During this period, nothing happened, and there was no trace of the girl.Soon after the sun went down, ghosts reappeared in the house, and the two girls came again.Tao Wangsan was not surprised, so he simply lit a fire to cook, and prepared to study all night without sleep.

Seeing Tao turning the pages of the book and reading, the older girl smiled slightly, put her chin in her hands, and stood facing him, her eyes never blinking, smiling as she watched him read.Tao Wangsan snorted, indifferent.The girl gradually felt bored, so she stretched out her palm and closed the book.

Tao Wangsan was furious, and stretched out his hand to catch it. The girl's figure was ethereal, and she disappeared in a blink of an eye.After a while, the elder came to make trouble again, and Tao Wangsan held down the book hard to prevent her from succeeding.

The young girl sneaked behind her head, stretched out her hands to cover Tao's eyes, and then fled away with a smile on her face.Tao Wangsan scolded: "Little devil, don't let me catch you. Otherwise, I will kill you with one knife." This sentence was harsh, and the young girl looked disdainful when she heard it, and didn't take it to heart.

Tao Wangsan had nothing to do, so he had to give in, and said: "I don't know much about the art of the house, and it's useless for you two to pester me." The two girls smiled, turned and walked to the stove, washing rice and adding firewood, Light a fire and cook.Tao Wang Sanyue smiled and said, "Be quiet, isn't it good?"

After a while, the food was ready, and the two girls scrambled to put the spoons, chopsticks, dishes and other things on the table one by one. Tao Wang said: "I don't know how to repay the two girls for cooking for me." The two girls laughed and said: " There is arsenic and poison in the food, you are not afraid of death, just eat it." Tao Wangsan smiled and said: "I have no enmity with you, if you really want to harm me, you have to accept your fate." He picked up the bowl and chopsticks and swallowed it in big mouthfuls .The rice in Er's bowl ran out, and the two daughters competed to fill him with rice, serving him attentively.

Since then, the three of them have lived together, and Tao Wangsan asked the names of the two daughters. The elder said, "My name is Qiao, and my name is Qiu Rong. Her name is Ruan, and her name is Xiao Xie." Tao Wangsan asked, "Where are you from?" Mrs.?" Xiao Xie laughed and said, "Idiot man, you don't want to dedicate yourself, why do you ask so many questions, do you want to marry us?"

Tao Wangsan said solemnly: "Both of you are peerless in the world, how can I not be indifferent? It's just that ghost energy enters the body, and you will surely die. I really don't dare to learn from you. If you two don't want to associate with me, you can leave at any time ;If you are willing to stay, you have to keep yourself safe. If the two of you don't have feelings for me, why should I be cheeky and defile the beauty? If you really love me, you shouldn't be obsessed with sex and put me to death." However, he was moved, and since then he has restrained himself and stopped teasing.

One day, Tao Wangsan was copying the books, but he hadn't finished copying. He went out on business, and when he came back, he saw Xiao Xie lying on the table, copying the books for himself.When Xiao Xie first saw Tao, he hurriedly put down the brush and smiled mischievously.Tao Wangsan approached to check, and saw that Xiao Xie's handwriting was clumsy, but the arrangement was very neat, which showed that he was very careful when copying, and said with a smile: "It seems that the girl is also a refined scholar. If you like reading, I can teach you." While speaking, he held her in his arms and taught calligraphy hand in hand.

It happened that Qiu Rong came in from the outside, and when he saw this, his expression was displeased, as if he was jealous.Xiao Xie said with a smile: "I learned to write from my father when I was young, but I haven't practiced for a long time, and my skills are unfamiliar." Qiu Rong remained silent.Tao Wangsan knew she was jealous, pretended not to notice, waved to her, hugged her in his arms, handed Qiu Rong a brush, and asked, "Can you write? Write and see."

Qiu Rong picked up a pen to write, and wrote a few lines, crooked and illegible, Tao Wangsan smiled and said: "The writing is good." Qiu Rong was praised by him, his face stretched, and his anger turned into joy.Tao Wangsan took out two blank sheets of paper and ordered the two of them to copy the characters. He lit another oil lamp and went to the next table to read. They performed their duties without interfering with each other.

After the second daughter wrote the handwriting, she showed it to Tao for evaluation. Qiurong had never been to school, and her handwriting was like graffiti, which was illegible. Only happy.Since then, the two daughters have worshiped Tao as their teacher and served him wholeheartedly, either scratching his back or massaging him, competing to flatter him.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month later, Xiao Xie's calligraphy has made great progress, and Tao Wangsan occasionally praised her, Qiu Rong looked ashamed, her eyes were red, and tears fell like rain.Tao Wang comforted him in every possible way, and then laughed out of tears.

Tao Wangsan couldn't resist Qiu Rong's request and began to teach her to read. Qiu Rong has a bright personality, and she can master it once she learns it. She never needs to teach her a second time. She reads with Tao every day until late at night.Xiao Xie then recommended his younger brother Sanlang to Tao and asked him to teach him knowledge.Sanlang was fifteen or sixteen years old, with a beautiful appearance. When he was apprenticed to his teacher, he gave him a golden ruyi, which was not only a meeting gift, but also a reward.

Tao Wang Sanming Saburo and Qiu Rong study together and help each other, and the whole room is filled with the sound of reading.A few months later, San Lang and Qiu Rong made rapid progress. Both of them learned to compose poems, composing a poem from time to time and singing to each other.Xiao Xie secretly told Tao not to teach Qiurong to read, Tao Wangsan nodded in agreement; Qiu Rong secretly told Tao not to teach Xiao Xie to read, Tao Wangsan also nodded in agreement.

On this day, Tao Wangsan is about to take part in the imperial examination, and the two daughters bid farewell in tears.Sanlang said: "This time, the teacher had better pretend to be sick and not take the exam. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous." Tao Wangsan thought: "Is it a man to pretend to be sick and not go to the exam?" So he didn't listen to Sanlang's advice. , stick to the road.

At the beginning, Tao Wangsan offended the dignitaries in the county because of his poems satirizing current events. The dignitaries held grudges, secretly bribed the examiners, slandered Tao for his disorderly words and deeds, and put him in prison.Tao is in prison, with no money, no food and clothing, and knows that his fate is not long.When I was feeling sad, suddenly a person floated in, it was Qiu Rong.

Qiu Rong brought Tao a meal and said, "San Lang said that your trip is not good, it is true. He came with me, and now he has gone to the county government to complain. Don't worry." After speaking, he said goodbye and left. The shape is ethereal, only the sound can be heard, but the person cannot be seen.

The next day, when the governor went out, Saburo blocked the way and called for injustice. The governor agreed to accept the case. Qiurong told Tao about it, said a few words, got up and left, and went to the county government office to inquire about news. For three days in a row, he did not return.

Tao Wangsan was sad and hungry, and the days seemed like years.Suddenly Xiao Xie came, very sad, and said: "After Qiurong went back, she passed by the Temple of the City God, and was captured by a black judge in the temple, and forced her to be a concubine. Qiurong refused, and now she is imprisoned by the judge, and she is not free. I After traveling for hundreds of miles, I rushed here to send an interrogation, and I was accidentally stabbed by a thorn on the sole of my foot, the pain pierced the bone marrow, and I am afraid I will not be able to do it again in the future." While speaking, he kept massaging the sole of his foot, and the sole of his foot was dripping with blood.Xiao Xie rubbed and rubbed for a while, took out three taels of silver, and gave it to Tao, limped, said goodbye and left, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

When the governor interrogated Sanlang, he saw that he had nothing to do with Tao, but came to complain for no reason. He was suspicious, and was about to punish Sanlang with a stick.The governor was surprised, picked up the pleading paper and looked at it, the statement was generous, the words were sad, and he was even more amazed, he immediately interrogated Tao, and asked: "Who is Sanlang?" Tao Wangsan said: "I don't know." The governor nodded, After careful interrogation of the case, he learned that Tao was framed, and immediately released him.

When Tao Wangsan returned to his residence, the bedroom was empty.In the middle of the night, Xiao Xie just came and said sadly: "When Sanlang sued for you, he was captured by the gods in the government and taken to the Yin Division. Because of his loyalty, the Pluto reincarnated him and went to the rich family to reincarnate. Qiu Rong was imprisoned by the magistrate, I wrote a pleading paper to sue the City God, the magistrate knew about this and seized the pleading paper privately, what should I do now?"

Tao Wangsan was indignant, and cursed: "What a nigger judge, how dare you be so rampant! Tomorrow I will go to the Temple of the City God, smash the statue of the judge, and trample it into mud. By the way, I will ask the City God why he allows his subordinates to do evil and do evil. Restraint? Could it be that Master Chenghuang has been in a dream all this time? Hmph, it makes no sense."

The two sat facing each other, full of resentment, and before they knew it, it was the fourth watch, Qiu Rong suddenly floated in, the two were pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly asked why.Qiurong cried: "I have suffered so much for my son. The judge used a knife and a stick every day to force me back tonight, and said to me, 'I have no other intentions, I am sincere to the girl; since the girl doesn't Yes, I don’t dare to defile you, you go. After the girl returned, she pleaded with Tao Sheng on my behalf, saying that I knew I was wrong, and asked him to let me go and not sue.'”

Tao Wangsan couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, he wanted to sleep with the two daughters, and said: "Today, I would like to die for a beautiful woman." My son is sincere, and I will never be greedy for love and kill you." Tao Wangsan was moved in his heart, and held the two daughters in his arms, loving him wantonly.The two daughters are no longer jealous because they have gone through hardships together.

On this day, Tao Wangsan met a Taoist priest by the side of the road and said to himself: "Young Master has a ghostly aura." Tao Wangsan saw that the Taoist spoke strangely, and knew that he had met an expert, so he stopped hiding it and told the whole story one by one. narrate.The Taoist clicked his tongue in admiration: "The two female ghosts are kind-hearted, and they can't be blamed." He wrote two talismans and gave them to Tao, saying: "Go back and give the talismans to the female ghosts, and see who is lucky: if you hear the door There are crying girls outside, quickly swallow the magic talisman, and the one who goes out first can be resurrected."

Tao Wangsan accepted the talisman and gave it to the second daughter when he returned.One month later, there was a crying girl outside the door, and the two girls rushed to get out. Xiao Xie forgot to swallow the magic talisman in a hurry, and saw a group of mourners passing by outside the door, Qiu Rong walked quickly and approached first, and with a whoosh, got into the coffin among.Xiao Xie couldn't get in, and returned crying bitterly.

Tao Wangsan came out to check. After some inquiries, it turned out that Hao Fufu was the funeral for his daughter.Everyone saw Qiurong get into the coffin with their own eyes, and they were in shock. After a while, there was a noise in the coffin. Miss Hao came back to life and asked, "Where is Mr. Tao?" The rich man was puzzled and asked, "Daughter, are you here Talking in your sleep, who is Mr. Tao?" Miss Hao said: "I'm not your daughter, I'm Qiurong." Seeing the rich man's face full of disbelief, she gave a brief account of the resurrection process, and then walked into the room.

The facts are all there, so the rich man couldn't help but not believe it, so he pushed the boat along the way, accepted Qiurong as his adopted daughter, recognized Tao as his son-in-law, and then left.Tao Wangsan looked at Ms. Hao attentively, and saw her beautiful face, which was beyond her beauty, so she couldn't help being overjoyed.Suddenly, Xiao Xie's mourning and crying came from the room, she turned on the lamp and saw that her clothes were completely wet and her face was covered with tears.

The two feel sorry for each other, but they don't know how to comfort them.

Xiao Xie cried until dawn before leaving.At dawn the next day, the rich man brought his daughter a dowry and ordered the two to worship and get married. After doing everything, he said goodbye and left.When the two entered the bridal chamber, Xiao Xie was hurt by the scene, and couldn't help sobbing, so for six or seven days, Xiao Xie cried every night, and everyone who heard it was sad.

Tao Wangsan was helpless, Qiu Rong also frowned and pondered, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and said: "That Taoist priest in the past had extraordinary supernatural powers, so it is better to ask him for help." Tao Wangsan nodded repeatedly, went to the Taoist's residence, kowtowed Begging, the Taoist said: "I can't help it." Tao Wangsan begged again and again, and the Taoist smiled and said: "Scholars are really good at pestering people. Well, because of the fate between you and me, I will help you again."

When the two returned home, the Taoist priest entered the bedroom, closed the doors and windows, and said, "Now I want to get out of my body and find the body for Xiao Xie. Please don't disturb me." , How long will it take?" The Taoist said: "It's hard to say, at least half a day, at most several months." After speaking, he closed his eyes and did not move.

For more than ten days, the Taoist did not drink or eat.

At dusk that day, a young girl came in through the curtain, and saw her bright eyes and white teeth, radiant, and said to Tao, "I was extremely exhausted after traveling for days. I was pestered by you endlessly, and after traveling hundreds of miles, I finally found a pair of beautiful clothes." skin." While talking, Xiao Xie walked into the room, and the girl smiled and said, "It's good that you're here." She opened her arms and hugged Xiao Xie, and there was only a soft sound, and the two merged into one, and then the girl's body fell down. land, unconscious.

The Taoist priest in the bedroom laughed, walked out, and said goodbye.After a while, the girl opened her eyes slowly and said, "I've been running for hundreds of miles, and my feet are so tired." The voice was gentle, who else could it be if it wasn't Xiao Xie?

Later, when Tao Wangsan got his honor in the examination, there was a man named Cai Zijing, who was a Jinshi on the same list with him. He passed by Tao's mansion on business, and met Xiao Xie by chance. They are exactly the same. However, Sister She passed away three years ago, and after being buried in the ground for two days, the body was nowhere to be found. Hey, I never thought that there would be such a similar person in the world."

Tao Wangsan smiled and said: "How can a poor village woman in Jingshan compare with Lingmei? Since brother Cai misses his relatives, and we have a very close friendship, you might as well let your wife come out to meet guests." After a while, Xiaoxie was wearing a Mourning clothes come out in style.Cai Zijing shouted in amazement: "It's really my sister!" Gathering his mind, he asked, "Brother Tao, what's going on?"

Tao Wangsan explained the whole story one by one, and Cai Zijing was overjoyed: "It turns out that the dead body is used to bring back the soul. Since my sister is not dead, this is a great joy. I will rush back and tell my parents." He left the table and left.

A few days later, Cai's family, big and small, flocked to the house.The two became relatives and kept in touch.