Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Kong Xueli, a descendant of the sage Kong, is generous and elegant, and proficient in poetry.A friend who was an official in Tiantai County wrote a letter to invite Kong Sheng to meet him. Kong Sheng happily set off, but when he arrived, his friend passed away.In desperation, he had to live in the Boduo Temple to make a living by copying scriptures.

A hundred steps to the west of the temple, there is a house, which is Mr. Shan's mansion.Mr. Shan was originally a son of everyone. Due to the lawsuit, his family was in ruins, so he had no choice but to move to the countryside to live.

It was snowing heavily that day, and there were no pedestrians on the road. Kong Sheng happened to pass by the door of Shan's house, and saw a young man going out, handsome and elegant.The two met and greeted each other. The young man invited Kong Sheng to come into the house for a while, and Kong Sheng generously agreed.

When I came to the mansion, the houses I passed were not very spacious, and brocade curtains hung everywhere, and I came to a hall with many ancient calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and there was a book on the desk called "Lang Huan Suo Ji", After a brief reading, what is recorded are all strange things that have never been heard before.

The two exchanged pleasantries, but Kong Sheng had preconceived ideas, he took it for granted that the young man was the owner of the house, and he didn't inquire about the young man's family background.But the young man asked questions here and there, and detailed all the information about Kong Sheng. He heard that Kong Sheng was homeless and wandering outside, he felt very sympathetic, and persuaded him, "Brother is so talented, why don't you set up an account to recruit disciples, and teach as a career?"

Kong Sheng said: "I am living abroad, I hate that no one recommends me."

The young man said: "Brother, if you don't dislike my stupid qualifications, I would like to worship you as my teacher."

Kong Sheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Master, I dare not be a master, but I call him a friend." He asked the young man, "Why is the Zunfu always locked and the gate closed?"

The young man said: "This is a single mansion, and it has been uninhabited for a long time. My surname is Huangfu, and I live in Shaanxi. Because my house was destroyed by wildfire, I have nowhere to live. I will temporarily settle down in this courtyard." Kong Sheng suddenly realized, and the two talked and laughed happily that night. , the young man asked Kong Sheng to stay on the same couch.

The next morning, Kong Sheng woke up. It was cold and the boy was considerate, so he had already arranged for the boy to light a charcoal fire indoors.

After a while, the book boy came in and reported, "The master is here." Kong Sheng greeted him hurriedly, and saw an old man walk into the room with snow-white hair on his temples, and thanked himself graciously, "Mr. But for children who are new to graffiti, the etiquette of teachers and students should not be neglected, and I hope that in the future, they will not have to talk about friends with their peers." After speaking, he ordered his servants to present clothes, hats, shoes and socks to Kong Sheng.While setting up a banquet with wine, Kong Sheng was invited to drink with him. The tables, chairs, cups and saucers in the banquet were all luxurious and magnificent, and there were many items that Kong Sheng could not even name.

After the meal, the old man bid farewell and left, and the young man handed in his essay homework, the contents were all ancient poems and phrases, without any current art, and the format was not stereotyped essays popular in society.Kong Sheng was puzzled and asked the reason. The young man smiled and said, "I am studying literature, but for the sake of self-cultivation and self-cultivation, I have no intention of participating in the imperial examination and seeking fame."

At dusk, the young man invited Kong Sheng to drink, saying: "Tonight, you can get drunk, and you can't drink any more tomorrow." Then he said to the book boy, "Go out and see if the master has gone to bed? If he sleeps, call him Shannu came out to accompany the guests."

The book boy took the order, and after a while, he brought a pipa into the house.After a while, a woman came in full, with red makeup and gorgeous beauty.

The young man said to the woman, "Play a piece of music to listen to." The young girl nodded in agreement, and plucked the strings with ivory, her voice exasperated and mournful.

After the maid finished playing the tune, she silently poured wine and served her. She drank until the third watch before removing the banquet.

The next day I got up early to study. I was a young man who was smart and had a photographic memory. After two or three months, I was able to compose poems and lyrics.The two agreed to drink wine every five days, and whenever they drank, they would have Xiang Nu to accompany them.

The evening was full of wine, and Kong Sheng stared at Xiang Nu without taking his eyes off it.The young man understood, and said: "Xiang Nu was adopted by my father since he was a child. The appearance of a willow is not considered a beauty. Brother Kong is single. I plan day and night, and I must find a wife for you.

Kong Sheng said: "If you really have a partner, you must find someone like Xiang Nu."

The young man smiled and said, "Brother Kong is really rare and strange. There are countless beauties in the world. What is Xiangnu? There are more beautiful women than her."

Half a year later, Kong Sheng met the young man for a trip, and when he walked to the door, he saw that the door of the mansion was closed, and asked, "What door is closed in broad daylight?"

The young man said: "My father was worried that there would be too many friends and distraction, so he closed the door to thank the guests." Kong Sheng nodded after hearing the explanation, without doubting it.

This summer, the weather was hot, and Kong Sheng was occasionally infected with a disease. A pustule the size of a honey-peach swelled up on his chest. After one night, the pustule grew wildly and became the size of a bowl. He groaned in pain and felt very uncomfortable.The boy was taken care of day and night, eating and sleeping.Consoling Kong Sheng said: "Sir, don't worry, I have a little sister named Jiaona who is good at curing all kinds of diseases. I have sent someone to invite her to come, and when my sister arrives, I can guarantee that the illness will be cured."

While talking, Tong'er came to report, "Miss Jiaona is here, Auntie is here, Miss Song is here."

Only faint footsteps could be heard outside the door, three women walked in, a young girl in the middle, thirteen or fourteen years old, graceful and graceful, she was Jiaona.On the left is a woman about 30 years old, mature and charming, she is a young aunt; on the right is a woman of seventeen or eighteen years old, she is a beautiful girl, she is Song girl.

The boy led his younger sister Jiaona to the bedside. When Kong Sheng saw the girl's face, he was so fascinated that he even forgot the moans.The young man told his younger sister, "This Brother Kong is my teacher, and he loves me like a flesh and blood. You should treat him well, don't be negligent."

Jiao Na nodded shyly, stretched out her long sleeves lightly, and stretched out her slender hand to feel Kong Sheng's pulse. When the palms touched, Kong Sheng felt a girly breath, and couldn't help being stunned.

Jiao Na smiled and said, "Brother, your friend has a rapid heartbeat and is seriously ill. But don't worry, even though he is seriously ill, he can still be saved. But his skin is congealed. If you want to treat it, you have to cut the skin and peel the flesh." As he spoke, he took off the gold bracelet on his arm, and slowly wrapped it around Kong Sheng's affected area, only to see that the tip of the pustule protruded a few inches above the bracelet, and the rest was tightly bound by the gold bracelet.

Jiaona fixed the gold bracelet with her left hand, took out a paper-thin knife with her right hand, and cut lightly at the root of the pustules. With one stroke, purple blood overflowed and stained the bed mat.Kong Sheng stared at the girl obsessively, greedy for beauty, he felt no pain when the knife cut his skin.

Soon after the carrion was removed, Jiao Na ordered her servants to bring clean water, carefully cleaned Kong Sheng's wound, and then spit out a red pill, the size of a glass bullet, from her mouth, and slowly rotated it close to the wound, only turning once, and Kong Sheng's arm The skin is steaming like a hot fire, turn it around again, the wound will be itchy, and after the third turn, the whole body is cool and cool, soaking into the bone marrow.

Jiao Na put away the red pill, said: "The illness is cured." She turned and left.Kong Sheng jumped up from the bed, he felt light and healthy, and his spirit was better than before. He wanted to thank Jiaona, but the girl was gone, where could he find her?

From then on, Kong Sheng missed Jiao Na all the time, and he didn't think about eating and drinking. The young man saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't have to be unrequited. Brother has already found a good match for you."

Kong Sheng asked, "Which girl is it?"

The boy said: "Speaking of which, you have seen this girl before, she is my relative."

Kong Sheng pondered for a long time, then sighed and said: "No need. Once the sea was too difficult to be water, except Wushan is not a cloud."

The young man smiled and said: "My father admires my brother's talent, and intends to marry you. But I only have one younger sister, who is too young. My aunt has a beloved daughter, named Asong, who is eighteen years old and has a peerless appearance. If you don't believe me, Song Cousin is currently enjoying the flowers in the garden pavilion, you can go and find out."

Kong Sheng pondered and said: "I remembered, the last time I saw a doctor, there were three women in total. This Cousin Song must be Miss Song."

The boy said: "Yes, it is her."

Kong Sheng smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go and see Cousin Song." When he walked into the garden, he saw Ah Song and Jiao Na talking and laughing together, staring carefully. It is not inferior to Jiaona, and she is at a young age, compared with the still developing Jiaona, she has a bit more mature charm.

Kong Sheng was overjoyed and asked the young man to match him up.The boy agreed without hesitation, and came back the next day to reply, "You're done, we're getting married tonight."

It was night, drums and music played together, Kong Sheng married Song girl and passed through the door, only to see his wife fluttering out of the dust, like Chang'e in the moon, he couldn't help feeling his bones and muscles numb, and after some sex in the bridal chamber, it was even more harmonious and beautiful.

On this day, the young man said to Kong Sheng: "Brother Meng taught you knowledge. He is so gracious and virtuous that he will never forget it. I heard that Mr. Shan came back from the countryside, and he should return the house to the original owner. From now on, you and I will go our separate ways. I don't know when I will have to see you again."

Kong Sheng asked, "Where does my brother want to go?"

The boy said: "Go west all the way, wherever you go."

Kong Sheng said, "I'll go with you."

The young man smiled and said: "My elder brother has a family and a wife, how can he wander around with my younger brother? Besides, my elder brother still has an old mother who needs to be taken care of, so you must not act righteously."

Kong Sheng thought that what the young man said was reasonable, so he stopped talking.

After a while, Mr. Huangfu led Miss Song to come. The young man took Kong Sheng's right hand and Miss Song with the other hand, and said, "Brother, I will leave my cousin to you. Treat him well."

Mr. Huangfu didn't like to talk too much, so he took out a hundred taels of gold and gave it to Kong Sheng, saying, "Go."

The young man said, "I'll see you off to elder brother." Looking at Kong Sheng, he said, "Please close your eyes and stay still. I'll send elder brother and his wife home."

Kong Sheng closed his eyes according to the words, only to feel his body rising up, floating lightly into the air, the wind whistled in his ears, and after half a cup of tea, he kept his feet firmly on the ground, and heard the young man's voice saying: "Here we are."

Kong Sheng opened his eyes, and he returned to his hometown. Only then did he realize that the young man and his family all possessed strange arts, and they were by no means ordinary people.

Kong Sheng pushed the door into the mansion, and his mother was overjoyed. Seeing that her daughter-in-law was very beautiful, she was even more delighted from ear to ear.Kong Sheng looked back and saw that the young man had already fled away.

Song girl and her husband live and settle down. They are virtuous and filial. They are well-known far and near, and everyone praises them.

Later, Kong Sheng won the Jinshi examination and went to Yan'an to become an official, taking his beautiful wife with him.Soon Miss Song gave birth to a boy, named Xiaohuan.

Later, Kong Sheng offended Yushi Xingtai because of his outspokenness, and he was dismissed from office at home.This day when he was out hunting in the suburbs, he met a handsome young man with a familiar face on his way, upon closer inspection, he turned out to be Mr. Huangfu.

When old people meet, they can't help but be overjoyed.The young man invited Kong Sheng to come to his home to have a talk. He went to a village where the trees were overgrown and the sun was shaded.Pushing away the house, it is resplendent and resplendent, like a rich and noble family.Kong Sheng asked about Jiaona's recent situation, the young man said: "My sister is already married."

Feeling disappointed, Kong Sheng stayed for one night, took his leave and left.The next day, she brought her wife and children to visit again. Jiaona had received the message and came to welcome her.When the cousins ​​meet, it is inevitable to make a fuss.Jiao Na picked up Miss Song's son, Xiao Huan, teased her lightly, and said with a smile: "My sister is messing with my species." (The family blood is messed up.)

Kong Sheng came forward to thank him for his kindness in curing the disease. Jiao Na smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, my brother-in-law has become a nobleman. The wound has healed, and you haven't forgotten the pain?" While talking, Jiao Na's husband Wu Lang also came out to see him.

After staying overnight, Kong Sheng said goodbye and went home.

This day the young man was full of sorrow, and he said to Kong Sheng: "The sky is in trouble, please help me, brother."

Kong Sheng changed color and said, "What's going on?"

The young man went out without saying a word, and soon he brought his younger sister Jiaona and the whole family into the living room, knelt down on the ground, Kong Sheng was horrified, and hurriedly asked why.

The young man said: "This is the end of the matter, I can no longer hide it. I am not a human being, but a fox demon. Now there is a thunderstorm, if the elder brother is willing to fight with his own body, his life will be saved. Otherwise, please leave with your son in your arms. , from being implicated."

Kong Sheng said with emotion: "Who do you think I am? Needless to say, I swear to live and die with my brother. How do you want me to help?"

The young man took out a saber and said: "Brother, please hold this sword and stand in the courtyard, and it cannot be moved despite the thunderstorm."

Kong Sheng nodded, went out and stood upright with his sword in hand, he saw black clouds rolling in the sky, and looked back at the mansion where he lived, but there were no bricks and tiles at the door, only a fox cave was left, the cave was huge and bottomless.While stunned, there was a loud thunderbolt, the earth shook and the mountains shook, the torrential rain and strong wind blew wildly, and the old tree was uprooted and blown off.

Kong Sheng was dazzled and deaf, but he was not afraid. He stood tall and stood still.Suddenly, a ferocious fairy appeared in the dark clouds and thick fog, with a sharp mouth and sharp claws, reached into the hole, grabbed a woman, and laughed.

Seeing that the woman's clothes and figure looked familiar, Kong Sheng took a closer look and saw that it was Jiaona, jumping up and down in anxiety, swiping the sword in his hand and stabbing the ghost's vitals, the ghost was in pain and had no choice but to let go of Jiaona , went bitterly.

At this moment, thunder roared in the sky, and a bolt of lightning quickly struck Kong Sheng, killing him immediately.

Er Eryun collected the rain and dispersed, the weather cleared up, Jiao Na woke up leisurely, saw Kong Sheng dead by her side, and cried: "Kong Lang died for me, I can't live alone."

At this time, Miss Song, the boy and others all crawled out of the cave.Jiaona asked her cousin to support her husband's head, use the golden hairpin to push Kong Sheng's teeth away, pinch his cheeks, put a red pill into Kong Sheng's mouth with her tongue, and breathe mouth to mouth.

After blowing for a few breaths, the red pill fell into the stomach with a rattling sound. After a while, Kong Sheng moaned and opened his eyes, as if waking up from a dream.

After the catastrophe, the family is reunited.Kong Sheng thought the cave was too deep to live in, so he asked everyone to return to his hometown with him.Everyone praised it together, saying that this idea is very good.Only Gianna was unhappy.

Kong Sheng invites Jiaona to go to her hometown with her husband Wu Lang, but he is worried that Wu Lang's parents will not let her go.During the debate, a servant of Wu's mansion came to report, "The big thing is not good, the sky is thundering, and Mr. Wu's family, old and young, are all killed." After persuasion for a long time, I gradually calmed down.

After her husband died, Jiaona was alone and had no choice but to live in Kong Sheng's hometown with her brother.From then on, Kong Sheng, his wife, and Jiao Na's brother and sister lived in seclusion in their hometown, drinking and playing chess in their spare time, and lived a happy life.

After a few years, the little eunuch grew into a young man with a handsome appearance, but he had a fox spirit hidden in his body. When he wandered the streets, everyone knew that he was a descendant of the fox demon.