Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Sun Shusheng, married a lady from the official family, Xin Shi, as his wife. When his wife just passed the door, she was wrapped in belts and tightly wrapped in clothes, and refused to sleep with the scholar.The head of the bed was covered with sharp tools such as awls and hairpins. Every time the scholar came to pester him, his wife would stab him with sharp weapons. The scholar had wounds all over his body, and he was afraid. He had been married for more than a month and had never made out with his wife.

Even if they meet each other during the day, the wife is cold-eyed and cold-faced. The classmate knows this and asks the scholar in private: "Does Madam know how to drink?" The scholar said: "You can drink a little." , Yiqin. Beauty Fangze, and my method is simple and easy, and I can learn it as soon as I learn it."

The scholar asked: "What method?" The classmate said: "Mix the drug in the wine and give it to the wife, then you can do whatever you want." The scholar smiled slightly, agreeing in his heart, so he got it from the old Chinese doctor. For a prescription, mix aconitum with wine, boil it over fire, and put it on the wife's bedside after cooling. (Aconitum, a traditional Chinese medicine.)

That night, the scholar went to bed early, pretended to be snoring loudly, and secretly observed his wife.She picked up the medicinal wine, drank a full glass, poured another half glass after drinking, then cleaned the bed and went to bed to rest.For a long time, the house was silent. Seeing that the lamp was still on, the scholar didn't know whether the medicine was working, so he called out, "The lampstand is burning." He called several times, but his wife didn't respond.

The scholar approached the bedside to check, and saw his wife was drunk and overjoyed. He immediately took off his clothes, got into the quilt, and stretched out his hands to untie the belt layer by layer on his wife. Although the wife knew it in her heart, she was sore It's hard to resist, so I have to let the scholar be frivolous.

Afterwards, the scholar fell asleep with his head covered, and then his wife was relieved of the effect of the medicine. She was so angry that she felt insulted, and she hanged herself.The scholar heard something in his sleep, got up to check, and saw his wife's tongue sticking out, dying. He was shocked, and hurriedly broke the rope, and helped her to the bed. After a long time, his wife woke up slowly.

Since then, the scholar hated his wife very much, and the young couple often avoided the road when they got along at home. Even if they met sometimes, they bowed their heads and ignored each other.After four or five years like this, the husband and wife have never spoken a word.Sometimes the wife chats and laughs with people at home, she is obviously very happy, but when the scholar passes by, her face changes suddenly, and she is as cold as ice.

The scholar felt very uncomfortable, so he simply moved to live in the study, and did not return home all year round.Seeing that the two were incompatible, the parents were secretly anxious.

This day, an old nun passed by Sun's mansion, saw his wife for the first time, and praised her greatly.When the mother heard the words, she kept silent and couldn't help sighing again and again.The nun asked what was going on, and said, "It's easy to do." The mother said happily, "If my daughter-in-law can change her mind, I will give you any money." <. Gong, after three days, I will do it. "The mother nodded and agreed. [-]. Cut out the portraits of men and women in the palace map, and brought three silver needles and a handful of mugwort leaves, put them together with the portraits of men and women, wrapped them in white paper, and drew a few earthworms on the white paper , Said to the mother: "Try to lure the daughter-in-law away. "Mother did as she was told.

The old nun quietly sneaked into his wife's room, opened his wife's pillow, stuffed a white paper bag into it, sewed it up again, and left.

That night, the mother forced the son to live with his wife in the same room. At the end of the second watch, the wife called the scholar by his nickname, but the scholar was indifferent and ignored him.After a while, the wife called again, with a charming and affectionate voice.The scholar was furious and cursed.

At dawn the next day, my mother went into the house to check, and saw the husband and wife sitting with their backs to each other, ignoring each other.The mother persuaded her son, "My daughter-in-law has already offered to show her love, why don't you appreciate it?" The son was furious, "This shrew, I get angry when I see her, and she likes to vomit, who cares!" The mother shook her head and sighed, No more talking.

A day later, the old nun came again, and the mother said strangely: "Master, why didn't your method work?" The old nun asked about the process carefully, and said with a smile: "Last time you only told me that my wife hates my husband, and you didn't tell me The husband also hates his wife. Now the wife has solved it, just use the same method on the husband again, and the young couple will naturally reconcile." The mother nodded in agreement, and secretly stuffed a paper bag into the son's pillow.

It was night, and the husband and wife slept together in the same bed.The young couple moaned and coughed, tossing and turning, unknowingly, the gap disappeared, talking and laughing with each other.Since then, the two have been in harmony, giving birth to a boy and two girls. They have lived together for more than ten years and have never quarreled.Someone asked why, the scholar smiled and said: "I used to see my wife, I couldn't help but get angry, but now when I hear her speak, I can't help but feel comfortable. I don't know why it is like this."