Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Chai Tingbin, from Taiping County, his wife, Jin, is infertile and jealous.Chai Tingbin spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a concubine, but was abused by his wife, and died after more than a year.Because of this matter, Chai Tingbin felt resentful and did not communicate with his wife for several months.

This day was Chai's birthday, his wife dressed up and came to celebrate her birthday, and invited her husband to drink at her residence.During the dinner, the wife repented and said, "It was my fault that I killed my concubine by mistake the day before, but it is for the sake of our husband and wife for more than two years. Please forgive me this time. No matter how many women you marry in the future, I will not interfere .”

Seeing her sincerity, Chai Tingbin no longer held grudges, and the two reconciled as before.On the surface, the wife took the initiative to choose a female partner for the husband-in-law, but secretly told the matchmaker, "This is a show, if you can delay it, don't take it seriously." More than a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and there is still no progress in marrying a wife.Chai Tingbin was impatient, so he went out to find a partner himself, and finally fell in love with Miss Lin, and married her.

Ms. Lin has a beautiful appearance and is deeply loved by Chai Tingbin. Food and beverages are provided according to whatever she wants.However, although Ms. Lin is beautiful, she doesn't know how to knit. The wife took the opportunity to get angry and said: "The Chai Mansion has always been diligent and thrifty, and it is not as good as the prince's house. How can there be a woman who can't embroider? From today on, I will personally teach you how to embroider." Your maid."

During the teaching, Mrs. Jin was extremely strict. Miss Lin would frequently scold and yell loudly if she disobeyed even a little bit, and even beat her with a leather whip and an iron rod. Slapping her face and pulling her hair were commonplace.Miss Lin couldn't bear the humiliation, she couldn't think about it for a while, so she hanged herself.

When the bad news came, Chai Tingbin was distraught and angry, and scolded his wife a few words. The wife was indignant and said angrily, "What's wrong with me disciplining my wife for you?" Only now did Chai Tingbin realize his wife's ugly nature. , broke with her at the moment, turned against each other, and moved out to live alone.

On this day, Chai Tingbin went to attend the funeral of a friend. He saw a girl at the master’s house. She was sixteen or seventeen years old. , photographic memory, easy to read pharmacopoeia, proficient in medical skills.

Ever since meeting Ms. Shao, Chai Tingbin couldn't forget it, and immediately begged the matchmaker to go to Shao's house to propose a marriage, saying: "As long as mother is willing to help, no matter whether she succeeds or not, she will be rewarded with a lot of money." Mrs. Shao, mother and daughter came out to entertain.The matchmaker looked at Miss Shao intently, and praised: "What a beautiful girl, if you marry into the palace, those concubines and empresses in the palace will be nothing." Then she asked: "Have you promised your in-law's family? Who is your husband?" Mrs. Shao Said: "The little girl is not married yet."

The matchmaker said: "A young lady with a face like this will marry into a prince's family sooner or later." Mrs. Shao said with a smile: "A prince's house, I dare not expect too much, as long as I can marry a scholar, my wish is enough. My daughter, Picky, ten blind dates, ten times in vain, I don't know what she thinks."

The matchmaker said: "Madam, there is no need to worry. How can ordinary people afford such a national beauty like a young lady? Yesterday, Mr. Chai's family told me: I want to ask my old man to match him up and marry Lingmei. Hey, this is not a toad who wants to eat swan meat." Is it?" Madam Shao smiled and said nothing.The matchmaker said: "Madam likes a scholar as a son-in-law, but most of the scholars are poor. From my point of view, it is better to be a son from a rich family. At least I have no worries about food and clothing. Ah, when it comes to sons from a rich family, I suddenly remembered that the son of the Chai family is young and rich. It seems that there are some savings."

Mrs. Shao still smiled, noncommittal.The matchmaker couldn't figure out her intentions for a while, so she decided to try again, then changed the subject, and said: "The son of a rich family is wonderful, but he has general disadvantages, and he looks down on others. The most kind elder, every time I come to your mansion, my wife will warmly entertain you, and there is no shortage of tea and wine. But once Lingmei marries into a rich family, the status of wife will also rise accordingly. If you go in and out of the sedan chair, if I want to see you again, I'm afraid It's not that easy."

Mrs. Shao pondered for a long time, and said: "I understand what the matchmaker means. You are here to match the Chai family, right? But I can't decide this matter, I have to listen to my daughter." Looking at Miss Shao, she asked: "What do you say?" Ms. Shao said with a blushing face, "Young Master Chai, I've met him before. Although he looked at me with scorching eyes last time, he was rude, but he is also a passionate seed."

Mrs. Shao said: "So, you agreed?" Miss Shao nodded slightly.Mrs. Shao said with a smile: "My daughter is really strange. She doesn't want so many good men to propose marriage. She wants to be a concubine. I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes." Give birth to a boy and a half girl, even if the eldest lady is fierce, what can she do?"

Mrs. Shao sighed, and said to her daughter earnestly, "You chose the path yourself. Don't regret it in the future." Ms. Shao said: "Daughter's fate is unlucky. If she marries a good wife, she may lose her life. If you suffer a little bit, It's not a bad thing. Besides, Mr. Chai has a blessed face, and his descendants will surely prosper."

The matchmaker was overjoyed, and hurriedly told Chai this matter, Chai Tingbin was also overjoyed, and immediately prepared the carriages and horses to marry Ms. Shao, and paid 1000 taels of gold for the betrothal gift alone.After getting married, the two lived in another courtyard and did not meet Jin.Ms. Shao was terrified, and said to Chai: "Where is the concubine who doesn't see his wife? It's no way to keep hiding like this, after all, it's better to go home early. There is no one who can't be saved in the world. As long as I don't make mistakes, big sister How can you be angry?"

Chai Tingbin said: "Otherwise, my wife is the best among shrews. She is stubborn and hard to teach." Miss Shao said: "As a concubine, even if she is punished by her regular wife, it is her duty. She is always wandering outside. , is definitely not a long-term solution." Chai Tingbin nodded and said: "What you said is also reasonable, let me consider this matter slowly." For a while, he hesitated and was in a dilemma.

This day, Chai Tingbin went out on business.Ms. Shao went to Chai Mansion in person to meet with her first wife.Mrs. Jin was very angry at first, but seeing Ms. Shao voluntarily surrendered, it was understandable, and seeing that her words were humble, and she was not willing to tear her face openly, so she took all her anger on Chai and cursed bitterly: "My The dead ghost husband, always talking bad things about me outside. Hmph, he married a concubine behind my back, is he a good guy again?"

Ms. Shao said: "He already knew he was wrong. It's just that men love face, so I'm sorry to take the initiative to apologize to you. As long as the eldest sister pretends to be a little fake, even if she smiles at him, the conflict can be resolved. The family will get back together, won't it Wonderful?" Jin said: "He refuses to go home, how can I give him a smile? Forget it, let's not mention it for the time being. As for you, you can stay at home in the future." Immediately ordered the maid to clean the bed for her.

When Chai Tingbin heard about this, he was frightened, fearing that Ms. Shao would go into the tiger's mouth, and hurried back to the mansion. Seeing that the house was peaceful and there were no traces of fighting, he felt at ease.Ms. Shao came out to greet her and begged Chai to apologize to Mrs. Jin. Chai Tingbin looked embarrassed, but he couldn't bear Ms. Shao's soft words and finally agreed.

Ms. Shao was overjoyed, and went to visit her first wife, saying: "My husband has come back, and I feel ashamed, and I am ashamed to see my eldest sister. Please ask my elder sister to make it difficult for me, and tell him a few words of affection." Jin refused, and Miss Shao persuaded: "Gu There is an ugly girl, Meng Guang, who is very respectful to her husband, and every time she delivers food to her husband, she always raises her eyebrows. The eldest sister is a hundred times more beautiful than Meng Guang, so is she not as powerful as her?" Jin nodded and said: "Okay, for your sake, I'll see him just once."

When the husband and wife reunited, Mrs. Jin scolded: "Brother, you are not a cunning rabbit, what are you doing here?" Although Chai Tingbin was upset, he still followed Ms. Shao's instructions and forced a smile on his face.Seeing this, Jin's face turned pale.Without losing the opportunity, Ms. Shao ordered her servants to bring food and drinks, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, the husband and wife were reunited, separated and reunited.

Ms. Shao is a virtuous person. Every morning, she would go to Jin’s bedroom to pay her respects. The number of intercourse, never more than three times.

Seeing her so well-behaved, Jin felt ashamed of herself and couldn't help feeling jealous.But Ms. Shao is a cautious person, and it is basically difficult to find faults; even if she is sometimes punished lightly, Ms. Shao will accept it.