Ghost Story of Liaozhai

That night, the husband and wife were at odds with each other and were noisy.The next day, Miss Shao was helping Jin Shi to dress up and accidentally broke the mirror. Jin was so angry that he grabbed Miss Shao's hair, pulled it hard, and beat him with a leather whip dozens of times in one go.Chai Tingbin felt pity in his heart, couldn't bear it any longer, immediately broke into the house, grabbed the whip, pointed it at Jin's cheek, and beat her hard until her skin was torn apart.Since then, the couple have feuded again.

Chai Tingbin knew that his wife was narrow-minded and would take revenge. This time he was humiliated, and he would definitely not let it go. In order to prevent her from doing evil, which would be detrimental to Miss Shao, Riri stayed at home and did not come out.Jin was so full of anger that it was difficult to dispel it, so he vented it on the maidservants, swearing and beating, which was a habit.

There was a maidservant in the family who was cunning, and once she was punished by the Jin family, she hated it.This night it was the servant girl's turn to watch the night. Miss Shao secretly said to Chai, "The maidservant has a murderous look on her face, I'm afraid she has ulterior motives." What exactly do you want to do?"

The maid thought that the conspiracy had been revealed, and was at a loss for what to do.Chai Tingbin became more and more puzzled, and stretched out his hand to search her body, found a dagger, and said angrily: "Bold maid, you hide a sharp weapon in your body, do you want to assassinate the mistress?" The maid's face turned pale, her knees softened, and she knelt On the ground, begging for mercy.

Ms. Shao persuaded: "Although the maidservant's crime is unforgivable, her plan has not succeeded. If the elder sister finds out, she might be beaten to death. Why don't you sell her to a wealthy family? You can save your life and get a ransom. ” Chai Tingbin nodded in agreement, and there happened to be a wealthy businessman who was looking for a concubine everywhere, the two hit it off, and the wealthy businessman offered 50 taels to take the maid away.

Not long after, this matter came to the ears of the Jin family, who came forward to ask for the blame, pointed at the concubine, and cursed: "The servant girl is trying to commit crimes, such a vicious slave, she should be beaten to death with a stick. You let her go without permission, what is your intention?" ?" As he spoke, he took out a hot red soldering iron, pressed it close to Miss Shao's cheek, and pressed it down hard.

Ms. Shao's skin was injured and she wailed repeatedly.Still unsatisfied, Jin took out a steel needle and pierced Ms. Shao's rib cage for more than 20 needles in a row. Then she stopped, sneered, and walked away.

Hearing the news, Chai Tingbin was filled with indignation, clenched his fists, and cursed: "The venomous woman is so vicious, I'll ask her to argue." Don’t blame Eldest Sister. I’ve studied medicine, so I just need to apply some plaster for this small injury, and it’s okay.” Reaching into my bosom, I took out a pack of medicinal powder and rubbed it on my cheek. After a few days, the wound healed, and even No scars left.

This day, Ms. Shao took a picture of herself in the mirror, with a happy expression, and said to Chai: "Big sister cut off the bad luck on my face with the soldering iron last time. From then on, I will bear all the hardships and never suffer again."

One month later, Jin suddenly contracted a strange disease, her abdomen was distended like a ball, and she was drowsy all day long.Ms. Shao ignored the past and took good care of her. Although Mrs. Jin was hard-hearted, she couldn't help being moved, and at the same time secretly ashamed.

Chai Tingbin invited doctors for diagnosis and treatment, and changed several doctors in a row, all of them said that the disease was "tangled with depression and qi". He took countless prescriptions, but his condition did not improve.Ms. Shao was a bystander and said, "Like this kind of prescription, it won't work if you take another hundred sticks." Jin didn't listen, and still ordered his servants to take the medicine according to the prescription.

Ms. Shao secretly prepared some traditional Chinese medicines, boiled them in water, and served Jin to swallow them.Mrs. Jin drank the potion and went to the toilet a few times, and recovered immediately. She smiled and said, "Ms. Hua Tuo, didn't you say that the medicine didn't work? What do you say now?" Ms. Shao smiled slightly and told the truth one by one.

Jin shi burst into tears, and confessed: "Good girl, thanks to you this time, otherwise, I... I would have lost all bones. From now on, all matters in the family will be decided by you."

Not long after, Ms. Shao gave birth to a son who became sick after giving birth. Jin changed her past and took the initiative to take care of her.

Not long after, Jin suffered from distress, the pain was unbearable, and his face was ashen.Ms. Shao bought several silver needles and gave Jin a needle, and the pain stopped immediately.But after about ten days, the disease relapsed, so I had to ask Ms. Shao to give another injection, and after six or seven days of recovery, it started to rebound again.

That night, the Jin family came to a temple in a dream, and the temple was full of ghosts and gods. A god asked, "Are you the Jin family? You have committed a lot of crimes, and your lifespan is already at the end of your life. But I think you repent and do good, for the time being." Forgive you for not dying. In the past, you had 23 needles in Shao’s body, and now Shao has paid back [-] needles, and you still owe [-] needles. When you pay off the debt, you will recover from your illness.”

After dinner the next day, Jin fell ill again, and the pain intensified. Ms. Shao gave her an injection, but the effect was minimal. She frowned and said, "It seems that you need to prick the acupuncture points with hot needles and burn the skin to recover, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for the eldest sister to recover." Endure." Jin recalled the scene in her dream, and thought, "I still owe my sister [-] needles, finish the needle early, and get rid of it early." Thinking of this, she said: "I am not afraid of pain, you just need to stab, the more you stab, the better." .”

Ms. Shao smiled and said: "Silver needles are used to treat diseases. You can't pierce randomly. You have to find the right points, and you can't prick too many at one time." Jin said anxiously: "Don't talk about the points, just give me nineteen needles. "Miss Shao shook her head and refused, Jin had no choice but to confess, and explained everything in the dream.

When Ms. Shao heard this, she stopped insisting, and immediately located the acupuncture points, and gave Jin [-] needles.After the silver needle was inserted, Jin's condition was cured as expected, and there has been no recurrence since then.

Ms. Shao's son, surnamed Chai and named Jun, is extremely intelligent. At the age of 15, he passed the Jinshi examination and became an official in Hanlin. His family was honored.