Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Gan Yu, courtesy name Bi, was born in Luling.Parents died young, leaving behind a younger brother named Gan Jue, styled Shuangbi, who was only five years old at that time, and has been raised by his elder brother.Gan Yu has a friendly personality and takes care of her younger brother like a parent.Later, Gan Jue grew up gradually, with handsome appearance and outstanding talent.Gan Yu liked him very much, and often said: "My younger brother is very handsome, we must find him a good wife."

This day, Gan Yu was studying in the temple, and suddenly a woman's voice came from outside the window. When she approached the window, she saw three or four girls sitting on the ground in the courtyard, all of them were stunning.One person said: "Miss Qin, why didn't your cousin Aying come?" The lady surnamed Qin said: "She came back from Hangu Pass yesterday, she was shot by the arrow of the wicked, her right arm was injured, she couldn't swim with her, she was depressed. "

The No.3 woman said: "I had a nightmare last night, and I still feel scared when I think about it." Ms. Qin shook her hand and said, "Don't say it, don't say it. The sisters have a gathering tonight, and if you tell them, it will scare everyone and make you unhappy. " The woman said with a smile: "Why is the little girl so timid? It's okay not to say anything, but you have to sing a song to cheer everyone up."

Miss Qin lowered her head and sang: "The peach blossoms on the leisurely steps are the first time to bloom. I didn't agree to my outing appointment yesterday. Tell the female companions in the east to wait for you and don't remind you, and the crested shoes will come right away." After singing, the audience praised .While talking and laughing, suddenly a giant man came in from the outside, his eyes were like eagles, and his face was ferocious.All the girls shouted: "The monster is coming." They all dispersed.

Miss Qin's body was weak, and after running a few steps, she was captured by the giant, bit off her finger, and chewed vigorously.Miss Qin's finger was injured, the pain was unbearable, and she fell to the ground in a coma, not knowing whether she was alive or dead.Seeing this, Gan Yu felt compassionate, and hastily drew out her sharp sword, stepped forward to fight the giant, and fought with each other. Gan Yu cut off the left leg of the giant with one sword, and the giant fled in pain, screaming on his back.

Gan Yu helped Miss Qin into the bedroom, only to see that her face was pale, her clothes were covered in blood, her right thumb was broken at the root, and blood oozes from the wound.Gan Yu pondered for a moment, tore off a piece of cloth, and wrapped the wound.After a long while, Miss Qin woke up leisurely, and moaned: "Great kindness, how can I repay you?" Gan Yu said: "The girl is outstanding. I have a younger brother who is single and unmarried. Would you like to marry him?"

Miss Qin said: "The concubine has damaged fingers and is not good enough for your younger brother, but don't worry, I will find another beautiful woman for him." After finishing speaking, she said goodbye and left.

This day, Gan Jue went to the wild to play. On the way, he met a girl, fifteen or sixteen years old, handsome, with flowing eyes, and asked, "Are you the second son of the Gan family?" Gan Jue nodded, "That's right." The girl said: "When your father was alive, he made a marriage contract with my family and betrothed me to you. Why did you break the contract and get engaged to Miss Qin's family instead?"

Gan Jue said: "I'm still young, so I don't have any impression of the marriage contract. Please tell the girl about your family background. I'll go back and ask my elder brother. I'll know as soon as I ask." The girl said: "No need to ask. As long as you nod, you can marry I'll go through the door." Gan Jue shook his head and said, "I don't dare to make my own decisions without my brother's permission." The girl smiled and said, "Idiot, are you so afraid of my brother? To tell you the truth, my surname is Lu, and I live in Dongshanwang Village. I will wait for your news within ri." Saying goodbye and leaving.

After Gan Jue returned home, she mentioned this to her elder brother. Gan Yu said, "Nonsense. I was already in my 20s when my father died. If it happened, how could I not remember it? Besides, this woman was walking alone in the wilderness, and she took the initiative to strike up a conversation with a strange man." , I'm afraid it's not from a good family. By the way, what does she look like?"

When Gan Yu heard this, she blushed and bowed her head, silently.The sister-in-law smiled and said: "It must be a beauty." Gan Yu said: "He is a child, how can he distinguish between beauty and ugliness? Even if he is a beauty, he is definitely not as good as Miss Qin's family; Late."

A few days later, Gan Yu went out on business. On the way, he met a woman with a beautiful face who was crying and walking, and asked why. Who would have thought that after returning, the Gan family would break the covenant. I went to the Gan family and questioned Uncle Gan Bi, asking him how to deal with me?"

Gan Yu was both surprised and happy, and said: "I am from Ganbi. I really don't know about the engagement made by my late father. The humble house is nearby. Please go have a cup of tea and discuss this matter slowly. By the way, what's your surname?"

The woman said: "My name is Aying. There are no relatives in the family, only a cousin Qin, who lives with her."

At the moment when the woman comes to Gan's house, the two parties set a date for their marriage and visit the church every day.Seeing the beauty of her younger sister-in-law, Gan Yu is really happy for her younger brother, but she is also worried that Ah Ying is frivolous.Fortunately, Ah Ying is dignified and reserved. After getting married, she is kind and kind, and serves her sister-in-law like a mother. There is nothing wrong with her.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the husband and wife were having fun, when the sister-in-law suddenly sent someone to invite Ah Ying to the meeting.Gan Jue originally planned to have fun with his wife, but he was quite disappointed when he heard this.Ah Ying guessed his intentions, and said to the visitor: "I'll be there later, you go back first."

When the man left, Ah Ying sat still, chatting and laughing with her husband, Gan Jue said: "Don't let my sister-in-law wait anxiously, you go quickly." Ah Ying smiled slightly, and did not get up. Always by Gan Jue's side.

In the early morning of the next day, after Ah Ying finished her dressing, her sister-in-law came to express condolences and said, "You talked to me last night, why were you unhappy?" Ah Ying smiled lightly, noncommittal.Gan Jue wondered: "She stayed with me last night and never left her. When did she go to sister-in-law's house?"

The sister-in-law was shocked, looked at Aying, and said tremblingly: "Could it be that you are a monster? Otherwise, how could you know how to separate yourself? If so, please leave immediately and don't hurt my uncle." Aying sighed: "Actually, I She is not a human being, and she married into the Gan family only because she listened to her cousin's persuasion. Since my sister-in-law is suspicious, I will leave now." After speaking, she turned into a parrot and passed away.

When Gan Weng was alive, he raised a parrot at home and fed it himself.At that time, Gan Jue was only four or five years old, and he asked, "Why do you want to raise a parrot?" Gan Weng smiled and said, "I'll be your wife." Sometimes the parrot had nothing to eat, and Gan Weng would say to his son, "Don't feed it yet." Parrot? Your wife is starving to death.” Later, the parrot broke the chain and disappeared.

Gan Jue recalled the past, and finally realized: Ah Ying was the parrot.Although he knew she was not human, but he missed her day and night and couldn't forget her.Two years later, the brother-in-law hired Miss Jiang as his wife for Gan Jue. Jiang's appearance was ordinary, and Gan Jue was very dissatisfied.

The Gan family has a cousin who is an official in Guangdong. Gan Yu went to visit his relatives and did not come back for a long time.Just at this time, the bandits in the village rioted, approaching the village, half of them were reduced to ashes.Gan Jue was terrified, and together with his sister-in-law, his family went to the valley to seek refuge.

On the mountain, men and women are mixed and do not know each other.Gan Jue was full of annoyance, and suddenly heard a woman whispering, her tone was exactly like Ah Ying, and when she looked closer, it was indeed her.Gan Jue was overjoyed, and held Aying's arm tightly, refusing to let go, and said, "Sister-in-law is nearby, she misses you very much, and I...I miss you too." Aying smiled and said, "This is not a paradise, is it?" Let’s go home first.”

Gan Jue said: "The village is infested with bandits, how can we go back?" Aying said indifferently: "With me here, don't worry." When the group returned home, Aying picked up soil as an arrow, stuck it outside the door, and ordered: : "Stay at home these few days, don't go anywhere, and you will be safe." After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

Sister-in-law grabbed her wrist and refused to let her go.He also ordered two maidservants to grab Ah Ying's feet.Ah Ying had no choice but to stay.But keep clean and clean, no longer have sex with Gan Jue.Gan Juan couldn't help being lonely and begged bitterly, but Ah Ying had no choice but to make an exception once in a while.

On this day, the sister-in-law said to Ah Ying: "My sister-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, has an ordinary appearance and has been neglected for a long time. Is there any way to remedy it?" Waking up early, Ah Ying went to Jiang's room, groomed her, put on makeup, painted her eyebrows and lips, and in an instant, Jiang was transformed into a peerless beauty.

The sister-in-law was very surprised and said: "I have a maid who looks ugly. I don't know if I can make it beautiful?" Ah Ying said: "Why not? It's just a matter of spending more time." The sister-in-law was very happy, and immediately summoned the maid to come. Seeing that she is tall and thick, she is dark and ugly, and her appearance is quite scary.Ah Ying ordered her to wash her cheeks, and then apply ointment. After three consecutive days, the maidservant's skin turned from black to yellow, and after another seven days, from yellow to white, her appearance improved. Although it was not shocking, it was still beautiful.

That night, there was noise everywhere outside the house, people screaming and horses neighing, a group of thieves looted wantonly, burned the house and killed people.No one in the whole village was spared except Gan Jue's family.After the catastrophe, the family survived the catastrophe, and they admired Aying more and more.Ah Ying said: "Sister-in-law has always cared for me so much in the past, and she came here this time to repay her kindness. Now that the bandits have left, and my uncle will be returning soon, I should go too. If I continue to stay, it will be nondescript. I have time." See you again."

The sister-in-law asked: "Is your uncle okay?" Ah Ying said: "There may be a disaster recently, but Cousin Qin has received his kindness in the past and will help out, so don't worry." After finishing speaking, she disappeared.

Gan Yu came back from Guangdong and encountered bandits on the way. Both master and servant abandoned their horses and fled for their lives. They hid in the thorn bushes, and the bandits searched everywhere and gradually approached. The situation was very critical.At this moment, a starling flew from the air, spreading its wings, covering the sky and the sun, and covering the two of them firmly.The group of thieves searched for a while, found nothing, and left cursing.Gan Yu stared intently at the starling missing a toe on his leg. She felt strange and brought it up to his wife after returning home, only to realize that the starling was Miss Qin.

Later, whenever Gan Yu went out, Ah Ying would visit her sister-in-law's residence, but she always kept it from Gan Jue, and sometimes met him unexpectedly, just smiled and didn't pay much attention to him.Gan Jue asked for intercourse, but Ah Ying refused to agree.That night, Ah Ying came again, and Gan Jue forcibly hugged her and took her to the bedroom.Ah Ying said: "You and I are at the end of our fate. If we try to be happy, we will only incur the punishment of God. Please think of me, don't force me, and we will meet again in the future." Gan Jue refused to listen, and stretched out her hand to untie her clothes, and both relive old dreams .

The next day, Ah Ying went to greet her sister-in-law, and her sister-in-law asked, "Why didn't I see you last night?" Ah Ying smiled and said, "I was robbed by robbers on the way, so I'm tired of waiting, sorry." After saying a few words, she said goodbye leave.After a while, cat meowing came from outside the door, and I saw a civet cat swaggering through the corridor with a parrot in its mouth.Seeing this, the sister-in-law turned pale in shock and shouted loudly, and all the maidservants rushed up to drive away the civet cat and save the parrot.

The sister-in-law put the parrot on her lap, and saw that its left wing was stained with blood and was dying. She was shocked and hurt.Gently massage the parrot's body to dredge its meridians.After a while, the parrot regained consciousness with its eyes open, and combed its feathers with its beak.After a while, he circled into the sky and said: "Sister-in-law, farewell. Gan Jue misunderstood me, I hate it so much!" Winged away and never appeared again.