Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Geng Qubing, a native of Taiyuan, is bold and courageous, and is not afraid of ghosts.The family has fallen, and he lives in the uncle's house.The house was gradually deserted, and strange things often happened. No one opened the door in the middle of the night, and there were noises from inside from time to time. When I checked closely, there was no one there.

That night, there were bursts of singing and laughter from the house again. Geng Qubing thought, "Could it be that there is a fox demon? Let's go and have a look." He came to the courtyard alone, only to see the lights on upstairs, thinking, "In the middle of the night, Who is messing around here?" Quietly climbed the stairs, peeked through the window paper, and saw two huge candles burning inside the room, shining brightly like daylight.A round table was filled with banquets, and four strangers gathered together to drink happily, talking and laughing happily.Two of them are older, around forty, and they are an old couple.There was another young man in his twenties who was very handsome. Beside him was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl who was weak and slender, but also had a pretty face.

Geng Qubing looked at it strangely, he yelled, pushed the door open and entered with a smile, "An uninvited guest, he came uninvited." With such a sudden shout, the four people in the room were startled, their faces changed color, The two women hurried into the back room to escape.The old man scolded: "Who is the person who dares to trespass on the houses?"

Geng Qubing said with a smile: "Well said! This is my home, and you guys actually took over the magpie's nest. I won't pursue this point for the time being. But you guys ate and drank at my home, and when you saw the master coming, you didn't invite me Is it too stingy to be seated?"

The old man stared at the man in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "You are not the master."

Geng Qubing said: "I am Geng Qubing, the master's nephew."

The old man saluted and said: "I have admired your name for a long time, please sit down and have a glass of beer wine."

Geng Qubing didn't refuse at all, pulled a chair and sat down, and asked, "Mr. Gao's name?"

The old man said: "The little old man's surname is Hu." He pointed to the young man and said, "This is a filial son of a dog."

Geng Qubing nodded, and asked the boy, "How old is Xiongtai?"

The boy said, "Nineteen."

Geng Qubing said: "I'm two years older than you, I don't mind if I call you a good brother."

The boy smiled and said, "I can't ask for it."

The three of them were talking while drinking. After drinking a few glasses of wine, old man Hu said: "I heard that your son and ancestor compiled a "Tu Shan Wai Zhuan". Is there such a thing?"

Geng Qubing said: "Yes."

Old man Hu said: "To tell you the truth, young master, the little old man is originally a descendant of the Tu Shan family. The family tree after the Tang Dynasty is still remembered, and the previous ones have been lost. I hope the young master can give you some advice, and the little old man is all ears."

Geng Qubing nodded in agreement, his tongue was full of lotus flowers, and he roughly said about marrying Tu Shannv to Dayu and helping him control the water. That's great, the little old man has never heard of it, anyway, the young master is not an outsider, let's invite my wife and Qingfeng to come out and listen together, so that they can know the merits of their ancestors."

Not long after, an old woman walked out with a young girl, looked at the girl by the candlelight, and saw that she was weak and delicate, with a charming look, she was really rare and stunning.

Old man Hu pointed at the old woman and said: "This is Zhuojing." Then he pointed to the young girl and said: "She is called Qingfeng, she is my niece, the little girl is very smart, she has a photographic memory." While talking, the two women sat at the table Down.

When Geng Qubing saw Qingfeng, he was fascinated. He couldn't help but quietly touched the girl's slender feet with his feet through the bottom of the table. But his expression was not angry.

Geng Qubing's young girl acquiesced in connivance, high-spirited, unable to control herself, and yelled: "If you can marry Qingfeng as a wife, even if you let me be a prince, you won't do it." Hurriedly took Qingfeng away from the table and hid in the inner room.

When the beautiful woman left, Geng Qubing was very disappointed, and he lost his interest in drinking. He said goodbye immediately. When he returned home, he was haunted by thoughts, and there were green phoenixes over and over again, so he discussed with his wife "Let's move to the small building in the backyard live."

The wife disagreed, and scolded, "You are sick. You know that there are ghosts there, but you still throw yourself into a trap. Do you think your life is too long?"

Geng Qubing got frustrated with his wife, but he was not discouraged. He decided to go his own way and moved to a small building to live alone. One night, he was reading under the lamp when he heard a loud noise. Zhu Zhu bared his teeth and claws at himself, Geng Qubing was always bold, he didn't pay attention to the "evil ghost" at all, smiled slightly, dipped his fingers in ink, smeared his face into a dark and terrifying face, and faced the "evil ghost" with wide eyes. The "evil ghost" didn't expect Geng Qubing to be so calm, he couldn't scare people, and felt very ashamed, so he had no choice but to evacuate.

The night was getting darker and darker, Geng Qubing was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, when he heard the sound of footsteps coming from downstairs, his heart moved, he went downstairs and looked around, he saw a light in a house not far away , a woman pushed open the door and window with both hands, stared at the moon in a daze, and looked intently, it was Qingfeng.

Qingfeng also saw Geng Qubing, she was startled, and hurriedly closed the window, not daring to meet his eyes.Geng Qu was in a hurry, and suddenly fell to his knees and shouted: "Miss Qingfeng, Xiaosheng took the risk of moving to live in the backyard just to see you. There is no one else here, let's come out to chat, shake hands, I will die!" No regrets either."

Qingfeng replied: "I know that the son has a deep affection for me, but my uncle's family education is very strict, and he doesn't let me associate with strange men. Forgive me for not agreeing to your request."

Geng Qubing said: "In that case, at most I won't shake hands, I just want to see her beauty."

Qingfeng groaned for a while, but couldn't bear Geng Qubing's shameless face, finally pushed the door and walked out, stretched out his hand to help him up, and remained silent.

Geng Qubing was ecstatic, he hugged Qingfeng into his arms, and the two went downstairs to the stone steps and sat side by side. Geng Qubing picked up Qingfeng with his arms outstretched across his thighs. .

Qingfeng blushed and said: "My lord, fortunately we are destined, otherwise after tonight, no matter how much you miss me, my lord, it will be useless."

Geng Qubing asked, "Why?"

Qingfeng said: "Young master is wild, my uncle doesn't like it very much, so I pretended to be a ghost to scare you, I didn't expect the plan to fail, young master is not afraid at all. Uncle has a serious personality and doesn't like young master to get entangled with me, so he plans to move. leave tomorrow."

Geng Qubing scolded: "This old stubborn, tearing up marriage, don't pay attention to him."

Qingfeng said: "Don't scold my uncle, he is actually a very good person. It's getting late, I have to leave too. Otherwise, when uncle comes back and bumps into our private meeting, he will definitely get angry."

Geng Qubing held her tightly and shouted: "Don't go, don't go, it's a beautiful day, we haven't made love yet, so don't go."

While he was talking nonsense, Old Man Hu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, glared at Qingfeng, and scolded: "You shameless little girl, how dare you steal a man? You're really ruining your family style. Don't go back to the house! Be careful, I'll whip you." Qingfeng Feng was blushing, and had no choice but to hide his face and leave. Old man Hu didn't even glance at Geng Qubing, and followed him.

There was only a bang, and the door was closed. Geng Qubing was angry and disappointed at the same time, and shouted loudly outside the door, "Damn old man, I seduced Miss Qingfeng first, it's all my fault, you are not allowed to embarrass her!" If you have any punishment, just come to me." But no matter how much he yelled and scolded, the room was silent, and no one responded.

After that night, Geng Qubing never saw Qingfeng again, and the house was calm, and no strange things happened anymore.A year passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the Ching Ming Festival. Geng Qubing went out to sweep the tomb. He met two little foxes who were being chased by a vicious dog. One of the foxes was covered in white hair and ran straight towards him, howling. , seemingly begging for help.

Geng Qubing became very compassionate, kicked the vicious dog away, carried the little fox home, and treated it carefully.After a while, the little fox woke up leisurely and turned into a human form, which turned out to be Qingfeng.

Geng Qubing was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked why, Qingfeng said: "I was playing with the maid just now, and a vicious dog came from nowhere, if the young master hadn't rescued him, my family would have been buried in the dog's belly long ago, thank you."

Geng Qubing asked with a smile, "Qingfeng, are you a fox demon?"

Qingfeng nodded: "Yes. I hope you don't dislike me because of this."

Geng Qubing said: "I miss you riri every night and dream about you. You and I will meet again by fate. From now on, I will only love you and love you, and I will never dare to have the slightest dislike."

Qingfeng was moved when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "There is God's will in the dark. If it hadn't been for this difficulty, how could I stay with the young master? From now on, I will follow you."

Geng Qubing smiled, and immediately tidied up the house and married Qingfeng in the bridal chamber.

The newlyweds are sweet, the days pass quickly, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Geng Qubing was reading at night with the lamp on. He is an old man."

Geng Qubing asked, "What's going on?"

Hu Xiaoer said: "Your Master, do you know Mo Sanlang?"

Geng Qubing said: "Yes, his father and my father are classmates and friends."

Hu Xiao'er said: "Tomorrow Mo Sanlang will pass by here, he has a fox in his hand, that is my father, please cut the fox down."

Geng Qubing was kind-hearted, and when he heard that old man Hu was in trouble, he wanted to help, but he said: "Your father humiliated me in every possible way in the past, and this matter is very serious. If you want me to save him, you can, unless Qingfeng personally comes to see you." Come to plead."

Hu Xiao'er said: "Cousin Qingfeng was unfortunately bitten by a vicious dog and has been dead for two years."

Geng Qubing said: "Since this is the case, I have nothing to say to you. Come and see off the guests."

After Hu Xiaoer left, Geng Qubing entered the room to talk with Qingfeng, and told the truth about the arrest of old man Hu. Qingfeng's complexion changed drastically, and he asked, "Husband, are you going to save my uncle or not?"

Geng Qubing smiled and said: "Save, I will save. The reason why I didn't agree just now is just a small revenge. Who said that old man Hu was unreasonable before? Let his son worry all night, it is a small punishment and a big warning."

Only then did Qingfeng feel relieved, and said with a smile: "I was brought up by my uncle, and now he is in trouble, we should help."

Geng Qubing said: "Although that's the case, if you were really dead, I wouldn't save him if I killed him."

Qingfeng smiled and said: "How can you be so cruel?"

The next day, when Mo Sanlang went out to hunt, he passed by the door. He was riding a horse and carrying a bow. Behind him, servants gathered and harvested a lot. One of them was a black fox with shiny fur.

Geng Qubing went up to meet him and said, "Brother Mo, what a beautiful fox. Tsk tsk, this fur is of first-class quality. If it is used to make a fur coat, it will definitely be warm to wear."

Mo Sanlang is smart and generous, he said with a smile: "It's just a black fox, brother Geng, if you like it, just take it."

Geng Qubing quickly thanked him, and took the black fox back to the room for treatment. After a lot of tossing, three days later, the black fox woke up and transformed into an old man.

Old man Hu opened his eyes and saw Qingfeng by his side, suspected it was in a dream, he was overjoyed and said: "Qingfeng, I never believed that you were killed, ha, you really didn't die, that's great, that's great."

Qingfeng pointed at Geng Qubing, and said: "Thanks to my husband's help this time, otherwise my niece would never see my uncle again."

Old man Hu hurriedly expressed his thanks, and said with an apologetic smile, "Thank you, thank you. Mr. Geng, are you married to Qingfeng? Congratulations, congratulations."

From now on, old man Hu's family lived with Geng Qubing and his wife happily.