Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Li Hua, a farmer in Changzhou, is rich in land. He is over 50 years old but has no son. He only has a daughter named Xiaohui. She is beautiful and is loved by the old couple.However, due to unforeseen circumstances, Xiaohui's life was short, and he died of illness at the age of 14.The daughter died, and the family was desolate. Li Hua was so sad that he didn't want to live. In order to pass on the incense, he married another concubine. A year later, he gave birth to a son, who was regarded as the pearl in his palm and named Zhu'er.

A few years later, Zhu'er grew up and was tall and cute, but she had a demented personality. At the age of five or six, she still couldn't distinguish grains and stammered. Even so, Li Hua still loved him in every possible way, and only knew what was good for her. I don't know the evil.

On this day, a one-eyed monk came to the city to beg for alms. The old monk possessed strange powers and was able to know the secrets of the boudoir.So they competed to make friends and worship.

Every time the one-eyed monk asks for alms, the lion opens his mouth and refuses to accept less than one thousand copper coins.

Not long after, the one-eyed monk came to Li's house for alms and said to Li Hua, "Tanyue, please donate a hundred strings of copper coins." Li Hua shook his head with a smile, stretched out a finger, and said, "Only ten strings."

The monk was displeased: "Too few, should the donor send the beggar?"

Li Hua was not angry either: "At most thirty strings, take it away if you want it, don't ask for it."

The monk sternly said: "You must give a hundred strings, and you can't do without a penny."

Li Hua was also annoyed, "You think it's too little, I won't serve you anymore." Putting away the copper coins, he returned to the mansion angrily.

The monk sneered, "Don't regret it, don't regret it." Before she finished speaking, Zhu'er's heart ached sharply, her face turned ashen, and she couldn't stop rolling on the bed and howling.

Li Hua knew that it was the monk who was playing tricks, and his son's fate was under the control of others, so he had to compromise, so he hurriedly fetched eighty strings of copper coins and gave it to the monk, asking him to show his noble hand and let Pearl go, the monk said coldly: "At this time , The benefactor is still stubborn? As I said, one hundred strings of copper coins, even if one penny is missing. Hey, the benefactor is really generous, just eighty strings of copper coins, just want to buy a life? I’m sorry, the monk can’t do anything to help.”

Li Hua had no choice but to return home slumped, the servant came to report in a panic: the young master is dead.

Shocked by the bad news, Li Hua froze instantly, his grief turned into boundless anger, "Hmph, murder pays for life. Monk killed Zhu'er, I will never let him go unpunished."

After pondering for a while, a paper of lawsuit was handed over to the government.Human life was at stake, the county magistrate dared not neglect, immediately escorted the old monk to the case, interrogated, tortured and searched, found two wooden figures, a small coffin, and five small flags.

With all the witnesses and material evidence, the county magistrate was furious, and immediately pronounced the verdict: the demon monk is reckless, and he will be beaten to death immediately with a club.

The culprit was the culprit, and Li Hua thanked him with all his gratitude. When he returned home, it was dusk. Mr. Li was talking to his wife on the bed. Suddenly, the door opened and a child, about seven or eight years old, broke in. Talking, "Ah Weng, why are you walking so fast and not waiting for me. I can hardly catch up."

Li Hua was full of doubts: Who is this kid?Why are you chasing me?

Just as he was about to ask, the child's figure flashed, like a mist, and he climbed onto the bed, Li Hua was shocked, he quickly pushed him to the ground, but it landed silently.

The kid smiled and said, "Ah Weng, why are you pushing me?"

Li Hua was so frightened that his face was livid, he dragged his wife and ran out, the child followed closely behind, yelling, "Father, mother" incessantly.

Li Hua ran to the concubine's room, locked the door in a panic, just took a breath, when suddenly his eyes blurred, the child had already knelt down before his knees at some point.

With the matter at this point, Li Huaqiang calmed down and asked, "Hey, kid, what do you want to do?"

The child smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I have no malicious intentions. I am from Suzhou. My surname is Zhan. Both parents died when I was six years old. My brother and sister-in-law couldn't get along, so I had no choice but to live with my grandmother. Once I went out to play, and was cast by a one-eyed monk. Sorcery, obsessed with killing under the mulberry tree. After my death, the ghost was driven by the evil monk and did many evil deeds. I was wronged and I was not allowed to be reincarnated. Fortunately, Ah Weng killed the evil monk and rehabilitated me. If you don’t dislike it, I am willing to give it to you Be a son to repay your kindness."

Li Hua hesitated and said, "Human beings and ghosts have different paths, how can they depend on each other?"

The child said: "Don't worry about this, I'm easy to take care of. You only need to provide a hut, a quilt, and pour a cup of cold porridge every day. You don't have to worry about the rest."

Li Hua nodded and said: "In that case, I will let you stay, but there is one thing you must keep in mind: keep yourself safe and do not harm others."

The child readily agreed, and from then on he settled down in Li's residence, waking up early and going to bed late, going in and out of each house, just like Li Hua's own son.

One day the child came to Master Li's concubine's room and saw her crying and mourning for her son, so he asked, "How long has Pearl been dead?"

The concubine said: "Seven days."

The child pondered: "The weather is very cold, the body should not rot, you can send someone to open the coffin for an autopsy, if Zhu'er's body is not damaged, I can use the body to revive her soul."

Li Hua was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly mobilized his men to dig open the tomb, and opened the coffin lid to see that Zhu'er's corpse was lifelike.

The child said: "Ah Weng, I'm going to return the sun." As soon as he finished speaking, there was only a whoosh, and then disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Li Hua secretly marveled, and sent someone to carry Zhu'er's body home, after a while, "Zhu'er" woke up from the bed, and shouted: "Water, give me water quickly."

After drinking a bowl of water, "Pearl" was sweating all over, and then she was able to walk on the ground.Seeing his son resurrected from the dead, Li Hua couldn't help but be overjoyed. What's even more gratifying is that after "Pearl" returned to life, she became smart and she was no longer the fool she used to be.

That night, "Pearl" went to bed, and after closing her eyes, she became silent. No matter how her family called her, she didn't respond, and she didn't wake up until the next day.

Li Hua was startled and asked, "Son, what's going on?"

"Pearl" said: "Father, don't worry about it. The reason why I didn't feel anything last night was because I went to the underworld to reminisce with an old friend. This friend is called Brother Zi, and it was when I followed the demon monk in the past. The companion I know is currently in the underworld to be the adoptive son of Jiang Yuanwai, and his life is worry-free. He invited the children to play last night, and just sent me back with a white-nosed yellow horse."

Li Hua suddenly realized: the Zhu'er in front of him is not Zhu'er, but the young man Zhan, and asked: "Since you have gone to the underworld, have you seen Zhu'er?"

Zhan Xun said: "I see, Zhu'er has been reincarnated, he has no father-son relationship with Father, the reason why he joined Li's family is to recover the debt of one hundred copper coins for Yan Zifang in Jinling."

Li Hua remained silent, thinking, "When I went to Jinling to do business in the past, I did owe Yan Zifang a hundred taels of copper, but the matter was very secretive, I don't think young man Zhan would know, it seems that what he said is correct, Zhu Er It really has nothing to do with me."

Li's wife asked, "Son, have you seen Sister Hui?"

The young man said: "I don't know, I will find out for you again when I have a chance."

After two or three days, the young man said to Li's wife: "Sister Hui is very good in the vagina. She married the young prince of Chu Jiang Wang as his wife. Her food and clothing are luxurious, and there are hundreds of servants and maids serving her alone."

Li's wife asked, "Why didn't she go back to her mother's house to have a look?"

The young man said: "When a mortal dies, he has nothing to do with his parents. He doesn't remember much about his life. She has to mention it repeatedly so that she will have an impression. Yesterday I asked Mr. Jiang to help, and I finally met Sister Hui. She invited me to sit On the coral bed, I said, "Parents miss her very much." But Sister Hui's face was full of confusion and drowsiness. On the bed, my sister was clever and handy, and embroidered a red cloud along the blood drops. My mother still hangs it on the bedside. Whenever I see the embroidery, I think of my sister. Don’t you remember these things?’My sister told me Reminder, only then did I remember the past, and said sadly: "Little brother, you go back and tell your mother, and when I report to your husband, you will go back to the mansion to visit her old man.""

Li's wife asked, "When will Huier come back?"

The boy said: "I don't know."

After a few days, the young man said to Li's wife: "Sister is back, there are many attendants, prepare more meals." While talking, he moved the tables and chairs to the middle hall to entertain the guests, and said: "Sister, sit down and rest first, don't be too sad. " Li's wife saw that he was busy, but the room was empty and there was no one. She couldn't help being very surprised. The young man explained: "Human ghosts are different. Although my sister is nearby, it's a pity that you can't see it."

After a while, the young man went out to see off the guests, burned paper to offer wine, and came back to report: "The entourage and horses have already left first. My sister asked my mother: the green quilt she used to sleep in before was burnt out by the candle." Is the one with the hole still there?"

Li's wife said: "Yes." She hurriedly opened the box and found it.

The young man said: "My sister told me: She is tired and wants to go back to the boudoir to rest, and ordered me to send her the quilt, and come back tomorrow to catch up with mother."

Li's wife said: "I have kept Huier's room for her all the time, you send the quilt quickly, go quickly."

Before Xiaohui was alive, she was a close friend with the daughter of the Zhao family next door. This night, Miss Zhao saw Xiaohui coming in her sleep. Her voice and smile were the same as before, and she said to herself, "I have turned into a ghost, and I will be separated from my parents forever. I want to use your body to meet my family, don't be afraid."

In the early morning of the next day, Miss Zhao was talking to her mother when she suddenly fell to the ground and fell into a coma. After a while, she slowly woke up and said to Zhao's mother: "Time makes people grow old. Xiaohui and Auntie have only been separated for a few years. His hair is all white."

Zhao's mother was puzzled and shouted: "Daughter, are you crazy?"

Miss Zhao smiled and did not answer, Yingying bowed twice, turned and went out, mother Zhao knew something was wrong, quietly followed behind, saw her daughter walking all the way, and soon entered Li's residence.

As soon as she entered the hall, Miss Zhao hugged Li's wife and cried loudly. Mrs. Li was in a panic and couldn't speak for a while. Miss Zhao said: "The child came back yesterday and was tired. I didn't have time to talk to my mother. My daughter is not filial. Abandoning your parents in the middle of the journey, causing you Riri to miss you, is a great crime."

Mrs. Li was surprised and delighted, and tremblingly said: "You are Hui'er?"

Miss Zhao nodded.

Old Madam Li looked relieved, and said with a smile: "Hui'er, I'm very happy to hear that you're a noble person down there. But you're already the daughter-in-law of Pluto, and you must abide by women's morals in the future, you know?"

Ms. Zhao said: "My son understands. Don't worry, my mother-in-law treats me very well, and my in-laws love me very much. They don't dislike my daughter because of her ugly appearance." , his expression and actions are exactly like Xiaohui.

Not long after, boy Zhan ran in and said, "The person who picked up my sister has arrived."

Miss Zhao got up to bid farewell, crying: "The baby is gone." As soon as she finished speaking, she passed out on the ground, and it took a long time for her to wake up.

A few months later, Li Hua suddenly became seriously ill. He sought medical advice and no medicine worked. One was holding an iron staff, the other was holding a hemp rope, and they refused to leave no matter how much they begged."

Mrs. Li cried and prepared the shroud, and at dusk, the young man called out: "The idlers wait for a while, my brother-in-law is here to visit Dad." After a while, the young man clapped his hands and laughed, and Mrs. Li asked him, "What are you laughing at? "

The young man said: "I laughed at the two evil ghosts. When I heard that my brother-in-law was coming, I was so frightened that I trembled all over. I hid under the bed and became a turtle."

Mrs. Li asked, "Where is the evil spirit, where is it now?"

The young man said: "Being chained up by my brother-in-law and taken away on the saddle is really a joy. Mother don't have to cry anymore, Dad will recover soon. When the brother-in-law parted, he said: He will beg the king of the underworld to give you Parents live a hundred years.'”

Hearing this, Mrs. Li turned her grief into joy. In the evening, Li Hua recovered from her illness.

In the following days, the young man concentrated on his studies, and because of his clever personality, he was admitted to the county school, and still talked about ghost things from time to time.Neighbors and folks who were haunted by evil spirits and fell ill, the teenagers pointed out the location of the evil spirits one by one and roasted them with fire, the illnesses often recovered without treatment.

Due to repeatedly leaking secrets, the young man was punished by ghosts and gods, contracted a serious disease, and was covered in bruises. He managed to save his life.