Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Mr. Fu, a Guangdong official and gentry, was over sixty years old and had a son in his later years, named Fu Lian.Fu Lian was born intelligent, but unfortunately he was a born eunuch and could not behave humanly.This incident was widely spread, and everyone knew about it, so even though Fu Lian was seventeen years old, he still couldn't get a wife.

Master Fu was worried that the incense would be cut off, and he was troubled day and night, but there was nothing he could do.

This day, Fu Lian was studying in the teacher's school. It happened that the husband was away on business, and there was a monkey playing outside the door. Fu Lian became curious and ran out to watch. .

He ran around at random, a few miles away from home, not far in front of him was a white-clothed girl walking gracefully with her maidservant, the girl turned her head occasionally, she was unparalleled, her lotus feet moved lightly, gracefully, Fu Lianyi was fascinated, and quickly Step up to catch up.

The girl also saw him, and whispered to the maidservant, "Go and ask this young master, is he going to Qiongzhou?"

Sure enough, the maid stepped forward to ask, Fu Lian smiled and said, "Whether I go to Qiongzhou or not, what does it have to do with your lady?"

The girl said: "If the son is determined to go to Qiongzhou, I have a letter here, please help me take it back to my hometown on the way. My mother is at home and will entertain you well."

Fu Lian's escape this time was aimless, and he thought "it would be nice to take a boat trip to Qiongzhou." So he nodded in agreement.The girl took out the letter and handed it to him. Fu Lian asked, "Where does Miss live?"

Fu Lian asked for the location, and immediately went south on a boat, crossed the ocean, arrived at Qiongzhou in a few days, abandoned the boat, and headed straight to the north of the city.Fu Lian sighed, but he was entrusted with the task of being loyal, so he couldn't give up halfway, so he walked all the way north, walked about four or five miles, and came to a wilderness, where weeds were overgrown all around, empty and quiet, The sky was full of stars and moon, and I looked at it by the moonlight and starlight, I saw a grave beside the road, and I thought, "Let's sleep in the cemetery for one night, and go on the road tomorrow. However, if you encounter tigers, wolves and beasts in the wilderness, you will definitely die. No. Well, yes, I will climb to the top of the tree and go to sleep, then nothing will happen.” Thinking of this, using hands and feet together, climbed up an ancient pine tree, closed eyes, and rested, listening to the bursts of pines and the chirping of insects. I was so anxious that I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Suddenly, I heard human voices coming from under the tree, and staring into the distance, I saw a courtyard beside the tomb. A girl was sitting on a stone, and two servant girls were holding lanterns, waiting on the left and right.The girl looked left and right, and said: "The moon is rare tonight, the tea cakes presented by Aunt Hua can cook a cup of fragrant tea, and enjoy the moon while drinking tea."

In the middle of the night, a weak girl ran to the tomb to admire the moon. This scene was extremely strange. Fu Lian thought for a while, and couldn't help wondering, "Could it be that this woman is not a human, but a ghost?" Breathe, dare not move a little.A servant girl inadvertently raised her head, glanced at the top of the tree, and said: "There is someone on the tree." When he found out that he had nowhere to hide, he had to climb down the pine tree in circles and knelt down on the ground, begging for mercy.

Seeing that he was a beautiful man, the young girl turned her anger into joy, held his palms and sat side by side on the stone, the two of them were very close at hand, the young girl's face was clearly distinguishable, she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a gorgeous posture, He asked in his mouth, "Why did you come here, young master?" There was an earthy accent in his voice, which was not official.

Fu Lian calmed down and said, "I'm delivering letters to people." The girl said, "The wilderness is full of dangers, so it's not a place to talk. If you don't mind the humble house, please come in and tell me." Fu Lian came to the courtyard.

Entering the bedroom, there was an embroidered bed on the floor, and two maids spread quilts, asking Fu Lian to go to bed and rest.Fu Lian felt ashamed and said, "I'll still sleep on the floor."

The girl smiled and said: "When you meet a good guest, how dare a concubine neglect you? You don't have to be rigid, you and I will sleep together." Fu Lian had no choice but to share the bed with the girl. He was afraid and dared not move, and the girl secretly stretched her arms. With a slender hand, she gently teased him on his thigh.Fu Lian pretended to be in a deep sleep, but when the girl saw that he was not angry, she became more courageous, her jade hands slipped into her underwear, and grabbed his life, the tentacles were soft, as thin as earthworms, she sighed, retracted her palms, and left silently.

Not long after, the woman fell down by the table and wept softly. Fu Lian was so ashamed that he felt self-pity and self-pity.For a while, the atmosphere in the room was bleak, the woman cried for a while, feeling better, ordered the servant girl to light the candle, and the servant girl saw the tears on her cheeks, and hurriedly asked: "Miss, why are you crying?"

The girl shook her head and sighed softly, "I hate my life." After a pause, she said, "Wake up Mr. Fu and let him go." Fu Lian felt more and more ashamed when he heard this, and thought, "She's going to drive me away. .In the middle of the night, where can I go?"

While thinking wildly, the door opened and a woman came in. The maid said, "Hua Gu is here." Fu Lian peeped through the quilt. Hua Gu was about fifty years old. Although she was not young, she was charming. still exist.

Hua Gu went to the table and asked the young girl, "It's midnight and the lights are still on in the room, why don't you go to sleep?" The young girl didn't answer in silence.Hua Gu turned her gaze, saw someone on the bed, and asked, "Who is hiding under the quilt?"

The servant girl replied: "The boy passing by will stay here at night."

Hua Gu looked at the girl and said with a smile: "Oh, I understand, so tonight is the night of flowers and candles in Miss Qiaoniang's bridal chamber."

Hua Gu was startled and asked: "On the wedding night, the new daughter-in-law was crying instead. Could it be that the husband is too rough?"

Hua Gu felt strange, walked to the side of the bed, stretched out her hand to pull Fu Lian's collar, wanting to see the groom's face, she just mentioned it lightly, and a letter fell to the ground.Hua Gu picked up the envelope and looked at it, then changed color and said, "This is my daughter's handwriting." She opened the letter and looked at it, sighing again and again.

Qiao Niang asked: "Why is Gu Hua sad?"

Hua Gu said: "The third sister wrote in a letter: Her husband Wu Lang unfortunately died of illness, and she is alone, lonely and helpless, and she doesn't know what to do right now."

Qiao Niang pointed at Fu Lian and said, "He sent the letter, luckily I didn't dare him to leave just now."

Aunt Hua looked at Fu Lian and asked about her daughter's current situation. Fu Lian told her everything, but he had only met Miss Hua once, and the information he knew was really limited, so he finished in a few sentences.Hua Gu listened intently, and finally said: "I am tired of sending letters for thousands of miles, and I really don't know how to repay him." Her eyes rolled on him, and seeing his handsome appearance, she asked with a smile: "Silly boy, where did you offend Qiao Niang and offend her? Happy?"