Yu Shimingyan

Chapter 71 Zhang Gu grows melons and marries a literary woman (1)
Thousands of miles of bright clouds in the sky, meandering auspicious light all over Zhai Pavilion.Before teaching catkins to dance with thousands of balls, let the plum blossoms bloom for a few calyx.

Entering the curtain, there is a rhyme from the swish, and the water is silent and empty.Yelai Pavilion faces the tops of ancient pine trees, and the wind does not blow to Xiao Shuo.These eight poems are about snow.Under the snow, there are three similar things: like salt, like catkins, and like pear blossoms.How is snow like salt?Xie Lingyun once said in a poem chanting snow: "Sprinkling salt in the sky is suspicious." Mr. Su Dongpo has a word called "Jiang Shenzi": "The dusk is still rainy, and the curtains are opened at dawn, and the eaves are flat. The river is wide and the sky is low, and there is nowhere to recognize the green curtains." Sitting alone and chanting, who will accompany me? Oh cold hands, twisting the beard.

Make you stay drunk, crystal salt, for whom is it sweet?Holding plum blossoms in hand, looking east and recalling Tao Qian.Snow is like the ancients, people are like snow, although it is cute, some people hate it. "

How does this snow look like catkins?Xie Daoyun once chanted the snow: "If the catkins are blown up by the wind." Huang Luzhi has a word called "Treading on Shasha": "Accumulate Qionghua, lay out catkins, and there is no pedestrian path in dawn. The sky is especially not full of clouds. Piaoyao is still chasing back to the wind dance.

Hold the cup to the scene, and say something against the wind, but when you look back, you smile without words.Why haven't you made a chant all day long?There is still a green place in the front mountain. "How can it be seen that snow looks like pear blossoms? Mrs. Li Yi'an once said: "Pedestrians dance their sleeves and brush pear blossoms. "Uncle Chao has a word called "Linjiang Fairy": "The clouds are densely covered for thousands of miles, and the sky is full of beautiful colors, flying like catkins falling into the sand."On the way back from the former village, dancing sleeves flick the pear blossoms.

Where can I describe the scene at this moment?Small boat fishermen in the rivers and lakes pour incense to celebrate the New Year.Cloaked coir raincoat rides far and prospers, top hat crosses the stream sand. "

Snow is like three things, and there are three gods in charge.Those three gods?Gushe Zhenren, Zhou Qiongji, Dong Shuangcheng.Zhou Qiongji is in charge of Furong City.Dong Shuangcheng is in charge of the snow-storage glazed bottle, which contains several flakes of snow.Whenever the clouds are thick, Gushe Daoist knocks out a piece of snow with golden chopsticks, and the next foot of auspicious snow falls.On that day, the real person of the Zifu arranged a banquet, and invited the real person Gushe and Dong Shuangcheng to drink until they were all drunk.Knock the golden chopsticks on the glass bottle, and when you want to sing a song, you knock on the glass bottle by mistake and pour out the snow. It was snowing that year.There was once a song titled "Recalling Yaoji": "Gu shoots the real person to feast on the Zifu, and Shuangcheng breaks the Qiongbu. The scattered pearls and jade are thrown into the air by the fairy of Ruigong. The color of the moon streams together. Xiang Xiaolai, silver pressed Langgan, several branches of jade whips slanted down. Jingshan Kuma, clear water music, and birds in the evening, returning from the cold without a nest. In front of the eaves are love hairpins, and children are not allowed to use them Knock with the staff. Yuan An and Xie Nu will sing and laugh at him in the same day." Gushe Zhenren is the god of palming snow.There is also the spirit of snow, a white mule, with a hair shaking off its body, and a foot of snow falls.But there is a fairy under the supervision of Mr. Hong Ya, who holds white mules in a gourd.After going to the real people's meeting in Zifu, he was drunk, the gourd was not tightly stuffed, and the white mule left, but he lost his hair in the Fanren world.Because Mr. Hong Ya left the white mule, it snowed heavily.Let's talk about an official who walked a white horse in the snow, which became a strange and immortal thing. His family rose day by day, and the monuments still exist.

In the sixth year of Emperor Wu of Xiaoliang, in the winter of December, there was an admonishing doctor, surnamed Wei, named Shu. Because he offended Emperor Wu of Xiaoliang for adhering to Buddhism, he was relegated to the prison of breeding Sima as a judge.This official is upright in heart, strong in spirit, has the words of turning back the sky, and holds the view of chasing sycophants and eliminating evil.This official Wei was born in Sima Prison Court. This prison is on the border of Liuhe County, Zhenzhou.Emperor Wu of Xiao Liang had a white horse named "Jade Lion of Zhaodian": its hooves were cut like jade, and its body was like a jewel's makeup.The chest is paved with powder, and the tail is scattered with thousands of silver strands.Can gallop and carry, go thousands of miles; don't breathe or hiss, jump over triple wide ravines.It's like a suanni living in the world, just like Bai Ze's going down to the world.This white horse, because Emperor Wu of Xiaoliang pursued Zen Master Bodhidharma, has been wronged in the Changlu world until now.

It was snowing heavily that day, and when I got up in the morning, I saw the occupant come to report to Wei Jianyi, saying: "There is a disaster! Last night, the jade lion of Zhaodian disappeared in the trough." Wei Jianyi was so frightened that he hurriedly called a supervisor to raise the horse. Come on, "but how do you plan?" Then one of the bets came out and said, "this horse is easy to find, just look at his footprints in the snow, and you will know where it is." Wei remonstrated, "that's right." People follow the betting trough, looking for the horse's footprints.After walking for several miles in the field, I saw a garden in the snow, but I saw: Fenzhuangtai Pavilion, Qiongsuo Pavilion.There are obliquely pressed jade railings on both sides, and a silver ribbon with flat hooks on one diameter.The rocks in Taihu Lake are sunken, and it seems that the salt tiger is buried deep; the pines and cypresses are like a towering jade dragon.The grass in the path is withered and it is difficult to distinguish the color, and the plum blossoms in front of the pavilion can only smell the fragrance.But it is a fenced garden.He looked at the crowd and said, "This horse is in this village." He immediately knocked on the gate of the village.Seeing an old man come out, he bowed to each other and said: "If you ask me, I will ask. Last night, there was a white horse in the four-horse prison in the snow. This white horse is the royal horse ridden by Emperor Liang. It is called the Jade Lion of Zhaodian '. When I saw the footprints, I was jumping into the fenced garden. If the old man can still get it, he will teach you to bring your own money and wine to thank you." Hearing this, the old man said: "Maybe, the horse is at home. Everyone sit down, I invite you to eat and go." Everyone sat down, and saw the uncle go to the root of the fence, go into the snow, and take out a melon with his hand.When you look at this melon, it is really: the green leaves and roots are tender, and the yellow flowers bloom towards the top.The fragrance comes from the pungent, and the sweet comes from the bitter.The melon vine branches and leaves are all on it.

Everyone said in their hearts: "Did the uncle accept it?" Look at the melon, the color is fresh.The uncle took a knife, peeled the skin of the melon, opened the top of the melon, and a burst of strange air spewed out.Ask everyone to eat a melon, and then go to the snow to take out three melons and say: "You old people pass on a word of advice, and Master Zhang will send this melon." They took the melons.The uncle brought out the white horse from the back of the fenced garden, and returned it to the trough.Gathered the horses in the trough, thanked the father-in-law, and everyone went back to the breeding prison.Seeing Wei's remonstrance, he said: "It's a trick! How can I grow this melon in the heavy snow?" Immediately invite someone to come out, and all the little ladies here, open the melon, and the whole family eats it.Gong Ren said: "But I sinned against this old man. I received horses and sent melons. What's the reason to thank him?"

Twisting means that two months have passed.In the spring and half of the next year, the scenery is clear.Gong Ren said: "The weather is fine today, so I can go and thank Mr. Zhang who sent the melons, and thank him for the horses." Advice Immediately teach to arrange wine bottles and food bases, warm up the pot, cook a few meals, and call out my daughter , Said: "I'm going to thank Mr. Zhang today. I'll take your mother and son to play and go for a walk." Admonition came to Zhang Gong's gate on a horse and two sedan chairs, and asked people to invite Zhang Gong to come.Uncle hurriedly came out to sing.

Gong Ren said: "The day before yesterday I troubled you to accept the horse, and now I advise you to buy wine. I am here to thank you." So the wine vessels were laid out on the thatched cottage, and the cups and plates were arranged. Please sit with Mr. Zhang.The uncle declined again and again, put on a stool and sat down with his head on the ground.After three cups of wine, the gentleman asked Zhang Gongdao: "My father-in-law, how long is your life?" The uncle said, "I'm 80 years old." Said: "Elder-in-law, you must have a mother-in-law to accompany you." The uncle replied: "It's just that you don't have such a clever mind." Gong Ren said: "That's right. Talk about a mother-in-law in her seventies?" The uncle said: "You must be old. It is impossible to say that a hundred years old is like twisting fingers, and a life of seventy is rare in ancient times." Gong Ren said: "Yes. Say someone in his sixties?" The uncle said: "Old too. After the fifteenth month, there is less light, and when a person reaches middle age, everything will happen. Hugh." Gong Ren said: "That's right. Someone in his fifties?" The uncle said again: "Old people. Thirty is not honorable, forty is not rich, fifty is the way to die." Said: "Look at me making fun of him." "Elder-in-law, say someone in his thirties?" The uncle said: "Old." Gongren said: "Elder-in-law, how old do you want to be now?" The little lady said: "If you find this girl as a match, that's enough." Wei Jianyi heard that at that time, anger started from his heart, and evil came to his gallbladder, but he didn't listen to him, and told all those who were upright to come and ask for help. Hit that uncle.Gong Ren said: "I can't do it. I came here to thank him, but how can I beat him? This uncle is old and speaks wildly, just leave him alone." He packed up the wine and went back.

But in the words, Zhang Gong did not open the door for three days.In Liuhe County, there are two flower catchers, one is called Wang San and the other is called Zhao Si. Each of them comes with a big cattail basket, looking for Mr. Zhang to catch flowers.Seeing that he didn't open the door, he knocked on the door to call him, and saw that the uncle was talking and coughing all the time, as if he was suffering from consumption and lovesickness, and was breathless.How do you know?There was once a poem in "Night Tour Palace": "All four hundred and four patients have it, only the lovesickness is uncomfortable. There is no pain or pain in the heart, and it teaches people to lose weight. I worry about the flowers before the moon and the moon, and I am most afraid of dusk. My heart feels itchy. , one or two coughs, coughs."

When he looked at the uncle, he came out with a hoarse voice and said, "I'm sorry for you, I've been unhappy for two days. If it takes time, call some. I don't want your money. There is something to bother you two: go find two with me." Matchmaker woman. If you find it, I will give you two hundred cash, and you can buy a dime of wine for yourself." The two of them took flowers and went.All of a sudden, two matchmakers were found.These two matchmakers: they match each other with their words, and they are in harmony with each other.In charge of the world, the phoenix is ​​only a lonely luan, and the universe sleeps alone.Don't choose the triple door, but choose the middle of the twelfth floor?Xia Hui, a man, is also interested, but Magu, a woman, must be tempted.It is rumored that the jade girl dragged her hand with a mechanism; the golden boy who served Xiangxiang hugged her by the waist with a speech.Attracted Wushan to steal men, instigated Zhinu to hurt lovesickness.Called two matchmakers to come and call with the father-in-law.Zhang Gongdao: "If you have a senior relative, if you bother to talk about it, it's hard to tell. This first relative has met before, but it's hard to tell. First, each will give you three taels of silver, and if you get something in return, each will give you five taels of silver; it's a good deal. Now, I will teach you two to write a little fortune." Zhang Mei and Li Mei asked, "Which young lady do you want to talk about?" Zhang Gongdao: "Wei Jianyi in the Breeding Sima Prison has a daughter who is one year old and annoying to each other. You go and talk to me." The two matchmakers smiled and took three liang of silver and went out.Walking half a mile in the field, to a slope, Zhang Mei

Looking at Li Mei, he said, "How can I go to Wei Jianyi's house?" Zhang Mei said, "It's easy! The two of us will buy a dime of wine first, and the teacher's face will blush, and we will walk in front of Wei Jianyi's door. , Go back and talk to my uncle, I only said it, but I haven’t paid back yet.” The way was still there, and he heard him shout: “Don’t go!” When he looked back, it was the old man who came and said: “I Guess the two of you bought a dime of wine, and your face was flushed when you ate it. Wei Jianyi came back in front of the door, and said to me: "I haven't paid back. Are you still here? You are doing well now, so go quickly, thousands of dollars." Don't ask for anything in return." The two matchmakers saw Zhang Gong saying so, and they had to go.

The two went to the Breeding Sima Prison together, and the Qianren sent a report and Wei's advice.Admonishment said: "Teach me in." Zhang Mei and Li Mei met.Admonishment said: "Are you two here for a kiss?" The two matchmakers were smiling, and they were so afraid that they opened their mouths.Wei remonstrated: "I have an older son, 22 years old, who was not at home when he saw that he was fighting for the north with the king monk. I have a daughter, one, a clean official and poor family, and no money to marry." The two matchmakers were at the bottom of the steps. Bye, dare not say.Wei remonstrated and said, "There's no need to pray too much. If you have something to say, just talk about it." Zhang Mei said, "If you want to wait for something but don't talk about it, I'll give him six taels of silver; if you want to talk about it, I'm afraid it will provoke admonition, which is a bit funny." "Wei Jianyi asked: "How is it?" Zhang Mei said: "Mr. Zhang, who grows melons, has no background. Today, he sent people to call the old daughter-in-law and the two daughters-in-law. They want to talk about the little lady who advised him. He got six taels of silver, see Here." He took out the silver from his bosom, taught him to look at it, and said: "When the advice is thorough, you will get the silver; if you are not thorough, you have to return it." Admonishment said: "Is it wind, uncle? My daughter is , I never wanted to talk about marriage, how can I take care of your six taels of silver now?" Zhang Mei said: "He said, if he only asks for advice and finds a return, he will get six taels of silver." Pointing to the matchmaker, he said, "Be the uninformed old man I'm passing on: If you want to get married, one hundred thousand yuan will be paid as a betrothal gift in the future, and a small amount of money will be required, and no money will be discounted!" , send him to go.

The two matchmakers thanked him and came out. When they went to Mr. Zhang's house, they saw the uncle stretching his neck, looking like a goose watching the wind, waiting for the two matchmakers to come back.Said: "Sit down, life is not easy!" He took out ten taels of silver, put it on the Zhuo, and said, "Activate you, and the marriage will be ready." Zhang Media asked: "What's the matter?" The uncle said: "My father-in-law said , I want [-] yuan as a betrothal gift, and I need a small amount of money to get married." The two matchmakers said: "I guessed it, but it was a remonstrance. Father-in-law, how do you deal with me?" The uncle took out a piece of money. The wine was opened, placed on the Zhuozi, and the two matchmakers were invited to eat four cups each.Turn the matchmaker to the top of the house and look at it and say, "Look!" Little money.Said: "Look, I'm here to prepare first." On that day, teach the two matchmakers to return the advice first, and then send the money.The matchmaker has gone.

(End of this chapter)