Read classic Liaozhai stories and learn how to be a human being in the world. The name of the story brought to you today is "The Fox Wife". There is a town called Longmen in Longmen County, Jiangzhou Prefecture, Shanxi. There is a family named Wang in the town. The Wang family ha

Read classic Liaozhai stories and learn how to be a human being in the world. The name of the story brought to you today is, "The Fox Wife".

There is a Longmen Town in Longmen County, Jiangzhou Prefecture, Shanxi Province. There is a family named Wang in the town. The Wang family has been in business for several generations, so it can be said that it is a large family and the richest man in Longmen Town.

However, in the early years, the Wang family was still a little-known poor family. It is said that when the old man of the Wang family was still alive, their family was just a tenant farming for the local wealthy family, and often could not even eat. But one day, when the young Mrs. Wang was plowing the land for the rich man's family, suddenly, the clear sky was covered with dark clouds, thunder was rolling, and it started to rain in an instant. When the old man of the Wang family saw that the weather was bad, he quickly drove his cattle to the shack next to the field to take shelter from the rain. It is strange to say that it is not raining heavily, but the dark clouds in the sky refuse to disperse, accompanied by thunder and lightning, which is extremely scary.

At this moment, a snow-white fox suddenly sprang out from nowhere, ran to the feet of the old man of the Wang family, half-knelt on the ground, and kept making sounds from his mouth, as if asking for help. When the old man saw this, he immediately understood: I had long heard the elders say that before all mountain spirits and wild monsters transform into humans, they must first go through a thunder tribulation of heaven and earth. Only after passing through the thunder tribulation can they be recognized by heaven and earth and fade away. Animal form, put on human clothes. Looking at the situation in front of him, this fox might have encountered a thunder disaster.

As the saying goes, everything has animism. Mrs. Wang was kind-hearted, so he took off his clothes, wrapped the fox, and then carefully held it in his arms. After about half an hour, finally, the dark clouds in the sky began to disperse. Go, the thunder gradually stopped. Upon seeing this, Mr. Wang put the little fox down and touched its little head. The fox shook his head and licked his hand, wagged his tail, turned around and disappeared into the forest.

The next year, when the old man of the Wang family was plowing the land, he dug out a jar of broken silver. He secretly took it home, then quit his job at the landlord's house and started doing business. Strangely enough, the Wang family's business was going smoothly, and it was getting bigger and bigger. Finally, after several generations of struggle, the Wang family became the leading wealthy family in Longmen Town.

It is said that although the Wang family is a big family and a big business, the number of people in the family is extremely small. In the present generation of the family head, there is only one son, named "Yiping", which means "peaceful life". He is now an adult. Since my family has been a businessman for several generations, I have to travel around all day long, which is very hard. So when Wang Yiping's generation came, the Wang family master wanted him to study hard, seek fame in the future, and then find an official position. In this way, he, the old Wang family, could get rid of his humble status and move into the upper class.

Talking about Wang Yiping, he is really good at studying. When he was ten years old, he got the second place in the provincial examination. He was dubbed the "child prodigy" by his neighbors.

Since then, Mr. Wang seemed to have seen hope, so he put all his energy on his son. He spent a lot of money to hire many famous people for guidance, hoping that one day he would be able to reach high school in one fell swoop. Shine the lintel of Lao Wang’s family.

Finally, after ten years of hard work, at the age of twenty, Wang Yiping said goodbye to his parents and embarked on the road to Beijing to take the exam. On the day of departure, the Wang family spent a lot of financial resources and the red carpet was spread from the entrance to the pier. Mr. and Mrs. Wang personally led their son all the way to the pier, gave him several instructions, and watched him take the boat to the north.

After all, this was Wang Yiping’s first time traveling away from home, so everything he saw along the way was very strange, especially when he heard the common people chatting with each other on the boat, he found it very interesting, so he must go and listen. . It made everyone laugh that he had never seen the world.

When the book boy on the side saw this, he immediately wanted to argue with them. Wang Yiping quickly stopped him and said with a smile, after all, what he read in the book is different from reality. They said that I have never seen the world. This is true. Life is in this world. , actions come from the heart, why bother with them, besides what they say is right, just let them be. When the boy heard this and knew his master's temper, he had no choice but to give up.

After more than three months of traveling on the water, on this day, the master and the servant finally arrived at the boundaries of the capital. After they got off the boat, they originally wanted to find an inn to stay at, but they were new to the world after all. When they paid, they realized that all the money they had incurred had disappeared, and they were kicked out by the inn. . In desperation, the two of them had to pawn some belongings in exchange for some broken silver, and then found a small shop to fill their stomachs first.

After hearing their experiences, the owner of the small shop sympathized with them and said that he himself was from a foreign country and knew very well the difficulties they faced when traveling abroad. So he told them that he had a small garden on the outskirts of Beijing. If they didn't dislike it, they could live in it first and talk about it after the exam. But before leaving, the store owner told them seriously that the garden had been abandoned for many years and he had never been there to clean it. Moreover, he had heard from people living nearby that the garden was haunted and asked them to think carefully before doing anything. Decide.

The two masters and servants are now desperate. Moreover, Wang Yiping is also a bold man. He also smiled and said to the store owner that he had read the books of sages and sages, so how could he be afraid of these unfounded things? Even if there was a real ghost, he would still Caught him and brought him to see him. So, the two of them moved into the small garden that day.

As soon as they arrived at the garden, they were stunned by the sight in front of them. The grass in the garden was already as tall as a person and the house was dilapidated. So the master and the servant tidied up the garden before settling in. . But thinking about having to live here for more than a month, the two of them still felt a little helpless.

At night, the two of them fell into a deep sleep after a tiring day.

was sleeping until midnight. Suddenly, Wang Yiping noticed someone crying outside the house. He got up and took advantage of the moonlight. He came outside the house and listened for a long time. Suddenly, he found a woman squatting under the crabapple tree in the middle of the garden. , this crying sound came from her.

Wang Yiping was originally not afraid of anything, but seeing the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but shudder. I kept comforting myself in my heart, not saying anything about my strange power and confusion. He emboldened himself, stepped forward, patted the woman on the shoulder, and asked, "I wonder who the girl is and what she is doing here in the middle of the night."

When the woman heard what he said, she stopped crying, stood up slowly, raised her head, gave a slight blessing, and said, disturbing the young master late at night is a crime worthy of death. It's just that the slave family is full of grievances and bitterness, and has no one to talk to, which is really unspeakable.

Only in the bright moonlight did Wang Yiping see the woman's face clearly. It can be said that she is so beautiful that she captivates the country and the city. For a moment, he actually stayed where he was. When the woman saw his appearance, she burst out laughing. This smile caused Wang Yiping's soul to leave his body, and he didn't know why. Wang Yiping originally wanted to invite the woman into the house to talk, but then he thought about the inconvenience of being alone with a man and a woman in the middle of the night, so he invited the woman to sit down on a stone bench in the garden.

After a conversation, the woman said that she was originally from Suzhou , and her name was Linglong. Her parents died when she was young, and she was raised in her uncle's home. But the uncle's wife was not a kind person, and was extremely cruel to her. She would be beaten and scolded all day long, and she would often not give her food to eat. This time, while the uncle was out doing business, she became evil and colluded with a few people. Planning to sell her.

She was abducted by those people all the way to the capital city. She escaped while they were not paying attention. She had nowhere to hide. She accidentally escaped here and saw an abandoned garden here, so she escaped in. He really didn't expect that there were people living here, so he was really sorry for disturbing him.After saying this, he had to say goodbye.

Wang Yiping was also a jealous person. Hearing her experience, he gritted his teeth with hatred and quickly told her that the girl did not need to worry, just rest assured and stay here, and wait until later to discuss the matter. He immediately went into the house and pushed the sleeping scholar awake, allowing the woman to move into the main room, while he and the scholar slept in the side room. During the night, the book boy kept telling him that this woman had come here strangely, but at this time, he could not hear these things. He didn't pay attention at all, and just urged the book boy to go to bed quickly. The book boy also understood his master's temper, so he had to give up.

The next day, Wang Yiping and Shutong just got up and saw that the woman had prepared meals for them. After questioning, they found out that she had pawned the jade pendant left to her by his parents in exchange for some silver coins. He felt very sorry, but the book boy, after eating the dishes cooked by Linglong, never mentioned her unknown origins. Instead, his elder sister kept yelling at her.

After dinner, Wang Yiping called the book boy and planned to make money by writing and drawing in the days before the exam. So, the two of them spent the little bit of silver they had left to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and started selling paintings to make a living.

Wang Yiping has been in contact with many celebrities since he was a child, so he has some skills in calligraphy and painting. His calligraphy and painting are also sold smoothly, which first guarantees their life in the following days. Finally, on the day of the scientific examination, the three of them arrived outside the examination room early, but when they entered, they were stopped. The examiner squinted his eyes and gestured at them.

Wang Yiping and Shutong looked confused. At this moment, Linglong came over. She took out two gold coins from her body and put them into the examiner's hand. The examiner opened his eyes slightly and weighed them. After weighing the weight in his hands, Wang Yiping was allowed to take the exam. After the exam started, Wang Yiping looked at the test questions and smiled softly, because these were all the old and clichéd articles that he was familiar with, and then he started writing the article with confidence.

Soon, on the day when the list was released, Wang Yiping was indeed on the list, but what surprised him was that he was only ranked third in the first class, and was the "Third Flower". However, this is already a very good result for Wang Yiping, who is just starting out. But at this moment, a burst of noise was heard on the street. It turned out that some candidates were questioning the first and second Jinshi in the first class, saying that they bought official positions to take the exam, and they started to quarrel.

Just when everyone was noisy, a team of royal guards arrived with an imperial edict. It turned out that after multiple reports and verifications, it was confirmed that Shen and Zhao, the first and second candidates in Class A, were indeed paid to take the exam on their behalf. Now he is punished by force and exiled. In this way, Wang Yiping became the actual "number one".

When it came to the palace examination, Wang Yiping was well prepared and answered questions fluently. He was immediately awarded the post of prefect of Jiangzhou Prefecture and took office immediately. When the news came home, everyone was very happy. The book boys also rushed home in advance to tell the old man and his wife the good news.

The night before leaving, Linglong prepared a table of dishes as usual. Wang Yiping also specially bought a pot of good wine, and the two sat looking at each other.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang Yiping plucked up the courage to express his confusion to Linglong. Since she said she was fleeing here and was abducted by someone, why didn't someone come find her when she disappeared? And why do people who are fleeing carry so much money with them?

Linglong saw that she couldn't hide it from him, so she had no choice but to tell the truth. It turns out that he is not from Suzhou, nor was he abused by his family. He is a fox fairy who has been practicing in the mountains for thousands of years. Because his ancestors of the Wang family were kind to him, he found the descendants of the Wang family this time to repay his kindness.

After hearing these words, Wang Yiping was very surprised and could not say a word for a long time.

When Linglong saw this, she thought it was her identity that scared him, so she said, Master, you don’t have to be afraid. The purpose of coming here to repay your kindness has been achieved. Please rest assured, Master, I will go back to the mountain and I will never hurt Master.

Wang Yiping heard this and hurriedly explained that this was not the case. And after such a long time of getting along day and night, he had fallen in love with Linglong, so he mustered up the courage to tell Linglong that he liked her and asked her if she would be his wife.

Linglong asked him, aren’t you afraid of your own identity?

Wang Yiping looked at her face and said quietly, no matter what your true identity is, I have fallen in love with you. Besides, there are many people in this world who seem to be wearing human skin, but What she did secretly was something worse than an animal. Although Linglong was a fox fairy, the kindness and simplicity in her during these days of getting along with her had deeply touched his heart.

Linglong looked at him blankly. After getting along with him for more than a month, she had already fallen in love with this upright and kind-hearted young man, so she shyly agreed to him.

When Wang Yiping saw this, he excitedly took off his jade pendant and handed it to her as a token of love. Moreover, he also found someone to redeem the jade pendant that Linglongdian had sold before, and handed it over to her as well. The next day, the two set off home.

After arriving home, Wang Yiping introduced Linglong to his parents. The two parents were very satisfied, and it didn't take long for them to get married.

After Wang Yiping took office as the governor of Jiangzhou Prefecture, he was upright and devoted to the people, and was very loved by the people. Three years later, Linglong gave birth to a pair of twins safely. The family's life is getting better and better.

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