Liao Zhai Story: Fox Woman Saves Her Husband

When traveling by boat to Dezhou, Shandong, he suddenly suffered from severe illness, coughing up blood, and finally fell ill on the boat. The servants next to him robbed him of silver and fled. Shi saw his distressed head and his condition became more serious. Now that the money is running out of food, the ferryman also plans to abandon him.

At the time of desperation, a woman was parked on the side of the boat at night. Hearing about Shi, she moved compassion and volunteered to carry Shi on the boat. After being helped on the boat, Shi looked up and down: Seeing that the woman was over forty years old, she was dressed gorgeously, and was still in her spirit. Shi groaned and expressed his gratitude.

The woman walked up to Shi to examine the condition, and said: "The root of the disease has already fallen in Lang Jun's body, and now the soul is wandering between the tombs!" Shi heard howling and crying.

The woman said again: "I have a pill here, which can protect the Lord from the dead. I only hope that after he recovers, he will not forget each other." Shi Mou shed tears and swears that he will never forget his life-saving grace.

Soon after the woman went out, she took a pill and gave Shimou a pill. It was only half daylight, and Shimou felt that his illness healed a little bit. The woman feeds him delicious food by the bed every day. Wife, Shimou felt more and more grateful. After just over a month, the disease has healed.

Shimou knelt and crawled to the woman after getting out of bed, and respected her as a mother. The woman said: "I am alone, alone, and helpless. If I don’t think I’m old and frail, I would like to serve him sooner or later. Living and freshening up.”

Shi was in his 30s at the time and was widowed for a year.After hearing this, I was overjoyed, and the two formed a good violin.

The woman took out her savings again and asked Shi to seek an official position in Beijing. The two met to return to Shi's hometown together afterwards.

After Shi entered Beijing, he used his silver to cling to the dignitaries in order to rise, and finally got the post of military chief of the province. I bought the remaining money for horse equipment, and for a time the crown was gorgeous. I also thought that although the woman was a milf, but she was getting older and she was not good at or , so she spent another hundred taels of silver to renew the daughter of the Wang family as 's successor.

Afterwards, she was timid, and she was afraid that she would know about it. So on the way back home, she deliberately avoided Texas and took a detour to take office.

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After more than a year, the woman did not hear from Shi.

Shi has a cousin who happened to live next to the woman while passing through Texas. After the woman learned about it, she asked him about Shi's current situation, and her cousin told the truth. The woman heard that Shi was ruthlessly cursed, and she told her about her rescue of Shi.

My cousin felt upset for the woman. Finally, he said with relief: "Perhaps the government office is busy with affairs and there is no time to take care of it. Please fix a book, and I will take it for my sister-in-law." The woman then wrote a letter.

After the cousin gave the letter to Shi, Shi did not care.

After more than a year, the woman decided to go to find Shi by herself. After she came to the provincial capital, she first checked in a hostel, and then the government official informed her surname, and Shi refused to meet her.

One day, Shi Mou was having a hearty feast, and suddenly heard the noise of curses outside the door, so he stopped his cup and listened, and soon saw the woman pull the curtain and burst into the house. Shimou was shocked, and his face was ashen ashes.

The woman pointed at him and cursed: "Thin lover,Are you happy now? Just imagine where your wealth comes from? I treat you very well, even if you want to buy a concubine, what's wrong with discussing it with me?

Shi had to hold his breath and did not dare to make a sound. After a long time, Shi started to kneel and kowtow, and then prayed for forgiveness with rhetoric. When the woman saw that his forehead was red, she calmed down her anger a little.

Shi Mou went home again to discuss with Wang and asked her to see the woman as a concubine. Wang did not agree at first, Shi Mou begged again, and Wang reluctantly agreed.

After the three met, Wang Shi She paid her respects first, and the woman returned the gift, saying: "Sister, don’t be afraid. I am not jealous of a fierce person. The past is really something that people can bear. Even a younger sister doesn’t want to meet a lover. ? "Then talked about the past with Wang.

Wang was also aggrieved when he heard that, so he scolded Shi with the woman for being ruthless, and Shi was so embarrassed that he could not get into the ground, and finally he could only apologize and pray for himself. Forgive, the three of them were fine.

At the beginning, before the woman broke into the banquet, Shi had ordered the gatekeeper to forbid the woman from entering the door. The matter was over, Shi started to anger the gatekeeper and secretly blamed it. He, the gatekeeper was dissatisfied, and repeatedly claimed that the keys were kept properly and no one was allowed to enter.

At this time, Shi also began to wonder, but he never dared to ask the woman about it. Although the two of them were repaired on the surface, Shi was still confused. But she still can't stand her in her heart. Fortunately, the woman is gentle and gentle, and she doesn't quarrel with Wang's bedtime. She hides her door and rests early after three meals a day, regardless of where her husband stays overnight.

I felt very crisis. I saw her day by day and respected her more and more. I got up early to see her every day, just like treating her mother-in-law. The woman treats her servants with generosity and kindness, and behaves decently, but she is aware of the details. If a god:

One day, Shi Mou suddenly lost his official seal, and the whole mansion was anxious like hot pot ants. Everyone came and went looking for it, but there was nothing to do.

The woman saw it and said with a smile: " Don't worry, you can get the official seal by draining the well water. Shimou listened to her suggestion, and then he found the official seal in the well and asked how she knew that the woman just laughed and did not answer. Shimou vaguely felt that she seemed to know the name of the person who stolen the official seal, but he refused to disclose it.

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The woman lived in the mansion for more than a year,Shi had noticed her abnormal behavior many times, so she began to suspect that she was not a human being. Someone was sent to listen to her movements after she fell asleep. However, all night she heard the shaking of clothes on the bed, but she didn't know what she was doing.

The woman got along well with Wang. One night, Shimou went out to . Before the criminal secretary came back, the woman and Wang were drinking and chatting at home. They felt drunk and turned into a fox after lying in bed. Seeing that Wang felt sorry for her, he covered her with a brocade mattress.

Soon, Shimou returned. After Wang told him about it, Shimou wanted to kill her. Wang persuaded: "She is a fox, so why did she fail you?" Shimou refused to listen, and quickly found a saber.

At this moment, the woman woke up, and when she saw it, she cursed: "Snake heart, wolf ambition, don't live with you for a long time! The pills you took in the past can now be returned to me!" After speaking, she slapped Shimou's face. After taking a sip, Shi felt cold all over his body as if pouring ice water, and then his throat became itchy, and finally vomited the pill he had previously taken, only to see it as bright as before.

The woman picked up the pill and left angrily. She went out to chase her, but she was nowhere to be seen. Shi's old disease relapsed that night, hemoptysis continued, and after half a year, he died.

Yishi ( Pu Songling self-proclaimed) commented: Shi Juren, I heard that he is as handsome as a scholar. Some people say that he can succumb to others. Later, when he passed away in his prime, the scholars of scholars all went to mourn him. But after hearing about his betrayal of the fox woman, what is the difference between Li Shilang and Huo Xiaoyu's abandonment?

References:.

1 Qing Pu Strange, China Federation of Literature Publishing House, 2016.

. 2 Wang Li. Wang Li Ancient Chinese Dictionary., Zhonghua Book Company,2016.

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