Volume 1·Wang Cheng

Pu Songling

Wang Cheng is the son of Pingyuan Gu family. He is the laziest by nature, his life has gone down, and he has only a few shabby houses left. He and his wife sleep in cow clothes, and they are miserable.

It’s hot in the middle of summer. Outside the village there is the Zhou Family Garden. All the walls are collapsed, but only one pavilion remains. Many villagers stayed there, and the king was also there. At dawn, all the sleepers have left, and the Three-pole King of the Red Sun rises, wandering about to return. I saw a golden hairpin on the edge of the grass. I picked it up and looked at it. There were small words engraved on it: Yibin Mansion System. "The king's ancestor was a guest of honor in the Heng Mansion. There were many old things in his house of this style, so he hesitated to get the hairpin. A woman came to look for it. Although the king was poor, he was of a mediocre nature, so he gave it to him in a hurry. The woman was happy and praised her virtues very much. He said: "How much is a hairpin worth? It is the legacy of my late husband. Asked: "Who is your husband?" "The answer is: "So the guest of honor is King Cambodia. Wang Jing said: "My ancestors, why did we meet?" The woman was also surprised and said: "You are the grandson of Wang Jianzhi!" I am a fox fairy. A hundred years ago, I was in love with Jun Zu, but Jun Zu passed away and his old body disappeared. It’s only a matter of days that this left-behind hairpin will be suitable for the executioner! "The king also heard that his ancestor had a fox wife. He believed his words and invited him to visit. The woman followed.

The king called his wife to come out, but she was defeated and the food was dim. The woman sighed and said: "Hey! Wang Jianzhi's grandson is so poor! He also looked at the smokeless stove and said, "With this kind of family budget, how can we make a living?" The wife sobbed and sobbed as she described her poverty in detail. The woman gave her a hairpin and asked her to pledge money and rice. Please see her again in three days. The king persuaded her to stay. The woman said: "You can't survive as a wife. I am here." What's the benefit of living in a house? "Then he went away. The king told his wife the reason, and she was very frightened. The king recited his meaning and asked his aunt to take care of her, and the wife promised. After three days of recovery, the fruit came, and he bought several pieces of gold, millet, and wheat, one stone each. He stayed with her on a short couch that night. She was afraid for the first time. However, after observing his intention, he had no doubts about it.

The next day, he told the king: "Sun Wu Qing, it is better to do a small job, and you can grow up by eating crows!" The king complained that he had no money. The woman said: "When your ancestors were here, you could take the golden spring according to your needs. I think outsiders don't need it, so I don't take too much." Forty taels of gold accumulated in pollen are still there to this day. If you store it for a long time, it will be useless. You can go there and use it to sell kudzu. If you go to the capital immediately, you can get a little rest. "The king followed it and bought more than fifty pieces to return. I ordered you to arrive at Yandu in six or seven days. He told me: "It is better to be diligent rather than lazy, and it is better to be hasty rather than slow. If you are delayed for one day, it will be too late to regret it. ! "Wang Jingnuo, the bags and goods are on their way. It rains on the way, and the clothes and shoes are soaked. Wang has never experienced wind and frost in his life, and is exhausted, so he takes a break in the hotel. Unexpectedly, it is gurgling through the dusk, and the rain on the eaves is like ropes. It is very beneficial to spend the night in mud. Seeing the people walking around, I was afraid of the pain. It was getting dry at noon, and the clouds were getting darker, and the rain was pouring again. I was approaching Beijing, and I was secretly happy when I entered the capital. The owner regretted the late arrival of the inn. First of all, when the South Road was opened, there were very few Ge Zhi. The price was very high, and the price was three times higher than usual. Everyone who came later was disappointed. The master complained to the king. As the days passed, the number of kudzus increased, and the price dropped. The king refused to sell them for more than ten days, and the consumption of food made him even more depressed. Sell ??it to someone else. After losing more than ten liang, I will take it off. When I start to look at the bag, I will tell the owner that he has nothing to do. , blame the master for paying. The king sighed and said: "What do I do to the master for counting this?" "The master heard about it and gave him five taels of gold to comfort him.

He thought that he could not see his grandmother, so he was lurking inside and outside, and he was in a dilemma. If he saw a quail fighting, he would make a bet. Thousands; one quail per market, more than a hundred dollars. Suddenly, the money in the bag is only enough to sell quails, and the owner is eager to encourage him to stay and eat, but he does not take the value. The owner was happy to buy the quails and congratulated them on their quick sale. At night, it rained heavily, and at dawn, the water was like a river, and the rain continued for several days without stopping. When he saw the quails dying in the cage, the king was very frightened. As the days passed, more and more quails were left. Unexpectedly, the master was in despair. The king spent all his money and returned home, but he wanted to die, so the master comforted him. The deaths of the quails were not necessarily due to this kind of fighting and killing. You have nothing to do in your spare time, please take it as a good thing, you can also make a living by gambling. "The king followed his instructions.

Once he was tamed, the master ordered him to gamble with wine and food on the street. The quail was very strong and always won. The master was pleased and awarded the king with gold, so that he could gamble again with his children and win three out of three battles. After half a year, I accumulated twenty gold, which made me feel relieved and looked upon the crane as my destiny.

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