In the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, the area where Jiangnan West Road and Jiangnan East Road converged (roughly equivalent to the junction of today's Anhui and Jiangsu) circulated such a story of a scholar and a fox fairy.
There was a scholar named Zhang Lulin in Shangrao County, the capital of Xinzhou, who went to Beijing to take the exam and stayed in the backyard of a temple on the top of a hill to study. The old monk in this temple is his father's close friend, and it is much more convenient to borrow it to live here.
The backyard of this temple is full of towering ancient trees, and the environment is elegant and very quiet. It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Lulin fell in love with this place at first sight.
Zhang Lulin is knowledgeable, has a small reputation in Shangrao County, although he is not a head cantilever cone thorn thorn strand when he reads, but it can be regarded as staying at home, forgetting to sleep and eating, and the meals are sent by the old monks. I thought that I could win the championship in one fell swoop and shine on the lintel.
One night, after Zhang Lulin finished reading, he fell asleep in a daze.
In the dream, he dreamed that he was playing in the small town under the mountain, and met a beautiful girl, this girl is full of talent, Zhang Lulin feels familiar, and he is also very happy. After waking up from the dream, Zhang Lulin seemed to be suffering from lovesickness, and he never forgot this girl. I thought it was a pity, but it would be nice to meet this girl in my dreams all the time.
The next night, as soon as Zhang Lulin fell asleep, he dreamed that his little life came to him, and this little life said respectfully
Zhang Gongzi, my young lady told me to take you to her!”
Zhang Lulin was puzzled, but still nodded and followed this little student.
In front of a small pavilion, Zhang Lulin found that the girl sitting inside was the girl he had been thinking about for a day in his dream last night. The two were drinking and writing poems in front of the stone table, so they were not happy.
For several days, Zhang Lulin had a tryst with this girl in his dreams, and after a few days of talking, Zhang Lulin learned that this girl's surname was Mei, and her full name was Mei Wuregret, who was a person from Chizhou Mansion, and her mother came to her uncle because she was killed by thieves. Knowing the cause and effect, Zhang Lulin's compassion was even heavier. After waking up from the dream, Zhang Lulin planned to visit Mei Wuregret's uncle's house, but remembered that he forgot to inquire about her uncle's name, so he had to give up.
This dream lasted for more than half a month, and Zhang Lulin did not take a step beyond Lei Chi, and the two always maintained a suitable distance. One day half a month later, Mei said goodbye to Zhang Lulin reluctantly, saying that her uncle was promoted, and the whole family wanted to follow her uncle to settle in the capital. Although Zhang Lulin was reluctant, he also knew that it was a dream after all, and it should not be taken seriously.
Since then, the days have been very dull, and Zhang Lulin has returned to the state of ignoring things outside the window and only reading the books of sages.
Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Zhang Lulin felt dizzy, so he fell asleep. In the dream, he dreamed that Mei Wuregret was sitting at the head of his bed, holding his face and hair and saying, "After 1000 years, I can finally sit by your side and protect you forever!".Zhang Gongzi, I've been waiting for you so hard for the past 1,000 years!”
Mei Wuregret said with a happy smile on her face.
Zhang Lulin also thinks about Mei Wuregret day and night, and at this moment, the lover in the dream is sitting at the head of the bed, and he also feels warm in his heart.
Mei Wuregret continued: "Zhang Gongzi from now on, I will stay with you for a long time, and I will never be separated, if you don't leave, I will not give up." ”
After saying that, Mei Wuregret cried with joy, and a tear slipped down her cheek and dripped into Zhang Lulin's mouth.
A salty, salty and astringent taste occupied Zhang Lulin's taste buds, and Zhang Lulin muttered: "This dream is so real!."”
Then he woke up dimly, and vaguely saw a person sitting in front of his bed, Zhang Lulin woke up with a startled sound, and he was sleepy.
After sitting up, I saw that the person sitting next to the bed was Mei Wuregret.
The doors and windows were closed, Zhang Lulin was a little panicked, thinking of the fact that many scholars in the book borrowed the ancient temple in the mountains to be seduced by the fox demon and died, he was very scared, and asked tremblingly: "Miss Mei, ...... you."Didn't you go to the capital with your uncle?Why are you here now, has something happened?”
The slave family did not suffer any changes, but they missed Zhang Gongzi very much, so they came to take a look. Mei replied with no regrets, her eyes were watery, and she replied gently.
But the door and window are closed, Miss Mei, how did you get in?Zhang Lulin guessed a little nervously, "This late in the middle of the night can quietly enter other people's rooms, is Miss Mei a ......."”
Mei Wuregret raised her hand to cover her cherry mouth and said with a smile: "Don't panic, Gongzi Zhang, listen to the slave family tell you a story." ”
Mei Wuregret said and got up and walked to the table and sat down, Zhang Lulin saw that Mei Wuregret had no intention of harming him, got up and dressed neatly and sat at the table, poured tea, and signaled Mei Wuregret to start talking.
More than a thousand years ago, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an enviable pair of fairy couples, the male was called Lin Lian, and the female was called He Feng. But the good times didn't last long, and the bullies in the same village fell in love with He Feng and killed Lin Lian. He Feng swore to die and would not kill himself, and the bully was furious and hung He Feng's body at the entrance of the village for seven days and seven nights, and then set it on fire. Fortunately, He Feng's soul was saved by an old Taoist priest, but his body was destroyed, and the old Taoist priest was also a half-hanger.
The little fox followed the old Taoist priest to learn spells, and eighteen years later, the old Taoist Xi deduced that Lin Lian was reborn in a herdsman's family in a small mountain village, and this life was called Ding Dashan.
When the little fox learned about it, he carried the old Taoist priest on his back and went to Ding Dashan excitedly.
On this day, Ding Dashan happened to drive the sheep up the mountain to graze, and suddenly heard the cry of the golden eagle, and looked up to see the two golden eagles swooping down.
Ding Cuishan ran in the direction where the golden eagle fell, and saw that two golden eagles were catching a little fox, the little fox was not good at learning Xi, and the golden eagle was the natural enemy of the fox, and the little fox had never beaten. After a while, a golden eagle grabbed the little fox and flapped its wings and flew into the sky. Seeing this, Ding Cuishan hurriedly picked up a stone and threw it at the golden eagle with a bang.
When Ding Dashan herded sheep, this drive the head sheep was to throw stones, and he practiced a good job for a long time, and it was a hundred shots and hundreds of hits within 100 meters. The stone hit the golden eagle on the head, and the golden eagle was in pain, so he dropped the little fox and flew away. Ding Dashan hurriedly rushed up to check the little fox's injuries, only to see that the little fox's back was scarred, and a small hole was also scratched out of his abdomen, and it was still bleeding.
Looking at the little fox's dying eyes, Ding Dashan hurriedly looked for herbs, stopped the little fox's bleeding, and took the little fox home to recuperate. After some time, after the little fox was healed, Ding Dashan released it back into the forest. The little fox vowed to practice spells well, practice ** form, and then go to her husband. There is no time in this mountain, and it has been a thousand years in the world, and this blink of an eye has been in the Song Dynasty.
After the story was finished, Zhang Lulin was a little confused.
Seeing Zhang Lulin's confused eyes, Mei Wuregret continued: "I am the little fox, you are the shepherd boy, 1000 years ago, you were Lin Lian, I was He Feng, and we were husband and wife. I have been cultivating in the mountains for thousands of years, just to cultivate ** form, just to find you, after a thousand years of reincarnation, I finally found you, husband."
Since you said that you are a human form cultivated by a fox, your identity?Zhang Lulin was not as afraid as he was at first, and he expressed his doubts in his heart.
The youngest daughter of the Mei family, whose real name is Mei Qingru, was taken captive by human traffickers not long after she was born, this group of traffickers passed by the Taoist temple, and when I rescued the horse's feet, the child was already dying, the Mei family was decent, and she was also a pilgrim of the Taoist temple. ”
Zhang Lulin was not moved at all after hearing this, and said calmly: "Miss Mei, I'm sorry, no matter whether what you say is true or not, I won't accept it." More than 1,000 years have passed, and we should live our own lives. ”
Mei Wuregret said without anger at all: "I named myself Wuregret, which means that I will pursue unremittingly and let you move and accept me." ”
Zhang Lulin shook his head and drove Mei Wuregret out of the door, without saying anything all night.
From then on, Mei Wuregret didn't bother Zhang Lulin, nor did she disturb him reading, except for serving him tea and water, she just sat quietly on the side, looking at him tenderly.
After Zhang Lulin learned that she was a fox, his attitude turned 180 degrees, and he didn't look at what Mei Wuregret did, and he was not moved at all, and in the evening, it Mei Wuregret was locked outside the house and rested alone.
Mei had no regrets and no complaints, so she climbed the big tree and sat quietly on the tree for the night.
On this day, the old monk brought in the food and looked without regrets, and suddenly turned his head to Zhang Lulin and said: "This fox cultivates **, just like a monk cultivating to become a Buddha, he has to go through thousands of difficulties and dangers, endure boundless loneliness, and require extraordinary perseverance. But how many people in this world can become Buddhas?There is a woman who loves you deeply, but you stupid boy is in the midst of blessings and does not know how to be blessed. ”
But she is a fox, and a human fox is a different path after all. Zhang Lulin was afraid when he thought of the fox demon seducing a simple scholar to seduce his soul and kill him, and said stubbornly.
The old monk sighed: "Hey, you kid!."Everything in the world can become immortals, but why can't it?I read your book, and it makes your head bad when you read it!”
Say it, stretch out your finger and tap Zhang Lulin's head:
Thousands of years ago, the picture of him and Mei Wuregret respecting each other, the past of her saving the little fox, and the picture of the little fox encountering thunder tribulation in order to see him cultivate hard all came to his mind......
Zhang Lulin was suddenly enlightened, suddenly came to his senses, and became close to Mei Wuregret that night.
It is said that a year later, this Lulin high school champion, after 50 years as an official in the capital, returned to his hometown and went to the mountains to be a fairy with Mei Wuregret.
There are always some men in this world who don't understand the amorous feelings, ignoring the deep feelings of women, but fortunately, this old monk has great wisdom and makes this scholar wake up. The result is this story.