There is a wealthy businessman in Hebei, surnamed Jia, a son and a daughter in the family, Cang Liao is honest and knows etiquette, after tea and dinner, Mr. Jia looked at his children, and wanted to hire a private school Mr. to teach his own pair of children.
But after looking for a few in a row, he didn't match, some of them were talented, but their moral character was not noble enough, and some of them were of good moral character, but their talent was poor.
If you have good moral character and high talent, you can't afford to spend a lot of money. Master Jia ran out of ideas for a while.
At this time, a showman came to the door and recommended himself. Master Jia talked to him, and saw that he was extraordinary, elegant, and knowledgeable, and he was secretly happy.
But how could such a boy come to teach?
Xiucai said that his name is Hu Jun, and his family lives in Xidawa, only because his parents died, he came out to make a living alone, barely survived, and the scholar couldn't do anything else, so he came to be a gentleman.
Seeing what he said sincerely, Master Jia hired Hu Jun and said that he would try it out for a few days.
Next, Master Jia secretly observed, and sure enough, Hu Jun taught seriously, was knowledgeable, and his children grew up quickly.
Mr. Jia's family gradually began to like Hu Jun more and more, and guests at home often brought Hu Jun to banquets. However, the good times did not last long, and once Hu Jun said that he had something to do and did not come back until late at night.
Master Jia was still worried about him at first, afraid that he would drink too much outside, so he waited for him. However, there was no knock on the door, and Hu Junren was already in the house.
Master Jia rubbed his eyes and looked closely, sure enough, Hu Jun had already returned, suspecting that he was a fox demon, because he heard that there had been a fox demon here, but seeing that he had no malicious intent, he pretended not to know. Master Jia's daughter is called Jia Miaoke, she is beautiful and delicate, Hu Jun repeatedly signaled that he wanted to ask for marriage, but Master Jia did not agree. One day, Hu Jun took a vacation. A guest came to visit, leading a black donkey and standing at the door.
Mr. Jia saw that the guest was in his 50s, cleanly dressed, and had a quiet temperament, so he invited him into the guest room, and after sitting down, the guest said that he was a matchmaker for Hu Jun.
Master Jia's face was not good-looking at that time, he was silent for a long time, and said euphemistically
Mr. Hu and I are good friends, so why do we have to kiss? Besides, the little girl has already promised someone, please convey it, forgive me for not being able to agree to this family business. However, the visitor said, "I know that Ling Ai is in the boudoir, why is he in a hurry to refuse?" You said that Ling Ai promised someone, who is the surname? Live**?
He kept asking questions, and his words were repeated, but Master Jia was silent. The visitor suddenly had a fierce look on his face and said:
The Hu family is also a family, what is not worthy of your family? "The matter has come to this, the master told him bluntly:
Brother Tai was angry, Jia didn't mean anything else, just ......It's just this Hu Jun, I doubt him....He....He's not my own. The visitor was furious, grabbed Master Jia and was about to beat him, Master Jia hurriedly ordered the servants to copy the guy, and the visitor ran away when he saw this, losing the donkey.
And they came forward to pull the donkey, but they could not hold it, and they drove it away with whips, and they fell and became a worm. When Master Jia saw it, it was really different, and he was afraid that the fox clan would retaliate, so he arranged for the servants to be on guard.
The next day, sure enough, a group of fox soldiers came, some on horseback, some on foot, some with knives, some with arrows, the horses neighed and the momentum was violent. Master Jia didn't dare to go out of the house, and the fox demon threatened to set fire to the house, and the owner was even more scared, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Thanks to the servants who practiced martial arts, they led the crowd, flying stones and bows and arrows, and the lone soldiers fought together, and the two clashed with each other.
Gradually, the fox soldiers fell into the wind, and left one after another, throwing their knives on the ground, bright as hoarfrost, and when they picked it up, they saw that it was sorghum leaves.
Everyone laughed and said, "That's it!" ”
As a result, everyone's morale was greatly boosted, and Master Jia was no longer afraid. Who knows, the next day, a giant fell from the sky, several feet tall, holding a long knife in his hand, and cut down when he saw people. The servants thought to themselves that it must be some kind of illusion, so they picked up the stones and struck them, and the giant fell to the ground, and when he came forward, he was just a scarecrow. After that, the fox demon did not come for three days, and everyone slacked off.
On this day, Master Jia just wanted to go to the toilet, when he saw the fox soldier riding a horse and opening a bow again, and several arrows were shot on Master Jia's buttocks.
Master Jia was shocked, and hurriedly called people, thanks to Master Jia's usual kindness to the servants, they were loyal to him, everyone picked up the guy, and the fox demon fought, for a long time, the fox soldier was physically exhausted, and he left.
When the arrow on Master Jia's ass was pulled out and looked, it turned out.
It's all artemisia stalks. For more than a month, the fox comes once a few days, although there is no harm, but every day is on guard, which makes people miserable. One day, Hu Jun led the soldiers to come again, and Master Jia went against the norm, stepped forward to hold Hu Jun's hand and invite him into the house, and ordered his subordinates to treat him with wine and food.
Seeing this, Hu Jun didn't move again, and according to Master Jia's instructions, he asked all the entourages to follow the family to eat and drink.
Master Jia shook hands with Hu Jun and made peace, and after three rounds of drinking, he said sincerely:
Sir is a knowledgeable person and should be able to understand me. Your carriages, horses, and houses are different from ours, and weak women are with you, and you know that it must be inappropriate, and as the saying goes, a strong melon is not sweet, so why should you pick it? ”
Hu Jun was originally a demon who had practiced for many years, and Master Jia's words made him ashamed. Master Jia hurriedly gave another step down and said:
If you don't dislike it, my youngest son, who is 15 years old, is willing to be your son-in-law, do you think there is a suitable girl? Hu Jun said happily: "I have a sister, the little boy is one year old, he is only in time for this year, and he has a docile temperament, how about serving the second elder?" "That being the case, that is not to be desired! ”
Master Jia bowed, Hu Jun replied, so the guest and host raised their glasses. Half a year later, Hu Jun really sent his sister to the master's house, the dowry was rich, the bride was beautiful, and Master Jia was overjoyed. This new daughter-in-law is also a good woman, she can predict disasters and good years, so everything in the family is arranged by her. Hu and his siblings often visited the bride, and many people had seen them.
This article is an excerpt from "Strange Tales from Liaozhai".