During the Ming Dynasty, in Longchuan Town, Xinyang, there was a scholar named Lu An, although his family background was ordinary, but he was kind and well-behaved, and he was quite famous among the neighbors.
He had a marriage contract with Chunmei, the daughter of the Li family in the village, but because his parents died one after another, he decided to postpone the marriage to keep filial piety for two years, and then marry Chunmei.
One night, Lu An sat alone in the study and read by candle. Suddenly, a faint aroma of fat powder came to his nose, causing him to wonder.
He looked up, but saw a woman in a long skirt standing outside the window, her face was delicate and her smile was bright, like a fairy in the Moon Palace.
Seeing this, Lu An hurriedly got up to greet him and asked him about his intentions. The woman lowered her eyebrows and was shy, and said lightly: "The little woman is lonely at night, and when she saw that her son was also studying alone, she dared to come to accompany her, hoping that her son would not be blamed." Lu An said that he was not strange, and asked his name and family history.
The woman's eyes fluttered, and she said softly: "The little woman's name is Ah Qiao, but she is not a human being, but a fox fairy." My son and I have a fate, so I came to meet. Although the son has a marriage contract, between you and me, I am only a confidant, not a husband and wife, and no one knows about it. ”
When Lu An heard this, he was shocked. Fox fairy? Isn't it the legendary fox spirit? Although he knew that the fox fairy had many magical powers, he was not human after all, and there was inevitably a trace of fear in his heart.
However, Ah Qiao seemed to see his concerns, and said softly: "Don't worry, Childe, although Ah Qiao has spells, he never hurts his beloved." As long as you treat me with sincerity, I will repay it with sincerity. ”
Lu Anxin was shaken, but he was worried: "After all, we are not the same kind, if we go on like this for a long time, won't we lose our lives?" ”
When Ah Qiao heard this, he smiled and said, "Childe is too worried." The fox fairy is not a ghost, and when it intersects with people, it will not only not lose its life, but can prolong its life. Only when ghosts are close to people will they lose their lives due to the invasion of yin qi. ”
Lu Xiucai felt that Ah Qiao's words were reasonable, and couldn't help believing her words. So he took out his treasure trove of wine and tasted it together.
Unexpectedly, this Ah Qiao also knows poetry and books! The topic of the two became more and more speculative, as if they had found a soulmate.
When a red candle burned to the end, the wine of the two gradually dissipated, and they happened to read the "My Fair Lady" in the Book of Poetry, the two looked at each other and smiled, and walked into sleep hand in hand.
From that day on, Ah Qiao would come every night as scheduled, and the relationship between the two became deeper and deeper, just like a real husband and wife. Lu Xiucai watched Ah Qiao come and go every night, and felt that it was not a way to go on like this, so he proposed that the two become husband and wife.
However, Ah Qiao just smiled and said, let's wait a few days and decide. Although Lu Xiucai's family background is good, by his generation, the family has gradually declined.
Since the death of his parents, the Li family has always treated him as a future son-in-law and took good care of him.
One day, Li's father hunted two pheasants in the mountains, stewed a big pot, and asked his wife Zhu to send them to Lu Xiucai. When Zhu sent the stewed chicken over, he found that Lu Xiucai had lost a lot of weight, and he looked a little out of mind.
She asked him with concern if he was unwell and if he needed to see Lang Zhong. Lu Xiucai shook his head and said that it was okay, he knew in his heart that this probably had something to do with being too indulgent at night, so he planned to stop for a few days.
After Zhu went home, he casually mentioned at the dinner table that Lu Xiucai seemed to be sick. Chunmei became nervous when she heard this, and she was very concerned about his condition. Although there were differences between men and women at that time, the customs in the village were relatively open.
Chunmei has been waiting for Lu Xiu to marry her, so she is very concerned about his physical condition. When night fell, after her parents had fallen asleep, Chunmei sneaked out of the house and crept outside Lu Xiucai's house.
She wants to see through the window if her Xiucai brother is really sick and wants to take care of him.
As soon as she arrived outside the house, Chunmei vaguely heard the sound of talking in the house, and she was shocked, how could there be others in the house at such a late hour?If you listen carefully, it turns out to be a woman's delicate voice. Chunmei's mood instantly became heavy, and she couldn't imagine that this negative person actually got along with other women.
Tears rolled in her eyes, and she almost burst into tears. Just as she wanted to turn around and go home, curiosity drove her to know who this shameless woman was, who actually came to Lu's house at night to seduce her talented brother.
So, she took her steps more cautiously, went to the window, and looked through the crack in the window into the study.
When she saw the scene inside the house, if she hadn't held on to the wall in time, she almost fell headlong. She saw Lu Xiucai in the room, and there was a white skeleton sitting next to him. They were very intimate, snuggling up to each other and drinking, and Lu Xiucai even called the white bone a fairy.
This scene shocked Chunmei. She took a deep breath and quietly retreated back home.
Lying in bed, she tossed and turned and had trouble sleeping. Obviously, Brother Xiucai was fascinated by ghosts. Now we have to find a way to save him, but what to do?
Chunmei decided to wake up her parents to discuss countermeasures, although she was a little embarrassed, but human life was at stake, and this matter could not be delayed. Otherwise, it will be too late, and Lu Xiucai will die.
When the parents heard this, they were also anxious and began to discuss how to deal with this skeleton ghost. Father Li said that black dog blood can destroy evil spirits, but it is difficult to find it for a while.
Chunmei said anxiously: "Dog blood is okay, then chicken blood should also be fine, right?" Our roosters, why don't you kill two of them and try them with chicken blood? ”
When Father Li heard this, he also felt that it made sense, so he hurriedly went to the chicken pen in the back room to catch two roosters, killed them on the spot, and brought the blood to the bowl.
After handling it properly, the three of them cautiously touched Lu Xiucai's outside the house, Chunmei was holding a bowl of chicken blood in her hand, and Father Li was holding a three-foot long knife. In those days, every household in the village would have knives to prevent thieves.
Zhu came to the door lightly and knocked lightly. Lu Xiucai, who was still talking in the room, was a little surprised when he heard the knock on the door, and asked who it was with some impatience.
When he heard that it was Zhu's voice, he asked the woman to wait for a while, and then went to open the door to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, two figures rushed in at once.
Chunmei didn't hesitate to splash a bowl of chicken blood on the white bone skeleton. The skeleton was caught off guard, and was drenched in chicken blood, and suddenly bursts of fire erupted from its body, like dry wood that had been ignited.
Father Li held a long knife in his hand and rushed up to slash at the skeleton. The white bones that were ignited by the flames were scattered on the ground piece by piece, and finally burned to ashes.
Lu Xiucai wanted to stop it at first, but was stunned when he saw this scene change. When the chicken blood was poured on Ah Qiao, the beauty in his eyes suddenly turned into a skeleton, and then was cut to pieces by several knives.
He finally understood that what kind of fox fairy was secretly having fun with himself these days, it turned out to be a skeleton that had become a spirit! Lu Xiucai was grateful for Chunmei's life-saving grace, and soon came to the door to ask for marriage, and the two became husband and wife.
After Chunmei passed the door, the two families were like a family and lived in harmony. Lu Xiucai also studied hard, and soon after the township took the high school entrance examination, he became a man, and the family lived a happy life.
This experience made Lu An cherish the happiness in front of him even more, and also made him understand a truth: for those beauties who seem to be active and enthusiastic, if you don't know the details, don't provoke them easily, and if you don't do it, you will die because of it. And Chunmei's bravery and wit not only saved him, but also won his love and respect.