During the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, there were often fox immortals in the prefect of Fenzhou, Shanxi, and the prefect at that time, Liu Dongjiu, whose ancestral home was Laizhou, Shandong, was also a diligent government and loved the people in his tenure as the prefect of Fenzhou, and his official voice was very good, and he did not care much about the foxes in the prefecture.
On this day, Liu Dongjiu was sitting idly in the mansion, when he suddenly heard someone outside talking and laughing, and then opened the curtain and came in four women. The four women were of varying ages, the oldest was probably in their early forties, one in his mid-thirties, one in his early twenties, and the last one was supposed to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.
The four women walked to Liu Dongjiu's desk, and all just looked at him with a chuckle, but they didn't speak or make any moves.
Liu Dongjiu's heart giggled, knowing that the four women in front of him should be the so-called fox immortals, so he decided not to pay attention to them.
About a tea time later, the girl took out a red scarf and threw it on Liu Dongjiu's face, but Liu Dongjiu just threw the scarf out of the window and still did not speak. Seeing that he was so determined, the four women also seemed to be bored, but they did not continue to pester and left.
After another day, this time only the oldest woman came, walked up to Liu Dongjiu, said that her sister and you are related, I hope you don't give up. Liu Dongjiu saw that she was earnest, and he agreed.
Soon after the woman went out, several ladies walked in with the young girl around her, sitting next to Liu Dongjiu, with a good and dignified appearance, Liu Dongjiu was very satisfied, and immediately held a concubine ceremony.
Liu Dongjiu was pregnant, the natural spring breeze was proud, and after a night of wind, Liu Dongjiu gently inquired about the origin of the Beauty in The United States. The beautiful woman said in a poignant voice that her name was Yanran, not a fox spirit, but the daughter of the former prefect, who was confused by the fox and died, and the skeleton was buried in the courtyard of the palace, saved by several fox fairies, and then fell in love with the sisters.
Liu Dongjiu listened, touched the woman's buttocks with his hand, and the woman was still laughing and asking him if he suspected that he had a tail, and the two of them just played like this, and the feelings deepened further.
Since then, the young girl has stayed by Liu Dongjiu's side, and the slaves in the house have all treated each other with the courtesy of a little lady, and they have come forward one by one to see each other, the beautiful women have talked decently, everyone has received red envelopes, and everyone is very happy.
The next year, Liu Dongjiu's birthday, because of the identity of the prefect, the gentry in Fenzhou City came to pay their respects, and the guests sat at more than thirty tables, but the chef who could be invited actually broke the appointment.
Liu Dongjiu was very angry, and was scolding the housekeeper for not doing a good job, Yanran smiled and persuaded him not to be angry with his body, and said to reassure the old man that he had a way to solve the problem.
Therefore, Liu Dongjiu listened to Yanran's words and asked the next person to move all the wine and vegetable raw materials to the backyard, Yanran went in alone, and everyone waited outside the door.
Only to hear the tinkling of the pots and pans in the backyard, not long after, there was a strong smell of vegetables wafting out of it, more than a dozen servants were responsible for serving dishes, Yanran alone was completely competent in it, the dishes and delicacies seemed to be inexhaustible, Liu Dongjiu smiled and closed his mouth, and praised Yanran for being able to do it.
After a while, Liu Dongjiu and Yanran chatted in the study, talking about the bitter wine in their hometown of Laizhou, and their expressions revealed infinite thoughts.
Yanran immediately said that he would come when he went, less than a meal time, carrying a vat of wine in his hand, Liu Dongjiu poured a cup and tasted it, and it turned out to be the taste of "Urn Head Spring" in his hometown.
It was almost the end of the year, laizhou hometown sent people to greet how to arrange the New Year, the two servants secretly discussed on the road, looking forward to getting a heavy reward from Yanran, the fox lady, and the words were a little frivolous.
Unexpectedly, Yanran actually had the ability to predict the prophet, and told Liu Dongjiu that the two slaves in his hometown were disrespectful to themselves and that he wanted to give them some hardships.
Sure enough, those two children suddenly had a headache in the afternoon, and they had to get to the palace, and the pain was even more wow- Liu Dongjiu knew that Yanran had done it, so he said that he did not need to take medicine and asked the new lady for forgiveness.
The two servants rushed to Yanran's door and knelt down to beg for forgiveness, and Yanran said inside, You want to appreciate it, but why add a title of "fox"?
Although the two servants were shocked, such a private conversation was actually learned by the little lady that it must not be a mortal, and they prostrated their heads and begged for forgiveness.
At that time, the Fenzhou Xuezheng was called Zhang Daoyi, and when he learned of some legends about Yanran, he went to the palace to visit Liu Dongjiu, hoping to meet Yanran, but Yanran refused to meet.
Zhang Daoyi had a hard time getting a portrait of Yanran, and when he saw the beauty in the painting, he couldn't help but be fascinated, saying that with your temperament and appearance, who is not good with you, but want to follow the old man Liu Dongjiu?
Unexpectedly, Yanran also knew in the palace, and told Liu Dongjiu that Zhang Daoyi was disrespectful to himself, and he also had to punish him a little.
Therefore, Zhang Daoyi, who was talking nonsense in front of the portrait, suddenly felt that he had been beaten by someone, and his headache was like cracking. He was very scared in his heart, and he quickly confessed to the portrait, and later thought of a way to send the portrait to Yanran.
Since then, Liu Dongjiu has become more convinced that Yanran is not a mortal, and when there is any difficult problem that cannot be decided, he will consult with Yanran and always be solved.
One day a year later, Yanran suddenly looked at Liu Dongjiu's face and said that there was a big disaster coming, mainly because the second son had difficulties, this place would become a battlefield, and he should find a reason to leave as soon as possible. Therefore, Liu Dongjiu asked his superiors to escort grain and grass to Guizhou.
Sure enough, shortly after Liu Dongjiu left, Jiang Ou rebelled and occupied the city of Fenzhou. It just so happened that Liu Dongjiu's second son came from Shandong and lost his life in time for this change.
At that time, none of the officials in Fenzhou were spared, only Liu Dongjiu escaped the disaster because of a business trip, and returned to his hometown in Shandong, with only Yanran alone.
A few years later, Yanran suddenly wanted to leave, leaving Liu Dongjiu with a paper bag, and the next day she did not quit, no one knew where she went.
Liu Dongjiu opened the paper bag and looked at it, there was only a small banner inside, about two inches long, and it wasn't long before Liu Dongjiu fell ill and died. Only then did everyone understand that the small banner left by Yanran was the utensils used for the funeral.