There was a fisherman surnamed Xu who loved to drink and often offered wine to the water ghosts in the river on the riverbank. On this day he met a teenager by the river, the two drank for a long time, but the fish caught a little, the fisherman was a little frustrated, then the teenager left, and soon he came back to let the fisherman quickly cast the net, and sure enough, the harvest was quite rich. The fisherman thanked the young man, but the young man said, "How can you repay this little thing when you have repeatedly drunk your good wine?" The fisherman wondered, this is the only time to drink wine, how can it be repeated?
The fisherman's family surnamed Xu lives in the north of Zichuan, Shandong, and every time he goes fishing at night, what is even more strange is that others often have no harvest when they fish, but he has a full harvest.
Then sell the fish for money, and live a very comfortable life.
This night, after the fisherman laid the net, and drank alone by the river, then a teenager came over, hovered on his side (there is a sense of conversation), the fisherman was bold, so he invited the teenager to drink together, the teenager did not resign, but this day the fisherman hit a little less fish, saw that the fisherman was a little frustrated, only to listen to the teenager: "Don't worry, I will go to catch fish for you." Before the fisherman could react, the figure disappeared.
Soon, the young man returned and said to the fisherman, "Hurry, hurry up and cast the net, the fish is so big." Sure enough, the fish in the river were in pieces, and after casting the net, all the big fish were hit, and the fisherman was very happy, so he had to send this teenager a few fish, but the teenager did not want it, but said: "Drink your good wine repeatedly, how do you need to repay this little thing, if you don't give up, I will often come to you." ”
The fisherman was puzzled, this was only one night of wine, how did it become repeated? Still, he welcomed the teenager very warmly. Then the teenager introduced himself: "My surname is Wang, there is no word, call me 'Wang Liulang' when you meet!" ”
In this way, the two drank together every night, and after drinking, Liu Lang drove the fish for Xu. Under the moon, the water's edge, its happiness and harmony, in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.
One night, Liu Lang suddenly told Xu: "Make friends with you, love brotherhood, but we will eventually be separated." Xu Fisherman was very surprised and asked what happened?
Wang Liulang told Xu Yufu the truth: he was actually a water ghost, who was drunk as a life before he died, and later drowned in this river drunk. You have caught more fish than others before, I secretly chased fish to repay your sacrifice of wine, and now that you are full of karma and will be reborn, tonight is the last reunion.
Although the fisherman was a little scared when he heard that it was a water ghost, he thought that the two had been together for so long, but his heart was unwilling, just thinking that Liu Lang had left the ghost path from now on, it was still worth celebrating, and the two drank until the rooster crowed before leaving in tears.
Wang Liulang told the fisherman that the person who would come to replace him tomorrow was a woman who drowned in the river.
The next day, a woman with a baby in her arms fell into the river while crossing the river, but after some struggle, the woman surfaced again and climbed ashore.
In the evening, Wang Liulang appeared again. The fisherman is busy asking what's going on? It turned out that Rokuro could not bear the baby without a mother, and was lonely and bitter, "pity his middle son, and kill his brother alone", so he gave up the opportunity to give birth.
The fisherman was very impressed by Wang Liulang's deeds and said, "Your benevolent heart can touch the heavens." The two of them drank as before.
A few days later, sure enough, Wang Liulang came to say goodbye again, and the fisherman thought that there was a new replacement, but Wang Liulang said that because of my compassion, he touched the heavens, and now he has granted me the title of land god of Wuzhen in Zhaoyuan County, and he will be in office tomorrow.
At the same time, he also invited the fisherman to see him in the future.
At first, the fisherman was still worried that Wang Liulang had become a god, and the people and gods had a special path, but Liu Lang swore that "brother but it is okay to go." ”
The fisherman believed it to be true, and he really wanted to see Rokuro. At this time, the fisherman's wife laughed and said, "If you go hundreds of miles, that is, there is a place, and you can't talk together even if you are afraid of the earth." "In his wife's opinion, to talk to a clay doll, this is really a joke.
But the fisherman did not listen, and actually went to Zhaoyuan.
When the fisherman arrived in Zhaoyuan, when he stayed at the hotel, he reported his name, and the owner of the shop was surprised. It turned out that Rokuro had already given a dream to the local people, asking them to treat the fishermen well.
The fisherman took a glass of thin wine to the Land Temple to worship Rokuro, and after the sacrifice was completed, he burned the paper money, and after a while a whirlwind blew up after the idol, swirling for a long time before dispersing.
That night, Xu Mou dreamed that the teenager came to him and thanked him: "Brother came to see me, but I can't meet with you, and my heart is very sad." The locals have a small gift to send, just as a reward for your old friendship. ”
After staying for a few days, Xu Mou plans to go back, where sooner or later there are people to do the East Invitation, and the host has to change several houses every day. Xu resolutely bid farewell, and everyone rushed to send gifts, and in less than a day, the bag was enriched. Young and old came to see each other.
On the day of the fisherman's return, Liu Lang turned into a gust of wind and sent him off for more than ten miles, and Xu Mou prayed again: "Liu Lang is precious, don't send it far away, your heart is benevolent, you will be able to benefit the people, no need for old friends to ask." "The whirlwind hovered for a long time before leaving.
When Xu returned home, his family was slightly more prosperous, so he stopped fishing, and he and Liu Lang never had any contact.
The story is not superstitious, excerpted from "Liaozhai"
@Perilla Life Pie
I have to say that the emotion between the water ghost and the fisherman in the text transcends gender, dignity and inferiority, and region, breaking the yin-yang barrier and the boundary between man and god, which is the most touching.
And the encounters and fellowship between them is also the best way to get along between friends, you don't say, I don't ask, how comfortable how to come. You're good to me, and I'm good to you.
When Rokuro tells the fisherman that he is a ghost, the fisherman is a little scared at first, which is also human instinct, but then he relaxes as before, but it can be seen that he is very trusting of Rokuro.
And when Rokuro gave up his chance to reincarnate, it was the fisherman who praised him and encouraged him behind his back.
So friends need a little sincerity and a little trust. True friends, no matter how far you go, he still treats you as his best friend.
Pu Songling uses his pen to write human emotions to the extreme. At the end of the story, the fisherman kept his promise and went to Zhaoyuan, and seeing that his brother was doing well, he was relieved, and from then on he let go of everything, had no worries, and went home to live a dull life with his wife.
No matter how good a friend is, he will eventually be just a passer-by.
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