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Chapter 5 "Painted Wall"

Vernacular Liaozhai Selected 蒲松齡 2606Words 2023-02-05
Meng Longtan in Jiangxi lived with Zhu Juren in the capital.They came to a monastery by chance, and saw that the halls and monks' houses were not very spacious, and only an old monk who traveled around lived in it temporarily.When the old monk saw a guest coming in, he tidied up his clothes and came out to greet them, and guided them to tour the temple.There is a statue of Zhigong in the main hall.The murals on the walls on both sides are very exquisite, and the characters on them are lifelike.On the east wall, there are many goddesses scattered flowers. Among them is a girl with hanging hair, holding flowers in her hands and smiling. Her small cherry mouth seems to be talking, and her eyes seem to be rolling.Zhu Juren stared at her for a long time, and suddenly he was immersed in admiring contemplation.

Suddenly he felt that his body was floating, as if he was riding a cloud, and he had come to the mural.Seeing that there are many palaces and pavilions, it is no longer a scene in the world.There was an old monk preaching Buddhism on the seat, surrounded by many monks listening to the lecture.Zhu Juren also stood among them.After a while, it seemed that someone was secretly pulling his skirt.Looking back, it turned out to be the girl with the drooping hair, smiling and walking away.Zhu Juren immediately followed behind her.After passing the winding fence, the girl entered a small house, and Zhu Juren stopped and dared not go any further.The girl turned her head, raised the flower in her hand, and greeted him from a distance, and Zhu Juren followed in.Seeing that there was no one in the house, he went to hug the girl, and the girl didn't resist much, so he became intimate with her.Soon the girl closed the door and went out, telling Zhu Juren not to cough and make any noise, she would come to see him again at night.After two days like this, some female companions found out, and searched Zhu Juren out together, and joked to the girl, "How old is the baby in the belly, are you still combing the double maids like a virgin?"They all brought hairpin earrings and urged her to change into a young woman's hairstyle.The girl was too ashamed to speak.A female companion said: Sisters, we don't want to stay here for long, lest people will be unhappy.The female companions left with a smile.Zhu Juren looked at the girl, her cloud-shaped hair bun towered high, and the phoenix hairpin tied in the bun was hanging down, which was more lovely than when it was hanging down.Seeing no one around, he gradually became intimate with the girl. The scent of orchid and musk was refreshing, and the two were immersed in joy.

Just as the two were lingering, they suddenly heard the clang of violent leather boots walking, accompanied by the rattle of chains.Immediately there was another sound of noisy and arguing.The girl was startled, and looked out secretly with Zhu Juren, and saw a god-man in golden armor, with a black face like lacquer, holding a chain and a big hammer, surrounded by many women.The God of Golden Armor said, "Is everything here?"The girls replied: "It's all here."He also said: If anyone hides mortals in the lower world, you should report it immediately, and don't make mistakes yourself!All the women said in unison: No.The Golden Armored God turned around and looked around with the eyes of the eagle class, as if to conduct a search.The girl was very frightened, her face was ashen with fright, she panicked and said to Zhu Juren: "Hurry up and hide under the bed."She herself pushed open the small door on the wall and fled in a hurry. Zhu Juren was lying under the bed, not daring to breathe.Soon after hearing the sound of leather boots coming into the room, he went out again.After a while, the noise of the crowd gradually faded away, and Zhu Juren's mood became a little more stable.However, there are always voices talking and discussing outside the door.He lay on the ground restlessly for a long time, feeling like cicadas were ringing in his ears and sparks were about to burst out of his eyes, and he could hardly bear it.But he could only listen quietly, waiting for the girl to return, and he no longer remembered where he came from.

At that time, Meng Longtan was in the main hall, and Zhu Juren disappeared in a blink of an eye, so he asked the old monk very strangely.The old monk smiled and said: I went to listen to the preaching of Buddhism.Meng Longtan asked: Where is it?The old monk replied: Not far away.After a while, the old monk tapped his finger on the wall and called out: "Benefactor Zhu has been playing for so long, why hasn't he come back?"In the blink of an eye, Zhu Juren's portrait appeared on the mural, standing there, as if listening attentively.The old monk called out again: Your playmate has been waiting for a long time.Then Zhu Juren fluttered down from the wall, and stood there in despair, his eyes glazed over, and his whole body was paralyzed.Meng Longtan was very surprised, questioned him angrily, and found out that Zhu Juren was lying under the bed just now, when he heard a loud call, he came out of the room to find out what happened.At this time, they looked at the girl holding flowers in the mural again, and she was no longer a girl with a long hair.Zhu Juren bowed to the old monk in surprise and asked him what was going on.The old monk smiled and said: Illusions come from the human heart, how can the poor monk solve them!Zhu Juren was depressed and uncomfortable, while Meng Longtan was terrified.The two immediately got up to say goodbye, and went down the stairs to leave.

Yi Shi's comment: Illusions are born from the human heart. This kind of remarks seem to be said by a righteous person.People have lustful thoughts, so they have lustful hallucinations; they have lustful thoughts, so they have horrible illusions.Bodhisattva enlightens those ignorant people and shows thousands of illusions, which are actually illusions of people's inner desires.The bodhisattva earnestly helped all living beings, but unfortunately they did not realize what they said after hearing the old monk's words, so they went to the mountains to learn Taoism. 【original】 Jiangxi Menglongtan, and Zhu Xiaolian's guest are all in the middle.Occasionally, I was involved in a Lanruo, a Buddhist house in the temple, the place is not very spacious, and only an old monk hangs in it.See guests come in, dress up and go out, guide and rejoice.There is a statue of Zhigong in the hall.The paintings on the two walls are exquisite, and the characters are lifelike.On the east mural, there is a celestial girl with scattered flowers, with a drooping hair on the inside, smiling while holding flowers, her cherry lips are about to move, and her eyes are about to stream.Zhu stared at it for a long time, and he suddenly thought about it.

The body fluttered suddenly, like riding a cloud and mist, and had already reached the wall.Seeing that there are many palaces and pavilions, it will not return to the world.An old monk said that he was very partial to those who looked around.Zhu also stands among them.For a while, it seemed that someone was holding his train secretly.Looking back, I hang my head down, and then [ㄔㄢ' ㄖㄢ, laughing happily. ] actually went.Just follow it.After passing the Qulan and entering a small house, Zhu Ci dared not go forward.The woman looked back, raised the flower in her hand, and made a gesture from afar, and she was stalking her.There is no one in the house, but they embraced him quickly, and did not refuse them very much, so they made love with each other.Then close the door and go, tell me not to cough, and the night will come again.For two days like this, the female companions felt it together and searched for it together. They joked that the female said: "The young man in the belly is already grown up, and he is still fluffy and learning from a virgin?"Hold the hairpin together and urge the servant girl.The woman was shy and silent.A woman said: "Sister, sister, we should not stay for a long time, lest people will not like you."The group laughed and left.Born to look at a girl, the clouds are high in the bun, and the phoenix is ​​hanging down, which is even more beautiful than when she was drooping.There is no one around, gradually becoming obscene, the blue musk deer is intoxicating, and the music is still in the air.

Suddenly, I heard Jimo's boots clanging very sharply, and the prison lock clanging;The girl got up in shock, and peeped out with the students, and saw a golden-armored emissary with a black face like lacquer, locked and armed with a mallet, surrounded by all the girls.The messenger said: "Is it all gone?"Answer: all.The envoy said: If there are people who hide in the lower realm, they will come out together, so as not to hurt Yiyi.He also said in the same voice: None.The envoy turned around and looked around, as if he was going to hide.The girl was terrified and her face was ashen. Zhang Huang said to Zhu, "You can hide under the couch in a hurry."Nai closed the small door on the wall and escaped suddenly.Zhu Fu, dare not take a breath.Russia heard the sound of boots into the room and came back.Not long after, the annoying noise gradually faded away, and my heart was a little more at ease; however, there were often conversationalists outside.朱跼蹐【ㄐㄩㄐㄧ; fearful and tense appearance. 】After a long time, I felt cicadas singing in my ears and fire in my eyes.

When Meng Longtan was in the hall, he didn't see Zhu for a moment, so he questioned the monk in doubt.The monk laughed and said, "Go and listen to the Dharma."Q: Where?Said: Not far.When I was young, I flicked the wall with my fingers and shouted: "How long has Zhu Tanyue been traveling without returning?"Seeing that there are Zhu statues painted on the wall, stand there with your ears open, if you want to listen.The monk shouted again: "Your lover has been waiting for a long time."So he drifted down from the wall, stood up in despair, stared and softened.Meng Da was horrified and asked calmly. Gai Fang lay down on the couch and heard the clacking sound like thunder, so he went out of the room to listen.Looking at the flower-pickers together, the snails are upright, and they no longer hang down.Zhu Jing paid homage to the old monk and asked why.The monk said with a smile: "Illusions come from life, how can poor people solve it."Zhu Qi is stagnant but not raised, Meng Xin is terrified and has no master.That is to go out, step by step.

Yi Shi's family said: Illusion comes from life, and this statement is like a person with the right way.If a person has a lustful mind, he will be born in an obscene environment; if a person has an obscene mind, he will be born in a fearful environment.The Bodhisattva enlightens the ignorant and creates thousands of illusions.Everyone's heart is automatic.The old monk was very eager, but she regretted not hearing his words, she became enlightened, and sent her hair into the mountains.
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