The Taoist is a short story in Mandarin written by Pu Songling, a novelist of the Qing Dynasty.
The Taoist is a short story in classical Chinese written by Pu Songling, a novelist of the Qing Dynasty.
Basic introduction Name of work : Taoist Creation date : Qing Dynasty Source of work : Liaozhai Zhiyi Literary genre : Fiction Author : Pu Songling Original text, Notes, Translation, Author's biography, Original text Han Sheng, Shijiazhuang also [1]. Hospitable. Xu's, the same village, often drink in his seat. At a banquet[2], a Taoist priest was on the door[3]. Family members to throw money and corn, all do not accept; also do not go. The family was angry and returned to the house. Han heard the sound of stripping for a long time [4], inquired, the family told the situation. Before he could say anything, the Taoist priest entered. Han invited him to sit down. Taoist priest to the hosts and guests are a hand, that is, sit down. A little research and questioning, I learned that he first lived in the village east of the broken temple. Han said: "when perched on the crane east view [5], not even heard of, but lack of landlord's gift [6]." Answer: "The savage newly arrived [7], no socializing. I heard that the abbot squandered [8], I would like to drink." Han ordered to raise the goblet. The Taoist priest can drink a lot. Xu see his clothes dirty, quite supine [9], not very polite. Han is also a sea guest to meet [10]. Taoist pour drink more than twenty cups, was resigned and go. Since then, every banquet, Taoist priests are always there, when the food is food, when the drink is drinking, Han is also a little tired of its frequency. Drinking time, Xu laughed and said: "Taoist long day for the guest [11], rather than one for the Lord?" Taoist priest laughed and said: "Taoist and the residents, etc., but both shoulders to bear a beak ear [12]." Xu ashamed can not be right. Taoist said: "Although, the Taoist wai sincere people carry on, will be trying to make a cup of water for the reward [13]." After drinking, said: "the next afternoon fortunately give light favor [14]." The next day, invited to go with, suspect that it is not set [15]. Line to go, Taoist priests have been waiting in the road; and language and step, has arrived at the temple door. Enter the door, the courtyard is new, even the pavilion clouds [16]. Big wonder, said: "long time not here, created when?" Taoist priest replied: "completed before long." Than into its room, furnishings gorgeous, the world's families do not have. The two were in awe. Just sat down, the line of wine and food, all two or eight cunning children [17], brocade clothes and shoes. Wine and food are beautiful and abundant. Meal has been, another small into [18]. Precious fruits more than can not be named, stored in crystal and jade ware, light a few couches. Discretionary glass marigold, around feet Xu. Taoist priest said: "call the stone sisters to come." The child went a short time, two beauties into. A long and thin, such as weak willow [19]; a short, the most childish teeth; Mei Man double absolute [20]. Taoist priests even song to urge wine [21]. The young clap and sing, the elders and the hole Xiao, its sound is clear and fine. Both section, the Taoist priests hanging jewels to promote libation [22], and then ordered all the discretion. Counselor beauty: "long time no dance, still can it?" So there are boys show rug under the feast [23], the two women dance, long clothes chaotic brush, fragrant dust scattered; dance, leaning painting screen. Two people are relaxed and flying [24], do not feel drunk. Taoist priests do not customers, raise the cup and drink, up and said: "Gou bother to drink, I rest a little, that is to come back." That is to go. South house under the wall, set up a studded bed [25], the woman for Shi Jin, help Taoist lying. Taoist priests are trailing elder **** bed, ordered the youngest standing under the bed for the crawl scratching [26]. Two people witnessed this situation, quite unfair. Xu Nai shouted: "Taoist shall not be rude!" To will scratch it [27]. Taoist priests get up in a hurry and escape. See the girl is still standing under the bed, take advantage of drunkenness to pull to the north couch, openly embracing lying. When he saw the beauty on the bed, he saw that she was still sleeping on the couch. He said to Han, "Why are you so pedantic?" Han then climbed onto the south couch; he wanted to have sex with her, but the beauty was asleep, so he did not turn around. He went to bed with her in his arms. Daybreak, wine and dreams all wake up, feel the cold things in the arms of the ice people; see, then hold the long stone lying under the green steps [28]. Urgently look at Xu, Xu has not yet woken up; see its pillow left defecation stone [29], sound sleep defeat in the toilet. Cuju up [30], each other horrified. Look around, then a court of grass, two broken houses only. Notes [1] family: the family of the noble and prominent for many generations. [2] Banquet: gathering guests to drink and feast. [3] Tobacco: fund-raising, the margins. [4] the sound of striking: knocking on the door. The sound of knocking, knocking on the door. Peeling, peeling and pecking, knocking on the door. [5] perched crane: Legend has it that the Taoist priests ride cranes, so the Taoist priests are called perched cranes, which is said to be resting on the driver. [6] landlord: host. [7] savage: Dao soil modestly, meaning that the people of the mountains and wilderness. [8] Guru: means to the Taoist catechism at home to cultivate people. Is the religious people to the secular people of respect. Spendthrift: extravagant and unstinting. [9] Lay down: arrogant, arrogant. This is from the twenty-four volumes of the transcript, the base of the book as "submerged". [10] Haike met: the Taoist priests as walking the streets. The sea guest, wandering people in all directions. [11] Taoist priests: Taoist priests of high rank. Taoist priests. [12] Two Shoulders Carrying One Beak: Two shoulders carrying one beak. It means to eat and drink for nothing, without gift or return. [13] Cup of water: a pocket of watery wine. Water, a metaphor for the thin taste of wine. [14] fortunate to give light favor: I hope to give favor to visit. [15] not set: can not set a feast. [16] Liange Yunmian: the pavilions are connected, extremely abundant. [17] Cunning child: wise and understanding young servant. [18] small into: snacks; after the feast refreshments fruit. [19] such as a weak willow: this according to the twenty-four volumes of the transcript, the base as "a weak willow". [20] Meiman: the same meaning as the "wuiman", said beautiful color. Liezi - King Mu of Zhou: "Jane Zheng Wei in the E Man, Shi Fangze, is moth eyebrow, set up maturity pearl to deal with." [21] Urge to drink: urge to drink. [22] Hanging Jennings Urge Sprinkles (jiào 叫): Raise the cup to urge the guest to drink. [23] Sprinkle: to drink up. [23] rug (qú shū): felt mat, carpet. [24] Heart and soul: heart and soul, God does not keep his hands off. [25] studs (diàn 店) of bed: inlaid shell pattern of the bed couch. Tin, gold and silver shells and other decorative sheet of the general term. [26] climb and scratch: scratching. Climbing, scratching, scratching. [27] scratch: stop. [28] green steps: green stone steps. [29] The stone of defecation: This is based on twenty-four volumes of transcripts, the bottom of the book as "the right of defecation". This is the stepping stone next to the poop pit. I defecate, poop. [30] Cuqi: Kick Xu up. Han Sheng, the son of a big family, was a hospitable person. There was a man surnamed Xu in the same village who often drank at his house. Once, Han Sheng and Xu were having another banquet at his house, when a Taoist priest suddenly came to the door, holding a bowl of rice in his hand. The servants gave him money and food, but he didn't want to leave. The servants went away in anger and paid no more attention to him. When Hansheng heard the sound of a bowl being struck at the door for a long time, he called the servants and asked them what had happened. The servant told him what had happened. Before he finished speaking, the Taoist priest had walked straight in. Han Sheng asked him to take a seat, the Taoist priest raised his hand to the host and guest slightly agreed, then sat down. Han Sheng briefly asked him where he came from, learned that he lived in the village east of the broken temple, then said: "When did the Taoist priest come to live in the village east of the temple? I don't even know anything about it, it's too lacking in the manners of a host!" The Taoist priest replied, "The Taoist has just come here for a short time and has not had much interaction with people. I heard that you are generous and hospitable, so I came to ask for a cup of wine." Hearing this, Han Sheng poured wine and asked the Taoist priest to raise his cup and drink. Seeing that the Taoist priest was dressed in dirty and tattered clothes, Xu looked down on him and arrogantly ignored him. Han Sheng also treats the Taoist priest as an ordinary jianghu diners. The Taoist priest drank more than twenty cups in a row and left. Since then, Han Sheng every banquet, Taoist priest always uninvited, see the meal to eat, see wine to drink. More often than not, Hansen is more or less a little tired of it. Once at the banquet, Xu mocked the Taoist priest, said: "Taoist every day when the guests, they do not once the hosts do not do it?" The Taoist priest laughed and said, "I'm just like you, I'm just holding a mouth on both shoulders!" Xu was ashamed, speechless. The Taoist priest added, "That being said, the little Taoist has been sincerely wanting to invite for a long time. The little Taoist will certainly try his best to prepare a few cups of water and wine in return." After drinking, the Taoist priest instructed, "Please come tomorrow at noon." The next day, Han Sheng and Xu went together to the temple east of the village, suspecting that the Taoist priest had prepared nothing. Along the way, see the Taoist priest has been waiting on the way. Talking while walking, has arrived at the temple door. Entered the door, only to see the premises courtyard, new, pavilions, stretches a piece. Han, Xu two people were surprised, said: "a long time not come here, when was this built?" Taoist priest replied: "just completed not long ago," and so into the house, and see the furnishings are magnificent, even the rich and powerful people are not this kind of style. Two people can not help but respect. After sitting down, to and from the dishes poured wine are some teenage smart children, wearing brocade red shoes. Wine and food beautiful, extremely sumptuous. After the meal, some fruits were served, all of them were very rare, not to be named, and were served in plates made of crystal and jade, with crystal light, illuminating the table and the bed and couch. The wine was served in a large glass cup, the circumference of which was more than a foot. At this point, the Taoist priest ordered the boy to say, "Go and call the sisters of the Shi family!" Not long after the boy went, he saw two beauties come in. One was tall and slender, like a weak willow swaying in the wind; the other was a little shorter and younger. The other was a little shorter and younger. Both were charming and handsome. The Taoist priest ordered them to sing to persuade them to drink. The younger one sang with a beat, and the taller one accompanied her with a cave pipe, her voice clear and loud. After the song was finished, the Taoist priest raised his cup to urge wine, after drinking, ordered the children to pour, looked back at the two girls and said: "Beauty has not danced for a long time, can you still dance?" Words just finished, there will be a child servant in the ground spread down the felt, the two beauties in the felt dance up, only to see the long sleeves flying, the aroma scattered. After the dance, leaning on the painting screen panting charmingly. Han, Xu two people look mesmerized, unknowingly drunk. Taoist priest also do not care about them, he raised his cup to drink, stood up and said to the two guests; "Please pour your own drink. I'll go and rest a little, and I'll be right back." After saying this, he left. Under the wall of the south room there was an exquisite conch bed, the two women spread the brocade mattress and helped the Taoist priest to lie down. Taoist pulled the taller one with the bed **** pillow, order the younger one on the side to scratch him. Han, Xu two people see this scene, very unfair. Xu shouted, "Daoist priests must not be rude!" Running over to disturb them, the Taoist priest hurriedly got up and fled. Seeing that the young beauty was still standing under the bed, Xu took advantage of his drunkenness to pull her to one of the northern beds and openly embraced her and laid her down; seeing that the beauty in the Taoist priest's bed was still sleeping under the covers, he said to Han Sheng, "How can you be such a fool!" Hearing this, Han Sheng went straight up to the Taoist priest's bed, and wanted to make out with the beauty, but seeing that she was in a deep sleep, and could not be wrenched, he fell asleep with his arms around her. After dawn, Han Sheng woke up from drunkenness and sleep, feel something in his arms is very cold, a look, he was holding a long stone lying under the stone steps; hastily look at Xu Mou, see he has not yet woke up, head resting on a piece of stinking stones in the pit, huffing and puffing in a broken toilet. Hanson busy kicking him awake, both are very surprised, look around, only a yard of grass, two dilapidated rooms only. Author Pu Songling (1640-1715), the Qing Dynasty writer, the word Liuxian, a word Jianchen, alias Liuquan Jushi, known as Mr. Liaozhai, Shandong Zichuan (now Zibo City, Shandong) people. Pu Songling life passion for fame, drunkenness, but in addition to nineteen years old when he should be a child test had consecutively examined the county, the government, the road three first, fill in the doctor's disciples, and then repeatedly frustrated, has been depressed and uninspired. He taught on the one hand, on the other hand, should be examined for forty years, to the age of seventy-one only to aid the example of the Tribute, make up a year-old Tribute student, four years later, he died. The rough encounters in his life made Pu Songling have a certain understanding of the darkness of politics and the shortcomings of the imperial examinations at that time; the poverty in his life made him have a certain understanding and experience of the life and thoughts of the general working people. Therefore, he wrote a lot of writings with his own personal feelings, and now exists in addition to "Liaozhai Zhiyi", there are "Liaozhai Anthology" and "Poetry Collection" and so on.