Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 334 Gu Sheng

Gu Sheng in the south of the Yangtze River, living in an inn in Jinan, his eyes were swollen, the pain was unbearable, and he moaned day and night. More than ten days later, the pain was slightly reduced, but every time I closed my eyes, I saw a huge house, four or five times back, the door was open, and there were people shuttled back and forth in the deepest part, but the distance was too far to see it.

On this day, Gu Sheng closed his eyes again. Suddenly, he flew into the house and passed through three doors. There was no one. One of the halls faces south and north, and the ground is covered with red carpet. At a glance, the room is full of babies, sitting, lying, or crawling, countless. In a stunned moment, a man came out from behind the room. At first sight, he saw Gu Sheng and said with a smile, "The little prince said that there were distant guests coming, which was really good. Mr. Gong, please come with me to the banquet.

Gu Sheng asked, "Where is this?" The man said, "This is the other hall of the nine princes. The son of the world has just recovered from his illness. Today, his relatives and friends came to congratulate him. Coincidentally, he caught up with him. While talking, I came to a hall with carved beams and painted buildings. There were nine wooden columns in the hall, dozens of feet high and dozens of meters thick, and the marble platform was spread out layer by layer. Along the steps, as you can see, the guests gathered in the hall, and there is a young man in the north. Naturally, he is the son of the world.

Gu Sheng knelt down and saluted, and the son of the world helped him up and asked him to sit down beside him. The drum music masterpiece in the hall, singing prostitutes, singing or dancing, performing drama, and performing a "Three Wish of Huafeng". At the third fold of the performance, Gu Sheng's ears buzzed, and the owner's voice came, shouting, "Son, it's time to eat."

Gu Sheng stood up, left in a hurry on the pretext of going to the toilet. When I came to the outside of the hall, I saw the red sun hanging high. It was already noon. Looking at it, he was lying in bed and still in the inn. He did not leave. In front of him stood two men, one was the shop owner and the other was a book boy.

Gu Sheng was eager to return to the hall. He sent them away in a few words, closed the doors and windows, and closed his eyes again. As soon as he closed his eyes, he immediately returned to the giant house. Walking along the old road and coming to the previous hall, the baby in the hall had long been missing. Instead, there were many middle-age women, one with hunchbacks and ugly faces. Seeing Gu, they scolded in unison, "Where did the scoundrel come from? How dare to peep!" Gu Sheng didn't dare to distinguish, and his footsteps flew away in a hurry.

Suddenly, he came to the hall and met the prince. He saw that his beard was thick, more than a foot long. He was shocked and shouted, "Your Highness, it's only been a quarter of an hour since I left. Why do you have so many beards?" The son of the world laughed and said, "For a moment in the palace, half a year in the world, there is no need to make a fuss. Watch the play, watch the play." While talking, he clicked on the scene of "Peng Zu Marrying a Woman".

During the banquet, a prostitute held a coconut ladle and came forward to drink wine. There were as many as five buckets of wine. Gu Sheng was shocked and refused, "I have a disease in my lower eyes. I can't drink. Please forgive me." The son of the world said, "What is the eye disease? I have a lot of doctors. Let them show you. With his hands clapping, a man came forward and took out a bottle of plaster from his arms, which was as white as snow. The man poked out his two fingers, opened Gu Sheng's eyes, smeared some ointment with a jade hairpin, applied it to Gu Sheng's eyes, and said, "Close your eyes to refresh yourself, go to bed and lie down for a while, and you will recover."

At present, Gu Sheng, led by his maidservant, went to the bedroom to rest. The bed tent was soft and fragrant. Gu Sheng was comfortable all over and soon fell asleep. In his sleep, he seemed to hear the sound of gongs and drums hitting him. He woke up in shock, looked around, and unconsciously returned to the inn. It's just moving, but it's just that the black dog licks the oil pot. But the eyes are cool, but the disease is completely recovered. Close your eyes again and see nothing.

(Huafeng Sanzhu: Emperor Yao went to Huazhou for inspection, and the Huazhou guard said to him, "Oh, isn't this a saint? Please let me bless you. I wish you a long and healthy life. Emperor Yao said, "I dare not accept it." The guard said, "Then I beg God to make you rich." Emperor Yao said, "I dare not accept it." The guard said, "Then I ask God to let you have many children and grandchildren." Emperor Yao said, "I dare not accept it." The guard asked him, "Longevity, wealth, and many children and grandchildren are all what people want, but you don't want to get it. Why is that?" Emperor Yao replied, "A large number of children and grandchildren will make people more afraid, wealth will make people cause more troubles, and longevity will make people suffer more humiliation. These three things can't breed virtue, so I refuse your blessing."

Peng Zu married a woman: Peng Zu lived for more than 800 years. After three dynasties, he married 49 wives successively.)