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儒林外史 - The Scholars

[Qing] 1750 Library Resources

王孝廉村學識同科 周蒙師暮年登上第 - Provincial Graduate Wang meets a fellow candidate in a village school. Zhou Meng passes the examination in his old age

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2 王孝廉村... :
那時成化末年,正是天下繁富的時候。新年正月初八日,集上人約齊了,都到庵裏來議鬧龍燈之事。到了早飯時候,為頭的申祥甫帶了七八個人走了進來,在殿上拜了。和尚走來與諸位見節,都還過了禮。申祥甫發作和尚道:「和尚!你新年新歲,也該把菩薩面前香燭點勤些!阿彌陀!受了十方的錢鈔,也要消受。」又叫「諸位都來看看:這琉璃燈內,只得半琉璃油!」指著內中一個穿齊整些的老翁,說道:「不論別人,只這一位荀老爹,三十晚裏還送了五十斤油與你。白白給你炒菜喫,全不敬!」和尚陪著小心,等他發作過了,拿一把鉛壺,撮了一把苦丁茶葉,倒滿了水,在火上燎得滾熱,送與眾位喫。
Provincial Graduate Wang meets...:
It was the last year of the Cheng Hua period of the Ming Dynasty, when the country was prosperous. One year, on the eighth of the first month, just after New Year, some of the villagers met in the temple to discuss the dragon lantern dance which is held on the fifteenth. At breakfast time the man who usually took the lead, Shen Xiang-fu, walked in, followed by seven or eight others. In the main hall they bowed to Buddha, and the monk came to wish them a happy New Year. As soon as they had returned his greeting, Shen reproved him:
「Monk! At New Year you should burn more incense before Buddha! Gracious Heaven! You've been pocketing money from all sides, and you ought to spend a little of it. Come here, all of you, and take a look at this lamp: it's only half filled with oil.」 Then, pointing to an old man who was better dressed than most: 「Not to mention others, Mr. Xun alone sent you fifty catties of oil on New Year's Eve. But you are using it all for your cooking, instead of for the glory of Buddha.」
The monk apologized profusely when Shen had finished. Then he fetched a pewter kettle, put in a handful of tea leaves, filled the kettle with water, boiled it over the fire and poured out tea for them.

薦亡齋和尚喫官司 打秋風鄉紳遭橫事 - In which a monk invited to say masses is involved in a lawsuit, and a country gentleman out to raise money runs into trouble

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7 薦亡齋和... :
范舉人因母親做事,和尚被人拴了,忍耐不得,隨即拿帖子向知縣說了。知縣差班頭將和尚解放,女人著交美之領了家去;一班光棍帶著,明日早堂發落。眾人慌了,求張鄉紳帖子在知縣處說情,知縣准了,早堂帶進,罵了幾句,扯一個淡,趕了出去。和尚同眾人倒在衙門口用了幾十兩銀子。
In which a monk...:
Because the abbot was to say masses for his mother, Fan Jin was impatient of any delay. He immediately wrote a letter to the magistrate, who sent a runner to release the abbot, let He Mei-zhi take his wife home, and order the men who had accused them to appear in court the next day. These men took fright, and asked Mr. Zhang to put in a word for them with the magistrate. Accordingly, the next morning when their case came up, the magistrate simply gave them a brief warning and drove them out. The upshot of the whole matter was that both the abbot and Mr. Zhang's tenants had to bribe the yamen officials with several dozen taels of silver.

8 薦亡齋和... :
僧官先去范府謝了,次日方帶領僧眾來鋪結壇場,掛像,兩邊十殿閻君。喫了開經麵,打動鐃鈸、叮噹,念了一卷經,擺上早齋來。八眾僧人,連司賓的魏相公,共九位,坐了兩席。纔喫著,長班報:「有客到!」魏相公丟了碗出去迎接進來,便是張、周兩位鄉紳,烏紗帽,淺色員領,粉底皂靴。魏相公陪著一直拱到靈前去了。
In which a monk...:
The abbot went to Fan Jin's house to thank him, and the next day took all the other monks there. They prepared an altar, on it set an image of Buddha, and on each side ranged the Kings of Hell. After eating noodles they clashed cymbals and chanted a chapter of the sutra. Then they sat down to their midday meal. The monks and Wei Hao-ku, who was master of ceremonies, were sitting at two tables eating when a servant announced that guests had arrived. When Wei put down his bowl and went out to welcome them, he found that they were Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou, wearing gauze caps, light-coloured gowns and black shoes with white soles. Wei Hao-Gu took them to bow before the shrine, after which they went inside.

范學道視學報師恩 王員外立朝敦友誼

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9 范學道視... :
那日早晨,梅玖、荀玫先到,和尚接著。兩人先拜了,同和尚施禮。和尚道:「恭喜荀小相公,而今掙了這一頂頭巾,不枉了荀老爹一生忠厚,做多少面上的事,廣積陰功。那咱你在這裏上學時還小哩,頭上扎著抓角兒。」又指與二位道:「這裏不是周大老爺的長生牌?」二人看時,一張供桌、香罏、燭臺,供著個金字牌位,上寫道:「賜進上士出身,廣東提學御史,今陞國子監司業周大老爺長生祿位」。左邊一行小字,寫:「公諱進,字蕢軒,邑人」;右邊一行小字:「薛家集里人,觀音庵僧人,同供奉」。兩人見是老師的位,恭恭敬敬,同拜了幾拜。又同和尚走到後邊屋裏,周先生當年設帳的所在,見兩扇門開著,臨了水次,那對過河灘塌了幾尺,這邊長出些來。看那三間屋,用蘆席隔著,而今不做學堂了。左邊一間,住著一個江西先生,門口貼著「江右陳和甫仙乩神數」。那江西先生不在家,房門關著。只有堂屋中間牆上還是周先生寫的聯對,紅紙都久已貼白了,上面十個字是:「正身以俟時;守己而律物。」梅玖指著向和尚道:「還是周大老爺的親筆,你不該貼在這裏,拿些水噴了,揭下來裱一裱,收著纔是。」和尚應諾,連忙用水揭下。弄了一會,申祥甫領著眾人到齊了。喫了一日酒纔散。

王觀察窮途逢世好 婁公子故裏遇貧交

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9 王觀察窮... :
那日住了船,客人都上去喫點心。王惠也拿了幾個錢上岸。那點心店裏都坐滿了,只有一個少年獨自據了一桌。王惠見那少年彷有些認得,卻想不起。開店的道:「客人,你來同這位客人一席坐罷。」王惠便去坐在對席。少年立起身來同他坐下。王惠忍不住問道:「請教客人貴處?」那少年道:「嘉興。」王惠道:「尊姓?」那少年道:「姓蘧。」王惠道:「向日有位蘧老先生,曾做過南昌太守,可與足下一家?」那少年驚道:「便是家祖。老客何以見問?」王惠道:「原來是蘧老先生的令公孫,失敬了。」那少年道:「卻是不曾拜問貴姓仙鄉。」王惠道:「這裏不是說話處,寶舟在那邊?」蘧公孫道?「就在岸邊。」當下會了帳,兩人相攜著下了船坐下。王惠道:「當日在南昌相會的少爺,台諱是景玉,想是令叔?」蘧公孫道:「這便是先君。」王惠驚道:「原來便是尊翁,怪道面貌相似。卻如何這般稱呼?難道已仙遊了麼?」蘧公孫道:「家祖那年南昌解組,次年即不幸先君見背。」

婁公子捐金贖朋友 劉守備冒姓打船家

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四公子聽了,望著三公子笑。鄒吉甫又道:「我聽見人說:『本朝的天下要同孔夫子的周朝一樣好的,就為出了個永樂爺就弄壞了。』這事可是有的麼?」三公子笑道:「你鄉下一個老實人,那裏得知這些話?這話畢竟是誰向你說的?」鄒吉甫道:「我本來果然不曉得這些話;因我這鎮上有個鹽店,鹽店一位管事先生,閒常無事,就來到我們這稻場上,或是柳蔭樹下坐著,說的這些話,所以我常聽見他。」兩公子驚道:「這先生姓甚麼?」鄒吉甫道:「他姓楊,為人忠直不過;又好看的是個書,要便袖口內藏了一卷,隨處坐著,拿出來看。往常他在這裏,飯後沒事,也好步出來了;而今要見這先生,卻是再不能得!」公子道:「這先生往那裏去了?」鄒吉甫道:「再不要說起!楊先生雖是生意出身,一切帳目,卻不肯用心料理;除了出外閑遊,在店裏時,也只是垂簾看書,憑著這夥計胡三。所以一店裏人都稱呼他是個『老阿獃』。先年東家因他為人正氣,所以託他總管;後來聽見這些獃事,本東自己下店,把帳一盤,卻虧空了七百多銀子。問著:又沒處開消;還在東家面前咬文嚼字,指手畫腳的不服。東家惱了,一張呈子送在德清縣裏。縣主老爺見是鹽務的事,點到奉承,把這先生拿到監裏坐著追比。而今在監裏將有一年半了。」三公子道:「他家可有甚麼產業可以賠償?」吉甫道:「有到好了。他家就住在村口外四里多路,兩個兒子都是蠢人,既不做生意,又不讀書,還靠著老官養活,卻將甚麼賠償?」四公子向三公子道:「窮鄉僻壤,有這樣讀書君子,卻被守錢奴如此凌虐,足令人怒髮衝冠!我們可以商量個道理救得此人麼?」三公子道:「他不過是欠債,並非犯法;如令只消到城裏問明底細,替他把這幾兩債負弄清了就是。這有何難!」四公子道:「這最有理。我兩人明日到家,就去辦這件事。」鄒吉甫道:「阿彌陀!二位少老爺是肯做好事的。想著從前已往,不知拔濟了多少人。如今若救出楊先生來,這一鎮的人,誰不感仰。」三公子道:「吉甫,這句話你在鎮上且不要說出來,待我們去相機而動。」四公子道:「正是;未知事體做的來與做不來,說出來就沒趣了。」於是不用酒了,取飯來喫過,匆匆回船。鄒吉甫拄著拐杖,送到船上說:「少老爺們恭喜回府,小老遲日再來城裏府內候安。」又叫鄒三捧著一瓶酒和些小菜,送在船上,與二位少老爺消夜。看著開船,方纔回去了。兩公子到家,清理了些家務,應酬了幾天客事,順便喚了一個辦事家人晉爵,叫他去到縣裏,查新市鎮鹽店裏送來監禁這人是何名字,虧空何項銀兩,共計多少,本人有功名沒功名,都查明白了來說。晉爵領命,來到縣衙。戶房書辦原是晉爵拜盟的弟兄,見他來查,連忙將案尋出,用紙謄寫一通,遞與他,拿了回來回覆兩公子。只見上面寫著:
  「新市鎮公裕旗鹽店呈首:商人楊執中(即楊允),累年在店不守本分。嫖賭穿喫,侵用成本七百餘兩,有誤國課,懇恩追此云云。但查本人係廩生挨貢,不便追比。合詳情褫革,以便嚴比;今將本犯權時寄監收禁,候上憲批示,然後勒限等情。」

匡超人高興長安道 牛布衣客死蕪湖關

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8 匡超人高... :
此時乃嘉靖九年八月初三日,天氣尚熱。老和尚忙取銀子去買了一具棺木來,拿衣服替他換上,央了幾個庵鄰,七手八腳,在房裏入殮。百忙裏,老和尚還走到自己房裏,披了袈裟,拿了手擊子,到他柩前來念「往生咒」。裝殮停當,老和尚想:「那裏去尋空地?不如就把這間堆柴的屋騰出來與他停柩。」和鄰居說了。脫去袈裟,同鄰居把柴搬到大天井裏堆著,將這屋安放了靈柩。取一張桌子,供奉香爐、燭臺、魂旛。俱各停當。老和尚伏著靈桌,又哭了一場。將眾人安在大天井裏坐著,烹起幾壺茶來喫著。老和尚煮了一頓粥,打了一二十斤酒,買些麵筋、豆腐乾、青菜之類到菴,央及一個鄰居燒鍋。老和尚自己安排停當,先捧到牛布衣柩前奠了酒,拜了幾拜,便拿到後邊與眾人打散。老和尚道:「牛先生是個異鄉人,今日回首在這裏,一些甚麼也沒有;貧僧一個人,支持不來。阿彌陀,卻是起動眾位施主來忙了恁一天。出家人又不能備個甚麼肴饌,只得一杯水酒,和些素菜,與列位坐坐。列位只當是做好事罷了,休嫌怠慢。」眾人道:「我們都是煙火鄰居,遇著這樣大事,理該效勞。卻又還破費老師父,不當人子。我們眾人心裏都不安,老師父怎的反說這話?」

天長縣同訪豪傑 賜書樓大醉高朋

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10 天長縣同... :
當下喫了早飯,韋四太爺就叫把這罈酒拿出來,兌上十斤新酒,就叫燒許多紅炭,堆在桂花樹邊,把酒罈頓在炭上。過一頓飯時,漸漸熱了。張俊民領著小廝,自己動手把六扇窗格盡行下了,把桌子抬到簷內。大家坐下。又備的一席新鮮菜。杜少卿叫小廝拿出一個金杯子來,又是四個玉杯,罈子裏舀出酒來喫。韋四太爺捧著金杯,喫一杯,讚一杯,說道:「好酒!」喫了半日,王鬍子領著四個小廝,抬到一個箱子來。杜少卿問是甚麼。王鬍子道:「這是少爺與奶奶、大相公新做的秋衣一箱子。纔做完了,送進來與少爺查件數。裁縫工錢已打發去了。」杜少卿道:「放在這裏,等我喫完了酒查。」纔把箱子放下,只見那裁縫進來。王鬍子道:「楊裁縫回少爺的話。」杜少卿道:「他又說甚麼?」站起身來,只見那裁縫走到天井裏,雙膝跪下,磕下頭去,放聲大哭。杜少卿大驚道:「楊司務!這是怎的?」楊裁縫道:「小的這些時在少爺家做工,今早領了工錢去,不想纔過了一會,小的母親得個暴病死了。小的拿了工錢家去,不想到有這一變,把錢都還了柴米店裏,而今母親的棺材衣服,一件也沒有。沒奈何,只得再來求少爺借幾兩銀子與小的,小的慢慢做著工算。」杜少卿道:「你要多少銀子?」裁縫道:「小戶人家,怎敢望多,少爺若肯,多則六兩,少則四兩罷了。小的也要算著除工錢夠還。」杜少卿慘然道:「我那裏要你還。你雖是小本生意,這父母身上大事,你也不可草草:將來就是終身之恨。幾兩銀子如何使得?至少也要買口十六兩銀子的棺材。衣服、雜費,共須二十金。我這幾日一個錢也沒有。──也罷,我這一箱衣服也可當得二十多兩銀子。王鬍子,你就拿去同楊司務當了,一總把與楊司務去用。」又道:「楊司務,這事你卻不可記在心裏,只當忘記了的。你不是拿了我的銀子去喫酒、賭錢。這母親身上大事。人孰無母?這是我該幫你的。」楊裁縫同王鬍子抬著箱子,哭哭啼啼去了。杜少卿入席坐下。韋四太爺道:「世兄,這事真是難得!」鮑廷璽吐著舌道:「阿彌陀!天下那有這樣好人!」當下喫了一天酒。臧三爺酒量小,喫到下午就吐了,扶了回去。韋四太爺這幾個直喫到三更,把一罈酒都喫完了,方纔散。只因這一番,有分教:輕財好士,一鄉多濟友朋;月地花天,四海又聞豪傑。不知後事如何,且聽下回分解。

杜少卿夫婦游山 遲衡山朋友議禮

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杜少卿到了陶紅,在婁太爺柩前大哭了幾次,拿銀子做了幾天事,超度婁太爺生天。婁家把許多親戚請來陪。杜少卿一連住了四五日,哭了又哭。陶紅一鎮上的人,人人嘆息,說:「天長杜府厚道!」又有人說:「這老人家為人必定十分好,所以杜府纔如此尊重報答他。為人須像這個老人家,方為不愧!」杜少卿又拿了幾十兩銀子交與他兒子、孫子,買地安葬婁太爺。婁家一門,男男女女,都出來拜謝。杜少卿又在柩前慟哭了一場,方纔回來。  到家,娘子向他說道:「自你去的第二日,巡撫一個差官,同天長縣的一個門斗,拿了一角文書來尋,我回他不在家。他住在飯店裏,日日來問,不知為甚事。」杜少卿道:「這又奇了!」正疑惑間,小廝來說道:「那差官和門斗在河房裏要見。」杜少卿走出去,同那差官見禮坐下。差官道了恭喜,門斗送上一角文書來。那文書是拆開過的。杜少卿拿出來看,只見上寫道:
「巡撫部院李,為舉薦賢才事:欽奉聖旨,採訪天下儒修。本部院訪得天長縣儒學生員杜儀,品行端醇,文章典雅。為此飭知該縣儒學教官,即敦請該生即日束裝赴院,以便考驗,申奏朝廷,引見擢用。毋違,速速!」

蕭雲仙廣武山賞雪 沈瓊枝利涉橋賣文

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話說蕭雲仙奉著將令,監督築城,足足住了三四年,那城方纔築的成功。周圍十里,六座城門。城裏又蓋了五個衙署。出榜招集流民,進來居住。城外就叫百姓開墾田地。蕭雲仙想道:「像這旱地,百姓一遇荒年,就不能收糧食了,須是興起些水利來。」因動支錢糧,僱齊民夫,蕭雲仙親自指點百姓,在田傍開出許多溝渠來。溝間有洫,洫間有遂,開得高高低低,仿江南的光景。到了成功的時候,蕭雲仙騎著馬,帶著木耐,在各處犒勞百姓們。每到一處,蕭雲仙殺牛宰馬,傳下號令,把那一方百姓都傳齊了。蕭雲仙建一壇場,立起先農的牌位來,擺設了牛羊祭禮。蕭雲仙紗帽補服,自己站在前面,率領眾百姓,叫木耐在旁贊禮,升香、奠酒,三獻、八拜。拜過,又率領眾百姓望著北闕山呼舞蹈,叩謝皇恩。便叫百姓都團團坐下。蕭雲仙坐在中間,拔劍割肉,大碗斟酒,歡呼笑樂,痛飲一天。喫完了酒,蕭雲仙向眾百姓道:「我和你們眾百姓在此痛飲一天,也是緣法。而今上賴皇恩,下托你們眾百姓的力,開墾了這許多田地,也是我姓蕭的在這裏一番。我如今親自手種一顆柳樹,你們眾百姓每人也種一顆,或雜些桃花、杏花,亦可記著今日之事。」眾百姓歡聲如雷,一個個都在大路上栽了桃、柳。蕭雲仙同木耐,今日在這一方,明日又在那一方,一連喫了幾十日酒,共栽了幾萬顆柳樹。眾百姓感激蕭雲仙的恩德,在城門外公同起蓋了一所先農祠,中間供著先農神位,旁邊供了蕭雲仙的長生祿位牌。又尋一個會畫的,在牆上畫了一個馬,畫蕭雲仙紗帽補服,騎在馬上。前面畫木耐的像,手裏拿著一枝紅旗,引著馬,做勸農的光景。百姓家男男女女,到朔望的日子,往這廟裏來焚香點燭跪拜,非止一日。

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