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儒林外史 - The Scholars

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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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14 薦亡齋和... :
嚴貢生道:「老先生,人生萬事,都是個緣法,真個勉強不來的。湯父母到任的那日,敝處縣紳衿,公搭了一個綵棚,在十里牌迎接。弟站在綵棚門口。須臾,鑼、旗、傘、扇、吹手、夜役,一隊一隊,都過去了。轎子將近,遠遠望見老父母兩朵高眉毛,一個大鼻梁,方面大耳,我心裏就曉得是一位豈弟君子。卻又出奇:幾十人在那裏同接,老父母轎子裏兩隻眼只看著小弟一個人。那時有個朋友,同小弟並站著,他把眼望一望老父母,又把眼望一望小弟,悄悄問我:『先年可曾認得這位父母?』小弟從實說:『不曾認得。』他就癡心,只道父母看的是他,忙搶上幾步,意思要老父母問他甚麼。不想老父母下了轎,同眾人打躬,倒把眼望了別處,纔曉得從前不是看他,把他羞的要不的。次日,小弟到衙門去謁見,老父母方纔下學回來,諸事忙作一團,卻連忙丟了,叫請小弟進去,換了兩遍茶,就像相與過幾十年的一般。」
In which a monk...:
「Gentlemen,」 said Yan, 「human life is ordained by fate, and cannot be changed. When Magistrate Tang first came here, all the gentlemen of the county erected a pavilion three miles from the city to welcome him. I was standing at the pavilion door. Group after group with gongs, banners, canopies, fans, trumpets and many attendants passed by, then the magistrate's sedan-chair approached; and as soon as I saw His Honour's arched eyebrows, big nose, square face and large ears, I knew he must be a true gentleman. The remarkable thing, however, was that though there were dozens of people there to welcome him, he had eyes only for me. A scholar who was standing by looked from the magistrate to me and whispered, 'Did you know His Honour before?' I answered truthfully that I did not. Then he was fool enough to think that it was at him the magistrate was looking, and hastily stepped forward hoping to be spoken to. But when Magistrate Tang got down from the chair, greeted us all and looked past him, he realized that he had been mistaken and was most mortified. The next day I called at the yamen, and although His Honour had just returned from the county school and had a great deal of business to attend to, he immediately set it all aside and invited me in. He offered me tea twice, as if we had known each other fox years.」

湯總鎮成功歸故鄉 余明經把酒問葬事

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1 湯總鎮成... :
話說湯鎮臺同兩位公子商議,收拾回家。雷太守送了代席四兩銀子,叫湯衙庖人備了酒席,請湯鎮臺到自己衙署餞行。起程之日,城官員都來送行。從水路過常德,渡洞庭湖,由長江一路回儀徵。在路無事,問問兩公子平日的學業,看看江上的風景。不到兩十天,已到了紗帽洲,打發家人先回家料理迎接。六老爺知道了,一直迎到黃泥灘,見面請了安,弟兄也相見了,說說家鄉的事。湯鎮臺見他油嘴油舌,惱了道:「我出門三十多年,你長成人了,怎麼學出這般一個下流氣質!」後來見他開口就說是「稟老爺」,湯鎮臺怒道:「你這下流!胡說!我是你叔父,你怎麼叔父不叫,稱呼老爺?」講到兩個公子身上,他又叫「大爺」、「二爺」。湯鎮臺大怒道:「你這匪類!更該死了!你的兩個兄弟,你不教訓照顧他,怎麼叫大爺、二爺!」把六老爺罵的垂頭喪氣。一路到了家裏。湯鎮臺拜過了祖宗,安頓了行李。他那做高要縣知縣的乃兄已是告老在家裏,老弟兄相見,彼此歡喜,一連喫了幾天的酒。湯鎮臺也不到城裏去,也不會官府,只在臨河上構了幾間別墅,左琴右書,在裏面讀書教子。過了三四個月,看見公子們做的會文,心裏不大歡喜,說道:「這個文章,如何得中!如今趁我來家,須要請個先生來教訓他們纔好。」每日躊躕這一件事。

3 湯總鎮成... :
不多幾日,余有達果然辭了主人,收拾行李,回五河。他家就在余家巷。進了家門,他同胞的兄弟出來接著。他這兄弟名持,字有重,也是五河縣的飽學秀才。此時五河縣發了一個姓彭的人家,中了幾個進士,選了兩個翰林。五河縣人眼界小,便縣人同去奉承他。又有一家,是徽州人,姓方,在五河開典當行鹽,就冒了籍,要同本地人作姻親。初時這余家巷的余家還和一個老鄉紳的虞家是世世為婚姻的,這兩家不肯同方家做親。後來這兩家出了幾個沒廉恥不才的人,貪圖方家賠贈,娶了他家女兒,彼此做起親來。後來做的多了,方家不但沒有分外的賠贈,反說這兩家子仰慕他有錢,求著他做親。所以這兩家不顧祖宗臉面的有兩種人:一種是獃子,那獃子有八個字的行為:「非方不親,非彭不友。」一種是乖子,那乖子也有八個字的行為:「非方不心,非彭不口。」這話是說那些獃而無恥的人,假使五河縣沒有一個冒籍姓方的,他就可以不必有親;沒有個中進士姓彭的,他就可以不必有友。這樣的人,自己覺得勢利透了心,其實獃串了皮!那些奸滑的,心裏想著同方家做親,方家又不同他做。他卻不肯說出來,只是嘴裏扯謊嚇人,說:「彭老先生是我的老師。彭三先生把我邀在書房裏說了半天的知心話。」又說:「彭四先生在京裏帶書子來給我。」人聽見他這些話,也就常時請他來喫杯酒,要他在席上說這些話嚇同席喫酒的人。其風俗惡賴如此。

敦友誼代兄受過 講堪輿回家葬親

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11 敦友誼代... :
睡到四更時分,門外一片聲大喊。兩弟兄一齊驚覺,看見窗外通紅,知道是對門失火,慌忙披了衣裳出來,叫齊了鄰居,把父母靈柩搬到街上。那火燒了兩間房子,到天亮就救息了。靈柩在街上。五河風俗,說靈柩抬出門,再要抬進來,就要窮人家。所以眾親友來看,都說乘此抬到山裏,擇個日子葬罷。大先生向二先生道:「我兩人葬父母,自然該正正經經的告了廟,備祭辭靈,遍請親友會葬,豈可如此草率!依我的意思,仍舊將靈柩請進中堂,擇日出殯。」二先生道:「這何消說,如果要窮死,盡是我弟兄兩個當災。」當下眾人勸著總不聽,喚齊了人,將靈柩請進中堂。候張雲峰擇了日子,出殯歸葬,甚是盡禮。那日,縣送殯有許多的人。天長杜家也來了幾個人。自此,傳遍了五門四關廂,一個大新聞,說:余家兄弟兩個越發獃串了皮了,做出這樣倒運的事!只因這一番,有分教:風塵惡俗之中,亦藏俊彥;數米量柴之外,別有經綸。畢竟後事如何,且聽下回分解。

虞秀才重修元武閣 方鹽商大鬧節孝祠

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4 虞秀才重... :
成老爹辭了主人,一直來到仁昌典,門上人傳了進去。主人方老六出來會著,作揖坐下。方老六問:「老爹幾時上來的?」成老爹心裏驚了一下,答應道:「前日纔來的。」方老六又問:「寓在那裏?」成老爹更慌了,答應道:「在虞華老家。」小廝拿上來茶喫過。成老爹道:「今日好天氣。」方老六道:「正是。」成老爹道:「這些時常會王父母?」方老六道:「前日還會著的。」彼此又坐了一會,沒有話說。又喫了一會茶,成老爹道:「太尊這些時總不見下縣來過。若還到縣裏來,少不得先到六老爺家。太尊同六老爺相與的好,比不得別人。其實說,太爺縣也就敬的是六老爺一位,那有第二個鄉紳抵的過六老爺!」方老六道:「新按察司到任,太尊只怕也就在這些時要下縣來。」成老爹道:「正是。」又坐了一會,又喫了一道茶,也不見一個客來,也不見擺席,成老爹疑惑,肚裏又餓了,只得告辭一聲,看他怎說。因起身道:「我別過六老爺罷。」方老六也站起來道:「還坐坐。」成老爹道:「不坐了。」即便辭別,送了出來。成老爹走出大門,摸頭不著,心裏想道:「莫不是我太來早了?」又想道:莫不他有甚事怪我?」又想道:「莫不是我錯看了帖子?」猜疑不定。又心裏想道:「虞華軒家有現成酒飯,且到他家去喫再處。」一直走回虞家。虞華軒在書房裏擺著桌子,同唐三痰、姚老五,和自己兩個本家,擺著五六碗滾熱的餚饌,正喫在快活處。見成老爹進來,都站起身。虞華軒道:「成老爹偏背了我們,喫了方家的好東西來了,好快活!」便叫:「快拿一張椅子與成老爹那邊坐,泡上好消食的陳茶來與成老爹喫。」小廝遠遠放一張椅子在上面,請成老爹坐了。那蓋碗陳茶,左一碗,右一碗,送來與成老爹。成老爹越喫越餓,肚裏說不出來的苦。看見他們大肥肉塊、鴨子、腳魚,夾著往嘴裏送,氣得火在頂門裏直冒。他們一直喫到晚,成老爹一直餓到晚。等他送了客,客都散了,悄悄走到管家房裏要了一碗炒米,泡了喫。進房去睡下,在床上氣了一夜。次日,辭了虞華軒,要下鄉回家去。虞華軒問:「老爹幾時來?」成老爹道:「若是田的事妥,我就上來。若是田的事不妥,我只等家嬸母入節孝祠的日子,我再上來。」說罷辭別去了。

徽州府烈婦殉夫 泰伯祠遺賢感舊

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5 徽州府烈... :
次日,余大先生知道,大驚,不勝慘然。即備了香楮三牲,到靈前去拜奠。拜奠過,回衙門,立刻傳書辦備文書請旌烈婦。二先生幫著趕造文書,連夜詳了出去。二先生又備了禮來祭奠。三學的人,聽見老師如此隆重,也就紛紛來祭奠的,不計其數。過了兩個月,上司批准下來,製主入祠,門首建坊。到了入祠那日,余大先生邀請知縣,擺齊了執事,送烈女入祠。縣紳衿,都穿著公服,步行了送。當日入祠安了位,知縣祭、本學祭、余大先生祭、縣鄉紳祭、通學朋友祭、兩家親戚祭、兩家本族祭,祭了一天,在明倫堂擺席。通學人要請了王先生來上坐,說他生這樣好女兒,為倫紀生色。王玉輝到了此時,轉覺心傷,辭了不肯來。眾人在明倫堂喫了酒,散了。

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