Liao Zhai Flower Demon original text and analysis

The original text and analysis of "Liao Zhai·Flower Demon" are as follows:

1. Original text

An Youyu, a student from Shaanxi who paid tribute, was a squandering man who was kind and righteous. When releasing animals, if they see hunters catching birds, they will buy and release them without hesitation. I went to my uncle's house for a funeral and went to help hold the funeral ceremony. Returning home in the evening, I passed by Huayue and wandered into the valley, feeling very frightened. A stone's throw away, he suddenly saw a light and rushed towards it. When I was doing some martial arts, I saw an old man, hunched over and dragging his staff, walking quickly along a diagonal path.

After he stopped, he wanted to ask questions. The old man first asked who he was. An reported that he was lost, and said that the place where the lights were lit must be a mountain village, where he would stay. The old man said: "This is not a peaceful town. Fortunately, I can go there and stay in the thatched cottage when I come." An Dayue came to the village and saw a small village. The old man knocked on the thorn gate, and a woman came out, opened the gate and said, "Master, are you here?" The old man lit up the lamp and sat down quickly, then ordered him to bring food with him. He also said to the woman, "This is not him, but my benefactor. My mother-in-law can't walk, so she can call her to serve her with wine." The Russian girl put in the food and utensils and stood up beside the old man, her eyes squinting. Looking at it from an An's perspective, it looks like a fairy with a beautiful face and sharp teeth. The old man ordered the wine to simmer. There is a coal stove in the west corner of the room, and the girl goes into the room to stir the fire.

An asked: "Who is this daughter-in-law?" The answer was: "My surname is Zhang. I have only had this daughter for seventy years. The young servant of the Tian family thinks that the king is not someone else, so he dares to leave his wife and see his son. Fortunately Don't worry." An asked, "Where is my son-in-law?" He replied, "Not yet." The old man was humbling, and suddenly he heard the girl's exclamation. When the old man rushes in, the wine boils.

The old man came to the rescue and said: "My maidservant, I don't know how wet it is!" Looking back, he saw a beetroot beside the stove that had yet to be inserted into Zigu's heart. Baby! "Zhi Xiang'an said, "If you are greedy for this life, you will be drunk. If you are praised by a gentleman, you will die of shame!" Praise said: "Although it is a child's play, you can still see the wisdom of the heart."

When we were thinking about it, women came frequently to drink, smiling sweetly, but not shy. An's eyes are moved. Suddenly he heard the woman calling, and the old man went away. An looked at no one and said to the girl: "Seeing the fairy's face makes me lose my soul. I want to mediate with you, but I'm afraid it won't work. What do you think?" The girl held the pot towards the fire, remained silent, and kept asking what was wrong. When Sheng gradually entered the room, the girl got up and said sternly, "What will you do to this mad man, Tao!" Sheng fell to her knees and mourned.

The woman rushed to the door and wanted to leave, but An became violent and wanted to cover her up. She screamed in a trembling voice, and the old man hurriedly came in to ask questions. An released his hands and came out, feeling very ashamed and afraid. The girl calmly said to her father: "The wine is boiling again, but if you don't come here, the pot will melt." After hearing the girl's words, An felt at peace and became virtuous. The soul is turned upside down and mourned. So he pretended to be drunk and left the banquet, and the woman followed suit. The old man set up a mattress and closed the door to get out.

I can’t sleep well, it’s not dawn yet, I say goodbye. When he got home, he went to build a house with a good friend and asked for employment. He came back all day long, but he didn't find him living there. An Sui ordered his servants and horses to find their own way. When you reach the cliffs and rocks, there are no villages. Visiting nearby places, there are very few people with this surname. Returned disappointed and forgot to sleep or eat. From this, you get the disease of coma and frightening. If you force yourself to eat soup and porridge, you will spit? He wanted to vomit, and in the confusion, he often called for a flower girl. The family members were puzzled, but they waited around him all night long, showing a dangerous momentum. One night, the guard was sleepy and sleepy. In his eyes, he felt someone was picking at him.

If you open your eyes slightly, Hua Guzi is standing under the bed, feeling sober. Looking at the girl familiarly, I shed tears. The girl tilted her head and smiled and said, "Why are you here, idiot?" Then she got on the couch, sat on her buttocks, and pressed her temples with both hands. An feels the strange fragrance of musk in the brain, which penetrates the nose and clears the bones. After a few moments, I suddenly felt sweat filling the heavens and gradually reaching my limbs. Xiaoyu said: "There are many people in the room, so it is inconvenient for me to stay. We will see each other again in three days." Then he took out a few steamed cakes from the embroidery and put them on the bedside, and then left quietly.

In the middle of the night, I was sweating and thinking about food, so I touched the cake and ate it. I didn't know what to expect, but it was very sweet, so I emptied three of them. He covered the remaining cake with his clothes and fell into a deep sleep. He woke up at the next minute and felt relieved. After three days of eating all the bread, he felt refreshed and sent his family home. He was also worried that his daughter would not be able to get in through the door, so he sneaked out of the living room and took off his keys.

Not long after her daughter arrived, she smiled and said, "You idiot! Don't you want to thank the witch?" An was overjoyed, hugging and caring, and even loving. He then said: "I took the risk and got dirty, so I came to repay my kindness. It's really not possible to play the harp forever, so I'm glad we parted ways early." An was silent for a long time, and then asked: "We have never known each other in our lives. How can we have any connection with Qing's family?" I can't remember it." The woman said nothing, but she said, "You should think about it yourself." The woman said: "It's impossible to run around at night, and it's impossible to be a husband and wife."

When An heard this, he felt depressed and sad.

After taking it for three days, the two strands can gradually turn sideways, starting in half a year.

Later, walking alone in the valley, I met an old woman holding a baby on a mat and teaching it to her. She said, "My daughter pays my respects to you, your husband." He wanted to ask, but he couldn't see her again. Qi Xing looked at him, he was a man. After hugging her home, she no longer married. Yishi said: "The reason why humans are different from beasts is not a conclusive conclusion. Thanks to grace, as for Toothless, humans are ashamed of beasts. As for Huagu, she starts with wisdom and ends up being naive. And to express one's feelings is to know the wisdom of being naive, and to be sentimental is to be so fairy."

2. Analysis

"Liao Zhai Hua Yao" is A story about love and social prejudice. The male protagonist in the story falls in love with the flower demon, but his mother is prejudiced against the flower demon and is unwilling to accept the flower demon. This reflects society's prejudice and discrimination against love from different identities and backgrounds. The mother's behavior hurt the flower demon, and eventually led to their separation and tragic ending.

The flower demon in the story symbolizes freedom, beauty and purity. The flower demon is integrated with nature and represents an existence different from the human world. The disappearance of the flower demon also expresses concerns and warnings about the damage to the natural environment and biodiversity.

Overall, "Flower Demon" is a story that shows love, social prejudice and natural destruction. Through this story, Pu Songling conveys the values ??of equality in love and respect for nature. This is one of the reasons why "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", as a literary work full of stories about gods and monsters, is deeply loved and thought by readers.

Translation of "Flower Demon":

There was a tribute student in Shaanxi named An Youyu. He was generous, loyal and good at releasing animals. If you see a hunter catching a bird or animal, you will often buy it at a high price and let it go. ?

Once, his uncle held a funeral and he went to help, but it was too late when he came back. Passing by Huashan Mountain, I lost my way in a hurry and wandered in a chaotic valley. I couldn't get out and I was very scared. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of a light flashing a stone's throw away, and quickly ran there. As I was walking, I saw an old man with a hunchback a few steps away, hurried over from the slope on crutches. An Sheng stopped and was about to ask him for directions, but the old man asked him first who he was.

Ansheng explained the situation of getting lost, and said that if he saw a light in front of him, it must be a mountain village, and he wanted to stay there. The old man said: "That's not a comfortable place. Fortunately, I'm here! Come with me quickly. You can live in my thatched cottage." An Sheng was very happy. He followed the old man and walked a mile away when he saw a small mountain village.

The old man went to a firewood door and knocked on the door. An old woman came out and opened the door and asked, "Is the husband here?" The old man agreed. Ansheng entered the house and took a look. Sure enough, it was low and damp. The old man lit the oil lamp, asked him to sit down, and asked him to prepare food. The old woman said: "Sir, he is our benefactor, not an outsider! The old woman has weak legs and feet, so she asked the lady to come out and heat the bar!"?

After a while, a girl came out with wine and food. After setting them up, she stood beside the old man. Next to him, a pair of autumn-like eyes looked at Ansheng. An Sheng took a look and saw that the girl was young and pretty, like a fairy descended from the earth. The old man asked her to boil the wine again. There was a coal stove in the west room, so the girl went in to turn on the coals and boil the wine.

An Sheng asked: "Who is this of yours?" The old man replied: "My surname is Zhang, I am over seventy years old, and I have only one daughter. The farmer has no servants, because you are not an outsider. You dare to ask your wife and daughter to come out, don’t make fun of her!”

An Sheng asked again: “Where did you marry her husband?” The old man replied, “You haven’t married anyone yet!” An Sheng kept praising her appearance. Gotta be pretty and smart. The old man was giving in when he suddenly heard Hua Guzi scream in surprise and hurried over to see. It turned out that the wine was boiling and flames were rising from the lid of the pot. As he put out the fire, the old man reprimanded: "You are such a big girl, you don't know if she is boiling!" When he turned around, he saw an unfinished Zigu God with a green grass heart lying beside the stove, and he reprimanded again: " The braid is so long, it’s like a child’s!”

As he said that, he showed it to An Sheng, and said, “You are so greedy for braiding it that you boiled the wine.” Isn't it embarrassing?" An Sheng took it and took a look. The Zigu God had beautiful eyebrows, eyes, and a robe. The workmanship was very exquisite. He couldn't help but praise it: "It doesn't look like a toy, but it also shows wisdom." He looked at it repeatedly! , can't put it down.

Hua Guzi came frequently to pour wine, smiling brightly and showing no shyness. An Sheng looked at her very emotionally. ?

It happened that the old woman was calling someone in the kitchen, and the old man came in in response. An Youyu took the opportunity to say to Hua Guzi: "When I saw the girl's fairy face, I lost my soul. I want to ask a matchmaker to come to your house to arrange marriage, but I'm afraid it won't work. What should I do?" Hua Guzi silently held the wine. The pot was warming the wine on the stove, but he didn't seem to hear anything. I asked several more times, but got no answer.

Ansheng came closer to the west room. Huaguzi stood up quickly to avoid it and said sternly: "What do you want to do when Kuang Sheng comes in?" Ansheng knelt down and begged. Huaguzi grabbed the door and wanted to leave, but Ansheng suddenly stood up. He hugged her tightly.

Hua Guzi screamed, her voice trembling. The old man heard the sound and hurried over to ask. An Sheng quickly let go of his hand and exited, looking ashamed and very scared. But Hua Guzi calmly said to her father: "The wine has boiled again. If Anlang hadn't come over, the jug would have melted!" When Ansheng heard this, he felt relieved and thanked her. He was even more fascinated and forgot how he got there. So she pretended to be drunk and left the banquet, and Hua Guzi also went. The old man spread out the bedding for him, closed the door and left.

An Sheng couldn't sleep, so he got up to say goodbye and go home before dawn, and immediately asked a friend to come and arrange a match. When my friend came back at dusk, he didn't even find the village. An Sheng didn't believe it, so he asked his servant to prepare his horse and find the way himself. When I arrived at Mount Huashan, I saw that it was full of high mountains and cliffs. Sure enough, the village was nowhere to be seen. I went to inquire about it nearby. Mountain residents say that it is rare to hear of anyone with the surname Zhang. Then he came home listlessly.

An Youyu thought about it day and night, unable to eat or sleep. Soon he suffered from coma and became bedridden. The family cooked porridge to feed him, but they all vomited it out. When he was in a coma, he kept calling for his sister-in-law, and his family members didn't understand what he meant, so they had to guard him day and night until they saw that he was critically ill. One night, the nurse was really sleepy and fell asleep. An Sheng felt someone push him gently in his haziness. He opened his eyes slightly and saw that it was Hua Guzi standing beside the bed. He couldn't help but wake up and look at her with tears streaming down his face.

Hua Guzi lowered her head and came closer to him and said with a smile: "How can you be so infatuated!" After saying that, she got on the bed and sat on An Sheng's lap, rubbing his temples with both hands. An Sheng felt as if a musky scent was blown into his head, passed through the bridge of his nose, and penetrated into the bone marrow of his body. After rubbing it for a while, my head started to sweat, and gradually my limbs became sweaty. The flower girl whispered: "There are so many people in your house, it's inconvenient for me to stay. I will definitely come to see you in three days." She took out a few small round steamed cakes from the sleeves of her flower coat and put them on the bedside, and left quietly.

At midnight, An Youyu's sweat had subsided and he wanted to eat. He touched the steamed cake and tasted it. It was sweet and crispy. He didn't know what the filling was, so he ate three. He covered the steamed cake with his clothes and fell asleep soundly. I didn't wake up until eight or nine in the morning, feeling relaxed all over. Three days later, after eating the steamed cakes, I became energetic. At night, Ansheng sent his family members to disperse. He was afraid that the lady-in-law would not be able to open the door when she came, so he secretly ran to the courtyard and unbolted the door.

After a short while, the flower girl came and said with a smile: "Crazy man! Don't you thank the doctor?" An Sheng was so happy that he hugged her and slept with her, she was very dear to her. Hua Guzi said: "I came here to repay your great kindness at the risk of being accused of gossiping. We can't be reconciled for a hundred years. I hope you will make other plans soon." An Sheng thought for a long time and then asked: "Su We don't know each other. I really can't remember where I have been with you."

Hua Guzi didn't answer, but just said: "Think about it yourself." Ansheng asked Hua Guzi to formally marry him. , Hua Guzi said: "It's impossible to come here every day and night; it's also impossible to get married." When An Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Hua Guzi said: "You must get married. Then come to my house tomorrow night." An Sheng turned from sadness to joy and asked Hua Guzi: "The road is so far away, you have a pair of delicate and beautiful eyes." "Why did you come so soon?" Hua Guzi said, "I didn't go home in the first place. The deaf mother in the east of the village is my aunt. I delayed it until now because of you. Maybe there's something going on at home. Suspicious.

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Ansheng and Hua Guzi were in bed together. He felt that her skin and breath were fragrant everywhere. He asked, "What kind of spices did you smoke to make your bones and flesh smell fragrant?" Hua Guzi said: "I never smoke spices, it's just like this." "An was even more surprised.?

When Aunt Hua said goodbye the next morning, Ansheng was worried about getting lost again, so Aunt Hua agreed to wait for him at the intersection. As soon as it got dark, An Youyu ran away on horseback. As expected, the sister-in-law greeted him at the intersection, and they walked into the Zhang family yard together. The old man and the woman welcomed him in happily. I was very suspicious.

It was late at night before Hua Guzi came and said, "My parents have been nagging you for a long time. "The two became more affectionate. Hua Guzi said to An Sheng, "Tonight's party is like a hundred years of difference. An Sheng was surprised and asked why. Aunt Hua said, "My father wants to move to a distant place because this small village is desolate and lonely." My happiness with you has come to an end after this night. " An Sheng didn't want to break up. He tossed and turned and sighed.

The two of them were reluctant to leave. When the sky became clear, the old man suddenly broke in and cursed: "You stinky girl, my innocent family has been stained by you! It’s so shameless to see anyone! "Hua Guzi was frightened and ran away in a hurry. The old man also left, cursing as he walked. An Sheng was ashamed and afraid, ashamed, and hurriedly sneaked back.

An Youyu returned home, okay I couldn't sit down for a few days, and I was in a state of uneasiness. I wanted to go back at night, so I jumped over the wall and took advantage of the opportunity. Even if I found out, I would not criticize him so much. , Wandering around in the mountains, I got lost again. I was looking for my way back, and saw a house hidden in the valley, so I walked towards it happily and saw that it was a tall courtyard. , like a wealthy family, the door is not closed.

An Youyu knocked on the door and asked about the Zhang family's residence. A maid came out and asked, "Who is asking about the Zhang family in the middle of the night?" An Sheng said: "I am related to the Zhang family. I lost my way and couldn't find it." The maid said, "You don't need to ask about the Zhang family!" This is her concubine's house. Hua Gu is here. Let me go and report to her! "Not long after he got in, he came out again and invited An into the courtyard.

As soon as An Sheng climbed up the steps of the corridor, Hua Guzi had already hurriedly welcomed him out and said to the maid: "An Lang has been running around for most of the night. He must be tired. It's broken, wait for the bed and let him rest! After a while, the two of them entered the tent hand in hand. An asked, "Why is there no one else in Guzi's house?" Hua Guzi said: "My son has gone out, leaving me to look after the house for her." It just so happened that you came here. Isn’t it fate from the previous life? "But as soon as An Sheng got close to this woman, a smell of mutton rushed straight into his nose, and he felt suspicious.

The woman hugged his neck and suddenly stretched out her tongue to lick his nostrils. An Sheng suddenly felt It felt like an awl was piercing his head and hurt like a bone. He was frightened and wanted to struggle to escape, but his body seemed to be tied up with a thick rope. In an instant, An Youyu fell into a coma and lost consciousness. Before returning home, the family members searched everywhere. Suddenly, they heard someone say that they had seen him walking on the mountain road at dusk. They found him in the mountains and found him dead naked under the cliff. They were surprised and couldn't figure out what happened. Because of this, they had to carry him back. The whole family was mourning around him. Suddenly, they saw a young woman wailing all the way from outside the gate and coming in to mourn. She lay on Ansheng's body and cried bitterly: "Oh my God, my God." ah! How could you be so confused! "I cried until my voice became hoarse.

I held back my tears and said to the people at home: "Don't be in a hurry to bury the body. Let the body be laid to rest for seven days. "Everyone didn't know who she was. When they were about to ask her, she ignored her and went out with tears in her eyes. Her family members tried to persuade her to stay, but she didn't even look back. Her family members followed her out, but they disappeared without a trace. Everyone Suspecting that she was a fairy, he quickly followed her instructions. She came again at night, crying as before.

On the seventh night, An Youyu suddenly woke up, turned over, and started moaning. , everyone in the family was startled. At this time, the woman came again. When An Sheng saw it, it was the flower girl. She started to cry bitterly, and An Sheng asked everyone to leave.

Hua Guzi took out a handful of grass, boiled a liter of medicinal soup, and drank it on the bedside for Ansheng. After a while, he was able to speak. He sighed and said, "You were the one who killed me, and you were the one who saved me!" Then he recounted what happened that night.

Hua Guzi said: "This is the snake spirit pretending to be me. The light you saw when you were lost last time was this thing." An Sheng said: "How can you bring people back to life? Could it be that you are really a fairy? Hua Guzi said: "I have wanted to tell you for a long time, but I was afraid of scaring you. Did you buy a deer from a hunter on Huashan Road five years ago?" An Youyu thought: "Yes." Ah! There is such a thing." Hua Guzi said, "That's my father.

That's what he was referring to when he was reincarnated into the West Village Prince's house that night. My father and I rushed to the King of Hell to complain, but at first the King of Hell refused to accept it. It was my father who proposed that he would destroy his Taoist practice for many years and die in your place. We begged for seven days before we were allowed to do so.

Today we both agreed. It's really lucky that we can meet again. But even if you survive, you will definitely be paralyzed. You will have to drink the snake's blood with wine to get better." When Ansheng heard this, he gritted his teeth with hatred and was worried that he would not be able to catch the snake. . Hua Guzi said: "This is not difficult. But killing too many lives will prevent me from attaining enlightenment and ascending to heaven for a hundred years.

The snake cave is under the old cliff of Huashan Mountain. You can pile thatch and burn it after noon. , and prepare a strong bow outside the cave, and you will definitely catch this monster." After that, he sighed and said, "It's really sad that I can't accompany you for the rest of my life, but I have lost a lot of my Taoism for you. I've been gone for seven minutes, so please forgive me. I've been feeling a little tremor in my stomach for the past month, and it must be a root of evil. I'll definitely send it to you in a year." She shed tears and said goodbye. ?

When An Jieyu woke up one night, he felt that the lower half of his body was dead. He scratched it with his hands and found no pain, so he told his family what Huaguzi said. The family members followed the instructions and went to the entrance of the snake cave under the old cliff of Huashan Mountain to light a fire. Sure enough, a big white snake came out of the thick smoke, and the family members shot it to death with arrows.

After the fire went out, they went into the cave and saw that hundreds of snakes, big and small, were also burnt. The family members carried the dead snake home and boiled the snake's blood for An Youyu to drink. After taking it for three days, my legs gradually became able to move, and after half a year I was able to get out of bed and walk.

Later, because An Youyu missed Hua Guzi, he went to Huashan Mountain alone. He met Mrs. Zhang in the valley and handed a swaddling baby to him, saying: "My daughter greets you. Greetings." Just when An Youyu wanted to ask about Hua Guzi, the old woman disappeared in an instant. An Youyu opened the quilt and saw that it was a boy. He hurriedly took it home and raised him. He never married again in his life.