A Ying’s translation

Gan Yu, named Bi, was from Luling County. His parents died when he was very young. He left behind a younger brother named Gan Jue, named Shuangbi, who had been raised by his elder brother since he was five years old. Gan Yu has a friendly personality and treats his younger brother like his own son. Later, when Gan Jue grew up, he was born with outstanding talents and outstanding beauty. Erri was very smart and could write well. Gan Jue liked him even more. He often said: "My brother has outstanding talent and appearance, so he has to find a good wife." But. Being too picky, I never found anything I was satisfied with.

At this time, Gan Yu was studying in Kuangshan Temple. One night, as I was lying down, I heard a woman's voice outside the window. He took a peek and saw three or four girls sitting on the floor, and several maids serving wine and food. They were all very beautiful. A woman said: "Ms. Qin, why didn't Aying come?" The woman sitting down said: "Yesterday she came from Hangu Pass and her right arm was injured by a villain. She couldn't come to play with us. She was regretful because of this. Another woman said, "I had a nightmare the night before, and I'm still sweating when I think about it today." The woman sitting down quickly waved her hands and said, "Don't tell me! We're having a happy gathering tonight." "It's unpleasant to say something scary." The woman smiled and said, "Look at how timid you are! Is it true that a tiger or wolf will snatch you away? If you don't let me say it, you must sing a song to help us." Wine." The woman then sang in a low voice: "The peach blossoms are blooming on the leisurely steps. Yesterday, I didn't obey the outing appointment. I asked the female companions in the east to stay away and don't rush me. I'll come as soon as I can get my crested shoes." After singing, the house was full. Everyone appreciates it. While they were talking and laughing, suddenly a tall man burst in from the outside, with eagle-like eyes, shining, and an ugly and terrifying appearance. The girls cried out: "The monster is coming!" and fled like frightened birds. Only the woman who sang just now was weak and fell behind, and was caught by the man. The woman cried out in pain and struggled desperately. The man yelled angrily, bit off her finger, and started chewing it. The woman lay on the ground as if dead. Gan Yu felt pity and couldn't bear it any longer. He quickly drew out his sword, opened the door and rushed out. He slashed at the man with his sword, cutting off his thigh. The man ran away in pain. Gan Yu helped the woman into the house and saw that her face was earth-colored and her sleeves were covered with blood. Looking at her hands, her right thumb was broken. Gan Yu tore off a piece of cloth and wrapped it for her. The woman groaned and said, "How can I repay the favor of saving my life?" Since Gan Yu saw her, he had secretly made plans for his brother, so he decided to told the woman. The woman said: "As a disabled person like me, I can't take care of the housework. I should find someone else for my brother." Gan Yu asked her surname, and the woman replied, "My surname is Qin." Gan Yu spread out the quilt for her and let her I rested here for the time being, and went to sleep elsewhere with my bedding. Early the next morning, Gan Yu came to see the woman, but the bed was already empty. Gan Yu thought that she must have gone back by herself. However, after visiting nearby villages, there was no one named Qin. He asked relatives and friends everywhere to inquire, but there was no definite news. When I went back and talked about it with my brother, I felt so regretful that I felt like I had lost some treasure.

Gan Jue occasionally went out to play in the wild one day and met a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. She was beautiful and looked at Gan Jue with a smile, as if she had something to say. She looked around and asked Gan Jue, "Are you the second son of the Gan family?" Gan Jue replied, "Yes." The girl said, "Your father made an engagement for you and me, why do you want to break the engagement today?" "What about the engagement with the Qin family?" Gan Jue said, "I lost my parents when I was young. Please tell me your family background. I will ask my brother when I go back." The girl said, "There is no need to elaborate." As long as you say a word, I will come to your house." Gan Jue refused because he did not report to his brother. The girl said, "You idiot! You are so afraid of your brother!" My surname is Lu and I live here. Dongshan Wangcun. I’ll wait for your reply within three days and then left. Gan Jue went home and told his brother and sister-in-law about the incident. The elder brother said: "That's nonsense! I was already in my twenties when my father passed away. If this happened, how could I not have heard about it?" He also felt that the woman She was walking alone in the wild and casually chatting with men, making her even more contemptuous. Gan Yu asked her about her appearance again. Gan Jue blushed and couldn't say a word. The sister-in-law said with a smile: "I guess she must be a beauty?" Gan Yu said: "How can a child tell the difference between beauty and ugliness? Even if she is beautiful, she will definitely not be as good as Miss Qin. I won't consider her again until Miss Qin's matter fails. It’s not too late.” Gan Jue retreated silently.

A few days later, Gan Yu saw a woman crying and walking in front of him on the road. He lowered his whip and held the reins. He glanced slightly sideways and saw that she was an unparalleled beautiful girl, so he called his servant. Ask her why she is so sad. The girl replied: "I used to promise to be the second child of the Gan family. Because my family was poor, I moved far away and cut off all contact with the Gan family. I just came back recently and heard that the Gan family was half-hearted and wanted to break the promise. I want to go Ask your uncle, Ganbi, how to arrange for me?" Gan Yu said in surprise: "I am Ganbi. I really don't know about the engagement we made when my father was still alive. It's not far from home. Please come to my house. Discuss." So he got off the horse, handed the reins to the girl, let her ride, and led the horse to walk home together. The girl herself said: "My nickname is Aying. I have no brothers in my family. I only have a cousin, Qin, who lives with me." Only then did Gan Yu realize that Aying was the beauty his brother had met. Gan Yu wanted to tell her family, but A Ying repeatedly stopped her. Gan Yu was secretly happy that his brother had found such a handsome wife, but he was also afraid that she would be frivolous and disrespectful and would attract criticism. But after living there for a long time, Aying became very reserved, dignified, gentle and talkative. She was like a mother to her sister-in-law, and her sister-in-law also liked her very much.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gan Yu and his wife were drinking and laughing when their sister-in-law asked someone to call Aying. Gan Jue felt a little unhappy. Aying asked the visitor to go back first, saying that she would be there soon. But she sat there and joked with Gan Jue for a long time, with no intention of going. Gan Jue was afraid that his sister-in-law would wait too long, so he kept urging her. Aying just smiled and never left.

Early the next morning, as soon as Aying finished dressing up, her sister-in-law came over to greet her and said, "Why were you always unhappy when we were together last night?" Aying smiled slightly and said nothing. Gan Jue felt strange and asked again and again and found the flaw. The sister-in-law was shocked and said: "If you are not a monster, how can you have the magic of cloning!" Gan Yu also became frightened and told Aying through the curtain: "Our family has been doing good deeds for generations and has never had any grudges with anyone. If you are really a monster, If so, please leave immediately and don't hurt my brother!" Aying said embarrassedly: "I am not a human being, but because of the engagement made when my husband was still alive, my cousin from the Qin family also persuaded me to consummate the marriage. I know that I cannot have a boy. Girl, I once wanted to leave you; the reason why I was reluctant to leave was because my brother and sister-in-law treated me so well. Now that I’m under suspicion, let’s say goodbye forever!” After that, he turned into a parrot and flew away. When Gan's father was still alive, he had a parrot, which was very smart. Gan's father often fed it himself. Gan Jue was only four or five years old at the time. He asked his father, "Why do you raise birds?" Gan's father joked and said, "I'll make you a wife." Sometimes the parrots ran out of food, so Gan Jue would call Gan Jue and say, "Don't take it yet." Give food to the parrot? Your wife will be starved!" Everyone in the family also made fun of Gan Jue. Later, the parrot broke the chain and flew to nowhere. Gan Yu thought of this and realized that this was what the woman was talking about about the engagement. But Gan Jue knew that she was not a human being, but he still thought about her. My sister-in-law thought about it even more, and she was sad and crying all day long. Gan Yu also regretted it, but there was nothing he could do.

Two years later, Gan Yu married Jiang's daughter for his younger brother, but Gan Jue always felt unsatisfied. The Gan brothers have a cousin who is a secretary in Guangdong. Gan Yu went to Guangdong to visit him, but he didn't come back for a long time. At this time, bandits were rioting in my hometown, and most of the nearby villages were in ruins. Gan Jue was very frightened and led his whole family to hide in the valley. There are many people taking refuge in the valley, and no one knows anyone. Gan Jue suddenly heard a woman speaking softly, her voice sounded like A Ying. His sister-in-law urged him to go over and take a look. Gan Jue got closer and saw that it was indeed A Ying. Gan Jue was so happy that she grabbed A Ying's arm and refused to let go. Aying said to her companions: "Sister, let's go first. I'll see my sister-in-law and I'll come here." Aying came to her sister-in-law. When her sister-in-law saw her, she cried sadly. Aying tried to persuade her again and again, and said: "It's not safe here." place." Advise them to go home. Gan Jue was afraid that the bandits would come to the village, so A Ying repeatedly said: "It doesn't matter." and went back with them. Aying picked up some dirt and blocked it outside the door, telling her family to stay at home with peace of mind and not to go out. After sitting and saying a few words, Aying turned around and wanted to leave. The sister-in-law hurriedly held her wrist and asked two maids to hold her feet. Aying had no choice but to stay. But Aying didn't go to Gan Jue's room. Gan Jue asked her out three or four times, but she only went once. The sister-in-law often told Aying that the newly married Jiang's wife could not satisfy her brother-in-law. Aying would get up every morning to dress up Mrs. Jiang, comb her hair, and carefully apply makeup and powder on her. When people looked at Mrs. Jiang again, she was several times more beautiful than before.

After three days of this, Mrs. Jiang turned into a beauty. The sister-in-law felt strange and said to Aying: "I don't have a son. I want to buy a concubine, but I don't have time to buy one at the moment. I wonder if a maid can also become a beauty?" Aying said: "No one can become beautiful. , It’s just that it’s easier if the nature is better.” The sister-in-law called all the maids and asked A Ying to look at her. There was only one servant girl who was dark and ugly, and had the appearance of giving birth to a boy. Aying called her over, gave her a bath, washed her face, and then applied thick powder mixed with powdered medicine on her. After three days, the maid's face gradually turned from black to yellow; after a few more days, the luster of the pink powder gradually penetrated into the skin, and she actually became very beautiful.

A Ying and the others talked and laughed in their room with the door closed every day, not thinking about the bandits at all. One night, there was a sudden noise in the village, and the whole family was so frightened that they didn't know what to do. After a while, I heard people shouting and yelling outside the door, and the bandits left one after another. After dawn, I realized that the village had been burned to the ground and robbed. The robbers searched around in groups, and everyone who was hiding in the caves of the valley was found and killed or captured. So the Gan family members were even more grateful to Aying and treated her as a god. Aying suddenly said to her sister-in-law: "I came here this time because I can't forget my sister-in-law's friendship and temporarily share the sorrow of separation with you. My brother will be back soon. Here I am, as the saying goes, neither fish nor fowl. "It's a joke. I'm leaving. I'll come to visit you again when I have time." My sister-in-law asked, "Is your brother okay on the road?" Aying said, "But it's none of other people's business." Sister Qin has received kindness from her brother, and I think she will repay him, so nothing will happen to her." My sister-in-law stayed with her overnight, and Aying left before dawn.

Gan Yu came back from Guangdong and heard that there were bandits in his hometown, so he rushed back day and night. Encountering thieves on the road, the master and the servant abandoned their horses, tied their coins around their waists, and hid in the thorn bushes. At this time, a Qinji bird flew down on the thorns and spread its wings to cover them. Gan Yu felt strange when he saw that one of its feet was missing. After a while, the thieves surrounded them from all sides, walking back and forth among the grass and thorns, as if looking for them. The master and servant were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe out. It wasn't until the bandits were gone that the bird flew away. After Gan Yu returned home, the family each told what they had seen and heard, and only then did Gan Yu know that the lucky bird was Miss Qin whom he had rescued.

Later, whenever Gan Yu went out and did not come back, A Ying would always come at night. It was estimated that Gan Yu was coming back and left early the next day. Gan Jue occasionally met A Ying in his sister-in-law's room and saw an opportunity to invite her to his room. A Ying agreed but refused to go.

One night, Gan Yu went out. Gan Jue thought A Ying would definitely come, so he hid aside and waited for her. Soon, Aying did come, and Gan Jue suddenly came out, intercepted her, and forced her to go to her room. Aying said: "My relationship with you is over. If we force ourselves to get together, I'm afraid I will be punished by God. How about leaving some room and we can see each other more often in the future?" Gan Jue didn't listen and started talking to him again. She started having sex as a couple. After dawn, Aying went to see her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law blamed her for not coming last night. Aying said with a smile: "I was robbed by robbers on the way, so I made my sister-in-law wait in vain all night." After saying a few words, she turned and left. . Not long after, a large civet cat passed by my sister-in-law's bedroom door with a parrot in its mouth. When my sister-in-law saw it, she was horrified and suspected that the parrot was A Ying. My sister-in-law was washing her hair at that time, so she quickly stopped and shouted loudly. The family members beat and shouted together to save it. The parrot's left wing was covered in blood and it was dying. My sister-in-law put it on her knees and stroked it for a long time. Then she gradually regained consciousness and trimmed the wings with her mouth. After a while, the parrot flew around the house and said loudly: "Sister-in-law, farewell! I blame Ganjue!" It flapped its wings and flew away, never to come back again.