Ning Cai Chen couldn't sleep for a long time, because she just stayed. Hearing movement in the north of the house is like another person. Get up and lie under the stone window of the north wall and peek. I saw a small yard outside the low wall with a woman in her forties inside. Another old woman is wearing a dark brown skirt and a silver hairpin. She is old. The two men answered each other under the moon. The woman said, "Why hasn't Xiao Gan come yet?" The old woman said, "It will arrive soon." The woman said, "doesn't she have any complaints about grandma?" The old woman said, "I haven't heard of it, but her expression seems very sad." The woman said, "The girl is really ungrateful!" Before the words were finished, a woman of seventeen or eighteen came, looking extremely gorgeous. The old woman smiled and said, "Don't talk behind people's backs. We were talking about Taoism when my little girl came quietly. Fortunately, we didn't say your shortcomings. " He added: "This little lady really looks like the person in the painting. If I were a man, I would still be fascinated by you when I am so old. " The woman said, "If grandma doesn't praise me, she won't praise me." Women and women don't know what to say. Ning Cai Chen thought this was the common saying of his neighbors, so he went to sleep and stopped eavesdropping. It took about an hour before there was silence.
I was about to go to bed when I felt someone approaching the bedroom. Ning Cai Chen hurriedly got up and saw a young woman in the North Yard. A surprising question. The woman smiled and said, "You don't sleep on the bright moon night, I want to be with you." Ning Cai Chen said seriously: "You should guard against gossip, I'm afraid others will gossip;" "One slip and the shame will be gone." The woman said, "Nobody knows at night." Ning Cai Chen scolded her again. The woman hesitated, as if she had said this. Ning Cai Chen shouted, "Let's go! Otherwise, I will wake up the scholar of Nanfang. " The woman got scared and left. I came back outside the door, took an ingot of gold and put it on the bedding. Ning Cai Chen picked it up and threw it into the yard, saying, "This is ill-gotten gains. Don't dirty my luggage! " The woman was ashamed, went out, picked up the gold and thought to herself, "This man must have a heart of stone." "
At dawn, a scholar from Lanxi came with a servant to catch the exam, lived in the east wing and died suddenly at night. There is a small hole in the foot of his foot, just like an awl, with thin blood flowing out. Nobody knows why. After another night, the servant died and the symptoms were the same. That night, Yan Chixia came back and asked him. Yan Chixia said it was a ghost. Ning Cai Chen has always been honest and didn't take it to heart. In the middle of the night, the woman came again and said to Ning, "I have met many people, and no one is so upright as you. You must be very clever. I dare not deceive you. My name is Nie. I died when I was eighteen and was buried next to Lanre Temple. I was intimidated by monsters, acted as a slave, and my status was low. It's really not my intention to smile in front of people. There is no one to kill in the temple today. I'm afraid the devil will send a witch. " Ning Cai Chen was very scared and asked what to do. The woman said, "Living in a room with a scholar named Yan will can be spared." Ning asked, "Why not confuse Yan Chixia?" Nie Xiaogan said, "He is a strange man, and I dare not approach him." Ning Cai Chen asked again: "How do you confuse people?" Nie Xiaogan said: "I secretly stabbed the foot of someone close to me with an awl, and his soul would be fascinated, because I took his blood and let the monster drink it;" They also confuse people with gold. It's not gold, it's Luo Cha's ghost bone. When people take it, they can dig out their hearts: beauty and money are exactly what people want. " Ning Cai Chen thanked her. Asked about the preparations for this day, Nie replied that tomorrow night. Nie Xiaogan said with tears when he left: "I fell into this dark sea of suffering and couldn't find the shore. Your loyalty is soaring into the sky, and you can certainly save the suffering. If you are willing to hold my bones and bury me in a safe place, it is no less than my second-born parents. " Ning Cai Chen generously agreed. Asked where she was buried, Nie Xiaogan said, "As long as you remember there is a crow's nest on the poplar tree. "When you talk, go out and suddenly disappear.
The next day, I'm afraid Yan Chixia in Ning Cai Chen went somewhere else and invited him early. After the morning, I prepared tables and watched Yan Chixia. I made an appointment with him to live together, but Yan Chixia refused, saying that he was withdrawn and liked to be alone. Ning Cai Chen refused and forcibly removed the bedding. Yan Chixia had to move her bed to make room for him, and told him, "I know you are a gentleman, which makes people respect you. I have something hidden, and it's hard to make it clear at once. Never look through the contents of the box, or it will be bad for both of us. " Ning Cai Chen carefully agreed. Soon they fell asleep. Yan Chixia put the box and basket on the windowsill and landed on the pillow. Soon, she snored like thunder. Ning Cai Chen can't sleep. It's almost a watch, and a figure looms outside the window. After a while, I approached the window and peeked. My eyes lit up and flashed. Ning was frightened and was about to wake Yan Chixia. Suddenly, something flew out of the box, which was as dazzling as white cloth and broke the stone on the window. When the white light flashes, it is immediately taken back, just like the lightning goes out. Yanchixia alert, ning Cai Chen pretended to be asleep secretly watching. Yan Chixia checked the box, took out something, looked at the moon and smelled it. It is crystal white, about two inches long and almost as wide as leek leaves. After a while, it was wrapped layer by layer and still put in a broken box. He said to himself, "What kind of old monster, so bold, broke my box." So I went back to bed. Ning Cai Chen was very surprised, so he got up and asked him and told him what he had seen. Yan Chixia said, "Since you and I have such a good relationship, how can I hide it?" I am a swordsman. If it weren't for the sarcophagus, the monster would have been killed on the spot. Even so, it hurts. "Ning Cai Chen asked," What are you hiding? " Yanchixia said, "A sword. I just smelled it and there was something evil on it. " Ning Cai Chen looked at the watch and asked. Yan Chixia generously showed it to him, just like a bright little sword. Therefore, I would rather admire Yan Chixia more.
The next day, I looked out the window and there was blood. So I went to the north of the temple and saw many bare graves. Sure enough, there is a poplar tree with a crow's nest on the top. So I'm going to pack her bones and count them, just like Nie Xiaogan told me. Yan Chixia gave a banquet to treat her, and she had a very strong friendship with Ning. Give a broken leather bag to Ning and say, "This is the scabbard. If you collect it, you can stay away from ghosts. " Ning Cai Chen is going to learn magic from him. Yan Chixia said, "If you are honest and upright, you can learn. But you are a rich man after all, unlike us. " Ning made an excuse that a younger sister was buried here, dug up Nie's bones, wrapped them in clothes and rented a boat to go back.
Ning now has a house, so he dug a grave outside the house and buried Nie in it. Pay homage to her and pray for her: "Pity your lonely soul and bury it next to my house. I can hear your singing and crying. I hope I won't be bullied by evil spirits." A glass of wine for you to drink, unclear, do not dislike! "I came back after praying. I heard someone calling him from behind, saying, "Let's go together later!" " Looking back, it was Nie Xiaogan. Nie thanked her happily and said, "Your loyalty is enough to make me die ten times. Please let me go back with you to see my mother-in-law. I have no complaints about being a cow and a horse. " She plucked up her courage carefully. Her skin was fair and her arms were like thin bamboo shoots. When she studied them during the day, she was very beautiful. So I went home with her. Ask her to sit down for a while, and Ning told her mother about the advanced room. His mother was very surprised. At that time, Ning's wife was ill for a long time, and her mother told Ning not to tell her for fear of scaring her. No sooner had he finished than Nie Xiaogan came in and knelt on the ground. Ning Cai Chen said, "This is Nie Xiaogan." Ning mother was frightened to disgrace. Xiao Gan said to Ning Mu, "I am alone, far away from my parents and brothers. I was saved by my son, and my whole body benefited from my son. I am willing to undertake housework to repay his kindness. " Ningmu thought he was charming and cute, so she dared to talk to her and said, "I'm glad you like my son." "But I only have one son in my life. I want him to carry on the family line and dare not let him have a ghost concubine." Xiao Gan said, "I really have no other ideas. I come from the grave. Since I can get my mother's trust, please let me treat him as my brother and accompany you in the morning and evening and wait on you. How about it? " Mother Ning pitied her sincerity and agreed. The mother who is going to visit her sister-in-law would rather say that she is ill, so she is not allowed to go. Xiaoqianyu went to the kitchen to cook for Ning's mother. Walking around the house is like knowing it very well.
In the evening, Ningmu was afraid and told her to go back to sleep, but she didn't prepare a mattress for her. Xiao Gan knows what Ning Mu means, so she plans to leave. Say goodbye to ning Cai Chen's room, but stepped back, wandering outside the room, as if afraid of something. Ning Cai Chen invited her. Xiao Gan said, "There is a firm but gentle feeling in the room. So I dare not come out and dare not see you on the road. " Ning Cai Chen remembered that it was because of the scabbard that he took it out and hung it in another room. Xiao Gan just sat under the lamp recently. An hour passed without saying a word. After a long time, Xiao Gan asked, "Do you study at night? I have recited the Shurangama Sutra since I was a child, and now I have forgotten half of it. I recite a roll, and I am free at night, so let my brother help me change it. " Ning Cai Chen agreed. He sat down again, silent, and didn't say he was leaving after the second watch. Ning Cai Chen urged her. Xiao Gan said worriedly, "I am a lonely soul in a foreign country, and I am very afraid of barren graves." Ning said, "There is no other bedroom at home, so brother and sister should avoid suspicion." Xiao Gan stood up, frowning and ready to cry. She stumbled slowly out of the door, down the steps and disappeared. Ning sympathized with her and planned to let her live in another room, fearing that her mother would blame her. Nie came to visit Ning's mother early in the morning, brought rice, water and cooked rice, and everything was in accordance with Ning's mother's mind. Farewell at dusk, every time I pass by Ningjia, I chant under the lamp. I thought it was time for Cai Chen to go to bed, and then I left sadly.
At first, Ning's wife was very ill and Ning's mother was exhausted. Since Xiao Gan came, I am very comfortable and grateful to Xiao Gan. The days are getting longer and longer, and she is as close to her as her own, forgetting that she is a ghost; I can't bear to let her go at night and let her sleep with me. Xiao Gan never eats or drinks when he comes, but he can drink porridge slowly after half a year. Ning Cai Chen's mother and son love her very much. They don't say that she is a ghost, and others can't say why. Not long after, my wife Ning passed away. Ning's mother secretly hoped that Ning would marry, but she was worried that it would be bad for her son. Xiao Gan secretly observed and took the opportunity to tell Ningmu: "I have been here for more than a year, and you should know my background." I followed my brother here so as not to hurt pedestrians. I have no other meaning, just because my son is aboveboard and favored by heaven, I really want to work with him for several years, so that I can be appointed as a wife by the court and show off my underground identity. "Ning mother also know that they have no malice, just worry that they can't have children. Xiao Gan said, "Children are the dawn. The son was destined to be blessed and gave birth to three sons. Don't delay him because his wife is a ghost. " Ning's mother believed her and discussed with her son. Ning Cai Chen was overjoyed and told his relatives and friends. Someone invited the new wife out to meet. When Xiao Gan finished dressing generously, her eyes opened wide. She didn't doubt that she was a ghost, but a fairy. Therefore, all the families brought gifts to celebrate and rushed to watch Xiao Gan. Xiao Gan is good at painting plum blossoms, and every painting is returned to them. Everyone who gets it cherishes it and thinks it is glorious.
One day, Nie Xiaogan looked down at the window and meditated. Suddenly asked Ning: "Where is the scabbard?" Ning Cai Chen said, "Because you are afraid of it, you hide it somewhere else." Nie Xiaogan said: "I have been angry for a long time, so I should not be afraid anymore." I should put it by the bed. " Ning asked her about her purpose, and Xiao Trunk Road said, "For three days, I have been uneasy, worried about the monster in Jinhua, resenting my escape, and worried that it would come sooner or later." Ning Cai Chen did get the scabbard back. Xiao Gan looked at it again and again and said, "This is used by the sword fairy to catch people's heads. I don't know how many people have been killed in this situation! I still shudder at it now. " So I hung it up. The next day, I had it hung on the window. Sit in front of a candle at night and tell Ning not to sleep. Suddenly I saw something like a bird fall. Xiao Gan quickly hid in the curtain. Ning Cai Chen stepped forward and saw that it had the shape of a hag, bright eyes and a dirty mouth, and it arrived in the blink of an eye. Stop at the door; After a long time, I slowly approached the scabbard and scratched it with my claws, as if to scratch it. The scabbard suddenly giggled and became bigger, as big as a box; There seems to be a monster in a trance, stretching out half of his body, grasping the hag and returning to the scabbard. The voice disappears and the scabbard suddenly narrows as before. Ning Cai Chen is very afraid of accidents. Nie Xiaogan also came out and said happily, "It's all right!" Let's look at the scabbard. There are only a few buckets of water. Later, a few years later, Ning was admitted to Jinshi. Xiao Gan gave birth to a boy. Ning married a concubine and each gave birth to a boy. Both of them were admitted to Jinshi, which is very famous.