Chang Dayong is from Luoyang, Henan. He likes peonies and has become obsessed with flowers. I heard that the peonies in Caozhou are the best in Shandong, and I yearn for it. I happened to go to Caozhou for other reasons, so I stayed in the garden of a dignitary. It was February and the peonies had not yet bloomed, so he had to wander in the garden, watching the buds, hoping that they would bloom. During this period, he wrote one hundred quatrains about missing Peony. Soon, the peonies were starting to bloom, but his money was almost exhausted. So he pawned his spring clothes and lingered among the peonies.
One day, he rushed to the flower garden early in the morning, and there was already a girl and an old woman there. He guessed that he was a member of the host's family, so he hurried back. When he went in the evening, he saw them again, and they saw him, but he calmly avoided them. Chang Dayong peeked at the girl. She was dressed in palace clothes and looked extremely beautiful. Chang Dayong was dazzled by what he saw, and suddenly he thought: This must be a fairy. How can there be such a woman in the world? He hurriedly turned around to look for her, turned around the rockery, and met the old woman. The girl was sitting on the stone. She was shocked when she saw Chang DaYong. The old woman covered the girl with her body and scolded: "Bold scholar, what are you doing!" Chang Da used to straighten his waist and knelt down and said: "This little lady must be a fairy!" The old woman shouted: "Such nonsense, you should be sent to the government. !" Chang Dayong was very scared. The girl smiled and said, "Let's go!" She turned around the rockery and left. When Chang Dayong came back, he was so nervous that he could hardly walk. He expected that if the girl went back and told her father or brother, scolding and humiliation would definitely follow. He lay in the empty study, regretting his rashness.Inwardly, I was glad that the girl didn't have an angry look on her face, maybe she didn't take it to heart. He regretted and was afraid. After struggling all night, he fell ill.
The sun had risen, and he was glad that no one came to ask questions, and he gradually felt relieved. And recalling the girl's voice and appearance, fear turned into longing. After spending three days like this, Chang Dayong was very haggard. The lamp was lit until midnight, when the servant was already fast asleep. The old woman came in, handed a bowl to Chang Dayong, and said, "My Lady Gejin has prepared the poison herself, drink it quickly!" Chang Dayong was frightened after hearing this, and then said, "My Lady and I have never had any grievances. Wu Qiu, why are you forcing me to die? But since it was prepared by my wife, it is better to take poison and die than to fall ill due to lovesickness!" Then he raised his neck and drank it all. The old woman smiled and took the bowl and left. Chang Dayong felt that the medicine was fragrant and refreshing, and did not seem to be poison. After a while, my heart felt relaxed, my mind was refreshed, and I fell into a deep sleep. When I woke up, the red sun filled the window. He tried to get up and was cured. In his heart, he believed that Lady Gejin was a god. Since we had no chance to meet her, I could only recall the places where she once stood and sat when no one was around, kneel down devoutly and pray silently.
One day, Chang Dayong walked to the flower garden, and suddenly he met Lady Ge Jin head-on among the dense trees. Fortunately, there was no one else. He was very happy and fell to the ground. Lady Gejin came closer and pulled him, and he suddenly smelled the strange fragrance emanating from her whole body. He held her white jade-like wrist with his hands and stood up. The skin of her fingers was soft and delicate, making his bones soft. Just as he was about to speak, the old woman suddenly came. Lady Ge Jin asked Chang Dayong to hide behind the stone, pointed to the south, and said, "Use the ladder to climb over the wall at night. The one surrounded by red windows is my residence." After that, she hurried away. Chang Dayong felt melancholy in his heart, his soul flew away, and he couldn't figure out where she went. At night, he moved a ladder up to the south wall, and there was already a ladder under that wall. He went down happily and saw a red window. The sound of chess pieces being knocked came from the room, and he stood there, not daring to go any further, so he had to temporarily climb over the wall and go back. After a while, I came over again, and the sound of chess playing was still very loud. I gradually got closer and took a closer look, and saw Lady Ge Jin playing chess opposite a beauty in white. The old woman was also sitting there, and a maid was waiting on her. Chang Dayong returned it. There were three trips back and forth, and it was already time for the third watch. Chang Dayong was lying on the ladder on this side when he heard the old woman on the other side come out and say, "Who put this ladder here?" He called the maid to move the ladder away together. Chang Dayong climbed up the wall and wanted to go down there. There was no place to rest his feet, so he came back annoyed and depressed.
The next night, when he went back, the ladder had already been set up. Fortunately, it was quiet and no one was there. When she walked into the house, Lady Gejin sat blankly, thoughtfully. When she saw Chang Dayong, she stood up in panic and stood sideways with a shy face. Chang Dayong bowed his head and said: "I think my blessings are shallow, and I'm afraid I won't be destined to be with a beautiful fairy like you. I don't want to have tonight!" Then he hugged her affectionately. Her slender waist is only as thick as a handful, and her breath is as fragrant as orchid. She struggled and said, "Why is it like this all of a sudden!" Chang Dayong said, "Good things take a long time. If you are late, you will be jealous of ghosts and gods." Before she could finish her words, she heard voices in the distance. Lady Gejin said hurriedly: "Jade girl is here, you can hide under the bed for now." Chang Dayong did as he was told. Not long after, a woman came in and said with a smile: "You are defeated, do you dare to fight again? I have made tea and invited you to play all night." Ge Jin said that he was tired. The jade edition invited him again and again, but Gejin just sat there and refused to leave. Jade Ban said: "I am so attached to her, is there a man hiding in the room?" He forced her to go out. Chang Dayong crawled out from under the bed on his hands and knees. He was so upset that he rummaged through the pillow mats, hoping to find something left by Ge Jin. But there is no dressing box in the room, but there is a crystal Ruyi on the bedside with a purple towel tied on it. It is fragrant and clean and very cute. Chang Dayong carried it in his arms and climbed back over the wall. He adjusted his clothes and sleeves, and the fragrance of Ge Jin still remained on it, so his admiration for her became even more fervent. But because of the frightening experience of drilling under the press, I was afraid of violating the law. After much thought, I didn't dare to go again. I just treasured Ruyi and waited for Ge Jin to find it.
One night later, Ge Jin came and said with a smile: "I thought you were a gentleman, but I didn't know you were a thief."
Chang Dayong said: "That's true! The reason why I don't want to be a gentleman is that I just hope that I can get my wish." Then he took Ge Jin into his arms and untied her skirt. Her jade-like skin was exposed, and the warm fragrance flowed everywhere. While cuddling in his arms, Chang Dayong felt that her breath and sweat were all fragrant. He then said: "I originally guessed that you were an immortal, but now I know that I guessed it right. I am lucky enough to be favored by you. The fate must have been three lives ago. I am afraid that Du Lanxiang will marry, which will eventually cause hatred of separation." Ge Jin said with a smile: "You have too many worries. I am just a lost soul, moved by love occasionally. This matter must be kept carefully kept, for fear of provocation.
I'm afraid that gossips will fabricate right and wrong. Then you won't have wings, and I won't be able to fly in the clouds. Then the separation forced by disaster will be more painful than the separation with a good beginning and a good end. Chang Dayong agreed, but he always suspected that she was an immortal and asked her her last name again and again. Ge Jin said, "Since I am an immortal, why should immortals let their names be spread?" Chang Dayong asked: "Who is the old woman?" Ge Jin said, "She is Grandma Sang." I was protected by her when I was a child, so I am different from other servants. Then she got up and prepared to leave, saying, "I have many eyes and ears there, so I can't stay long. I'll come back soon." He asked for Ruyi before leaving and said, "This is not mine. It was left behind by the jade tablet." "Who is the Jade Edition?" "It's my sister." "Chang Dayong handed her the hidden Ruyi, and she left. After she left, a strange fragrance was left on the quilt and pillows.
From then on, Gejin came every two or three nights. Chang Dayong was passionately in love with her and no longer wanted to go home. But his money bag was empty and he wanted to sell the horse. Ge Jin knew about it and said, "I can't bear it that you spent all your money and pawned your clothes for my sake. If you sell your horse again and leave home for more than a thousand miles, how will you get back in the future? I have some savings privately. , can help you pay the expenses." Chang Da declined and said: "I am grateful for your kindness, and I pat my chest and swear on my body, but it is not enough to repay you; now I am greedy and despicable, spending your money, teach me how to Be a human being!" Ge Jin repeatedly forced him and said, "Let me lend it to you for now." He took Chang Dayong's arm, went to a mulberry tree, pointed at a stone, and said, "Turn over!" Chang Dayong Did so. She pulled out the hairpin on her head again, poked it into the soil dozens of times, and said, "Pull it off." Chang Dayong did it again. The mouth of the buried urn has been exposed. Ge Jin reached in and took out nearly fifty taels of silver; Chang Dayong grabbed her arm to stop her, but she didn't listen and took out another ten ingots. Chang Dayong put half of it back and buried it.
One night, Ge Jin said to Chang Dayong: "There have been some rumors recently. We must not let them develop. This matter must be discussed in advance." Chang Dayong said in panic: "What should I do! Xiaosheng has always been cautious, and now because of you , Like a widow who has lost her virginity, she has no idea anymore. I will obey your orders, even if the sword and ax are in front of me, I won't care!" Gejin discussed running away together, and asked Chang Dayong to go home first, and agreed to meet in Luoyang. Chang Dayong dressed up and returned to his hometown, planning to go home first and then greet Ge Jin. When he got home, Ge Jin's car had arrived at the door. They walked into the hall, were greeted by servants, and the neighbors came to congratulate them in surprise, not knowing that they had escaped secretly. Chang Dayong was worried; Ge Jin was very calm and said to him: "Let alone the fact that it is thousands of miles away and it is impossible to detect this place. Even if he knew that I am a daughter of a noble family, Zhuo Wangsun would have nothing to do with Sima Xiangru."
Chang Dayong's younger brother Chang Daqi was seventeen years old. Gejin looked at him and said, "My brother has wisdom and a better future than you." Chang Daqi had set a date to get married, but his fiancée died suddenly. Ge Jin said: "You have seen my sister Yuban before. She is not bad in appearance. She is about the same age as my younger brother. They make a good couple." Chang Dayong laughed after hearing this and joked Ask her to be a matchmaker. Ge Jin said: "She must come, that's not difficult." Chang Dayong said happily: "What can I do?" Ge Jin said: "My sister and I are the best friends. As long as we use two horses to drive a cart, please invite one The old lady just needs to go back and forth." Chang Dayong was worried that the previous incident would be exposed and did not dare to follow her plan; Gejin said again and again: "It won't be a problem." He immediately ordered the car to be prepared and sent Grandma Sang to go. The car arrived in Caozhou a few days later. As they approached the street corner, Grandma Sang got out of the car and asked the driver to wait on the road while she went into the neighborhood at night. After a long time, she came with the woman, got in the car and set off. I slept in the car at night and continued walking at midnight. Ge Jin counted the days and asked Chang Daqi to dress up to greet him. After traveling for more than fifty miles, we met Chang Daqi himself and drove back. The drums were played, the flowers and candles were shining, and we worshiped the heaven and the earth. It became a wedding. From then on, both brothers got beautiful wives, and their families became increasingly wealthy.
One day, dozens of bandits broke into the compound. Chang Dayong knew something was wrong, and the whole family went upstairs. The robbers came in and surrounded the building. Chang Dayong leaned over and asked: "Is there any grudge?" The robber replied: "No grudge. I only ask for two things: First, I heard that the two ladies are beauties that cannot be found in the world. Please let us see them. See you; first, there are fifty-eight of us, each begging for five hundred taels of silver." They piled firewood downstairs and prepared to threaten to set fire to it. Chang Dayong agreed to their request for money; the robbers were not satisfied and wanted to set fire to the building, and the family was very panicked. Ge Jin wanted to go downstairs with Yuban, but Dayong stopped him and refused to listen. They walked down the stairs in gorgeous clothes, and when there were only three steps left, they said to the robber: "We sisters are all fairies. We have come to the world temporarily. How can we be afraid of thieves! I would like to give you ten thousand taels of silver, but I'm afraid you don't dare." Accept it." The robbers worshiped together and replied: "I don't dare." The sisters were about to go back upstairs when a robber said: "There is a fraud in this!" Gejin heard this, turned around and stopped, and said: "Whatever you want to do,
It's not too late to start early. "The robbers looked at each other in silence. The sisters went upstairs calmly. The robbers raised their heads until they couldn't see them, and then they dispersed.
Two years later, each of the sisters gave birth to a son, and they gradually talked about themselves: "My surname is Wei, and my mother was named Mrs. Cao Guo." Chang Dayong was suspicious that there was no aristocratic family in Caozhou with the surname Wei, and besides, the daughter of a wealthy family was missing, how could he be lost? Don't ask? He didn't dare to ask, but he was secretly surprised. He then went back to Caozhou for some excuses and checked inside. There was no wealthy family named Wei. So he stayed at the previous landlord's house. Suddenly I saw a poem on the wall dedicated to Mrs. Cao Guo. I was very surprised and asked the landlord. The landlord laughed when he heard this and immediately asked him to see Mrs. Cao. When he got there, he saw a peony as high as the eaves. Chang Dayong asked about the reason for the name, and the landlord said that it was because Hua was the number one in Caozhou, so his friends named it as a joke. Chang Dayong asked what variety it was, and the landlord said: "Ge Jin is purple." Chang Dayong became more and more frightened, and suspected that Ge Jin was a flower demon.
After returning, Chang Dayong did not dare to speak directly. He only talked about the poem given to Mrs. Cao Guo to observe Gejin's reaction. Gejin frowned, changed his expression, hurried out, asked Yuban to bring the child, and said to Chang Dayong: "Three years ago, I was moved by your love, so I reciprocated with my body; now I am under suspicion. , how can we continue to get together!" So he and Jade Ban both picked up the child and threw it far away. The child fell to the ground and disappeared. Chang Dayong was watching in surprise, but the two girls were nowhere to be seen. He was very remorseful. A few days later, two peonies grew up where the child fell. They grew up overnight and bloomed that year. One was purple and the other was white. The flowers were as big as a plate, and the petals were denser and finer than those of ordinary kudzu and jade plates. After a few years, the trees were covered with dense shade and grew into groves. The branches were transplanted to other places and different varieties emerged, the names of which no one knows. From then on, the prosperity of peonies in Luoyang was unparalleled in the world.