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<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">醒世恒言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第五卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">大树坡义虎送亲</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">举世芒芒无了休,寄身谁识等浮沤。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">谋生尽作千年计,公道还当万古留。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">西下夕阳谁把手?东流逝水绝回头。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">世人不解苍天意,恐使身心半夜愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这八句诗,奉劝世人公道存心,天理用事,莫要贪图利己,谋害他人。常言道:“使心用心,反害其身。”你不存天理,皇天自然不佑。昔有一人,姓韦名德,乃福建泉州人氏,自幼随著大亲,在绍兴府开个倾银铺儿。那老儿做人公道,利心颇轻,为此主顾甚多,生意尽好。不几年,攒上好些家私。韦德年长,娶了邻近单裁缝的女儿为媳。那单氏到有八九分颜色,本地大户,情愿出百十贯钱讨他做偏房,单裁缝不肯,因见韦家父子本分,手头活动,况又邻居,一夫一妇,遂就了这头亲事。何期婚配之后,单裁缝得病身亡。不上二年,韦老亦病故。韦德与浑家单氏商议,口今举目无亲,不若扶柩还乡。单氏初时不肯,拗丈夫不过,只得顺从。韦德先将店中粗重家伙变卖,打叠行李,雇了一只长路船,择个出行吉日,把父亲灵柩装载,丈妻两口儿下船而行。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">原来这稍公叫做张稍,不是善良之辈,惯在河路内做些淘摸生意的。因要做这私房买卖,生怕伙计泄漏,却寻著一个会湪徨赖域舕做个帮手。今日晓得韦德倾银多年,囊中必然充实,又见单氏生得美丽,自己却没老婆,两件都动了火。下船时就起个不良之心,奈何未得其便。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一日,因风大难行,泊舟于江郎山下。张稍心生一计,只推没柴,要上山砍些乱柴来烧。这山中有大虫,时时出来伤人,定要韦德作伴同去。韦德不知是计,随著张稍而走。张稍故意弯弯曲曲,引到山深之处。四顾无人,正好下手。张稍砍下些丛木在地,却教韦德打捆。韦德低著头,只顾检柴,不防张稍从后用斧劈来,正中左肩,扑地便倒。重复一斧,向脑袋劈下,血如涌泉,结果了性命。张稍连声道:“乾净,乾净!来年今日,叫老婆与你做周年。”说罢,把斧头插在腰里,柴也不要了,忙忙的空身飞奔下船。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">单氏见张稍独自回来,就问丈夫何在。张稍道:“没造化!遇了大虫,可怜你丈夫被他吃了去。亏我跑得快,脱了虎口,连砍下的柴,也不敢收拾。”单氏闻言,捶胸大哭。张稍解劝道:“这是生成八字内注定虎伤,哭也没用。”单氏一头哭,一头想道:“闻得虎遇夜出山,不信白日里就出来伤人。况且两人双双同去,如何偏拣我丈夫吃了?他又全没些损伤,好不奇怪!”便对张稍道:“我丈夫虽然衔去,只怕还挣得脱不死。”张稍道;“猫儿口中,尚且挖不出食,何况于虎!”单氏道:“然虽如此,奴家不曾亲见。就是真个被虎吃了,少不得存几块骨头,烦你引奴家去,检得回来,也表我夫妻之情。”张稍道:“我怕虎不敢去。”单氏又哀哀的哭将起来。张稍想道:“不引他去走一遍,他心不死。”便道:“娘子,我引你去看,不要哭。”单氏随即上岸,同张稍进山路来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">先前砍柴,是走东路,张稍恐怕妇人看见死尸,却引他从西路走。单氏走一步,走了多时,不见虎迹。张稍指东话西,只望单氏倦而思返。谁知他定要见丈夫的骨血,方才指实。张稍见单氏不肯回步,扯个谎,望前一指道:“小娘子,你只管要行,兀的不是大虫来了?”单氏抬头而看,才问一声:“大虫在哪里?”声犹未绝,只听得林中喇的一阵怪风,忽地跳出一只吊睛白额虎,不歪不斜,正望着张稍当头扑来。张稍躲闪不及,只叫得一声“阿呀”,被虎一口衔著背皮,跑入深林受用去了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>单氏惊倒在地,半日方醒,眼前不见张稍,己知被大虫衔去,始信山中真个有虎,丈夫被虎吃了,此言不谬。心中害怕,不敢前行,认著旧路,一步步哭将转来。未及出山,只见一个似人非人的东西,从东路直冲出来。单氏只道又是只虎,叫道:“我死也!”望后便倒,耳根道忽听说:“娘子,你如何却在这里?”双手来扶。单氏睁眼看时,却是丈夫韦德,血污满面,所以不像人形。原来韦德命不该死,虽然被斧劈伤,一时闷绝。张稍去后,却又醒将转来,挣扎起身,扯下脚带,将头里缚停当,挪步出山,来寻张稍讲话,却好遇著单氏。单氏还认著丈夫被虎咬伤,以致如此。听韦德诉出其情,方悟张稍欺心使计,谋害他丈夫,假说有虎。后来被虎咬去,此乃神明遣来,剿除凶恶。夫妻二人,感谢天地不尽。回到船中,那哑子做手势,问船主如何不来。韦德夫妻与他说明本末。哑子合著掌,此亦至异之事也。韦德一路相帮哑子行船,直到家中,将船变卖了,造一个佛堂与哑子住下,日夜烧香。韦德夫妇终身信佛。后人论此事,咏诗四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>伪言有虎原无虎,虎自张稍心上生。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>假使张稍心地正,山中有虎亦藏形。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>方才说虎是神明遣来,剿除凶恶,此亦理之所有。看来虎乃旦兽之王,至灵之物,感仁吏而渡河,伏高僧而护法,见于史传,种种可据。如今再说一个义虎知恩报恩,成就了人间义夫节妇,为千古佳话。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>说时节妇生颜色,道破奸雄丧胆魂。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说大唐天宝年间,福州漳浦县下乡,有一人姓勤名自励,父母俱存,家道粗足。勤自励幼年时,就聘定同县林不将女儿潮音为妻,茶枣俱已送过,只等长大成亲。勤自励十二岁上,就不肯读书,出了学堂,专好使枪轮棒。父母单生的这个儿子,甚是姑息,不去拘管著他。年登十六,生得身长力大,猿臂善射,正艺过人。常言“同声相应,同气相求”,自有一班无赖子弟,三朋四友,和他擎鹰放鹞,驾犬驰马,射猎打生为乐。曾一日射死三虎。忽见个黄衣老者,策杖而前,称赞道:“郎君之勇,虽昔日卞庄、李存孝不是过也!但好生恶杀,万物同情。自古道:‘人无害虎心,虎无伤人意。’郎君何故必欲杀之?此兽乃百兽之王,不可轻杀。当初黄公有道术,能以赤刀制虎,尚且终为虎害。郎君若自恃甚勇,好杀不已,将来必犯天之忌,难免不测之忧矣。”勤自励闻言省悟,即时折箭为誓,誓不杀虎。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>忽一日,独往山中打生,得了几项野味而回。行至中途,地名大树坡,见一黄斑老虎,误陷于槛阱之中,猎户偶然未到,其虎见勤自励到来,把前足跪地,俯首弭耳,口中作声,似有乞怜之意。自励道:“业畜,我已誓不害你了。但你今日自投槛阱,非干我事。”其虎眼观自励,口中呜呜不已。自励道:“我今做主放你,你今后切莫害人。”虎闻言点头。自励破阱放虎。虎得命,狂跳而去。自励道:“人以获虎为利,我却以放虎为仁。我欲仁而使人失其利,非忠恕之道也。”遂将所得野味,置于阱中,空手而回。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>得放手时须放手,可施恩处便施恩。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>只因勤自励不务本业,家道渐渐消乏,又且素性慷慨好客,时常引著这三朋四友,到家蒿恼,索酒索食。勤公、勤婆爱子之心无所不至。初时犹勉强支持,以后支持不来,只得对儿弓说道:“你今年已大长,不思务本作家,日逐游荡,有何了日!别人家儿子似你年纪,或农或商,胡乱得些进益,以食父母。似你有出气,无进气,家事日渐凋零,兀自三兄四弟,酒食征逐,不知做爹娘的将没作有,千难万难,就是衣饰典卖,也有尽时。将来手足无措,连爹娘也有饿死之日哩。我如今与你说过,再引人上门时,茶也没有一杯与他吃了,你莫着急!”勤自励被爹娘教训了一遍,嘿嘿无言,走出去了。真个好几日没有人上门蒿恼。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>约莫一月有余,勤自励又引十来个猎户到家,借锅煮饭。勤公也道:“容他煮罢。”勤婆不肯道:“费柴费火,还是小事,只是才说得儿子回心,清净了这几日,老娘心里不喜欢。今日又来缠帐,开了端,辞得哪一个!他日又赔茶赔酒。老娘支持得怕了,索性做个冷面,莫惯他罢。”勤公见勤婆不允,闪过一边,勤婆将中门闭了,从门内说道:“我家不是公馆,柴火不便,别处去利市。”众人闻言,只索去了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>勤自励满面羞惭,叹口气,想道:“我自小靠爹娘过活,没处赚得一文半文,家中来路又少,也怪爹娘不得。闻得安南作乱,朝廷各处募军,本府奉节度使文牒,大张榜文。众兄弟中已有几个应募去了。凭著我一身本事,一刀一枪,或者博个衣锦还乡,也未见得。守著这六尺地上,带累爹娘受气,非丈夫之所为也。只是一件,爹娘若知我应募从军,必然不允。功名之际,只可从权,我自有个道理。”当下蹒迥勤公、勤婆,竟往府中投军。太守试他武艺出众,将他充为队长,军政司上了名字。不一日招募数足,领兵官点名编号,给了口粮,制办衣甲器械,择个出征吉日,放炮起身。勤自励也不对爹娘说知,直到上路三日后,遇了个县中差役,方才写寄一封书信回来,勤公拆书开看时,写道:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>男自励无才无能,累及爹娘。今已应募,充为队长,前往安南。幸然有功,必然衣锦还乡,爹娘不必挂念!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>勤公看毕,呆了半晌,开口不得。勤婆道:“儿子哪里去了?写甚么言语在书上?你不对我说?”勤公道:“对你说时,只怕急坏了你!儿子应募充军,从征安南去了。”勤婆笑道:“我多大难事,等儿子去十日半月后,唤他回来就是了。”勤公道:“妇道家不知利害!安南离此有万里之遥,音信尚且难通,况他已是官身,此去刀剑无情,凶多吉少。万一做了沙场之鬼,我两口儿老景谁人侍奉?”勤婆就哭天哭地起来,勤公也流泪不止。过了数日,林亲家亦闻此信,特地自来问个端的。勤公、勤婆遮瞒不得,只得实说了,伤感了一场。木公回去说知,举家都不欢喜。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>他人分离犹自可,骨肉分离苦杀我。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>光阴似箭,不觉三年,勤自一去,杳无音信。林公频频遣人来打探消息,都则似金针堕海,银瓶落井,全没些影响。同县也有几个应募去的,都则如此。林公的妈妈梁氏对丈夫说道:“勤郎一去,三年不回,不知死活存亡。女儿年纪长成了,把他担误,不是个常法,你也该与勤亲家那边讨个决裂。虽然亲则是亲,各儿各女,两个肚皮里出来的。我女儿还不认得女婿的面长面短,却教他活活做孤孀不成?”林公道:“阿妈说的是。”即忙来到勤家。对勤公道:“小女年长,令郎杳无归信。倘只是不归,作何区处?老荆日夜愁烦,特来与亲家商议。”勤公已知其意,便道:“不肖子无赖,有误令... -->>
<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">醒世恒言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">第五卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">大树坡义虎送亲</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">举世芒芒无了休,寄身谁识等浮沤。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">谋生尽作千年计,公道还当万古留。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">西下夕阳谁把手?东流逝水绝回头。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">世人不解苍天意,恐使身心半夜愁。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">这八句诗,奉劝世人公道存心,天理用事,莫要贪图利己,谋害他人。常言道:“使心用心,反害其身。”你不存天理,皇天自然不佑。昔有一人,姓韦名德,乃福建泉州人氏,自幼随著大亲,在绍兴府开个倾银铺儿。那老儿做人公道,利心颇轻,为此主顾甚多,生意尽好。不几年,攒上好些家私。韦德年长,娶了邻近单裁缝的女儿为媳。那单氏到有八九分颜色,本地大户,情愿出百十贯钱讨他做偏房,单裁缝不肯,因见韦家父子本分,手头活动,况又邻居,一夫一妇,遂就了这头亲事。何期婚配之后,单裁缝得病身亡。不上二年,韦老亦病故。韦德与浑家单氏商议,口今举目无亲,不若扶柩还乡。单氏初时不肯,拗丈夫不过,只得顺从。韦德先将店中粗重家伙变卖,打叠行李,雇了一只长路船,择个出行吉日,把父亲灵柩装载,丈妻两口儿下船而行。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">原来这稍公叫做张稍,不是善良之辈,惯在河路内做些淘摸生意的。因要做这私房买卖,生怕伙计泄漏,却寻著一个会湪徨赖域舕做个帮手。今日晓得韦德倾银多年,囊中必然充实,又见单氏生得美丽,自己却没老婆,两件都动了火。下船时就起个不良之心,奈何未得其便。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一日,因风大难行,泊舟于江郎山下。张稍心生一计,只推没柴,要上山砍些乱柴来烧。这山中有大虫,时时出来伤人,定要韦德作伴同去。韦德不知是计,随著张稍而走。张稍故意弯弯曲曲,引到山深之处。四顾无人,正好下手。张稍砍下些丛木在地,却教韦德打捆。韦德低著头,只顾检柴,不防张稍从后用斧劈来,正中左肩,扑地便倒。重复一斧,向脑袋劈下,血如涌泉,结果了性命。张稍连声道:“乾净,乾净!来年今日,叫老婆与你做周年。”说罢,把斧头插在腰里,柴也不要了,忙忙的空身飞奔下船。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">单氏见张稍独自回来,就问丈夫何在。张稍道:“没造化!遇了大虫,可怜你丈夫被他吃了去。亏我跑得快,脱了虎口,连砍下的柴,也不敢收拾。”单氏闻言,捶胸大哭。张稍解劝道:“这是生成八字内注定虎伤,哭也没用。”单氏一头哭,一头想道:“闻得虎遇夜出山,不信白日里就出来伤人。况且两人双双同去,如何偏拣我丈夫吃了?他又全没些损伤,好不奇怪!”便对张稍道:“我丈夫虽然衔去,只怕还挣得脱不死。”张稍道;“猫儿口中,尚且挖不出食,何况于虎!”单氏道:“然虽如此,奴家不曾亲见。就是真个被虎吃了,少不得存几块骨头,烦你引奴家去,检得回来,也表我夫妻之情。”张稍道:“我怕虎不敢去。”单氏又哀哀的哭将起来。张稍想道:“不引他去走一遍,他心不死。”便道:“娘子,我引你去看,不要哭。”单氏随即上岸,同张稍进山路来。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">先前砍柴,是走东路,张稍恐怕妇人看见死尸,却引他从西路走。单氏走一步,走了多时,不见虎迹。张稍指东话西,只望单氏倦而思返。谁知他定要见丈夫的骨血,方才指实。张稍见单氏不肯回步,扯个谎,望前一指道:“小娘子,你只管要行,兀的不是大虫来了?”单氏抬头而看,才问一声:“大虫在哪里?”声犹未绝,只听得林中喇的一阵怪风,忽地跳出一只吊睛白额虎,不歪不斜,正望着张稍当头扑来。张稍躲闪不及,只叫得一声“阿呀”,被虎一口衔著背皮,跑入深林受用去了。</span>
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<span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>单氏惊倒在地,半日方醒,眼前不见张稍,己知被大虫衔去,始信山中真个有虎,丈夫被虎吃了,此言不谬。心中害怕,不敢前行,认著旧路,一步步哭将转来。未及出山,只见一个似人非人的东西,从东路直冲出来。单氏只道又是只虎,叫道:“我死也!”望后便倒,耳根道忽听说:“娘子,你如何却在这里?”双手来扶。单氏睁眼看时,却是丈夫韦德,血污满面,所以不像人形。原来韦德命不该死,虽然被斧劈伤,一时闷绝。张稍去后,却又醒将转来,挣扎起身,扯下脚带,将头里缚停当,挪步出山,来寻张稍讲话,却好遇著单氏。单氏还认著丈夫被虎咬伤,以致如此。听韦德诉出其情,方悟张稍欺心使计,谋害他丈夫,假说有虎。后来被虎咬去,此乃神明遣来,剿除凶恶。夫妻二人,感谢天地不尽。回到船中,那哑子做手势,问船主如何不来。韦德夫妻与他说明本末。哑子合著掌,此亦至异之事也。韦德一路相帮哑子行船,直到家中,将船变卖了,造一个佛堂与哑子住下,日夜烧香。韦德夫妇终身信佛。后人论此事,咏诗四句:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>伪言有虎原无虎,虎自张稍心上生。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>假使张稍心地正,山中有虎亦藏形。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>方才说虎是神明遣来,剿除凶恶,此亦理之所有。看来虎乃旦兽之王,至灵之物,感仁吏而渡河,伏高僧而护法,见于史传,种种可据。如今再说一个义虎知恩报恩,成就了人间义夫节妇,为千古佳话。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>说时节妇生颜色,道破奸雄丧胆魂。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>话说大唐天宝年间,福州漳浦县下乡,有一人姓勤名自励,父母俱存,家道粗足。勤自励幼年时,就聘定同县林不将女儿潮音为妻,茶枣俱已送过,只等长大成亲。勤自励十二岁上,就不肯读书,出了学堂,专好使枪轮棒。父母单生的这个儿子,甚是姑息,不去拘管著他。年登十六,生得身长力大,猿臂善射,正艺过人。常言“同声相应,同气相求”,自有一班无赖子弟,三朋四友,和他擎鹰放鹞,驾犬驰马,射猎打生为乐。曾一日射死三虎。忽见个黄衣老者,策杖而前,称赞道:“郎君之勇,虽昔日卞庄、李存孝不是过也!但好生恶杀,万物同情。自古道:‘人无害虎心,虎无伤人意。’郎君何故必欲杀之?此兽乃百兽之王,不可轻杀。当初黄公有道术,能以赤刀制虎,尚且终为虎害。郎君若自恃甚勇,好杀不已,将来必犯天之忌,难免不测之忧矣。”勤自励闻言省悟,即时折箭为誓,誓不杀虎。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>忽一日,独往山中打生,得了几项野味而回。行至中途,地名大树坡,见一黄斑老虎,误陷于槛阱之中,猎户偶然未到,其虎见勤自励到来,把前足跪地,俯首弭耳,口中作声,似有乞怜之意。自励道:“业畜,我已誓不害你了。但你今日自投槛阱,非干我事。”其虎眼观自励,口中呜呜不已。自励道:“我今做主放你,你今后切莫害人。”虎闻言点头。自励破阱放虎。虎得命,狂跳而去。自励道:“人以获虎为利,我却以放虎为仁。我欲仁而使人失其利,非忠恕之道也。”遂将所得野味,置于阱中,空手而回。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>得放手时须放手,可施恩处便施恩。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>只因勤自励不务本业,家道渐渐消乏,又且素性慷慨好客,时常引著这三朋四友,到家蒿恼,索酒索食。勤公、勤婆爱子之心无所不至。初时犹勉强支持,以后支持不来,只得对儿弓说道:“你今年已大长,不思务本作家,日逐游荡,有何了日!别人家儿子似你年纪,或农或商,胡乱得些进益,以食父母。似你有出气,无进气,家事日渐凋零,兀自三兄四弟,酒食征逐,不知做爹娘的将没作有,千难万难,就是衣饰典卖,也有尽时。将来手足无措,连爹娘也有饿死之日哩。我如今与你说过,再引人上门时,茶也没有一杯与他吃了,你莫着急!”勤自励被爹娘教训了一遍,嘿嘿无言,走出去了。真个好几日没有人上门蒿恼。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>约莫一月有余,勤自励又引十来个猎户到家,借锅煮饭。勤公也道:“容他煮罢。”勤婆不肯道:“费柴费火,还是小事,只是才说得儿子回心,清净了这几日,老娘心里不喜欢。今日又来缠帐,开了端,辞得哪一个!他日又赔茶赔酒。老娘支持得怕了,索性做个冷面,莫惯他罢。”勤公见勤婆不允,闪过一边,勤婆将中门闭了,从门内说道:“我家不是公馆,柴火不便,别处去利市。”众人闻言,只索去了。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>勤自励满面羞惭,叹口气,想道:“我自小靠爹娘过活,没处赚得一文半文,家中来路又少,也怪爹娘不得。闻得安南作乱,朝廷各处募军,本府奉节度使文牒,大张榜文。众兄弟中已有几个应募去了。凭著我一身本事,一刀一枪,或者博个衣锦还乡,也未见得。守著这六尺地上,带累爹娘受气,非丈夫之所为也。只是一件,爹娘若知我应募从军,必然不允。功名之际,只可从权,我自有个道理。”当下蹒迥勤公、勤婆,竟往府中投军。太守试他武艺出众,将他充为队长,军政司上了名字。不一日招募数足,领兵官点名编号,给了口粮,制办衣甲器械,择个出征吉日,放炮起身。勤自励也不对爹娘说知,直到上路三日后,遇了个县中差役,方才写寄一封书信回来,勤公拆书开看时,写道:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>男自励无才无能,累及爹娘。今已应募,充为队长,前往安南。幸然有功,必然衣锦还乡,爹娘不必挂念!</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>勤公看毕,呆了半晌,开口不得。勤婆道:“儿子哪里去了?写甚么言语在书上?你不对我说?”勤公道:“对你说时,只怕急坏了你!儿子应募充军,从征安南去了。”勤婆笑道:“我多大难事,等儿子去十日半月后,唤他回来就是了。”勤公道:“妇道家不知利害!安南离此有万里之遥,音信尚且难通,况他已是官身,此去刀剑无情,凶多吉少。万一做了沙场之鬼,我两口儿老景谁人侍奉?”勤婆就哭天哭地起来,勤公也流泪不止。过了数日,林亲家亦闻此信,特地自来问个端的。勤公、勤婆遮瞒不得,只得实说了,伤感了一场。木公回去说知,举家都不欢喜。正是:</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>乐莫乐兮新相知,悲莫悲兮生别离。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>他人分离犹自可,骨肉分离苦杀我。</span>
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<span lang='en-us'><span style='mso-spacerun: yes'><font face='times new roman'> </font></span></span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>光阴似箭,不觉三年,勤自一去,杳无音信。林公频频遣人来打探消息,都则似金针堕海,银瓶落井,全没些影响。同县也有几个应募去的,都则如此。林公的妈妈梁氏对丈夫说道:“勤郎一去,三年不回,不知死活存亡。女儿年纪长成了,把他担误,不是个常法,你也该与勤亲家那边讨个决裂。虽然亲则是亲,各儿各女,两个肚皮里出来的。我女儿还不认得女婿的面长面短,却教他活活做孤孀不成?”林公道:“阿妈说的是。”即忙来到勤家。对勤公道:“小女年长,令郎杳无归信。倘只是不归,作何区处?老荆日夜愁烦,特来与亲家商议。”勤公已知其意,便道:“不肖子无赖,有误令... -->>
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