<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"">第一卷</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"">两县令竞义婚孤女</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"">风水人间不可无,也须阴骘两相扶。</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"">时人不解苍天意,枉使身心著意图。</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"">话说近代浙江衢州府,有一人姓王名奉,哥哥姓王名春。弟兄各生一女,王春的女儿名唤琼英,王奉的叫做琼真。琼英许配本郡一个富家潘百万之子潘华,琼真许配本郡萧别驾之子萧雅;都是自小聘定的。琼英方年十岁,母亲先丧,父亲继殁。那王春临终之时,将女儿琼英托与其弟,嘱咐道:“我并无子嗣,只有此女,你把做嫡女看成。待其长成,好好嫁去潘家。你嫂嫂所遗房奁衣饰之类,尽数与之。有潘家原聘财礼置下庄田,就把与他做脂粉之费。莫负吾言!”嘱罢,气绝。殡葬事毕,王奉将侄女琼英接回家中,与女儿琼真作伴。</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"">忽一年元旦,潘华和萧雅不约而同到王奉家来拜年。那潘华生得粉脸朱唇,如美女一般,人都称玉孩童。萧一雅一脸麻子,眼齿,好似飞天夜叉模样。一美一丑,相形起来,那标致的越觉美玉增辉,那丑陋的越觉泥涂无色。况且潘华衣服炫丽,有心卖富,脱一通换一通。那萧雅是老实人家,不以穿著为事。常言道:“佛是金装,人是衣装。”世人眼孔浅的多,只有皮相,没有骨相。王家若男若女,若大若小,哪一个不欣羡潘小官人美貌,如潘安再出;暗暗地颠唇簸嘴,批点那飞天夜叉之丑。王奉自己也看不过,心上好不快活。</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"">不一日,萧别驾卒于任所,萧雅奔丧,扶柩而回。他虽是个世家,累代清官,家无余积,自别驾死后,日渐消索。潘百万昃个暴富,家事日盛一日。王奉忽起一个不良之心,想道:“萧家甚穷,女婿又丑;潘家又富,女婿又标致。何不把琼英。琼真暗地兑转,谁人知道?也不教亲生女儿在穷汉家受苦。”主意已定,到临嫁之时,将琼真充做侄女,嫁与潘家,哥哥所遗衣饰庄田之类,都把他去。却将琼英反为己女,嫁与那飞天夜叉为配,自己薄薄备些妆奁嫁送。琼英但叔叔做主,敢怒而不敢言。</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"">谁知嫁后,那华自恃家富,不习诗书,不务生理,专一赌为事。父亲累训不从,气愤而亡。潘华益无顾忌,日逐与无赖小人,酒食游戏。不上十年,把百万家资败得罄尽,寸土俱无。丈人屡次周给他,如炭中沃雪,全然不济。结末迫于冻馁,瞒著丈人,要引浑家去投靠人家为奴。王奉闻知此信,将女儿琼真接回家中养老,不许女婿上门。潘华流落他乡,不知下落。那萧雅勤苦攻书,后来一举成名,直做到尚书地位;琼英封一品夫人。有诗为证:</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"">目前贫富非为准,久后穷通未可知。</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"">颠倒任君瞒昧做,鬼神昭监定无私。</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"">看官,你道为何说这王奉嫁女这一事?只为世人但顾眼前,不思日后,只要损人利己。岂知人有百算,天只有一算。你心下想得滑碌碌的一条路,天未必随你走哩,还是平日行善为高。今日说一段话本,正与王奉相反,唤做两县令竞义婚孤女。</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"">这桩故事,出在梁、唐、晋、汉、周五代之季。其时周太祖郭威在位,改元广顺。虽居正统之尊,未就混一之势。四方割据称雄者,还有几处,共是五国三镇。</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"'>哪五国?周郭威南汉刘晟北汉刘南唐李升蜀孟知祥哪三镇?吴越钱湖南周行逢荆南高季昌</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"'>单说南唐李氏有国,辖下江州地方。内中单表江州德化县一个知县,姓石名璧,原是抚州临川县人氏,流寓建康。四旬之外,丧了夫人,又无儿子,止有八岁亲女月香,和一个养娘随任。那官人为官清正,单吃德化县中一口水。又且听讼明决,雪冤理滞,果然政简刑清,民安盗息。退堂之暇,就抱月香坐于膝上教他识字,又或叫养娘和他下棋、蹴,百般顽耍,他从旁教导。只为无娘之女,十分爱惜。一日,养娘和月香在庭中蹴那小小球儿为戏。养娘一脚踢起,得劫重了些,那球击地而起,连跳几跳,的溜溜滚去,滚入一个地穴里。那地穴约有二三尺深,原是埋缸贮水的所在。养娘手短搅他不著,正待跳下穴中去拾取球儿,石璧道:“且住!”问女儿月香道:“你有甚计较,使球儿自走出来么?”月香想了一想,便道:“有计了!”即教养娘去提过一桶水来,倾在穴内。那球便浮在水面。再倾一桶,穴中水满,其球随水而出。石璧本是要试女孩儿的聪明,见其取水出球,智意过人,不胜之喜。</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"'>闲话休叙。那官人在任不上二年,谁知命里官星不现,飞祸相侵。忽一夜仓中失火,急救时,已烧损官粮千余石。那时米贵,一石值一贯五百。乱离之际,军粮最重。南唐法度,凡官府破耗军粮至三百石者,即行处斩。只为石璧是个清官,又且火灾天数,非关本官私弊。上官都替他分解保奏。唐主怒犹未息,将本官削职,要他赔偿。估价共该一千五百余两。把家私变卖,未尽其半。石璧被本府软监,追逼不过,郁成一病,数日而死。遗下女儿和养娘二口,少不得著落牙婆官卖,取价偿官。这等苦楚,分明是:</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"'>屋漏更遭连夜雨,般迟又遇打头风。</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"'>却说本县有个百姓,叫做贾昌,昔年被人诬陷,坐假人命事,问成死罪在狱,亏石知县到任,审出冤情,将他释放。贾昌衔保家活命之恩,无从报效。一向在外为商,近日方回。正值石知县身死,即往抚尸恸哭,备办衣裳棺木,与他殡殓。合家挂孝,买地营葬。又闻得所欠官粮尚多,欲待替他赔补几分,怕钱粮干系,不敢开端惹祸。见说小姐和养娘都著落牙婆官卖,慌忙带了银子,到李牙婆家,问要多少身价。李牙婆取出朱批的官票来看:养娘十六岁,只判得三十两;月香十岁,到判了五十两。却是为何?月香虽然年小,容貌秀美可爱;养娘不过粗使之婢,故此判价不等。贾昌并无吝色,身边取出银包,兑足了入十两纹银,交付牙婆,又谢他五两银子,即时领取二人回家。李牙婆把两个身价交纳官库。地方呈明石知县家财人口变卖都尽,上官只得在别项挪移贴补,不在话下。</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"'>却说月香自从父亲死后,没一刻不啼啼哭哭。乞日又不认得贾昌是什么人,买他归去,必然落于下贱,一路痛哭不已。养娘道:“子姐,你今番到人家去,不比在老爷身边,只管啼哭,必遭打骂。”月香听说,愈觉悲伤。谁知贾昌一片仁义之心,领到家中,与老婆相见,对老婆说:“此乃恩人石相公的小姐,那一个就是伏侍小姐的养娘。我当初若没有恩人,此身死于绁缧。今日见他小姐,如见恩人之面。你可另收拾一间香房,教他两个住下,好茶好饭供待他,不可怠慢。后来倘有亲族来访,那时送还,也尽我一点报效之心。不然之时,待他长成,就本县择个门当户对的人家,一夫一妇,嫁他出去,恩人坟墓也有个亲人看觑。那个养娘依旧得他伏侍小姐,等他两个作伴,做些女工,不要他在外答应。”</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"'>月香生成伶俐,见贾昌如此吩咐老婆,慌忙上前万福道:“奴家卖身在此,为奴为婢,理之当然。蒙恩人抬举,此乃再生之恩。乞受奴一拜,收为义女。”说罢,即忙下跪。贾昌哪里肯要他拜?别转了头,忙教老婆扶起道:“小人是老相公的子民,这蝼蚁之命,都出老相公所赐。就是这位养娘,小人也不敢怠慢,何浶姐!小人怎敢妄自尊大。暂时屈在寒家,只当宾客相待。望小姐勿责怠慢,小人夫妻有幸。”月香再三称谢。贾昌又吩咐家中男女,都称为石小姐。那小姐称贾昌夫妇,但呼贾公贾婆,不在话下。</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"'>原来贾昌的老婆,素性不甚贤慧。只为看上月香生得清秀乖巧,自己无男无女,有心要收他做个螟蛉女儿。初时甚是欢喜,听说宾客相待,先有三分不耐烦了;却灭不得石知县的恩,没奈何依氣釼夫言语,勉强奉承。后来贾昌在外为商,每得好绸好绢,先尽上好的寄与石小姐做衣服穿。比及回家,先问石小姐安否。老婆心下渐渐不平。又过些时,把马脚露出来了。但是贾昌在家,朝饔夕餐,也还成个规矩,口中假意奉承几句。但背了贾昌时,茶不茶,饭不饭,另是一样光景了;养娘常叫出外边杂差杂使,不容他一刻空闲,又每日间限定石小姐要做若干女工针黹还他;倘手迟脚慢,便去捉鸡骂狗,口里好不乾净哩。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"'>人无千日好,花无百日红。</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"'>养娘受气不过,禀知小姐,欲待等贾公回家,告诉他一番。月香断不肯,说道:“当初他用钱买我,原不指望他抬举。今日贾婆虽有不到之处,却与贾公无干。你若说他,把贾公这段美情都没了。我与你命薄之人,只索忍耐为上。”</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,贾公做客回家,正撞毼踚娘在外汲水,面庞比前甚是黑瘦了。贾公道:“养娘,我只教你伏侍小姐,谁要你汲水?且放氣狻</span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体'>另叫人来担罢!”养娘放了水桶,动了个怠伤之念,不觉滴下几点泪来。贾公要盘问时,他把</span><span style='font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"'>手拭泪,忙忙的奔进去了。贾公心中甚疑,见了老婆,问道:“石小姐和养娘没有甚事么?”老婆回言:“老婆回言:“没有。”初归之际,事体多头,也就搁过一边。</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"'>又过了几日,贾公偶然近处人家走动,回来不见老婆在房,自往厨下去下寻他说话。正撞见养娘从厨下来,也没有托盘,右手拿一大碗饭,左手一只空碗,碗上顶一碟腌菜叶儿。贾公有心闪在隐处看时,养娘走进石小姐房中去了。贾公不省得这饭是谁吃的,一些荤腥也没有。那时不往厨下,竟悄悄的走在石小姐房前,向门缝里张时,只见石小姐将这碟腌菜叶儿过饭。心中大怒,便与老婆闹将起来。老婆道:“荤腥尽有,我又不是不舍得与他吃!那丫头自不来担,难道要老娘送进房去不成?”贾公道:“我原说过来,石家的养娘,只教他在房中与小姐作伴。我家厨下走使的又不少,谁要他出房担饭!前日那养娘噙著两眼泪在外街汲水,我已疑心,是必家中把他难为了,只为匆忙,不曾细问得。原来你恁地无恩无义,连石小姐都怠慢!见放著许多荤菜,却教他吃白饭,是甚道理?我在家尚然如此,我出外时,可知连饭也没得与他们吃饱。我这番回来,见他们著实黑瘦了。”老婆道:“别人家丫头,哪要你恁般疼他,养得白白壮壮,你可收用他做小老婆么?”贾公道:“放屁!说的是甚么话!你这样不通理的人,我不与你讲嘴。自明日为始,我教当值的每日另买一份肉菜供给他两口,不要在家伙中算账,省得夺了你的口食,你又不欢喜。”老婆自家觉得有些不是,口里也含含糊糊的哼了几句,便不言语了。从此贾公吩咐当值的,每日肉菜分做两份。却叫厨下丫头们,各自安排送饭。这几时,好不齐整。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"'>人情若比初相识,到底终无怨恨心。</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"'>贾昌因牵挂石小姐,有一年多不出外经营。老婆却也做意修好,相忘于无言。月香在贾公家,一住五年,看看长成。贾昌意思要密访个好主儿,嫁他出去了,方才放心,自家好出门做生理。这也是贾公的心事,背地里自去勾当。晓得老婆不贤,又与他商量怎的。若是凑巧时,赔些妆奁嫁出去了,可不乾净?何期姻缘不偶。内中也有缘故:但是是出身低微的,贾公又怕辱没了石知县,不肯俯就;但是略有些名目的,哪个肯要百姓人家的养娘为妇,所以好事难成。贾公见姻事不就,老婆又和顺了,家中供给又立了常规,舍不得担搁生意,只得又出外为商。未行数日之前,预先叮咛老婆有十来次,只教好生看待石小姐和养娘两口。又请石小姐出来,再三抚慰,连养娘都用许多好言安放。又吩咐老婆道:“他骨气也比你重几百分哩,你切莫慢他。若是不依我言语,我回家时,就不与你认夫妻了。”又唤当值的和厨下丫头,都吩咐遍了方才出门。</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"'>临歧费尽叮咛语,只为当初受德深。</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"'>却说贾昌的老婆,一向被老公在家作兴石小姐和养娘,心下好生不乐,没奈何,只得由他,受了肚子的腌昏闷之气。一等老公出门,三日之后,就使起家主母的势来。寻个茶迟晏小... -->>
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