roccoschili Chapter 108 Leng Qiujiang
Chapter 108 Leng Qiujiang
In the tenth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, there was a man named Cheng in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, who made a living by doing trade. I go out early and come back late every day, just to earn a few taels of silver.
One night, Cheng finished his business and returned home from Xiangshan Town in the suburbs.
When he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw barren graves everywhere and overgrown weeds all around.
Suddenly, a child emerged from the grass on the side of the road and grabbed Cheng's clothes.
Cheng knew very well that there could be children playing here in this wilderness. There was no doubt that this was a ghost!
Cheng was used to walking at night and was not afraid of these monsters. He yelled at the ghost, but the ghost didn't seem to be afraid of him. He kept pulling on his clothes and refused to let go.
After a while, another child emerged from the grass. This time, instead of dragging Cheng's clothes, he grabbed his hand tightly.
At this time, the child who came out from the front dragged Cheng's clothes and asked him to go west.
And a long wall suddenly appeared to the west, with many layers of black shadows on the wall.
The strange thing is that these shadows actually threw mud at Cheng. I don’t know where they got so many mud.
The child who came out from behind took Cheng's hand and asked him to walk eastward.
A long wall suddenly appeared on the east side. There were many strange ghosts on the wall, making "chirping" ghost sounds and throwing sand at Cheng.
Cheng was helpless, unable to break away, so he could only let the two children pull each other.
The ghosts on the east and west walls laughed at each other at first, and after a while they began to quarrel and make noise with each other.
Cheng was so disturbed that he was dragged around by two children. He finally lost his balance and fell into the mud.
He groaned secretly, thinking: It's over, it's over! With so many evil spirits working together to cause trouble, I will definitely die!
At this time, he suddenly heard the ghosts shouting: "Mr. Leng is here! This man has become a nerd after studying and is very pedantic! Everyone, please avoid him!"
Cheng Mou raised his head and looked up, and sure enough he saw a very tall man, with a strong back and a strong back, walking towards him with big steps in all directions.
The man held a large fan in his hand and flapped his palms to the rhythm. While beating time, he sang "Dajiangdong" loudly.
When the ghosts on the east and west walls saw this man approaching, they all dispersed and disappeared instantly.
The man walked up to Cheng, looked down at him lying in the mud, and said with a smile: "Are you being played by those evil ghosts? Don't be afraid, I'll save you! Just follow me." That’s it! As long as I’m here, those monsters won’t dare to show up!”
Cheng was overjoyed and quickly got up from the ground and followed the man.
The man kept singing loudly as he walked.
In this way, he took Cheng Mou for several miles.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and the man said to Cheng: "This is very close to your home, and it will be dawn soon, and those ghosts will not dare to come out to pay you back! You can walk home by yourself, I I’m going home too, so I won’t see you off!”
Cheng thanked the man profusely and asked him to leave his name, hoping that he could repay the favor in the future.
The man said: "I am Leng Qiujiang. I live on the cross street at the east gate of Zhenjiang City."
After Cheng returned home, he realized that his body was covered in mud, and his mouth and nose were also covered in mud.
The family members quickly cleaned him up and brought him clean clothes to put on.
It was already dawn, and Cheng couldn't sleep. He quickly prepared gifts and went to the east gate to find Leng Qiujiang, hoping to repay him.
However, he searched for a long time at the east gate, but could not find Leng Qiujiang.
He found Cross Street again and asked the local neighbors if anyone knew this person.
The locals said: "We know Leng Qiujiang, but he is gone long ago! There is the Leng family ancestral hall here, which enshrines the spiritual tablet of an ancestor of the Leng family. His surname was Leng, whose name was Mei. He was a scholar in the early years of Shunzhi. Qiujiang It’s his number!”
Cheng suddenly realized that the one who saved him was also a ghost!
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Drawing a tiger into a cat:
Leng Mei, that is, Leng Shimei, also named Mei, nicknamed Qiujiang.
He was a writer and poet in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
A native of Dantu, Jiangnan (now Dantu, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province).