二十三 史小姝(1 / 2)

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二十三 史小姝</p>

明嘉靖七年,河南安阳徐家庄有位书生,姓徐名生,弱冠之年,貌若潘安,眉清目秀,唇红齿皓。其人品端正,憨厚朴实,翩翩学子也。</p>

徐生之父母健在,其兄徐平,娶妻刁氏,家靠务农为生,家境富裕。徐生欲进京拜师,入学府以求博学,父母允之。徐生备足盘缠,端午节后,择吉日启程,其骑马至冀中邢台郊外,时已日落,天忽降大雨,见路侧有一村舍,急扣门,内有白发老翁披蓑持灯开门,见一位书生欲避雨借宿,遂让进堂屋,老翁曰:“舍下前院房屋皆有人住,只后院草堂数间空闲,原乃小女所居也,因小女上月卒矣,现其柩尚于堂上,汝若不嫌弃,可下榻也。”徐生闻罢,惊骇不悦,吾焉能与亡者同宿?然无奈,天降大雨,弃此无宿矣,权衡之后,点首应之。</p>

老翁遂引徐生入后院草堂,见堂屋素帷高悬,灵柩居中,两侧挽联高挂,徐生顿感阴森可怕,心中怦然。入内室,见床幔低垂,桌上器具精致,知为静女闺房,心稍安,遂置行李于床。老翁备晚餐以待之,进餐之时,老翁自言姓史,膝下无子,惟此一女,名小姝,年十八,喜读书,并心灵手巧,然少时染痨疾,医治无效而亡矣!徐生倍感同情,安慰再三。</p>

徐生持灯回屋歇息,闲暇无事,随手取桌上书籍阅之,见皆乃野史稗编也,知小姝喜读之书,再视别物,灰尘满布,见窗上残绒,奁内剩粉,手迹犹存,不觉心动。时至深夜,徐生清扫床铺,解衣宽带,掀幔上床,伏枕而卧,然遐思难眠。忽闻堂屋轰然作响,音似出于棺中,徐生惊恐,侧耳听之,似有脚步声,莫非闹鬼焉?心中大惧,须臾,内屋门帘掀起,寝室突现一佳人,徐生顿感意外,灯下观之,见佳人面如桃花,柳眉横翠,盈盈秋水,顾盼生波,靓色艳丽,楚楚动人,好一位倩美佳丽也!徐生转恐为喜,女斥曰:“何处狂生?污吾床席,锦茵之上岂容狂者酣睡?”其声似银铃,清脆悦耳,徐生戏之曰:“香榻拂拭已净,敬以待卿,奴仆何敢卧之,愿侍床前。”女怒曰:“卿乃何称呼?竟敢称吾,汝如此轻狂,不如灭之!”言罢,倏然从床下抽出鸾刀,欲砍向徐生,徐生骇然欲号,五色无主,女见其狼狈之相,弃刀大笑曰:“懦夫也!吾非杀人者,吾操刀试之,灭汝狂态耳!汝远来疲惫,寄宿无妨,为何初次见面竟敢出戏言?非君子之为也。”徐生闻言,深感惶悔,施礼谢之曰:“小姐教诲极对也,小生不敢矣。”女转怒为喜,笑曰:“君可知,吾乃史小姝也,命如薄纸,患病夭折,孰能见之生怜?”徐生心安而曰:“适才见小姐遗物,已觉心酸,现见仙容,倍感神伤,恨小生无福,未识于故前之时也。”小姝曰:“如此不难,吾虽离形,然魂气未散,尚足以侍君。倘蒙垂怜,吾愿做小妾以陪君也。”徐生闻此言,踌躇不已,面现难色而不语。小姝微愠曰:“吾含羞自荐,毫无恶意,汝为何相拒如此?睹物冥想者非汝也?”徐生辩曰:“此言差矣,得佳偶如卿,焉有何憾?然仙凡路隔,恐不利于生,故而踌躇犯难也。”小姝曰:“原来如此,此无妨,吾明日与君同行返乡,君回家遂言新娘娶自远方,孰能知之?”徐生曰:“吾现欲入京求学,路途往返,诸多不便,待吾从京返回之时,汝于此地待之如何?”小姝点首曰:“也罢,一言为定,切勿反悔。”遂出门而去。</p>

经此半夜,徐生再不敢入睡,遂秉烛至天明。次日晨,史老翁入室视之,问徐生昨夜可安然,徐生遂将所遇之事叙之,并求老翁之意欲如何,老翁闻言,极为惊异,疑曰:“吾小女亡后,从未出怪异之事,莫非魂归来兮?真乃怪事也!”言罢,奔告其妻。不予,其妻泣曰:“吾昨夜天亮之时,梦见小姝来,言徐生欲为其夫,求吾为其择日成婚,此虽幻妄,然已死之蚕,丝犹未断,情殊可悯也。”言语中,泣不成声,泪流满面。</p>

徐生闻小姝之老母泣言,心酸楚,然世上焉有娶鬼妻之理?遂辞别老翁与老妪欲行。此时阴雨稍停,浓云未散,老翁挽留之,徐生欲及早脱身而不顾,驱马而去矣。不予,未行出十余里,雷声复起,霹雳闪电,暴雨大作,急前投旅店以避之,正脱湿衣欲烤之时,忽闻客房门帘响动,小姝飘然而入,见徐生而怨曰:“吾非丑女也,君为何深恶痛绝、避吾而远之?徐生正言曰:”婚姻大事,不可苟合,须禀父母之后而行之,待吾返家,禀明父母,再允之未晚也。”小姝曰:“吾昨夜已示梦吾母,汝已明之,君只需备轿,吾可随往还乡,汝父母焉能轻视于吾?切记,吾翘首以待,回乡之时,须待黄昏后方可行之。”小姝谆言叮嘱毕,举目殷切望之,大有留恋不舍之意也。徐生颇受其感,点首频应诺,小姝才去矣。</p>

徐生入京后,于学府读书数月,忆此艳遇,觉不可得也,遂不敢回家,其同窗得知此情后,出谋划策,教其绕道而行之,遂可避女鬼纠缠而安然返家矣。徐生受此劝告,骑马绕道而返,行程两月有余,方至安阳境侧。不予,突见史小姝已候道旁,徐生见之,忙下马施礼。小姝责其违约,徐生谎称因事绕行不得而已,小姝怒稍解,徐生扶小姝上马,同住旅店。于旅舍内,两情相洽,同食同寝,共度巫山**。徐生正于**强盛之时,一朝得此如花似玉之美女,心花怒放,早将小姝乃鬼女忘之于脑后也。</p>

数日之后,徐生依小姝之意,于薄暮之时,乘轿夜奔徐家庄,不及天明至家门。小姝拜见公婆与兄嫂,礼仪恭敬皆如常人也,父母见儿娶一俊俏知理之媳归家,焉有不乐之理?徐生趁父母兴愉之时,禀明曰:“新娘自幼羞见强光,故而常避烈日,家务操劳须于灯下。”父母信之,任其所为,合家欢乐喜融融也。</p>

半年之后,二人情感仍信笃如初。小姝孝敬公婆,侍奉惬当,形影不离,倍受公婆爱之。妯娌刁氏见之,心甚不平,暗生嫉妒,欲谋害小姝以得宠于公婆。一日筵席,刁氏趁饮酒之机,将毒酒敬于小姝,然小姝饮用如常,竟平安无事矣。刁氏惊异而暗忖:小姝饮毒酒而不亡,常人焉有受毒不死之理?此女非妖即鬼也!遂谓徐平言:“小姝行踪诡异,婚后从未探家,其亲家又无人来此探望,实属可疑也。”夫信其言亦觉蹊跷,遂诘问徐生,追问之下,徐生无奈而将实情言之,徐平大惊,即刻与刁氏禀明父母,刁氏危言耸听曰:“小叔所娶乃鬼妻也,人鬼安能成亲?恐小叔不利,鬼必将小叔之血吸干矣!”</p>

父母闻之,大为惊恐,遂于刁氏怂恿之下,暗请术士以符咒驱之,然皆无验,小姝一如往常而无恙,刁氏见术士无能为力,仍嫉心不死。恰此时有位和尚托钵经家门而过之,刁氏拦问曰:“汝何方高僧,有何能?能否驱鬼欤?”和尚双手合十曰:“阿弥陀佛,吾来自南海寺,法号善清,云游至此,吾能降妖驱魔以保平安也。”刁氏喜曰:“吾家有鬼,术士无奈,汝可驱否?”和尚问曰:“请详述,何鬼也?”刁氏遂将详情言之,和尚闻罢,大笑之,举钵向上,口念咒语,忽见小姝从家门仓皇奔出,披头散发,狼狈奔至钵前,噗然化为轻烟,飘然入钵之内。</p>

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