醒世恒言大树坡义虎送亲
<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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;'>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:&ldquo;我死也!&rdquo;望后便倒,耳根道忽听说:&ldquo;娘子,你如何却在这里?&rdquo;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>
<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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">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:&ldquo;使心用心,反害其身。&rdquo;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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">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:&ldquo;乾净,乾净!来年今日,叫老婆与你做周年。&rdquo;说罢,把斧头插在腰里,柴也不要了,忙忙的空身飞奔下船。</span>
<span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">醒世恒言</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">第五卷</span><font face="times new roman"> </font><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">单氏见张稍独自回来,就问丈夫何在。张稍道:&ldquo;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。&rdquo;单氏闻言,捶胸大哭。张稍解劝道:&ldquo;这是生成八字内注定虎伤,哭也没用。&rdquo;单氏一头哭,一头想道:&ldquo;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!&rdquo;便对张稍道:&ldquo;我丈夫虽然衔去,只怕还挣得脱不死。&rdquo;张稍道;&ldquo;猫儿口中,尚且挖不出食,何况于虎!&rdquo;单氏道:&ldquo;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。&rdquo;张稍道:&ldquo;我怕虎不敢去。&rdquo;单氏又哀哀的哭将起来。张稍想道:&ldquo;不引他去走一遍,他心不死。&rdquo;便道:&ldquo;娘子,我引你去看,不要哭。&rdquo;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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">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:&ldquo;小娘子,你只管要行,兀的不是大虫来了?&rdquo;单氏抬头而看,才问一声:&ldquo;大虫在哪里?&rdquo;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&ldquo;阿呀&rdquo;,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: &quot;times new roman&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot;">世人不解苍天意,恐使身心半夜愁。</span>
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