Why does Pu Songling only write about female ghosts, and why is the "female ghost" in a serial so vivid?

Speaking of female ghosts, most people will definitely think of the serial novels written by Pu Songling. The female ghosts in the serial stories are all beautiful and touching, with distinct personalities. Pu Songling, who was born with intelligence, had a literary name when he was a teenager. Pu Songling likes writing stories very much, but novels are out of tune with the cultural type at that time, so he has nothing to do with his official career. In order to support his family, he began to write stories about ghost foxes and made some income. Why did Pu Songling write about female ghosts, and why did she write so vividly?

First of all, it is related to the background at that time. According to Professor Ma Ruifang, an expert on Pu studies, Pu Songling lived in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. At that time, it was a turbulent era, when the people were slaughtered by the Qing soldiers and the rebels resisted. At that time, the national disaster was deep. At that time, bodies were everywhere, and public grievances were high. So in such an environment, ghosts appear in people's minds. A mansion in Zichuan County, Pu Songling's hometown, is one of the legendary ghost caves.

Secondly, it is related to a beautiful story that happened to Pu Songling. Legend has it that one night, Pu Songling went to his classmate Zhang Sheng's house to talk about poetry and painting. During this period, Zhang Sheng mentioned that his sister liked Pu Songling's poems very much and hoped that Pu Songling could write one for her. Pu Songling readily agreed. After that, he received a poem written by a girl for him. Pu Songling, who got the poem, read it repeatedly. Although he had never seen the girl but heard laughter, he began to doubt the girl's appearance, so that he could not sleep.

After that, Pu Songling often made excuses to go to Zhangjia. Although he still hasn't met the girl, the indirect communication between poetry and painting has made them feel connected. After that, they met, but soon learned that Zhang Sheng's sister had contracted lung disease and died. Pu Songling is very sad. He found a beautiful butterfly on a newly built grave and refused to leave for a long time. Pu Songling suddenly felt that this butterfly was the girl next door. From then on, Pu Songling began to focus on creating stories of female ghosts.