Seeking the translation of Bai Qiulian's serial novels.

Bai Qiulian is a short story in classical Chinese by Pu Songling, a novelist in Qing Dynasty. The story is about a rare baiji essence, and the dragon is a young scholar. His father is a businessman and hired a boat to travel between Yan and Chu. I was bored at night, so I longed for the moon to recite poems to the moon, but the singer didn't want to listen at all. Bai Qiulian, a mermaid outside the ship's rail, secretly loves Mu Gongzi, which leads to lovesickness.

Translation:

Mu Taimo, the son of Mu Xiaohuan, a businessman from Hebei Province, is very clever and likes reading. But when he was sixteen, his father thought reading was too pedantic, so he asked him to study business and go to Chu with his father. On the way on the boat, the moon reads and recites ancient poems and poems in her spare time. After arriving in Wuchang, my father stayed at the hotel to see the goods. Whenever my father goes out, the moon reads poetry with a book, which is full of charm and strength. Sometimes the moon will see a shadow shaking outside the window, as if someone is eavesdropping, but he doesn't care too much.

One night, my father went out for dinner and came back very late. The moon is also interested in reading poems at home. At this time, someone was wandering outside the window, and the shadow of moonlight was clearly reflected on the window. The moon is very strange, so he suddenly went out to see it. It turned out to be a beautiful woman of about 15 or 16 years old, like a city. When the girl saw the moon coming out, she hurried away. Two or three days later, the father and son returned to the north by boat with their goods, and the boat was moored by the lake at night. My father was away on a business trip when an old lady got on the boat and said to the moon, "Lang Jun, you killed my daughter!" " The moon was very surprised and asked her what was going on. The old lady said, "My husband's surname is Bai, and he has an only daughter named Bai, who likes reading very much. She told me that she listened to you read poetry when she was in the city, and now she misses you so much that she can't eat or sleep. I want to give you my autumn training, so please don't refuse. " The moon likes the girl in her heart, too, but she is afraid that her father will blame her, so she tells the old lady the truth. The old lady didn't quite believe it. She told the moon to make a deal, but the moon refused. The old lady said angrily, "Some marriages in the world can't succeed even if they are wronged. Now that I'm old and I'm a matchmaker myself, you won't agree. I am so ashamed! You can't go back to the north by boat! " Say that finish and left. After a while, the moon's father came back. The moon told his father what had just happened, hoping that his father would agree. However, my father thought it was in a foreign country, and felt that the girl's love for spring was somewhat unreliable, so he laughed it off and did not agree.

The depth of the ship is so deep that it is impossible to find the bottom with it. At night, sand suddenly accumulated in the water, and the ship was pinned down and could not move. Every year, boats in the lake are blocked by sand. When the peach blossoms bloom in the next spring, other people's goods haven't arrived yet, and the things on board can be sold for a hundred times. It's not surprising that Father Moon is not too worried. Just considering that the travel expenses will be spent next year, I left that month and went back to my hometown in Hebei to get money.

The moon was secretly happy, but regretted not asking the old lady where she lived last night. When the sun went down, the old lady came to help her daughter with a maid, unbuttoned her clothes and put her in bed. She said to the moon, "People are very ill. Don't sit back and relax as if nothing had happened!" " Then he left. The moon was taken aback when it first heard this; Pick up the lamp and shine it on the girl. Although she is ill, she still looks delicate and her eyes are rolling like eyes. The moon asked her a few words, but the girl just smiled and didn't answer. The moon insisted on letting her talk, and the girl said, "I am haggard for Lang and ashamed of Lang", which is what I want to say. "The moon was ecstatic and wanted to have sex with her, but she felt sick and weak. So he put his hand into the girl's arms and teased her. The girl was very happy and her brow relaxed. She said, "If you read Wang Jian's poem" Night of Luo Ye Yi "three times, my illness will be cured. "The moon will read it to her. After reading it twice, the girl and Yi sat up and said, "I'm fine! "When I read it for the third time, the girl recited it in a charming voice with a soft and moving voice. The moon became more uneasy, so he put out the candle and they slept together.

The girl got up before dawn and said, "My old mother is coming soon." After a while, the old lady did come. She felt very happy and relieved to see her daughter dressed and sitting there happily. Let the daughter go with him, and the daughter bowed her head and said nothing. The old lady left by herself and said before she left, "If you like to play with Mr. Lang, I'll let you get what you want." It was not until the old lady left that the moon asked the girl where she lived. The girl said, "You and I just met by chance. Whether we can get married is uncertain, so you don't have to know where I live. " However, the two love each other and each has endless love stories.

I don't know how many happy days have passed. That night, the girl got up early, picked up the lamp and suddenly opened a book. At first glance, her face was sad and tears rolled down. The moon got up quickly and asked what had happened. The girl said, "Your father will come soon." Just now I used a book about us for divination. As soon as I opened it, I saw Li Yi's Jiangnan Qu, which was unlucky. The moon comforted her and said, "The first sentence' Since I married a Qutang businessman' has been very prosperous. How can it be bad! "The girl was a little happy when she heard this, and got up to say goodbye:" Let's break up for the time being, or we will be accused in the morning. The moon grabbed the girl's arm and sobbed and asked, "If dad agrees to our marriage, where can I inform you?" "The girl said," I'll send someone to inquire frequently, and I'll know if this marriage can be successful. The moon wanted to get off the boat to see the girl off, but she refused and left alone. Soon, the moon's father really came. The moon gradually told his father about the girl, and his father suspected that he had found a prostitute and severely scolded him. I checked the belongings in the boat again and found that there was no shortage, which stopped cursing. One night, my father was not on the boat, and the girl suddenly came. The moon naturally feels inseparable, but he doesn't know what to do. The girl said, "The joys and sorrows have their own destiny, so let's take care of what's in front of us first. I will keep you here for another two months, and then we will discuss the solution in two months. "When they left, they agreed to read aloud as a sign of dating. From then on, whenever my father went out, the moon would sing in a clear voice and the girls would come by themselves. By the end of April, the ship was still unable to move, so the goods could not be sold at a good price. Businessmen were in a hurry, so they pooled their money to buy some fragrant pigs and cows and bowed down and prayed in the lake temple. After the Dragon Boat Festival, it rained heavily before the boat left.

After the moon returned to her hometown in Hebei, she missed the girl day and night, so that she hurt her body and had a serious illness. The father was very worried and invited many doctors, even wizards and gods, hoping to make his son better. The moon told his mother privately, "I can't cure my illness by taking medicine and asking God, I can only practice in autumn." Father was very angry at first when he heard about it. After a long time, I saw the moon getting darker and darker, but I was afraid. I rented another car, took my son back to Chu, got on the boat and came to the old place where I had stopped before.

Moon's father asked the residents nearby, but no one knew about the old woman in the White House. There happened to be an old lady boating by the lake, saying that the person he was looking for was herself. The old man boarded her boat and caught a glimpse of Qiulian. He thinks that girl is really beautiful, and he is happy for his son. The old man carefully inquired about the family background of the White Family and learned that they were fishermen's mother and daughter, and the boat was their home. So I am eager for the old man to tell the old lady about his son. I hope the girl can visit her son on their boat and make them happy. Maybe she will get better. The old lady thought there was no engagement, so she wouldn't let her daughter go. When they were talking, the girl showed half her face and listened carefully. Hearing that they didn't talk about it, I was so anxious that my tears almost fell. Seeing her daughter like this, the old lady listened to the old man's plea and agreed.

At night, the old man longed for him to go out, and the girl did come. She came to the moon's bed and sobbed, "I was the same last year, but I didn't expect you to be so ill this year!" It seems that you have tasted this kind of missing. But you are so weak now, you can't get well immediately if you are in a hurry. Shall I read you a poem? " The moon is happy to let her read it. The girl also read Wang Jian's Luo Ye Yi Ye, which was read to her by the moon for the last time. The moon said, "This poem represents your heart. How can it work if you read it to me? But after listening to your voice, I already feel refreshed. Try reading "A Thousand Willow Walks to the West" for me. " The girl read it. The moon praised: "Come on! Among the poems you read to me before, there is a poem "Picking Lotus Seeds" that says: "The lotus fragrance is even ten hectares. "I haven't forgotten, please read it to me slowly." The girl read it again. Before the poem was finished, the moon jumped out of bed and said, "Xiao Sheng, when did I get sick?" So I happily held the girl in my arms, as if she were all right. After a while, he asked the girl, "What did my father say to your mother? Have we talked about our marriage? " The girl has understood the meaning of the moon's father, so she told the moon bluntly that "your father doesn't agree." After a while, the girl left and the moon's father came back. He was glad to see that the moon had got up and said some words of comfort and encouragement to him. By the way, my father told them about the meeting with the White House mother and daughter. He said, "This girl is very good. However, the fisherman's daughter can row a boat and sing when she combs her braids. I think her family is not bad, but I'm afraid she may be unfaithful. " The moon did not answer. After the old man went out, the girl came back, and the moon told her father what he meant. The girl said, "I know very well that haste makes waste. The more you welcome him, the more reluctant he is." We should make him change his mind and beg us instead. The moon asked him what his plans were, and the girl said, "Businessmen value profits. I have a way to predict the price. I just looked at the goods on your ship, and none of them can make much money. Tell your father for me: you can get three times the profit from what you buy; If you buy something else, you can get ten times the profit. You buy these goods and take them home. If they say what I say, then your father will think I am a good wife. When you come again next year, you will be eighteen and I will be seventeen, and there will be happy days. There's nothing to worry about! "The moon told his father the girl's predicted price, but his father didn't believe it, so he took the remaining half of the money and bought the goods that Qiulian said.

After returning home, the old man longed for his goods and lost a lot of money. Fortunately, a small part of the goods were bought according to the autumn practice and made a lot of money. The two cancel each other out and are roughly equal. I admire Qiu Lian's ability to predict prices. Moon took the opportunity to exaggerate and said that autumn training would make him a monopolist. Mu laotou was tempted and went to the south with all his money.

When I arrived at Dongting Lake, I couldn't find the old lady Bai Jia after searching for a few days. A few days later, I saw the old lady's boat parked under the willow tree, and I hoped that the old lady would take a lot of gifts and coax her into agreeing to get married. The old lady didn't want his gift, so she found a good day to send the girl to the old man's boat. The old man rented a boat and married his son. After getting married, the girl asked the old man to go further south to buy goods, and wrote everything he wanted to buy on paper. The old man went to the south to buy it. The old lady in the White House let her son-in-law live on her boat for three months until the old man longed for him to come back. The goods that the old man longed for were sold at five times the good price in Chu State. I long for the old man to take his son and daughter-in-law back to the north. When I left, Qiulian begged my father-in-law to bring some lake water back. After going back, Qiulian will put some lake water every time she eats, just like soy sauce and vinegar. From then on, every time the old man longed to do business in the south, he would bring back several cans of lake water.

Later, after three or four years, the couple gave birth to a big fat boy. One day, Qiulian cried to go home. I long for the old man to return to Chu with his son and daughter-in-law. When I arrived at Dongting Lake, I couldn't find the old lady. Qiu Lian buckled on the ship's rail, hit the ship's rail, and shouted loudly, Mom, she is going crazy. Practice in autumn urges the moon to ask along the lake. The moon met a man who fished sturgeon and herring and saw that he caught a baiji dolphin. The moon leaned forward and saw that the baiji was very big and looked like a human, with breasts and vulva. The moon felt very strange and came back to tell Qiulian about it.

Qiu Lian was very scared after hearing this, saying that she had always wanted to release the baiji and told the moon to buy it and release it. The moon asked the fisherman, and the fisherman asked the lion for a high price. Qiu Lian said, "I'm at your house, and I earn too much money for you." Are you still so reluctant to part with this money? " If you really don't want to, I'll throw myself into the lake immediately! The moon is too scared to tell her father. He stole some money, bought the baiji and set it free. When I came back, Qiulian was gone, and I couldn't find it anywhere. Qiulian didn't come back until dawn that night. The moon asked her where she had gone, and Qiulian said, "I went to find my mother just now. The moon asks, "Where is your mother?" Qiu Lian said, "Now I have to tell you the truth: the baiji you bought during the day is my mother. Mother lives in Dongting Lake, and the Dragon King of Dongting appointed her to manage the water line. Recently, the Dragon Palace chose concubines. When nosy people said I was beautiful, the Dragon King ordered my mother to call me. My mother told the Dragon King that I married you, but the Dragon King didn't listen and exiled my mother to the south bank of Dongting Lake. My mother was so hungry that the fisherman caught her. Although it has been put back into the lake, the dragon king's order has not been cancelled. If you love me, please ask the truth for me and save my mother from the punishment of the Dragon King. If you think I'm different and hate me, then I'll give you my son back and go by myself. Life in the Dragon Palace may be a hundred times better than your home. The moon is afraid that she won't see the true gentleman. Qiulian said, "The true gentleman will come at the end of tomorrow. If you see a lame Taoist, go and worship him at once. You should follow him when he jumps into the water. "Zhenjun likes scholars, so he will pity us and promise you." So Qiulian took out a handkerchief made of fish belly silk and said, "If Zhenjun asks you what you want, you can take out this handkerchief and let him write the word' Exemption' on it."

The next day, the moon waited for Zhenjun by the lake as Qiulian said. Sure enough, a Taoist limped by and the moon knelt down to worship. The Taoist priest ran away quickly, followed by the moon. The Taoist threw the crutch into the water and jumped on it. The moon followed desperately and jumped on crutches. I looked up and found that the crutch had become a boat. The Taoist asked, "What do you want from me?" The moon took out his handkerchief and asked him to write. The Taoist priest opened his handkerchief, looked at it and said, "This is the fin of the baiji. Where did you get it? " The moon didn't dare to hide it, but told everything carefully. The Taoist laughed and said, "This baiji dolphin is so elegant, how can the old dragon be so dissolute!" So he took out his pen and cursive the word "exemption", which was written like a spell. The Taoist priest rowed the boat back to the shore and let the moon go down. When the moon came ashore, she saw a Taoist priest standing in the water with crutches, floating on the lake, and disappeared in a few minutes. The moon returned to his boat, and Qiu Lian told him that he was very happy to see the Taoist priest. He told his mother not to tell his parents about it.

After returning to his hometown in Hebei, two or three years passed, and the old man was eager to do business in the south, but he didn't come back for several months. The lake is drying up. After waiting, the old man longed for it. Qiulian fell ill, and she was short of breath all day and kept panting. He told the moon, "If I die, don't bury me. You should read Du Fu's poem "Li Bai's Dream" to me at noon every day, at noon and in your spare time, so that my body will not rot. When the lake arrives, pour the water into the basin, close the door, take off my clothes, carry it into the basin and soak it in the lake, and I can come back to life. " Autumn practice and breathing for a few days, really support not to live, dead. Half a month later, the old man longed for the moon lake, and the moon sea quickly said it in advance according to the autumn practice. Qiulian soaked in the water for more than an hour and gradually woke up. Since then, Qiulian often wants to go back to her hometown. Later, when the old man longed to die, the moon obeyed Qiulian's wish and moved his family to Chu.