第二百四十回第二百四十回Chapter Two Hundred and Forty

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雷陳奉命救良善濟公功滿歸淨慈

雷陈奉命救良善济公功满归净慈

Chapter Two Hundred and Forty · The Complete Tales of Ji Gong

Under orders, Lei and Chen set out to save the innocent;His merit complete, Ji Gong returns to Jingci Temple

A line drawing in the manner of a late-Qing lithographed edition: beside a country road and stream, a ragged monk crouching on a roadside stone holds out a tiny pill between his fingers to a bent old woman leaning on a bamboo stick, whose small grandson clings to her leg, while a thin man with a bandaged leg waits on a crutch behind them.

話說藍面天王秦魁破口一罵,由房上答了話,跳下兩個人來,一位頭戴紫壯帽,紫箭袖,腰系絲鸞帶,單襯襖,薄底靴子,面如藍靛,發似硃砂,押耳紅毫。一位穿藍翠褂,壯士打扮,白臉膛,俊品人物。各擎鋼刀,來者非別,正是風裡雲煙雷鳴、聖手白猿陳亮。這二位自從前者由京都完了官司,同馬兆熊、秦元亮各自回家。雷鳴、陳亮在家中閉門度日,不肯出來,看破了綠林道。前者接著濟公的請帖,濟公在金山寺辦善會,這兩個人不能不來,二人備了二百兩香資,來到金山寺給濟公幫著應酬施主。濟公把雷鳴、陳亮叫在一旁,說:「你二人給我辦點事。」雷鳴、陳亮說:「師父有什麼吩咐?」濟公說:「你二人不用在廟裡幫我張羅,你二人趕緊到葵花莊去,現在秦相的兒子秦魁,把海潮縣知縣的妹妹張金娘搶了去,有一個三班都頭安天壽去救他們小姐,你二人去幫著,把小姐救出龍潭虎穴。只要把人救出來,可千萬別招惹秦魁他等,他那裡有個老道,你二人可不是他的對手,千萬不可跟他交手。倘如你二人闖出禍來,我這裡甚忙,可救不了你們。」雷鳴陳亮點頭,二人出了金山寺,坐船到了葵花莊來上岸,天已黑了。二人上了岸,施展飛檐走壁,到秦魁家中一瞧,探見大廳里眾人喝酒談話。雷鳴、陳亮都聽明白了,二人各處一尋找小姐,找到東跨院北上房,屋中婆子正勸解姑娘。

话说蓝面天王秦魁破口一骂,由房上答了话,跳下两个人来,一位头戴紫壮帽,紫箭袖,腰系丝鸾带,单衬袄,薄底靴子,面如蓝靛,发似朱砂,押耳红毫。一位穿蓝翠褂,壮士打扮,白脸膛,俊品人物。各擎钢刀,来者非别,正是风里云烟雷鸣、圣手白猿陈亮。这二位自从前者由京都完了官司,同马兆熊、秦元亮各自回家。雷鸣、陈亮在家中闭门度日,不肯出来,看破了绿林道。前者接着济公的请帖,济公在金山寺办善会,这两个人不能不来,二人备了二百两香资,来到金山寺给济公帮着应酬施主。济公把雷鸣、陈亮叫在一旁,说:「你二人给我办点事。」雷鸣、陈亮说:「师父有什么吩咐?」济公说:「你二人不用在庙里帮我张罗,你二人赶紧到葵花庄去,现在秦相的儿子秦魁,把海潮县知县的妹妹张金娘抢了去,有一个三班都头安天寿去救他们小姐,你二人去帮着,把小姐救出龙潭虎穴。只要把人救出来,可千万别招惹秦魁他等,他那里有个老道,你二人可不是他的对手,千万不可跟他交手。倘如你二人闯出祸来,我这里甚忙,可救不了你们。」雷鸣陈亮点头,二人出了金山寺,坐船到了葵花庄来上岸,天已黑了。二人上了岸,施展飞檐走壁,到秦魁家中一瞧,探见大厅里众人喝酒谈话。雷鸣、陈亮都听明白了,二人各处一寻找小姐,找到东跨院北上房,屋中婆子正劝解姑娘。

Now, when the Blue-Faced Heavenly King Qin Kui broke into abuse, someone answered from the roof, and two men leapt down. One wore a purple warrior’s cap, a purple archer’s-sleeve robe with a silk sash at the waist, an unlined jacket and thin-soled boots; his face was as blue as indigo, his hair like cinnabar, and red bristles lay flat over his ears. The other wore a kingfisher-blue jacket, dressed as a fighting man, with a fair face — a handsome figure of a man. Each held a steel broadsword. The newcomers were none other than Cloud and Smoke in the Wind, Lei Ming, and the Masterful White Ape, Chen Liang. Ever since the two had finished with their lawsuit in the capital some time before, they had gone home, as had Ma Zhaoxiong and Qin Yuanliang. Lei Ming and Chen Liang lived quietly behind closed doors and would not come out; they had seen through the greenwood life. Then they received Ji Gong’s invitation: Ji Gong was holding a charity feast at Jinshan Temple, and the two of them could not stay away. They got together two hundred taels as an offering and came to Jinshan Temple to help Ji Gong look after the donors. Ji Gong called Lei Ming and Chen Liang aside. “I want you two to do a job for me,” he said. “What are your orders, Master?” said Lei Ming and Chen Liang. “You two needn’t stay in the temple helping me with the guests,” said Ji Gong. “Hurry off to Kuihua Village. Right now Qin Kui, Chancellor Qin’s son, has carried off Zhang Jinniang, the sister of the magistrate of Haichao County, and a chief of the three constable squads called An Tianshou has gone to rescue his young lady. Go and help him, and get the young lady out of that dragon’s pool and tiger’s den. Just get her out — and whatever you do, don’t stir up Qin Kui and his lot. He has an old Daoist there, and you two are no match for him; on no account cross weapons with him. If you two land yourselves in trouble, I’m very busy here, and I won’t be able to save you.” Lei Ming and Chen Liang nodded. The two left Jinshan Temple, went by boat to Kuihua Village and came ashore after dark. Once ashore, they flew over eaves and ran along walls to Qin Kui’s house to take a look, and spied a crowd drinking and talking in the main hall. When Lei Ming and Chen Liang had heard all they needed, the two searched everywhere for the young lady, and came at last to the main room in the east side courtyard, where the serving women were trying to talk the girl round.

雷鳴、陳亮在房坡爬著,往下瞧見安天壽,正使調虎離山計,往外叫婆子,把四個婆子都殺了。雷鳴、陳亮有心進去救小姐,又一想男女授受不親,人家是未出閨閣的女兒。二人正在心中猶疑,見安天壽進了屋中,「呵」了一聲說:「小姐哪裡去了?」雷鳴、陳亮一想:「這是什麼人,走在我們頭裡!」

雷鸣、陈亮在房坡爬着,往下瞧见安天寿,正使调虎离山计,往外叫婆子,把四个婆子都杀了。雷鸣、陈亮有心进去救小姐,又一想男女授受不亲,人家是未出闺阁的女儿。二人正在心中犹疑,见安天寿进了屋中,「呵」了一声说:「小姐哪里去了?」雷鸣、陈亮一想:「这是什么人,走在我们头里!」

Lei Ming and Chen Liang lay flat on the slope of the roof and, looking down, saw An Tianshou working a ruse to lure the tiger away from the mountain: he called the serving women outside and killed all four of them. Lei Ming and Chen Liang had a mind to go in and rescue the young lady, but then they thought: men and women must not touch hands, and she was an unmarried girl, not yet out of the inner chambers. While the two were still hesitating, they saw An Tianshou go into the room. “Ah!” he cried. “Where has the young lady gone?” Lei Ming and Chen Liang thought, “Who can this be, who got here ahead of us?”

二人趕緊就追,直追出莊子也沒趕上,就聽莊內人齊吶喊,二人後又回來,見安天壽跟全得亮、程智遠動了手,殺在一處。少時見安天壽被老道拿住。

二人赶紧就追,直追出庄子也没赶上,就听庄内人齐呐喊,二人后又回来,见安天寿跟全得亮、程智远动了手,杀在一处。少时见安天寿被老道拿住。

The two hurried off in pursuit and chased all the way out of the village without catching anyone. Then they heard a great shout go up inside the village, and the two came back to find An Tianshou fighting Quan Deliang and Cheng Zhiyuan, the three locked in combat. Before long they saw An Tianshou taken by the old Daoist.

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