萊蕪張虛一者，學使張道一之仲兄也，性豪放自縱。聞邑中某宅為狐貍所居，敬懷刺往謁，冀一見之。投刺隙中，移時扉自辟，僕大愕卻走，張肅衣敬入，見堂中幾榻宛然，而闃寂無人，揖而祝曰：「小生齋宿而來，仙人既不以門外見斥，何不竟賜光霽？」忽聞空中有人言曰：「勞君枉駕，可謂跫然足音矣。請坐賜教。」即見兩坐自移相向。甫坐，即有鏤漆朱盤貯雙茗盞，懸目前。各取對飲，吸嚦有聲，而終不見其人。茶已，繼之以酒。細審官閥，曰：「弟姓胡，行四，曰相公，從人所呼也。」于是酬酢議論，意氣頗洽。鱉羞鹿脯，雜以薌蓼。進酒行炙者，似小輩甚夥。酒後思茶，意才動，香茗已置幾上。凡有所思，應念即至。張大悅，盡醉而歸。自是三數日必一往，胡亦時至張家，俱如主客往來禮。
萊蕪有個張虛一，是學使張道一的二哥，性情豪放，行事不受拘束。他聽說縣裡某處宅子住著狐狸，便恭恭敬敬地帶上名帖前去拜訪，希望見上一面。他把名帖塞進門縫，過了一會兒，門自己打開了。僕人大吃一驚，轉身逃走。張虛一整好衣服，恭敬地走進去，只見堂上的桌榻擺得整整齊齊，卻靜悄悄的沒有人。他拱手行禮，禱告說：「小生齋戒過夜才來拜訪。仙人既然沒有把我拒之門外，為什麼不索性讓我見見尊容呢？」忽然聽見空中有人說：「勞您屈尊前來，真是難得聽到的貴客腳步聲。請坐，讓我領教您的高見。」隨即看見兩把椅子自行移動，面對面擺好。他剛坐下，一個雕花的朱漆盤便懸在眼前，盤裡放著兩盞茶。雙方各取一盞，相對飲茶，聽得見吸茶的聲音，卻始終看不見對方。喝完茶，又上了酒。張虛一仔細詢問主人的家世和身份，對方說：「小弟姓胡，排行第四。相公這個稱呼，不過是別人這樣叫我罷了。」兩人於是互相敬酒，談論各種事情，十分投機。席上有甲魚和鹿肉乾，還配著香草和蓼菜。斟酒、上烤肉的，似乎有許多年輕僕從。喝過酒，張虛一想喝茶，念頭剛動，香茶便已放在桌上。凡是他心裡想要的東西，念頭一起便會送來。張虛一十分高興，喝得大醉才回家。從此每隔兩三天，他必去拜訪一次；胡四也時常到張家來，雙方往來，都按主客相待的禮數行事。
莱芜张虚一者，学使张道一之仲兄也，性豪放自纵。闻邑中某宅为狐狸所居，敬怀刺往谒，冀一见之。投刺隙中，移时扉自辟，仆大愕却走，张肃衣敬入，见堂中几榻宛然，而阒寂无人，揖而祝曰：「小生斋宿而来，仙人既不以门外见斥，何不竟赐光霁？」忽闻空中有人言曰：「劳君枉驾，可谓跫然足音矣。请坐赐教。」即见两坐自移相向。甫坐，即有镂漆朱盘贮双茗盏，悬目前。各取对饮，吸呖有声，而终不见其人。茶已，继之以酒。细审官阀，曰：「弟姓胡，行四，曰相公，从人所呼也。」于是酬酢议论，意气颇洽。鳖羞鹿脯，杂以芗蓼。进酒行炙者，似小辈甚伙。酒后思茶，意才动，香茗已置几上。凡有所思，应念即至。张大悦，尽醉而归。自是三数日必一往，胡亦时至张家，俱如主客往来礼。
莱芜有个张虚一，是学使张道一的二哥，性情豪放，行事不受拘束。他听说县里某处宅子住着狐狸，便恭恭敬敬地带上名帖前去拜访，希望见上一面。他把名帖塞进门缝，过了一会儿，门自己打开了。仆人大吃一惊，转身逃走。张虚一整好衣服，恭敬地走进去，只见堂上的桌榻摆得整整齐齐，却静悄悄的没有人。他拱手行礼，祷告说：“小生斋戒过夜才来拜访。仙人既然没有把我拒之门外，为什么不索性让我见见尊容呢？”忽然听见空中有人说：“劳您屈尊前来，真是难得听到的贵客脚步声。请坐，让我领教您的高见。”随即看见两把椅子自行移动，面对面摆好。他刚坐下，一个雕花的朱漆盘便悬在眼前，盘里放着两盏茶。双方各取一盏，相对饮茶，听得见吸茶的声音，却始终看不见对方。喝完茶，又上了酒。张虚一仔细询问主人的家世和身份，对方说：“小弟姓胡，排行第四。相公这个称呼，不过是别人这样叫我罢了。”两人于是互相敬酒，谈论各种事情，十分投机。席上有甲鱼和鹿肉干，还配着香草和蓼菜。斟酒、上烤肉的，似乎有许多年轻仆从。喝过酒，张虚一想喝茶，念头刚动，香茶便已放在桌上。凡是他心里想要的东西，念头一起便会送来。张虚一十分高兴，喝得大醉才回家。从此每隔两三天，他必去拜访一次；胡四也时常到张家来，双方往来，都按主客相待的礼数行事。
Zhang Xuyi of Laiwu, the second son of his family, was an elder brother of the education commissioner Zhang Daoyi. He was a bold, free-living man who did as he pleased. He heard that a certain house in the county was occupied by foxes, so he took his calling card and went respectfully to pay them a visit, hoping to meet them. He pushed the card through a crack in the gate. After a while the gate opened of itself. His servant, aghast, turned and ran. Zhang straightened his clothes and walked respectfully in. In the hall the tables and couches stood just as they should, but all was silent and there was no one there. He bowed and prayed: “I fasted and kept vigil before coming. Since the immortal has not turned me away at the gate, why not grant me the light of your countenance?” Suddenly a voice spoke out of the air: “You have troubled yourself to come all this way. That is the sound of footsteps in an empty valley! Please be seated and give me the benefit of your conversation.” At once two chairs moved of their own accord to face each other. No sooner was Zhang seated than a carved red-lacquer tray holding two cups of tea hung in the air before his eyes. Each took a cup and they drank facing each other. He could hear the slurping, but he never saw anyone. When the tea was finished, wine followed. Zhang asked closely about his host’s family and rank. “My surname is Hu,” came the answer. “I am fourth among my brothers. ‘Master’ is only what people call me.” Then they toasted each other and talked, and got on very well. There was turtle and dried venison, with fragrant herbs and smartweed. Those pouring the wine and bringing the roasts seemed to be a great many young servants. After the wine Zhang thought of tea; the thought had barely stirred when fragrant tea was on the table. Whatever he thought of came as soon as he thought it. Zhang was delighted, and went home thoroughly drunk. From then on he went every three or four days without fail, and Hu often came to Zhang’s house too; they visited back and forth with all the courtesies of host and guest.
一日，張問胡曰：「南城中巫媼，日托狐神漁利。不知其家狐君識之否？」曰：「妄耳，實無狐。」少間，張起溲溺，聞小語曰：「適所言南城狐巫，未知何如人。小人欲從先生往觀之，煩一言請于主人。」張知為小狐，乃應曰：「諾。」即席請于狐曰：「我欲得足下服役者一二輩，往探狐巫，敬請君命。」狐固言不必，張言之再三，乃許之。既而張出，馬自至，如有控者。既騎而行，狐相語于途，曰：「今後先生于道途間，覺有細沙散落衣襟上，便是吾輩從也。」語次入城，至巫家。巫見張生，笑逆曰：「貴人何忽降臨？」張曰：「聞爾家狐子大靈應，果否？」巫正容曰：「若個蹀躞語，不宜貴人出得！何便言狐子？恐吾家花姊不歡！」言未已，空中發半磚來，中巫臂，踉蹡欲跌。驚謂張曰：「官人何得拋擊老身也？」張笑曰：「婆子盲也！幾曾見自己額顱破，冤誣袖手者？」巫錯愕不知所出。正回惑間，又一石子落，中巫，顛蹶，穢泥亂墜，塗巫面如鬼。惟哀號乞命。張請恕之，乃止。巫急起奔遁房中，闔戶不敢出。張呼與語曰：「爾狐如我狐否？」巫惟謝過。張招之，且仰首望空中，戒勿傷巫，巫始惕惕而出。張笑諭之，乃還。
一天，張虛一問胡四：「城南有個巫婆，每天藉著狐神的名義騙取錢財。不知道她家那位狐君，您認不認識？」胡四說：「都是胡說，她家根本沒有狐狸。」過了一會兒，張虛一起身小便，聽見一個細小的聲音說：「剛才說的城南那個供奉狐神的巫婆，不知道是怎樣的人。小人想跟先生去看看，煩您替我向主人說一聲。」張虛一知道這是小狐狸，便答應說：「好。」回到席上，他對胡四說：「我想借您手下的一兩個僕從，去探探那個巫婆，恭請您准許。」胡四一再說不必去，張虛一再三請求，他才答應。隨後張虛一齣門，馬自己走了過來，像有人牽著似的。他騎馬前行，狐狸在路上對他說：「今後先生走在路上，若覺得有細沙落到衣襟上，就是我們跟來了。」說著便進了城，來到巫婆家。巫婆見到張虛一，笑著迎上來，說：「貴人怎麼忽然來了？」張虛一說：「聽說你家的狐狸很靈驗，是真的嗎？」巫婆板起臉說：「這種輕薄的話，不該從貴人口中說出來！怎麼能隨便叫狐狸？恐怕我家花姐會不高興！」話還沒說完，空中便飛來半塊磚，打中她的胳膊，她踉蹌著差點跌倒。她驚叫著對張虛一說：「官人怎麼能扔東西打我這老太婆？」張虛一笑道：「老婆婆，你瞎了眼嗎！哪有自己被打破了腦袋，卻冤枉一個袖手站著的人的道理？」巫婆驚愕不已，不知道磚從哪裡來。正四下張望、疑惑不解，又落下一顆石子，打得她跌倒在地。髒泥紛紛落下，把她的臉塗得像鬼一樣。她只得哀號求饒。張虛一請求放過她，磚石和泥才停了。巫婆急忙爬起來，逃進房裡，關上門不敢出來。張虛一隔門叫她，說：「你的狐狸比得上我的狐狸嗎？」巫婆只管賠罪。張虛一招呼她，又仰頭望著空中，告誡狐狸不要傷她，她才戰戰兢兢地走出來。張虛一笑著勸誡了她一番，便回去了。
一日，张问胡曰：「南城中巫媪，日托狐神渔利。不知其家狐君识之否？」曰：「妄耳，实无狐。」少间，张起溲溺，闻小语曰：「适所言南城狐巫，未知何如人。小人欲从先生往观之，烦一言请于主人。」张知为小狐，乃应曰：「诺。」即席请于狐曰：「我欲得足下服役者一二辈，往探狐巫，敬请君命。」狐固言不必，张言之再三，乃许之。既而张出，马自至，如有控者。既骑而行，狐相语于途，曰：「今后先生于道途间，觉有细沙散落衣襟上，便是吾辈从也。」语次入城，至巫家。巫见张生，笑逆曰：「贵人何忽降临？」张曰：「闻尔家狐子大灵应，果否？」巫正容曰：「若个蹀躞语，不宜贵人出得！何便言狐子？恐吾家花姊不欢！」言未已，空中发半砖来，中巫臂，踉蹡欲跌。惊谓张曰：「官人何得抛击老身也？」张笑曰：「婆子盲也！几曾见自己额颅破，冤诬袖手者？」巫错愕不知所出。正回惑间，又一石子落，中巫，颠蹶，秽泥乱坠，涂巫面如鬼。惟哀号乞命。张请恕之，乃止。巫急起奔遁房中，阖户不敢出。张呼与语曰：「尔狐如我狐否？」巫惟谢过。张招之，且仰首望空中，戒勿伤巫，巫始惕惕而出。张笑谕之，乃还。
一天，张虚一问胡四：“城南有个巫婆，每天借着狐神的名义骗取钱财。不知道她家那位狐君，您认不认识？”胡四说：“都是胡说，她家根本没有狐狸。”过了一会儿，张虚一起身小便，听见一个细小的声音说：“刚才说的城南那个供奉狐神的巫婆，不知道是怎样的人。小人想跟先生去看看，烦您替我向主人说一声。”张虚一知道这是小狐狸，便答应说：“好。”回到席上，他对胡四说：“我想借您手下的一两个仆从，去探探那个巫婆，恭请您准许。”胡四一再说不必去，张虚一再三请求，他才答应。随后张虚一出门，马自己走了过来，像有人牵着似的。他骑马前行，狐狸在路上对他说：“今后先生走在路上，若觉得有细沙落到衣襟上，就是我们跟来了。”说着便进了城，来到巫婆家。巫婆见到张虚一，笑着迎上来，说：“贵人怎么忽然来了？”张虚一说：“听说你家的狐狸很灵验，是真的吗？”巫婆板起脸说：“这种轻薄的话，不该从贵人口中说出来！怎么能随便叫狐狸？恐怕我家花姐会不高兴！”话还没说完，空中便飞来半块砖，打中她的胳膊，她踉跄着差点跌倒。她惊叫着对张虚一说：“官人怎么能扔东西打我这老太婆？”张虚一笑道：“老婆婆，你瞎了眼吗！哪有自己被打破了脑袋，却冤枉一个袖手站着的人的道理？”巫婆惊愕不已，不知道砖从哪里来。正四下张望、疑惑不解，又落下一颗石子，打得她跌倒在地。脏泥纷纷落下，把她的脸涂得像鬼一样。她只得哀号求饶。张虚一请求放过她，砖石和泥才停了。巫婆急忙爬起来，逃进房里，关上门不敢出来。张虚一隔门叫她，说：“你的狐狸比得上我的狐狸吗？”巫婆只管赔罪。张虚一招呼她，又仰头望着空中，告诫狐狸不要伤她，她才战战兢兢地走出来。张虚一笑着劝诫了她一番，便回去了。
One day Zhang asked Hu: “There is an old witch in the south part of town who makes a living by claiming she has a fox god. I wonder whether you know her household fox?” “It’s a lie,” said Hu. “There is no fox.” A little later Zhang got up to relieve himself, and heard a small voice say: “This fox witch in the south of town you were speaking of — I wonder what sort of person she is. I would like to go with you, sir, and have a look. Would you be so kind as to put in a word for me with our master?” Zhang knew it was one of the little foxes. “Very well,” he said. Back at the table he asked the fox: “I would like one or two of your servants to come with me and look into the fox witch. May I respectfully ask your leave?” The fox insisted there was no need, but Zhang asked again and again, and at last he agreed. When Zhang went out, his horse came up of itself, as if someone were leading it. As he rode on, the foxes spoke to him along the way: “From now on, sir, whenever you are on the road and feel fine sand falling on your clothes, that will be us following you.” Talking so, they entered the town and came to the witch’s house. The witch saw Zhang and came out smiling to meet him. “What brings your honour here so suddenly?” “I hear your fox is a great one for answering prayers,” said Zhang. “Is it so?” The witch’s face turned stern. “Such loose talk is not fit for an honourable gentleman’s mouth! How can you just say ‘fox’? I fear our Sister Flower will not be pleased!” Before she had finished, half a brick came flying out of the air and struck her arm; she staggered and nearly fell. “Sir,” she cried to Zhang, “how can you throw things at an old woman?” Zhang laughed. “You’re blind, granny! Who ever heard of someone getting her own head broken and blaming a man who stood by with his hands in his sleeves?” The witch was dumbfounded and could not tell where it had come from. While she was still puzzling over it, a stone fell and hit her, and she went sprawling. Filthy mud came raining down and plastered her face till she looked like a ghost. All she could do was wail and beg for her life. Zhang asked them to spare her, and it stopped. The witch scrambled up, fled into her room, shut the door, and dared not come out. Zhang called to her: “Is your fox as good as mine?” The witch could only beg his pardon. Zhang beckoned to her and, looking up into the air, warned them not to hurt her. Only then did she creep out, trembling. Zhang laughed, gave her a word of advice, and went home.