孔生雪笠，聖裔也。為人蘊藉，工詩。有執友令天台，寄函招之。生往，令適卒。落拓不得歸，寓菩陀寺，傭為寺僧抄錄。寺西百餘步，有單先生第。先生故公子，以大訟蕭條，眷口寡，移而鄉居，宅遂曠焉。一日，大雪崩騰，寂無行旅。偶過其門，一少年出，丰采甚都。見生，趨與為禮，略致慰問，即屈降臨。生愛悅之，慨然從入。屋宇都不甚廣，處處悉懸錦幕，壁上多古人書畫。案頭書一冊，簽云：《琅嬛瑣記》。翻閱一過，皆目所未睹。生以居單第，意為第主，即亦不審官閥。少年細詰行蹤，意憐之，勸設帳授徒。生嘆曰：「羈旅之人，誰作曹丘者？」少年曰：「倘不以駑駘見斥，願拜門牆。」生喜，不敢當師，請為友。便問：「宅何久錮？」答曰：「此為單府，曩以公子鄉居，是以久曠。僕皇甫氏，祖居陝。以家宅焚于野火，暫借安頓。」生始知非單。當晚，談笑甚歡，即留共榻。昧爽，即有僮子熾炭火于室。少年先起入內，生尚擁被坐。僮入，白：「太公來。」生驚起。一叟入，鬢髮皤然，向生殷謝曰：「先生不棄頑兒，遂肯賜教。小子初學塗鴉，勿以友故，行輩視之也。」已，乃進錦衣一襲，貂帽、襪、履各一事。視生盥櫛已，乃呼酒薦饌。幾、榻、裙、衣，不知何名，光彩射目。酒數行，叟興辭，曳杖而去。餐訖，公子呈課業，類皆古文詞，並無時藝。問之，笑云：「僕不求進取也。」抵暮，更酌曰：「今夕盡歡，明日便不許矣。」呼僮曰：「視太公寢未；已寢，可暗喚香奴來。」僮去，先以繡囊將琵琶至。少頃，一婢入，紅妝艷絕。公子命彈湘妃。婢以牙撥勾動，激揚哀烈，節拍不類夙聞。又命以巨觴行酒，三更始罷。次日，早起共讀。公子最慧，過目成詠，二三月後，命筆警絕。相約五日一飲，每飲必招香奴。一夕，酒酣氣熱，目注之。公子已會其意，曰：「此婢乃為老父所豢養。兄曠邈無家，我夙夜代籌久矣。行當為君謀一佳偶。」生曰：「如果惠好，必如香奴者。」公子笑曰：「君誠『少所見而多所怪』者矣。以此為佳，君願亦易足也。」
孔生名叫雪笠，是孔子的後裔。他為人含蓄文雅，擅長作詩。有一位知心朋友在天台做縣令，寫信邀他前去。他到了那裡，縣令卻剛剛去世。他窮困潦倒，無法回鄉，便寄住在菩陀寺，受寺僧僱用，替他們抄寫書籍。寺廟往西一百多步，有一座單先生的宅院。單先生原是貴家公子，因一場大官司而家道衰落，家裡人口又少，便搬到鄉下居住，這座宅院也就空了下來。一天，大雪紛飛，路上寂靜，沒有行人。孔生偶然經過宅院門前，一個少年從裡面出來，風姿十分俊美。看見孔生，他趕忙上前行禮，稍稍問候了幾句，便懇請孔生進屋。孔生很喜歡他，欣然跟著走了進去。屋子都不算寬敞，卻處處掛著錦繡帷幕，牆上有許多古人的書畫。桌上放著一本書，書籤上寫著《琅嬛瑣記》。孔生翻看了一遍，裡面的內容都是他從未見過的。他見少年住在單家的宅院裡，便以為少年就是主人，也沒有細問他的家世和身份。少年仔細詢問他的經歷，對他的處境很是同情，勸他開館收徒。孔生嘆道：「我是個流落在外的人，誰肯替我引薦呢？」少年說：「倘若您不嫌我愚笨，我願拜您為師。」孔生很高興，卻不敢以老師自居，請求與他結為朋友。接著又問：「這座宅院為什麼關閉了這麼久？」少年回答：「這是單家的宅院。先前單公子搬到鄉下，所以一直空著。我姓皇甫，祖籍在陝地。家裡的房屋被野火燒燬，暫時借這裡安頓。」孔生這才知道他並不姓單。當天晚上，兩人談笑十分投機，少年便留他同床歇息。天剛亮，就有童僕進屋生起炭火。少年先起身進了內室，孔生還裹著被子坐著。童僕進來稟告：「太公來了。」孔生連忙起身。一位鬚髮雪白的老翁走了進來，向孔生懇切道謝：「先生不嫌棄我這頑劣的兒子，肯來教導他。他才剛開始學寫文章，請不要因為與他交了朋友，就把他當作同輩。」說完，便送上一套錦衣，還有貂帽、襪子和鞋各一件。等孔生洗漱梳頭完畢，老翁便叫人擺上酒菜。桌几、床榻、裙裳、衣服，所用的材料孔生都叫不出名字，光彩耀眼。喝過幾輪酒，老翁起身告辭，拄著手杖離開了。吃完飯，公子拿出功課來給孔生看，大多是古文詩詞，並沒有應付科舉的八股文章。孔生問起緣故，公子笑道：「我並不打算求取功名。」到了傍晚，公子又擺上酒，說：「今晚盡情歡樂，明天起就不許這樣了。」他叫來童僕，吩咐道：「去看看太公睡了沒有；如果已經睡了，就悄悄把香奴叫來。」童僕去了，先送來一把裝在繡袋裡的琵琶。不一會兒，一個婢女走了進來，穿著紅衣，美豔極了。公子叫她彈奏《湘妃》。婢女用象牙撥子撥動琴絃，樂聲激越而悲壯，節拍與孔生以往聽過的都不同。公子又讓她拿著大酒杯給兩人斟酒，直到三更才散。第二天，兩人早早起床，一同讀書。公子極其聰慧，書讀過一遍就能背誦，兩三個月後，寫出的文章已經十分出色。他們約定每五天飲酒一次，每次都叫香奴來。一天晚上，孔生酒喝得興起，渾身發熱，目不轉睛地看著香奴。公子已經明白他的心意，說：「這婢女是我老父親養在身邊的人。兄長遠離家鄉，還沒有成家，我早就日夜替你考慮了。不久便會替你找一位好妻子。」孔生說：「你若真肯成全我，一定要找個像香奴這樣的人。」公子笑道：「你真是見得少，所以覺得什麼都稀奇。這樣的就算美人，你的心願也容易滿足了。」
孔生雪笠，圣裔也。为人蕴藉，工诗。有执友令天台，寄函招之。生往，令适卒。落拓不得归，寓菩陀寺，佣为寺僧抄录。寺西百余步，有单先生第。先生故公子，以大讼萧条，眷口寡，移而乡居，宅遂旷焉。一日，大雪崩腾，寂无行旅。偶过其门，一少年出，丰采甚都。见生，趋与为礼，略致慰问，即屈降临。生爱悦之，慨然从入。屋宇都不甚广，处处悉悬锦幕，壁上多古人书画。案头书一册，签云：《琅嬛琐记》。翻阅一过，皆目所未睹。生以居单第，意为第主，即亦不审官阀。少年细诘行踪，意怜之，劝设帐授徒。生叹曰：「羁旅之人，谁作曹丘者？」少年曰：「倘不以驽骀见斥，愿拜门墙。」生喜，不敢当师，请为友。便问：「宅何久锢？」答曰：「此为单府，曩以公子乡居，是以久旷。仆皇甫氏，祖居陕。以家宅焚于野火，暂借安顿。」生始知非单。当晚，谈笑甚欢，即留共榻。昧爽，即有僮子炽炭火于室。少年先起入内，生尚拥被坐。僮入，白：「太公来。」生惊起。一叟入，鬓发皤然，向生殷谢曰：「先生不弃顽儿，遂肯赐教。小子初学涂鸦，勿以友故，行辈视之也。」已，乃进锦衣一袭，貂帽、袜、履各一事。视生盥栉已，乃呼酒荐馔。几、榻、裙、衣，不知何名，光彩射目。酒数行，叟兴辞，曳杖而去。餐讫，公子呈课业，类皆古文词，并无时艺。问之，笑云：「仆不求进取也。」抵暮，更酌曰：「今夕尽欢，明日便不许矣。」呼僮曰：「视太公寝未；已寝，可暗唤香奴来。」僮去，先以绣囊将琵琶至。少顷，一婢入，红妆艳绝。公子命弹湘妃。婢以牙拨勾动，激扬哀烈，节拍不类夙闻。又命以巨觞行酒，三更始罢。次日，早起共读。公子最慧，过目成咏，二三月后，命笔警绝。相约五日一饮，每饮必招香奴。一夕，酒酣气热，目注之。公子已会其意，曰：「此婢乃为老父所豢养。兄旷邈无家，我夙夜代筹久矣。行当为君谋一佳偶。」生曰：「如果惠好，必如香奴者。」公子笑曰：「君诚『少所见而多所怪』者矣。以此为佳，君愿亦易足也。」
孔生名叫雪笠，是孔子的后裔。他为人含蓄文雅，擅长作诗。有一位知心朋友在天台做县令，写信邀他前去。他到了那里，县令却刚刚去世。他穷困潦倒，无法回乡，便寄住在菩陀寺，受寺僧雇用，替他们抄写书籍。寺庙往西一百多步，有一座单先生的宅院。单先生原是贵家公子，因一场大官司而家道衰落，家里人口又少，便搬到乡下居住，这座宅院也就空了下来。一天，大雪纷飞，路上寂静，没有行人。孔生偶然经过宅院门前，一个少年从里面出来，风姿十分俊美。看见孔生，他赶忙上前行礼，稍稍问候了几句，便恳请孔生进屋。孔生很喜欢他，欣然跟着走了进去。屋子都不算宽敞，却处处挂着锦绣帷幕，墙上有许多古人的书画。桌上放着一本书，书签上写着《琅嬛琐记》。孔生翻看了一遍，里面的内容都是他从未见过的。他见少年住在单家的宅院里，便以为少年就是主人，也没有细问他的家世和身份。少年仔细询问他的经历，对他的处境很是同情，劝他开馆收徒。孔生叹道：“我是个流落在外的人，谁肯替我引荐呢？”少年说：“倘若您不嫌我愚笨，我愿拜您为师。”孔生很高兴，却不敢以老师自居，请求与他结为朋友。接着又问：“这座宅院为什么关闭了这么久？”少年回答：“这是单家的宅院。先前单公子搬到乡下，所以一直空着。我姓皇甫，祖籍在陕地。家里的房屋被野火烧毁，暂时借这里安顿。”孔生这才知道他并不姓单。当天晚上，两人谈笑十分投机，少年便留他同床歇息。天刚亮，就有童仆进屋生起炭火。少年先起身进了内室，孔生还裹着被子坐着。童仆进来禀告：“太公来了。”孔生连忙起身。一位须发雪白的老翁走了进来，向孔生恳切道谢：“先生不嫌弃我这顽劣的儿子，肯来教导他。他才刚开始学写文章，请不要因为与他交了朋友，就把他当作同辈。”说完，便送上一套锦衣，还有貂帽、袜子和鞋各一件。等孔生洗漱梳头完毕，老翁便叫人摆上酒菜。桌几、床榻、裙裳、衣服，所用的材料孔生都叫不出名字，光彩耀眼。喝过几轮酒，老翁起身告辞，拄着手杖离开了。吃完饭，公子拿出功课来给孔生看，大多是古文诗词，并没有应付科举的八股文章。孔生问起缘故，公子笑道：“我并不打算求取功名。”到了傍晚，公子又摆上酒，说：“今晚尽情欢乐，明天起就不许这样了。”他叫来童仆，吩咐道：“去看看太公睡了没有；如果已经睡了，就悄悄把香奴叫来。”童仆去了，先送来一把装在绣袋里的琵琶。不一会儿，一个婢女走了进来，穿着红衣，美艳极了。公子叫她弹奏《湘妃》。婢女用象牙拨子拨动琴弦，乐声激越而悲壮，节拍与孔生以往听过的都不同。公子又让她拿着大酒杯给两人斟酒，直到三更才散。第二天，两人早早起床，一同读书。公子极其聪慧，书读过一遍就能背诵，两三个月后，写出的文章已经十分出色。他们约定每五天饮酒一次，每次都叫香奴来。一天晚上，孔生酒喝得兴起，浑身发热，目不转睛地看着香奴。公子已经明白他的心意，说：“这婢女是我老父亲养在身边的人。兄长远离家乡，还没有成家，我早就日夜替你考虑了。不久便会替你找一位好妻子。”孔生说：“你若真肯成全我，一定要找个像香奴这样的人。”公子笑道：“你真是见得少，所以觉得什么都稀奇。这样的就算美人，你的心愿也容易满足了。”
Kong Xueli was a descendant of the Sage. He was a man of quiet refinement, and a fine poet. A close friend of his, the magistrate of Tiantai, sent him a letter inviting him to come. Kong went, but the magistrate had just died. Stranded and penniless, unable to get home, he lodged at the Putuo Temple, where the monks hired him to copy texts. A hundred-odd paces west of the temple stood the mansion of Mr. Shan. Mr. Shan was the son of a great family, but a big lawsuit had ruined him; with few of his household left, he had moved away to live in the country, and so the house stood empty. One day, when heavy snow was swirling down and no traveller was on the road, Kong happened to pass its gate. A young man came out, of very fine bearing. Seeing Kong, he hurried over to greet him, asked kindly after his troubles, and begged him to come in. Kong liked him at once and gladly followed him inside. None of the rooms was very large, but brocade curtains hung everywhere, and on the walls were many paintings and pieces of calligraphy by old masters. On the desk lay a book whose label read: Trifling Records of Langhuan. Kong leafed through it: there was nothing in it he had ever seen before. Since the young man lived in the Shan mansion, Kong took him for its owner and did not ask about his family or rank. The young man questioned him closely about his circumstances, was sorry for him, and urged him to set up as a tutor and take pupils. Kong sighed. “I am a wanderer far from home. Who will be my Cao Qiu?” “If you would not spurn a worn-out nag like me,” said the young man, “I should like to be your pupil.” Kong was delighted, but would not presume to be his teacher; he asked to be his friend instead. Then he asked, “Why has the house been shut up so long?” “This is the Shan mansion,” the young man answered. “It stood empty a long time because young Mr. Shan went to live in the country. My family name is Huangfu; our old home is in Shaanxi. Our house was burned in a wildfire, so we have borrowed this place for the time being.” Only then did Kong learn that he was not a Shan. That evening they talked and laughed with great pleasure, and the young man kept him to share his bed. At dawn a boy servant came in and lit a charcoal fire in the room. The young man got up first and went into the inner rooms; Kong was still sitting up wrapped in the quilt. The boy came in and announced, “The old master is coming.” Kong jumped up in alarm. An old man came in, his hair snow-white, and thanked him warmly. “You have not scorned my foolish boy, sir, and have agreed to teach him. The child is only beginning to scribble. Do not treat him as an equal because you are friends.” With that he presented him with a suit of brocade clothes, a sable cap, and socks and shoes. When Kong had washed and combed his hair, wine was called for and food set out. The tables, the couches, the skirts and robes, things he had no names for, dazzled the eye with their splendour. After a few rounds of wine the old man rose, took his leave, and went off trailing his staff. When the meal was over the young master brought out his lessons: all of them were classical prose and poetry, with none of the set essays written for the examinations. Kong asked about this. “I am not seeking a career,” the young master said with a smile. At dusk he poured more wine. “Tonight let us enjoy ourselves to the full,” he said. “From tomorrow it will not be allowed.” He called the boy: “See whether the old master is asleep yet. If he is, you may quietly fetch Xiangnu.” The boy went, and came back first with a lute in an embroidered bag. Shortly afterwards a maid came in, dressed in red and stunningly beautiful. The young master told her to play “The Consorts of the Xiang.” She plucked the strings with an ivory plectrum: the music rose fierce and sorrowful, in rhythms unlike anything Kong had heard before. Then the young master had wine passed round in great goblets, and they did not stop until the third watch. The next day they rose early and studied together. The young master was very quick. Whatever passed before his eyes he could recite, and after two or three months he wrote with startling brilliance. They agreed to drink together every five days, and every time they sent for Xiangnu. One evening, heated with wine, Kong could not take his eyes off her. The young master understood at once. “This maid is one my old father keeps for himself,” he said. “You are far from home, brother, with no family. I have been planning for you day and night for a long time. I mean to find you a good wife.” “If you are kind enough to do that,” said Kong, “it must be someone like Xiangnu.” The young master laughed. “You really are one who ‘has seen little and so marvels at much.’ If you think her a beauty, your wishes are easily satisfied.”
居半載，生欲翱翔郊郭，至門，則雙扉外扃。問之，公子曰：「家君恐交游紛意念，故謝客耳。」生亦安之。時盛暑溽熱，移齋園亭。生胸間腫起如桃，一夜如碗，痛楚呻吟。公子朝夕省視，眠食都廢。又數日，創劇，益絕食飲。太公亦至，相對太息。公子曰：「兒前夜思先生清恙，嬌娜妹子能療之。遣人于外祖處呼令歸，何久不至？」俄僮入白：「娜姑至，姨與松姑同來。」父子疾趨入內。少間，引妹來視生。年約十三四，嬌波流慧，細柳生姿。生望見顏色，嚬呻頓忘，精神為之一爽。公子便言：「此兄良友，不啻同胞也，妹子好醫之。」女乃斂羞容，揄長袖，就榻診視。把握之間，覺芳氣勝蘭。女笑曰：「宜有是疾，心脈動矣。然症雖危，可治，但膚塊已凝，非伐皮削肉不可。」乃脫臂上金釧安患處，徐徐按下之。創突起寸許，高出釧外，而根際餘腫，盡束在內，不似前如碗闊矣。乃一手啟羅衿，解佩刀，刃薄于紙，把釧握刃，輕輕附根而割。紫血流溢，沾染床席，而貪近妖姿，不惟不覺其苦，且恐速竣割事，偎傍不久。未幾，割斷腐肉，團團然如樹上削下之癭。又呼水來，為洗割處。口吐紅丸，如彈大，著肉上，按令旋轉：才一周，覺熱火蒸騰；再一周，習習作癢；三周已，遍體清涼，沁入骨髓。女收丸入咽，曰：「愈矣！」趨步出。生躍起走謝，沉痼若失。而懸想容輝。苦不自已。自是廢卷痴坐，無復聊賴。公子已窺之，曰：「弟為兄物色，得一佳偶。」問：「何人？」曰：「亦弟眷屬。」生凝思良久，但云：「勿須。」面壁吟曰：「曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲。」公子會其指，曰：「家君仰慕鴻才，常欲附為婚姻。但止一少妹，齒太稚。有姨女阿松，年十八矣，頗不粗陋。如不見信，松姊日涉園亭，伺前廂，可望見之。」生如其教，果見嬌娜偕麗人來，畫黛彎蛾，蓮鉤蹴鳳，與嬌娜相伯仲也。生大悅，請公子作伐。公子翼日自內出，賀曰：「諧矣。」乃除別院，為生成禮。是夕，鼓吹闐咽，塵落漫飛，以望中仙人，忽同衾幄，遂疑廣寒宮殿，未必在雲霄矣。合巹之後，甚愜心懷。一夕，公子謂生曰：「切磋之惠，無日可以忘之。近單公子解訟歸，索宅甚急，意將棄此而西。勢難復聚，因而離緒縈懷。」生願從之而去。公子勸還鄉閭，生難之。公子曰：「勿慮，可即送君行。」無何，太公引松娘至，以黃金百兩贈生。公子以左右手與生夫婦相把握，囑閉眸勿視。飄然履空，但覺耳際風鳴，久之曰：「至矣。」啟目，果見故里。始知公子非人。喜叩家門。母出非望，又睹美婦，方共忻慰。及回顧，則公子逝矣。松娘事姑孝；艷色賢名，聲聞遐邇。
住了半年，孔生想去城郊遊逛，走到門前，卻發現兩扇大門從外面鎖住了。他問起緣故，公子說：「父親怕交往應酬擾亂心思，所以謝絕訪客罷了。」孔生也就安心住下。當時正值盛夏，天氣悶熱潮溼，他們便把書房搬到園中的亭子裡。孔生胸前長起一個桃子大小的腫塊，一夜之間就長得像碗一樣大，疼得他不斷呻吟。公子早晚探視照料，連睡覺吃飯都顧不上了。又過了幾天，瘡病加重，孔生更是一點東西也吃喝不下。太公也來了，大家相對嘆息。公子說：「前天夜裡，我想到先生的病，我妹妹嬌娜能治。我已經派人去外祖父家叫她回來，怎麼這麼久還沒到？」不一會兒，童僕進來稟告：「娜姑娘到了，姨母和松姑娘也一起來了。」父子倆趕忙迎進內室。過了一會兒，公子領著妹妹來探望孔生。她約莫十三四歲，秀美的眼睛透著聰慧，身姿像細柳一樣柔美。孔生一看見她的容貌，立刻忘了皺眉呻吟，精神也清爽起來。公子便說：「這位兄長是我的好朋友，和親兄弟沒有兩樣，妹妹一定要好好替他醫治。」少女收起羞怯的神情，挽起長袖，走到床前診察。她握住孔生手腕時，孔生聞到一股比蘭花還芬芳的香氣。少女笑道：「難怪得了這病，你已經動了情。病情雖然危險，卻能治好，只是皮下的腫塊已經凝結，不把皮肉割掉是不行的。」她取下手臂上的金鐲，套在患處，慢慢往下按。瘡塊凸起一寸多，高出鐲子，根部周圍腫起的地方也都被束在鐲子裡面，不再像先前那樣有碗口那麼寬。她又用一隻手拉開絲衣的衣襟，解下佩刀，刀刃比紙還薄。她一手握住鐲子，一手持刀，輕輕貼著瘡根切割。紫色的血流了出來，染汙了床蓆。孔生貪戀著近在身邊的美貌，不但不覺得疼痛，反而怕她太快割完，不能多靠近她一會兒。不久，腐肉便割下來了，圓圓的一團，像從樹上削下的瘤子。少女又叫人拿水來，替他洗淨傷口。接著，她從口中吐出一顆彈丸大小的紅丸，放在傷口上，按著它轉動。剛轉一圈，孔生便覺得一股灼熱向上蒸騰；轉過第二圈，又覺得陣陣發癢；轉完第三圈，全身清涼，直透骨髓。少女把紅丸收回口中嚥下，說：「好了！」便快步走了出去。孔生跳下床，趕去道謝，頑固的病痛已經消失得無影無蹤。然而，他總想著少女明豔的容貌，苦於無法剋制。從此，他丟下書本，整天痴痴地坐著，做什麼都提不起興致。公子已經看出他的心思，說：「我替兄長物色到了一位好妻子。」孔生問：「是誰？」公子說：「也是我的親屬。」孔生沉思了很久，只說：「不必了。」隨後面向牆壁吟道：「見過大海，別處的水就難入眼；見過巫山的雲，別處的雲便算不上雲。」公子明白他的意思，說：「父親仰慕你的才華，常想與你結為姻親。但他只有這一個小女兒，年紀還太小。我姨母的女兒阿松，已經十八歲了，長得很不錯。你要是不相信，松姐姐每天都會到園亭來，你在前面的廂房等著，就能看見她。」孔生照他說的去做，果然看見嬌娜和一位美人一起走來。那美人畫著彎彎的眉毛，小巧的腳穿著繡鳳的鞋，與嬌娜的美貌不相上下。孔生十分歡喜，請公子做媒。第二天，公子從內室出來，向他道賀：「婚事說定了。」於是收拾出一座別院，替孔生舉行婚禮。那天晚上，鼓樂聲響成一片，震得灰塵紛紛飄落。原先只能遠遠望著的仙女，忽然與自己同床共枕，孔生不禁覺得，廣寒宮未必一定在雲霄之上。喝過交杯酒後，他十分稱心如意。一天晚上，公子對孔生說：「你在學問上給予我的幫助，我一天也不會忘記。近日單公子打完官司回來了，催著我們歸還宅院。我們打算離開這裡，往西邊去。以後恐怕難以再聚，想到離別，我心裡就牽掛不已。」孔生願意跟著他們一起走。公子勸他回鄉，孔生覺得有困難。公子說：「不用擔心，我馬上就能送你回去。」不一會兒，太公領著松娘來了，贈給孔生一百兩黃金。公子左右兩手分別握住孔生夫婦的手，囑咐他們閉上眼睛，不要看。他們輕飄飄地踏著空中前行，只覺得耳邊風聲呼呼響。過了很久，公子說：「到了。」孔生睜開眼睛，果然看見了故鄉，這才知道公子並不是人。他高興地敲開家門。母親出來，見兒子歸來，喜出望外，又看見他帶著一位美麗的妻子，大家一同歡喜欣慰。等孔生回頭再看時，公子已經離去了。松娘侍奉婆婆十分孝順，她的美貌和賢德，遠近都知道。
居半载，生欲翱翔郊郭，至门，则双扉外扃。问之，公子曰：「家君恐交游纷意念，故谢客耳。」生亦安之。时盛暑溽热，移斋园亭。生胸间肿起如桃，一夜如碗，痛楚呻吟。公子朝夕省视，眠食都废。又数日，创剧，益绝食饮。太公亦至，相对太息。公子曰：「儿前夜思先生清恙，娇娜妹子能疗之。遣人于外祖处呼令归，何久不至？」俄僮入白：「娜姑至，姨与松姑同来。」父子疾趋入内。少间，引妹来视生。年约十三四，娇波流慧，细柳生姿。生望见颜色，嚬呻顿忘，精神为之一爽。公子便言：「此兄良友，不啻同胞也，妹子好医之。」女乃敛羞容，揄长袖，就榻诊视。把握之间，觉芳气胜兰。女笑曰：「宜有是疾，心脉动矣。然症虽危，可治，但肤块已凝，非伐皮削肉不可。」乃脱臂上金钏安患处，徐徐按下之。创突起寸许，高出钏外，而根际余肿，尽束在内，不似前如碗阔矣。乃一手启罗衿，解佩刀，刃薄于纸，把钏握刃，轻轻附根而割。紫血流溢，沾染床席，而贪近妖姿，不惟不觉其苦，且恐速竣割事，偎傍不久。未几，割断腐肉，团团然如树上削下之瘿。又呼水来，为洗割处。口吐红丸，如弹大，着肉上，按令旋转：才一周，觉热火蒸腾；再一周，习习作痒；三周已，遍体清凉，沁入骨髓。女收丸入咽，曰：「愈矣！」趋步出。生跃起走谢，沉痼若失。而悬想容辉。苦不自已。自是废卷痴坐，无复聊赖。公子已窥之，曰：「弟为兄物色，得一佳偶。」问：「何人？」曰：「亦弟眷属。」生凝思良久，但云：「勿须。」面壁吟曰：「曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。」公子会其指，曰：「家君仰慕鸿才，常欲附为婚姻。但止一少妹，齿太稚。有姨女阿松，年十八矣，颇不粗陋。如不见信，松姊日涉园亭，伺前厢，可望见之。」生如其教，果见娇娜偕丽人来，画黛弯蛾，莲钩蹴凤，与娇娜相伯仲也。生大悦，请公子作伐。公子翼日自内出，贺曰：「谐矣。」乃除别院，为生成礼。是夕，鼓吹阗咽，尘落漫飞，以望中仙人，忽同衾幄，遂疑广寒宫殿，未必在云霄矣。合卺之后，甚惬心怀。一夕，公子谓生曰：「切磋之惠，无日可以忘之。近单公子解讼归，索宅甚急，意将弃此而西。势难复聚，因而离绪萦怀。」生愿从之而去。公子劝还乡闾，生难之。公子曰：「勿虑，可即送君行。」无何，太公引松娘至，以黄金百两赠生。公子以左右手与生夫妇相把握，嘱闭眸勿视。飘然履空，但觉耳际风鸣，久之曰：「至矣。」启目，果见故里。始知公子非人。喜叩家门。母出非望，又睹美妇，方共忻慰。及回顾，则公子逝矣。松娘事姑孝；艳色贤名，声闻遐迩。
住了半年，孔生想去城郊游逛，走到门前，却发现两扇大门从外面锁住了。他问起缘故，公子说：“父亲怕交往应酬扰乱心思，所以谢绝访客罢了。”孔生也就安心住下。当时正值盛夏，天气闷热潮湿，他们便把书房搬到园中的亭子里。孔生胸前长起一个桃子大小的肿块，一夜之间就长得像碗一样大，疼得他不断呻吟。公子早晚探视照料，连睡觉吃饭都顾不上了。又过了几天，疮病加重，孔生更是一点东西也吃喝不下。太公也来了，大家相对叹息。公子说：“前天夜里，我想到先生的病，我妹妹娇娜能治。我已经派人去外祖父家叫她回来，怎么这么久还没到？”不一会儿，童仆进来禀告：“娜姑娘到了，姨母和松姑娘也一起来了。”父子俩赶忙迎进内室。过了一会儿，公子领着妹妹来探望孔生。她约莫十三四岁，秀美的眼睛透着聪慧，身姿像细柳一样柔美。孔生一看见她的容貌，立刻忘了皱眉呻吟，精神也清爽起来。公子便说：“这位兄长是我的好朋友，和亲兄弟没有两样，妹妹一定要好好替他医治。”少女收起羞怯的神情，挽起长袖，走到床前诊察。她握住孔生手腕时，孔生闻到一股比兰花还芬芳的香气。少女笑道：“难怪得了这病，你已经动了情。病情虽然危险，却能治好，只是皮下的肿块已经凝结，不把皮肉割掉是不行的。”她取下手臂上的金镯，套在患处，慢慢往下按。疮块凸起一寸多，高出镯子，根部周围肿起的地方也都被束在镯子里面，不再像先前那样有碗口那么宽。她又用一只手拉开丝衣的衣襟，解下佩刀，刀刃比纸还薄。她一手握住镯子，一手持刀，轻轻贴着疮根切割。紫色的血流了出来，染污了床席。孔生贪恋着近在身边的美貌，不但不觉得疼痛，反而怕她太快割完，不能多靠近她一会儿。不久，腐肉便割下来了，圆圆的一团，像从树上削下的瘤子。少女又叫人拿水来，替他洗净伤口。接着，她从口中吐出一颗弹丸大小的红丸，放在伤口上，按着它转动。刚转一圈，孔生便觉得一股灼热向上蒸腾；转过第二圈，又觉得阵阵发痒；转完第三圈，全身清凉，直透骨髓。少女把红丸收回口中咽下，说：“好了！”便快步走了出去。孔生跳下床，赶去道谢，顽固的病痛已经消失得无影无踪。然而，他总想着少女明艳的容貌，苦于无法克制。从此，他丢下书本，整天痴痴地坐着，做什么都提不起兴致。公子已经看出他的心思，说：“我替兄长物色到了一位好妻子。”孔生问：“是谁？”公子说：“也是我的亲属。”孔生沉思了很久，只说：“不必了。”随后面向墙壁吟道：“见过大海，别处的水就难入眼；见过巫山的云，别处的云便算不上云。”公子明白他的意思，说：“父亲仰慕你的才华，常想与你结为姻亲。但他只有这一个小女儿，年纪还太小。我姨母的女儿阿松，已经十八岁了，长得很不错。你要是不相信，松姐姐每天都会到园亭来，你在前面的厢房等着，就能看见她。”孔生照他说的去做，果然看见娇娜和一位美人一起走来。那美人画着弯弯的眉毛，小巧的脚穿着绣凤的鞋，与娇娜的美貌不相上下。孔生十分欢喜，请公子做媒。第二天，公子从内室出来，向他道贺：“婚事说定了。”于是收拾出一座别院，替孔生举行婚礼。那天晚上，鼓乐声响成一片，震得灰尘纷纷飘落。原先只能远远望着的仙女，忽然与自己同床共枕，孔生不禁觉得，广寒宫未必一定在云霄之上。喝过交杯酒后，他十分称心如意。一天晚上，公子对孔生说：“你在学问上给予我的帮助，我一天也不会忘记。近日单公子打完官司回来了，催着我们归还宅院。我们打算离开这里，往西边去。以后恐怕难以再聚，想到离别，我心里就牵挂不已。”孔生愿意跟着他们一起走。公子劝他回乡，孔生觉得有困难。公子说：“不用担心，我马上就能送你回去。”不一会儿，太公领着松娘来了，赠给孔生一百两黄金。公子左右两手分别握住孔生夫妇的手，嘱咐他们闭上眼睛，不要看。他们轻飘飘地踏着空中前行，只觉得耳边风声呼呼响。过了很久，公子说：“到了。”孔生睁开眼睛，果然看见了故乡，这才知道公子并不是人。他高兴地敲开家门。母亲出来，见儿子归来，喜出望外，又看见他带着一位美丽的妻子，大家一同欢喜欣慰。等孔生回头再看时，公子已经离去了。松娘侍奉婆婆十分孝顺，她的美貌和贤德，远近都知道。
After half a year Kong wanted to stroll out into the country round the town, but when he came to the gate he found the double doors locked from outside. When he asked about it, the young master said, “My father is afraid that company will distract your mind, so he keeps visitors away.” Kong accepted this. It was the height of summer, hot and steaming, and they moved their study to a pavilion in the garden. A swelling rose on Kong’s chest the size of a peach; in one night it grew as big as a bowl, and he groaned with the pain. The young master watched over him morning and evening, giving up sleep and food. After several more days the sore grew worse, and Kong could take no food or drink at all. The old master came too, and they looked at each other and sighed. “The night before last,” said the young master, “I was thinking about your illness, sir: my little sister Jiaona can cure it. I sent someone to my maternal grandfather’s to call her home. Why is she taking so long?” Just then the boy came in and announced, “Miss Na is here, and the aunt has come with Miss Song.” Father and son hurried off into the inner rooms. A little later the young master brought his sister to see Kong. She was about thirteen or fourteen, her lovely eyes bright with intelligence, her figure graceful as a slender willow. The moment Kong saw her face he forgot to groan, and his spirits lifted. “This is my good friend, as close as a brother born,” said the young master. “Sister, take good care of him.” The girl put away her shyness, drew back her long sleeves, and came to the bed to examine him. As she held his wrist, he caught a fragrance sweeter than orchids. The girl laughed. “No wonder you have this illness: your heart has been stirred. The case is grave, but it can be cured. Only the lump has set hard under the skin, and nothing will do but to cut away skin and flesh.” She took the gold bracelet from her arm, laid it over the sore and slowly pressed it down. The sore rose an inch or so, standing up above the bracelet, and all the swelling round its root was gathered inside the ring, so that it was no longer as wide as a bowl. Then with one hand she opened her silk robe and took the knife from her girdle, its blade thinner than paper. Holding the bracelet and gripping the knife, she cut gently along the root. Purple blood flowed out and stained the bed and mat. But Kong, longing to be close to her beauty, not only felt no pain but was afraid the cutting would be over too soon and he would not be near her for long. Before long she had cut away the rotten flesh, round as a burl sliced off a tree. She called for water and washed the cut. Then from her mouth she brought out a red pill the size of a pellet, set it on the flesh and pressed it and rolled it round. After one turn Kong felt a fiery heat rising; after the second, a tingling itch; when the third turn was done, his whole body was cool and fresh to the marrow of his bones. The girl took the pill back into her mouth and swallowed it. “He’s well!” she said, and hurried out. Kong leapt up and hurried to thank her; his stubborn illness was gone as if it had never been. But his thoughts hung on her face and her radiance, and he could not help himself. From then on he left his books and sat in a daze, with no interest in anything. The young master had seen it. “I have looked about for you, brother,” he said, “and found you a good match.” “Who?” asked Kong. “She too is of my family.” Kong thought a long while, then only said, “No need.” He turned his face to the wall and chanted: “Once you have known the sea, no water is water; once past Mount Wu, no cloud is a cloud.” The young master understood what he meant. “My father admires your great talent,” he said, “and has always wanted to be joined to you by marriage. But he has only the one little daughter, and she is far too young. There is my aunt’s daughter, Song. She is eighteen, and not at all plain. If you don’t believe me, Sister Song walks in the garden every day; wait in the front side room and you can see her.” Kong did as he said, and indeed saw Jiaona come by with a beautiful girl: painted brows curved like a moth’s feelers, tiny bound feet in phoenix slippers. She was every bit Jiaona’s equal. Kong was overjoyed and asked the young master to be his go-between. The next day the young master came out from the inner rooms and congratulated him. “It is settled.” A separate courtyard was made ready, and there the wedding was held. That evening the drums and pipes were so loud that dust came drifting down everywhere. To find himself suddenly sharing the bed curtains with the immortal he had gazed at from afar, Kong began to think that the Palace of Vast Cold need not be up in the clouds after all. After the wedding cup he was utterly content. One evening the young master said to Kong, “I shall never for a day forget the good you have done me in our studies. Young Mr. Shan has settled his lawsuit and come home, and he is pressing hard for his house. We mean to leave this place and go west. It will be hard ever to meet again, and the thought of parting weighs on my heart.” Kong wanted to go with them. The young master urged him to go back to his own home instead; Kong said it was too difficult. “Don’t worry,” said the young master. “I can send you off at once.” Before long the old master brought Song out and gave Kong a hundred taels of gold. The young master took Kong and his wife each by a hand and told them to shut their eyes and not look. They floated off, treading on air; all they knew was the wind whistling in their ears. After a long time he said, “We’re here.” Kong opened his eyes, and there indeed was his old home. Only then did he understand that the young master was not human. Happily he knocked at his family’s door. His mother came out, beyond all her hopes, and when she saw the beautiful bride they rejoiced together. But when Kong looked round, the young master was gone. Song served her mother-in-law with true devotion, and her beauty and goodness were known far and wide.
後生舉進士，授延安司李，攜家之任。母以道遠不行。松娘舉一男，名小宦。生以迕直指罷官，罣礙不得歸。偶獵郊野，逢一美少年，跨驪駒，頻頻瞻顧。細看，則皇甫公子也。攬轡停驂，悲喜交至。邀生去，至一村，樹木濃昏，蔭翳天日。入其家，則金漚浮釘，宛然世族。問妹子，則嫁；岳母，已亡，深相感悼。經宿別去，偕妻同返。嬌娜亦至，抱生子掇提而弄曰：「姊姊亂吾種矣。」生拜謝曩德。笑曰：「姊夫貴矣。創口已合，未忘痛耶？」妹夫吳郎，亦來拜謁。信宿乃去。
後來，孔生考中進士，被任命為延安司李，帶著家眷前去赴任。母親因為路途遙遠，沒有同行。松娘生了一個男孩，取名小宦。孔生因冒犯直指而被罷官，又受案件牽連，無法回鄉。一次，他到郊野打獵，遇見一個騎著黑馬的俊美少年，頻頻回頭看他。仔細一看，原來是皇甫公子。兩人拉住韁繩，停下馬來，悲喜交加。公子邀請孔生去家裡，來到一個村莊，樹木濃密，遮天蔽日，一片昏暗。走進公子家，只見門上鑲著金色的圓釘，儼然是世家大族的宅第。孔生問起嬌娜，得知她已經出嫁；問起岳母，得知她已經去世，心裡深深感傷。他住了一夜便告辭，隨後帶著妻子一同回來。嬌娜也來了，抱著孔生的兒子，托起來逗弄，說：「姐姐把我們家的血統混雜了。」孔生向她行禮，感謝她從前救治自己的恩情。嬌娜笑道：「姐夫如今顯貴了。傷口已經癒合，還沒有忘記當時的疼痛嗎？」妹夫吳郎也來拜見。孔生夫婦住了兩夜才離開。
后生举进士，授延安司李，携家之任。母以道远不行。松娘举一男，名小宦。生以迕直指罢官，罣碍不得归。偶猎郊野，逢一美少年，跨骊驹，频频瞻顾。细看，则皇甫公子也。揽辔停骖，悲喜交至。邀生去，至一村，树木浓昏，荫翳天日。入其家，则金沤浮钉，宛然世族。问妹子，则嫁；岳母，已亡，深相感悼。经宿别去，偕妻同返。娇娜亦至，抱生子掇提而弄曰：「姊姊乱吾种矣。」生拜谢曩德。笑曰：「姊夫贵矣。创口已合，未忘痛耶？」妹夫吴郎，亦来拜谒。信宿乃去。
后来，孔生考中进士，被任命为延安司李，带着家眷前去赴任。母亲因为路途遥远，没有同行。松娘生了一个男孩，取名小宦。孔生因冒犯直指而被罢官，又受案件牵连，无法回乡。一次，他到郊野打猎，遇见一个骑着黑马的俊美少年，频频回头看他。仔细一看，原来是皇甫公子。两人拉住缰绳，停下马来，悲喜交加。公子邀请孔生去家里，来到一个村庄，树木浓密，遮天蔽日，一片昏暗。走进公子家，只见门上镶着金色的圆钉，俨然是世家大族的宅第。孔生问起娇娜，得知她已经出嫁；问起岳母，得知她已经去世，心里深深感伤。他住了一夜便告辞，随后带着妻子一同回来。娇娜也来了，抱着孔生的儿子，托起来逗弄，说：“姐姐把我们家的血统混杂了。”孔生向她行礼，感谢她从前救治自己的恩情。娇娜笑道：“姐夫如今显贵了。伤口已经愈合，还没有忘记当时的疼痛吗？”妹夫吴郎也来拜见。孔生夫妇住了两夜才离开。
Later Kong passed the jinshi examination and was appointed judge of Yan’an, and took his family with him to his post. His mother did not go, because the road was so long. Song bore a son, and they named him Xiaohuan. Kong offended the imperial inspector and was dismissed from office, and the case kept him there, unable to go home. One day he was out hunting in the country when he met a handsome young man on a black colt, who kept turning to look at him. Looking closely, Kong saw it was the young master Huangfu. They reined in their horses and stopped, overcome with grief and joy. The young master invited Kong to come with him. They came to a village where the trees grew so thick and dark that they shut out the sky. When they entered his house, its gate was studded with gilt bosses, just like a great family’s. Kong asked after the sister: she was married. His mother-in-law: she was dead. He was deeply grieved. He stayed the night and left, and came back with his wife. Jiaona came too. She took Kong’s son in her arms, tossed him up and played with him. “Sister, you have muddled our breed,” she said. Kong bowed and thanked her for her kindness long ago. She laughed. “You are a great man now, brother-in-law. The wound has closed, but you haven’t forgotten the pain?” Her husband, young Wu, also came to pay his respects. After two nights they left.
一日，公子有懮色，謂生曰：「天降凶殃，能相救否？」生不知何事，但銳自任。公子趨出，招一家俱入，羅拜堂上。生大駭，亟問。公子曰：「余非人類，狐也。今有雷霆之劫。君肯以身赴難，一門可望生全；不然，請抱子而行，無相累。」生矢共生死。乃使仗劍于門，囑曰：「雷霆轟擊，勿動也！」生如所教。果見陰雲晝暝，昏黑如瑿。回視舊居，無復閈閎，惟見高塚巋然，巨穴無底。方錯愕間，霹靂一聲，擺簸山嶽；急雨狂風，老樹為拔。生目眩耳聾，屹不少動。忽于繁煙黑絮之中，見一鬼物，利喙長爪，自穴攫一人出，隨煙直上。瞥睹衣履，念似嬌娜。乃急躍離地，以劍擊之，隨手墮落。忽而崩雷暴裂，生仆，遂斃。少間，晴霽，嬌娜已能自蘇。見生死于旁，大哭曰：「孔郎為我而死，我何生矣！」松娘亦出，共舁生歸。嬌娜使松娘捧其首；先以金簪撥其齒；自乃撮其頤，以舌度紅丸入，又接吻而呵之。紅丸隨氣入喉，格格作響。移時，醒然而蘇。見眷口滿前，恍如夢寤。於是一門團圞，驚定而喜。生以幽壙不可久居，議同旋里。滿堂交贊，惟嬌娜不樂。生請與吳郎俱，又慮翁媼不肯離幼子，終日議不果。忽吳家一小奴，汗流氣促而至。驚致研詰，則吳郎家亦同日遭劫，一門俱沒。嬌娜頓足悲傷，涕不可止。共慰勸之。而同歸之計遂決。生入城勾當數日，遂連夜趣裝。既歸，以閑園寓公子，恆反關之；生及松娘至，始發扃。生與公子兄妹，棋酒談讌，若一家然。小宦長成，貌韶秀，有狐意。出游都市，共知為狐兒也。
一天，公子面帶憂色，對孔生說：「上天將要降下災禍，你能救我們嗎？」孔生不知道是什麼事，卻立即答應承擔。公子快步出去，把全家都叫進來，在廳堂上一起向孔生跪拜。孔生大驚，連忙詢問緣故。公子說：「我不是人，是狐狸。如今雷霆之劫將要降臨。你若肯冒死相救，我們全家就有希望保全性命；不然，請你抱著孩子離開，別讓我們連累了你。」孔生髮誓與他們同生共死。公子便讓他持劍守在門口，囑咐道：「雷霆轟擊的時候，千萬不要動！」孔生照他說的做了。果然，烏雲使白晝變得昏暗，四周漆黑。孔生回頭看原來的宅院，已經不見了門戶，只看見一座高大的墳墓聳立在那裡，墓穴又大又深，看不到底。他正驚愕時，一聲霹靂震得山嶽搖動，狂風暴雨接踵而來，老樹都被連根拔起。孔生眼花耳聾，卻仍挺立著，絲毫不動。忽然，他在濃煙和團團黑雲中，看見一個尖嘴長爪的鬼怪，從墓穴裡抓出一個人，隨著煙氣直升上去。他瞥見那人的衣服和鞋子，覺得像是嬌娜，便急忙躍起，揮劍砍向鬼怪，嬌娜隨即掉了下來。緊接著，雷聲猛然炸響，孔生倒在地上，就此死去。過了一會兒，雨停天晴，嬌娜已經自行甦醒。她看見孔生死在身旁，放聲大哭：「孔郎為我而死，我還怎麼活下去！」松娘也出來了，兩人一同把孔生抬回去。嬌娜讓松娘捧著他的頭，先用金簪撬開他的牙齒，隨後自己托住他的下巴，用舌頭把紅丸送進他嘴裡，又嘴唇貼著嘴唇，向他口中吹氣。紅丸隨著氣息進入喉嚨，發出格格的響聲。過了一陣，孔生便清醒過來，恢復了生機。他看見家人都圍在面前，恍惚間像從夢中醒來。於是全家重新團聚，驚魂安定後，都歡喜起來。孔生覺得幽暗的墓穴不能長住，提議大家一起回他的故鄉。滿堂的人都贊成，只有嬌娜不高興。孔生請她和吳郎一起去，又想到吳郎的父母恐怕不肯離開小兒子，大家商議了一整天，也沒能定下來。忽然，吳家的一個小童僕趕來，汗流滿面，氣喘吁吁。大家吃驚地把他叫來細問，才知道吳郎家也在同一天遭了雷劫，全家都死了。嬌娜跺著腳悲哭，眼淚怎麼也止不住。大家一同安慰勸解她，一起回鄉的打算也就此定下。孔生進城辦了幾天事務，隨後連夜趕著收拾行裝。回鄉後，他讓公子住在一座閒置的園子裡，園門平時總從裡面鎖著，只有孔生和松娘來了，才打開門鎖。孔生與公子兄妹下棋、飲酒、談笑、宴飲，親密得像一家人。小宦長大後，容貌俊秀，帶著幾分狐狸的神態。他到城裡遊玩時，人們都知道他是狐狸的孩子。
一日，公子有懮色，谓生曰：「天降凶殃，能相救否？」生不知何事，但锐自任。公子趋出，招一家俱入，罗拜堂上。生大骇，亟问。公子曰：「余非人类，狐也。今有雷霆之劫。君肯以身赴难，一门可望生全；不然，请抱子而行，无相累。」生矢共生死。乃使仗剑于门，嘱曰：「雷霆轰击，勿动也！」生如所教。果见阴云昼暝，昏黑如瑿。回视旧居，无复闬闳，惟见高冢岿然，巨穴无底。方错愕间，霹雳一声，摆簸山岳；急雨狂风，老树为拔。生目眩耳聋，屹不少动。忽于繁烟黑絮之中，见一鬼物，利喙长爪，自穴攫一人出，随烟直上。瞥睹衣履，念似娇娜。乃急跃离地，以剑击之，随手堕落。忽而崩雷暴裂，生仆，遂毙。少间，晴霁，娇娜已能自苏。见生死于旁，大哭曰：「孔郎为我而死，我何生矣！」松娘亦出，共舁生归。娇娜使松娘捧其首；先以金簪拨其齿；自乃撮其颐，以舌度红丸入，又接吻而呵之。红丸随气入喉，格格作响。移时，醒然而苏。见眷口满前，恍如梦寤。于是一门团圞，惊定而喜。生以幽圹不可久居，议同旋里。满堂交赞，惟娇娜不乐。生请与吴郎俱，又虑翁媪不肯离幼子，终日议不果。忽吴家一小奴，汗流气促而至。惊致研诘，则吴郎家亦同日遭劫，一门俱没。娇娜顿足悲伤，涕不可止。共慰劝之。而同归之计遂决。生入城勾当数日，遂连夜趣装。既归，以闲园寓公子，恒反关之；生及松娘至，始发扃。生与公子兄妹，棋酒谈䜩，若一家然。小宦长成，貌韶秀，有狐意。出游都市，共知为狐儿也。
一天，公子面带忧色，对孔生说：“上天将要降下灾祸，你能救我们吗？”孔生不知道是什么事，却立即答应承担。公子快步出去，把全家都叫进来，在厅堂上一起向孔生跪拜。孔生大惊，连忙询问缘故。公子说：“我不是人，是狐狸。如今雷霆之劫将要降临。你若肯冒死相救，我们全家就有希望保全性命；不然，请你抱着孩子离开，别让我们连累了你。”孔生发誓与他们同生共死。公子便让他持剑守在门口，嘱咐道：“雷霆轰击的时候，千万不要动！”孔生照他说的做了。果然，乌云使白昼变得昏暗，四周漆黑。孔生回头看原来的宅院，已经不见了门户，只看见一座高大的坟墓耸立在那里，墓穴又大又深，看不到底。他正惊愕时，一声霹雳震得山岳摇动，狂风暴雨接踵而来，老树都被连根拔起。孔生眼花耳聋，却仍挺立着，丝毫不动。忽然，他在浓烟和团团黑云中，看见一个尖嘴长爪的鬼怪，从墓穴里抓出一个人，随着烟气直升上去。他瞥见那人的衣服和鞋子，觉得像是娇娜，便急忙跃起，挥剑砍向鬼怪，娇娜随即掉了下来。紧接着，雷声猛然炸响，孔生倒在地上，就此死去。过了一会儿，雨停天晴，娇娜已经自行苏醒。她看见孔生死在身旁，放声大哭：“孔郎为我而死，我还怎么活下去！”松娘也出来了，两人一同把孔生抬回去。娇娜让松娘捧着他的头，先用金簪撬开他的牙齿，随后自己托住他的下巴，用舌头把红丸送进他嘴里，又嘴唇贴着嘴唇，向他口中吹气。红丸随着气息进入喉咙，发出格格的响声。过了一阵，孔生便清醒过来，恢复了生机。他看见家人都围在面前，恍惚间像从梦中醒来。于是全家重新团聚，惊魂安定后，都欢喜起来。孔生觉得幽暗的墓穴不能长住，提议大家一起回他的故乡。满堂的人都赞成，只有娇娜不高兴。孔生请她和吴郎一起去，又想到吴郎的父母恐怕不肯离开小儿子，大家商议了一整天，也没能定下来。忽然，吴家的一个小童仆赶来，汗流满面，气喘吁吁。大家吃惊地把他叫来细问，才知道吴郎家也在同一天遭了雷劫，全家都死了。娇娜跺着脚悲哭，眼泪怎么也止不住。大家一同安慰劝解她，一起回乡的打算也就此定下。孔生进城办了几天事务，随后连夜赶着收拾行装。回乡后，他让公子住在一座闲置的园子里，园门平时总从里面锁着，只有孔生和松娘来了，才打开门锁。孔生与公子兄妹下棋、饮酒、谈笑、宴饮，亲密得像一家人。小宦长大后，容貌俊秀，带着几分狐狸的神态。他到城里游玩时，人们都知道他是狐狸的孩子。
One day the young master looked worried. “Heaven is sending down a calamity,” he said to Kong. “Will you save us?” Kong did not know what it was, but at once took it upon himself. The young master hurried out and called his whole family in, and they all bowed to Kong in the hall. Kong was greatly alarmed and asked at once what it meant. “I am not human,” said the young master. “I am a fox. Now the trial of thunder is upon us. If you are willing to throw yourself into danger for us, there is hope that our whole family will live. If not, please take your son and go, and don’t let us drag you down.” Kong swore to live or die with them. So the young master had him stand at the door holding a sword. “When the thunder strikes,” he told him, “do not move!” Kong did as he was told. Sure enough, dark clouds turned the day to night, black as jet. He looked back at the house: the gates were gone, and all he saw was a tall grave mound and a great bottomless pit. As he stood there aghast, a thunderclap shook the hills and mountains; driving rain and a wild wind tore old trees up by the roots. Kong was dazzled and deafened, but stood firm and did not move. Suddenly, in the dense smoke and black fluff, he saw a demon with a sharp beak and long claws snatch someone out of the pit and rise straight up with the smoke. He glimpsed the clothes and shoes, and thought it looked like Jiaona. He leapt up off the ground and struck at it with his sword, and she fell at once. Then all at once the thunder burst with a crash; Kong fell, and was dead. A little later the sky cleared, and Jiaona came to herself. Seeing Kong lying dead beside her, she wept aloud. “Kong died for me! How can I go on living?” Song came out too, and together they carried him back. Jiaona had Song hold his head, and first prised his teeth apart with a gold hairpin; then she took hold of his chin herself, pushed the red pill into his mouth with her tongue, then pressed her lips to his and breathed into him. The red pill went down his throat with the breath, rattling as it went. After a while he woke and came back to life. Seeing his family all gathered before him, he felt as if he had woken from a dream. So the whole family was together again, and once the fright was over they rejoiced. Kong said they could not live long in a tomb, and proposed that they all go back with him to his home. The whole household agreed; only Jiaona was unhappy. Kong asked her to come with young Wu, but feared that Wu’s parents would not part with their young son. They talked it over all day and settled nothing. Suddenly a young servant of the Wu family arrived, streaming with sweat and gasping for breath. In alarm they questioned him: the Wu family too had met the calamity that same day, and every one of them had perished. Jiaona stamped her feet in grief and could not stop weeping. They all comforted her. And so the plan to go back together was settled. Kong went into the city and spent several days on his affairs, then packed in haste through the night. When they were home, he lodged the young master in a vacant garden and always kept it locked from outside; only when he and Song came was the lock opened. Kong and the young master and his sister played chess, drank, talked and feasted together, just like one family. Xiaohuan grew up handsome, with something of the fox about him. When he went about the city, everyone knew him for a fox’s child.
異史氏曰：「余於孔生，不羨其得艷妻，而羨其得膩友也。觀其容可以忘飢，聽其聲可以解頤。得此良友，時一談宴，則『色授魂與』，尤勝于『顛倒衣裳』矣。」
異史氏說：「對於孔生，我不羨慕他娶到美貌的妻子，卻羨慕他交到親密的女友。看著她的容貌，可以忘記飢餓；聽見她的聲音，可以開懷而笑。有這樣一位好朋友，時常一起談笑宴飲，眉目之間傳遞情意，心神彼此相通，甚至比同床共枕的歡愛還要好。」
异史氏曰：「余于孔生，不羡其得艳妻，而羡其得腻友也。观其容可以忘饥，听其声可以解颐。得此良友，时一谈宴，则『色授魂与』，尤胜于『颠倒衣裳』矣。」
异史氏说：“对于孔生，我不羡慕他娶到美貌的妻子，却羡慕他交到亲密的女友。看着她的容貌，可以忘记饥饿；听见她的声音，可以开怀而笑。有这样一位好朋友，时常一起谈笑宴饮，眉目之间传递情意，心神彼此相通，甚至比同床共枕的欢爱还要好。”
The Historian of the Strange says: As for Scholar Kong, I do not envy him his beautiful wife; I envy him his intimate friend. To look at her face one could forget hunger; to hear her voice would make one smile. To have such a good friend, and to talk and feast with her now and then, where ‘her looks give and his soul answers’, would be better still than ‘clothes put on upside down’.