第四百八十五篇Story Four Hundred and Eighty-Five

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李象先

李象先

Li Xiangxian

仿清末石印本的线描:黄昏小镇的市街上,一位挂念珠的老僧坐在高大牌坊的瓦顶上低头下望,坊下一个挑担货郎和一个手持折扇的青年书生走过,头顶各冒一缕细烟般的火光,街两侧是店铺、木桶和竹筐,远处街尽头一扇窗里亮着一盏小灯。

李象先,壽光之聞人也。前世為某寺執爨僧,無疾而化。魂出棲坊上,下見市上行人,皆有火光出顛上,蓋體中陽氣也。夜既昏,念坊上不可久居,但諸舍暗黑,不知所之。唯一家燈火猶明,飄赴之。及門,則身已嬰兒。母乳之。見乳恐懼;腹不勝飢,閉目強吮。逾三月餘,即不復乳;乳之,則驚懼而啼。母以米瀋間棗栗哺之,得長成。是為象先。兒時至某寺,見寺僧,皆能呼其名。至老猶畏乳。

李象先是壽光的知名人物。他前世是某座寺廟裡負責燒火做飯的和尚,沒有生病便去世了。魂魄離開身體,停在牌坊上,往下看見街市上的行人,頭頂都冒著火光,那是他們身體裡的陽氣。天黑以後,他想到不能長久待在牌坊上,可是各家房屋都是黑的,不知道該往哪裡去。只有一戶人家的燈火還亮著,他便飄了過去。到了門口,自己已經成了嬰兒。母親給他餵奶,他看見乳房就害怕,可肚子實在餓得受不了,只得閉上眼睛,勉強吸吮。過了三個多月,他就不再吃奶;母親一喂,他就驚恐地啼哭。母親用米湯摻著棗子、栗子喂他,他才得以長大。這就是李象先。他小時候到那座寺廟去,看見寺裡的和尚,都能叫出他們的名字。直到老年,他還害怕乳房。

李象先,寿光之闻人也。前世为某寺执爨僧,无疾而化。魂出栖坊上,下见市上行人,皆有火光出颠上,盖体中阳气也。夜既昏,念坊上不可久居,但诸舍暗黑,不知所之。唯一家灯火犹明,飘赴之。及门,则身已婴儿。母乳之。见乳恐惧;腹不胜饥,闭目强吮。逾三月余,即不复乳;乳之,则惊惧而啼。母以米沈间枣栗哺之,得长成。是为象先。儿时至某寺,见寺僧,皆能呼其名。至老犹畏乳。

李象先是寿光的知名人物。他前世是某座寺庙里负责烧火做饭的和尚,没有生病便去世了。魂魄离开身体,停在牌坊上,往下看见街市上的行人,头顶都冒着火光,那是他们身体里的阳气。天黑以后,他想到不能长久待在牌坊上,可是各家房屋都是黑的,不知道该往哪里去。只有一户人家的灯火还亮着,他便飘了过去。到了门口,自己已经成了婴儿。母亲给他喂奶,他看见乳房就害怕,可肚子实在饿得受不了,只得闭上眼睛,勉强吸吮。过了三个多月,他就不再吃奶;母亲一喂,他就惊恐地啼哭。母亲用米汤掺着枣子、栗子喂他,他才得以长大。这就是李象先。他小时候到那座寺庙去,看见寺里的和尚,都能叫出他们的名字。直到老年,他还害怕乳房。

Li Xiangxian was a well-known man of Shouguang. In his former life he had been the kitchen monk at a certain temple, and he died without any illness. His soul left his body and perched on top of a memorial arch. Looking down, he saw that every person walking in the market had a glow of fire rising from the crown of the head: this was the yang energy in their bodies. When night fell, he thought he could not stay long on the arch, but every house was dark and he did not know where to go. Only one house still had a lamp burning, and he drifted toward it. When he reached the door, he was already an infant. His mother gave him the breast. The sight of it terrified him, but his belly could not bear the hunger, so he shut his eyes and forced himself to suck. After a little more than three months he would suckle no longer; when she offered the breast, he cried in terror. His mother fed him rice broth mixed with dates and chestnuts, and so he grew up. This was Xiangxian. As a boy he went to that temple and could call each of the monks by name. Even in old age he was still afraid of breasts.

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