交州徐姓，泛海為賈。忽被大風吹去。開眼至一處，深山蒼莽。冀有居人，遂纜船而登，負糗臘焉。
交州有個姓徐的人，出海做買賣，忽然被一陣大風吹走了。睜開眼時，已經到了一個地方，只見深山連綿，草木蒼茫。他盼著那裡有人居住，便繫好船，上了岸，揹著乾糧和臘肉往山裡走。
交州徐姓，泛海为贾。忽被大风吹去。开眼至一处，深山苍莽。冀有居人，遂缆船而登，负糗腊焉。
交州有个姓徐的人，出海做买卖，忽然被一阵大风吹走了。睁开眼时，已经到了一个地方，只见深山连绵，草木苍茫。他盼着那里有人居住，便系好船，上了岸，背着干粮和腊肉往山里走。
A man named Xu, of Jiaozhou, sailed the seas as a trader. One day a great wind caught him and blew him far off course. When he opened his eyes he had come to a place of deep mountains, dark and wild. Hoping there might be people living there, he moored his boat and went ashore, carrying a pack of dried provisions and cured meat.
方入，見兩崖皆洞口，密如蜂房；內隱有人聲。至洞處，佇足一窺，中有夜叉二，牙森列戟，目閃雙燈，爪劈生鹿而食。驚散魂魄，急欲奔下，則夜叉已顧見之，輟食執入。二物相語，如鳥獸鳴，爭裂徐衣，似欲啖。徐大懼，取橐中糗糒，並牛脯進之。分啖甚美。復翻徐橐，徐搖手以示其無。夜叉怒，又執之。徐哀之曰：「釋我。我舟中有釜甑，可烹飪。」夜叉不解其語，仍怒。徐再與手語，夜叉似微解。從至舟，取具入洞，束薪燃火，煮其殘鹿，熟而獻之。二物啖之喜。夜以巨石杜門，似恐徐遁。徐曲體遙臥，深懼不免。天明，二物出，又杜之。少頃，攜一鹿來付徐。徐剝革，于深洞處流水，汲煮數釜。俄有數夜叉至，群集吞啖訖，共指釜，似嫌其小。過三四日，一夜叉負一大釜來，似人所常用者。於是群夜叉各致狼麋。既熟，呼徐同啖。居數日，夜叉漸與徐熟，出亦不施禁錮，聚處如家人。徐漸能察聲知意，輒效其音，為夜叉語。夜叉益悅，攜一雌來妻徐。徐初畏懼，莫敢伸；雌自開其股就徐，徐乃與交。雌大歡悅。每留肉餌徐，若琴瑟之好。
剛進山，他就看見兩邊的山崖上滿是洞口，密密麻麻，像蜂房一樣，裡面隱約傳出說話聲。他走到一個洞口，停下來往裡一看，裡面有兩個夜叉，牙齒像一排戟那樣森然排列，兩眼像兩盞燈一樣閃亮，正用爪子撕開一頭活鹿來吃。徐某嚇得魂飛魄散，急忙想往山下跑，夜叉卻已經回頭看見了他，停下進食，把他抓進洞裡。兩個怪物互相說著話，聲音像鳥獸鳴叫，又爭著撕扯徐某的衣服，似乎要吃掉他。徐某十分害怕，拿出袋裡的乾糧和牛肉乾，獻給它們。它們分著吃了，覺得十分美味，又翻起徐某的袋子。徐某擺手，表示已經沒有了。夜叉發怒，又抓住他。徐某哀求道：「放了我吧。我船上有鍋和蒸飯的甑，可以給你們做飯。」夜叉聽不懂他的話，仍舊發怒。徐某又用手勢比畫，夜叉似乎明白了一點，便跟著他到了船上。他拿了炊具回洞，捆好柴草，生起火來，把剩下的鹿肉煮熟，獻給它們。兩個怪物吃得很高興。到了夜裡，它們用一塊巨石堵住洞口，似乎怕徐某逃跑。徐某蜷著身子，遠遠地躺下，十分擔心自己逃不過這一劫。天亮後，兩個怪物出去了，又堵住洞口。不一會兒，它們帶著一頭鹿回來，交給徐某。徐某剝下鹿皮，到洞穴深處的流水邊打水，煮了好幾鍋肉。很快又來了幾個夜叉，聚在一起，把肉吞吃乾淨，隨後一起指著鍋，似乎嫌鍋太小。過了三四天，一個夜叉揹來一口大鍋，像人們平常用的那種。於是，夜叉們各自帶來狼和麋鹿，等肉煮熟了，就叫徐某一起吃。又過了幾天，夜叉們漸漸和徐某熟悉起來，出門時也不再把他關在洞裡，大家相處得像一家人。徐某漸漸能從它們的聲音裡聽懂意思，便模仿它們的發音，學著說夜叉的話。夜叉們更加高興，帶來一個女夜叉，給徐某做妻子。徐某起初十分害怕，不敢有所動作；女夜叉自己張開雙腿，湊近徐某，徐某便和她交合了。女夜叉十分歡喜，每次都留些肉給徐某吃，兩人像恩愛的夫妻一樣。
方入，见两崖皆洞口，密如蜂房；内隐有人声。至洞处，伫足一窥，中有夜叉二，牙森列戟，目闪双灯，爪劈生鹿而食。惊散魂魄，急欲奔下，则夜叉已顾见之，辍食执入。二物相语，如鸟兽鸣，争裂徐衣，似欲啖。徐大惧，取橐中糗糒，并牛脯进之。分啖甚美。复翻徐橐，徐摇手以示其无。夜叉怒，又执之。徐哀之曰：「释我。我舟中有釜甑，可烹饪。」夜叉不解其语，仍怒。徐再与手语，夜叉似微解。从至舟，取具入洞，束薪燃火，煮其残鹿，熟而献之。二物啖之喜。夜以巨石杜门，似恐徐遁。徐曲体遥卧，深惧不免。天明，二物出，又杜之。少顷，携一鹿来付徐。徐剥革，于深洞处流水，汲煮数釜。俄有数夜叉至，群集吞啖讫，共指釜，似嫌其小。过三四日，一夜叉负一大釜来，似人所常用者。于是群夜叉各致狼麋。既熟，呼徐同啖。居数日，夜叉渐与徐熟，出亦不施禁锢，聚处如家人。徐渐能察声知意，辄效其音，为夜叉语。夜叉益悦，携一雌来妻徐。徐初畏惧，莫敢伸；雌自开其股就徐，徐乃与交。雌大欢悦。每留肉饵徐，若琴瑟之好。
刚进山，他就看见两边的山崖上满是洞口，密密麻麻，像蜂房一样，里面隐约传出说话声。他走到一个洞口，停下来往里一看，里面有两个夜叉，牙齿像一排戟那样森然排列，两眼像两盏灯一样闪亮，正用爪子撕开一头活鹿来吃。徐某吓得魂飞魄散，急忙想往山下跑，夜叉却已经回头看见了他，停下进食，把他抓进洞里。两个怪物互相说着话，声音像鸟兽鸣叫，又争着撕扯徐某的衣服，似乎要吃掉他。徐某十分害怕，拿出袋里的干粮和牛肉干，献给它们。它们分着吃了，觉得十分美味，又翻起徐某的袋子。徐某摆手，表示已经没有了。夜叉发怒，又抓住他。徐某哀求道：“放了我吧。我船上有锅和蒸饭的甑，可以给你们做饭。”夜叉听不懂他的话，仍旧发怒。徐某又用手势比画，夜叉似乎明白了一点，便跟着他到了船上。他拿了炊具回洞，捆好柴草，生起火来，把剩下的鹿肉煮熟，献给它们。两个怪物吃得很高兴。到了夜里，它们用一块巨石堵住洞口，似乎怕徐某逃跑。徐某蜷着身子，远远地躺下，十分担心自己逃不过这一劫。天亮后，两个怪物出去了，又堵住洞口。不一会儿，它们带着一头鹿回来，交给徐某。徐某剥下鹿皮，到洞穴深处的流水边打水，煮了好几锅肉。很快又来了几个夜叉，聚在一起，把肉吞吃干净，随后一起指着锅，似乎嫌锅太小。过了三四天，一个夜叉背来一口大锅，像人们平常用的那种。于是，夜叉们各自带来狼和麋鹿，等肉煮熟了，就叫徐某一起吃。又过了几天，夜叉们渐渐和徐某熟悉起来，出门时也不再把他关在洞里，大家相处得像一家人。徐某渐渐能从它们的声音里听懂意思，便模仿它们的发音，学着说夜叉的话。夜叉们更加高兴，带来一个女夜叉，给徐某做妻子。徐某起初十分害怕，不敢有所动作；女夜叉自己张开双腿，凑近徐某，徐某便和她交合了。女夜叉十分欢喜，每次都留些肉给徐某吃，两人像恩爱的夫妻一样。
As soon as he went in among the mountains, he saw that both cliffs were full of cave mouths, packed as close as the cells of a honeycomb, and from inside came the faint sound of voices. He stopped at one cave and peered in. Inside were two yakshas, their teeth bristling like a rack of halberds, their eyes flashing like a pair of lamps, tearing apart a live deer with their claws and eating it. Xu was frightened out of his wits and turned to run back down, but the yakshas had already seen him. They left their meal, seized him and dragged him in. The two creatures talked to each other with sounds like the cries of birds and beasts, and fought to tear off Xu’s clothes, as if they meant to eat him. In terror, Xu took the dried provisions from his pack, and some dried beef, and offered them. The yakshas shared them out and found them delicious. Then they turned out his pack again. Xu waved his hands to show there was no more. The yakshas were angry and seized him again. Xu pleaded with them: “Let me go. On my boat I have pots and a steamer. I can cook for you.” The yakshas did not understand his words and were still angry. Xu tried again with signs, and they seemed to understand a little. They went with him to the boat. He took his cooking things into the cave, tied up some firewood, lit a fire and boiled what was left of the deer. When it was cooked he offered it to them, and the two creatures ate it with delight. At night they blocked the cave mouth with a huge rock, as if afraid Xu would run away. Xu lay curled up at a distance, sure he would not escape alive. At daybreak the two creatures went out, and blocked the mouth again. A little later they came back with a deer and handed it to Xu. Xu skinned it, drew water from a stream deep in the cave, and boiled several pots of it. Before long several more yakshas arrived. They crowded round and gulped it all down, and then they all pointed at the pot, as if to say it was too small. Three or four days later a yaksha came carrying a great cauldron on its back, the kind that people commonly use. After that the yakshas all brought wolves and deer, and when the meat was cooked they called Xu to eat with them. After some days the yakshas grew used to Xu. When they went out they no longer shut him in, and they lived with him like family. Little by little Xu learned to make out their meaning from their sounds, and he would copy them and speak the yaksha tongue. The yakshas liked him all the more, and brought a female to be his wife. At first Xu was too frightened to do anything. The female spread her legs for him herself, and so Xu lay with her. She was delighted. She always saved meat for him, and they were as fond of each other as any married couple.
一日，諸夜叉早起，項下各掛明珠一串，更番出門，若伺貴客狀。命徐多煮肉。徐以問雌，雌云：「此天壽節。」雌出，謂眾夜叉曰：「徐郎無骨突子。」眾各摘其五，並付雌。雌又自解十枚，共得五十之數，以野苧為繩，穿掛徐項。徐視之，一珠可直百十金。俄頃俱出。徐煮肉畢，雌來邀去，云：「接天王。」至一大洞，廣闊數畝。中有石，滑平如幾；四圍俱有石座；上一座蒙一豹革，餘皆以鹿。夜叉二三十輩，列坐滿中。少頃，大風揚塵，張皇都出。見一巨物來，亦類夜叉狀，竟奔入洞，踞坐鶚顧。群隨入，東西列立，悉仰其首，以雙臂作十字交。大夜叉按頭點視，問：「臥眉山眾，盡于此乎？」群哄應之。顧徐曰：「此何來？」雌以婿對。眾又贊其烹調。即有二三夜叉，奔取熟肉陳幾上。大夜叉掬啖盡飽，極贊嘉美，且責常供。又顧徐云：「骨突子何短？」眾曰：「初來未備。」物于項上摘取珠串，脫十枚付之，俱大如指頂，圓如彈丸。雌急接，代徐穿掛。徐亦交臂作夜叉語謝之。物乃去，躡風而行，其疾如飛。眾始享其餘食而散。
一天，夜叉們都早早起床，脖子上各掛著一串明珠，輪流出門，像是在等候貴客。它們讓徐某多煮些肉。徐某問妻子是怎麼回事，她說：「今天是天壽節。」她走出去，對眾夜叉說：「徐郎沒有骨突子。」眾夜叉各摘下五顆珠子，都交給她。她又從自己的珠串上解下十顆，一共湊成五十顆，用野苧麻搓成繩子，穿起來掛在徐某脖子上。徐某看了看，一顆珠子就能值一百多金。不一會兒，夜叉們都出去了。徐某煮好肉，妻子來叫他一起走，說：「去迎接天王。」他們來到一個大洞，裡面有好幾畝那麼寬闊。洞中央有一塊石頭，光滑平整，像張桌子；四周都是石座，最上首的一座鋪著豹皮，其餘的都鋪著鹿皮。二三十個夜叉排列而坐，坐滿了洞穴。不久，大風捲起塵土，夜叉們慌忙全都跑了出去。只見一個巨大的怪物來到，也長得像夜叉，徑直奔進洞裡，蹲坐下來，目光兇猛地向四周掃視。眾夜叉跟著進來，分列兩旁站好，全都仰起頭，把雙臂交叉成十字。大夜叉逐個點看它們的頭，問道：「臥眉山的夜叉，全都在這裡了嗎？」眾夜叉齊聲回答。它看著徐某問：「這個是哪裡來的？」徐某的妻子回答說，這是她的丈夫。眾夜叉又稱讚他的廚藝。立刻有兩三個夜叉跑去取來熟肉，擺在石桌上。大夜叉用手捧著吃，吃得飽飽的，極力稱讚肉味鮮美，還吩咐以後要經常供給。它又看著徐某說：「他的骨突子怎麼這麼短？」眾夜叉說：「他剛來，還沒備齊。」怪物從脖子上取下珠串，卸下十顆珠子交給他，每顆都有指頭頂那麼大，圓得像彈丸。徐某的妻子趕忙接過，替徐某穿好掛上。徐某也交叉雙臂，用夜叉的話向它道謝。怪物隨後離去，踏著風前行，快得像飛一樣。眾夜叉這才吃了它剩下的食物，散去了。
一日，诸夜叉早起，项下各挂明珠一串，更番出门，若伺贵客状。命徐多煮肉。徐以问雌，雌云：「此天寿节。」雌出，谓众夜叉曰：「徐郎无骨突子。」众各摘其五，并付雌。雌又自解十枚，共得五十之数，以野苎为绳，穿挂徐项。徐视之，一珠可直百十金。俄顷俱出。徐煮肉毕，雌来邀去，云：「接天王。」至一大洞，广阔数亩。中有石，滑平如几；四围俱有石座；上一座蒙一豹革，余皆以鹿。夜叉二三十辈，列坐满中。少顷，大风扬尘，张皇都出。见一巨物来，亦类夜叉状，竟奔入洞，踞坐鹗顾。群随入，东西列立，悉仰其首，以双臂作十字交。大夜叉按头点视，问：「卧眉山众，尽于此乎？」群哄应之。顾徐曰：「此何来？」雌以婿对。众又赞其烹调。即有二三夜叉，奔取熟肉陈几上。大夜叉掬啖尽饱，极赞嘉美，且责常供。又顾徐云：「骨突子何短？」众曰：「初来未备。」物于项上摘取珠串，脱十枚付之，俱大如指顶，圆如弹丸。雌急接，代徐穿挂。徐亦交臂作夜叉语谢之。物乃去，蹑风而行，其疾如飞。众始享其余食而散。
一天，夜叉们都早早起床，脖子上各挂着一串明珠，轮流出门，像是在等候贵客。它们让徐某多煮些肉。徐某问妻子是怎么回事，她说：“今天是天寿节。”她走出去，对众夜叉说：“徐郎没有骨突子。”众夜叉各摘下五颗珠子，都交给她。她又从自己的珠串上解下十颗，一共凑成五十颗，用野苎麻搓成绳子，穿起来挂在徐某脖子上。徐某看了看，一颗珠子就能值一百多金。不一会儿，夜叉们都出去了。徐某煮好肉，妻子来叫他一起走，说：“去迎接天王。”他们来到一个大洞，里面有好几亩那么宽阔。洞中央有一块石头，光滑平整，像张桌子；四周都是石座，最上首的一座铺着豹皮，其余的都铺着鹿皮。二三十个夜叉排列而坐，坐满了洞穴。不久，大风卷起尘土，夜叉们慌忙全都跑了出去。只见一个巨大的怪物来到，也长得像夜叉，径直奔进洞里，蹲坐下来，目光凶猛地向四周扫视。众夜叉跟着进来，分列两旁站好，全都仰起头，把双臂交叉成十字。大夜叉逐个点看它们的头，问道：“卧眉山的夜叉，全都在这里了吗？”众夜叉齐声回答。它看着徐某问：“这个是哪里来的？”徐某的妻子回答说，这是她的丈夫。众夜叉又称赞他的厨艺。立刻有两三个夜叉跑去取来熟肉，摆在石桌上。大夜叉用手捧着吃，吃得饱饱的，极力称赞肉味鲜美，还吩咐以后要经常供给。它又看着徐某说：“他的骨突子怎么这么短？”众夜叉说：“他刚来，还没备齐。”怪物从脖子上取下珠串，卸下十颗珠子交给他，每颗都有指头顶那么大，圆得像弹丸。徐某的妻子赶忙接过，替徐某穿好挂上。徐某也交叉双臂，用夜叉的话向它道谢。怪物随后离去，踏着风前行，快得像飞一样。众夜叉这才吃了它剩下的食物，散去了。
One day the yakshas all got up early, each with a string of bright pearls hung round the neck, and went out of the cave by turns, as if they were expecting some honoured guest. They told Xu to cook plenty of meat. Xu asked his mate about it. “It is the Heavenly Birthday,” she said. She went out and said to the other yakshas, “Xu has no gutuzi.” Each of them took five pearls off their strings and gave them to her. She undid ten more from her own, which made fifty in all, strung them on a cord of wild hemp and hung them round Xu’s neck. Xu looked at them: a single pearl might be worth a hundred in gold or more. In a moment they had all gone out. When Xu had finished cooking the meat, his mate came to fetch him. “We are going to welcome the Heavenly King,” she said. They came to a great cave several mu across. In the middle was a stone as smooth and flat as a table, and all round it were stone seats. The seat at the head was covered with a leopard skin, the rest with deer skins. Twenty or thirty yakshas sat in rows, filling the cave. Shortly a great wind sprang up and raised the dust, and they all rushed out in a flurry. A huge creature came, something like a yaksha itself. It ran straight into the cave, sat down squatting and glared about like a hawk. The crowd followed it in and stood in rows to east and west, all with their heads raised and their arms crossed over their chests. The great yaksha counted them, nodding at each head. “Is this all the folk of Mount Womei?” it asked. They all shouted that it was. It looked at Xu. “Where has this one come from?” Xu’s mate answered that he was her husband, and the others praised his cooking. At once two or three yakshas ran to fetch the cooked meat and set it on the stone table. The great yaksha scooped it up in handfuls and ate its fill, praising it highly, and ordered that it be supplied regularly. Then it looked at Xu again. “Why is his gutuzi so short?” “He is new here,” they said, “and hasn’t a full one yet.” The creature took the string from its own neck, pulled off ten pearls and gave them to him. They were all as big as fingertips and round as pellets. Xu’s mate took them quickly and strung them on his necklace for him. Xu too crossed his arms and thanked it in the yaksha tongue. Then the creature left, treading on the wind as it went, fast as flying. Only then did the others eat what it had left, and go their ways.
居四年餘，雌忽產，一胎而生二雄一雌，皆人形，不類其母。眾夜叉皆喜其子，輒共拊弄。一日，皆出攫食，惟徐獨坐。忽別洞來一雌，欲與徐私，徐不肯。夜叉怒，扑徐踣地上。徐妻自外至，暴怒相搏，齕斷其耳。少頃，其夫亦歸，解釋令去。自此雌每守徐，動息不相離。又三年，子女俱能行步。徐輒教以人言，漸能語，啁啾之中，有人氣焉。雖童也，而奔山如履坦途；依依有父子意。一日，雌與一子一女出，半日不歸。而北風大作。徐惻然念故鄉，攜子至海岸，見故舟猶存，謀與同歸。子欲告母，徐止之。父子登舟，一晝夜達交。至家，妻已醮。出珠二枚，售金盈兆，家頗豐。子取名彪。十四五歲，能舉百鈞，粗莽好鬥。交帥見奇之，以為千總。值邊亂，所向有功，十八為副將。
住了四年多，徐某的妻子忽然生了孩子，一胎生下兩個男孩、一個女孩，都長著人的模樣，不像母親。眾夜叉都很喜歡這些孩子，常常一起撫摸逗弄他們。一天，夜叉們都出去捕食，只有徐某獨自坐著。忽然，另一個洞裡的女夜叉過來，想和徐某私通，徐某不肯。她發起怒來，把徐某撲倒在地。徐某的妻子從外面回來，勃然大怒，和她打起來，咬斷了她的耳朵。不一會兒，那女夜叉的丈夫也回來了，勸解了爭執，讓她離開。從此，徐某的妻子時時守著他，無論行動還是休息，都不離開。又過了三年，孩子們都能走路了。徐某常教他們說人的話，他們漸漸能開口說話，嘰嘰喳喳的聲音裡，也有了人的氣息。他們雖然還是孩子，在山裡奔跑卻像走平路一樣；他們依戀父親，父子之間很有感情。一天，妻子帶著一個兒子和女兒出去，半天沒有回來，北風卻猛烈地颳了起來。徐某傷感地想起故鄉，帶著另一個兒子來到海岸，發現從前的船還在，便打算和兒子一起回去。兒子想告訴母親，徐某攔住了他。父子倆上了船，一天一夜就到了交州。回到家，徐某才知道，原來的妻子已經改嫁。他拿出兩顆珠子，賣得一大筆錢，家境便很富裕了。他給兒子取名叫彪。彪十四五歲時，就能舉起一百鈞的重物，性情粗魯莽撞，喜歡打鬥。交帥見了，覺得他非同尋常，便任命他為千總。恰逢邊境發生戰亂，彪每次出戰都立下功勞，十八歲就做了副將。
居四年余，雌忽产，一胎而生二雄一雌，皆人形，不类其母。众夜叉皆喜其子，辄共拊弄。一日，皆出攫食，惟徐独坐。忽别洞来一雌，欲与徐私，徐不肯。夜叉怒，扑徐踣地上。徐妻自外至，暴怒相搏，龁断其耳。少顷，其夫亦归，解释令去。自此雌每守徐，动息不相离。又三年，子女俱能行步。徐辄教以人言，渐能语，啁啾之中，有人气焉。虽童也，而奔山如履坦途；依依有父子意。一日，雌与一子一女出，半日不归。而北风大作。徐恻然念故乡，携子至海岸，见故舟犹存，谋与同归。子欲告母，徐止之。父子登舟，一昼夜达交。至家，妻已醮。出珠二枚，售金盈兆，家颇丰。子取名彪。十四五岁，能举百钧，粗莽好斗。交帅见奇之，以为千总。值边乱，所向有功，十八为副将。
住了四年多，徐某的妻子忽然生了孩子，一胎生下两个男孩、一个女孩，都长着人的模样，不像母亲。众夜叉都很喜欢这些孩子，常常一起抚摸逗弄他们。一天，夜叉们都出去捕食，只有徐某独自坐着。忽然，另一个洞里的女夜叉过来，想和徐某私通，徐某不肯。她发起怒来，把徐某扑倒在地。徐某的妻子从外面回来，勃然大怒，和她打起来，咬断了她的耳朵。不一会儿，那女夜叉的丈夫也回来了，劝解了争执，让她离开。从此，徐某的妻子时时守着他，无论行动还是休息，都不离开。又过了三年，孩子们都能走路了。徐某常教他们说人的话，他们渐渐能开口说话，叽叽喳喳的声音里，也有了人的气息。他们虽然还是孩子，在山里奔跑却像走平路一样；他们依恋父亲，父子之间很有感情。一天，妻子带着一个儿子和女儿出去，半天没有回来，北风却猛烈地刮了起来。徐某伤感地想起故乡，带着另一个儿子来到海岸，发现从前的船还在，便打算和儿子一起回去。儿子想告诉母亲，徐某拦住了他。父子俩上了船，一天一夜就到了交州。回到家，徐某才知道，原来的妻子已经改嫁。他拿出两颗珠子，卖得一大笔钱，家境便很富裕了。他给儿子取名叫彪。彪十四五岁时，就能举起一百钧的重物，性情粗鲁莽撞，喜欢打斗。交帅见了，觉得他非同寻常，便任命他为千总。恰逢边境发生战乱，彪每次出战都立下功劳，十八岁就做了副将。
After he had lived there more than four years, his mate gave birth. At one birth she bore two boys and a girl, all in human form and not like their mother. The yakshas all loved the children and would gather round to pet and play with them. One day they had all gone out hunting for food and Xu was sitting alone, when a female from another cave came and tried to have her way with him. Xu would not. The yaksha flew into a rage and knocked him to the ground. Just then Xu’s wife came back. In a fury she fell on the other and fought her, and bit off her ear. A little later the other female’s husband came home too, settled the quarrel and sent her away. From then on Xu’s mate always kept watch over him, and never left his side whether he moved or rested. Three more years went by, and the children could all walk. Xu taught them human speech, and gradually they learned to talk: in their twittering there was something human. Though they were only children, they ran over the mountains as if on level ground, and they clung to Xu with real affection, as children to a father. One day Xu’s mate went out with one of the sons and the daughter and did not come back for half a day. A strong north wind was blowing. A pang of longing for home came over Xu. He took the other son down to the shore and found his old boat still there, and made up his mind to go home with him. The boy wanted to tell his mother, but Xu stopped him. Father and son boarded the boat, and in a day and a night they reached Jiao. When Xu got home he found that his wife had married again. He sold two of the pearls for a fortune, and the family was well off. He named the boy Biao. At fourteen or fifteen Biao could lift a hundred jun; he was rough and reckless and loved a fight. The commander at Jiao saw him, thought him a marvel, and made him a company commander. When there was trouble on the frontier he won merit wherever he went, and at eighteen he was a deputy general.
時一商泛海，亦遭風飄至臥眉。方登岸，見一少年，視之而驚。知為中國人，便問居里。商以告。少年曳入幽谷一小石洞，洞外皆叢棘；且囑勿出。去移時，挾鹿肉來啖商。自言：「父亦交人。」商問之，而知為徐。商在客中嘗識之。因曰：「我故人也。今其子為副將。」少年不解何名。商曰：「此中國之官名。」又問：「何以為官？」曰：「出則輿馬，入則高堂；上一呼而下百諾；見者側目視，側足立；此名為官。」少年甚歆動。商曰：「既尊君在交，何久淹此？」少年以情告。商勸南旋。曰：「余亦常作是念。但母非中國人，言貌殊異；且同類覺之，必見殘害；用是輾轉。」乃出曰：「待北風起，我來送汝行。煩于父兄處，寄一耗問。」商伏洞中幾半年。時自棘中外窺，見山中輒有夜叉往還；大懼，不敢少動。一日，北風策策，少年忽至，引與急竄。囑曰：「所言勿忘卻。」商應之。又以肉置幾上，商乃歸。
這時，有個商人出海，也遭遇風暴，被吹到了臥眉山。商人剛登岸，就看見一個少年，少年看見他，吃了一驚。認出他是中國人，少年便問他住在哪裡，商人把籍貫告訴了他。少年拉著他進入幽深山谷中的一個小石洞，洞外滿是荊棘，又叮囑他不要出去。少年離開了一會兒，帶著鹿肉回來給商人吃，自己說道：「我父親也是交州人。」商人問了詳情，才知道他的父親就是徐某。商人從前在外經商時，曾認識徐某，便說：「他是我的老朋友。他的兒子現在已經是副將了。」少年不懂副將是什麼稱呼。商人說：「這是中國的一種官名。」少年又問：「做官是怎麼回事？」商人說：「出門有車馬，回家住高大的廳堂；上面一聲吩咐，下面就有百人答應；別人見了，只敢從旁看他，側身站立。這就叫做官。」少年聽了，十分嚮往。商人說：「既然你父親在交州，你為什麼長久留在這裡？」少年把實情告訴了他。商人勸他回南方去。少年說：「我也常有這個念頭。只是母親不是中國人，語言和容貌都與中國人很不一樣；而且，她的同類若察覺了，我們一定會遭到殺害，因此我一直猶豫不決。」說完，他便出去，臨走說：「等北風起來，我就來送你走。勞煩你給父親和哥哥捎個訊息，問候他們。」商人在洞裡躲了將近半年。有時從荊棘縫隙往外看，常見夜叉在山中來來往往，嚇得連動也不敢動。一天，北風呼呼作響，少年忽然來了，帶著商人急忙逃出去，叮囑道：「我說的話，千萬別忘了。」商人答應了。少年又把肉放在桌上，商人便乘船回去了。
时一商泛海，亦遭风飘至卧眉。方登岸，见一少年，视之而惊。知为中国人，便问居里。商以告。少年曳入幽谷一小石洞，洞外皆丛棘；且嘱勿出。去移时，挟鹿肉来啖商。自言：「父亦交人。」商问之，而知为徐。商在客中尝识之。因曰：「我故人也。今其子为副将。」少年不解何名。商曰：「此中国之官名。」又问：「何以为官？」曰：「出则舆马，入则高堂；上一呼而下百诺；见者侧目视，侧足立；此名为官。」少年甚歆动。商曰：「既尊君在交，何久淹此？」少年以情告。商劝南旋。曰：「余亦常作是念。但母非中国人，言貌殊异；且同类觉之，必见残害；用是辗转。」乃出曰：「待北风起，我来送汝行。烦于父兄处，寄一耗问。」商伏洞中几半年。时自棘中外窥，见山中辄有夜叉往还；大惧，不敢少动。一日，北风策策，少年忽至，引与急窜。嘱曰：「所言勿忘却。」商应之。又以肉置几上，商乃归。
这时，有个商人出海，也遭遇风暴，被吹到了卧眉山。商人刚登岸，就看见一个少年，少年看见他，吃了一惊。认出他是中国人，少年便问他住在哪里，商人把籍贯告诉了他。少年拉着他进入幽深山谷中的一个小石洞，洞外满是荆棘，又叮嘱他不要出去。少年离开了一会儿，带着鹿肉回来给商人吃，自己说道：“我父亲也是交州人。”商人问了详情，才知道他的父亲就是徐某。商人从前在外经商时，曾认识徐某，便说：“他是我的老朋友。他的儿子现在已经是副将了。”少年不懂副将是什么称呼。商人说：“这是中国的一种官名。”少年又问：“做官是怎么回事？”商人说：“出门有车马，回家住高大的厅堂；上面一声吩咐，下面就有百人答应；别人见了，只敢从旁看他，侧身站立。这就叫做官。”少年听了，十分向往。商人说：“既然你父亲在交州，你为什么长久留在这里？”少年把实情告诉了他。商人劝他回南方去。少年说：“我也常有这个念头。只是母亲不是中国人，语言和容貌都与中国人很不一样；而且，她的同类若察觉了，我们一定会遭到杀害，因此我一直犹豫不决。”说完，他便出去，临走说：“等北风起来，我就来送你走。劳烦你给父亲和哥哥捎个消息，问候他们。”商人在洞里躲了将近半年。有时从荆棘缝隙往外看，常见夜叉在山中来来往往，吓得连动也不敢动。一天，北风呼呼作响，少年忽然来了，带着商人急忙逃出去，叮嘱道：“我说的话，千万别忘了。”商人答应了。少年又把肉放在桌上，商人便乘船回去了。
At this time a merchant sailing the seas was also caught by a storm and blown to Mount Womei. He had just landed when he saw a young man, who started at the sight of him. Seeing that he was Chinese, the young man asked where he came from, and the merchant told him. The young man pulled him into a little stone cave in a hidden valley, ringed with thorny scrub, and told him not to come out. He went away for a while, then came back with deer meat for the merchant to eat. He said, “My father is a man of Jiao too.” From his answers the merchant learned it was Xu, whom he had once known on his travels. “He is an old friend of mine,” he said. “His son is a deputy general now.” The young man did not know what that meant. “It is the name of an official in China,” said the merchant. “And what makes an official?” “When he goes out it is by carriage and horse, and at home he sits in a lofty hall. One shout from above, and a hundred voices answer from below. Those who see him dare only look at him sidelong and step aside to let him by. That is what we call an official.” The young man was much taken with this. “Since your honoured father is in Jiao,” said the merchant, “why have you stayed here so long?” The young man told him how things stood, and the merchant urged him to go south. “I often think of it myself,” said the young man. “But my mother is not Chinese; her speech and looks are strange. And if her kind found out, they would surely kill us. That is why I keep going back and forth.” Then he went out, saying, “When the north wind rises, I will come and see you off. Please take word of us to my father and brother.” The merchant hid in the cave for nearly half a year. Now and then he peered out through the thorns and saw yakshas coming and going in the hills, and he was so frightened he dared not stir. One day, when the north wind was soughing, the young man suddenly appeared and hurried him away. “Don’t forget what I told you,” he said. The merchant promised. The young man also set some meat out for him, and the merchant sailed home.
徑抵交，達副總府，備述所見。彪聞而悲，欲往尋之。父慮海濤妖藪，險惡難犯，力阻之。彪撫膺痛哭，父不能止。乃告交帥，攜兩兵至海內。逆風阻舟，擺簸海中者半月。四望無涯，咫尺迷悶，無從辨其南北。忽而涌波接漢，乘舟傾覆。彪落海中，逐浪浮沉。久之，被一物曳去；至一處，竟有舍宇。彪視之，一物如夜叉狀。彪乃作夜叉語。夜叉驚訊之，彪乃告以所往。夜叉喜曰：「臥眉，我故里也。唐突可罪！君離故道已八千里。此去為毒龍國，向臥眉非路。」乃覓舟來送彪。夜叉在水中推行如矢，瞬息千里，過一宵，已達北岸。見一少年，臨流瞻望。彪知山無人類，疑是弟；近之，果弟。因執手哭，既而問母及妹，並云健安。彪欲偕往，弟止之，倉忙便去。回謝夜叉，則已去。未幾，母妹俱至，見彪俱哭。彪告其意。母曰：「恐去為人所凌。」彪曰：「兒在中國甚榮貴，人不敢欺。」歸計已決，苦逆風難渡。母子方徊徨間，忽見布帆南動，其聲瑟瑟。彪喜曰：「天助吾也！」相繼登舟，波如箭激；三日抵岸。見者皆奔。彪向三人脫分袍褲。抵家，母夜叉見翁怒罵，恨其不謀。徐謝過不遑。家人拜見主母，無不戰慄。彪勸母學華言，衣錦，厭梁肉，乃大欣慰。
商人徑直到了交州，來到副總府，詳細講述了自己的見聞。彪聽後十分悲傷，想去尋找母親和弟妹。父親擔心海上風浪兇險，又有妖怪聚居，難以闖過，極力阻止他。彪捶著胸膛痛哭，父親怎麼也勸不住。於是，彪稟告交帥，帶著兩個士兵出了海。逆風阻住船隻，他們在海上顛簸了半個月。四下望去，茫茫無邊，連近在眼前的地方也看不清，根本辨不出南北。忽然，一道巨浪湧起，彷彿直衝天河，把他們乘坐的船掀翻了。彪落入海中，隨著波浪浮沉。過了很久，他被一個東西拖走，來到一個地方，那裡竟然有房屋。彪看了看，拖他來的怪物長得像夜叉，便用夜叉的話開口。夜叉驚訝地詢問，彪便告訴它自己要去哪裡。夜叉高興地說：「臥眉山是我的故鄉！剛才冒犯了你，真該受責罰！你已經偏離原來的航路八千里了。從這裡往前是毒龍國，去臥眉山不該走這條路。」它便找來一條船，送彪前去。夜叉在水裡推著船，快得像箭，轉眼就行了千里，過了一夜，已經到了北面的海岸。彪看見一個少年站在水邊眺望。他知道山裡沒有人類，疑心這是弟弟，走近一看，果然是。兩人握著手哭了起來。隨後，彪問起母親和妹妹，弟弟說她們都平安。彪想和他一起去，弟弟攔住他，匆匆離開。彪回頭想向夜叉道謝，它卻已經走了。不久，母親和妹妹都來了，見到彪，全都哭了起來。彪說明了自己的來意。母親說：「我怕去了會受人欺凌。」彪說：「兒子在中國很有地位，沒人敢欺負你們。」回去的主意已經定了，卻苦於逆風，無法渡海。母子們正在徘徊，忽然看見布帆向南飄動，發出瑟瑟的響聲。彪高興地說：「老天在幫助我們！」大家接連上船，船在波浪上疾駛，像箭一樣，三天就到了岸邊。見到他們的人都嚇得跑開了。彪脫下袍子和褲子，分給母親和弟妹穿。到了家，夜叉母親見到徐某，怒聲責罵，恨他當初沒有同自己商量就走了。徐某連忙賠罪，忙得應接不暇。家人前來拜見女主人，沒有一個不嚇得發抖。彪勸母親學說中國話，讓她穿錦衣，飽吃好糧食和肉，她這才十分歡喜，感到安慰。
径抵交，达副总府，备述所见。彪闻而悲，欲往寻之。父虑海涛妖薮，险恶难犯，力阻之。彪抚膺痛哭，父不能止。乃告交帅，携两兵至海内。逆风阻舟，摆簸海中者半月。四望无涯，咫尺迷闷，无从辨其南北。忽而涌波接汉，乘舟倾覆。彪落海中，逐浪浮沉。久之，被一物曳去；至一处，竟有舍宇。彪视之，一物如夜叉状。彪乃作夜叉语。夜叉惊讯之，彪乃告以所往。夜叉喜曰：「卧眉，我故里也。唐突可罪！君离故道已八千里。此去为毒龙国，向卧眉非路。」乃觅舟来送彪。夜叉在水中推行如矢，瞬息千里，过一宵，已达北岸。见一少年，临流瞻望。彪知山无人类，疑是弟；近之，果弟。因执手哭，既而问母及妹，并云健安。彪欲偕往，弟止之，仓忙便去。回谢夜叉，则已去。未几，母妹俱至，见彪俱哭。彪告其意。母曰：「恐去为人所凌。」彪曰：「儿在中国甚荣贵，人不敢欺。」归计已决，苦逆风难渡。母子方徊徨间，忽见布帆南动，其声瑟瑟。彪喜曰：「天助吾也！」相继登舟，波如箭激；三日抵岸。见者皆奔。彪向三人脱分袍裤。抵家，母夜叉见翁怒骂，恨其不谋。徐谢过不遑。家人拜见主母，无不战栗。彪劝母学华言，衣锦，厌梁肉，乃大欣慰。
商人径直到了交州，来到副总府，详细讲述了自己的见闻。彪听后十分悲伤，想去寻找母亲和弟妹。父亲担心海上风浪凶险，又有妖怪聚居，难以闯过，极力阻止他。彪捶着胸膛痛哭，父亲怎么也劝不住。于是，彪禀告交帅，带着两个士兵出了海。逆风阻住船只，他们在海上颠簸了半个月。四下望去，茫茫无边，连近在眼前的地方也看不清，根本辨不出南北。忽然，一道巨浪涌起，仿佛直冲天河，把他们乘坐的船掀翻了。彪落入海中，随着波浪浮沉。过了很久，他被一个东西拖走，来到一个地方，那里竟然有房屋。彪看了看，拖他来的怪物长得像夜叉，便用夜叉的话开口。夜叉惊讶地询问，彪便告诉它自己要去哪里。夜叉高兴地说：“卧眉山是我的故乡！刚才冒犯了你，真该受责罚！你已经偏离原来的航路八千里了。从这里往前是毒龙国，去卧眉山不该走这条路。”它便找来一条船，送彪前去。夜叉在水里推着船，快得像箭，转眼就行了千里，过了一夜，已经到了北面的海岸。彪看见一个少年站在水边眺望。他知道山里没有人类，疑心这是弟弟，走近一看，果然是。两人握着手哭了起来。随后，彪问起母亲和妹妹，弟弟说她们都平安。彪想和他一起去，弟弟拦住他，匆匆离开。彪回头想向夜叉道谢，它却已经走了。不久，母亲和妹妹都来了，见到彪，全都哭了起来。彪说明了自己的来意。母亲说：“我怕去了会受人欺凌。”彪说：“儿子在中国很有地位，没人敢欺负你们。”回去的主意已经定了，却苦于逆风，无法渡海。母子们正在徘徊，忽然看见布帆向南飘动，发出瑟瑟的响声。彪高兴地说：“老天在帮助我们！”大家接连上船，船在波浪上疾驶，像箭一样，三天就到了岸边。见到他们的人都吓得跑开了。彪脱下袍子和裤子，分给母亲和弟妹穿。到了家，夜叉母亲见到徐某，怒声责骂，恨他当初没有同自己商量就走了。徐某连忙赔罪，忙得应接不暇。家人前来拜见女主人，没有一个不吓得发抖。彪劝母亲学说中国话，让她穿锦衣，饱吃好粮食和肉，她这才十分欢喜，感到安慰。
The merchant went straight to Jiao, to the deputy general’s headquarters, and told all he had seen. Biao wept at the news and wanted to go and find them. His father, fearing the stormy seas and the lairs of monsters, too dangerous to brave, did all he could to stop him. Biao beat his breast and wept bitterly, and his father could not hold him back. So Biao told the commander at Jiao, took two soldiers and put out to sea. Contrary winds held the boat back, and for half a month they were tossed about on the sea. On every side there was no shore in sight; they could not see a foot ahead, and had no way to tell north from south. Suddenly a surging wave rose to the sky, and the boat capsized. Biao fell into the sea and drifted up and down with the waves. After a long time something dragged him off. He came to a place where, astonishingly, there were houses. Biao looked: it was a creature like a yaksha. So Biao spoke to it in the yaksha tongue. The yaksha was startled and asked him who he was, and Biao told it where he was going. The yaksha was delighted. “Mount Womei is my old home! Forgive my rudeness. You have strayed eight thousand li off your course. This way leads to the Land of Poison Dragons. It is not the road to Mount Womei.” Then it found a boat to take Biao there. The yaksha pushed it through the water, swift as an arrow, a thousand li in a twinkling, and after a single night they reached the northern shore. There Biao saw a young man standing at the water’s edge, gazing out. Knowing there were no human beings on that mountain, Biao thought it might be his brother. He went closer: it was. They clasped hands and wept. Then Biao asked after his mother and sister, and his brother said they were both well. Biao wanted to go to them, but his brother stopped him and hurried off. Biao turned to thank the yaksha, but it had already gone. Before long his mother and sister both came, and when they saw Biao they all wept. Biao told them what he meant to do. “I am afraid that if we go, people will bully us,” said his mother. “I am a man of rank and honour in China,” said Biao. “No one would dare to bully you.” Their minds were made up to go home, but the wind was against them and they could not cross. As mother and sons stood wavering, they suddenly saw the canvas sail stir toward the south, flapping and rustling. “Heaven is helping us!” cried Biao, overjoyed. One after another they boarded, and the boat shot over the waves like an arrow. In three days they reached the shore. Everyone who saw them ran. Biao took off his robe and trousers and shared them out among the three. When they reached home, the yaksha mother saw the old man and cursed him furiously for slipping away without a word to her. Xu could not apologize enough. The household came to pay their respects to their new mistress, and every one of them was trembling. Biao urged his mother to learn Chinese, dressed her in silks and fed her her fill of fine grain and meat, and she was very happy.
母女皆男兒裝，類滿制。數月稍辨語言，弟妹亦漸白皙。弟曰豹，妹曰夜兒，俱強有力。彪恥不知書，教弟讀。豹最慧，經史一過輒了。又不欲操儒業；仍使挽強弩，馳怒馬。登武進士第。聘阿游擊女。夜兒以異種，無與為婚。會標下袁守備失偶，強妻之。夜兒開百石弓，百餘步射小鳥，無虛落。袁每征，輒與妻俱。歷任同知將軍，奇勛半出於閨門。豹三十四歲掛印。母嘗從之南征，每臨巨敵，輒擐甲執銳，為子接應，見者莫不辟易。詔封男爵。豹代母疏辭，封夫人。
母親和女兒都穿男子的衣服，樣式像滿人的服裝。幾個月後，她們稍稍聽得懂中國話了，弟弟和妹妹的皮膚也漸漸變得白皙。弟弟名叫豹，妹妹名叫夜兒，都很有力氣。彪覺得自己不識字很羞愧，便讓弟弟讀書。豹十分聰明，經書和史書讀過一遍就能明白。但他又不願以讀書求功名為業，彪便仍讓他練習拉強弩、騎烈馬。豹考中了武進士，聘娶阿游擊的女兒。夜兒因為出身異類，沒有人願意娶她。恰好彪麾下的袁守備死了妻子，彪便強迫他娶夜兒。夜兒能拉開一百石的弓，在一百多步外射小鳥，從不落空。袁守備每次出征，都帶著妻子一起去。他先後擔任同知、將軍，出奇制勝的功勞有一半出自妻子。豹三十四歲時，掛帥領兵。他的母親曾跟著他南征，每逢遇上強敵，就披甲拿起武器，為兒子接應，看見她的人無不退避。皇帝下詔，封她為男爵。豹替母親上奏辭謝，皇帝便改封她為夫人。
母女皆男儿装，类满制。数月稍辨语言，弟妹亦渐白皙。弟曰豹，妹曰夜儿，俱强有力。彪耻不知书，教弟读。豹最慧，经史一过辄了。又不欲操儒业；仍使挽强弩，驰怒马。登武进士第。聘阿游击女。夜儿以异种，无与为婚。会标下袁守备失偶，强妻之。夜儿开百石弓，百余步射小鸟，无虚落。袁每征，辄与妻俱。历任同知将军，奇勋半出于闺门。豹三十四岁挂印。母尝从之南征，每临巨敌，辄擐甲执锐，为子接应，见者莫不辟易。诏封男爵。豹代母疏辞，封夫人。
母亲和女儿都穿男子的衣服，样式像满人的服装。几个月后，她们稍稍听得懂中国话了，弟弟和妹妹的皮肤也渐渐变得白皙。弟弟名叫豹，妹妹名叫夜儿，都很有力气。彪觉得自己不识字很羞愧，便让弟弟读书。豹十分聪明，经书和史书读过一遍就能明白。但他又不愿以读书求功名为业，彪便仍让他练习拉强弩、骑烈马。豹考中了武进士，聘娶阿游击的女儿。夜儿因为出身异类，没有人愿意娶她。恰好彪麾下的袁守备死了妻子，彪便强迫他娶夜儿。夜儿能拉开一百石的弓，在一百多步外射小鸟，从不落空。袁守备每次出征，都带着妻子一起去。他先后担任同知、将军，出奇制胜的功劳有一半出自妻子。豹三十四岁时，挂帅领兵。他的母亲曾跟着他南征，每逢遇上强敌，就披甲拿起武器，为儿子接应，看见她的人无不退避。皇帝下诏，封她为男爵。豹替母亲上奏辞谢，皇帝便改封她为夫人。
Mother and daughter both dressed as men, much in the Manchu style. In a few months they could make out a little of the language, and the younger brother and sister were growing fairer. The brother was called Bao and the sister Ye’er, and both were very strong. Biao was ashamed that he could not read, and had his brother taught. Bao was very quick: he grasped the classics and histories after going through them once. But he did not want to make his way as a scholar, so Biao set him to drawing strong crossbows and riding spirited horses. He passed the military examinations as a jinshi, and was engaged to the daughter of a major named A. Because Ye’er was of a strange breed, no one would marry her. Then Captain Yuan, one of Biao’s officers, lost his wife, and Biao made him take her. Ye’er could draw a hundred-stone bow and hit a small bird at more than a hundred paces without ever missing. Every time Yuan went on campaign, he took his wife with him. He rose in the end to assistant commander and general, and half his remarkable victories came from his wife’s quarters. At thirty-four Bao held a general’s seal. His mother once went with him on a campaign in the south. Whenever they met a strong enemy, she put on armour and took up a weapon to back up her son, and all who saw her fell back before her. An imperial decree made her a baron. Bao petitioned on his mother’s behalf to decline, and she was made a Lady instead.
異史氏曰：「夜叉夫人，亦所罕聞，然細思之而不罕也：家家床頭有個夜叉在。」
異史氏說：「夜叉做夫人，也是很少聽說的事，但仔細想想，其實並不稀奇：家家床頭都有一個夜叉。」
异史氏曰：「夜叉夫人，亦所罕闻，然细思之而不罕也：家家床头有个夜叉在。」
异史氏说：“夜叉做夫人，也是很少听说的事，但仔细想想，其实并不稀奇：家家床头都有一个夜叉。”
The Historian of the Strange says: A yaksha for a wife is something one rarely hears of. But think it over carefully, and it is not so rare: in every household there is a yaksha at the head of the bed.