第一百三十八篇Story One Hundred and Thirty-Eight

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水災

水灾

The Flood

仿清末石印本的線描:夏日水退之後的白晝,農夫、妻子和拄竹杖的老母立在小院門口,農夫抬手指向屋門,妻子掩口驚喜,唯一沒塌的屋子敞著門,兩個小男孩並坐床上嬉笑,四周是倒塌的牆垣梁木、翻倒的水甕和破筐,遠處有垂柳和矮山。

康熙二十一年,山東旱,自春徂夏,赤地千里。六月十三日小雨,始種粟。十八日大雨後,乃種豆。一日,石門莊有老叟,暮見二羊鬥山上,告村人曰:「大水至矣!」遂攜家播遷。村人共笑之。無何,雨暴注,平地水深數尺,居廬盡沒。一農人棄其兩兒,與妻扶老母奔避高阜。下視村中,匯為澤國,并不復念及兩兒。水落歸家。一村盡成墟墓,入己門,則一屋獨存,見兩兒尚并坐床頭,嬉笑無恙。咸嘆謂夫婦孝感所致。此六月二十二日事也。

康熙二十一年,山東發生旱災,從春天一直到夏天,千里土地乾旱荒蕪。六月十三日下了小雨,人們才開始種粟;十八日下過大雨後,才種豆。一天傍晚,石門莊有個老翁看見兩隻羊在山上相鬥,便告訴村民:「大水要來了!」隨後帶著全家遷走。村民都笑話他。沒過多久,暴雨傾盆而下,平地上的水有幾尺深,房屋全被淹沒。有個農人丟下兩個孩子,與妻子扶著老母親,逃到高處。他們往下看,見村子已經成了一片水澤,也再沒有想起兩個孩子。水退以後,他們回家,整個村子都成了廢墟和墳墓。走進自家門,卻見只有自己的一所屋子還在,兩個孩子仍並排坐在床頭,嬉笑玩耍,安然無恙。大家都感嘆,說這是夫婦倆的孝心感動了上天。這件事發生在六月二十二日。

康熙二十一年,山东旱,自春徂夏,赤地千里。六月十三日小雨,始种粟。十八日大雨后,乃种豆。一日,石门庄有老叟,暮见二羊斗山上,告村人曰:「大水至矣!」遂携家播迁。村人共笑之。无何,雨暴注,平地水深数尺,居庐尽没。一农人弃其两儿,与妻扶老母奔避高阜。下视村中,汇为泽国,并不复念及两儿。水落归家。一村尽成墟墓,入己门,则一屋独存,见两儿尚并坐床头,嬉笑无恙。咸叹谓夫妇孝感所致。此六月二十二日事也。

康熙二十一年,山东发生旱灾,从春天一直到夏天,千里土地干旱荒芜。六月十三日下了小雨,人们才开始种粟;十八日下过大雨后,才种豆。一天傍晚,石门庄有个老翁看见两只羊在山上相斗,便告诉村民:“大水要来了!”随后带着全家迁走。村民都笑话他。没过多久,暴雨倾盆而下,平地上的水有几尺深,房屋全被淹没。有个农人丢下两个孩子,与妻子扶着老母亲,逃到高处。他们往下看,见村子已经成了一片水泽,也再没有想起两个孩子。水退以后,他们回家,整个村子都成了废墟和坟墓。走进自家门,却见只有自己的一所屋子还在,两个孩子仍并排坐在床头,嬉笑玩耍,安然无恙。大家都感叹,说这是夫妇俩的孝心感动了上天。这件事发生在六月二十二日。

In the twenty-first year of the Kangxi reign there was a drought in Shandong. From spring into summer the land lay scorched and bare for a thousand li. On the thirteenth day of the sixth month a little rain fell, and only then was the millet sown. After a heavy rain on the eighteenth, the beans were planted. One day at dusk an old man of Shimen Village saw two sheep butting each other on the hill. He told the villagers, “A great flood is coming!” Then he took his family and moved away. The villagers all laughed at him. Before long the rain came pouring down. The water stood several feet deep on level ground, and every house was under it. One farmer abandoned his two little boys and, with his wife, helped his old mother flee to high ground. Looking down, they saw the village had become one great marsh, and they gave the two boys no further thought. When the water went down they went home. The whole village was ruins and graves. But when they came through their own gate, their house alone was still standing, and there were the two boys sitting side by side on the bed, laughing and playing, quite unharmed. Everyone sighed and said it was the couple’s filial piety that had moved Heaven. This happened on the twenty-second day of the sixth month.

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