沂州宋侍郎君楚家，素尚堪輿；即閨閣中亦能讀其書，解其理。宋公卒，兩公子各立門戶，為父卜兆。聞有善青烏之術者，不憚千里，爭羅致之。於是兩門術士，召致盈百；日日連騎遍郊野，東西分道出入，如兩旅。經月餘，各得牛眠地，此言封侯，彼云拜相。兄弟兩不相下，因負氣不為謀，並營壽域，錦棚綵幢，兩處俱備。靈輿至歧路，兄弟各率其屬以爭，自晨至於日昃，不能決。賓客盡引去。舁夫凡十易肩，困憊不舉，相與委柩路側。因止不葬，鳩工構廬，以蔽風雨。兄建舍於傍，留役居守，弟亦建舍如兄，兄再建之，弟又建之：三年而成村焉。
沂州宋君楚侍郎家，一向崇尚風水，就連內宅的女子，也能讀懂風水書，明白其中的道理。宋公去世後，兩個兒子各自成家立業，分別為父親選擇墓地。只要聽說有人精通風水之術，即使遠隔千里，也爭著請來。於是，兩家召來的術士超過百人，每天騎馬排成長隊，走遍郊野，一家往東，一家往西，各走各的路，來來往往，像兩支軍隊。過了一個多月，兩家各自找到一處風水寶地，這邊說能讓後代封侯，那邊說能讓後代拜相。兄弟倆互不相讓，賭氣不肯商量，各自修建墓地，錦棚和彩幢，兩處都備齊了。送葬的靈車來到岔路口，兄弟倆各帶著自己的人爭搶，從早晨爭到太陽西斜，也沒能定下來。賓客全都離去了。抬棺的人換了十次肩，疲憊得再也抬不動，一起把棺木放在路旁。因此，喪事停了下來，沒有下葬，只召集工匠搭起一座棚屋，替棺木遮擋風雨。哥哥在旁邊蓋房，留下僕役看守；弟弟也照哥哥的樣子蓋房。哥哥再蓋，弟弟又跟著蓋，過了三年，那裡竟成了一個村子。
沂州宋侍郎君楚家，素尚堪舆；即闺阁中亦能读其书，解其理。宋公卒，两公子各立门户，为父卜兆。闻有善青乌之术者，不惮千里，争罗致之。于是两门术士，召致盈百；日日连骑遍郊野，东西分道出入，如两旅。经月余，各得牛眠地，此言封侯，彼云拜相。兄弟两不相下，因负气不为谋，并营寿域，锦棚彩幢，两处俱备。灵舆至歧路，兄弟各率其属以争，自晨至于日昃，不能决。宾客尽引去。舁夫凡十易肩，困惫不举，相与委柩路侧。因止不葬，鸠工构庐，以蔽风雨。兄建舍于傍，留役居守，弟亦建舍如兄，兄再建之，弟又建之：三年而成村焉。
沂州宋君楚侍郎家，一向崇尚风水，就连内宅的女子，也能读懂风水书，明白其中的道理。宋公去世后，两个儿子各自成家立业，分别为父亲选择墓地。只要听说有人精通风水之术，即使远隔千里，也争着请来。于是，两家召来的术士超过百人，每天骑马排成长队，走遍郊野，一家往东，一家往西，各走各的路，来来往往，像两支军队。过了一个多月，两家各自找到一处风水宝地，这边说能让后代封侯，那边说能让后代拜相。兄弟俩互不相让，赌气不肯商量，各自修建墓地，锦棚和彩幢，两处都备齐了。送葬的灵车来到岔路口，兄弟俩各带着自己的人争抢，从早晨争到太阳西斜，也没能定下来。宾客全都离去了。抬棺的人换了十次肩，疲惫得再也抬不动，一起把棺木放在路旁。因此，丧事停了下来，没有下葬，只召集工匠搭起一座棚屋，替棺木遮挡风雨。哥哥在旁边盖房，留下仆役看守；弟弟也照哥哥的样子盖房。哥哥再盖，弟弟又跟着盖，过了三年，那里竟成了一个村子。
The family of Vice Minister Song Junchu of Yizhou had always set great store by geomancy; even the women of the inner chambers could read its books and understand its principles. When Lord Song died, his two sons, who kept separate households, each set about divining a grave site for their father. Whenever they heard of someone skilled in the Blue Raven art, they thought nothing of a thousand miles and vied with each other to bring him in. So between the two houses more than a hundred diviners were gathered. Day after day they rode out in long files all over the countryside, going and coming by separate roads, one east, one west, like two armies on the march. After a month and more, each side had found a sleeping-ox site: one said it would make a marquis, the other that it would make a chief minister. Neither brother would give way, and in their pique they would not consult each other. Each prepared a tomb, and both sites were fitted out with brocade awnings and coloured banners. When the hearse reached the fork in the road, each brother led his people in the struggle for it. They fought from morning until the sun was sinking, and nothing was settled. The guests all took their leave. The bearers had changed shoulders ten times; worn out, they could lift it no longer, and together they set the coffin down by the roadside. So the burial was halted, and workmen were gathered to put up a hut over it against the wind and rain. The elder brother built a house beside it and left servants there to keep watch; the younger built a house just like his brother’s. The elder built again, and the younger built again: in three years it had become a village.