第三百七十篇Story Three Hundred and Seventy

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農婦

农妇

The Farm Wife

仿清末石印本的線描:清晨磁窰村邊的土巷上,一位包著頭巾的結實農婦肩挑扁擔,兩頭各吊一隻繩網大甕,大步走向敞開的木院門;左邊的鄰婦抬手掩口,滿臉驚訝,四周有磚窯、茅屋、枯樹、夯土院牆、疊放的碗盞陶罐和草捆。

邑西磁窰塢有農人婦,勇健如男子,輒為鄉中排難解紛。與夫異縣而居。夫家高苑,距淄百餘里;偶一來,信宿便去。婦自赴顏山,販陶器為業。有贏餘,則施丐者。一夕與鄰婦語,忽起曰「腹少微痛,想孽障欲離身也。」遂去。天明往探之,則見其肩荷釀酒巨甕二,方將入門。隨至其室,則有嬰兒繃臥。駭問之,蓋娩後已負重百里矣。故與北菴尼善,訂為姊妹。後聞尼有穢行,忿然操杖,將往撻楚,眾苦勸乃止。一日,遇尼於途,遽批之。問:「何罪?」亦不答。拳石交施,至不能號,乃釋而去。

本縣城西的磁窯塢,有個農人的妻子,像男子一樣勇敢強健,常常替鄉里人排解困難和糾紛。她和丈夫住在不同的縣。丈夫家在高苑,離淄川一百多里,偶爾來一趟,住兩夜就走。她獨自到顏山販賣陶器,以此為生。有了餘錢,就施捨給乞丐。一天晚上,她和鄰居婦人聊天,忽然站起來說:「肚子有點疼,想必這小冤家要出來了。」說完便走了。天亮後,鄰居去探望她,看見她肩上挑著兩隻釀酒用的大甕,正要進門。跟著她到了屋裡,才見一個嬰兒裹在襁褓中躺著。鄰居十分驚訝,問起緣故,原來她生下孩子以後,已經挑著重物走了一百里。她原先和北庵的尼姑要好,結拜為姐妹。後來聽說尼姑有淫亂的行為,氣憤地拿起棍子,要去打她,眾人苦苦勸阻,她才作罷。一天,她在路上遇見尼姑,立刻打了她一耳光。尼姑問:「我犯了什麼錯?」她也不回答,拳頭和石塊一起打過去,直到尼姑連叫也叫不出來,才放開她,自己走了。

邑西磁窰坞有农人妇,勇健如男子,辄为乡中排难解纷。与夫异县而居。夫家高苑,距淄百余里;偶一来,信宿便去。妇自赴颜山,贩陶器为业。有赢余,则施丐者。一夕与邻妇语,忽起曰「腹少微痛,想孽障欲离身也。」遂去。天明往探之,则见其肩荷酿酒巨瓮二,方将入门。随至其室,则有婴儿绷卧。骇问之,盖娩后已负重百里矣。故与北庵尼善,订为姊妹。后闻尼有秽行,忿然操杖,将往挞楚,众苦劝乃止。一日,遇尼于途,遽批之。问:「何罪?」亦不答。拳石交施,至不能号,乃释而去。

本县城西的磁窑坞,有个农人的妻子,像男子一样勇敢强健,常常替乡里人排解困难和纠纷。她和丈夫住在不同的县。丈夫家在高苑,离淄川一百多里,偶尔来一趟,住两夜就走。她独自到颜山贩卖陶器,以此为生。有了余钱,就施舍给乞丐。一天晚上,她和邻居妇人聊天,忽然站起来说:“肚子有点疼,想必这小冤家要出来了。”说完便走了。天亮后,邻居去探望她,看见她肩上挑着两只酿酒用的大瓮,正要进门。跟着她到了屋里,才见一个婴儿裹在襁褓中躺着。邻居十分惊讶,问起缘故,原来她生下孩子以后,已经挑着重物走了一百里。她原先和北庵的尼姑要好,结拜为姐妹。后来听说尼姑有淫乱的行为,气愤地拿起棍子,要去打她,众人苦苦劝阻,她才作罢。一天,她在路上遇见尼姑,立刻打了她一耳光。尼姑问:“我犯了什么错?”她也不回答,拳头和石块一起打过去,直到尼姑连叫也叫不出来,才放开她,自己走了。

At Ciyaowu, west of the town in my county, there lived a farmer’s wife as brave and strong as a man, who was forever settling quarrels and smoothing over disputes in the countryside around. She and her husband lived in different counties. His home was in Gaoyuan, more than a hundred li from Zichuan. Now and then he would come, stay a couple of nights, and leave. She went to Yanshan on her own and made her living selling pottery. Whatever she had left over she gave to beggars. One evening, while she was chatting with a neighbour woman, she suddenly got up and said, “My belly aches a little. I think the little curse wants to leave my body.” And she went off. At daybreak the neighbour went to see how she was, and found her just coming in at her gate with two huge wine-brewing jars on her shoulders. Following her into her room, the neighbour saw a baby lying there in swaddling bands. Astonished, she asked about it: after giving birth, the woman had already carried that load a hundred li. She had long been on good terms with the nun of the North Cloister, and the two had sworn to be sisters. Later she heard that the nun was carrying on lewdly. In a rage she took up a stick and was going to give her a thrashing; only when everyone begged hard did she stop. One day she met the nun on the road and at once slapped her across the face. “What have I done?” the nun asked. She did not answer. She laid into her with fists and stones until the nun could no longer cry out, then let her go and walked off.

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