Translation of Xin Shi Siniang from Liaozhai

Shengfeng in Guangping County was a native of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty. When he was young, he was frivolous and dissolute, and he was addicted to alcohol. One morning, he happened to go out and met a beautiful girl in a red cloak. Followed by a little servant, walking in the morning dew, shoes and socks are wet. Shengfeng has a crush on her.

In the evening, Shengfeng came back drunk and walked to an abandoned temple on the roadside. He saw a woman get out of the car. It looks like the girl I met this morning. The girl saw him, turned and walked in again. Sheng Feng thought, why is the beauty in the temple? Tie the donkey to the door and want to go in.

Into the temple, I saw broken walls, stone steps covered with a layer of green carpet of fine grass. Shengfeng was hesitating when a white-haired old man in a neat coat and hat came out and asked, "Where did the guests come from?" Sheng Feng said, "I happened to pass by this ancient temple and wanted to pay a visit. How did Lao Zhang come? " The old man said, "I have always lived here. I have no place to live, so I will settle down here for the time being."

Thank you for coming. Camellia is served as wine. "Say that finish, please feng temple. Shengfeng saw a yard behind the house, and the gravel road was clean, with no trees and grass. As soon as I entered the room, the curtains and bed curtains smelled. After sitting down, the old man introduced himself and said, "My old name is Xin." Shengfeng asked abruptly when he was drunk, "I heard that you have a microscope and haven't found a good son-in-law;" I don't know what I can do. I'd like to hire a microscope. "The old man smiled and said," Let me discuss it with my wife. "

Shengfeng asked for a pen and wrote a poem: "Find a jade pestle and be diligent." . If Yunying is interested, she will be Xuanshuang. "After reading it, the master smiled and handed the poem to the servant. After a while, a maid came out and whispered a few words to the old man. The old man got up and asked the guests to sit patiently for a while. I lifted the curtains and went into the back room. I vaguely heard two or three sentences in it, and the old man came out again. Shengfeng thought there must be good news, but after the old man sat down, he just smiled and talked, not mentioning marriage.

Appreciation of New Shi Siniang;

The vivid description of Xin Shiniang in the novel is synchronous with the tortuous process of Sheng Feng's murder in the novel. Therefore, in order to show Xin Shiniang's character incisively and vividly, the author skillfully uses the technique of "spreading the spring clouds" in the story. Shengfeng's evaluation of Chu's new works is "the first exhibition of spring clouds"

Sheng Feng's article demeaning Chu Gongzi in public is "The Second Exhibition of Spring Clouds"; Childe Chu sent a letter to "Three Exhibitions of Spring Clouds"; Chu Gongzi dragged Shengfeng home to drink, which is "four exhibitions of spring clouds". This "four exhibitions" not only showed Shengfeng's bad habit of taking it lightly and drinking like a dog; Also illustrates the sinister diabolical Chu childe; More importantly, it gradually shows that Xin Shiniang is good at observing people's hearts and repeatedly persuading her husband to turn over a new leaf.

In addition, the novel also uses the contrast method to describe the characters. After Sheng Feng made a wrong comment on Chu Gongzi's new work, the novel was "Life returns, laughter is said in the room"; "Laugh and thank it", in contrast to "female sad words", clearly shows the different personality characteristics between Shengfeng and Xin Shiniang.