葬送的良缘

陈秀今年三十，是个穷秀才，除了一肚子酸腐学问，再无别的长处。家里仅有两亩薄田，靠年过六旬的老母徐大娘打理。谁曾想，他最近竟娶到一个美娇娘，名叫白珍，看起来身段柔弱，过门后却包揽了所有农活。人们无不惋惜感慨，真是一朵鲜花插在了牛粪上。

说来也奇，乡亲四邻平日里唠起家常，发现无人知晓这白珍的来历。问起徐大娘，这儿媳妇是哪里人氏，结亲那日怎么也不见有娘家人来，徐大娘说：“老天爷眷顾我们孤儿寡母。前日里，我儿经过村头溪边，发现溪面上漂着块木板，木板上坐着位姑娘，一问才知，那姑娘是千里之外的青岩镇人，因家乡发洪水，她靠着那块木板，在河上漂了三天三夜，恰好被我儿救下。你们说，是不是老天赐给我陈家的儿媳妇？”此等轶事闻所未闻，村民们皆啧啧称奇。

应了徐大娘那句话，白珍真是天降福星，自打她进门，陈秀好似也有了奔头，重拾书册苦读起来，立志明年要考取功名。

好景不长。一日，有位道士路过陈家，进来讨水喝，见到開门的白珍愣了片刻，当下拔出腰间的桃木剑，指着她怒叱道：“妖孽！”

白珍哆嗦着跑进屋内，道士欲纵步上前拿她，被徐大娘挡在门外。道士急道：“大娘你让开，这狐精道行不浅，若不除她，你儿子会被她一点点吸干阳气，最后吃掉心肝！”

徐大娘被唬得一愣一愣，陈秀冲出来，拿起墙根的扫帚就撵人：“哪来的疯道士，满口胡言乱语！”

道士不甘心地走了，一时间，风言风语在村子里传开了。村民们背地里议论纷纷，怪不得陈家媳妇美得不似真人，原来是狐精！

随着流言四起，渐渐地，徐大娘待白珍已不似当初那般热情。徐大娘虽对儿媳心里渐生怀疑，面上却没有表露出来。

天气转凉，不知是染了风寒，还是读书太过用功，陈秀病倒了。

陈秀一脸病容地躺在床榻上，白珍正给他喂药，突然，一个同村的婆子推门闯了进来。

那婆子双手掐腰，细眉倒竖，上下打量着白珍，说：“昨日我那鸡圈遭了贼，十几只鸡的心肝全被吃掉。我听见动静到院子里看，好大一只碧眼银狐，我顺势拿起墙根的耙子打伤了它的腿，那狐狸见势不妙便掉头开溜，我瞧它一瘸一拐，正往你们家方向逃来！”

徐大娘心里打鼓，面上板着个脸道：“什么狐狸，我们不曾见过！”

婆子被打发走，白珍好似什么事都没发生，低头一口口地喂陈秀喝完药。趁白珍去院子里打水洗碗，徐大娘一屁股坐在儿子的床榻边，同他耳语了一番。

“娘，你不要多想了……”陈秀满脸不信。徐大娘按住儿子的手，再三嘱咐：“你就听娘的，晚上好好看个清楚。”

到了夜晚，听着身旁人均匀的呼吸声，陈秀记挂着白天娘对他说的话。到底敌不过心里猜忌，陈秀撑起半个身子，轻轻掀开被子一角。借着微弱的烛光，陈秀看到白珍右腿缠着纱布，还渗着丝丝血迹！陈秀吓得面无人色，直挺挺躺回床上，睁着眼一夜无眠。

白珍平日里要干农活，还要侍候病榻上的陈秀，忙得脚不沾地，奇异的是，她丝毫不见劳累憔悴，反而愈加容光焕发。

儿子久病不愈，加上村子里的流言蜚语，徐大娘彻底露出恶脸来：“原以为是老天赐的好姻缘，没料到竟是个丧门星！”

白珍眼圈红了，解释道：“不是，娘，你听我说……”

徐大娘推搡着她：“自从娶了你，我儿子一天没断过苦药，还说不是你克的！”

陈秀裹着棉被，一身不吭地呆坐床边，他知道白珍是狐妖后，打心里恐惧她，不敢和她亲近。

白珍忍着婆婆的推搡，双手护着药碗，不让碗内药汁倾洒，见她这么护着药，徐大娘质问：“你这么在意这药做什么？”继而警醒，“你是不是在里面下毒了？”

陈秀激出一身冷汗，自己久病不愈，定是她在药里做了手脚。自己真是瞎了眼了，一年多来枕边睡着的是时刻想要加害自己的狐妖！想到这，陈秀顿时处在崩溃的边缘。

徐大娘要去夺白珍手中的药碗，白珍身子一转，徐大娘扑了个空，跌倒在地。这场景挑断了陈秀的最后一根弦，他暴喝一声，霍然从床上跳起，抓起针线盒子里的剪刀，直直地捅向白珍的心窝……

白珍没有丝毫防备，尖刃没入胸口，正中心房。白珍忍着剧痛，看了看冷漠的婆婆，又看了看狰狞的丈夫，挤出一丝惨淡的笑容，自言自语道：“我当初的命是你救下的，如今还了你，倒也了了……”

这时，一道身影闪进屋内，竟是半年前来他家讨水喝的道士。

道士急忙蹲下去看白珍的伤势，已经没了气息。道士对着陈秀叹气道：“作孽啊！”道士一把扯开白珍腿上的纱布，只见伤口齐整，哪是被耙子打伤的痕迹，是生生用刀剜出来的！

道士痛惜地闭上眼：“银狐血肉是治痨疾的良药，是她一直用自己的血肉做药引，掺在药里喂你喝下，你才能活到今天。”

原来，那日道士被赶出门，并未离开，他恐白珍害人，便在村里一户人家借住下来，悄悄观察白珍。

历经半年，道士发现白珍并非是作祟的狐妖，而是来报恩的。她还是狐身时，曾被这秀才救过一命，如今修为大成，就化作人身前来报答。道士被这狐妖的仁义所感，决定放她一条生路。他今日正准备离开村子，不料竟会发生这等惨剧。

徐大娘目光涣散，嘴里喃喃道：“她原来是在救我儿子……”

陈秀如梦方醒，抱着白珍冰冷的尸首号啕大哭。

然而，恶果已经铸成，一段良缘就此葬送。

世上再无银狐愿割舍血肉替他续命，陈秀病情日益加重，没过多久，便病死于卧榻之上。

Introduce:Chen Xiu this year 30, it is a poor scholar, besides knowledge of skinful acerbity corrupt, do not have other strong points again. In the home only two mus of Bao Tian, rely on to pass the old mother Xu Daniang of 6 a period of ten days to do. Who ever thought, he marries woman of a beautiful charming unexpectedly recently, be called Bai Zhen, look figure is effeminate, undertook the whole thing however after move into one's husband's household upon marriage all farm work. People all without exception is regretful sigh with emotion, it is a flower is inserted on cow dung really. Say to also surprise, villager one's near neighbors is ferial li of the daily life of a family since Lao, discovery is unmanned and witting this antecedents of white precious. Ask about Xu Daniang, this daughter-in-law is where person family name, how doesn't marry also see family having a woman that day come, xu Daniang says: "God favor mother of our orphan few. In eve, I edge of brook of course village head, discovery bleachs move piece board on brook face, there is a girl on board, ask ability knows, that girl is the Qing Yan besides a thousand li town person, because home town sends the flood, she is recumbent that board, 3 night floated 3 days on the river, apropos by me save below. You say, be old god-given the daughter-in-law that gives me Chen Jia? " the anecdotical never heard of before such as this, the villager people all click of the tongue says to surprise. Answered Xu Daniang that word, bai Zhen is the sky falls really lucky star, hit her to take the door oneself, chen Xiu seem also had approach a head, mug of heavy Shi Shuce rises, aspire next year wants scholarly honour and official rank of pass an entrance examination. Good times don't last long. One day, have a Taoism priest transient Chen Jia, come in denounce water to drink, the Bai Zhen that sees Zuo door was stupefied a short while, instantly pulls out the peach backsword between the waist, pointing to path of her anger Chi: "Person or event associated with evil or misfortune! " white precious shiver is worn run into house inside, before going up, stride of Taoism priest desire takes her, be blocked to be outside the door by Xu Daniang. Taoism priest urgently: "Aunt your get out of the way, travel of way of this fox spirit is not shallow, if do not divide her, your son can be enraged by this world of her little blot, eat off conscience finally! " Xu Daniang must is stupefied by bluff, chen Xiuchong comes out, the broom that takes the foot of a wall with respect to drive out person: "The mad Taoism priest that which come to, glibly abracadabra! " the ground walked along Taoism priest not reconciled to, for a short while, slanderous gossip is in the village get about. The villager people comment privately in succession, beauty of daughter-in-law of no wonder Chen Jia gets not presumable person, it is fox essence so! As gossip rise from all directions, gradually, xu Daniang waits for Bai Zhen to already was like at the outset that kind is enthusiastic. Although Xu Daniang suspects to be born gradually in daughter-in-law heart, show without the watch however on the face. Weather turns cool, knowing was to catch cold, still read too too diligent, chen Xiu be laid up. Chen Xiu ground of one face sickly look lies on bed couch, bai Zhen is feeding medicine to him, abrupt, a mother-in-law that is the same as a village child pushed the door to enter. That mother-in-law child waist of both hands clutch, fine eyebrow is perpendicular, looking Bai Zhen up and down up and down, say: "Circle of my that chicken met with yesterday thief, the conscience of ten chicken is eaten off completely. I hear activity looks in the courtyard, very big silver fox of eye of a green jade, my take advantage of an opportunity takes the prong of the foot of a wall to maul