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三年一霎儿过了,等女儿再许个好人。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">光阴似箭,不觉又过了三年。来公道:“勤亲家之约已满了,我再去走一番,看更有何说?”梁氏道:“自古道,一言既出,驷马难追。他既有言在前,如今怪不得我了。有路自行,又去对他说甚么!且待女儿有了对头,才通他知道,心不迟。”林公又道:“阿妈说得是。然虽如此,也要与孩儿说知。”梁氏道:“潮音这丫头有些古怪劣别,只如此对他说,勤郎六年不回,教他改配他人,他料然不肯,反被勤老儿笑话,须得如此如此。”林公又道:“阿妈说得是。”</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">次日,梁氏正同女儿潮音一处坐,只见林公从外而来,故意大惊小怪的说道:“阿妈,你知道么?怪道勤郎无信回来,原来三年前便死于战阵了。昨日有军士在安南回,是他亲见的。”潮音听说,面如土色,阁泪而不敢下,慌忙走进自己房里去了。妈妈亦假做叹息,连称可怜。过了数日,林婆对女儿说道:“死者不能复生。他自没命,可惜你青春年少。我已教你父亲去寻媒说合,将你改配他人,乘这少年时,夫妻恩爱,莫教挫过。”潮音道:“母亲差矣!爹把孩儿从小许配勤家,一女不吃两家茶。勤郎在,奴是他家妻;勤郎死,奴也是他家妇。岂可以生死二心?奴断然不为!”妈妈道:“孩儿休如此执见,爹妈单生你一人,并无兄弟。你嫁得著人时,爹妈木得半子之靠。况且未过门的媳妇,守节也是虚名。现放著活活的爹妈,你不念他日后老景凄凉,却去恋个死人,可不是个痴愚不孝之辈!”潮音被骂,不敢回言。就有男媒女的,来说亲事。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">潮音拗爹妈不过,心生一计,对爹妈说道:“爹妈主张,孩儿焉敢有违?只是孩儿一闻勤郎之死,就将身别许他人,于心何忍。容孩儿守制三年,以毕夫妻之情,那时但凭爹妈;不然,孩儿宁甘一死,决不从命。”林公与梁氏见女儿立志甚决,怕他做出短见之事,只得繇他。只得繇他。正是:</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">一人立志,万夫莫夺。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说勤公夫妇见儿子六年不归,眼见得林家女儿是别人家的媳妇了。后来闻得媳妇立志要守三年,心下不胜之喜。“若巴得这三年内儿子回家,还是我的媳妇。”</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">光阴似箭,不觉又过了三年。潮音只认丈夫真死,这三年之内,素衣蔬食,如真正守孝一般。及至年满,竟绝了荤腥之味,身上又不肯脱素穿色,说起议婚,便要寻死。林公与妈妈商议:“女孩儿执性如此,改嫁之事,多应不成。如之奈何?”梁氏道:“密地择了人家,在我哥哥家受聘,不要通女孩儿得知。到临嫁之期,只说内侄做亲,来接女孩儿。哄得他易服上轿,鼓乐人从,都在半路迎接。事到其间,不怕他不从。”林公又道:“妈妈说得是。”林公果然与舅子梁大伯计议定了,许了李承家三舍人。自说亲以至纳聘,都在梁大伯家里。夫妻两口去受聘时,对女儿只说梁大伯大儿子定亲。潮音哪里疑心。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">吉期将到,梁大伯假说某日与儿子完婚,特迎取姐夫一家中去接亲。梁氏先自许过他一定都来。至期,大伯差人将两顶轿子,来接姐姐和外甥女。梁氏自己先装扮了,教女儿换了色服同去。潮音不知是计,只得易服随行。女孩儿家不出闺门,不知路径,行了一会,忽然山凹里灯笼火把,鼓乐喧天,都是取亲的人众,中途等候,摆列轿前,吹打而来。潮音觉道事体有变,没奈何在轿内啼啼哭哭。众人也哪里管他,只顾催趱轿夫飞走。到一个去处,忽然阴云田合,下一阵大雨。众人在树林中暂歇,等雨过又行。走不上几步,抖然起一阵狂风,灯火俱灭,只见一只黄斑吊睛白额虎,从半空中跳将下来。众人发声喊,都四散逃走。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">未知性命如何?已见亡魂丧胆。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">风定虎去,众人叫声谢天,吹起火来,整顿重行。只见轿夫叫道:“不好了!”起初两乘轿子,都是实的,如今一乘是空的。举火照时,正不见了新人,轿门都撞坏了。不是被大虫衔去是甚么!梁氏听说,呜呜的啼哭起来,这些娶亲的没了新人,好没兴头,乐人也不吹打了,灯火也熄了一半。众人商量道:“如何是好?”欲待追寻,黑夜不便,也没恁般胆气。欲待各散去讫,怕又遇别个虎。不若聚做一块,同到林家,再作区处。所谓乘兴而去,败兴而回。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">且说林公正闭著门,在家里收拾,听得敲门甚急,忙来开看,只见两乘轿子,依旧抬转,许多人从,一个个垂头丧气,都如丧家之狗。吃了一惊,正不是甚么缘故?“莫非女孩儿不从,在轿里又弄出甚么把戏?”心头犹如几百个榔捶打著。急问其故,梁氏在轿中哭将出来,哽哽咽咽,一字也说不出。众人将中途遇虎之事,叙了一遍。林公也捶胸大恸,懊悔无及:“早知我儿如此薄命,依他不嫁也罢!如今断送得他好苦!”一面令人去报李承务和梁大伯两家知道,一面聚集庄客,准备猎具,专等天明,打点搜山捕获大虫,并寻女儿骨殖。正是:</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">悲悲切切思闺女,口口声声恨大虫。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">话分两头,却说勤自励自从应募投军,从征安南,力战有功,都督哥舒翰用为帐下虞候,解所佩宝剑赐之,甚加信用。三年之后,吐番入寇,勤自励又随哥舒翰调兵征讨。平定之后,朝廷拜哥舒翰为元帅,率领本部将校,雄军十万,镇守潼关。勤自励以两次军功,那时已做到都指挥之职。何期安禄反乱,杀到潼关,哥舒翰正值患病,抵敌不住,开关纳降。勤自励孤掌难鸣,弃其部下,只身仗剑而逃。一路辛苦不题。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">事有凑巧,恰好林公嫁女这一晚,勤自励回到家中,见了父母,拜伏于地,口称:“恕孩儿不孝之罪。”勤公、勤婆仔细看时,方才认得是儿子。去时虽然长大,还没这般雄伟,又添上一嘴胡须,边塞风俗,容颜都改变了。勤公、勤婆痛定思痛,不觉流泪。勤公道:“我儿如何一去十年,音信全无?多有人说,你已没于战阵,哭得做爹妈的眼泪俱枯了。”婆道:“莫说十年之前,就是早回一日也还好,不见得媳妇随了别人。”勤自励道:“我媳妇怎么说?”勤婆道:“你去了三年之后,丈人就要将媳妇别许人家,是你爹爹不肯,勉强留了三年。以后媳闻你身死,自家立志守孝三年。如今第十个年头,也难怪他,刚刚是今晚出门嫁人。”勤自励听说,眉根倒坚,牙齿咬得格格的响,叫道:“哪个鸟百姓敢讨勤自励的老婆!我只教他认一认我手中的宝剑!”说罢,狠狠的仗剑出门。爹妈从小管他下的,今日哪里留得他住,只得繇他,捏著两把汗。在草堂中等候消息。正是:</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">青龙共白虎同去,吉凶事全无未保。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说勤自励自小认得丈人林公家里,打这条路迎将上去。走了多时,将近黄昏,遇了一阵大雨,衣服都沾湿了。记得这地方唤做大树坡,有一株古树,约莫十来围大,中间都是空的,可以避雨。勤自励走到树边,捱身入内,甚是宽转。那雨虽然大,落不多时就止了。勤自励却待跳出,半空中又刮起一阵大风。勤自励想一想道:“等著过了这阵风走罢。”又道:“这风有些妖气,好古怪!”伸著头往外张望,见两盏红灯,若隐若现,忽地刮喇的一声响亮,如天崩地裂,一件东西向前而坠,惊得勤自励倒身入内。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">少顷风定,耳边但闻呻吟之声。此时云开雨散,天边露出些微月。勤自励就月光下卜前看时,那呻吟的却是个女子。勤自励扶起,细叩来历,那女子半晌方言,说道:“奴家林氏之女潮音也。”勤自励记得妻子的小名,未知是否,问道:“你可有丈夫么?”潮音道:“丈夫勤自励虽曾聘定,尚未过门。只为他十年前应募从军,久无音信。爹妈要将奴改适他姓,奴家誓死不从。爹妈背地将奴不知许与谁家,只说舅舅家来接,骗奴上轿,中路方知。正待寻死,忽然一阵狂风,火光之下,看见个黄斑吊睛白额虎,冲人而来,迳向轿中,将奴衔出,撇在此地。虎已去了,幸不损伤。官人不知尊姓何名?若得送奴还归父母之家,家中必有厚报。”勤自励道:“则小生便是勤自励,先征吐番,后来又随哥舒元帅镇守潼关,适才回家。听说你家中将你嫁人,就在今晚,以此仗剑而来,欲剿那些败坏纲常之辈。何期于此相遇!这是天遣大虫送还与我,省得我勤自励舞刀轮剑,乃是万千之幸!”潮音道:“官人虽如此说,奴家未曾过门,不识丈夫之面。今日一言之下,岂敢轻信!官人还是引奴回家,使我爹爹识认女婿,也不负奴家数年苦守之志。”勤自励道:“你家老禽兽把一女许配两家,这等不仁不义之辈,还去见他则甚!我如今背你到我家中,先参见了舅姑,然后遣人通知你家,也把那老禽兽羞他一羞。”说罢,不管潮音肯不肯,把他负于背上,左手向后拦住他的金莲,右手仗剑,踏著烂地而回。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">行不多步,忽闻虎啸之声,遥见前山之上,双灯冉冉,细视,乃一只黄斑吊睛白额虎。那两个红灯,虎之睛光也。勤自励猛然想起十年之前,曾在此处破开槛阱,放了一只黄斑吊睛白额虎。“今日如何就晓得我勤自励回家,去人丛中衔那媳妇还我,岂非灵物!”遂高声叫道:“大虫,谢送媳妇了!”那虎大啸一声,跳而藏影。后人论起那虎报恩事,以为奇谈,多有题咏,惟胡曾先生一首最好,诗曰:</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">从来只道虎伤人,今日方知虎报恩。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">多少负心无义汉,不如禽兽有情亲。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">再说勤公、勤婆在家悬悬而望,听得脚步响,忙点灯出来看时,只见儿子勤自励背上负了一个人,来到草堂,放于地下,叫道:“爹妈,则教你今夜认得媳妇!”勤公、勤婆见是个美貌女子,细叩来历,方知大虫报恩送亲一段奇事。双双举手加额,连称惭愧。勤婆遂将媳妇扶到房中,粥汤将息。次早差人去林亲家处报信。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">却说林公那日黑早,便率领庄客,绕山寻绰了一遍,不见动静,叹口气,只得回家。忽见勤公遣人报喜,说夜来儿子已回,大虫衔来送还他家。哪里肯信!“我晓得了,这是勤亲家晓得女孩儿被虎衔去,故造此话来奚落我!”妈妈梁氏道:“天下何事不有!前日我家走失了一只花毛鸡,被邻舍家收著。过了一日,野猫衔个鸡到我家来:赶脱了猫儿,看那鸡,正是我家走失的这一只花毛鸡。有这般巧事!况且虎是个大畜生,最有灵性。我又闻得一个故事:昔时有个书生,住在孤村,夜间听得门外声响,看时,窗棂里伸一只虎掌进来,掌有竹刺甚大。书生悟其来意,拔出其刺。明晚,虎衔一羊来谢,可见虎通人性。或者天可怜女孩儿守志,遣那大虫来送归勤家,亦未可知。你且到勤家看女婿曾回不曾回,便有分晓。”林公又道:“阿妈说得是。”</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">当日林公来到勤家,勤公出迎,分宾而坐,细述夜来之情。林公满面羞惭,谢罪不已。“求见贤婿和小女之面。”勤自励初时不肯认丈人,被爹娘先劝了多时,又碍浑家的面皮,故此只得出来相见,气忿忿的作了个揖,就走开去了。勤公教勤婆将媳妇装扮起来,却请林公进房,父女会面,出于意外,犹如梦中相逢,欢喜无限。要接女儿回家,勤公、勤婆不肯。择了吉日,就于家中拜堂成亲。李承务家已知勤自励回来,自没话说。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">后来郭、李一元帅恢复长安,肃宗皇帝登极,清查文武官员。肃宗自为太子时,曾闻勤自励征讨之功,今番贼党簿籍中,没有他名字,嘉其未曾从贼,再起为亲军都指挥使,累征安庆绪、史思明有功。年老致仕,夫妻偕老。有诗为证:</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">但行刻薄人皆怨,能布恩施虎亦亲。</span>

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    <span lang="en-us"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="times new roman">   </font></span></span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "times new roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "times new roman"">奉劝人行方便事,得饶人处且饶人。</span>

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