叶生

叶生 蒲松龄

淮阳叶生者,失其名字。文章词赋,冠绝当时,而所遇不偶,困于名场。会关东丁乘鹤来令是邑,见其文,奇之,召与语,大悦。使即官署受灯火,时赐钱谷恤其家。值科试,公游扬于学使,遂领冠军。公期望綦切,闱后索文读之,击节称叹。不意时数限人,文章憎命,及放榜时,依然铩羽。生嗒丧而归,愧负知己,形销骨立,痴若木偶。公闻,召之来而慰之;生零涕不已。公怜之,相期考满入都,携与俱北。生甚感佩。辞而归,杜门不出。无何寝疾。公遗问不绝,而服药百裹,殊罔所效。

公适以忤上官免,将解任去。函致之,其略云:“仆东归有日,所以迟迟者,待足下耳。足下朝至,则仆夕发矣。”传之卧榻。生持书啜泣,寄语来使:“疾革难遽瘥,请先发。”使人返白。公不忍去,徐待之。

逾数日,门者忽通叶生至。公喜,迎而问之。生曰:“以犬马病,劳夫子久待,万虑不宁。今幸可从杖履。”公乃束装戒旦。抵里,命子师事生,夙夜与俱。公子名再昌,时年十六,尚不能文。然绝慧,凡文艺三两过,辄无遗忘。居之期岁,便能落笔成文。益之公力,遂入邑痒。生以生平所拟举业悉录授读,闱中七题,并无脱漏,中亚魁。公一日谓生曰:“君出余绪,遂使孺子成名。然黄钟长弃若何!”生曰:“是殆有命!借福泽为文章吐气,使天下人知半生沦落,非战之罪也,愿亦足矣。且士得一人知己可无憾,何必抛却白纻,乃谓之利市哉!”公以其久客,恐误岁试,劝令归省。生惨然不乐,公不忍强,嘱公子至都为之纳粟。公子又捷南宫,授部中主政,携生赴监,与共晨夕。逾岁,生入北闱,竟领乡荐。会公子差南河典务,因谓生曰:“此去离贵乡不远。先生奋迹云霄,锦还为快。”生亦喜。择吉就道,抵淮阳界,命仆马送生归。

见门户萧条,意甚悲恻。逡巡至庭中,妻携簸具以出,见生,掷具骇走。生凄然曰:“今我贵矣!三四年不觌,何遂顿不相识?”妻遥谓曰:“君死已久,何复言贵?所以久淹君柩者,以家贫子幼耳。今阿大亦已成立,将卜窀穸,勿作怪异吓生人。”生闻之,怃然惆怅。逡巡入室,见灵柩俨然,扑地而灭。妻惊视之,衣冠履舄如蜕委焉。大恸,抱衣悲哭。子自塾中归,见结驷于门,审所自来,骇奔告母。母挥涕告诉。又细询从者,始得颠末。从者返,公子闻之,涕堕垂膺。即命驾哭诸其室;出橐为营丧,葬以孝廉礼。又厚遗其子,为延师教读。言于学使,逾年游泮。

异史氏曰:“魂从知己竟忘死耶?闻者疑之,余深信焉。同心倩女,至离枕上之魂;千里良朋,犹识梦中之路。而况茧丝蝇迹,吐学士之心肝;流水高山,通我曹之性命者哉!嗟乎!遇合难期,遭逢不偶。行踪落落,对影长愁;傲骨嶙嶙,搔头自爱。叹面目之酸涩,来鬼物之揶揄。频居康了之中,则须发之条条可丑;一落孙山之外,则文章之处处皆疵。古今痛哭之人,卞和惟尔;颠倒逸群之物,伯乐伊谁?抱刺于怀,三年灭字,侧身以望,四海无家。人生世上,只须合眼放步,以听造物之低昂而已。天下之昂藏沦落如叶生者,亦复不少,顾安得令威复来而生死从之也哉?噫!”

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