笑府卷十二
Chapter 12
日用部^
墨憨子曰。人之日用。莫切于耳目口鼻四肢。然用而忘其用者。一之也。夫一之。猶有笑焉。况其外者。集日用部。
破網巾^
Broken hairnet
有見人網巾甚敝。勸令修補。其人喚匠至。即與坐上伸頭令修。匠請除下。應曰。若除下。散矣。146
Someone saw a man with an old and mangled hairnet, and advised him to get it repaired. The man went to a hatter, sat down, and stretched his neck out for him to repair the hairnet. The hatter said: "Why don't you take it off?" He replied: "If I try to, it'll just fall to pieces."
又^
有見人網巾太舊者。謂之曰。兄身上何乃有仙氣。試撿看。指網巾曰。此是也。即日要昇天矣。其人訝曰。網巾何以成仙。曰。你看他那一䖏修不到了。
又^
Hairnet (3)
一人網巾破。用布補之。久而布多于騌矣。或曰。如此網巾。帶之熱＝上執＝否。荅曰。難道布唐巾不帶了。
A man's hairnet was broken, and he patched it up with cloth. After some time, there was more cloth than horsehair. Someone said to him: "Doesn't it get very warm wearing such a hairnet?" He replied: "What do you mean? Does no one wear cloth caps any more?"
此與皮補鞋說難道靴不穿了同意。又一人蒲鞋147破。屢用皮補。或見之。訝曰。你的皮鞋。如何帶此蒲在上。
This is like the man who repaired his sandals with leather, saying: "Does no one wear boots any more?" Another man's straw sandals were broken, and he repaired them with leather. Someone saw them and was shocked: "Why is there straw in your leather shoes?"
希網巾^
有見人帶希網巾者。訝之曰。尊頭要送與何人。其人不觧。問之。荅曰。既不送人。如何套盤絡在上。
破帽^
有見人戴破帽者。揖之曰。乞公一小帽。其人曰。何得有此。曰。難道尊帽只開花。不結子的。148
Phonetic wordplay
管衣服^
有裸骵捧茶者。僅懸一瓦遮其前。客訝之。問此何人。主人曰。小僕也。客曰。兄何時［収］用的。主人曰。［収］之嵗餘矣。飯是他自喫。家下只照管他衣服耳。
一說。小頃換茶。此僕更以荷葉遮前而出。主人曰。小僕儘可用。恨他好勝。如此荒年。還要脫換衣服。
破衣^
一人衣多破孔。或戱之曰。君衣好似棋盤。其人笑曰。149不敢欺。若着々。還要打劫結哩。
Phonetic wordplay
鞋襪訟^
The shoe and sock argue
一人鞋襪俱破。鞋歸咎于襪。々亦歸咎于鞋。相與訟之于神。々亦不能决。乃拘脚跟證之。脚跟曰。小的一向逐出在外。何由得知。
A man's shoes and socks were both broken. The shoes blamed the socks, and the socks blamed the shoes. The both of them took their dispute to the deities, but the deities could not resolve it, and so they asked the feet to arbitrate. The feet replied: "I've been hanging out in the open all this while - what would I know?"
鞋襪都該歸咎于脚跟。問何故。曰。都被老脚跟摩壞了。
The socks and shoes should both blame the feet. When the feet ask why, they reply: "We were both spoiled by the feet's grinding."
一人見破襪者。戱謂曰。你的鞋子在那裡滾。其人150不觧。問之曰。襪都抪出來了。
Someone saw a man with broken socks, and wanted to tease him, saying: "Where did your shoes get rolled about?" The man didn't understand and asked him what he meant. He replied: "Your socks are all scattered about."
襪^
Socks
一人襪破無底。跳一水缺。襪從脚面墜下。旁人見之呼曰。老兄轉來。拾了襪去。其人穿襪謝曰。不遇兄這般好人。幾失此襪矣。家中有舊襪一雙。當以相謝。
Someone's socks were so broken, that when he jumped over a puddle, they slipped off his legs entirely and were left behind. A bystander saw this and called out to him: "Hey brother! You've left your socks behind!" The man thanked him as he put them back on, saying: "Good people like you are hard to find! Thanks to you, I didn't lose my socks. I have an older pair at home; I'd like to give them to you in thanks."
原來無底的是他新襪。可笑。有狎客毡襪太敝。衆欲舉以為笑。乃出令曰。視襪有破孔者。每孔浮一太白。狎客陰貫二襪于股。伸足曰。我今日不曾穿151襪出來。
筆管襪^
時興筆管襪。言極窄也。有買襪者。屢易而嫌寛不止。店主曰。公若要如意。何不去尋漆匠。問其故。荅曰。不用穿襪。只白染了兩腿。豈不妙。
喫着^
有曵瓜皮出城者。遇曵破草鞋者于途。問曰。尔將此何用。曵鞋者曰。我以破甚者供燎爨之用。擇其好者152穿之。因問汝曵瓜皮何用。曰。你要穿好的。我豈不要喫好的。
末二句。或只云。单許你穿好的麼。亦蘊籍。
属犬^
Year of the Dog
一酒客訝同席者飲啖太猛。問其年。對以属犬。曰。早是属犬。若属虎。連我也都喫了。
A guest at a banquet was alarmed that his neighbor was devouring his food so violently, and asked him what sign he was born under. The neighbor replied that he was born in the year of the dog. The guest said: "That's just as well; if you had been born in the year of the tiger, you would have gobbled me up along with everything else!"
又有道人。願捨身夜餧虫蚊。大士試其誠。化為虎欲啖之。道人大呌曰。別客可請。今晚這東道難做。
又有一人遇餓虎。將遭啖。哀懇之曰。圈有肥猪。願以自代。虎許之。随至其家。喚婦取猪啖虎。婦不舍。曰。所存荳腐頗多。亦堪一飽。其人曰。罷々。看這一箇主客。可是喫素的。
合卓^
甲乙同席。甲大啖。問乙何不動箸。乙曰。小弟想還有一卓。甲曰。弟與兄是合卓的。乙曰。兄也曉得是合卓的麼。154
一說。甲問乙曰。兄如何筯也不動。乙還問曰。兄如何動也不住。
索燭^
有與善啖者同席。見盤中且盡。呼主翁索燭。主翁曰。得無太早乎。曰。我卓上已不見了。
人禱^
一神險惡。賽者必用人禱。有點者穵供卓中一孔。而伸頭其內。俟神舉筯。頭忽縮下。神大怒。罵曰。這般小155鬼都是賊。方纔動手。如何嘎飯就沒了。
或問險惡神有名手。余曰。此盡盤將軍也。
撒網^
或見善啖者。頃刻肴盡。復以筯撈取其餘。乃急除網巾擲之。驚問其故。荅曰。你到不如撒一網罷。
日食^
有客他［鄉］者。問本［鄉］逢月食如何護日。以府縣公服率軍校持兵擊鼓為對。因問客曰。貴［鄉］同否。客曰。敝156䖏不然。只是善求。問如何善求。曰。合掌了對黑月說道。阿弥陀佛。喫得勾了。剩些罷。
荳腐^
一人留客飯。止荳腐一味。自言荳腐是我性命。覺他味不及有。異日至客家。客記其食性所好。乃于魚肉中各和荳腐。其人擇魚肉大啖。客問曰。兄甞云荳腐是性命。今日如何不喫。荅曰。見了魚肉。性命都不要了。157
有好食魚肉者。謂人曰。人生只受用一飽。［死］後惟此腹随我耳。一人曰。我見異汝。即不飯魚肉。［死］後□此腹不随我。余謂好食魚肉者。說此腹随我。甚只随了魚肉走。那裡随你。
餛飩^
甲乙同食餛飩一盂。甲舉筯如飛。乙為停手。須臾噉盡。止留一隻。乙不堪。謂曰。何不并啖此隻。荅云。麵食。158
一說妻病。夫問曰。想甚食否。妻曰。除是好肉餛飩想喫一二隻耳。夫為治一盂。意欲與妻同享。方往取筯回。而妻已染指噉盡。止餘其一矣。夫曰。何不并啖此枝。妻攢眉荅云。我若喫得下此隻。就不害病了。
饅頭^
有貧士餒甚。見市有鬻饅頭者。偽大呼仆地。主人驚問其故。曰吾性畏饅頭。主人因設數十枝于空室中。159而閉士于內。冀相困以為一笑。久之寂如。乃啟門。見其搏食［過］半。詰之。則曰不知何故。忽不覺畏。主人怒叱曰。汝得無尚有他畏乎。曰無他。此際只畏苦茶兩碗。
糕^
Cakes
有呌賣糕者。聲甚啞。人問其故。曰。我餓耳。問既餓。何不食糕。曰是餿的。兩曰皆低声說
A man was hawking cakes, but his voice was hoarse. When asked why, he answered, "it's because I'm hungry." "If so, why don't you just eat some of your cakes?" "Because they have already gone off." They converse in hushed tones.
糍粑^
160有啖糍粑過多歸家而嘔者。妻使婢視之。還報曰。有糍粑在地。官人對之而嘔。不知何故。妻曰。得無傷食耶。婢曰。非也。若食而吐者。那得無齒痕。
慣撞席^
鼠與獺結交。鼠先請獺。々荅席。䭾鼠［過］河。置之船旁暫往覔食。猫忽來見鼠。作欲食狀。鼠慌曰。請我的不見。吃我的又來了。
又^
161一［鄉］人做廵捕官。值按院門。太守來見。跪報云。太老官人進。按君怒。責之十下。次日。太守來。報云。太公祖進。按君又責之。至苐三日。太守又來。自念［鄉］語不可。通文又不可。乃報云。前日來的。昨日來的。今日又來的了。
余嘗寓南院中。有撞寡門者。屢次相［過］。述此嘲之。一時大笑。又友人方張宴。一俗子至。主人勉留之。席散。主人恠閽人與通。頗加誚讓。次日。其人不待162欵啟。直入書室。余述此笑話。而易其末段云。至苐三日。太守又來。乃跪懇之曰。你來一次。連累我一次。勸你今日莫進去罷。一時亦大笑。
喫素^
Going vegetarian
一鬼見冥王。自陳一生吃素。要求箇好人身。王云。我那裡查考。須剖腹騐之。既剖。但見一肚皮涎唾。
A ghost came before the lord of Hell, and justified himself by saying that he had spent his entire mortal life as a vegetarian, and so asked that he be reborn to a good human life. The lord of Hell said: "I'll have to check that you're not lying," and so he ordered that the ghost's belly be cut open. When they did so, they found that all he had in his stomach was saliva.
至々生云。該罰他做一隻蟹。原吐出來。
佛說輪廻。如簷頭滴水。點々不差。今殺一雞。後世163我身。仍變為雞。而為彼殺。乃至百䖝亦復如是或駁之曰。若然。莫如殺虎而食。後世變為虎食人。又後世復變為人而食虎矣。且有知無知。等生也。則等殺也。食鳥變鳥。食魚變魚。尚得暫領飲。啄游沫之趣。若食蘿蔔菜。後世亦應變蘿蔔菜。藏頭土中。時受糞穢。既悶且臭終不免殺。豈不倍苦。此雖強詞奪理。亦由已甚之說激之耳。即如殺人者［死］。法也。然自弑逆以及悞傷。刑不一律。况人物貴賤豈164無差等。而概云相償。何以塞老饕之口。禮經云。諸侯無故不殺牛。大夫無故不殺羊。士無故不殺犬豕。則有故而殺者。在議之內矣。即無故不殺。亦分別言之。非㮣禁也。王制戒數罟。孔子釣不網。弋不射宿。這纔是箇中道。近有問袁中郎六齋十齋何說。荅曰。欲生人漸遠殺氣。名言哉。
又^
屠有貪者。聞陰間猪肉得價。盡宰家猪。而自縊。為鬼165市。賣至第十八重獄。見門禁甚嚴。私念餘肉。尚多。舍此則無售矣。乃厚賂閽者求入。既入。羣鬼見之。訝曰。汝來差了。此間都是吃素的。
又^
Vegetarian (3)
猫項下偶帶數珠。老鼠見之。喜曰。猫喫素矣。率其子孫詣猫言謝。猫大呌一聲。連啖數鼠。老鼠急走。乃脫伸舌曰。他喫素後越兇了。
A cat began wearing a rosary around its neck. When the mouse saw this, it was glad, saying: "The cat has become a vegetarian!" It led its clan to see the cat and thank it. The cat let out a huge roar, and gobbled up several mice at a go. The old mouse fled in a panic. Panting, it said: "He's gotten fiercer since becoming a vegetarian!"
喫齋念佛。乃上等好事。但世人不求種福。而專求166准罪。不惟思准已往之罪。且思預准將來之罪。至今人謂若要欺心人。喫素蜪裡尋。良可恨也。有老翁強奪人產。其子泣諫曰。翁一生好善。何忽作此強橫事耶。翁笑曰。吾奉齋甚久。念佛甚多。所種福業。還勾你一代強橫哩。又有軍士念佛者。主師問曰。臨陣須殺人。如何終日念佛。荅曰。我口中念佛。肚裡一片殺人心。咦。阿彌陀佛。地獄之設。盖謂此軰。167
甘蔗查^
一人拾甘蔗查嚼之。恨其枯甚。乃詈曰。真饞牢。吃得這等盡情。
熟荳^
有師徒同遊街上。見熟荳一粒。徒俯拾之。師曰。衆人属日之地。奈何如此。其徒不覺面赤。比歸。悶坐室中。少焉。聞扣門聲甚急。徒問何人。師曰。頃所拾荳。可出共享。難道獨自受用。168
舊話云。蒙師見徒手持一餅。誘之曰。我咬箇月彎與你看。既咬一口。又曰。再咬箇錠勝與你看。徒不忍。以手掩之。悞咬其指。乃呵曰。沒事沒事。今日不要你念書了。家中若問時。只云狗咬便罷。
柿^
Persimmons
有鬻乾柿者。一士見之。連取食二杖。又欲舉手。鬻柿者慍曰。相公各要尊重。士復取一杖。且行且頋曰。你不知。此物甚能清肺。169
There was a person selling dried persimmons. Seeing this, a scholar took two sticks and ate them one after another. He was about to raise his hand to take another, when the seller of dried persimmons stopped him, saying "my good sir, we should have respect for one another." The scholar took a stick anyway, and as he walked off he looked back to ssy, "you don't know, but these are very good for clearing out the lungs."
鬻柿者宜荅曰。相公的尊肺。也不在我肝上。
The persimmon-seller should have replied, "sir, your honorable lungs are not above my liver!"
妻給食^
The wife puts food on the table
一窮漢婦美。頗有調之者。夫不許。然夫每出覔食。輙竟日不歸。婦因為私交以自給。一日夫歸。呼餓甚。婦曰。前某々願給我朝夕。汝自不肯耳。夫悔恨久之。妻知其意急。因使視鍋中。則有白米飯。及肉在。欣然飽餐。問何從來。妻曰。此即某所遺也。因忍餓不［過］。姑與私通耳。夫喜曰。問此人好男風否。170
A poor man had a beautiful wife, Many took a fancy to her, but he would not allow it. But every day, as he went out to look for food, he would not return until the close of day, so his wife took to sleeping with other men to provide for herself. One day, the husband came home, crying out that he was very hungry. The wife said, "before when so-and-so was willing to give me heaven and earth, you were not willing." The husband was full of regret. His wife knew what was on his mind, and so told him to look in the pot. In there was not just rice, but also meat. Delighted at this full meal, he asked where it came from. The wife replied, "this was left here by that so-and-so. Because I was so hungry that I could not bear it any more, I agreed to sleep with him in return for this." The husband was delighted and said, "could you ask him if he is also into other men?"
夢戱酌^
Dreaming of a play
一人夢赴戱酌。方定席。為妻驚醒。乃罵其妻。々曰。不要罵。趂早睡去。戱文還未到半本哩。
A man dreaamed that he was attending a theatrical production. Just as the show got underway, he was woken up by his wife. He started scolding her, whereupon she said, "don't scold me. If you go back to sleep soon, they will still not be even halfway through the script."
早赴席^
Punctual to the banquet
有請客者。嘱以早赴。其人心記。半夜即起。妻止之。四鼓。復起。妻又止之。忽睡去。既醒。則黎明矣。大驚。以為遲也。亟梳洗以往。則夜來客久坐方散。在門外作別。其人遙望。即頓足曰。吾為不賢妻所悞。梁然來遲。席已散矣。
When making invitations to a banquet, a host told his guests to come early. One of those invited took this to heart. In the middle of the night, he woke up, only to be put back to bed by his wife. At the fourth watch, he woke up again, but his wife again returned him to bed. He fell straight back into sleep, and when he awoke it was already daybreak. Greatly alarmed because he thought he was late, he quickly brushed his hair and washed up and set off to the house of his host. At that time, guests from the night before who had stayed over were just leaving, and standing by the door saying their goodbyes. Seeing this from afar, he stopped in his tracks and said, "if not for that good-for-nothing wife of mine, I wouldn't have come late. Now the banquet is already over!"
掗相知^
Hail fellow well met
有掗相知者。途遇一人。即冒認以為通家。久濶。必欲登堂。辭以道遠不勞。曰小弟北京也常去的。不得已。乃同行。至家呼茶。即曰。不消賜茶酒。主人私念此無賴。不飲酒不止。因呼酒。又曰不消賜酒飯。因又命治飯。々次。見其人四頋不已。問其何。荅曰。我看那一䖏好掛網巾。172
此舊笑話也。前尚有辭以危橋惡犬語。後尚有殺身難報多語。余惡共煩悉去之。
［攜］燈^
Bringing a lantern
有夜飲者。僕［攜］燈往候其主。々曰。少時便天明矣。何用燈為。僕乃歸。至天明。復往。主訝曰。汝大不曉事。今日反不帶燈來。
A man was drinking into the night. One of his servants carried a lantern when he came to attend to him, but the master said: "It's going to be daybreak soon, why are you bothering with a lantern?" The servant went away. When the sun came up, the servant returned. The master was surprised, and said: "You really have no common sense - today you don't bring a lantern." [?]
吳俗賣小菜傭。率以五鼓出行。適臨街樓中有通宵飲者。菜傭見而訝之。曰。知此早便飲酒乎。飲者173亦訝菜傭曰。如此晏尚賣菜乎。此事可發一笑。乃知長夜失日。真有是事。
遠近^
Not far off
衆客酒後各談。歸途遠近。一醉客曰。合席惟我最近。衆云莫如主人。醉客矓目云。主人進去。尚有少路。我只此已是了。
The guests at a banquet were discussing how far they had to travel to go home. One drunk guest said, "of everyone here, I have the shortest distance to travel. The others said, "shouldn't that be our host?" With bleary eyes, the drunk replied, "when he retires for the night, he still has a few steps to take. But I, well, I'm already here!"
淡酒^
Diluted wine
有以淡水酒飲客者。客甞之。極譽其烹庖之妙。主人174曰。粗殽尚未設。何以知之。荅曰。勿論其他。只這一味酒煮白滾湯。已好喫矣。
At a dinner, the host secretly added water to dilute the wine that he served to his guests. Before the meal began, one of the guests remarked: "The soup you've prepared for us tonight is excellent!" The host said: "But the dishes haven't been served yet - how could you possibly know what it tastes like?" The guest replied: "It doesn't matter what the other dishes are like, but this clear broth spiced with a dash of wine is very tasty."
又^
Diluted wine (2)
有人見淡酒。便向主人索刀。問何用。曰。欲殺此壺。又問壺如何殺。曰。殺了出此水氣。
A guest found that he had been served a pot of diluted wine, and asked his host for a knife. The host asked: "Why do you need a knife?" He replied: "To stab this pot." "Why would you want to stab the pot?" "To let out some of the moisture."
一說見淡酒至。便縮脚置椅上。人問其故。曰。水至矣。又舊話。●＝左魚右兵＝魚與河魨扳親。●＝左魚右兵＝魚屢往備擾海錯。因語河魨親家何不到小去䖏下頋。河魨175許馬。●＝左魚右兵＝魚歸曰。海頭太々至矣。擇深港迎之。魨魚甫至港口。便返。●＝左魚右兵＝官追問其故。曰。我喫不慣貴䖏這樣淡水。
Another version: A guest saw a jar of diluted wine being brought to the table, and promptly propped his feet up on a chair. Someone asked him why he did that, and he said: "The water level is coming up." ...
又^
Diluted wine (3)
有飲人白酒而甘之。請教釀法。曰米若干。酒藥若于。水若干。幾日釀。幾日開。一々記訖。至期則依然水耳。往咎前人。前人曰。汝得微違吾教乎。曰。何敢違也。酒藥若干。水若干。幾日釀。幾日開。甚者欲其香冽。加以176菊花數朶。問其米。曰。只忘了這一件。
A man enjoyed the taste of some wine so much that he asked for the recipe, He was told to use so much grain, so much yeast, so much water, and to ferment it for so many days, and to open it for so many days. He noted everything down, but when the time came he found that he only had water, and so went back to complain. The other person asked him if he had deviated from the recipe. He replied, "I would never. I used so much yeast, so much water, fermented it for so long, opened it after so many days, and because I wanted the fragrance I also added some stalks of chrysanthemum flowers." "What about the grain?" "That was the only thing I forgot."
酸酒^
Soured wine
有上酒店而嫌其酒酸者。店人怒。弔之于梁。客［過］。問其故。訴曰。小店酒極佳。此人說酸。可是該弔。客曰。借一杯我甞之。既甞畢。攢眉謂店主曰。可放此人。弔了我罷。
A customer at a tavern complained that his wine had gone sour. The proprietor was furious, and strung him up in the rafters. Another guest came by, and asked what happened. The proprietor explained: "My shop sells good wine. But this man complained that it was sour, and so deserved to be hung up in the ceiling." The new guest said: "Why don't you give me a glass so I can taste it for myself." After he had tried it, he sorrowfully told the proprietor: "You can let that man go, and hang me up there instead."
又^
Soured wine (2)
有賣酸酒者。客上店。謂店主曰。腐菜足矣。但須美酒。177店主應去。少間。來問曰。菜內可着醋。客曰。醋滴菜心甚好。取菜置訖。又問曰。荳腐中可着醋。客曰。醋烹荳腐也好。取腐置訖。又問曰。酒中可着醋。客訝曰。酒中如何着得醋。店主攢眉曰。怎麼䖏。已着在酒內了。
There was a shop that sold soured wine. A customer came to the shop, and told the proprietor: "Just tofu and vegetables will do, but I need to have good wine to go with it." The proprietor nodded and went to the back. A while later he returned to ask: "Do you mind some vinegar in your vegetables?" The customer said: "Vegetable hearts cooked with a touch of vinegar are excellent." When they arrived at the table he ate everything up. Again the proprietor asked: "Do you mind some vinegar in your tofu?" The customer said: "Tofu steamed with vinegar sauce is delicious." And he ate it all when it arrived. Again the proprietor asked: "Do you mind some vinegar in your wine?" The customer was shocked: "Why would you want to add vinegar to wine?" The proprietor frowned and said: "Well I can't help it now, I've already added it."
又^
Soured wine (3)
一店中釀方熟。適有戴巾者［過］。揖入使甞之。甞畢。曰。像我。店主心知其秀才也。謝去之。少焉。一女子［過］。又使甞之。女子亦曰像我。店主曰。方像秀才官人曰像178我。是酸意了。你也說像我。為何。女子曰。無他。只是有此走作。
A wine shop had just brewed a new batch of wine. A capped scholar came by, and went in to try some. After he had tasted the wine, he remarked, "this wine is like me." The shopkeeper knew that he was a xiucai scholar, and thanked him as he left. After a while, a woman came by, and also tried the wine, She remarked, "this is like me." The shopkeeper said, "a xiucai scholar official had just said that this wine was like him, and of course that means it is sour. But you say that it is like you, what does that mean?" The woman replied, "nothing special, just that it is somewhat out of sorts."
借茶葉^
Borrowing tea
有留客飲茶者。向鄰家借茶葉。未至。每湯沸。以水益之。釜且滿矣。而茶葉終不得。妻乃謂夫曰。此友是相知的。到留他洗箇浴去罷。
A man invited some guests to drink tea, but had to go borrow the tea leaves from a neighbor, He was a long time away, so every time the water came to a boil, it was topped up with more water, until the entire cauldron was full. Eventually he came back empty handed. His wife then told him, "since your friends all know each other, why not ask them if they would like to take a hot bath instead?"
何魨^
Pufferfish
有夫婦聞河魨甚盛。謀買甞之。既治具。疑其味毒。互179相推諉。久之。妻不得已。將先舉筯。乃含淚謂夫曰。喫是我先喫了。只求你看頋這兩箇兒女。
A married couple heard that pufferfish were really tasty, and so bought some to try. But after it was prepared, they were worried that it might be still poisonous, and so each started pushing the responsibility on the other. After some time, the wife felt that she had no other choice, and picked up her chopsticks first. With tears in her eyes she told her husband: "I will go ahead and take the first bite. I just beg you to look after our two children."
還少分付一句。若大起來。教他千萬不要買河魨喫。
And she had one more instruction: "If they grow up to adulthood, teach them never ever to buy pufferfish to eat."
和頭多^
一童子洗蘿蔔欲賣。失足墜河而［死］。母哭之曰。我箇肉耶。如何只見蘿蔔不見了肉。
有請客者。盤飧少。而和頭多。客嘲之曰。近來嗄飯180俱富貴相了。䓤菜蘿蔔悉用魚肉汁來煑的。
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