The Old Man Under the Moon
Level 4 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 67 vocabulary words
Source: 《续玄怪录·定婚店》 · Xu Xuanguai Lu, The Betrothal Shop
韦固夜里看见一个老人在月光下翻书,身边有个口袋,里面全是红绳。
Wei Gu saw an old man reading by moonlight, a bag of red cords beside him.
老人说:书里记的是天下人的姻缘,红绳系在两个人脚上,这两个人一辈子就是夫妻。
The old man said: the book records all marriages; a red cord ties two ankles, those two are destined husband and wife.
老人给韦固看了一个小女孩说:这是你未来的妻子。韦固嫌她丑,叫人去伤害她。
He showed Wei Gu a little girl: your future wife. Scorning her looks, Wei Gu had her attacked.
十几年后,韦固娶的妻子,眉心正好有一道疤——就是当年的小女孩。姻缘天定,红绳早就系好了。
Years later his wife bore a scar between her brows, the same girl. Marriage is fate; the red cord was tied long ago.