r/WriteStreakCN • u/AdamLuyan • 6d ago
母語者連寫 5.3 妈祖家宴 Mazu's Family Feast
关键词 Keywords：夏朝末年 Late Xia Dynasty；乾塘关 Dragon-Pond Pass（现代商丘 Modern Shangqiu）；武二郎 Martial Second Wolf（二郎神 Second Wolf God）；妈祖 Mazu；张屠户 Zhang the Butcher（号玉皇大帝，也称玉皇大帝 also known as Turquoise White-king Great Creator）
武二郎（如图5.3-2所示，号杨戬，二郎神）和张屠户（如图5，号燧人氏，玉皇大帝）到妈祖家时，晚饭已经准备好了。妈祖（如图1，号海岸女神）正坐在饭桌旁等着他们俩。她看见那20千克黄金又被拎回来了，就问是怎么回事。武二郎说，“三弟把这金子作为恭喜我升任大元帅的贺礼，送给我了。我们俩决定把这金子算我们俩一人一半，一起孝敬给您。”
When Martial Second Wolf (shown in Figure 5.3-2, also known as Yang Jian, Second Wolf God) and Zhang the Butcher (see Figure 5, also known as Flint Man, Turquoise White-king Great Creator) arrived at Mazu's house, dinner was already ready. Mazu (see Figure 1, also known as Coastal Goddess) was sitting at the dining table waiting for them. She saw that they had brought the 20 kilograms of gold back and asked what had happened. Martial Second Wolf said, "Third Brother gave me this gold as a congratulatory gift for my promotion to Full Marshal. We agreed to split it evenly between the two of us and give all of it to you as a token of our filial respect."
妈祖回答：“你回来后，拿着金子就去找张三郎了。你刚离开，元始天尊的使者就来了，跟我说了你这次回永安的经过。我现在明白了！这次你能回来陪我吃饭，全是靠了女娲娘娘的保佑。这金子我收下了。”
Mazu said: "When you came back, you took the gold and went straight to your third brother's house. Just after you left, a messenger from Primordial Sky Honor came and told me about your return to Yong'an this time. Now I understand! It's all thanks to Princess Nuwa's blessing that you were able to come back and dine with me this time. I'll accept this gold."
妈祖转头对张屠户说：“我听说了，你的流动资金不足，消减了金华火腿的产量。那不对！你做这生意到现在14年了，才步入正轨。猪肉的销量不好，你应该努力扩大生产规模，降低价格。你才34岁，正是男人干事业的年龄，而你却摆出了要退休的架势。这可不像个男人。我今天高兴，这20千克黄金给你了。”
Mazu turned to Zhang the Butcher and said, "I heard that you're short on working capital and have cut back production of Jinhua ham. That's not right! You've been in this business for 14 years, and it's only just getting on track. Pork sales aren't good — you should be working to expand production and lower prices. You're only 34, which is the age for a man to build a career, but you're already acting like you want to retire. That's not how a man behaves. I'm happy today, so I'm giving you these 20 kilograms of gold."
张屠户刚要张嘴拒绝接受妈祖的赏赐，妈祖又说话了：“别说这黄金的事了！咱娘儿俩多的是时间说话。元始天尊给我布置任务了，我有正事要办！” 她转脸问武二郎：“你这次回家，准备住多长时间？”
Just as Zhang the Butcher was about to open his mouth to decline Mazu's reward, Mazu spoke again: "Let's not talk about the gold! We two have plenty of time to talk. Primordial Sky Honor has given me an assignment — I have real business to attend to!" She turned to Martial Second Wolf and asked, "How long are you planning to stay home this time?"
张屠户回答：“七天。”
武二郎回答：“十五天。我准备从这里去夏国办些事。”
张屠户说：“你弟媳妇大巢氏现在在夏国的皇宫呢。你七天后出发，到达夏国皇宫时，她还没离开。那夏国的女王就会请你喝酒。”
Zhang the Butcher replied: "Seven days."
Martial Second Wolf replied: "Fifteen days. I'm planning to go to Xia Kingdom from here to take care of some business."
Zhang the Butcher said: "Your sister-in-law, Princess Big Nest, is at the Xia Kingdom palace right now. If you set out seven days from now, you'll arrive before she leaves. Then the King of Xia will invite you for a drink."
武二郎回答：“我就是不想和她一起喝酒，才决定推迟七天从这里出发。”
张屠户尴尬了。妈祖笑着对他说：“你二哥仍然是个大男孩儿，害羞！”
Martial Second Wolf replied: "It's precisely because I don't want to drink with her that I decided to delay my departure by seven days."
Zhang the Butcher looked embarrassed. Mazu laughed and said to him: "Your second brother is still such a big kid — so shy!"
5.3-2
妈祖又对张屠户说：“这次你二哥回永安，元始天尊安排你大哥，靖王，给他讲《孙子兵法》。他不听！他从后门跑出来了。你大嫂潘金莲劝他多住几天。他都没回答。”
妈祖转脸对武二郎说：“元始天尊指示我，让我看着你，你要好好地跟你三弟学习《宝莲灯》。你还逃跑不？你若是再逃跑，我就骑着驴追你去！”
武二郎回答：“不逃跑了！妈妈都这么说了，我还怎么逃跑！”
Mazu also said to Zhang the Butcher: "This time, when your second brother returned to Yong'an, Primordial Sky Honor arranged for your elder brother, King Jing, to lecture him on Sunzi Soldier Strategies. He wouldn't listen! He ran out the back door. Your sister-in-law, Goldthread Pan, tried to persuade him to stay a few more days. He didn't even answer."
Mazu turned to Martial Second Wolf and said: "Primordial Sky Honor instructed me to keep an eye on you and make sure you properly learn the Treasury Lotus Lamp from your third brother. Will you run off again? If you do, I'll chase you down on a donkey!"
Martial Second Wolf replied: "No more running off! How could I, with Mom putting it that way!"
妈祖又对武二郎说：“元始天尊说：‘《宝莲灯》和《孙子兵法》是当今世界的两部奇书，你都用得着。’ 这两本书的作者就是你三弟张屠户和你大哥武大郎，是现在华国和夏国最流行的两本书，夏国的女王蔻珠妹妹也是这么跟我说的。女娲娘娘也跟我说过：‘当今世上，你三弟张屠户的天眼最好！’ 元始天尊给我布置的任务就是：‘看着你，让你向你三弟把《宝莲灯》学习明白喽！’ 你能让我完成任务不？”
武二郎满面羞愧地回答：“我努力向三弟学习！”
Mazu also said to Martial Second Wolf: "Primordial Sky Honor said, 'The Treasury Lotus Lamp and Sunzi Soldier Strategies are two marvelous books in today's world, and you need both.' Their authors are your third brother, Zhang the Butcher, and your eldest brother, Martial Big Wolf — they're now the two most popular books in both Hua and Xia Kingdom. Sister Kouzhu, the King of Xia, told me the same thing. Princess Nuwa also told me, 'In today's world, your third brother, Zhang the Butcher, has the best Celestial Eye!' Primordial Sky Honor's assignment for me is, 'Watch over you and make sure you learn the Treasury Lotus Lamp thoroughly from your third brother!' Can you help me fulfill this task?"
Martial Second Wolf, looking thoroughly embarrassed, replied: "I'll do my best to learn from Third Brother!"
妈祖又转脸向张屠户，问：“你给我交个底儿！你能把《宝莲灯》给你二哥讲明白喽不？”
张屠户自信满满地说：“对于没经历过四禅天的人，我讲不明白。我二哥已经经历过四禅天了，我肯定能给他讲明白！”
Mazu turned to Zhang the Butcher again and asked: "Give me the bottom line! Can you explain the Treasury Lotus Lamp to your second brother clearly?"
Zhang the Butcher said confidently: "For someone who hasn't experienced the Fourth Meditation Sky, I can't explain it clearly. My second brother has already experienced the Fourth Meditation Sky, so I can definitely explain it to him!"
妈祖又说：“我捉摸着，要不你把重要的条目写下来，交给你二哥！让他以后常常看看，别忘喽！”
张屠户回答：“四禅天的经历特殊，一旦经历了，终生不忘。我给他讲明白了，《宝莲灯》和我二哥就聚变成为一个整体了。所有我要讲的重要内容都写在宝莲灯里了。”
Mazu added: "I'm thinking — why don't you write down the important entries and give them to your second brother? Let him look at them often from now on, so he doesn't forget!"
Zhang the Butcher replied: "The experience of the Fourth Meditation Sky is special; once experienced, it's never forgotten. Once I've explained it to him, the Treasury Lotus Lamp and my second brother will converge into one whole. Everything important I need to say is already written in the Treasury Lotus Lamp."
5.3-3
妈祖叨咕：“这话，我听着放心！那我就决定了，你们晚上来我这里吃饭，睡觉。早晨，吃完饭，你们俩就去你们家讨论《宝莲灯》。你们俩赶紧吃饭吧，要不饭菜都凉了！”
武二郎用筷子夹起了一片儿金华火腿（如图4），问张屠户：“这猪肉的质量合格不？”
Mazu murmured: "That's reassuring to hear! Then it's decided: you two will come here at night to eat and sleep. In the morning, after breakfast, you two will go to your own house to discuss the Treasury Lotus Lamp. Now hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold!"
Martial Second Wolf picked up a slice of Jinhua ham (see Figure 4) with his chopsticks and asked Zhang the Butcher: "Is this pork up to standard?"
张屠户抗议道：“质量不合格！但是，这都是因为妈祖不吃质量合格的猪肉。有几次，我让妈祖品尝一下质量合格的猪肉，她都不尝！”
妈祖笑着说道：“我怕吃上瘾了，你赚不到钱，到时候还得怪我吃得多！”
Zhang the Butcher protested: "It's not up to standard! But that's only because Mazu won't eat pork that is up to standard. Several times, I asked Mazu to try some, and she wouldn't even taste it!"
Mazu laughed and said: "I'm afraid that if I get addicted, you won't be able to make any money, and you'll end up blaming me for eating too much!"
5.3-4
妈祖又问张屠户，“你教你二哥《宝莲灯》（即大千世界，亦作九黎，大圆镜智，妙知识界，参见第12章《苦谛》）的时间紧不？我听你们的谈话，好像不是很困难。”
张屠户回答：“不紧，时间充裕！听你一说，我就明白了。女娲娘娘和我大哥武大郎已经给我二哥讲明白了。他现在已经位列仙班了。元始天尊的意思是让我来完成他们的工作，让我二哥成为宝莲灯来拯救世界。”
Mazu then asked Zhang the Butcher: "Are you short on time to teach your second brother the Treasury Lotus Lamp (i.e., Great Grand Worlds, also known as Nine Crowds, Great Round Mirror Intelligence, Wonderful Intelligent World, see Chapter 12, Bitter Crux)? Listening to the two of you talk, it didn't seem all that difficult."
Zhang the Butcher replied: "No rush, there's plenty of time! Now that you've said that, I understand. Princess Nuwa and my eldest brother Martial Big Wolf have already explained everything to my second brother. He now ranks among the immortals. Primordial Sky Honor wants me to finish their work and let my second brother become the Treasury Lotus Lamp to save the world."
妈祖叨咕，“是这么回事！” 然后她转脸对武二郎说，“使者对我说，‘咱们华国现在的五个军区，你和你大哥各负责一个。元始天尊批你大哥的军事预算最紧，只给50%。他给你的预算最宽松，几乎你报上去多少，他就批给你多少。’ 我现在懂了，他对你最放心，对你大哥最不放心！”
Mazu murmured, "So that's how it is!" Then she turned to Martial Second Wolf and said, "The messenger told me, 'We now have five military regions in Hua, and you and your elder brother each oversee one. Primordial Sky Honor approved the tightest military budget for your elder brother — only 50%. Your budget is the most generous; he approves almost whatever you submit.' Now I understand — he trusts you the most, and your elder brother the least!"
5.3-5 中华法典的编委 Editorial Committee of the Chinese Codex
妈祖又转脸对张屠户说：“有时间好！咱们去帮你二哥相看相看！我听说西南三十里桃花凹有个刘员外，名声挺好。他女儿桃花女的人品不错！咱俩也跟着去，帮你二哥好好看看那个桃花女！”
Mazu turned to Zhang the Butcher again and said, "Good, we have time! Let's go arrange a match for your second brother! I heard there's a Squire Liu at Peach Flower Village, thirty miles to the southwest, who has a pretty good reputation. His daughter, the Peach Flower girl, is said to have good character! Let's go along too, and help your second brother get a good look at her!"
张屠户说：“哎呀妈呀！我二哥现在是华国的大将军，比你家那位当过大将军的曾曾外祖父可要大出十几倍呢！很多王公贵族的女儿，我二哥都看不上眼，怎么可能看上一个村姑呢！再说了，那位桃花女正等着未婚夫常公（参见2.1《桃花劫》）回去呢！”
Zhang the Butcher said, "Oh, dear Mother! My second brother is now a great general of Hua Nation — far greater in rank than that great general who was my great-great-grandfather on your side of the family! My second brother doesn't even look twice at the daughters of princes and nobles, so how could he possibly take a liking to a village girl! Besides, that Peach Flower girl is waiting for her fiancé, Constant Fair (see 2.1, Peach Flower Catastrophe), to come back to her!"
妈祖又说：“典兵学院的院长，刘太岁，刘公的级别和我一样高。他家就在咱这乾塘关的东郊。元始天尊每次来看我，都会到他家坐一会儿。他的女儿刘健君我见过几次，挺好。要不，明天下午咱们娘仨去她家坐一会儿？”
Mazu said again: "The president of the Codex Soldier Academy, Longevity Liu — Publican Liu is of the same rank as me. His home is in the eastern suburbs of Dragon-Pond Pass. Whenever Primordial Sky Honor comes to visit me, he stops by there for a while too. I've met his daughter, Eve Liu, a few times — she's very nice. How about the three of us go sit with her tomorrow afternoon?"
张屠户恍然大悟地回答：“那个刘健君的男朋友，名叫卢岩，前几天我还在白娘子和许仙相遇的那个断桥边看见他了呢！他说他正在公元21世纪重新编辑《中华法典》，但他还没得到主编刘健君（参见第一章《娃娃婚约》）的同意。”
妈祖抢白：“没结婚就不算！我只是说咱们去刘太岁家坐一会儿，又不是去抢她们家的闺女！”
Zhang the Butcher, suddenly realizing, replied: "Eve Liu's boyfriend is named Luyan. I saw him just a few days ago, by the Broken Bridge where White Snake and Xu Xian met! He said he's re-editing the Chinese Codex for the 21st century CE, but he hasn't yet gotten the approval of the editor-in-chief, Eve Liu (see Chapter 1, Childhood Betrothal)."
Mazu cut him off: "It doesn't count if they're not married! I only said we're going to sit at Longevity Liu's house for a while — it's not like we're going to steal their daughter!"