第024回 At Wuzhuang Temple the Pilgrims Steal the Manfruit

第024回Chapter 24

卻說那三人穿林入裡，只見那獃子繃在樹上，聲聲叫喊，痛苦難禁。The story goes that the three of them pushed through the woods and in they went, and there was the idiot, trussed up on a tree, crying out again and again, unable to bear the pain.行者上前笑道：「好女婿呀，這早晚還不起來謝親，又不到師父處報喜，還在這裡賣解兒耍子哩。Pilgrim stepped up and said with a laugh, "Fine son-in-law you are — at this hour still not up to thank your in-laws, nor gone to report the happy news to Master, but still here putting on a show for our amusement.咄！Bah!你娘呢？Where's your mother-in-law?你老婆呢？Where's your wife?好個繃巴吊拷的女婿呀。」那獃子見他來搶白著羞，咬著牙，忍著疼，不敢叫喊。What a fine trussed-up-and-strung-up son-in-law you make." The idiot, seeing him come to mock him so, was ashamed, gritted his teeth, bore the pain, and dared not cry out.沙僧見了，老大不忍，放下行李，上前解了繩索救下。When Sha Monk saw this he could not bear it any longer, set down the luggage, stepped forward, undid the ropes, and got him down.獃子對他們只是磕頭禮拜，其實羞恥難當。The idiot did nothing but kowtow and bow to them, in truth so mortified he could not endure it.有《西江月》為證：There is a poem to the tune of Xijiang Yue as proof:

却说那三人穿林入里，只见那呆子绷在树上，声声叫喊，痛苦难禁。行者上前笑道：「好女婿呀，这早晚还不起来谢亲，又不到师父处报喜，还在这里卖解儿耍子哩。咄！你娘呢？你老婆呢？好个绷巴吊拷的女婿呀。」那呆子见他来抢白著羞，咬著牙，忍著疼，不敢叫喊。沙僧见了，老大不忍，放下行李，上前解了绳索救下。呆子对他们只是磕头礼拜，其实羞耻难当。有《西江月》为证：

那八戒撮土焚香，望空禮拜。That Bajie scooped up a pinch of earth to burn as incense, and bowed in worship toward the sky.行者道：「你可認得那些菩薩麼？」八戒道：「我已此暈倒昏迷，眼花撩亂，那認得是誰？」行者把那簡帖兒遞與八戒。Pilgrim said, "Do you even recognize which Bodhisattvas those were?" Bajie said, "I had already fainted dead away, my eyes swimming and dazzled — how could I tell who was who?" Pilgrim handed the note over to Bajie.八戒見了是頌子，更加慚愧。When Bajie saw it was a verse of praise, he grew all the more ashamed.沙僧笑道：「二哥有這般好處哩，感得四位菩薩來與你做親。」八戒道：「兄弟再莫題起，不當人子了。Sha Monk laughed and said, "So Second Brother has such fine qualities that he moved four Bodhisattvas to come and arrange a marriage for you." Bajie said, "Brother, don't ever bring this up again, it's beneath a decent person.從今後，再也不敢妄為。From now on I shall never again act rashly.就是累折骨頭，也只是摩肩壓擔，隨師父西域去也。」三藏道：「既如此說才是。」Even if it breaks my bones, I will only bear the pole on my shoulder and follow Master to the Western Regions." Tripitaka said, "Only if you speak thus is it right."

那八戒撮土焚香，望空礼拜。行者道：「你可认得那些菩萨么？」八戒道：「我已此晕倒昏迷，眼花撩乱，那认得是谁？」行者把那简帖儿递与八戒。八戒见了是颂子，更加惭愧。沙僧笑道：「二哥有这般好处哩，感得四位菩萨来与你做亲。」八戒道：「兄弟再莫题起，不当人子了。从今后，再也不敢妄为。就是累折骨头，也只是摩肩压担，随师父西域去也。」三藏道：「既如此说才是。」

行者遂領師父上了大路。Pilgrim then led his master onto the main road.行夠多時，忽見有高山擋路，三藏勒馬停鞭道：「徒弟，前面一山，必須仔細，恐有妖魔作耗，侵害吾黨。」行者道：「馬前但有吾等三人，怕甚妖魔？」因此，長老安心前進。After traveling a good while, suddenly a high mountain appeared blocking the way. Tripitaka reined in his horse and stayed his whip, saying, "Disciple, there is a mountain ahead — we must be careful, I fear there may be demons and monsters at work there, to do harm to our company." Pilgrim said, "So long as the three of us are before your horse, what monster is there to fear?" And so the elder set his mind at ease and pressed onward.只見那座山，真是好山：Behold that mountain — truly a fine mountain:

行者遂领师父上了大路。行够多时，忽见有高山挡路，三藏勒马停鞭道：「徒弟，前面一山，必须仔细，恐有妖魔作耗，侵害吾党。」行者道：「马前但有吾等三人，怕甚妖魔？」因此，长老安心前进。只见那座山，真是好山：

三藏在馬上歡喜道：「徒弟，我一向西來，經歷許多山水，都是那嵯峨險峻之處，更不似此山好景，果然的幽趣非常。Tripitaka, on his horse, said joyfully, "Disciple, ever since I set out westward I have passed through many mountains and rivers, and all were places of jagged, perilous heights — none were as fine a scene as this mountain. Truly its secluded charm is quite extraordinary.若是相近雷音不遠路，我們好整肅端嚴見世尊。」行者笑道：「早哩，早哩，正好不得到哩。」沙僧道：「師兄，我們到雷音有多少遠？」行者道：「十萬八千里，十停中還不曾走了一停哩。」八戒道：「哥啊，要走幾年才得到？」行者道：「這些路，若論二位賢弟，便十來日也可到；If we were drawing near to the Thunderclap Sound and the road were not far, we ought to compose ourselves in solemn dignity to meet the World-Honored One." Pilgrim laughed and said, "Too soon, too soon — we're nowhere near arriving yet." Sha Monk said, "Elder Brother, how much further is it to Thunderclap?" Pilgrim said, "A hundred and eight thousand li, and of ten parts of the journey we have not yet traveled even one part." Bajie said, "Brother, how many years must we walk before we get there?" Pilgrim said, "As for this road, speaking of you two worthy brothers, even ten-odd days would get you there;若論我走，一日也好走五十遭，還見日色；as for my own walking, in a single day I could easily make fifty round trips and still see daylight;若論師父走，莫想，莫想。」唐僧道：「悟空，你說得幾時方可到？」行者道：「你自小時走到老，老了再小，老小千番也還難；but as for Master's walking, don't even think of it, don't even think of it." Tang Seng said, "Wukong, by your reckoning, when might we arrive?" Pilgrim said, "Though you walk from childhood to old age, and grow old and then become a child again, and do this a thousand times over, it would still be hard;只要你見性志誠，念念回首處，即是靈山。」沙僧道：「師兄，此間雖不是雷音，觀此景致，必有個好人居止。」行者道：「此言卻當。only if you see your true nature with utter sincerity, and in every thought turn back to the source — that very place is Vulture Peak." Sha Monk said, "Elder Brother, though this place is not Thunderclap, looking at this scenery there must surely be some good person dwelling here." Pilgrim said, "Well said.這裡決無邪祟，一定是個聖僧、仙輩之鄉，我們遊玩慢行。」不題。There is certainly no evil influence here — this must be the dwelling of some sage monk or immortal folk. Let us stroll along at ease." No more of that for now.

三藏在马上欢喜道：「徒弟，我一向西来，经历许多山水，都是那嵯峨险峻之处，更不似此山好景，果然的幽趣非常。若是相近雷音不远路，我们好整肃端严见世尊。」行者笑道：「早哩，早哩，正好不得到哩。」沙僧道：「师兄，我们到雷音有多少远？」行者道：「十万八千里，十停中还不曾走了一停哩。」八戒道：「哥啊，要走几年才得到？」行者道：「这些路，若论二位贤弟，便十来日也可到；若论我走，一日也好走五十遭，还见日色；若论师父走，莫想，莫想。」唐僧道：「悟空，你说得几时方可到？」行者道：「你自小时走到老，老了再小，老小千番也还难；只要你见性志诚，念念回首处，即是灵山。」沙僧道：「师兄，此间虽不是雷音，观此景致，必有个好人居止。」行者道：「此言却当。这里决无邪祟，一定是个圣僧、仙辈之乡，我们游玩慢行。」不题。

卻說這座山名喚萬壽山。Now to tell of this mountain — it was called Wanshou Shan, the Mountain of Ten Thousand Longevities.山中有一座觀，名喚五莊觀。On the mountain there stood a Daoist temple, called Wuzhuang Guan, the Five Villages Temple.觀裡有一尊仙，道號鎮元子，混名與世同君。In the temple dwelt an immortal, whose Daoist title was Zhenyuanzi, nicknamed "Equal to the World."那觀裡出一般異寶，乃是混沌初分，鴻濛始判，天地未開之際，產成這顆靈根。That temple produced a rare treasure unlike any other — a thing formed at the very moment chaos first divided, when the primal mists first parted and Heaven and Earth had not yet opened, this magic root had come into being.蓋天下四大部洲，惟西牛賀洲五莊觀出此，喚名草還丹，又名人參果。Of all the four great continents under Heaven, only Wuzhuang Guan on Aparagodaniya, the Western Continent, produced this — called "grass that restores the elixir," also named the ginseng fruit.三千年一開花，三千年一結果，再三千年才得熟，短頭一萬年方得吃。It blossoms once every three thousand years, sets fruit once every three thousand years, and takes another three thousand years to ripen — in all, very nearly ten thousand years must pass before it can be eaten.似這萬年，只結得三十個果子。Even across ten thousand years, it bears only thirty fruits.果子的模樣，就如三朝未滿的小孩相似，四肢俱全，五官咸備。In shape the fruit resembles a newborn child not yet three days old, complete with all four limbs and all five sense-organs.人若有緣，得那果子聞了一聞，就活三百六十歲；If a person has the good fortune merely to smell one of these fruits, he will live three hundred and sixty years;吃一個，就活四萬七千年。and if he eats one whole, he will live forty-seven thousand years.

却说这座山名唤万寿山。山中有一座观，名唤五庄观。观里有一尊仙，道号镇元子，混名与世同君。那观里出一般异宝，乃是混沌初分，鸿蒙始判，天地未开之际，产成这颗灵根。盖天下四大部洲，惟西牛贺洲五庄观出此，唤名草还丹，又名人参果。三千年一开花，三千年一结果，再三千年才得熟，短头一万年方得吃。似这万年，只结得三十个果子。果子的模样，就如三朝未满的小孩相似，四肢俱全，五官咸备。人若有缘，得那果子闻了一闻，就活三百六十岁；吃一个，就活四万七千年。

當日鎮元大仙得元始天尊的簡帖，邀他到上清天彌羅宮中聽講「混元道果」。That very day, the Great Immortal Zhenyuan had received a written invitation from the Primal Celestial Venerable, inviting him up to the Miluo Palace in the Upper Clear Heaven to hear a lecture on "the Fruits of the Way of Chaos-Unity."大仙門下出的散仙，也不計其數，見如今還有四十八個徒弟，都是得道的全真。Among the Great Immortal's disciples who had gone on to become wandering immortals there was a number beyond counting; and at that time he still had forty-eight disciples remaining, all Complete Realization Daoists who had attained the Way.當日帶領四十六個上界去聽講，留下兩個絕小的看家：一個喚做清風，一個喚做明月。That day he took forty-six of them up to Heaven to hear the lecture, leaving behind two of the very youngest to mind the house: one called Qingfeng, Clear Breeze, and the other called Mingyue, Bright Moon.清風只有一千三百二十歲，明月才交一千二百歲。Qingfeng was but one thousand three hundred and twenty years old, and Mingyue had only just turned one thousand two hundred.鎮元子吩咐二童道：「不可違了大天尊的簡帖，要往彌羅宮聽講，你兩個在家仔細。Zhenyuanzi instructed the two lads, saying, "I dare not disobey the Great Celestial Venerable's written summons, and must go to the Miluo Palace to hear the lecture — you two mind the house carefully while I am gone.不日有一個故人從此經過，卻莫怠慢了他。Within the next few days an old friend of mine will be passing through here — do not be remiss in receiving him.可將我人參果打兩個與他吃，權表舊日之情。」二童道：「師父的故人是誰？You may take two of my ginseng fruits and give them to him to eat, as a small token of our old friendship." The two lads said, "Master, who is this old friend of yours?望說與弟子，好接待。」大仙道：「他是東土大唐駕下的聖僧，道號三藏，今往西天拜佛求經的和尚。」二童笑道：「孔子云：『道不同，不相為謀。』我等是太乙玄門，怎麼與那和尚做甚相識？」大仙道：「你那裡得知。Please tell your disciples, so that we may receive him properly." The Great Immortal said, "He is a sage monk under the banner of the Great Tang of the Eastern Land, whose Daoist title is Sanzang — a monk now journeying to the Western Heaven to worship the Buddha and seek the scriptures." The two lads laughed and said, "Confucius said, 'Those whose ways differ cannot make plans together.' We belong to the Taiyi mystic gate of Daoism — how could we have any acquaintance with such a monk?" The Great Immortal said, "How would you two know of this?那和尚乃金蟬子轉生，西方聖老如來佛第二個徒弟。That monk is none other than the reincarnation of Golden Cicada, the second disciple of the Western Sage Elder, the Tathagata Buddha.五百年前，我與他在蘭盆會上相識。Five hundred years ago, I met him at the Ullambana Assembly.他曾親手傳茶，佛子敬我，故此是為故人也。」He once personally poured tea and offered it to me with his own hands — a disciple of the Buddha showing me such respect — and that is why he is an old friend of mine."

当日镇元大仙得元始天尊的简帖，邀他到上清天弥罗宫中听讲「混元道果」。大仙门下出的散仙，也不计其数，见如今还有四十八个徒弟，都是得道的全真。当日带领四十六个上界去听讲，留下两个绝小的看家：一个唤做清风，一个唤做明月。清风只有一千三百二十岁，明月才交一千二百岁。镇元子吩咐二童道：「不可违了大天尊的简帖，要往弥罗宫听讲，你两个在家仔细。不日有一个故人从此经过，却莫怠慢了他。可将我人参果打两个与他吃，权表旧日之情。」二童道：「师父的故人是谁？望说与弟子，好接待。」大仙道：「他是东土大唐驾下的圣僧，道号三藏，今往西天拜佛求经的和尚。」二童笑道：「孔子云：『道不同，不相为谋。』我等是太乙玄门，怎么与那和尚做甚相识？」大仙道：「你那里得知。那和尚乃金蝉子转生，西方圣老如来佛第二个徒弟。五百年前，我与他在兰盆会上相识。他曾亲手传茶，佛子敬我，故此是为故人也。」

二仙童聞言，謹遵師命。When the two immortal lads heard this, they respectfully obeyed their master's command.那大仙臨行，又叮嚀囑咐道：「我那果子有數，只許與他兩個，不得多費。」清風道：「開園時，大眾共吃了兩個，還有二十八個在樹，不敢多費。」大仙道：「唐三藏雖是故人，須要防備他手下人囉唣，不可驚動他知。」二童領命訖，那大仙承眾徒弟飛昇，竟朝天界。As the Great Immortal was about to leave, he once more admonished and instructed them, saying, "My fruits are limited in number — you are permitted to give him only two, and must not squander any more." Qingfeng said, "When the garden was last opened, all the assembled disciples together ate two of them, and there are still twenty-eight left on the tree — we dare not squander any more." The Great Immortal said, "Though Tang Sanzang is an old friend, you must guard against his followers making trouble — do not let them find out or be alarmed." The two lads received these instructions, and the Great Immortal, borne up by his assembled disciples, rose flying into the air and went straight to the Heavenly realm.

二仙童闻言，谨遵师命。那大仙临行，又叮咛嘱咐道：「我那果子有数，只许与他两个，不得多费。」清风道：「开园时，大众共吃了两个，还有二十八个在树，不敢多费。」大仙道：「唐三藏虽是故人，须要防备他手下人啰唣，不可惊动他知。」二童领命讫，那大仙承众徒弟飞升，竟朝天界。

卻說唐僧四眾在山遊玩，忽擡頭，見那松篁一簇，樓閣數層。Now to tell of Tang Seng and his three followers, roaming about on the mountain — suddenly they raised their heads and saw a cluster of pines and bamboo, and several stories of pavilions and towers.唐僧道：「悟空，你看那裡是甚麼去處？」行者看了道：「那所在不是觀宇，定是寺院。Tang Seng said, "Wukong, look there — what sort of place is that?" Pilgrim looked and said, "That place, if it isn't a Daoist temple, must surely be a Buddhist monastery.我們走動些，到那廂方知端的。」不一時，來於門首觀看，見那：Let us walk on a bit, and once we reach that place we shall know for certain." Before long, they arrived before the gate and looked, and saw:

却说唐僧四众在山游玩，忽抬头，见那松篁一簇，楼阁数层。唐僧道：「悟空，你看那里是甚么去处？」行者看了道：「那所在不是观宇，定是寺院。我们走动些，到那厢方知端的。」不一时，来于门首观看，见那：

三藏離鞍下馬，又見那山門左邊有一通碑，碑上有十個大字，乃是「萬壽山福地，五莊觀洞天」。Tripitaka got down from the saddle off his horse, and further noticed, to the left of the mountain gate, a stone tablet, on which were ten large characters: "Blessed Land of Wanshou Mountain; Grotto-Heaven of Wuzhuang Guan."長老道：「徒弟，真個是一座觀宇。」沙僧道：「師父，觀此景鮮明，觀裡必有好人居住。The elder said, "Disciples, this truly is a Daoist temple." Sha Monk said, "Master, seeing how fine and bright this scenery is, there must surely be good people dwelling within this temple.我們進去看看，若行滿東回，此間也是一景。」行者道：「說得好。」遂都一齊進去，又見那二門上有一對春聯：「長生不老神仙府；Let us go in and have a look — if, on our return journey east after our mission is fulfilled, we recall it, this too will be one fine sight to remember." Pilgrim said, "Well spoken." So all together they went in, and further saw, on the inner gate, a pair of spring couplets: "An immortal's mansion of eternal youth never growing old;與天同壽道人家。」行者笑道：「這道士說大話諕人。a Daoist household whose lifespan equals Heaven's." Pilgrim laughed and said, "This Daoist is talking big to frighten people.我老孫五百年前大鬧天宮時，在那太上老君門首，也不曾見有此話說。」八戒道：「且莫管他，進去，進去，或者這道士有些德行，未可知也。」When old Monkey raised great havoc in Heaven five hundred years ago, even at the gate of Lord Lao Zi himself, I never saw such words spoken." Bajie said, "Never mind him for now — let's go in, let's go in. Perhaps this Daoist priest has some real virtue and accomplishment — who's to say?"

三藏离鞍下马，又见那山门左边有一通碑，碑上有十个大字，乃是「万寿山福地，五庄观洞天」。长老道：「徒弟，真个是一座观宇。」沙僧道：「师父，观此景鲜明，观里必有好人居住。我们进去看看，若行满东回，此间也是一景。」行者道：「说得好。」遂都一齐进去，又见那二门上有一对春联：「长生不老神仙府；与天同寿道人家。」行者笑道：「这道士说大话諕人。我老孙五百年前大闹天宫时，在那太上老君门首，也不曾见有此话说。」八戒道：「且莫管他，进去，进去，或者这道士有些德行，未可知也。」

及至二層門裡，只見那裡面急急忙忙，走出兩個小童兒來。By the time they reached the second gate, they saw within it, in great haste, two young lads come hurrying out.看他怎生打扮：See how they were dressed:

及至二层门里，只见那里面急急忙忙，走出两个小童儿来。看他怎生打扮：

那童子控背躬身，出來迎接道：「老師父，失迎，請坐。」長老歡喜，遂與二童子上了正殿觀看。The lads bent their backs and bowed low, coming out to greet them, saying, "Reverend Master, forgive us for failing to welcome you sooner — please, be seated." The elder was delighted, and so went with the two lads up to view the main hall.原來是向南的五間大殿，都是上明下暗的雕花格子。It turned out to be a great hall of five bays facing south, all fitted with carved lattice windows, bright above and dark below.那仙童推開格子，請唐僧入殿處，只見那壁中間掛著五彩裝成的「天地」二大字，設一張朱紅雕漆的香几，几上有一副黃金爐瓶，爐邊有方便整香。The immortal lads pushed open the lattice doors and invited Tang Seng into the hall, where they saw, hung in the middle of the wall, the two great characters "Heaven and Earth" done up in five-colored decoration, and below them a vermilion-lacquered, carved incense table, on which stood a set of gold incense burner and vase, and beside the burner some ready-made prepared incense.

那童子控背躬身，出来迎接道：「老师父，失迎，请坐。」长老欢喜，遂与二童子上了正殿观看。原来是向南的五间大殿，都是上明下暗的雕花格子。那仙童推开格子，请唐僧入殿处，只见那壁中间挂著五彩装成的「天地」二大字，设一张朱红雕漆的香几，几上有一副黄金炉瓶，炉边有方便整香。

唐僧上前，以左手撚香注爐，三匝禮拜。Tang Seng stepped forward, and with his left hand took a pinch of incense and set it in the burner, then bowed in worship three full circuits.拜畢，回頭道：「仙童，你五莊觀真是西方仙界。When the bowing was done, he turned his head and said, "Immortal lads, your Wuzhuang Guan is truly a realm of Western immortals.何不供養三清、四帝、羅天諸宰，只將『天地』二字侍奉香火？」童子笑道：「不瞞老師說，這兩個字，上頭的，禮上還當；Why do you not enshrine and make offerings to the Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, and all the celestial lords of the Encompassing Heaven, but instead serve incense only to these two characters 'Heaven and Earth'?" The lad laughed and said, "I won't hide it from you, Reverend — of these two characters, the upper one, Heaven, it is indeed only proper that we do it reverence;下邊的，還受不得我們的香火，是家師父諂佞出來的。」三藏道：「何為諂佞？」童子道：「三清是家師的朋友，四帝是家師的故人；but the lower one, Earth, does not deserve to receive our incense either — it was our master's own flattering contrivance." Tripitaka said, "What do you mean by 'flattering contrivance'?" The lad said, "The Three Pure Ones are our master's friends, the Four Emperors are our master's old acquaintances;九曜是家師的晚輩，元辰是家師的下賓。」那行者聞言，就笑得打跌。the Nine Luminaries are our master's juniors, and the Star Lords of the Original Destiny are our master's lesser guests." When Pilgrim heard this, he burst out laughing so hard he nearly fell over.八戒道：「哥啊，你笑怎的？」行者道：「只講老孫會搗鬼，原來這道童會綑風。」三藏道：「令師何在？」童子道：「家師元始天尊降簡，請到上清天彌羅宮聽講『混元道果』去了，不在家。」行者聞言，忍不住喝了一聲道：「這個臊道童，人也不認得，你在那個面前搗鬼，扯甚麼空心架子？Bajie said, "Brother, what are you laughing at?" Pilgrim said, "I always said old Monkey was good at pulling tricks, but it turns out this Daoist lad is good at spinning empty air into rope!" Tripitaka said, "Where is your master now?" The lad said, "My master received a written summons from the Primal Celestial Venerable, inviting him to the Miluo Palace in the Upper Clear Heaven to hear a lecture on 'the Fruits of the Way of Chaos-Unity' — he is not at home." When Pilgrim heard this, he could not help but let out a shout, saying, "You stinking little Daoist brat, you don't even know who you're talking to, and yet you dare play your tricks in front of him, putting on such an empty show of pretension?那彌羅宮有誰是太乙天仙？Who at that Miluo Palace is even a Grand Monad Celestial Immortal?請你這潑牛蹄子去講甚麼？」What business would a wretched ox-hoof like you have going there to lecture on anything?"

唐僧上前，以左手撚香注炉，三匝礼拜。拜毕，回头道：「仙童，你五庄观真是西方仙界。何不供养三清、四帝、罗天诸宰，只将『天地』二字侍奉香火？」童子笑道：「不瞒老师说，这两个字，上头的，礼上还当；下边的，还受不得我们的香火，是家师父谄佞出来的。」三藏道：「何为谄佞？」童子道：「三清是家师的朋友，四帝是家师的故人；九曜是家师的晚辈，元辰是家师的下宾。」那行者闻言，就笑得打跌。八戒道：「哥啊，你笑怎的？」行者道：「只讲老孙会捣鬼，原来这道童会捆风。」三藏道：「令师何在？」童子道：「家师元始天尊降简，请到上清天弥罗宫听讲『混元道果』去了，不在家。」行者闻言，忍不住喝了一声道：「这个臊道童，人也不认得，你在那个面前捣鬼，扯甚么空心架子？那弥罗宫有谁是太乙天仙？请你这泼牛蹄子去讲甚么？」

三藏見他發怒，恐怕那童子回言，鬥起禍來，便道：「悟空，且休爭競，我們既進來就出去，顯得沒了方情。Seeing him grow angry, Tripitaka feared the lad might answer back and stir up trouble, so he said, "Wukong, don't quarrel with him — since we have already come in, if we simply left again, it would seem we lacked all courtesy.常言道：『鷺鷥不吃鷺鷥肉。』他師既是不在，攪亂他做甚？As the saying goes: 'An egret does not eat egret flesh.' Since his master is not at home, why stir up trouble with him for nothing?你去山門前放馬，沙僧看守行李，教八戒解包袱，取些米糧，借他鍋灶，做頓飯吃，待臨行，送他幾文柴錢，便罷了。You go tend the horse before the mountain gate, let Sha Monk watch over the luggage, and have Bajie untie the bundles and take out some rice, borrow their stove and pots, and cook us a meal — and when we are about to leave, we shall leave them a few coins for firewood, and that will settle it.各依執事，讓我在此歇息歇息，飯畢就行。」他三人果各依執事而去。Each of you attend to your own task, and let me rest here a while — once the meal is done, we shall be on our way." The three of them accordingly each went off to their own tasks.

三藏见他发怒，恐怕那童子回言，斗起祸来，便道：「悟空，且休争竞，我们既进来就出去，显得没了方情。常言道：『鹭鸶不吃鹭鸶肉。』他师既是不在，搅乱他做甚？你去山门前放马，沙僧看守行李，教八戒解包袱，取些米粮，借他锅灶，做顿饭吃，待临行，送他几文柴钱，便罢了。各依执事，让我在此歇息歇息，饭毕就行。」他三人果各依执事而去。

那明月、清風暗自誇稱不盡道：「好和尚，真個是西方愛聖臨凡，真元不昧。Meanwhile Mingyue and Qingfeng could not stop praising him privately, saying, "What a fine monk — truly a Western sage come down among mortals, his true nature undimmed.師父命我們接待唐僧，將人參果與他吃，以表故舊之情；Master ordered us to receive Tang Seng and give him the ginseng fruits to eat, to show our regard for our old friendship;又教防著他手下人囉唣。and also told us to guard against his followers making trouble.果然那三個嘴臉兇頑，性情粗糙。And sure enough those three have fierce, unruly faces, and coarse, rough dispositions.幸得就把他們調開了；Fortunately we managed to send them off elsewhere;若在邊前，卻不與他人參果見面？」清風道：「兄弟，還不知那和尚可是師父的故人。had they stayed right there beside him, would they not have seen the ginseng fruits too?" Qingfeng said, "Brother, we still do not know for certain whether this monk truly is Master's old friend.問他一問看，莫要錯了。」二童子又上前道：「啟問老師可是大唐往西天取經的唐三藏？」長老回禮道：「貧僧就是。Let's ask him and see, so that we make no mistake." The two lads again stepped forward and said, "May we ask, Reverend Master, are you Tang Sanzang of the Great Tang, journeying to the Western Heaven to fetch the scriptures?" The elder returned the greeting and said, "This poor monk is indeed he.仙童為何知我賤名？」童子道：「我師臨行，曾吩咐教弟子遠接。How is it that you immortal lads know my humble name?" The lad said, "Before our master left, he instructed his disciples to go far to receive you.不期車駕來促，有失迎迓。We did not expect your carriage to arrive so promptly, and so we failed to welcome you properly.老師請坐，待弟子辦茶來奉。」三藏道：「不敢。」那明月急轉本房，取一杯香茶，獻與長老。Reverend, please be seated, while your disciple prepares tea to offer you." Tripitaka said, "I dare not trouble you." Mingyue hurried back to his own chamber, fetched a cup of fragrant tea, and presented it to the elder.茶畢，清風道：「兄弟，不可違了師命，我和你去取果子來。」When the tea was finished, Qingfeng said, "Brother, we must not disobey our master's command — let us go together and fetch the fruits."

那明月、清风暗自夸称不尽道：「好和尚，真个是西方爱圣临凡，真元不昧。师父命我们接待唐僧，将人参果与他吃，以表故旧之情；又教防著他手下人啰唣。果然那三个嘴脸凶顽，性情粗糙。幸得就把他们调开了；若在边前，却不与他人参果见面？」清风道：「兄弟，还不知那和尚可是师父的故人。问他一问看，莫要错了。」二童子又上前道：「启问老师可是大唐往西天取经的唐三藏？」长老回礼道：「贫僧就是。仙童为何知我贱名？」童子道：「我师临行，曾吩咐教弟子远接。不期车驾来促，有失迎迓。老师请坐，待弟子办茶来奉。」三藏道：「不敢。」那明月急转本房，取一杯香茶，献与长老。茶毕，清风道：「兄弟，不可违了师命，我和你去取果子来。」

二童別了三藏，同到房中，一個拿了金擊子，一個拿了丹盤，又多將綠帕墊著盤底，徑到人參園內。The two lads took leave of Sanzang, went together to their chamber, one taking up a golden striking-rod, the other a cinnabar tray, further laying a green kerchief over the bottom of the tray, and went straight to the ginseng garden.那清風爬上樹去，使金擊子敲果。Qingfeng climbed up into the tree and used the golden striking-rod to knock down the fruit.明月在樹下，以丹盤等接。Mingyue stood below the tree with the cinnabar tray to catch it.須臾，敲下兩個果來，接在盤中，徑至前殿奉獻道：「唐師父，我五莊觀土僻山荒，無物可奉，土儀素果二枚，權為解渴。」那長老見了，戰戰兢兢，遠離三尺道：「善哉！In a moment, he had knocked down two fruits, caught them in the tray, and went straight to the front hall to present them, saying, "Reverend Tang, our Wuzhuang Guan is a remote and rustic place in the mountain wilds, with nothing fit to offer you — here are two plain local fruits, a small token, to quench your thirst." When the elder saw them, he trembled with fright and drew back three feet, saying, "Merciful Buddha!善哉！Merciful Buddha!今歲倒也年豐時稔，怎麼這觀裡作荒吃人？This year the harvest has been abundant and the times bountiful — how is it that in this temple things have come to such famine that people are eaten?這個是三朝未滿的孩童，如何與我解渴？」清風暗道：「這和尚在那口舌場中，是非海裡，弄得眼肉胎凡，不識我仙家異寶。」明月上前道：「老師，此物叫做人參果，吃一個兒不妨。」三藏道：「胡說，胡說。This is a child not yet three days old — how could you offer it to me to quench my thirst?" Qingfeng said to himself privately, "This monk, having lived amid all that wrangling of tongues and that sea of right and wrong, has grown so worldly and mortal in his eyes that he does not recognize this rare treasure of our immortal家." Mingyue stepped forward and said, "Reverend, this thing is called the ginseng fruit — there is no harm in eating one." Tripitaka said, "Nonsense, nonsense.他那父母懷胎，不知受了多少苦楚，方生下來。That child's parents, carrying it in the womb, suffered who knows how much hardship before it was ever born.未及三日，怎麼就把他拿來當果子？」清風道：「實是樹上結的。」長老道：「亂談，亂談。It is not yet three days old — how could you bring it here to serve as a fruit?" Qingfeng said, "It truly grew on the tree." The elder said, "Absurd talk, absurd talk.樹上又會結出人來？Can a tree really bear a human being as its fruit?拿過去，不當人子。」Take it away — this is not fit for decent people."

二童别了三藏，同到房中，一个拿了金击子，一个拿了丹盘，又多将绿帕垫著盘底，径到人参园内。那清风爬上树去，使金击子敲果。明月在树下，以丹盘等接。须臾，敲下两个果来，接在盘中，径至前殿奉献道：「唐师父，我五庄观土僻山荒，无物可奉，土仪素果二枚，权为解渴。」那长老见了，战战兢兢，远离三尺道：「善哉！善哉！今岁倒也年丰时稔，怎么这观里作荒吃人？这个是三朝未满的孩童，如何与我解渴？」清风暗道：「这和尚在那口舌场中，是非海里，弄得眼肉胎凡，不识我仙家异宝。」明月上前道：「老师，此物叫做人参果，吃一个儿不妨。」三藏道：「胡说，胡说。他那父母怀胎，不知受了多少苦楚，方生下来。未及三日，怎么就把他拿来当果子？」清风道：「实是树上结的。」长老道：「乱谈，乱谈。树上又会结出人来？拿过去，不当人子。」

那兩個童兒見千推萬阻不吃，只得拿著盤子，轉回本房。Seeing that he refused it no matter how they urged and pressed, the two lads had no choice but to take up the tray and return to their own chamber.那果子卻也蹺蹊，久放不得；Now that fruit was a strange thing indeed — it could not be kept for long;若放多時，即僵了，不中吃。if left too long, it would stiffen and become unfit to eat.二人到於房中，一家一個，坐在床邊上，只情吃起。The two of them went to their chamber, and each took one, sitting on the edge of the bed, and simply set to eating it right there.

那两个童儿见千推万阻不吃，只得拿著盘子，转回本房。那果子却也跷蹊，久放不得；若放多时，即僵了，不中吃。二人到于房中，一家一个，坐在床边上，只情吃起。

噫！Ah!原來有這般事哩。So it turned out there was such a matter as this.他那道房，與那廚房緊緊的間壁，這邊悄悄的言語，那邊即便聽見。That Daoist chamber shared a wall right next to the kitchen, and whatever was whispered quietly on one side could at once be heard on the other.八戒正在廚房裡做飯，先前聽見說取金擊子，拿丹盤，他已在心；Bajie was in the kitchen just then cooking the meal, and having earlier heard them speak of fetching the golden striking-rod and taking the cinnabar tray, he had already taken note of it in his heart;又聽見他說唐僧不認得是人參果，即拿在房裡自吃。and now hearing them say that Tang Seng had failed to recognize the ginseng fruit, and so they had taken it into their room to eat it themselves,口裡忍不住流涎道：「怎得一個兒嘗新？」自家身子又狼犺，不能夠得動，只等行者來，與他計較。he could not help but let saliva run at the mouth, saying, "How might I get one to taste, just for the novelty?" But his own body being so clumsy and unwieldy, he could not manage to slip away, and so he waited only for Pilgrim to come, to discuss it with him.他在那鍋門前更無心燒火，不時的伸頭探腦，出來觀看。There before the stove mouth he had no heart left for tending the fire, and kept craning his neck and poking his head out now and then to look.不多時，見行者牽將馬來，拴在槐樹上，徑往後走。Before long, he saw Pilgrim leading the horse over, tying it to a locust tree, and heading straight toward the back.那獃子用手亂招道：「這裡來，這裡來。」行者轉身，到於廚房門首，道：「獃子，你嚷甚的？The idiot waved his hand wildly, saying, "Over here, over here." Pilgrim turned and came to the kitchen doorway, saying, "Idiot, what are you hollering about?想是飯不夠吃，且讓老和尚吃飽，我們前邊大人家，再化吃去罷。」八戒道：「你進來，不是飯少。I suppose the rice isn't enough to eat — well, let the old monk eat his fill first, and further along we'll beg for food again at some great household." Bajie said, "Come in here, it's not that there's too little rice.這觀裡有一件寶貝，你可曉得？」行者道：「甚麼寶貝？」八戒笑道：「說與你，你不曾見；There is a treasure in this temple — do you know of it?" Pilgrim said, "What treasure?" Bajie laughed and said, "If I tell you, you've never seen it;拿與你，你不認得。」行者道：「這獃子笑話我老孫。and if I showed it to you, you wouldn't even recognize it." Pilgrim said, "This idiot is making fun of old Monkey.老孫五百年前，因訪仙道時，也曾雲遊在海角天涯，那般兒不曾見？」八戒道：「哥啊，人參果你曾見麼？」行者驚道：「這個真不曾見。Five hundred years ago, when old Monkey went about seeking the immortal Way, I roamed as far as the corners of the sea and the edges of the sky — what kind of thing have I never seen?" Bajie said, "Brother, have you ever seen a ginseng fruit?" Pilgrim said, startled, "That, truly, I have never seen.但只常聞得人說，人參果乃是草還丹，人吃了極能延壽。But I have often heard people say that the ginseng fruit is the grass that restores the elixir, and that a person who eats it can prolong his life to an extraordinary degree.如今那裡有得？」八戒道：「他這裡有。Where might one be had now?" Bajie said, "They have some here.那童子拿兩個與師父吃，那老和尚不認得，道是三朝未滿的孩兒，不曾敢吃。The lad brought two for Master to eat, but the old monk didn't recognize them, and said they were children not yet three days old, and dared not eat them.那童子老大憊懶，師父既不吃，便該讓我們，他就瞞著我們，才自在這隔壁房裡，一家一個，嘓啅嘓啅的吃了出去。That lad was thoroughly shameless — since Master wasn't going to eat them, they ought to have been given to us, but instead he hid it from us, and just now in the room next door, one apiece, they gobbled them down, slurping and smacking, and went back out.就急得我口裡水泱。It's made me so anxious my mouth is fairly watering.怎麼得一個兒嘗新？How might I get one to taste, just for the novelty?我想你有些溜撒，去他那園子裡偷幾個來嘗嘗，如何？」行者道：「這個容易，老孫去，手到擒來。」急抽身，往前就走，八戒一把扯住道：「哥啊，我聽得他在這房裡說，要拿甚麼金擊子去打哩。I think you're rather slippery and quick — go into their garden and steal a few to taste, what do you say?" Pilgrim said, "That's easy enough — old Monkey will go, and it'll be in hand the moment I reach for it." He quickly turned to leave, but Bajie grabbed hold of him, saying, "Brother, I heard him say in that room that they meant to take some sort of golden striking-rod to knock the fruit down.須是幹得停當，不可走露風聲。」行者道：「我曉得，我曉得。」This must be done properly — we mustn't let word of it leak out." Pilgrim said, "I understand, I understand."

噫！原来有这般事哩。他那道房，与那厨房紧紧的间壁，这边悄悄的言语，那边即便听见。八戒正在厨房里做饭，先前听见说取金击子，拿丹盘，他已在心；又听见他说唐僧不认得是人参果，即拿在房里自吃。口里忍不住流涎道：「怎得一个儿尝新？」自家身子又狼犺，不能够得动，只等行者来，与他计较。他在那锅门前更无心烧火，不时的伸头探脑，出来观看。不多时，见行者牵将马来，拴在槐树上，径往后走。那呆子用手乱招道：「这里来，这里来。」行者转身，到于厨房门首，道：「呆子，你嚷甚的？想是饭不够吃，且让老和尚吃饱，我们前边大人家，再化吃去罢。」八戒道：「你进来，不是饭少。这观里有一件宝贝，你可晓得？」行者道：「甚么宝贝？」八戒笑道：「说与你，你不曾见；拿与你，你不认得。」行者道：「这呆子笑话我老孙。老孙五百年前，因访仙道时，也曾云游在海角天涯，那般儿不曾见？」八戒道：「哥啊，人参果你曾见么？」行者惊道：「这个真不曾见。但只常闻得人说，人参果乃是草还丹，人吃了极能延寿。如今那里有得？」八戒道：「他这里有。那童子拿两个与师父吃，那老和尚不认得，道是三朝未满的孩儿，不曾敢吃。那童子老大惫懒，师父既不吃，便该让我们，他就瞒著我们，才自在这隔壁房里，一家一个，啯啅啯啅的吃了出去。就急得我口里水泱。怎么得一个儿尝新？我想你有些溜撒，去他那园子里偷几个来尝尝，如何？」行者道：「这个容易，老孙去，手到擒来。」急抽身，往前就走，八戒一把扯住道：「哥啊，我听得他在这房里说，要拿甚么金击子去打哩。须是干得停当，不可走露风声。」行者道：「我晓得，我晓得。」

那大聖使一個隱身法，閃進道房看時，原來那兩個道童吃了果子，上殿與唐僧說話，不在房裡。The Great Sage used a spell of invisibility and slipped into the Daoist boys' room to look around; it turned out that the two Daoist boys, having eaten the fruit, had gone up to the hall to talk with Tang Seng, and were not in the room.行者四下裡觀看，看有甚麼金擊子，但只見窗櫺上掛著一條赤金，有二尺長短，有指頭粗細；Sun Wukong looked all around to see what this "golden striker" might be, and saw only, hanging on the window lattice, a length of red gold about two feet long and as thick as a finger;底下是一個蒜疙疸的頭子；at the bottom was a knob shaped like a garlic bulb,上邊有眼，系著一根綠絨繩兒。and at the top was an eye, through which a green silk cord was strung.他道：「想必就是此物叫做金擊子。」他卻取下來，出了道房，徑入後邊去，推開兩扇門，擡頭觀看，呀！He said, "This must be the thing called the golden striker." So he took it down, went out of the room, and headed straight to the back, where he pushed open a pair of doors, raised his head to look, and — ah!卻是一座花園！It was a flower garden!但見：Behold:

那大圣使一个隐身法，闪进道房看时，原来那两个道童吃了果子，上殿与唐僧说话，不在房里。行者四下里观看，看有甚么金击子，但只见窗櫺上挂著一条赤金，有二尺长短，有指头粗细；底下是一个蒜疙疸的头子；上边有眼，系著一根绿绒绳儿。他道：「想必就是此物叫做金击子。」他却取下来，出了道房，径入后边去，推开两扇门，抬头观看，呀！却是一座花园！但见：

那行者觀看不盡，又見一層門，推開看處，卻是一座菜園：Sun Wukong could not take in all he saw, when he noticed another gate; he pushed it open and looked, and it turned out to be a vegetable garden:

那行者观看不尽，又见一层门，推开看处，却是一座菜园：

行者笑道：「他也是個自種自吃的道士。」Xingzhe laughed and said, "So he's a Daoist who grows his own food and eats it too."

行者笑道：「他也是个自种自吃的道士。」

走過菜園，又見一層門。Passing through the vegetable garden, he saw yet another gate.推開看處，呀！He pushed it open and looked, and — ah!只見那正中間有根大樹，真個是青枝馥郁，綠葉陰森，那葉兒卻似芭蕉模樣，直上去有千尺餘高，根下有七八丈圍圓。Right in the middle stood a great tree, its green branches truly fragrant and its emerald leaves densely shading, the leaves themselves shaped much like banana leaves; it rose more than a thousand feet high, and its base measured seven or eight spans around.那行者倚在樹下，往上一看，只見向南的枝上露出一個人參果，真個像孩兒一般。Xingzhe leaned against the tree and looked up, and on a branch facing south he spied a ginseng fruit that truly looked just like an infant.原來尾間上是個扢蒂，看他丁在枝頭，手腳亂動，點頭幌腦，風過處似乎有聲。As it happened, at its rear end was a stem by which it hung, and watching it perched there at the branch tip, its hands and feet moving about, nodding and shaking its head, it seemed to make a sound whenever the wind passed.行者歡喜不盡，暗自誇稱道：「好東西呀！Xingzhe was overjoyed beyond measure, and secretly praised it, saying, "What a fine thing!果然罕見，果然罕見！」他倚著樹，颼的一聲，攛將上去。Truly rare, truly rare!" He leaned against the tree, and with a whoosh, sprang up into it.那猴子原來第一會爬樹偷果子。Now this monkey had always been champion at climbing trees to steal fruit.他把金擊子敲了一下，那果子撲的落將下來。He struck the golden striker once, and the fruit came tumbling down with a thud.他也隨跳下來跟尋，寂然不見；He too leapt down after it to search, but it had vanished without a trace;四下裡草中找尋，更無蹤跡。he searched all through the grass roundabout, but there was no sign of it whatsoever.

走过菜园，又见一层门。推开看处，呀！只见那正中间有根大树，真个是青枝馥郁，绿叶阴森，那叶儿却似芭蕉模样，直上去有千尺余高，根下有七八丈围圆。那行者倚在树下，往上一看，只见向南的枝上露出一个人参果，真个像孩儿一般。原来尾间上是个扢蒂，看他丁在枝头，手脚乱动，点头幌脑，风过处似乎有声。行者欢喜不尽，暗自夸称道：「好东西呀！果然罕见，果然罕见！」他倚著树，飕的一声，撺将上去。那猴子原来第一会爬树偷果子。他把金击子敲了一下，那果子扑的落将下来。他也随跳下来跟寻，寂然不见；四下里草中找寻，更无踪迹。

行者道：「蹺蹊，蹺蹊。Xingzhe said, "Strange, strange.想是有腳的會走，就走也跳不出牆去。It must be that it has legs and can walk off, though even walking it couldn't jump over the wall.我知道了，想是花園中土地不許老孫偷他果子，他收了去也。」他就捻著訣，念一口「唵」字咒，拘得那花園土地前來，對行者施禮道：「大聖呼喚小神，有何吩咐？」行者道：「你不知老孫是蓋天下有名的賊頭，我當年偷蟠桃、盜御酒、竊靈丹，也不曾有人敢與我分用。I understand now — it must be that the local earth god of this garden won't allow old Sun to steal his fruit, and has taken it away." So he formed a mudra with his fingers and recited the incantation "Om," summoning the garden's local earth god, who came before Xingzhe, bowed, and said, "The Great Sage has summoned this lowly deity — what are your orders?" Xingzhe said, "You don't know that old Sun is the most famous thief under Heaven — in years past I stole the peaches of immortality, filched the imperial wine, and pilfered the elixir of the gods, and no one ever dared claim a share against me.怎麼今日偷他一個果子，你就抽了我的頭分去了？How is it that today, when I steal just one fruit of his, you snatch my share away from me?這果子是樹上結的，空中過鳥也該有分，老孫就吃他一個，有何大害？This fruit grew on the tree, and even a bird flying overhead ought to have a share of it — old Sun eating just one of them, what great harm is there in that?怎麼剛打下來，你就撈了去？」土地道：「大聖錯怪了小神也。How is it that the instant it was knocked down, you scooped it away?" The local deity said, "The Great Sage wrongs this lowly deity.這寶貝乃是地仙之物，小神是個鬼仙，怎麼敢拿去？This treasure belongs to an earthly immortal; this lowly deity is but a ghost-immortal — how would I dare take it?就是聞也無福聞聞。」Even to smell it I have no such fortune, let alone smell it."

行者道：「跷蹊，跷蹊。想是有脚的会走，就走也跳不出墙去。我知道了，想是花园中土地不许老孙偷他果子，他收了去也。」他就捻著诀，念一口「唵」字咒，拘得那花园土地前来，对行者施礼道：「大圣呼唤小神，有何吩咐？」行者道：「你不知老孙是盖天下有名的贼头，我当年偷蟠桃、盗御酒、窃灵丹，也不曾有人敢与我分用。怎么今日偷他一个果子，你就抽了我的头分去了？这果子是树上结的，空中过鸟也该有分，老孙就吃他一个，有何大害？怎么刚打下来，你就捞了去？」土地道：「大圣错怪了小神也。这宝贝乃是地仙之物，小神是个鬼仙，怎么敢拿去？就是闻也无福闻闻。」

行者道：「你既不曾拿去，如何打下來就不見了？」土地道：「大聖只知這寶貝延壽，更不知他的出處哩。」行者道：「有甚出處？」土地道：「這寶貝三千年一開花，三千年一結果，再三千年方得成熟。Xingzhe said, "If you truly never took it, then how did it disappear the moment it was knocked down?" The local deity said, "The Great Sage knows only that this treasure prolongs life, but knows nothing of where it comes from." Xingzhe said, "What is its origin then?" The local deity said, "This treasure blossoms once every three thousand years, bears fruit once every three thousand years, and takes another three thousand years to ripen fully.短頭一萬年，只結得三十個。Counting the shortest span, that's ten thousand years, and in that time it bears only thirty fruits.有緣的，聞一聞，就活三百六十歲；For those with the fortune to smell one, it grants three hundred sixty years of life;吃一個，就活四萬七千年。to eat one grants forty-seven thousand years of life.卻是只與五行相畏。」行者道：「怎麼與五行相畏？」土地道：「這果子遇金而落，遇木而枯，遇水而化，遇火而焦，遇土而入。But it is feared by, and fears, the Five Elements." Xingzhe said, "How does it fear the Five Elements?" The local deity said, "This fruit falls when it meets metal, withers when it meets wood, dissolves when it meets water, scorches when it meets fire, and sinks into the ground when it meets earth.敲時必用金器，方得下來。To strike it down, one must use a metal implement, only then will it come down.打下來，卻將盤兒用絲帕襯墊方可。Once knocked down, it must be caught in a tray lined and cushioned with a silk cloth.若受些木器，就枯了，就吃也不得延壽。If it touches any wooden implement, it will wither at once, and even eating it then would grant no long life.吃他須用磁器，清水化開食用。To eat it, one must use porcelain vessels, and dissolve it in clear water before consuming it.遇火即焦而無用。If it meets fire, it scorches and becomes useless.遇土而入者，大聖方才打落地上，他即鑽下土去了。As for meeting earth and sinking in — just now, Great Sage, the moment you knocked it to the ground, it burrowed down into the earth.這個土有四萬七千年，就是鋼鑽鑽他也鑽不動些須，比生鐵也還硬三四分，人若吃了，所以長生。This soil here is forty-seven thousand years old; even a steel drill could not bore into it in the slightest, being three or four parts harder than raw iron, and if a person eats it, that is why it grants longevity.大聖不信時，可把這地下打打兒看。」行者即掣金箍棒築了一下，響一聲，迸起棒來，土上更無痕跡。If the Great Sage does not believe this, you may try striking this ground and see." Xingzhe at once drew out his gold-banded staff and pounded the ground once; there was a resounding crack, the staff bounced back up, and yet the ground bore not the slightest mark.行者道：「果然，果然。Xingzhe said, "Indeed, indeed.我這棍打石頭如粉碎，撞生鐵也有痕，怎麼這一下打不傷些兒？This staff of mine shatters stone to powder when it strikes it, and even leaves a dent when it strikes raw iron — how is it that this one blow left not the least mark?這等說，我卻錯怪了你了，你回去罷。」那土地即回本廟去訖。In that case, I have wrongly blamed you — you may go back now." The local deity thereupon returned to his own shrine.

行者道：「你既不曾拿去，如何打下来就不见了？」土地道：「大圣只知这宝贝延寿，更不知他的出处哩。」行者道：「有甚出处？」土地道：「这宝贝三千年一开花，三千年一结果，再三千年方得成熟。短头一万年，只结得三十个。有缘的，闻一闻，就活三百六十岁；吃一个，就活四万七千年。却是只与五行相畏。」行者道：「怎么与五行相畏？」土地道：「这果子遇金而落，遇木而枯，遇水而化，遇火而焦，遇土而入。敲时必用金器，方得下来。打下来，却将盘儿用丝帕衬垫方可。若受些木器，就枯了，就吃也不得延寿。吃他须用磁器，清水化开食用。遇火即焦而无用。遇土而入者，大圣方才打落地上，他即钻下土去了。这个土有四万七千年，就是钢钻钻他也钻不动些须，比生铁也还硬三四分，人若吃了，所以长生。大圣不信时，可把这地下打打儿看。」行者即掣金箍棒筑了一下，响一声，迸起棒来，土上更无痕迹。行者道：「果然，果然。我这棍打石头如粉碎，撞生铁也有痕，怎么这一下打不伤些儿？这等说，我却错怪了你了，你回去罢。」那土地即回本庙去讫。

大聖卻有算計：爬上樹，一隻手使擊子，一隻手將錦布直裰的襟兒扯起來做個兜子等住，他卻串枝分葉，敲了三個果，兜在襟中。The Great Sage now had a plan: he climbed up the tree, using the striker in one hand, while with the other he pulled up the front flap of his brocade robe to make a sling to catch the fruit in; he then moved among the branches and leaves, struck down three fruits, and gathered them into the fold of his robe.跳下樹，一直前來，徑到廚房裡去。He jumped down from the tree and went straight ahead, heading directly to the kitchen.那八戒笑道：「哥哥，可有麼？」行者道：「這不是？Bajie laughed and said, "Brother, did you get any?" Xingzhe said, "Isn't this it?老孫的手到擒來。Whatever old Sun sets his hand to, he brings home.這個果子，也莫背了沙僧，可叫他一聲。」八戒即招手叫道：「悟淨，你來。」那沙僧搬下行李，跑進廚房道：「哥哥，叫我怎的？」行者放開衣兜道：「兄弟，你看這個是甚的東西？」沙僧見了道：「是人參果。」行者道：「好啊！As for this fruit, let's not leave Sha Seng out of it either — go ahead and call him." Bajie at once waved his hand and called out, "Wujing, come here." Sha Seng, having set down the luggage, ran into the kitchen and said, "Brother, what are you calling me for?" Xingzhe opened up the fold of his robe and said, "Brother, look — what is this thing?" Sha Seng saw it and said, "It's a ginseng fruit." Xingzhe said, "Well now!你倒認得，你曾在那裡吃過的？」沙僧道：「小弟雖不曾吃，但舊時做捲簾大將，扶侍鸞輿赴蟠桃宴，嘗見海外諸仙將此果與王母上壽。You actually recognize it — have you eaten one somewhere before?" Sha Seng said, "Little brother has never eaten one, but in former times, when I served as the Curtain-Raising General and attended the imperial carriage to the Peach Banquet, I once saw the immortals from beyond the seas present this fruit to the Queen Mother as a birthday offering.見便曾見，卻未曾吃。Seeing it, yes, I have seen it before, but I have never eaten it.哥哥，可與我些兒嘗嘗？」行者道：「不消講，兄弟們一家一個。」Brother, would you let me have a taste of it?" Xingzhe said, "No need to say more — among brothers, one each."

大圣却有算计：爬上树，一只手使击子，一只手将锦布直裰的襟儿扯起来做个兜子等住，他却串枝分叶，敲了三个果，兜在襟中。跳下树，一直前来，径到厨房里去。那八戒笑道：「哥哥，可有么？」行者道：「这不是？老孙的手到擒来。这个果子，也莫背了沙僧，可叫他一声。」八戒即招手叫道：「悟净，你来。」那沙僧搬下行李，跑进厨房道：「哥哥，叫我怎的？」行者放开衣兜道：「兄弟，你看这个是甚的东西？」沙僧见了道：「是人参果。」行者道：「好啊！你倒认得，你曾在那里吃过的？」沙僧道：「小弟虽不曾吃，但旧时做卷帘大将，扶侍鸾舆赴蟠桃宴，尝见海外诸仙将此果与王母上寿。见便曾见，却未曾吃。哥哥，可与我些儿尝尝？」行者道：「不消讲，兄弟们一家一个。」

他三人將三個果各各受用。The three of them each took one of the three fruits and enjoyed it.那八戒食腸大，口又大，一則是聽見童子吃時，便覺饞蟲拱動，卻才見了果子，拿過來，張開口，轂轆的囫圇吞嚥下肚。Now Bajie had a huge appetite and a huge mouth besides; partly because, hearing the boys eating earlier, he had already felt his hunger stirred, and now that he actually saw the fruit, he snatched it up, opened his mouth wide, and gulped it down whole in one go.卻白著眼胡賴，向行者、沙僧道：「你兩個吃的是甚麼？」沙僧道：「人參果。」八戒道：「甚麼味道？」行者道：「悟淨，不要睬他。──你倒先吃了，又來問誰？」八戒道：「哥哥，吃的忙了些，不像你們細嚼細嚥，嘗出些滋味。Then, with wide innocent eyes, he pestered the other two, saying to Xingzhe and Sha Seng, "What was it you two just ate?" Sha Seng said, "A ginseng fruit." Bajie said, "What did it taste like?" Xingzhe said, "Wujing, pay him no mind — you already gobbled yours down first, so who else is there to ask?" Bajie said, "Brother, I ate it in too much of a hurry, not like you two chewing slowly and savoring it to taste the flavor.我也不知有核無核，就吞下去了。I don't even know whether it had a pit or not — I just swallowed it whole.哥啊，為人為徹。Brother, ah, if you're going to help a man, help him all the way.已經調動我這饞蟲，再去弄個兒來，老豬細細的吃吃。」行者道：「兄弟，你好不知止足。You've already stirred up this hunger of mine — go get another one, and let old Zhu eat it properly this time, bit by bit." Xingzhe said, "Brother, you really don't know when to stop.這個東西，比不得那米食麵食，撞著儘飽。This is not like rice or noodles, which you can eat your fill of.像這一萬年只結得三十個，我們吃他這一個，也是大有緣法，不等小可。Given that in ten thousand years it only bears thirty fruits, our eating even this one apiece is already a matter of very great fortune, not something ordinary.罷罷罷，夠了。」他欠起身來，把一個金擊子，瞞窗眼兒，丟進他道房裡，竟不睬他。Enough, enough, enough. That's plenty." He then rose up, and taking the golden striker, tossed it in through the window of the Daoist boys' room without their noticing, and paid him no more attention.

他三人将三个果各各受用。那八戒食肠大，口又大，一则是听见童子吃时，便觉馋虫拱动，却才见了果子，拿过来，张开口，毂辘的囫囵吞咽下肚。却白著眼胡赖，向行者、沙僧道：「你两个吃的是甚么？」沙僧道：「人参果。」八戒道：「甚么味道？」行者道：「悟净，不要睬他。──你倒先吃了，又来问谁？」八戒道：「哥哥，吃的忙了些，不像你们细嚼细咽，尝出些滋味。我也不知有核无核，就吞下去了。哥啊，为人为彻。已经调动我这馋虫，再去弄个儿来，老猪细细的吃吃。」行者道：「兄弟，你好不知止足。这个东西，比不得那米食面食，撞著尽饱。像这一万年只结得三十个，我们吃他这一个，也是大有缘法，不等小可。罢罢罢，够了。」他欠起身来，把一个金击子，瞒窗眼儿，丢进他道房里，竟不睬他。

那獃子只管絮絮叨叨的唧噥。That fool just went on muttering and grumbling endlessly.不期那兩個道童復進房來取茶去獻，只聽得八戒還嚷甚麼「人參果吃得不快活，再得一個兒吃吃才好。」清風聽見，心疑道：「明月，你聽那長嘴和尚講：『人參果還要個吃吃。』師父別時叮嚀，教防他手下人囉唣，莫敢是他偷了我們寶貝麼？」明月回頭道：「哥耶，不好了，不好了，金擊子如何落在地下？As luck would have it, the two Daoist boys had come back into the room to fetch tea to serve, and just then they heard Bajie still ranting about something like, "Eating that ginseng fruit wasn't satisfying at all — it'd be good to get another one to eat properly." Qingfeng heard this and grew suspicious in his heart, saying, "Mingyue, listen to what that long-mouthed monk is saying: 'Still want another ginseng fruit to eat.' Our master warned us before he left to guard against his followers making trouble — could it be that he's stolen our treasure?" Mingyue turned his head and said, "Brother, this is bad, this is bad — how did the golden striker end up fallen on the ground?我們去園裡看看來。」Let's go to the garden and take a look."

那呆子只管絮絮叨叨的唧哝。不期那两个道童复进房来取茶去献，只听得八戒还嚷甚么「人参果吃得不快活，再得一个儿吃吃才好。」清风听见，心疑道：「明月，你听那长嘴和尚讲：『人参果还要个吃吃。』师父别时叮咛，教防他手下人啰唣，莫敢是他偷了我们宝贝么？」明月回头道：「哥耶，不好了，不好了，金击子如何落在地下？我们去园里看看来。」

他兩個急急忙忙的走去，只見花園開了。The two of them hurried off in a rush, and saw that the flower garden gate was open.清風道：「這門是我關的，如何開了？」又急轉過花園，只見菜園門也開了。Qingfeng said, "I was the one who closed this gate — how did it come to be open?" He hurried on further past the flower garden, and saw that the vegetable garden gate was open too.忙入人參園裡，倚在樹下，望上查數，顛倒來往，只得二十二個。They rushed into the ginseng garden, leaned against the tree, and looked up counting; going back and forth over the count, they found only twenty-two.明月道：「你可會算帳？」清風道：「我會，你說將來。」明月道：「果子原是三十個，師父開園，分吃了兩個，還有二十八個；Mingyue said, "Can you reckon accounts?" Qingfeng said, "I can — you tell me as we go." Mingyue said, "Originally there were thirty fruits; when our master opened the garden he shared out and ate two, leaving twenty-eight;適才打兩個與唐僧吃，還有二十六個；just now two were knocked down and given to Tang Seng to eat, leaving twenty-six;如今止剩得二十二個，卻不少了四個？now there are only twenty-two left — isn't that four short?不消講，不消講，定是那夥惡人偷了，我們只罵唐僧去來。」No need to say more, no need to say more — it must surely be that gang of wicked men who stole them; let's go and give Tang Seng a scolding."

他两个急急忙忙的走去，只见花园开了。清风道：「这门是我关的，如何开了？」又急转过花园，只见菜园门也开了。忙入人参园里，倚在树下，望上查数，颠倒来往，只得二十二个。明月道：「你可会算帐？」清风道：「我会，你说将来。」明月道：「果子原是三十个，师父开园，分吃了两个，还有二十八个；适才打两个与唐僧吃，还有二十六个；如今止剩得二十二个，却不少了四个？不消讲，不消讲，定是那伙恶人偷了，我们只骂唐僧去来。」

兩個出了園門，徑來殿上，指著唐僧，禿前禿後，穢語污言，不絕口的亂罵；The two of them went out through the garden gate and headed straight for the hall, and pointing at Tang Seng, cursed him up and down as bald this and bald that, filthy words and foul language pouring endlessly from their mouths;賊頭鼠腦，臭短臊長，沒好氣的胡嚷。"thieving, rat-brained" and other stinking abuse both short and long, they railed on in a fit of temper.唐僧聽不過道：「仙童啊，你鬧的是甚麼？Tang Seng, unable to bear it any longer, said, "Immortal boys, what is all this fuss about?消停些兒，有話慢說不妨，不要胡說散道的。」清風說：「你的耳聾？Calm down a little — if you have something to say, say it slowly, there's no need for wild, scattered talk." Qingfeng said, "Are your ears deaf?我是蠻話，你不省得？I'm speaking plain words — don't you understand?你偷吃了人參果，怎麼不容我說？」唐僧道：「人參果怎麼模樣？」明月道：「才拿來與你吃，你說像孩童的不是？」唐僧道：「阿彌陀佛！You stole and ate the ginseng fruit — how can you not let me speak of it?" Tang Seng said, "What does a ginseng fruit even look like?" Mingyue said, "The one just brought to you to eat — didn't you say it looked like an infant?" Tang Seng said, "Amitabha!那東西一見，我就心驚膽戰，還敢偷他吃哩？The moment I laid eyes on that thing, my heart trembled and my gall quaked with fear — would I dare steal it to eat?就是害了饞痞，也不敢幹這賊事。Even if I were afflicted with the worst gluttony, I would not dare commit such a thievish act.不要錯怪了人。」清風道：「你雖不曾吃，還有手下人要偷吃的哩。」三藏道：「這等也說得是，你且莫嚷，等我問他們看。Do not wrongly accuse an innocent person." Qingfeng said, "Even if you yourself never ate it, you still have followers under you who wanted to steal and eat it." Sanzang said, "That much may well be true — you needn't shout just yet; let me question them and see.果若是偷了，教他賠你。」明月道：「賠呀！If it turns out they truly stole it, I will have them make it up to you." Mingyue said, "Make it up, indeed!就有錢那裡去買？」三藏道：「縱有錢沒處買啊，常言道：『仁義值千金。』教他賠你個禮，便罷了。Even with money, where would one go to buy such a thing?" Sanzang said, "Even if there's money but nowhere to buy it, as the saying goes, 'Benevolence and righteousness are worth a thousand pieces of gold.' Let them offer you an apology in recompense, and that will settle it.也還不知是他不是他哩。」明月道：「怎的不是他？Besides, it isn't even certain yet whether it was him or not." Mingyue said, "How could it not be him?他那裡分不均，還在那裡嚷哩。」三藏叫聲：「徒弟，且都來。」沙僧聽見道：「不好了，決撒了。There they are, quarreling over an uneven split, still bickering over there." Sanzang called out, "Disciples, all of you come here." Sha Seng, hearing this, said, "This is bad, it's given away.老師父叫我們，小道童胡廝罵，不是舊話兒走了風，卻是甚的？」行者道：「活羞殺人。The old master is calling us, and the little Daoist boys are cursing wildly at each other — if this isn't the old story leaking out, then what is it?" Xingzhe said, "You'd embarrass a person to death.這個不過是飲食之類，若說出來，就是我們偷嘴了，只是莫認。」八戒道：「正是，正是，昧了罷。」他三人只得出了廚房，走上殿去。This is nothing more than a matter of food and drink; if it comes out, it will simply mean we stole a snack — just don't admit to it." Bajie said, "Right, right, let's just play dumb about it." The three of them had no choice but to leave the kitchen and go up to the hall.

两个出了园门，径来殿上，指著唐僧，秃前秃后，秽语污言，不绝口的乱骂；贼头鼠脑，臭短臊长，没好气的胡嚷。唐僧听不过道：「仙童啊，你闹的是甚么？消停些儿，有话慢说不妨，不要胡说散道的。」清风说：「你的耳聋？我是蛮话，你不省得？你偷吃了人参果，怎么不容我说？」唐僧道：「人参果怎么模样？」明月道：「才拿来与你吃，你说像孩童的不是？」唐僧道：「阿弥陀佛！那东西一见，我就心惊胆战，还敢偷他吃哩？就是害了馋痞，也不敢干这贼事。不要错怪了人。」清风道：「你虽不曾吃，还有手下人要偷吃的哩。」三藏道：「这等也说得是，你且莫嚷，等我问他们看。果若是偷了，教他赔你。」明月道：「赔呀！就有钱那里去买？」三藏道：「纵有钱没处买啊，常言道：『仁义值千金。』教他赔你个礼，便罢了。也还不知是他不是他哩。」明月道：「怎的不是他？他那里分不均，还在那里嚷哩。」三藏叫声：「徒弟，且都来。」沙僧听见道：「不好了，决撒了。老师父叫我们，小道童胡厮骂，不是旧话儿走了风，却是甚的？」行者道：「活羞杀人。这个不过是饮食之类，若说出来，就是我们偷嘴了，只是莫认。」八戒道：「正是，正是，昧了罢。」他三人只得出了厨房，走上殿去。

畢竟不知怎麼與他抵賴，且聽下回分解。In the end, we do not know how they managed to deny it to him; listen to the explanation in the next chapter.

毕竟不知怎么与他抵赖，且听下回分解。