There was absolutely nothing there.(一無所有)
During the Qing dynasty in China, there was
a famous writer named Pu Songling. He collected stories about ghosts and
monsters that he had read or heard, and wrote them into a book containing
around 500 fantasy tales.
One of these stories is as follows:
A man named Li Huidou, who lived in Yidu
County in the Chinese province of Shandong, encountered something incredible,
which I will recount here.
Li Huidou was outgoing and loved making
friends. He would strike up conversations with strangers. He enjoyed hiking.
One day, he went hiking alone on a nearby
mountain. At around noon, he suddenly saw several men sitting and chatting
happily while drinking on a natural viewing platform.
He slowed his pace and passed by the men
slowly, unable to resist secretly observing them out of curiosity.
One of the men drinking noticed Li Huidou
secretly observing his group. He raised his hand, waved to Li Huidou and said,
'Hey brother, are you hiking alone? Are you hungry? It's almost noon, and we've
prepared lots of food and Chinese rice wine. Would you like to sit down, chat,
eat and drink with us?"
Seeing a man greet him, Li Huidou walked
over to the group. They were all slightly drunk and enthusiastically invited
him to join them.
Li Huidou thought for less than five
seconds before deciding to accept their invitation. A dozen minutes later,
aided by the alcohol, he quickly became very friendly with them.
He ate the delicious food and drank the
wine, thinking to himself, 'I'm so lucky to have met these men today. I've made
some new friends and enjoyed a great lunch. The only downside is that their
Chinese rice wine isn't very good.'
About an hour after Li Huidou joined the
group, one of the men suddenly pointed in terror at a man with a long face, who
was about 150 centimetres tall and walking towards them on the road in the
distance.
The man shouted loudly.
'Oh dear! The mountain god who governs this
mountain is here! We'd better leave quickly or he'll capture us!"
After this, all the men scattered and ran
away from the natural platform where they had been gathered.
Li Huidou, unaware of what was happening,
ran to the hillside beside the platform too. He spotted a small hollow in the
hillside and hid inside it.
Li Huidou hid in the hollow for about ten
minutes. All around was quiet. He peeked out and looked around, but he didn't
see anyone.
After climbing out, he returned to the
natural platform where they had gathered. There was absolutely nothing there.
After searching again, he finally spotted several dead lizards on a piece of
tile near the platform. Next to the tile was a broken pottery jar containing
urine.
This idiom literally translates as 'There
was absolutely nothing there.'.
It is used to describe someone who is
extremely poor and has nothing of value.
It is also used to describe a place that is
completely devoid of anything.
Dear friend, what are your thoughts or feelings
after hearing this story?
Have you ever encountered things that
science cannot explain? Do you believe in supernatural forces?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
一無所有(There was absolutely nothing there.)
中國清王朝有一個著名的作家，他的名字叫做(蒲松齡)。他蒐集了他所聽過與看過的一些跟鬼怪有關的故事並寫成了一本總數大約有500篇奇幻故事的書。
這本書中有一個故事如下。
一個住在中國的山東省的益都縣的名字叫做李會斗的男人，他所遇到的一件很不可思議的事情，我把這件事情記錄下來。
李會斗是一個性格開朗的人，他很喜歡交朋友，他會主動的跟陌生人對話與聊天，他有一個嗜好，他很喜歡爬山。
有一天，他一個人去他家附近的一座山上爬山，走到接近中午的時候，他突然看到路邊一個可以看到風景的天然的平台上，有好幾個男人開心地坐在那邊聊天喝酒。
他放慢腳步緩緩地從這些男人旁經過，他的眼睛忍不住的好奇地偷偷看這些男人。
其中有一個正在喝酒的男人看到李會斗正在偷偷地觀察自己這一群人，那個男人就舉起手來向李會斗招手並且對李會斗說。
兄弟你好，你一個人來爬山嗎?你肚子餓了嗎?現在接近中午了，我們這邊準備了很多食物與中國米酒，你要不要坐下來跟我們一起聊天吃飯與喝中國米酒啊?
李會斗看到個男人主動跟他打招呼，他就走到這群男人身邊，這些男人都有點醉了，這些男人們都很熱情地招呼李會斗坐下來一起聊天與喝中國米酒。
李會斗思考了不到五秒鐘就決定就坐下，十幾分鐘後，在酒精的幫助下，李會斗很快地就跟這群人變得很親近。
李會斗吃著美味的食物然後喝酒，他的心中對自己說。
今天真幸運遇到這些男人，我又認識了一些朋友又吃到好吃的午餐，唯一的缺點就是他們所準備的中國米酒味道不夠好。
李會斗加入這群男人的大約一個小時後，有一個男人突然驚恐地指著遠方的路上向他們走過來的一個臉長長的身高大約150公分的男人。
這個男人大聲喊叫。
哎呀，管理這座山的山神來了，我們快點離開這裡，不然我們會被抓走。
那個男人喊完這句話後，所有的男人就四散的跑離他們聚集的這個天然的平台。
李會斗不知道發生了什麼事情，他也跟著跑到平台邊的山坡上、他看到山坡上有一個小凹洞他就躲到這個凹洞之中。
李會斗躲在小凹洞中大約經過了十幾分鐘，四周圍一片安靜，他探頭出來四處觀望，他沒有看到任何人。
他爬出凹洞後走回剛才聚集在一起的那個天然的平台上任何一點東西都沒有，他又找了一下，他才在平台附近看到一片瓦片上放著幾隻死掉的蜥蜴、這個瓦片旁有一個破掉的陶罐裡面裝著一些尿。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是任何一點東西都沒有。
這句成語被用來形容一個人非常的貧窮這個人任何一點有價值的東西都沒有。
這句成語被用來形容一個地方沒有東西。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否遇過那些科學無法解釋的事情呢?你是否相信這個世界上有一些超自然的力量呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為聊齋誌異-卷6-山神
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