姊妹易嫁
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呂劇傳統彩色藝術鉅片
(根據聊齋故事改編)
姊妹易嫁本事
正値春選揭曉之際,張有旺家中張燈結彩,喜氣洋洋,迎接門婿榮歸合巹,四鄰八舍都來熱情幫忙。奇怪的是新娘素花却悶坐閨房,愁眉不展。原來這個素慕虛榮的女子,嫌未婚夫毛文簡家中貧窮,不願完婚。張有旺焦急異常,勸說女兒趕快梳粧。
此時,毛文簡隻身前來踐約。岳父張有旺見情知其赴選失意,但不忘舊好,熱情相待。
一陣鼓樂聲起,素花誤認文簡業已高中,前來迎娶,欣喜異常;面對牆上(狀元遊街圖),想入非非。繼而得知毛娃落第而歸,一盆涼水,迎頭澆來,百般取鬧,拒不上轎。此時張有旺急得像熱鍋上的螞蟻,樓上勸長女,樓下瞞女婿,樓上樓下,兩頭爲難。次女素梅見爹萬分焦急,助父好言勸說姐姐梳粧,千言萬語,費盡口舌。素花非但不聽,反而惡言相加。素梅激於義憤,經父百般勸吿,又感文簡忠誠,願代姐嫁。
因素花有言在先,「得中迎娶,不中另嫁」,故而文簡高中之後,假扮落第,試探素花,素花醜態畢露。一時隨從人役持冠誥來迎,素梅遂成狀元夫人,鄰里交相讚譽,鼓樂齊鳴,夫婦相携而去。
素花聞知此信,大吃一驚,痛官誥落人手,急越窗而出,追上文簡,欲續舊好,文簡口稱:「姐姐免送」!揚長而去素花知木已成舟,覆水難收,羞愧難當,跌足長嚎,後悔不迭。
She Marries Her Sister's Fiance
—The Story—
Chang Yew Wong decorates his house beautifully as he is expecting his future son-in-law, Mao Wen Kan, to come to marry his elder daughter, So Hua, as soon as the result of the Spring National Examination is out. So Hua, however, looks sad in her room, because her future husband is a poor man.
Mao, who has obtained the degree of the No. l Scholar of The Year in the Spring National Examination, comes to the house in shabby clothes, pretending he has failed in the Examination. Chang does not mind his future son-in-law's failure, and still receives him heartily.
Hearing there are sounds of music in the street, So Hua becomes cheerful, thinking Mao is successful in the Examination. But, when she finds out Mao has failed and the music is played for her wedding ceremony, she immediately turns angry and refuses to be married. Her father persuades her again and again, but in vain. So Mei, Chang's younger daughter, seeing her father in the awkward predicament, agrees to take her sister's place to marry Mao.
Suddenly, music sounds again, a band of men bring in head-wears and the imperial order given by the emperor to So Mei. Relatives and villagers begin to realize that Mao has gained the degree of No. 1 Scholar of The Year in the National Examination, and that his disguise is only to test whether So Hua loves him or not.
After finding out what happens, So Hua is greatly socked. She runs out immediately to ask Mao to forgive her and take her home as his wife. Mao just says "See you again!" and goes away with So Mei.