第二十四回 · 奉茶取果 Tea Served, the Fruit to Fetch — Journey to the West

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奉茶取果 Tea Served, the Fruit to Fetch

那nà明míng月yuè、清qīng風fēng暗àn自zì誇kuā稱chēng不bú盡jìn道dào：「好hǎo和hé尚shàng，真zhēn個gè是shì西xī方fāng愛ài聖shèng臨lín凡fán，真zhēn元yuán不bú昧mèi。師shī父fù命mìng我wǒ們men接jiē待dài唐táng僧sēng，將jiāng人rén參shēn果guǒ與yǔ他tā吃chī，以yǐ表biǎo故gù舊jiù之zhī情qíng；又yòu教jiào防fáng著zhe他tā手shǒu下xià人rén囉luō唣zào。果guǒ然rán那nà三sān個gè嘴zuǐ臉liǎn兇xiōng頑wán，性xìng情qíng粗cū糙cāo。幸xìng得dé就jiù把bǎ他tā們men調diào開kāi了le；若ruò在zài邊biān前qián，卻què不bù與yǔ他tā人rén參shēn果guǒ見jiàn面miàn？」清qīng風fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，還hái不bù知zhī那nà和hé尚shàng可kě是shì師shī父fù的de故gù人rén。問wèn他tā一yí問wèn看kàn，莫mò要yào錯cuò了le。」二èr童tóng子zǐ又yòu上shàng前qián道dào：「啟qǐ問wèn老lǎo師shī可kě是shì大dà唐táng往wǎng西xī天tiān取qǔ經jīng的de唐táng三sān藏zàng？」長zhǎng老lǎo回huí禮lǐ道dào：「貧pín僧sēng就jiù是shì。仙xiān童tóng為wèi何hé知zhī我wǒ賤jiàn名míng？」童tóng子zǐ道dào：「我wǒ師shī臨lín行xíng，曾céng吩fēn咐fù教jiào弟dì子zǐ遠yuǎn接jiē。不bù期qī車chē駕jià來lái促cù，有yǒu失shī迎yíng迓yà。老lǎo師shī請qǐng坐zuò，待dài弟dì子zǐ辦bàn茶chá來lái奉fèng。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「不bù敢gǎn。」那nà明míng月yuè急jí轉zhuǎn本běn房fáng，取qǔ一yì杯bēi香xiāng茶chá，獻xiàn與yǔ長zhǎng老lǎo。茶chá畢bì，清qīng風fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，不bù可kě違wéi了le師shī命mìng，我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù取qǔ果guǒ子zi來lái。」那nà明míng月yuè、清qīng风fēng暗àn自zì夸kuā称chēng不bú尽jìn道dào：「好hǎo和hé尚shàng，真zhēn个gè是shì西xī方fāng爱ài圣shèng临lín凡fán，真zhēn元yuán不bú昧mèi。师shī父fù命mìng我wǒ们men接jiē待dài唐táng僧sēng，将jiāng人rén参shēn果guǒ与yǔ他tā吃chī，以yǐ表biǎo故gù旧jiù之zhī情qíng；又yòu教jiào防fáng著zhe他tā手shǒu下xià人rén啰luō唣zào。果guǒ然rán那nà三sān个gè嘴zuǐ脸liǎn凶xiōng顽wán，性xìng情qíng粗cū糙cāo。幸xìng得dé就jiù把bǎ他tā们men调diào开kāi了le；若ruò在zài边biān前qián，却què不bù与yǔ他tā人rén参shēn果guǒ见jiàn面miàn？」清qīng风fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，还hái不bù知zhī那nà和hé尚shàng可kě是shì师shī父fù的de故gù人rén。问wèn他tā一yí问wèn看kàn，莫mò要yào错cuò了le。」二èr童tóng子zǐ又yòu上shàng前qián道dào：「启qǐ问wèn老lǎo师shī可kě是shì大dà唐táng往wǎng西xī天tiān取qǔ经jīng的de唐táng三sān藏zàng？」长zhǎng老lǎo回huí礼lǐ道dào：「贫pín僧sēng就jiù是shì。仙xiān童tóng为wèi何hé知zhī我wǒ贱jiàn名míng？」童tóng子zǐ道dào：「我wǒ师shī临lín行xíng，曾céng吩fēn咐fù教jiào弟dì子zǐ远yuǎn接jiē。不bù期qī车chē驾jià来lái促cù，有yǒu失shī迎yíng迓yà。老lǎo师shī请qǐng坐zuò，待dài弟dì子zǐ办bàn茶chá来lái奉fèng。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「不bù敢gǎn。」那nà明míng月yuè急jí转zhuǎn本běn房fáng，取qǔ一yì杯bēi香xiāng茶chá，献xiàn与yǔ长zhǎng老lǎo。茶chá毕bì，清qīng风fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，不bù可kě违wéi了le师shī命mìng，我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù取qǔ果guǒ子zi来lái。」

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那nà明míng月yuè、清qīng風fēng暗àn自zì誇kuā稱chēng不bú盡jìn道dào：「好hǎo和hé尚shàng，真zhēn個gè是shì西xī方fāng愛ài聖shèng臨lín凡fán，真zhēn元yuán不bú昧mèi。那nà明míng月yuè、清qīng风fēng暗àn自zì夸kuā称chēng不bú尽jìn道dào：「好hǎo和hé尚shàng，真zhēn个gè是shì西xī方fāng爱ài圣shèng临lín凡fán，真zhēn元yuán不bú昧mèi。

Bright-Moon and Pure-Wind praised him endlessly to themselves: “A fine monk indeed — truly a beloved sage of the West come down to the mortal world, his primal spirit undimmed.

那 (nà); 誇稱不盡 (kuā chēng bú jìn), 不 (bú) (fourth-tone sandhi before 盡 (jìn)); 愛聖臨凡 (ài shèng lín fán) = a beloved sage descended to the mortal realm; 真元不昧 (zhēn yuán bú mèi) = the primal spirit undimmed.

師shī父fù命mìng我wǒ們men接jiē待dài唐táng僧sēng，將jiāng人rén參shēn果guǒ與yǔ他tā吃chī，以yǐ表biǎo故gù舊jiù之zhī情qíng；又yòu教jiào防fáng著zhe他tā手shǒu下xià人rén囉luō唣zào。师shī父fù命mìng我wǒ们men接jiē待dài唐táng僧sēng，将jiāng人rén参shēn果guǒ与yǔ他tā吃chī，以yǐ表biǎo故gù旧jiù之zhī情qíng；又yòu教jiào防fáng著zhe他tā手shǒu下xià人rén啰luō唣zào。

Our master bade us receive the Tang Monk and give him the ginseng-fruit to eat, in token of old friendship — and also warned us to guard against his underlings making a rumpus.

將人參果 (jiāng rénshēn guǒ), 將 (jiāng) + 參 (shēn); 又教防著 (yòu jiào fáng·zhe), the causative 教 (jiào) with durative 著 (zhe); 囉唣 (luōzào) = to make a clamour.

果guǒ然rán那nà三sān個gè嘴zuǐ臉liǎn兇xiōng頑wán，性xìng情qíng粗cū糙cāo。果guǒ然rán那nà三sān个gè嘴zuǐ脸liǎn凶xiōng顽wán，性xìng情qíng粗cū糙cāo。

Sure enough, those three had savage, unruly faces and coarse tempers.

那 (nà); 嘴臉兇頑 (zuǐliǎn xiōngwán) = fierce, brutish looks; 粗糙 (cūcāo) = coarse.

幸xìng得dé就jiù把bǎ他tā們men調diào開kāi了le；若ruò在zài邊biān前qián，卻què不bù與yǔ他tā人rén參shēn果guǒ見jiàn面miàn？」幸xìng得dé就jiù把bǎ他tā们men调diào开kāi了le；若ruò在zài边biān前qián，却què不bù与yǔ他tā人rén参shēn果guǒ见jiàn面miàn？」

Happily we have just drawn them off; had they been at hand, would the ginseng-fruit ever have come to light?”

幸得 (xìng dé), 得 (dé) (‘was fortunate to’); 調開 (tiáo kāi), 調 (diào) ‘to divert / shift away’; 了 (le); 人參果 (rénshēn guǒ), 參 (shēn).

清qīng風fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，還hái不bù知zhī那nà和hé尚shàng可kě是shì師shī父fù的de故gù人rén。清qīng风fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，还hái不bù知zhī那nà和hé尚shàng可kě是shì师shī父fù的de故gù人rén。

Pure-Wind said, “Brother, we do not yet know whether that monk is truly our master’s old friend.

還不知 (hái bù zhī), 還 (hái); 那 (nà).

問wèn他tā一yí問wèn看kàn，莫mò要yào錯cuò了le。」问wèn他tā一yí问wèn看kàn，莫mò要yào错cuò了le。」

Let us put him one question, and be sure we make no mistake.”

莫要錯了 (mò yào cuò le), 了 (le) = do not go wrong.

二èr童tóng子zǐ又yòu上shàng前qián道dào：「啟qǐ問wèn老lǎo師shī可kě是shì大dà唐táng往wǎng西xī天tiān取qǔ經jīng的de唐táng三sān藏zàng？」二èr童tóng子zǐ又yòu上shàng前qián道dào：「启qǐ问wèn老lǎo师shī可kě是shì大dà唐táng往wǎng西xī天tiān取qǔ经jīng的de唐táng三sān藏zàng？」

The two boys stepped up again: “May we ask — are you the Tang Tripiṭaka of the Great Tang, bound west to fetch the scriptures?”

二童子 (èr tóngzǐ), 子 (zǐ); 啟問 (qǐ wèn) = may we respectfully ask; 唐三藏 (Táng Sānzàng), 藏 (zàng).

長zhǎng老lǎo回huí禮lǐ道dào：「貧pín僧sēng就jiù是shì。长zhǎng老lǎo回huí礼lǐ道dào：「贫pín僧sēng就jiù是shì。

The Elder returned the courtesy: “This poor monk is he.

長老 (zhǎnglǎo), 長 (zhǎng); 貧僧 (pín sēng) = this poor monk (a monk’s self-reference).

仙xiān童tóng為wèi何hé知zhī我wǒ賤jiàn名míng？」仙xiān童tóng为wèi何hé知zhī我wǒ贱jiàn名míng？」

How is it, immortal boys, that you know my humble name?”

為何 (wèi hé), 為 (wèi) ‘why / for what reason’; 賤名 (jiàn míng) = my humble name.

童tóng子zǐ道dào：「我wǒ師shī臨lín行xíng，曾céng吩fēn咐fù教jiào弟dì子zǐ遠yuǎn接jiē。童tóng子zǐ道dào：「我wǒ师shī临lín行xíng，曾céng吩fēn咐fù教jiào弟dì子zǐ远yuǎn接jiē。

The boys said, “Our master, before he left, charged us disciples to receive you from afar.

童子 (tóngzǐ), first 子 (zǐ); 臨行 (lín xíng), 行 (xíng); 教弟子遠接 (jiào dìzǐ yuǎn jiē), the causative 教 (jiào) with 弟子 (dìzǐ), 子 (zǐ).

不bù期qī車chē駕jià來lái促cù，有yǒu失shī迎yíng迓yà。不bù期qī车chē驾jià来lái促cù，有yǒu失shī迎yíng迓yà。

But your carriage came on so swiftly that we failed to meet you as we ought.

車駕來促 (chē jià lái cù) = your coming was hurried; 迎迓 (yíng yà) = to go out and meet.

老lǎo師shī請qǐng坐zuò，待dài弟dì子zǐ辦bàn茶chá來lái奉fèng。」老lǎo师shī请qǐng坐zuò，待dài弟dì子zǐ办bàn茶chá来lái奉fèng。」

Pray be seated, Master, and let your disciples bring tea to serve you.”

弟子 (dìzǐ), 子 (zǐ); 辦茶來奉 (bàn chá lái fèng) = to prepare tea and present it.

三sān藏zàng道dào：「不bù敢gǎn。」三sān藏zàng道dào：「不bù敢gǎn。」

Tripiṭaka said, “I dare not trouble you.”

三藏 (Sānzàng), 藏 (zàng); 不敢 (bù gǎn) = a courteous demurral.

那nà明míng月yuè急jí轉zhuǎn本běn房fáng，取qǔ一yì杯bēi香xiāng茶chá，獻xiàn與yǔ長zhǎng老lǎo。那nà明míng月yuè急jí转zhuǎn本běn房fáng，取qǔ一yì杯bēi香xiāng茶chá，献xiàn与yǔ长zhǎng老lǎo。

Bright-Moon hurried to his room, took a cup of fragrant tea, and presented it to the Elder.

那 (nà); 急轉本房 (jí zhuǎn běn fáng) = hastened back to his own room; 長老 (zhǎnglǎo), 長 (zhǎng).

茶chá畢bì，清qīng風fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，不bù可kě違wéi了le師shī命mìng，我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù取qǔ果guǒ子zi來lái。」茶chá毕bì，清qīng风fēng道dào：「兄xiōng弟dì，不bù可kě违wéi了le师shī命mìng，我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù取qǔ果guǒ子zi来lái。」

The tea done, Pure-Wind said, “Brother, we must not disobey our master’s command — you and I will go and fetch the fruit.”

茶畢 (chá bì); 違了 (wéi le), 了 (le); 取果子來 (qǔ guǒzi lái), 子 (zi) suffix.

總評 Commentary

Alone, the boys marvel at the monk’s evident sanctity — a ‘beloved sage of the West’ with his 真元 (primal spirit) undimmed — and congratulate themselves on having drawn off his rough disciples, reasoning that the fruit must not be shown before such coarse company. But first they make certain: they ask, and the Tang Monk confirms he is indeed the awaited Tripiṭaka.

Their master’s foresight is honoured — he had charged them to receive the monk from afar. Bright-Moon serves tea; then, obedient to the command (‘we must not disobey’), the two go off to fetch the fruit. Every step is dutiful. The disaster to come will spring not from any negligence of theirs but wholly from the pilgrims’ appetite — a point the narrative is careful to establish before the theft.

Readings: a further 不盡 → bú (誇稱不盡, before GLOBAL-raised 盡); 為何 = wèi (‘why’, against the 何為 = wéi of the earlier passage); the causative 教 = jiào; and the titular 童子／弟子 = zǐ against the suffixal 果子 = zi.