话说大巢氏（又名王母娘娘，太阳神的妻子，如图15.5.1.6-3）和张三郎结婚后的第四天，打扮得花布棱灯，跟个布偶娃娃似的，脸蛋上抹着两个像似太阳似的腮红，还打着个太阳伞，出来溜达，惹得人们探头探脑地看。她在一个三十多岁抱着孙子的妇女面前停住了，听说她的丈夫姓孙。这位新媳妇大巢氏就跟人家搭讪说：“孙祖！您可真有福气，这么年青就成为祖宗了！”注，张家这个地方是父系社会，而大巢氏的娘家是母系社会文化。
It is said that on the fourth day after Big Nest (aka. King Mother, wife of Sun God, as shown in Figure 15.5.1.6-3) married Third Wolf Zhang, she dressed up like a rag doll, with two sun-like blushes on her face, and walked out with a parasol, attracting people to look at her. She stopped in front of a grandmother in her thirties holding her grandson. It was heard that her husband's surname was Sun. The new wife, Big Nest, started a conversation with them and said, "Sun Ancestor! You are so fortunate to become an ancestor at such a young age!" Note: the Zhang family area is a patriarchal society, while Big Nest's mother's family is a matriarchal society.
 
这位三十多岁的奶奶一看见张族长的新儿媳妇对自己说话，很高兴，有礼貌地回答说：“夫人！你可真会说话，我只是结婚早而已！你的香味儿很特别，腮红是哪里产的？”
大巢氏回答：“卵生（即埃及）！”
The thirty-something grandmother was delighted to see the new daughter-in-law of the Zhang clan leader talking to her, and she politely replied, "Madam! You are good at talking, I just got married early! Your fragrance is very special, where does your blush come from?" 
Big Nest replied, "Egg Born (i.e., Egypt)!"
这位奶奶没听懂，问：“卵生（埃及）是什么意思？”这时已经来了很多人，都没听懂！由于口音的差异，人们让大巢氏把卵生两个字写下来。看了之后，人们还是不懂，没人听说过这个地方。
The grandmother didn't understand and asked, "What does 'Egg Born (Egypt)' mean?" Many people had come by then, and none of them understood! Because of the difference in accents, people asked Big Nest to write down the two words 'Egg Born'. After reading it, people still didn't understand, and no one had ever heard of this place.
大巢氏以为他们不认识字，就开始解释，表演。她先模仿老母鸡下蛋；然后，“嘎达！嘎达！”模仿老母鸡产蛋后的叫声。接着她模仿老母鸡孵蛋，比画鸡蛋裂开了，小鸡出来了，叽叽地叫。她的表演引起围观上百人的大笑，但是那位孙奶奶不高兴了，抱着孙子进屋里去了。
Big Nest thought they didn't know how to read, so she started to explain and perform. She first imitated an old hen laying eggs, and then imitated the sound of an old hen laying eggs, "Gada! Gada!". Then she imitated an old hen hatching eggs, making the eggs crack and chicks come out, chirping. Her performance caused hundreds of people to laugh, but Grandma Sun was unhappy and went into the house with her grandson.
2. 
孙家来找妈祖（太阳神的母亲，如图1）评理来了，说她们家的新媳妇大巢氏侮辱孙家的媳妇了。那位三十多岁的奶奶进屋后就哭了，说大巢氏笑话她结婚早，还骂她 “卵生！”。
The Sun family came to Mazu (Mother of Sun God, see fig. 1) to seek justice, saying that their new daughter-in-law, Big Nest, had insulted the daughter-in-law of the Sun family. The grandmother, who was in her thirties, burst into tears after entering the house, saying that Big Nest laughed at her for getting married too early and called her "egg-born!"
妈祖听不懂，但她知道这事是因为前天她自己骗大巢氏说的话，“张家这地方，女人有孙子就应该被称呼为祖宗！”妈祖琢磨了一夜，也想不出个解决办法，决定去给大巢氏和孙家媳妇道歉。这时潘金莲（佛母，佛的妻子，如图2）来了，说是来看看有没有因为文化的差异，新媳妇大巢氏闹出问题来？
Mazu didn't understand, but she knew it was because of what she had lied to Big Nest the day before, "In the Zhang Family area, women with grandchildren should be called ancestors!" Mazu pondered all night, but couldn't come up with a solution, so she decided to apologize to Big Nest and Sun's wife. At this time, Goldthread Pan (Buddha Mother, wife of Buddha, see fig 2) came to see if there were any problems with the new daughter-in-law Big Nest due to cultural differences?
妈祖知道了潘金莲来的目的后，改主意了，回答说：“确实出问题了！孙家来找我评理，说大巢氏侮辱他们家的媳妇了。我有事要办，你替我去调解一下！”
After Mazu knew the purpose of Goldthread Pan's visit, she changed her mind and replied, "There is indeed a problem! The Sun family came to me for justice, saying that Big Nest insulted their daughter-in-law. I have something to do, please go and mediate for me!"
妈祖去接见回来报账的店铺掌柜的，走到半路，觉得她自己刚才的决定不妥当，认为潘金莲是位武术高手，而且从来不吃亏，她有可能去打孙家的媳妇。妈祖匆忙赶了回来，让身边的丫鬟去招呼潘金莲回来。丫鬟出门一看，潘金莲的马不见了，她是骑马去孙家的，可能都已经到孙家了。
Mazu went to meet the shopkeeper who came back to settle the bill. Halfway through the journey, she felt that her decision was inappropriate. She thought that Goldthread Pan was a martial arts expert and never suffered any loss. She might beat the daughter-in-law of the Sun family. Mazu hurried back and asked the maid to go and call her back. When the maid went out, she saw that Goldthread Pan's horse was gone. She rode to Sun's house and might have already arrived.
3.
在喝一杯茶的时间后，潘金莲回来了，告诉妈祖说：“孙家媳妇去给大巢氏道歉了。”
妈祖惊讶地问：“这么快！你是怎么调解的？”
After a cup of tea, Goldthread Pan came back and told Mazu: "Sun's wife went to apologize to Big Nest." 
Mazu was surprised and asked: "So fast! How did you mediate?"
潘金莲回答：“大巢氏看见孙家的媳妇三十几岁就抱孙子了，就恭维了一句，‘真有福！这么年轻就当祖宗了！’这是很普通的言辞，是孙家的媳妇过于敏感了！”
妈祖问：“那 ‘卵生’ 是怎么回事？”
Goldthread Pan replied: "When Big Nest saw the daughter-in-law of the Sun family holding her grandson in her thirties, she complimented her by saying, 'How fortunate! You are this young to be the ancestor!' This is a very common remark, and the daughter-in-law of the Sun family is too sensitive!" 
Mazu asked: "What about 'egg born'?"
潘金莲回答：“大巢氏用的腮红是西方一个黑人国家，埃及生产的。埃及义为卵生，所以中国沿海的商人都称埃及为卵生。这和孙家的媳妇没关系！”
Goldthread Pan replied: "The blush used by Big Nest is produced in Egypt, a black country in the West. Egypt means egg-born, so merchants along the Chinese coast call Egypt Egg-Born. This has nothing to do with the daughter-in-law of the Sun family!"
妈祖又惊讶了，心想“你比我还能说谎，这瞎话编得跟真的似的，还黑人国家”，回答：“没事就好！我怕你跟孙家打起来，就回来了。你还是赶紧去看看大巢氏吧！别因为道歉的方式不同，再打起来！”
Mazu was surprised again, thinking, "You are a better liar than me. This lie sounds like the truth, a country of black people!” She replied: "I'm glad they're okay! I was afraid that you would fight with the Sun family, so I came back. You should go see Big Nest quickly! Don't fight again because of different ways of apologizing!"
4.
妈祖在宴请掌柜的们时，沮丧地说：“我以前总是活得小心翼翼地，怕惹婆婆不高兴；现在当婆婆了，却怕惹儿媳妇们不高兴！你们看我的那位大儿媳妇潘金莲，整天骑着老虎（如图2），裤带上还栓这个骷髅头！这三儿媳妇更让我吃惊了，二十多岁的新媳妇，给人表演母鸡下蛋！我一句话也不敢说！”
When Mazu entertained the shopkeepers, she said in frustration: "I used to live cautiously, afraid of upsetting my mother-in-law. Now that I am a mother-in-law, I am afraid of upsetting my daughters-in-law! Look at my eldest daughter-in-law, Goldthread Pan, who rides a tiger all day long (as shown in Figure 2) and has a skull tied to her belt! This third daughter-in-law shocked me even more. A new daughter-in-law in her twenties, she performed a hen laying eggs for people! I dare not say a word!"
有个掌柜的回答：“我听说您的这个张家祖居地有了个新的名字，乾塘（义为龙潭）。你的大儿媳妇是佛母，她腰带上的那个骷髅头表示她是一位头陀（有宿命的人）。您的三儿媳妇是位真童女，我认为童女就那样儿，是好事！”
A shopkeeper replied: "I heard that your ancestral home of the Zhang family has a new name, Qiantang (meaning Dragon Pond). Your eldest daughter-in-law is a Buddha Mother, and the skull on her belt represents that she is head bearer with a fateful mission. Your third daughter-in-law is a “children woman” (meaning of real virgin in religions). I think that a “children woman” is just like that, it is a good thing!"
妈祖又吃了一惊，说道：“我得小心点儿！别被她们俩给蒙了！刚才潘金莲跟我说，‘大巢氏用的腮红是西方的一个叫做卵生的黑人国家生产的’。人还有黑色的吗？”
Mazu was surprised again and said, "I have to be careful! Don't be fooled by them! Just now Goldthread Pan told me that 'the blush used by Big Nest is produced in a black country in the West called Egg-Born. Are there still black people?"
一个掌柜的回答：“我听说是有那么个黑人国家，但是否被称作卵生，我不知道。以后有机会，我给你打听，打听。”几个月后，那位掌柜的来信说，那个黑人国家确实被沿海商人称作卵生。
A shopkeeper replied: "I heard that there is such a black country, but I don't know whether it is called Egg-Born. I will ask for you if I have a chance in the future." A few months later, the shopkeeper wrote to say that the black country was indeed called Egg-Born by coastal merchants.
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