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I am a man from Jiaoyuan Village

ŋo²¹ ne⁵⁵ li³³lɛ⁵⁵pho³¹³ ŋɛ²¹ ɛ⁵⁵

My name is called Li Hou

ŋo²¹ me³¹³ nu³³ li³³ xə⁵⁵ ɯ³³ ɛ⁵⁵

I am full eighty-one years old this year

ŋo²¹ nu³³ tɕhi⁵⁵khu⁴² nu³³ pa⁴²sɿ⁴²ʑi⁴² lu⁴² ɛ⁵⁵

From my very young childhood

tshɔ̃⁴² a⁵⁵ȵɛ⁵⁵ zo³³ la⁴²ȵi²¹ ɡɯ⁵⁵

I heard those old people tell stories

tsho²¹mo³³ɡə˞⁴² ne³³ɣə˞⁴² khua³¹³ ku⁴²tsi³³ khua³¹³ bo²¹dʑo³³

thus then on the Water Well Mountain

ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ʑi²¹du⁵⁵ bɯ²¹ tha⁴²

thus then，damn it

ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɚ³¹³ ɕi³³ nɛ⁵⁵

Ah

a⁴²

There was a tomb. This family was quite poor then.

le³³bɯ²¹ te²¹ tso⁵⁵ dzu²¹ ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ te³³ ɣə˞⁴² ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ɕa³³ta³³ phi⁴²khui⁵⁵

Among the two tombs

le³³bɯ²¹ ne³³ ȵi²¹ tso⁵⁵ ta³³tsɔ̃³³

Then he was very poor

phi⁴²khui⁵⁵ i³³ tɕo⁵⁵

He had a saddle.

i³³ ɡɛ²¹ mu³³sa⁴² sa⁴² dzu²¹

That was a saddle for riding

dzə˞³³mu³³ sa⁴² ŋɛ²¹ ɛ³³

Thus then took it to the Tianba Market and tried to sell it.

nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɚ³¹³ ɕi³³ nɛ⁵⁵ ve²¹ ki⁵⁵ ʑi²¹ a³³ ȵi³³dzɿ⁵⁵mi²¹ ʑi²¹ a³³ u³¹³ ʑi²¹ ne⁵⁵

Nothing could be sold out.

te²¹ dze⁴² ɡə˞³³ u³¹³ phi⁴² ma²¹ do²¹

And rice also could not be bartered.

tshe²¹phe⁴² po³³ ɡə˞³³ po³³ phi⁴² ma²¹ do²¹

Even could not barter it for a pancake

pa³³pa³³ ɡu²¹ po³³ŋɛ²¹ də³³ po³³ ŋɛ²¹ ma²¹ do²¹ a³³ pa⁵⁵fa⁴² ma²¹ dzu²¹

then took the saddle despondently, carried it back home for nothing

ve²¹ ɡɯ⁵⁵lɛ²¹ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵ tɕhi⁵⁵ʑo³³ʑo³³ bɯ³¹³ ɡɯ³³ lɛ²¹ ɡə˞³³ a²¹tsɿ⁵⁵ ɡɛ²¹

did not have any effect

tso²¹ʑo⁵⁵ ma²¹ dzu²¹ la³³

When he arrived at the mouth of the gully near the village

khua⁵⁵ dze⁴² bɯ²¹la³³mo²¹ i³³dɯ³³ na³³ tɕhi²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Oh

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anxiously he

tɕhi⁵⁵ʑo³³ʑo³³ a³³ i³³ tɕo⁵⁵

What could this horse saddle be used for

mu³³ dzɛ³³ mu³³ te³³ xa⁵⁵ mo³³ ɣa⁵⁵ a³³tsɿ³³ ki⁵⁵ ɡa⁵⁵

then he was hungry thus

xa³³pɯ³³ mi⁴² dʑi³³ a³³ na³³ ki³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Then clattered the saddle crack clack

pi²¹ li²¹ pa⁴² la⁴² ɣa³³ tɕo⁵⁵

pulled out the saddle, then smashed it into pieces

tsi⁵⁵ du³³ lɛ²¹ tɕo⁵⁵ kua⁵⁵thə˞⁴² phi⁴²

Pounded it into pieces, then the sky became dark and the earth yellow

kua⁵⁵thə˞⁴² phi⁴² ne⁵⁵ mɯ³³ na⁵⁵ mi²¹ sə˞³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Oh, dear! A violent wind and heavy rainstorm made the sky gloom

ɣa⁴² u³³fɔ̃³³pau⁴²ʑi⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ na⁵⁵ tu³³lɛ²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Afterward, his saddle altogether

du²¹mi²¹ ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ mu³³sa⁴² dze³³ tɕa⁴²

With all those firewood, all the things run round in circles rumblingly

thɔ̃³³thɔ̃³³ də³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ku³³lu³³thua⁴²thua⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ne³³dze⁴² po³³ də³³ tɕo⁵⁵

All turned into silver and gold

phjo²¹sə˞³³ phja³³ phi⁴² la³³

Turned into silver and gold, he then took it home

phjo²¹sə˞³³ phja³³ phja³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ lɛ²¹ i³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ve²¹ ɡɯ³³ ʑi²¹

He took back home, then life was getting comfortable. He went to the Crossroad to plough his field

ve²¹ ɡɯ³³ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ku⁴² phja²¹ lɛ²¹ do²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ sɿ²¹tsɿ³³lu⁵⁵ ne³³bi³³ ɡu⁴² ʑi²¹ a³³ mi²¹ mo³³ ʑi²¹

He went to plough his field.

mi²¹ mo³³ ʑi²¹ nu³³

Oh, pig-drive-man

a⁴² va⁴²ɡa⁴²pho³¹³

Hey, two or three came over.

ɛ³³ ȵi²¹ sə³³ te⁵⁵ lɛ²¹

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Driving a flock of pigs, about forty or fifty, came over.

va⁴² nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ sɿ⁵⁵ u⁴² sɿ²¹ kə⁵⁵ te²¹ ta⁴² ɡa⁴² dzɛ³¹³ lɛ²¹

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lɛ²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɛ⁵⁵ ɕi³³ nɛ³³

said to those pig-drive-men, “Will you sell these pigs?”

va⁴²ɡa⁴²pho³¹³ ne³³ɣə˞⁴² na³³ nə˞⁴²dzɿ³³ ɡɛ²¹ va⁴² te³³ɣə˞⁴² u³¹³ u³¹³ na³³ dɛ³¹³

Thus replied definitely selling.

nu³³ u³¹³ a⁴² na³³ dɛ³¹³

Two men then laughed at him

ȵi²¹ te⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ ʑa³¹³ tɛ³¹³tɕi³³

A man who just plough fields for others.

sɿ²¹ ɡɛ²¹ mjo³¹³ ɡu⁵⁵ pho³¹³ ŋɛ²¹ ɛ³³

Don’t talk with him, so said, He then

ʑa³¹³ tɕa⁴² ta²¹ ljo⁴²pə⁴² na³³ dɛ³¹³ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ tɕo⁵⁵

got angry and then said that he had money Thus then he bragged up, thus then

tɕhi⁵⁵ tshɔ̃³³ tu³³ lɛ²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ dʑi³³phe³¹³ dzu²¹ dzɛ³¹³nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ tshɔ̃³³ tu³³lɛ²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Oh, it was able to purchase the whole flock

a⁴² te²¹ lo⁴²po⁴² və˞⁴² phi⁴² də³³ tso⁵⁵ tɕhi²¹ do²¹ a⁵⁵ ɕi³³ɡɛ²¹

And said, the matter was that you couldn't look down upon me

tɔ⁵⁵ɕi³³ ŋɛ²¹ ɛ⁵⁵ nə˞²¹ ua³¹³ na⁵⁵ȵi³³ ȵə˞³³ na³³ dɛ³¹³

Then the pig-drive-men followed him back home.

tɕo⁵⁵ va⁴²ɡa⁴²pho³¹³ ne³³ɣə˞⁴² tɕo⁵⁵ ɡɯ³³lɛ²¹

Came back home, damn it.

ɡɯ³³lɛ²¹ ne⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɚ³¹³ ɕi³³ nɛ⁵⁵

Ah, after having meal, he

a⁴² tshə⁴² thə˞⁵⁵ dzo³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ ɡɛ²¹

It was time to get to pay money.

dʑi³³phe³¹³ ve²¹ ʑi²¹ na³³ tɕhi²¹ ne⁵⁵

Ah, the door could not be closed, upstairs there with dustpan, scooping thud thud.

a³³ʑa⁴² lo³³ɡo³³ də³³ phu²¹ ma²¹ tɕi⁴² a³³ lɯ²¹tha⁴² a³³bi³³ tsho⁴²tɕə˞³³ ɡɯ⁵⁵ tsho⁴² a³³ kɔ⁴²tɔ⁴² kɔ⁴²tɔ⁴²

The several people were very cunning.

ne³³ ȵi²¹ sə³³ te⁵⁵ ɕa⁵⁵ta⁵⁵ a⁵⁵ tɕɔ³³xɔ⁴²

geographic master was among them then

ti⁵⁵li²¹ ɕɛ⁵⁵sɛ³³ te⁵⁵ tshu²¹ a³³ ne³³ te⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵

meant that this was not qualified, and that was not qualified either.

te³³ mo³³ ɡə˞³³ ma²¹ xo³¹³kə⁴² ne³³ mo³³ ɡə˞³³ ma²¹ xo³¹³kə⁴² na³³ ne⁵⁵

He then spoke to that man angrily

i³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ne³³ te⁵⁵ na³³ tɕhi⁵⁵ʑo³³ʑo³³ a³³

You could go up and look.

nə˞⁴² da⁵⁵ ʑi²¹ a³³ na⁵⁵ȵi³³ ʑi²¹

So did he, of all the silver-golden coins no one is qualified said he.

ȵa⁵⁵ te²¹ phjɛ⁵⁵tsa⁵⁵ xo²¹kə⁴² a³³ te²¹ mo³³ ɡə˞³³ ma²¹ dzu²¹ ŋa⁵⁵ na³³ dɛ³¹³

Then that man then saw all the treasure already.

tɕo⁵⁵ ne³³ te⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ ɡɛ²¹ tshɛ⁴²pau⁴² ne³³dze⁴² tɕo⁵⁵ tɕhɛ²¹pu⁵⁵ mo²¹ la³³

seeing that then he had an evil idea.

mo²¹ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ɣo⁵⁵ tsu⁴²ʑi⁵⁵ dzɯ⁵⁵ a⁵⁵

Ah, we two brothers.

a⁴² tha²¹su³³ na⁵⁵ ȵi²¹ te⁵⁵

Since we were acquainted, let us be brothers.

te²¹ tshã³³ ɕa⁵⁵sɿ²¹ la³³ tha²¹su³³ ki⁵⁵

Walking on the road, he then had an evil idea.

dʑo²¹mo³³ tɕi⁵⁵ sɯ³³ na³³ ki⁵⁵ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ɣo⁵⁵ tsu⁴²ʑi⁵⁵ dzɯ⁵⁵ a⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵

that two tombs were not at good position, which did not had back-hill support.

le³³bɯ²¹ ne³³ ȵi²¹ tso⁵⁵ mo³³ ma²¹ do²¹ xə⁵⁵sa³³ ne⁵⁵ khɔ̃³³ dzɛ³¹³ lɛ⁵⁵

There was a clearing back-hill.

xə⁵⁵sa³³ khɔ̃³³ dzɛ³¹³ a³³

had no offspring.

xə⁵⁵ ma²¹ dzu²¹

Thus this family did not have any offspring.

nu³³ tsho²¹ te³³ ɣə˞⁴² tɕo⁵⁵ xə⁵⁵ ma²¹ dzu²¹

Thus then, damn it,

nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɚ³¹³ ɕi³³ nɛ⁵⁵

he then blamed it on the tombs trepanned by other

i³³ tɕo⁵⁵ le³³bɯ²¹ tso⁵⁵ na³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ ɡɛ²¹ na³³ sɿ²¹tshu⁵⁵po³¹³ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵

the tombs were moved.

le³³bɯ²¹ tso⁵⁵ thə˞⁵⁵ tsã⁴²

If the tombs got moved

le³³bɯ²¹ tso⁵⁵ thə˞⁵⁵ pa³³ tsã⁴² a³³

then descendants would have many thought he

nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɚ³¹³ ɕi³³ nɛ⁵⁵ xə⁵⁵ ɡə˞³³ dzu²¹ la³³

money would have more thought he

dʑi³³phe³¹³ ɡə˞³³ dzu²¹ la³³

Then he would possess all the things

tɕi⁴²fa³³mjɛ⁵⁵ də³³ tɕo⁵⁵ tsa⁵⁵ tɕhɛ²¹ la⁴²

If so did then.

ȵa⁴² ki⁵⁵ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵

The geographic master talked with him

mi²¹su⁴² na⁵⁵ȵi³³ pho³¹³ te⁵⁵ ɡɯ⁵⁵ i³³ ɡɛ²¹

Ah, he was tempted, then.

a⁴²! ɡuə˞⁴² ə³³ ȵi⁵⁵mo²¹ xɯ⁴² tsho²¹ nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵

He consented.

ŋɛ²¹ a³³ be⁴² tsa⁵⁵

so went with the outsiders to move those tombs.

ne³³ sɿ²¹ tɕo⁵⁵ ʑi²¹ a³³ le³³bɯ²¹ ne³³ mo³³ tsã⁴² ʑi²¹

They started moving the two tombs.

le³³bɯ²¹ ne³³ ȵi²¹ mo³³ tsã⁴² khɛ⁵⁵ ne⁵⁵

As the tombs were dug open.

kə˞⁴² khɛ³¹³ ne⁵⁵

inside it were a pair of white crane.

i³³ xɯ⁴² tɕo⁵⁵ pə²¹xo²¹ te²¹ dzə²¹ ȵɛ³¹³

a pair of white crane inside,then.

pə²¹xo²¹ dzə²¹ ȵɛ³¹³ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Damn it, afterwards then.

ŋo²¹ nɛ²¹nɛ²¹ tu²¹mi²¹ tɕo⁵⁵

then the pair of white crane flied up to the top of a tree.

pə²¹xo²¹ dzə²¹ tɕo⁵⁵ bɛ²¹ a³³ ɕi⁵⁵kɯ³³ i³³dɯ³³ ta⁵⁵ ʑi²¹ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵

ah, blinked their eyes just once, then flew away.

a⁴²! mja⁵⁵ pu⁵⁵ a⁵⁵ thə˞⁵⁵ na⁵⁵ȵi³³ tɕo⁵⁵ bɛ²¹ ɛ³³

Hey, flew to the direction near Kunming.

ɛ⁴²! khu⁴²tha⁴² na³³ mə˞³³ ne³³bi³³ ʑi²¹ phi⁴² lɛ⁵⁵

So did, thereafter, damn it.

ȵa³³ ɡɛ²¹ a³³ du³³mi³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɛ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹ nɛ³³

He had an idea that he could use the old tomb site as plantation.

i³³ tɕo⁵⁵ tsu⁴²ʑi⁵⁵ dzɯ⁵⁵ a⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ ɡɛ²¹ lɔ²¹fɛ⁴² tɕo⁵⁵ phã⁴² ki⁵⁵ lɛ²¹ a³³ te³³ na³³

Ah

a⁴²

plough on the original tomb.

phã⁴² phi⁴² a³³ te³³na³³ lɛ²¹ a³³ tɯ³¹³ lɛ²¹

Then that family began to decline.

ne³³ ɣə˞⁴² tɕo⁵⁵ khua⁴² phi⁴² la³³

The family declined,damn it, his tomb.

khua⁴² phi⁴² a³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ŋo²¹ nɛ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹ nɛ³³ i³³ ɡɛ²¹ le³³bɯ²¹ ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵

The original tomb was used as plantation.

phã⁴² ki⁵⁵ lɛ³³ a³³ ta⁵⁵ tɯ³¹³

the two tombs were moved to nearby the present Crossroad.

ʑa³¹³ tsã⁴² ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ sɿ⁴²tsɿ⁵⁵lu⁵⁵ ɡu³³ ʑi²¹ a³³ te³³ xə˞³³ nu³³ le³³bɯ²¹ ne³³ mo³³

It has been about exact four hundred years.

nu³³ tɕa³³tɕa³³ nu³³ sɿ⁵⁵pə⁴² lɛ²¹ ȵɛ²¹ lu⁴² ɛ⁵⁵

we calculated roughly

ŋo²¹tsɿ³³ thə˞⁵⁵ thui³³sua⁵⁵ nu³³

Thus then this family had always been that place, then.

nu³³ tɕo⁵⁵ ʑi⁵⁵tsɿ⁴² tsho²¹ te³³ ɣə˞³³ ne³³ tɕo⁵⁵ i³³ ɡɛ²¹ ne³³na³³ ɡɯ⁵⁵ tɕo⁵⁵

the venue of the ancestors’ tombs was ruined.

mi²¹su⁴² ne³³na³³ pho⁵⁵ phi⁴² ɡɛ²¹ a³³ tɕo⁵⁵

Ah

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