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Story 76: Yuan Hits the Wall

Yuan Hits the Wall

Author: Anonymous

During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, a young man from a wealthy family was lucky enough to win the first prize in the imperial examination. He was so proud that he thought he was the best in the world.
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e was traveling in plain clothes one day when he returned to his hometown to visit his bride. When he passed by a small mountain village, he saw a woman walking out of a low thatched hut. This woman was so beautiful that she was immediately fascinated by the number one scholar. He hurriedly stepped forward to find something to say. The woman just laughed and said nothing in reply. The champion was momentarily dizzy and actually reached out to the woman.

As soon as the woman hid, she shouted loudly: Mom, come out quickly. As soon as the shouting stopped, an old woman walked out of the house and asked: What do you want me to do? The champion knew that this was the woman’s mother, and without waiting for the woman to reply, she stepped forward and said, “The student was passing by here and was thirsty and wanted to ask for a drink of water.”

When the old woman heard this, she told her: Go quickly and get a bowl of water. As soon as the woman won the top prize, she asked the old woman: How old is your daughter? The old woman said: She is a tiger. The number one scholar counted his fingers and said: Ah, I am nineteen years old. Then he asked if he had ever gotten married? The old woman said: I only have this daughter, and I don’t want to marry her out and keep her as my companion.

A college girl will get married sooner or later. The number one scholar said that you are worthless because you are old and your pearls are old. At this time, the woman came out with a bowl of water. When she heard this, she said: “Mother, this person is so arrogant and ill-intentioned. Don’t say anything to him.” The champion quickly said to the old woman: Sister, this is too casual. I am the top scorer in a new subject.

The old woman didn’t understand what the number one scholar was and asked him: What is the number one scholar? Zhuangyuan said: The number one scholar is the person who ranks first in the Jinshi examination and is the most knowledgeable person in the world. The woman asked him: How many years does it take for a champion to be born? The number one scholar said: Only one will be born every three years.

The woman smiled and said: Oh my god, I thought one would come out every thousand years, but it turned out that one would come out every three years. Isn’t it so strange? The old woman scolded: What do children know? The woman said: Of course, I can’t compare with the most knowledgeable number one scholar who knows very little. Because of this, I had to ask the No. 1 scholar for advice.

There is such a first line: Carbon black and fiery red are better than cotton. I don’t know how to correct the second line. Can you guess that the number one scholar is the most knowledgeable person?

The number one scholar lowered his head and meditated for a long time. He was so embarrassed that he didn’t dare to look up. The woman laughed loudly and clapped her hands and said, “Oh, even the most knowledgeable people are just like this.” Master Zhuangyuan, what do you think of this? The yellow rice and the white rice are as valuable as gold. After that, he went back to the house.

As soon as the champion heard that the woman was beautiful and talented, he liked her even more and said respectfully to the old woman: “The student has not yet married. I love and respect your daughter and would like to marry her.” If you don’t mind, I’d like to leave a small gift as a betrothal gift. As he spoke, he took out two golden gold ingots from his body and handed them to the old woman.

The old woman touched the gold ingot and said: What is this stuff that doesn’t smell good but feels cold to the touch? The number one scholar said: This gold ingot can be used to buy food when hungry and clothes when cold. It is the most precious thing in the world. Upon hearing this, the old woman gave the gold ingot to the champion and said coldly: My family has several acres of thin fields and hundreds of mulberry trees, so I don’t have to worry about being cold or hungry.

This gold ingot is useless. With that said, he walked towards the house. The champion came forward anxiously grabbed the old woman’s clothes and said: I still have something to say. The old woman was angry: You don’t know etiquette, why do you do anything? No wonder my daughter said you are not serious. get out. After saying that, he broke free from the champion’s hand and walked into the house, closing the door with a bang.

The self-proclaimed number-one scholar failed in a small mountain village and had to leave in anger.