Ancient official joke - you die and I live

Rat

Yiwu County, Zhejiang Province, produces turtles, small and fat, and is famous throughout the province. Every summer, the magistrate would send some to his superiors. The turtles were packed in large vats and sent to the provincial capital overnight, but even if they were careful, there were still individual deaths. A county official went to the provincial capital on official business, met with his superiors, and the boss accepted the turtle, thanked him, and asked: "The turtle in your county is really good, but unfortunately there are too many deaths, I don't know why?" The county official quickly stood up and replied, "Presumably it is because you squeezed me and I squeezed you." The boss said, "Dude Takami, it's really like you don't have me." ”

【Original】

Zhejiang Yiwu County out of the foot fish, small and fat, A Yutong Province. Every summer, it is necessary to send it to the division, pack it in large barrels, and go to the province overnight, so careful that there are those who are killed. Because the county official went to the province on the official line, he saw the constitutions and thanked them in person: "Your county is a good foot fish, but unfortunately there are many people who have killed them, why is it?" The county official hurriedly stood up and replied, "I think it is because you squeezed me and I squeezed you." The boss said, "Big brother, you don't have me." (Qing Cheng Shijue, "Laughing Forest Guangji")