Since ancient times, people like to pass on good stories through pairs, and even such things as blind dates will find a good husband through couplets, just like the hydrangea balls we often see on TV, as well as the display of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and so on.
Legend has it that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a Wang Xiucai, who looked like Qingxiu, but his family was poor, but he had to go to the capital to catch the exam, and he could not afford to rent a carriage, so he could only walk for a long time.
One day is really tired of walking, coupled with no food, the body can not eat, just want to quickly find a place to avoid the night, walking and found a family, because the body is really tired, but they have no money, can only be hard to knock on the door.
Out of the door is an old man, Wang Xiucai is afraid of being rejected, quickly reported to the door, indicating that he is a xiucai, this time is into Beijing to catch the exam, the sky is getting late and staying.
When the old man saw Wang Xiucai's appearance as a reader, he let down his guard and beckoned his daughter to bring food to entertain Xiucai.
The old man's daughter was a widow, and the woman's husband died during the war abroad, and could only return to her mother's house and live with her father.
However, this woman is a beautiful woman, and there are also people who come to the door to say kisses, but many of them are just lusting for beauty.
After the woman saw Xiucai, she felt that the person was beautiful and still an honest student, and Xiucai was also fascinated when she saw this beautiful woman.
At dinner, the woman said, "You say you are a talent, then I will test you." ”
The girl stroked her chin with her hand, thought about it, and then came out with a link: one bowl and one pot for one person.
Say it and smile.
I thought, I've read a lot of books since I was a child, see how you answer!
Where wang Xiucai did not understand, although the couplet was not difficult to match, it was clear that the girl felt that she was shabby, and there were no pairs of pairs, making fun of herself.
Wang Xiucai was not annoyed, he got up and took a few steps to make a neat downward link: a single sheet sheet person.
This time the widow was shy, and she said that she wanted to laugh at him, and this link was clearly to say that she was a person, and also laughed at her.
After that, Xiu Cai entered Beijing to catch the exam, and he did not expect to win the second place in the first division.
This show has not forgotten this woman, on the way back, riding a horse to the woman's home, this time is to kiss! The widow was also obsessed with him, and the two were married!
Couplets are China's excellent traditional culture, and couplets actually contain a lot of wisdom, careful taste, fun and can be applied to our lives.
In fact, not only couplets, there are many Chinese sayings that are more explicit, but very wise, such as "the old do not leak the residual essence, less do not eat the fire", "will eat a thousand incense, eat a meal of injury", "rather eat birds four or two, do not eat half a pound of animals", "soft legs are different rooms, soft meat does not eat cold", "rich can not live in a big house, poor can not go far" and so on.