Interesting in making friends

Resolving past feuds with title fans

At the end of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Censor of Zhejiang Province and Li Zhifu of Hangzhou were both superiors and subordinates, as well as subordinates. They were close friends and kept close contact with each other. Unexpectedly, one day, the two of them were drinking together. They had a disagreement about something and got into an argument. They broke up unhappy. After that, they did not see each other for a whole month. Magistrate Li was very upset. , decided to retire and return to his hometown, and wrote his resignation letter.

It was a hot summer day and it was very hot. On this day, Zhang Yushi suddenly sent a family member, saying that he was ordered by the Yushi to give Li a letter. The prefect sent a gift. Prefect Li took it and found it was a fan. When he opened it, he saw a couplet on the fan, which was clearly the handwriting of Zhang Yushi:

I am not summer Why be afraid

You are like the gentle breeze that refuses to come

These two sentences use the things in front of you as metaphors, which not only implies self-blame, but also expresses the ardent expectation for old friends. .Zhifu Li looked at it and couldn't help but burst into laughter. He was moved and ashamed in his heart. As a result, a pair of old friends cleared up their past feud and got along as well as before.

Coping with Jie Jinlan

Qing Daoguang During the 1980s, Wu Zhongying, the magistrate of a county in Zhejiang, hired a private school teacher named Li Juexian at home. On this morning, a young scholar came to visit Li Juexian. Seeing that Li Juexian had not gotten up, he walked away. After a while, the young scholar came again. When Wu Zhongying came, he stood outside the window and looked inside. When Wu Zhongying saw him, he smiled and said to him:

The immortal has not yet awakened

After hearing this, the young scholar turned around, He nodded and smiled at Wu Zhongying and responded:

Zhang Zi comes again to Zhang

The words of the two people seemed to come out casually, but they were also a perfect pairing. What is particularly clever is the use of the polysemy feature of Chinese words. The first and last words of each sentence have the same form but different meanings: "Jue" in "Jue Xian has not awakened yet" is a name and the other is awakening; "Zhang Zi also means awakening". The "Zhang" in "Lai Zhang" is one surname and the other is Zhang Wang.

Wu Zhongying was surprised and happy after hearing what the scholar said, and hurriedly invited him in for a chat. After asking for his name, it turned out that this young scholar was Zhang Rixi, a well-known scribe in Hangzhou. The more they talked, the more they became more and more speculative. They really hated meeting each other so late, so they became close friends.

Being close friends through a pair is a good story in the Golden Orchid Book. .

Friendship is deep in water

On Mr. Zhao’s birthday, Mr. Wang invited Mr. Wang to drink. Mr. Wang was very embarrassed: We have been friends for many years, so we can’t go; but if we go, the family will be completely destitute. , What should I give as a birthday gift? After thinking about it, I had no choice but to use an old wine bottle to fill a bottle of water and go to Zhao's house for the banquet.

When celebrating his birthday, Wang Sheng picked up the bottle of "wine" ", and poured a full glass for Zhao Sheng and himself respectively. Then, he raised his glass and said:

The friendship between gentlemen is as simple as this

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he understood and held it high. He held the wine glass and responded loudly:

The drunkard didn’t mean it

After that, he raised his head and drank it all.

Both of them had their own opinions. , and all used the "hidden tail method", omitting the last word. What Wang Sheng said comes from "Zhuangzi": "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine (lǐ)." Zhao Sheng's quote comes from "Zhuangzi". Ouyang Xiu's "The Drunkard's Pavilion": "The drunkard's intention is not in wine, but in the mountains and rivers." At the end of the two sentences, the words "water" and "wine" are omitted respectively, which is a neat contrast. A good couplet, and there are rich subtexts in it. In Wang Sheng, it is: Old friend, please forgive me, I only have a glass of water to wish you a birthday. In Zhao Sheng, it is: Old friend, you are welcome; old friendship is always intoxicating. .

A hidden pair expresses the sincere and deep friendship between the two in such a subtle and humorous way that it is all without words.

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