Chapter 1: The wedge explains the truth:

Wang Mian lost his father at the age of seven, herded cattle at the age of ten, made money by painting at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and was less than two years old. At the age of ten, he "understood all the major subjects in astronomy, geography, economics and history." He did not seek official titles or make friends, but studied behind closed doors all day long, admiring Qu Yuan very much.

Wei Su liked his paintings and asked Shi Zhixian to send someone to meet him, but he pretended to be ill and disappeared. Shi Zhixian "condescended" to visit, but he went out again and disappeared. Wu King Zhu Yuanzhang came to visit him. Wang Mian thought that once this law was established, the literati would be in trouble, so he lived in seclusion and died of illness in the Kuaiji Mountains.

The second chapter, Master Zhou Meng ascended to No. 1 in his later years:

Xia Zongjia recommended Zhou Jin to work at Xuejiaji School. Wang Juren took shelter from the rain in the nunnery and ate and drank heavily. Zhou Jin could only eat old vegetable leaves and drink boiled water. The rain stopped the next day and Wang Juren left. He cleaned chicken bones and other things for others.

Zhou Jin was fired from his job because he failed to please Mr. Xia. He followed his brother-in-law Jin Youyu to the provincial capital to do business. Zhou Jin visited Gongyuan. When he saw the signal board, he bumped into it and fell unconscious.

The third chapter, the Taoist schoolmaster of Zhou University revealed his true talent:

After Zhou Jin was rescued by everyone, he held the bugle board and cried loudly until blood flowed from his mouth. The crowd carried him to a tea shed, collected money, and entered the prison with Zhou Jin. Entering the first scene, "seven texts are like a cluster of flowers", and I really hit the mark. People from Wen County "come to recognize relatives even if they are not relatives." He got Jinshi again in the Beijing examination.

Chapter 4: A lawsuit against a monk who recommended the dead monk:

Fan Juren asked the monks to recite sutras and recommended the old lady to ascend to heaven. After July 7, Fan Juren thanked him and Zhang Jingzhai replaced Fan. Juren made plans for the burial.

While taking a nap at the Guandi Temple, Yan Gongsheng tried his best to advocate the "honesty and kindness" of "Tang's parents" and their "deep love" for him, and confessed that he "never knew how to touch someone's skin." Cheap". While they were talking, the servant of Yan Gongsheng's family came and said, "That man came to beg for the pig that was locked up in the morning. There is a lot of noise at home!"

The fifth chapter, Wang Xiucai proposed to set up a side house:

The eldest wife Wang, Yan Gongsheng's younger brother Yan Jiansheng, was bedridden, and his second wife Zhao took good care of her. One day, Mrs. Wang said to Mrs. Zhao, "If I die, I will straighten you up and fill your house." After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly invited Yan Jiansheng over and told her grandma what she said. The next day Yan Jiansheng called his two uncles to make a decision, and asked them to "worship the heaven and the earth together" while Wang was watching.

Yan Jiansheng became ill due to overwork. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, he could not speak for three days in a row. At night, he crowded into a room with a lamp on the table. Yan Jiansheng took his hand out of the quilt, stretched out two fingers, and everyone Confused, only Zhao understood.

Chapter 6: The squire fell ill and made trouble for the boatman:

There were two lamp grasses lit in the lamp. Yan Jiansheng was afraid of wasting the oil, so he always stretched out two fingers, Zhao He died after picking one.

When Yan Gongsheng returned to his hometown, he suddenly fell ill on the way. He ate the "Yun Pian Cake" he brought with him and recovered. He ate the remaining pieces of boat thick cake. After the boat arrived, Yan Gongsheng asked about the whereabouts of the cloud cake because the boatman and the sailor were asking for money. He was angry and wanted to send Xiang's family to Mr. Tang's Yamen for questioning. The luggage carrier stopped him and begged for mercy, so Yan Gongsheng spared the boatman, but left without paying a penny for the boat.

Chapter 7, Fan Xuedao's gratitude to his teacher:

Zhou Xuedao was promoted to the Imperial College. Fan Jin won the imperial examination, and a few years later, he was appointed to study Taoism in Shandong. Zhou Siye asked him to take care of Xun Jiu, a student in his hometown. Among the new Confucian students, Xunjiu ranked first in Wenshang County. Fan Xuedao said, "If you study hard, you can make progress."

In Guanyin Temple, Mei Jiu and Xun Jiu saw Zhou Siye’s longevity tablet on the altar table and worshiped together. In the middle room, I saw a couplet written by Zhou Jin on the wall, "Be upright in time, guard yourself and regulate things." I hurriedly took it off and put it away.

Chapter 8: Wang Zhuan found good things in a desperate situation:

The former governor of Nanchang Prefecture, Zang, fell ill due to old age, and Prince Wang filled the vacancy. Prefect Qu sent Young Master Qu Gongsun to hand in the formalities on the grounds that he was sick and deaf. Prefect Qu went back to Jiaxing with his wife, children and half a car of books. Prefect Wang did as the young master said. When his superiors interviewed him, they said he was "the first capable man in Jiangxi."

Ningwang of Jiangxi rebelled, and the prefect Wang was responsible for the southern Jiangxi road, urging military supplies. The following year, King Ning defeated the southern Jiangxi army and Wang Daotai surrendered. King Ning was defeated by King Shouren of Xinjian Bo, and Wang Daotai took the pillow box to Wuzhen, Zhejiang. On the way, he met Gongsun Qu. He gave him some silver and he gave the pillow box to Gongsun.

Chapter 9: Mr. Lou donates money to redeem his friend:

Mr. Yang, the steward of the salt store, was sued by his employer and sent to Deqing County for more than a year because of a deficit of 700 taels of silver. .

The third son of the Lou family, Yuting, and the fourth son, Seting, were very angry when they saw such a scholar being so abused by a miser, so they decided to rescue him.

The two young masters used 750 taels of silver to ask Jin Jue to pay off Mr. Yang's debt. Unexpectedly, he only brought 20 taels and sent it to the secretary, who released Mr. Yang. "The more than 700 taels were All money is accepted by Jinjue." Mr. Yang only heard that Jin Jue protected him.

More than a month later, Yang Zhizhong did not come to thank the two young masters, so they wanted to meet them. However, Yang Zhizhong was not seen during the two visits. During the boat trip, a child who was selling water chestnuts on a boat saw the papers that Yang Zhizhong dropped while riding on the boat.