Couplets are treasures of traditional Chinese culture, commonly known as couplets and couplets. They pay attention to neat and orderly contrasts and coordination of levels and obliques. The earliest recorded couplet appeared in the Three Kingdoms period, "The four seas celebrate peace and prosperity, and the iron pillars leave crosses with precious light; all the people cherish the great marsh, and the golden furnaces, incense and seals are inscribed with kindness for thousands of years." It is a couplet that describes peace in the four seas. By the Five Dynasties period, Spring Festival couplets became a custom during the Spring Festival, which gradually became popular and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Couplets during the Ming and Qing Dynasties were a compulsory course for every literati. Scholars could not read a few couplets and were embarrassed to say hello to others when they went out. And being able to make an absolute or match an absolute is also a good story that is enough to leave a name in the literary world. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, there was a widow who specially made a pair to choose a suitable candidate for remarriage. However, because it was too difficult, no one could do it for many years. superior.

This is a story that happened in Hangzhou. Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always been the hometown of talented men and women. This girl is not only as beautiful as a flower, but also has read poetry and books since she was a child. She is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. When he grew up, his parents betrothed him to a local rich man. This rich man had been doing business here for many years and accumulated a fortune. Unfortunately, not long after the girl got married, her husband died in an accident and she became a widow.

In the feudal era, widows were very sad. Ordinary people who became widows had to stay loyal to their husbands for the rest of their lives. It was basically impossible to remarry. But this girl is different. The rich man left her a huge amount of wealth, and many people coveted it. So there are always people who encourage her to find another husband, saying that it is pitiful to be helpless, and it is also good to have someone to take care of you. Excellent.

After repeated attempts, she really couldn’t resist the persuasion of the people around her, but she didn’t want to just find someone to marry and jump into the pit of fire. So the girl had an idea and decided to come up with a match to make these people quit. She asked the servants to post a notice for a son-in-law at the door, wrote a couplet, and threatened to marry whoever can match the match. All will be given as dowry.

The first couplet is: Staying with Hakkas, lonely and cold, and a widow with an empty window

As soon as the notice was posted, countless people came here to see it, but after thinking hard, no one could figure out the second couplet. Because every word in this pair is the same, and it perfectly describes her current situation, it is not easy to figure it out. There were many people watching the notice, but no one could answer it. This smart girl used this method to prevent others from coveting it and was able to survive alone.

Twenty years later, the girl had passed away. A passing monk heard about this couplet, pondered for a while, and then wrote the perfect second couplet: "If you cultivate immortality and Buddha, Practice together with a good couple but rely on the monk." Dear readers, do you have a better pair?