2. Zhou Dui said, "Although Shandong is my hometown, I have nothing to worry about. I only remember in my heart that there was a student in the countryside named Xun Mei, who was only seven years old. It's been more than ten years, and I want to grow up. He comes from a peasant family. I wonder if he can study. If he is still taking the exam, Qi Xian will pay attention. As long as there is a glimmer of light, he will be tempted and give me a wish. " Jin Fan listened, kept it in mind and went to Shandong to take office.
When the villagers heard the gong, they helped the old and brought the young one by one, and the crowd was crowded. Sedan chair came to Wang Mian's door and saw seven or eight huts with a whiteboard door tightly closed.
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Chapter 56 of The Scholars depicts different expressions of "fame and fortune" by various people in a realistic way. On the one hand, it truly reveals the process and reasons of human nature erosion, thus profoundly criticizing and mocking the corruption of bureaucrats and the hypocrisy of the imperial examination at that time. On the one hand, it enthusiastically praised the protection of human nature by a few characters in a self-centered way, thus embodying the author's ideal.
The use of vernacular Chinese in the novel is becoming more and more skillful, and the characterization of characters is also quite in-depth and delicate, especially the superb satirical techniques, which makes this book a masterpiece of China's classical satirical literature.