Source: Shi Shuo Xin Yu by Liu Yiqing in Southern Song Dynasty.

Don't put Li aside.

Wang Rong is seven years old and tries to swim with other children. Look at the roadside. There are branches everywhere in Li Shu. The children are fighting for it, but they are unwilling to move. People asked him and replied, "There are trees on the roadside, but there are many seeds, which will make plums bitter." Accept it and believe it.

Translation:

When Wang Rong was seven years old, he often played with many children. They saw a lot of fruit on the plum tree by the roadside, and the fruit bent the branches. Many children ran to pick plums, but only Wang Rong didn't move. Someone asked him why he didn't pick plums. Wang Rong replied, "There are so many plums on the roadside. It must be bitter plums. " Take it off and have a taste. It's true.

Introduction to the work:

Shi Shuo Xin Yu is divided into 36 categories, such as morality and speech. It mainly describes anecdotes, comments, mysterious words and quips of some famous people from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern Dynasties (there are also a few people and things in the previous generation), 1 130, involving more than 500 people from emperors and generals to famous Confucian monks to ordinary people.

The most important thing to read Shi Shuo Xin Yu is to understand its characteristics, taste the characters' personalities and experience the richness of life. Shi Shuo Xin Yu Classic Stories selects classic stories from Shi Shuo Xin Yu, pays attention to their story, vividness and interest, and compiles them into books for the readers.

Shi Shuo Xin Yu is a miniature novel describing the words and deeds of characters, which consists of many wonderful stories describing the words and deeds of characters. Viewed separately, these stories are full of people's life interest and wisdom. Taken together, they are a true portrayal of the society and times at that time, showing the vicissitudes of life.