The article "Foreignness" uses the language of "shaking off the baggage" to satirize foreigners who worship foreigners and favor foreigners. "Strange People in the World" is a collection of short stories written by Feng Jicai. Most of the things mentioned in the book are based on the urban life of Tianjin in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Each article is dedicated to the life story of a legendary figure. The materials are collected from folk legends and strange people and strange things that have been circulated in Tianjin for a long time.

1. Once upon a time, there was a man in Wei who was famous for his erudition. It is said that he can tell what dynasty and what utensils are from just by looking at many rare objects and antiques, and he can explain them clearly and logically. Everyone admires him, and he himself is often proud of them.

One day, he went for a walk by the river and accidentally kicked something hard, which hurt his foot. He rubbed his feet bitterly and looked around. It turned out to be a piece of bronze. He immediately forgot about the pain in his feet and picked it up to examine it carefully. This bronze vessel is shaped like a wine glass, with a hole on each side. The patterns engraved on it are dazzling, making it look like a rare antique.

The people of Wei were very happy to have such a treasure and decided to celebrate with a banquet for the guests. He laid down a banquet, invited many relatives and friends, and said to everyone: "I recently got a utensil from the Xia and Shang Dynasties. Now I will take it out for everyone to enjoy." So he carefully took out the bronze utensil and filled it with wine. Wine is presented to all guests. Everyone looked at it, touched it again and again, pretending to be knowledgeable and praising it. Congratulations to the owner for getting a treasure. But before the guests and hosts had even had a round of drinking together, something unexpected happened. When a man from Qiu Shan saw the copper vessels used by the Wei people to hold wine, he asked in shock: "Where did you get this thing? This is a copper crotch protector, which was used by the Jiaodui people." To protect the genitals." At this, everyone was in an uproar. The Wei people were so ashamed that they immediately threw away the copperware, not daring to look at it again.

2. There was a scholar in Chuqiu whose reputation for erudition was no less than that of the Wei people. One day, he got an ancient object shaped like a horse. It was very exquisitely made. It had complete neck hair and tail, but there was a hole in the back. The literati of Chu Qiu couldn't figure out what it was used for, so they asked around, but after asking many people in the neighborhood, no one knew what it was. Only a man who claimed to be well-informed and knowledgeable came to the door after hearing the news, studied the antiquities, and then said slowly: "In ancient times, there were wine glasses in the shape of a sacrificial ox, and there were also wine glasses in the shape of an elephant. This thing is probably Is it a horse-shaped wine cup?" When the Chu Qiu literati heard this, he put it in a box and kept it. Whenever he held a banquet to entertain distinguished guests, he would take it out to serve wine.

Once, a Qiushan man happened to pass by this Chu Qiu scholar’s ??house and saw him using this thing to hold wine. He was shocked and said: "Where did you get this thing? This is a urinal." , which is what those ladies call 'beasts', how can it be used as a wine glass?" After hearing this, the Chu Qiu scholar's face turned red to the roots of his ears, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole in the ground immediately. Get in and quickly throw the ancient object far away, like the Wei people who dare not look at it again. Everyone in the world laughed at him for this.