1. Bao Jing is devoted to friendship
Original text: Bao Jing is devoted to friendship and is good to Wu Donghu. When Wu died, his family even died. When I heard that the daughter of Wu was going to be a good match, but she was too poor to dress up, I gave her her daughter's dowry as a gift, and I married her a year later. It is called the current theory.
Translation: Bao Jingji is very loyal to his friends and is a good friend with Wu Donghu. After Wu Donghu's death, Bao Jingji took very good care of the Wu family. Later, when Bao Jing was about to get his daughter married, he heard that Wu Donghu's daughter was about to get married, but because the family was poor and could not prepare her own dowry, he gave her his daughter's dowry. His daughter was too late. She didn't get married until a year later. People at that time praised him for this.
2. Jubo Xun visited his sick friend
Original text: Jubo Xun saw from a distance that his friend was ill just before the thieves attacked the county. The friend said to Jubo: "I am dead now, and you can go." The uncle said: "We came to see each other from afar, and my son ordered me to go and defeat justice in order to survive. Is this what Jubo did?" When the thief arrived, he said to Jubo: "The army has arrived, and the whole county is empty. What kind of man are you, dare to be alone?" Stop? "Jubo said: "My friend is sick and I can't bear to leave him alone. I would rather take my life for him." The thief said to him, "I am a man of no righteousness, and I am entering a country of righteousness." Then he led the army. Also, the entire county was captured.
Translation: Jubo Xun went to a distant place to visit his sick friend, and happened to encounter barbarians attacking the city. The friend said to Jubo Xun: "I am about to die now, please leave as soon as possible!" Jubo Xun said: "I came all the way to visit you, but you asked me to leave; how could it be my behavior to corrupt morality and justice in order to survive? "When the rebels came, they asked Jubo Xun: "As soon as the army arrived, everyone in the city fled. Who are you to dare to stay here alone?" Jubo Xun replied: "My friend is sick, (I) don't mind? I had the heart to leave him, and would rather trade my life for the life of my friend." After hearing this, the thieves said to each other: "We are unjust people, but we want to invade this moral place!" So they mobilized the entire army and went back. The whole city was thus preserved.
3. Guan Bao's acquaintance
Original text: Guan Zhong said: "When I was first in trouble, I tried to share the wealth and profit with Uncle Bao and Jia, but Uncle Bao didn't think of me as my friend. I am greedy and know that I am poor. I have tried to work for Uncle Bao and become even poorer. Uncle Bao does not think that I am a fool. I know that the times are favorable and disadvantageous. I won't suffer the consequences. I fought three times and walked away, but Uncle Bao didn't think I was cowardly. He knew that I had an old mother. When the young master was defeated and summoned to death, I was imprisoned and humiliated. Uncle Bao didn't think that I was shameless. I am not ashamed of small details, but I am ashamed that my fame is not shown in the world. The parents who gave birth to me know me.” When we do business together, we often get more profit by sharing the money, but Uncle Bao does not regard me as a greedy person. He knows that I am poor. Uncle Bao doesn't think I'm stupid. He knows when times are favorable and unfavorable. I have been an official three times and been dismissed by the king three times. Uncle Bao does not treat me as an incompetent person. He knows that I have not had good luck. I have fought three times and retreated three times. Uncle Bao doesn't think I'm a coward. He knows that I still have an old mother at home. After the young master failed to fight for the throne, my colleague Zhao Hu committed suicide, and I was imprisoned in a deep prison and endured humiliation. Uncle Bao didn't think I was shameless. , He knows that I will not be ashamed of losing my integrity, but I will be ashamed of my fame not being shown to the world. It is my parents who gave birth to me, and it is Uncle Bao who understands me!"
4. High mountains and flowing water
Original text: Boya is good at drums and harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya plays the drum and harp, aiming high in the mountains. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as Mount Tai!" Aiming at flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as a river!" What Boya thought about, Zhong Ziqi would definitely get it. Boya was traveling in the shadows of Mount Tai, and when he encountered a heavy rain, he stopped at the foot of a rock. Feeling sad, he played the harp and drums. At first it was the movement of rain, but now it was the sound of mountains collapsing. Every time a piece of music is played, Zhong Ziqi is constantly exhausted. Boya abandoned his qin and sighed: "How good, how good. My son listens to his husband's will, and the imagination is still in my heart. How can I escape?"
Translation: Boya is good at playing the qin, Zhongzi Be good at listening. Boya played the piano and thought about the mountains.
Zhong Ziqi said: "Okay! It's tall and looks like Mount Tai!" Thinking of the flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "Okay! It's broad and looks like a river!" Zhong Ziqi must have understood what Boya was thinking. Boya was traveling to the north of Mount Tai when he suddenly encountered a heavy rain and was under a rock. He felt sad, so he took the piano and started playing. First it was the music of continuous heavy rain, and then it was the sound of collapsing mountains. Every time a piece of music is played, Zhong Ziqi can always find the source of its interest. Boya put down the piano and sighed and said: "Okay, okay! What you think of when you listen to the piano is just like what I think of when I play the piano. Where can I let the sound of my piano escape your ears?"
5. The friendship between Chu and Jiu
Original text: At that time, Gong Shamu came to visit Taixue. He had no money and food, so he became a servant and rented a pound for You. You Yuyu was shocked, so he handed him over to the pestle and mortar. It means that you don’t have to be poor to make friends.
Explanation: During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a poor and studious scholar named Gongshamu. After studying hard for a period of time, I always felt that what I had learned was limited and wanted to enter the Imperial College in the capital to continue my studies. Gongshamu's family was poor and he did not have much money to pay for his studies at Imperial College. So Gongshamu went to work as a Sammi worker in a wealthy family of Wu You. Wu You once held official positions such as Prime Minister of Qi and Chief History. One day, Gong Shamu was in Semi, and Wu You came to him. Wu You saw that Gong Shamu behaved politely and didn't look like a rough worker at all, so he started chatting with him. During the conversation, Wu You found that Gong Shamu was knowledgeable and insightful. Regardless of the wealth gap between them, Wu You became friends with him in front of the pestle and mortar.