The next sentence of "born in poverty" is "a white house gives birth to a public official."
It means that the poor often produce dignitaries, and high-ranking officials such as bureaucrats or officials often come from civilian families, and wealth is not only available to aristocratic families. Poor family. White House: A house covered with white grass, inhabited by ancient civilians. From:
Yuan-Wang Shifu's Broken Kiln I: "When you are in Tian Shelang, you don't have to be poor at dusk in the Imperial Palace."
In the morning, you are still a rural Ye Fu. In the evening, you can enter the court to worship the emperor and eat the imperial grain. This shows that you are poor and have a family.
Master Wang's broken kiln
The heroine Liu Yuee is the only daughter of Liu Yuanwai (Zhong Shi). Because "the high door doesn't answer, the low door doesn't answer", she is eighteen years old and has not been hired. So, Mr. Liu set up a colorful building and ordered Yue 'e to throw a hydrangea to match the sky. On the day of throwing the ball, all the men gathered downstairs, including dude and poor scholar.
At that time, Kou Zhun and Lv Mengzheng were among them. Lv Mengzheng (in the history of Song Dynasty, he was the first scholar in Taiping and rejuvenating the country. He served as assistant minister of Chinese books, minister of household affairs and minister of flat chapters. When Emperor Xianping was in power, he was named Prince Cai Guogong, the hero of the play, who was trapped in a broken tile kiln in the south of the city. Yuee's hydrangea is being thrown into Lv Mengzheng's arms, so she should be recruited as a son-in-law.
But Mr. Liu was too poor to change his mind and refused to honor his promise. On the other hand, Yuee disowned her father, married Lv Mengzheng, lived in a broken kiln, and began an extremely hard life. Soon, "Ying Sheng was promoted to the imperial court", and ten years later, "No.1 scholar concurrently" became a county magistrate and reunited with Yue. Mr. Liu also approached again.