Therefore, whenever people saw an inappropriate poem, they would blurt out: "This is written by Dumo." Later, this sentence was gradually simplified to "fabrication." Later, "fabrication" was extended

Therefore, whenever people saw an inappropriate poem, they would blurt out: "This is written by Dumo." Later, this sentence was gradually simplified to "fabrication." Later, "fabrication" was extended to mean untrue and unfounded fabrication. 6. Wall calendars are increasingly used in modern families. However, few people know that wall calendars evolved from ancient debt collection books. In ancient Rome, there was a group of people who specialized in loan sharking. They charged interest on borrowers on a monthly basis. In order to prevent mistakes, they often use a special small book, which is arranged by month and date. On what month and day, who should pay off how much debt and how much interest is charged, all are written down in the small book one by one, along with Notes column, all at a glance. Later, this simple method was gradually adopted by other industries and became popular as a note-taking memo. After Mo Zaoquan, the second Chinese comprador of Hong Kong's famous British businessman Taikoo & Co., took office, he built a sugar factory. In 1884, he launched a "monthly card" similar to a poster advertisement to promote the products of Taikoo Sugar Factory. Mo Zaoquan specially hired designer Guan Huinong to design the pictures. The contents are mostly flowers, auspicious characters, fortune, wealth, longevity, happiness, blessings from ancient Chinese heavenly officials, welcoming spring and receiving blessings, and pictures of ladies. Anyone who purchases Taikoo Candy will receive a "monthly card" frame as a gift. Later, many manufacturers competed to print free "monthly cards" and continued to improve the form. As the years went by, some people put together monthly calendars, one for each year, and the "debt collection books" and "month cards" gradually evolved into today's wall calendars. 7. Borrowing Light During the Warring States Period, there was a minister in the Qin State named Gan Mao. He was framed by a traitor and had to flee to Qi State. When Gan Mao escaped from Hangu Pass on the border of Qin, he happened to meet Su Qin, a well-known strategist at the time. Su Qin asked Gan Mao where he was going. Gan Mao did not answer the question directly, but told him a story about "borrowing light": It is said that there are many families living by the river, and every night, the girls from each family go to their own places. They gathered together with oil for lighting, poured the oil into a large lamp, and worked together on needlework under the lamp. There was a girl whose family was very poor and could not afford lamp oil, so the other girls hated her and planned to drive her away. But the girl from the poor family said to everyone: "I really can't bring lamp oil, but if I get here early every day and leave late when everyone goes home, I will clean the house for everyone, and you still begrudge the light shining on the surrounding walls." Do you have any spare light? Lend me some light, and I will sew with you. It won't be any hindrance to you." Everyone thought what she said made sense, so they left her alone. After hearing Gan Mao's story, Su Qin understood what he meant. So they both went to the state of Qi together. Su Qin strongly recommended Gan Mao to the king of Qi, so the king of Qi worshiped him as his minister. Nowadays, we often hear the word "borrowing light", which comes from this story. 8. Unlucky. The word "lucky" is originally a dialect in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, which means things are not going well or bad luck. The term came into being not long ago, around the end of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, because the imperial examination system of "eight-legged essay selection" severely restricted the display of intelligence and talents of the majority of intellectuals, and fraud was prevalent in the examination room, it was extremely difficult for ordinary scholars to win the examination. In order to seek good luck, candidates usually set up a flagpole in front of their home before the exam, which the locals call "lintel". If you pass the exam, the flagpole will illuminate the tree correctly. If you fail the exam, the flagpole will be removed, which is called "unlucky". Later, the word was used by more and more people in spoken and written language, until now. It is worth mentioning that in the process of using this word, people often write these two words as "bad eyebrow" or "bad luck". This is of course because they do not understand its origin. 9. Old Man The word "Old Man" is mostly used as a nickname for wives to their elderly husbands. This word comes from "The Unofficial History of the Qing Dynasty". Ji Yun, courtesy name Xiaolan. In the thirty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign, Emperor Qianlong compiled the Sikuquanshu and appointed Ji Yun as the chief compiler of the Sikuquanshu. One day in midsummer, because Ji Yun was fat and could not withstand the scorching heat, he simply tied up his hair, took off his shirt, and sat with his chest and back exposed to read the manuscript. By chance, Emperor Qianlong walked into the hall at this time. It was too late for Ji Yun to get dressed, so he got under the case and wrapped his body in a curtain.After a while, Ji Yun thought that Emperor Qianlong had left, so he stuck his head in and asked the people in the hall: "Has the old man left already?" As soon as he finished speaking, he found that Emperor Qianlong was sitting next to him! This sentence happened to be heard by Emperor Qianlong. At this moment, Qianlong asked Ji Yun angrily: "What is the explanation for the word 'old man'?" Everyone was so scared that he sweated for him. Unexpectedly, he calmly replied: "Longevity is called old, standing upright is called head, parents and heaven and earth are also called sons of heaven, and they are called 'old men' for short." After hearing his explanation, Emperor Qianlong turned from anger to joy: "Your If you really know how to speak, I will forgive you." From then on, the title "Old Man" became popular. Not only do ministers address themselves to the emperor, children address their elders, and wives address their husbands, but subordinates also address their superiors as "old man." 10. Two-faced. "Double-faced" mostly refers to people who are duplicitous and good at pretending. Where did this word come from? According to legend, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan army and Zhu Yuanzhang's rebel army launched a tug-of-war on the north bank of the Yellow River. The common people were miserable. Everyone was welcome when they came, and red and green welcome slogans were posted on the door panels. They were replaced as often as they came. People in Huaiqing Mansion in northern Henan live frugally, so they came up with a once and for all solution. A thin wooden board was used, with the words "Protect the territory and the people" to welcome the Yuan army written on one side, and "Drive out the Tartars and restore China" on the other side. Once, Zhu Yuanzhang's general Chang Yuchun led his army to Huaiqing Mansion. He was happy to see the colorful wooden signs at the door of his house full of welcome slogans. But suddenly a strong wind blew, and the wooden sign blew over. The reverse side was full of slogans welcoming the Yuan army. Therefore, Chang Yuchun ordered that all families with double-sided cards should be executed. After a massacre, the population of Huaiqing Mansion was greatly reduced. The "double-faced" often referred to nowadays evolved from the "double-faced card" of Huaiqing Mansion. 11. Revealing the truth: Zhu Yuanzhang's family was very poor when he was young. In order to make ends meet, he not only herded cattle and sheep for the rich man, but also worked as a monk in the temple. Later, he joined the team of Guo Zixing, the rebel army in the late Yuan Dynasty. Because of his bravery in battle and repeated military exploits, Guo Zixing admired him very much, so he married his adopted daughter Ma to him. Ma is a talented woman, shrewd and capable, who assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in achieving the great cause of unification. When Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor and established the Ming Dynasty, the first thing he did was to make her the queen. Although Queen Ma is not beautiful, she is gentle, dignified and generous. The only fly in the ointment is that she has a pair of "natural feet" that have never been bound. In an era when small feet were regarded as beautiful, large feet for women was a flaw. After Ma became the queen, she became more and more worried about her big feet. Therefore, in public, always cover up and try to avoid exposing your feet outside your skirt. One day, Queen Ma was in a state of fun, riding in a sedan chair through the city, browsing the scenery of the ancient capital. When the people saw the queen's carriage passing through the market, they all looked up eagerly to catch a glimpse of the queen's grace. Unexpectedly, a strong wind blew by, and a corner of the sedan curtain was lifted, revealing Queen Ma's big feet in front of the people. People were surprised, they didn't expect the current queen to have such a pair of feet! People rushed to spread the news, and the whole city was immediately in a sensation. The term "showing off one's flaws" spread like this. Later people called it "exposed" when privacy or conspiracy was revealed or completely exposed. 12. Showing one's hand. In the old days when performing in the countryside, the squires often paid for the troupe to perform in ancestral halls and temples. Then they sold tickets to the masses to make money, and the masses used their tickets to enter the theater to watch the theater. Of course, there was only one side door open in the theater, and a tall and sturdy man guarded the door and collected tickets. When no one was entering the theater, the strong man would stand with his legs on the threshold and his hands on the door frame to prevent anyone from sneaking into the theater without a ticket. Children in rural areas want to go to the theater but have no money to buy theater tickets. Some children looked into the sky and begged to the strong man guarding the gate, watching his words and expressions to grasp the "temperature", waiting for the opportunity to gently lift the strong man's arm and say: "Uncle, please raise your arm a little higher!" Han got under his armpit to watch the show. Later, literati refined "please raise your arms" into "raise your hands high", which means asking for mercy. By extension, it was used to plead for mercy in various situations.