The stingy man sells his corpse translation

Translation of "The Stingy Man Sells His Corpse" by Feng Menglong in the Ming Dynasty:

There was a countryman who became rich because of his extreme stinginess. He was very ill but could not breathe. He begged his wife and said: “I have been greedy and stingy all my life, and have severed ties with my relatives. Now that my family is rich, after my death I can peel off my skin and sell it to a cobbler, cut off my flesh and sell it to a butcher, scrape my bones and sell them to a lacquer shop. "My wife must agree before she dies.

After being dead for a long time, he woke up and told his wife: "The world is not good now and people are shallow. Remember not to give them credit!"

Original text: A native of the same town, He became rich by being extremely stingy, but his illness continued to drag on. He begged his wife: "I have worked hard to be stingy all my life and cut off all my relatives. Now I am rich. After I die, I can skin my skin and sell it to a cobbler, cut my meat and sell it to a butcher, and scrape my bones and sell it to a lacquer shop." I want my wife to obey and then die. After being dead for half a day, he woke up again and told his wife: "Today's world is shallow, so you must not give him money on credit!"

Extended information:

"A stingy man sells his corpse" comes from Guangxiao Mansion, a parody novel written by Feng Menglong in the Ming Dynasty.

Creative background:

Feng Menglong was born in a famous family. In addition to writing poetry, Feng Menglong mainly focused on the creation, collection, arrangement and editing of novels, operas, folk songs, jokes and other popular literature. , one of the collections of jokes is "Guangxiaofu".

Appreciation:

Feng Menglong explains his views on laughter in an orderly manner in the book, especially comparing it with traditional classics such as classics, epic poems and poems. In addition, at the beginning of each volume, Feng Menglong has a discussion that begins with Mo Hanzi said. He would also add some additional jokes or comments after some of the jokes. From these places, we can see Feng Menglong’s thoughts on jokes. It reflects his game life and rebellious mentality.