Life short story 1: the story is short and pithy, as long as you understand it.

There was a family named Ding in Song State. There was no well at home, so they had to fetch water from the river. Therefore, someone at home must often go out to fetch water.

When a well was dug at home, he told others, "If you dig a well at home, there will be one more person."

When someone heard about it, it spread: "Mrding's family dug a well and dug up a man." People in the Song Dynasty were spreading the story, and even the monarch heard about it later.

The monarch sent someone to ask the family what was going on. He explained, "what we mean is that after digging a well, the family saves manpower and has an extra labor force, not when digging a well."

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