What is the theme of One Well, One Man?

The main idea of "crossing the well by one person" is not to believe hearsay, but to think carefully and make a practical investigation, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes.

"One person can dig a well" comes from Lv Chunqiu, which means that after digging a well, one person's manpower can be obtained without sending someone to fetch water from the outside well; Outsiders misunderstood the meaning and thought it was "crossing the well to get the living" and spread rumors everywhere.

Brief introduction to the story of "crossing a well by one person"

"One Man Drills a Well" tells the story of a family named Ding in Song State. There is no well at home, so they need to go out to draw water to water the land. A person at home is sent to fetch water and often stays outside alone.

When his family was digging a well, Shi Ding told others: My family got a man digging a well. Those who listened to it spread the news: Shi Ding dug a well and found a man. People in the capital are talking about this matter, so that the monarch of Song State can know about it. Song Guojun sent someone to ask about Shi Ding, and Shi Ding replied: Digging a living person in a well is not to get one more person's labor. It's better not to listen to such rumors.