Presbyopia joke

It is reported that about half of the young people in China need to wear glasses. At that time, they felt a chill in their backs, only to find out later that it was like this. Almost half of the students in every class wear glasses, regardless of junior high school or senior high school. The teacher went to the podium to give a lecture, and at first glance, it was all reflected by the lens.

At this time, some people may think that in today's advanced technology, people with myopia can wear glasses or have surgery, but in ancient times, although there were few people with myopia in ancient times, once they were nearsighted, wouldn't life be "looking at flowers in the fog and looking at the moon in the water"?

Today, the hero we are going to tell is a man who suffered from myopia in ancient times. His name is Ding Peng.

Brilliant and full of classics

Ding Peng was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the early Qing Dynasty. Ding Peng studied hard and was smart since childhood, so he quickly mastered the knowledge in the book. Coupled with the teaching of the elders at home, Ding Peng can recite the Four Books and Five Classics.

Later, I took the imperial examination, won the Jinshi, and then entered the official career and became an official in the court.

Ding Peng is an official of the Ministry of Rites, mainly responsible for some diplomatic work. On weekdays, the people who have the most contact with him are Muslims. Therefore, Ding Peng once fell in love with Islamic culture and studied it day and night. During this period, Ding Peng played a great role in introducing foreign ideas to China.

Ding Peng has a hobby, that is, writing poems, and his poems are still very good. For example, the famous preface to Arabic holy teachings and the inscription of Zhenjiao Temple are his works.

His "White Rock Poetry" was once spread all over the world and copied by the people. Some scholars even praised him and said, "I hate not having fifteen pairs of girls, so I will teach you to sing the Baiyanlou in your home." This shows that the level of Ding Peng is very high. He and his two younger brothers were also called "Three Ding", which was quite a story at that time.

Ding Peng likes the world in books. He really regards reading as his "job", and he even likes studying. Because of this, Ding Peng paid close attention because he read too much.

Get married in the wrong bridal chamber

In ancient times, many men had three wives and four concubines, and Ding Peng, as a court official, was no exception. When taking concubinage, Ding Peng created another embarrassing incident.

The thing is, at that time, people got married through the right media. When many people understand these four words, they often pay too much attention to the word "married" and ignore the word "married by the right media".

Nowadays, matchmakers usually introduce people who both men and women know, but in ancient times, matchmakers can do more than that. In addition to introducing men and women, the number of times the two sides meet sometimes depends on what the matchmaker says. Therefore, many married men and women in ancient times rarely met before marriage.

So is Ding Peng and his bride. During the day, Ding Gu gave a banquet and Ding Peng raised a glass among the guests. When he entered the bridal chamber at night, Ding Peng was already a little drunk, and he was not familiar with the bride. Coupled with the problem of myopia, he made a joke.

After Ding Peng entered the bridal chamber, he lifted the veil of the bride, saw that she was beautiful, and slept together, but woke up the next day and found that she was the maid of her own family.

Afterwards, Ding Peng learned that his wife had played a joke on him, but he was not angry. Sometimes friends talk to him about it, and he can laugh it off.

In addition, when Ding Peng was working in the imperial court, there were many inconveniences due to his eye problems.

Once I was walking on the road, because I didn't see it clearly, I suddenly bumped into an official. Now, if I meet someone on the road, I may just apologize in person, but there are many red tape in ancient times. In order to avoid misunderstanding, Ding Peng personally went to the official residence to apologize.

After listening to his explanation, the official also smiled and told Ding Peng that he knew you were nearsighted, so he didn't take it to heart. It was also at that time that Ding Peng realized that what he had been hiding had long been known by everyone.

Although Ding Peng made a lot of jokes because of his eye problems, he still kept good relations with many people because of his gentle personality. Coupled with his unique talent in poetry, he is still admired by many people, both at court and at home.

Optimistic attitude towards life

Perhaps because Ding Peng has read many books, he can always treat all kinds of hardships in life with an optimistic attitude. After several years as an official, Ding Peng was exiled to the frontier by the emperor for saying something wrong. Life in the frontier is very hard. When he got there, Ding Peng was arranged to herd cattle, and he had to be exposed to the sun every day.

You know, when I was an official, I lived a luxurious life every day. Where have I suffered so much? But for Ding Peng, on the other hand, although life in the frontier is hard, the scenery here is rare. It is also a pleasure for Ding Peng to live with people who herd cattle every day and stay away from the intrigue of officialdom.

When he was in the frontier, Ding Peng also experienced a very dangerous thing because of myopia. One night, while Ding Peng was sleeping, someone knocked at the door. Ding Peng got up and looked out through the window, but because of his eyes, he only saw a vague figure, so he thought it was a friend who came to visit and happily opened the door.

Can enter the line of sight of Ding Peng is a furry tail, the door turned out to be a big tiger! Ding Peng closed the door in a hurry, avoiding a bloodbath. When I talk to people about this during the day, although there is still fear in my words, it is more as an interesting thing. I have to say that Ding Peng's mentality is really good.

At the age of 64, Ding Peng died. In his life, he was easy-going and had many friends. He is famous for "myopia" and "writing poetry" Although he passed away, the interesting things that happened to him and the books he wrote have been circulated.