The original text and its meaning of "Beijingren Eat Water chestnuts"

Original text:

Those who do not know water chestnuts when they are born in the north, and serve in the south, eat water chestnuts on the table and put the shells into the mouth. Or:? The shells must be removed to eat water chestnuts. ?The person protects himself from his shortcomings and says: ?I don't know, but I want to remove the heat by putting the shell together. ?The questioner asked: ?Does this thing also exist in the northern land? The answer was: ?There are mountains in front and mountains behind, where can it not be found?

Fuling is born in water and is not a local product. This is a strong thing that I don’t know. Meaning:

To know is to know, and to know is not to know, that is knowledge. If you don't know what you know, you will make a joke and be laughed at. The knowledge in the world is endless, but everyone's learning ability is limited. Only by learning with an open mind can we gain true knowledge.

The life of satire lies in truth. This short story not only follows the reality of life in terms of plot conception, but also because Beiren Qiang’s unknowing practices and performances are extremely universal and representative in real life.

Knowledge is endless. People cannot understand everything, so they cannot pretend to understand. If you don't understand and pretend to understand, you will inevitably make a fool of yourself. If you know what you know and don't know what you don't know, no one will laugh at you. Only by seeking truth from facts can you understand the problem. Author's biography:

Yingke was smart since he was a child. In the fifth year of Wanli (1577), he became a student in the county. In the thirteenth year of Wanli (1585), he passed the provincial examination. After that, he went to Beijing twice to take the Jinshi examination in the 14th and 17th years of Wanli, but failed both times. In March of the 20th year of Wanli (1592), he and Yuan Hongdao were awarded Jinshi. In August, he was awarded the county magistrate of Changzhou (now Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province). Cheung Chau belongs to the Three Wu Dynasties and has the highest taxation in the world. Jiang Yingke sympathizes with the people and is often scolded by his superiors for his inability to promote taxation. In order to alleviate the suffering of the people who came to Beijing to relieve various servitudes, more than 2,000 acres of servitude land were purchased to finance the servitude. After serving for six years, his reputation as a wise man spread far and wide. In the twenty-sixth year of Wanli (1598), he first reported to the head of the Ministry of Personnel, but because Li Yingce impeached Jiang Yingke and failed to collect taxes, he was changed to the official position of Dali Temple. He left Beijing in the winter of that year and was ordered to be punished in Yunnan and Guizhou. Two years later, he was promoted to Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Household Affairs and took charge of the examination in Sichuan. In July of the 32nd year, he was promoted to deputy envoy of Sichuan University. In August of the following year, he died of illness in Sichuan. Later he was buried in Suxi, Taoyuan.

Jiang Yingke is a rare and wise official who understands the situation and promotes advantages and eliminates disadvantages. He wrote "The King's Heaven is in the People", which believes that the people are the king's heaven and the king's heart. When the royal power shows its signs, the people of the world always try to escape; while the people's power shows the heart, but there is no trace to be found. The people's support is related to the survival of the country and is extremely powerful. Therefore, an official must not dare to neglect the people, cannot tolerate cruelty to the people, and cannot forget the people for a moment. He criticized the corruption of the government at that time: "The gold in the palace is as high as a bucket, and the dead people on the roadside are not as good as dogs." The king cannot bear to hear that the people are suffering, and he clearly borrows money from his enemies. Yuan Hongdao praised Jiang Yingke for "it hurts the people's hearts as if they were sick, and his emotions turned into tears". In literature, Jiang Yingke participated in the founding of the Public Security School and made great contributions. He advocated "lively soul" in his writings, and described authenticity, true feelings and true self. He was called "the master of poetry" by the Yuan brothers. Among the works handed down from generation to generation are "Jiang Ying Keji" compiled and edited by Dr. Huang Rensheng and published by Yuelu Publishing House.