Ancestral joke sharing

1. When Wang Xizhi was a magistrate, he received a petition from a village saying that a squire used a small piece of wasteland to let him bury his father, stating that he only wanted to "pot" wine, but later insisted on "lake" wine.

Wang Xizhi went to visit the squire's home. The squire heard his name and wanted Mo Bao, so he treated him warmly. Wang Xizhi wrote a biography of Le Yi for him. The squire was overjoyed and asked him what gift he would give in return. Wang Xizhi said, "It's just a live goose".

Taigong immediately picked up a live goose and sent it to the mansion, but Wang Xizhi's face fell and said, "It was said to be a river goose at that time. Why did you only send one? " It turns out that the local dialect "live" and "river" are homophonic.

The squire quickly argued, "My Lord, geese are counted by four, never by rivers!" " With a sneer, Wang Xizhi took out a complaint from a villager and said, "Since only geese are counted, can the wine be counted by the lake?" The squire was wrong and had to admit his mistake.

2. When Ji Xiaolan was an assistant minister, he and Wang Shen were both ministers. Once they had a drink with the inspector. During the dinner, he and Wang Shen pointed to a dog and asked Ji Xiaolan, "Is it a wolf (assistant minister) or a dog?"

Ji Xiaolan is very alert. He heard that Wang Shen was insulting himself with homophonic words, and immediately replied calmly: "The tail is a wolf, and the vertical (Shangshu) is a dog." Wang Shen, who wanted to please Wang Shen, also heard the cleverness, but deliberately replied, "I know both wolves and dogs."

Hearing this, Ji Xiaolan knew the intention of this proposal and said calmly, "There is still a difference. The habit of wolves is to eat meat, and the habit of dogs is to eat whatever they encounter, and to eat shit when they encounter shit (recommended). " Make Wang Shen and suggestion.