A rich and boastful explanation

Boasting money means having money, and the dumb can talk.

From the Qing game owner "Laughing in the Woods", the original text is as follows:

A man lost his way and met a mute. He didn't answer his question. He just made a sample of money by hand, indicating that he would get the money, and then he was willing to show him the way. The dumb man opened his mouth to show the way, and the man asked, "Why don't you have the money to pretend to be dumb?" Dumb: "In today's world, talk if you have money!" "

Translation:

A man lost his way and met a "mute" who asked and didn't answer. The mute is only willing to lead the way by pointing to the money. The lost man understood his meaning and immediately took out the money and gave it to the mute. The mute then opened his mouth to give directions, and got lost and asked, "Why are you pretending to be dumb?" The mute said, "In today's world, if you have money, you can talk."

Extended data

Laughter in the Woods is a collection of folk jokes with a long history and far-reaching influence. Its language is humorous, its words are concise and vivid, and its form is short and pithy. It is a rare treasure in China's ancient cultural treasure house.

The rich man's boasting satirizes ideology. Some people pursue material enjoyment, while others pursue spiritual enjoyment. A reasonable society should tend to be between the two. This phenomenon shows that social relations are already very unbalanced.