Hong Liang Shang Jie
Song Dynasty: Ye Fan
(Hongliang) The family is poor and frugal, so there is no way to go to the Expo. Not for the chapter. After finishing school, Nai was herded in Shanglinyuan, but unexpectedly left the fire and expanded to other homes. Hong is looking for a burner, asking him what he lost and slapping him back. Its owner still thinks it's rare. Hung-chien said, "Without money, I would like to work at home." The master agreed. Because of my duty, I worked tirelessly day and night. When the old neighbor saw that Hong was not a stable person, he was responsible for giving up his master and appealed to Elder Hong. So I began to respect Hong, and I was told that I would pay him back. Hong was unaffected and left.
(From the Southern Song Dynasty, Ye Fan's Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Volume 83)
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Although Hongliang comes from a poor family, he respects etiquette and reads widely. There is nothing he doesn't know. And he didn't learn by rote. After reading the book, go to Shanglinyuan to release pigs. Accidentally left a fire and spread to other people's homes. Hongliang searched the burnt-out family, asked him about the lost property, and returned it to the owner with all his pigs as compensation. But the owner of the house still thinks that the compensation is very small. Hong Liang said, "I don't have any other wealth. I am willing to let myself stay and work." Master agreed. (Hongliang) So he works hard from morning till night and never slacks off. Seeing that Hongliang is not an ordinary person, the old people next door blamed and criticized the host together and praised Hongliang as an honest man. Therefore, (the owner) began to admire Hongliang and returned the pig to him. Hong Liang did not accept it and returned to his hometown.
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And: tables are linked, not translated.
Shang: admire, admire.
Browse: read
Tong: Yes.
Delay: propagation
Not for chapters and sentences: for writing; Don't learn a chapter by rote.
Bi: This refers to the end of reading.
Shanglinyuan: an ancient palace garden, located in the east of Luoyang City, Henan Province.
Its owner: it, among them.
Jude: Still so.
Grazing: stocking livestock.
House: house, residence
Go: Leave.
Heng: Ordinary, ordinary.
Responsibility: blame and criticism
Brocade (annals): Pig
Repay: to repay
X: Allow, agree.
He: something else.
Reason: So.
See: see
Return: Return
Responsibilities: Observe the work.
Slack: slack off
Old people: old people, old people.
Left a fire by mistake.
Willing to stay in the office: willing to let yourself stay and do things.
Know how to do it: after knowing it, return your pig to the owner of the house as compensation.
Call Elder Hong: Praise him for his faithfulness.
Ye Fan
Ye Fan (AD 398-445), a native of Yang Shun (now south of Xichuan County, Henan Province), was a historian of the Southern Dynasties and the Song Dynasty. From officials to general Zuo Wei and prince James. In the 9th year of Yuanjia, Song Wendi (432), Ye Fan began to write the Book of the Later Han Dynasty because he failed to stay in Xuancheng as a satrap. In the 22nd year of Yuanjia (445), he was killed for treason. He wrote ten biographies and eighty biographies. The ten goals of the original plan have not been completed. This edition of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty has eight records and thirty volumes, which are taken from the Book of the Later Han Dynasty by Liang Sima Biao of the Southern Dynasties. Among them, "Twilight but Gold in Yang Zhen" has been incorporated into primary school textbooks, and "Compulsory Order" has been selected into secondary school textbooks.