Yan Jiansheng's first wife, Wang, was ill and promised to let his second wife, Zhao, fill the house after his death. Zhao told Yan Jiansheng after listening, and Yan Jiansheng made a deal with his second uncle, intending to let Wang watch him worship heaven and earth with Zhao; Yan Jiansheng broke down from constant overwork and could not speak for three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Yan Jiansheng stretched out two fingers on the bed, and everyone was puzzled. Only Scott knows.

Yan Jiansheng's characters:

Yan Jiansheng is a timid rich man. His wife is ill in bed, and Zhao in the side room pretends to be attentive, coaxing Wang into agreeing to help her be a big wife. Hearing this, Yan Jiansheng let his two uncles decide the matter, which exposed Yan Jiansheng's soft-hearted and heartless character.

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The Scholars is a masterpiece of ancient satirical novels, belonging to 56 novels written by Wu in Qing Dynasty. In the book, the author first satirizes those literati who pursue fame and fortune, and then focuses on depicting a group of noble and knowledgeable literati, focusing on the gloomy reality of the whole society centered on Confucian scholars.

Lu Xun's "A Brief History of Chinese Novels" has a very high evaluation of this book. "Insist on public interests above all else and point out the disadvantages of the times. The direction in front of the plane, especially the stone forest; His writing is harmonious, humorous and ironic. "