On one occasion, Zhao Mengfu passed by Yangzhou, where there was a restaurant called Yingyuelou. The shopkeeper had long heard of Zhao Mengfu's name, so he begged Zhao Mengfu to write a couplet for him. Zhao Mengfu was so talented that he naturally wrote a couplet with a wave of his hand: "Three thousand guests in Yuen Long in the spring breeze; The first floor of Yangzhou, Yue Ming. "
This couplet skillfully uses "three thousand" to highlight the prosperity of hotel business, and "first" to highlight the lofty status of restaurants. The most amazing thing is that the first couplet is closely connected with the word "welcome", which highlights the sincerity of the restaurant; The bottom line points out the word "moon" to highlight the beautiful scenery. Together, it is "welcoming the moon" and secretly deducting the name of the restaurant.
The shopkeeper was certainly very happy to see such a good couplet. To show his gratitude, he sent a purple and gold pot to Zhao Mengfu.
Relying on his own talent, Zhao Mengfu exchanged a pair of couplets for a purple and gold pot, which was envied by everyone. Of course, Zhao Mengfu's wife is also very happy.
Speaking of Zhao Mengfu's wife, she is actually a famous calligrapher named Guan Furen. She is good at calligraphy, painting and poetry, so the husband and wife are harmonious and very loving.
But men's hearts are fickle. After a long time, Zhao Mengfu couldn't hold back his little emotions and wanted to marry a concubine, but he was afraid that his wife would be angry and decided to test it first. He wrote a short paragraph and sent it to Guan Furen: "I am a bachelor and I am a wife. I don't know if Wang has peach leaves and peach roots, but Su has morning clouds and dusk clouds. I will marry more Wu Ji and Yue Nv. What do you mean too much? You are over forty years old, so occupy Yutangchun. "
What does this word mean? Zhao Mengfu said that his wife is old and he is a bachelor. Even if he is like a bachelor of the previous generation, it is not too much to marry more concubines.
Guan Furen thought of her deep affection for her husband, but she didn't expect him to find a mistress. Of course, she didn't agree. However, she didn't cry, make trouble, hang herself, and wrote a sentence: "You are so affectionate. Love is hot in many places. Twist a piece of mud to make you and me. Break us together and mix with water. Twist the other you and shape the other me. I got you into the mire, and you got me into the mire. I was born with you and died with you. "
This word is a clay figurine to describe the feelings of husband and wife, and it expresses that two people live and die together and cannot tolerate the thoughts of a third party.
After seeing this word, Zhao Mengfu was deeply moved by the deep affection between himself and his wife for so many years. So he gave up the idea of marrying concubines and loved his wife more since then. Therefore, Zhao Mengfu is still a good husband.