This is a famous satirical sketch, which is divided into three parts. The first part tells the story with refined pen and ink, which can be said to be the introduction of the full text. The author first wrote that citrus is beautiful in appearance, but as bad as bad. In the sharp contrast between the superior and the inferior, it naturally leads to "will it be dazzling to confuse fools?" This naturally leads to accusations, "What a shame, bullying the weak!"
The author highlights a word "deceit" here, which is the core of the full text and the main thread throughout. It seems to be inadvertently put forward, but in fact it is carefully designed. It is this literary vision that has caused a long and profound discussion among orange sellers.
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At the end of the article, the author didn't write how he passionately responded to the orange seller's words, but "retreated and thought", which not only made the article feel ups and downs, but also showed that the author tasted the true meaning of his words and admitted the authenticity and rationality of his words.
This article was caused by a trivial matter of buying and selling oranges. Under the guise of the words of the orange seller, it reveals the social reality of the rise of thieves, official corruption, legal corruption and people's poverty with images and appropriate metaphors.
It strongly satirizes those high-sounding and prestigious dignitaries, who are essentially "rich in gold and jade, but frustrated in it", thus favorably attacking the decadent incompetence of the rulers and ruling groups at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the darkness of the current society, and expressing the author's cynical feelings.