Classical Chinese Translation of Cooking into Porridge
"Cooking Rice into Porridge" guests want to stay in Taiqiu, and Taiqiu makes Yuanfang and Jifang cook. On guest and taiqiu. When the two entered the fire, they all eavesdropped. If you forget to cook, the rice will fall into the pot. Taiqiu asked, "Why not distill when cooking?" Yuan Fang and Ji Fang knelt down and said, "When adults talk to guests, they all eavesdrop. When they cook, they forget to cook, and the meal becomes a mess." Taiqiu said, "Do you know something?" Right: "It seems to remember it." The second son knelt down and said that it was easier to seize each other, and nothing was lost. Taiqiu said, "If this is the case, why eat?" A guest stayed at Chen Taiqiu's house, and Taiqiu asked Yuan Fang (Chen Ji) and Ji Fang (Chen Chen) to cook. The two brothers were burning a fire. When they heard Taiqiu talking with the guests, they all stopped to eavesdrop. I forgot to put the rice in when cooking, and all the rice fell into the pot. Taiqiu asked, "Why isn't there steamed rice?" Yuan Fang and Ji Fang knelt on the ground and said, "You were talking to the guests, and we were both eavesdropping. As a result, we forgot to put the seeds in, and the rice turned into porridge." Taiqiu said, "Do you remember what we said?" The brother replied, "I probably remember." So the two brothers knelt on the ground and narrated together, complementing each other. What the adults said was not missed at all. Taiqiu said, "In this case, just drink porridge. Why do you have to cook?"