My neighbor used a net to fish and caught a turtle weighing half a catty. He happily took it home and told his wife. But he was dumped by his wife with a good face. My wife said, turtles carry shells, why did you bring them home? My husband said that it was a curse, but this was a real turtle. My wife said, no matter, I have to throw it away anyway. The husband was afraid of his wife, so he actually threw the turtle into the pond.

After listening to their quarrel, I remembered that the turtle was originally a symbol of longevity and a spiritual creature. When did it become unlucky?

I couldn’t help but check it out. According to an encyclopedia, it was during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that turtle bastard became a curse word. At that time, people believed that male turtles were sterile and that female turtles were able to lay eggs because they were like snakes. Therefore, calling someone a turtle bastard is very vicious, which means that the person being scolded is a bastard...

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However, what is interesting is that turtles frequently appeared in historical materials during the Ming Dynasty, and were regarded as a symbol of good luck.

In "The Ming Dynasty 1566", before the death of Emperor Jiajing, a minister ceremoniously presented a magical turtle. The turtle was kept in a pagoda-shaped sedan chair and carried by four people to Prince Yu's Mansion, where it was presented to his father by Zhu Zaihe. When Zhu Houzhao saw the auspiciousness, he felt happy. He felt that he had finally seen the real auspiciousness in his life. It was a good thing presented by his son who didn't like to flatter him... He was fulfilled and left with satisfaction.

Before this, he had seen many turtles.

According to the "Wanli Yehuobian" written by Shen Defu of the Ming Dynasty, "In the 12th year of Jiajing, the governor of Henan Province offered a white deer to Wushan, which was the beginning of the flattery of ministers. After that, white rabbits, white turtles, and white magpies One after another, only Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province, entered Bailu twice and was praised."

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The "History of Ming Dynasty" writes that Wang Jin found a turtle, painted it in five colors, pretended to be auspicious and presented it to Emperor Jiajing. The emperor was lucky and promoted it to the palace as an imperial physician.

The once-favored Lan Dao Xinglan Immortal also presented the auspicious turtle.

The funniest thing is the two white turtles presented by Hu Zongxian, which made Emperor Jiajing excited for a long time. He even went to the Ancestral Temple to offer incense to comfort his ancestors. The prosperous Ming Dynasty was full of auspiciousness, so our ancestors can rest assured. ...

A few days later, the turtle died. Emperor Jiajing did not hold Hu Zongxian accountable, but simply said - a spiritual creature descended from heaven, I am sure that it will not be long before I die in this world.

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I have long suspected that this kind of spiritual creature from the sky cannot live for a long time on earth. Ah, it has to go to heaven after all...

In temples, turtles are mostly auspicious things worth celebrating; among the people, they become a weapon for swearing. Isn't it funny?

Just like the Ming Dynasty, there were countless martyrs; and "Jin Ping Mei" was also written at that time. The government constantly educates women to be loyal and abide by moral integrity throughout their lives, but among the people, pleasure is more important than life.

The comparison between the two, one in the sky and the other underground, sometimes even makes future generations dumbfounded.