Ma Er sorted out the articles of candidates who took the provincial examinations over the years, collected them into books, printed them and sold them to the scholars who took part in the imperial examinations as reference materials for the candidates. In this way, Ma Er sells these reference materials for a living. In the words of Guo Gongsun, the grandson of Guo Taishou, Ma Er is a good choice. It seems that the selection of reference materials for imperial examinations was not invented by Ma Er, but by others.
Guo Gongsun once helped Wang Hui, the fallen satrap. Before Wang Hui fled, he left Guo Gongsun a pillow box with several books in it. Among them, the title is Gao Qingqiu's Poems, which is an excellent book. Guo Gongsun printed hundreds of copies of this book. After the name of the author Gao Jidi, he signed his own name and sent the book to relatives and friends. As a result, he became famous by this book and became a young celebrity.
Guo Gongsun, who is famous for publishing other people's masterpieces, is similar to Ma Er, a home selector. Similarly, relying on other people's articles for profit, Guo Gongsun actually gives books to others. He borrows chickens to lay eggs in order to be famous, and Ma Erxuan chooses articles to sell books in order to make a living.
Ma Er was invited to visit Guo Gongsun. It's time for lunch. Ma Er showed his good appetite. He ate four bowls of rice and ate a big bowl of rotten meat. After dinner, Ma Er's theory of career promotion impressed Guo Gongsun. Compared with Yang Zhizhong, Quan Don't Use, and Zhang Tiearm, two sons of Loufu in front of him, it is hard to avoid making people feel that Mr. Ma Er is also a boastful gangster.
However, the latter thing makes Ma Er look tall and respectable.
A servant of Loufu's house, Guan Cheng, abducted Mi Gongsun's maid, Shuanghong. Guo Gongsun was furious. He reported to Xiushui County, and the county approved the arrest of Guan Cheng and Shuang Hong. This pair of red hands has the original pillow box of Wang Hui given to her by Guo Gongsun, and she also knows that Wang Hui participated in the rebellion of the Eight Kings. Huan Cheng and Shuang Hong were arrested by the police. On the way back, the police learned the secret of the pillow box. The police colluded with the official to become a double red, to report that Guo Gongsun had an affair with the rebellion of the Eighth Prince. So, take the opportunity to blackmail Mi Gongsun.
I sent someone to write down a rebellious presentation to inform on Mi Gongsun. However, it is false to send a report, but it is true to extort gold and silver. Therefore, I sent someone to find Mi Gongsun's friend Ma Er first. He wants to shock the mountain and scare Ma Er first. Then, with the help of Ma Er, he forced Guo Gongsun to pay for it.
Ma Er saw it, and his face was ashen. He didn't have anything to do with himself and avoided it. On the contrary, Ma Er took out all his savings of 922 taels of silver, said all the good things, and redeemed the presents and the troublesome pillow box from the police.
afterwards, ma er told Guo gongsun what happened. After listening to this, Guo Gongsun was frightened. He leaned over and made four obeisances to Ma Er. After thanking him for saving his life, Guo Gongsun should first return Ma Er's 922 taels of silver. Until Ma Er left, Guo Gongsun didn't mention anything about repaying the silver.
Ma Er, who used to be a gourmet, was short of money because of saving Mi Gongsun, so he had to lower his diet standard. However, Ma Er doesn't complain about anything. He has some money in his waist and wants to go for a walk in the West Lake. Ma Er's action is quite a sense of Yan Hui's poverty and happiness.
From this, we can see that Guo Gongsun is just a playboy who doesn't care about his career and walks around the streets. Ma Er, who lives by selling books and small businesses, is a chivalrous man who dares to stand up and help others.
The Scholars is a typical work of satirical literature in ancient China. Fifty-six chapters of the book show a genre painting of China society in the 18th century with a series of relatively independent stories. Focusing on the life and mental state of feudal scholar-officials, it starts with exposing the ugly souls of scholars under the imperial examination system and its slavery, portrays all beings of different classes in a specific era, and attacks the stereotyped writing system that corrodes the souls of scholars.
The Scholars, with "fame and wealth as the bone of an article", runs through the whole text. The ideological content of the book is mainly divided into two parts: one is the severe criticism and bitter satire on the imperial examination system and scholars; The first is the eager desire for an ideal society and moral model.