Shi Shuo Xin Yu was written by Liu Yiqing, then king of Linchuan, during the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties. In the Historical Changes of China's Novels, Mr. Lu Xun called Shi Shuo Xin Yu "a textbook for celebrities". Among them, there is a saying in Shi Shuo Xin Yu Ya Liang that "a tree is beside the road, but many children will suffer". I think everyone knows, so do you know what this sentence means? Look down together.

The meaning of "a tree by the roadside and many children will suffer from plum" means that there is a fruitful plum tree on a busy road, and such a plum tree has matured by the roadside but no one has picked it, which shows that the fruit of this plum tree must be bitter. Therefore, this sentence has evolved into an idiom, "Bitter on the road", which is used to describe mediocre talents and useless talents.

Excerpt from the original text: Shi Shuo Xin Yu Ya Liang

Wang Rong was seven years old and tried to travel with other children. Look at the many branches of plum trees on the roadside. Children race to take it, but they don't move. When people asked him, they replied, "Trees are on the side of the road, but there are many seeds, which will be bitter for plums." Take it, believe it.

Translation:

When Wang Rong was seven years old, he once went out to play with some children. He saw the plum trees on the roadside bearing many fruits and bending the branches. The children rushed to pick plums, but only Wang Rong stood still. When someone asked him, he replied, "Trees grow on the roadside, and there are so many plums. It must be bitter plums." Take a taste of plums, it is really bitter, and everyone is convinced by Wang Rong.

This article tells us that when we see something, we should be diligent in thinking, and don't covet the delicious food in front of us. It must have survived for a reason. Only by paying more attention to things can we lose less.