[yī nuò qiān jīn]

[Interpretation] Promise: Promise. A promise made is worth a thousand dollars. Metaphor means keeping your word and having great credit. [example] a wife is sincere, and even more so, she does not break her word. Yuan Wang Shifu's second edition of The West Chamber was criticized by Jin Shengtan [source] Biography of Historical Records, Ji Bu and Luan Bu: "It's better to get a promise than a hundred pounds of gold." [Story] At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu in Chu, with a honest and frank temperament, who was chivalrous and helpful. As long as he promised, no matter how difficult it was, he managed to do it and was praised by everyone. When Chu and Han contended, Ji Bu was Xiang Yu's subordinate, who made suggestions several times, so that Liu Bang's army was defeated. When Liu Bang became emperor, he was very angry when he remembered this, and ordered Ji Bu to be wanted, admire Ji Bu and help him in the dark. Soon, Ji Bu went to a family named Zhu in Shandong as a domestic helper after making up. Zhu Jiaming knew that he was Ji Bu, but he still took him in. Later, Zhujiajian went to Luoyang to find Liu Bang's old friend Ruyin and Houying to intercede. Liu Bang, persuaded by Xia Houying, revoked the wanted order for Ji Bu, and made Ji Bu a doctor, and soon he became a satrap of Hedong. There is a countryman in Ji Bu, Cao Qiusheng, who loves to make friends with powerful officials in order to show off and raise himself. Ji Bu has always looked down on him. Hearing that Ji Bu had become a big official again, he immediately went to see Ji Bu. When Ji Bu heard that Cao Qiusheng was coming, he was so angry that he was ready to say something to embarrass him. Who knows that when Cao Qiusheng entered the hall, no matter how gloomy Ji Bu's face was and how ugly his words were, he immediately bowed and bowed to Ji Bu to catch up with Ji Bu. And touted: "I heard that there is a saying everywhere in Chu that it is better to win a promise than a thousand gold." How can you have such a good reputation spread in Liang and Chu? Since we are fellow villagers, and I preach your good reputation everywhere, why don't you want to see me? " Ji Bu listened to Cao Qiusheng's remarks, and his heart suddenly cheered up, leaving him to stay for a few months as a distinguished guest. Before he left, he also gave him a generous gift. Later, Cao Qiusheng continued to preach for Leeb everywhere, and Ji Bu's reputation became bigger and bigger.