There was a doctor who claimed to be good at treating surgical cases.One day, a general was struck by an arrow from the enemy on the battlefield. The ...
In the past, a man claimed to be "a specialist in curing hunchbacks". His signboard read: "I specialize in curing hunchbacks. No matter...
In the past, I heard people say: "Formerly, it was often cloudy and drizzly for days on end in the south of the juncture of Sichuan, Shaanxi and ...
A man in Yongzhou was afraid that doing things on certain days would bring misfortune.As he was born in the year of zi, and the rat was considered the...
In ancient times, a girl in the State of Qi had reached marriageable age. Two families delivered betrothal gifts to propose marriage.In the family on ...
Once upon a time, there was a bird-catcher who liked to cast a net to catch birds.One day, seeing that birds would fly past, he immediately cast his n...
A long time ago, the kitchen chimney of a family was built so straight that when cooking meals, the flames came right out, while there was a big heap ...
Once, the Han Dynasty dispatched an emissary to the State of Dian (now Yunnan Province) and the State of Yelang (now Guizhou Province).The King of Dia...
There was a scholar in the Zhou Dynasty who had tried several times in his life to seek for an official post, but failed again and again till his temp...
One year, there was a great famine in the State of Qi.A rich man named Qian Ao set up a stall by the roadside with lots of food, waiting for hungry pe...