"Dogs can't last eight years, but chickens can't last six years" was first written by Jing Fang, minister of the Han and Yuan Dynasties, and the book mainly described the omens of various abnormal things. The book will first list the demon change of phenology, then what kind of disaster it will cause, and then express the words of abnormal occupation.
"Dogs can't last eight years, chickens can't last six years" means that livestock are in contact with people every day, and people are talking and listening every day; People do things, it seems. Over the years, with the years getting longer, human nature has become clear and refined.
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It is recorded in ancient books that "dogs can't last eight years, but chickens can't last six years"
Gan Bao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty: "Yang Shan Wang Hu". The word Meng Lian is the commander of Lanling in the East China Sea. In the middle of the night, there are black and white single-clothed officials, Yixian, knocking at the pavilion. Welcome it and then suddenly disappear. If so, a few years. After waiting for a while, I saw an old white dog and went to the pavilion to be a human being. With Bai Menglian, it is impossible to kill it. "
In Shanyang County, there was a man named Wang Hu, named Meng Lian, who was appointed as the magistrate of Lanling County in Donghai County. In the middle of the night, there is always a small official wearing a black headscarf and white clothes knocking at the door of the county government. Wang Hu woke up with a start, went to open the door and suddenly disappeared.
In that case, it has been several years. Later, Wang Hu sent someone to spy and saw an old dog with black head and white body. As soon as I got to the county gate, I was a different person! Knowing this strange situation, Wang Hu led people to kill the old dog, and the dog that knocked at the door in the middle of the night never appeared again.