The eight-character couplet written by Lin Zexu is inked with gold.

Lin Zexu's golden notebook eight-character couplet

Inscription: The four brothers Renrou belong to the same genus. The fewer, the more Xu. Seal: Lin Zexu seal (white), read Dong Guantang (Zhu) seal: Wan (Zhu) in Weinan Town.

Interpretation: Learning is getting worse and worse, with courage and fear, wisdom and stupidity. ?