Source: Huang Tingjian's "After Dongpo Poetry" in the Northern Song Dynasty: Dongpo lay people are extremely reluctant to write, but they can't ask for it. Those who beg for books should be responsible, or they won't agree. Yuan Shili, every time I come to see the paper on the case, I don't choose the rough ones carefully, but I rummage through all the books.
Su Dongpo is not stingy with calligraphy at ordinary times, but he cannot be asked to write. He will seriously refuse anything he is asked to write, sometimes without giving a word. During the reign of Yuan You, he worked in the Ministry of Rites. Every time he comes to see a piece of paper on the desk, he will write on it, regardless of the quality, and stop when he finishes writing.
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1. Lock test: It is pointed out that Dongpo has been an examiner for nearly two months and cannot contact with the outside world.
2. Ancient units of capacity.
3, teasing: joking, mocking.
4. Calligraphy: Borrowing articles, calligraphy and painting.