1. "Wealth in the mountains has distant relatives." The next sentence is: "No one talks behind someone's back, and who doesn't talk in front of someone? Money speaks the truth, but words without money are untrue." This sentence comes from ?"Zengguang Xianwen".
2. "The rich in the mountains have distant relatives" comes from "Zengguang Xianwen", the original text is as follows:
The poor in the busy city have no one to care about, the rich in the mountains have distant relatives. Who doesn't talk behind someone's back, and who doesn't talk in front of someone? If you have money, you speak the truth; if you don’t have money, you speak the truth. If you don’t believe it, just look at the wine at the banquet and advise the rich first cup by cup.
3. Vernacular translation:
No one pays attention to a poor person in the busy city, but there are people who look at a rich person even in the deep mountains and old forests. Whoever is behind his back will not be discussed by others, and whoever is behind his back is not discussed by others. Who hasn’t talked about others in front of others? No matter what a rich man says, others will flatter him and tell the truth, but no one will believe what a poor man says. If you don’t believe it, just look at the fine wine at the banquet. Every glass is served to the rich first.
Extended information:
1. "Zengguang Xianwen" (a collection of ancient verses)
1. "Zengguangxianwen" is from the Ming Dynasty of China A list of children's enlightenment books compiled. The title of the book was first seen in the opera "The Peony Pavilion" during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. From this, it can be inferred that the book was written during the Wanli period at the latest. "Zengguang Xianwen" collects various Chinese mottos and proverbs from ancient times to the present. Later, after continuous additions by literati in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was changed into its current form, called "Zengguang Xianwen", commonly known as "Zengguang Xianwen".
2. The author has never seen any book records. He only knows that the Confucian scholar Zhou Xitao redid it during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is likely to be the crystallization of folk creations in the Qing Dynasty.
2. Introduction to the content of "Zengguang Xianwen"
1. "Zengguangxianwen" is a collection of rhymed proverbs and good quotes from literature. Its content is very extensive. From etiquette and morality, rules and regulations to customs, astronomy and geography, it covers almost everything, and the sentences are smooth and easy to understand. But the center is about the philosophy of life and the way to live in the world. Some of the proverbs and sayings reflect the fine traditions of diligence, simplicity, hard work and hard work that have been formed by the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and have become precious spiritual wealth;
2. Many contents about society and life have passed through the human world. Through many vicissitudes of life, they have become warning mottos, such as "Good medicine is bitter to the mouth and is good for the disease, and loyal words are harsh to the ears and are good for deeds", "Good deeds are rewarded with good deeds, evil deeds are deprived of evil deeds", "Extreme happiness begets sadness, extreme happiness begets sadness", etc.; some proverbs and sayings have become concise and vivid philosophies. Such scientific knowledge as "Near the water, you will know the nature of the fish, and you will know the sounds of the birds near the mountains," "The first to get the moon near the water, and the first to see the flowers and trees in the sun will be the spring," etc.