1. Two pigs and one trough
There was a scholar in the Jin Dynasty who relied on his ability in poetry and writing and often made fun of people through couplets. One day, he and his friends were having dinner together. When he saw a dressed-up woman leading two children through the door, he mocked: One sheep leads two lambs~
The woman stared back. He took one look and answered correctly: two pigs in one trough~
2. Perfection
Once upon a time, there was a businessman whose parents were buried together after their death. Because he did not understand the rules, he mistakenly buried his father. He is buried in the west and his mother is buried in the east. Later, after being reminded by someone, the businessman decided to make corrections, but it was difficult to move the tomb, so he erected two stone pillars in front of the tomb and prepared to ask someone to write a couplet and carve it on it for correction. I invited scribes from all over the country, but they all declined and said they couldn't.
Finally a Jinshi was invited. The Jinshi laughed and said, "Then let's give it a try." He randomly picked up a pen and wrote: "If you are not separated from your left and right during your lifetime, why should you divide things after your death?"
When passers-by read this couplet, Everyone calls it good.
3. Monk Bones and Dongpo’s Corpse
One evening, Su Dongpo and his friend Foyin were boating on the river. Suddenly, Su Shi pointed to the left bank with his hand, then pointed to the Buddha's seal, smiling without saying a word. Foyin looked around and saw a yellow dog gnawing on a bone. He suddenly realized something and threw the cattail leaf fan with Su Dongpo's poems written on it into the water. The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
It turns out that this is a dumb couplet
Su Shi: Dog gnawing on the bones of the monk (monk) on the river
Buddha's seal: The corpse of the Dongbei River (poetry)