The water fairy holds a jade hairpin and blows slowly in front of the wind.
The poppies wear red embroidered shoes, attracting Bu Bu Jiao under the moon.
Su Shi and Su Dongpo are familiar to everyone. He is a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, and his literary attainments are second to none. He is a figure who often hits the screen in our textbooks. He also comes from a family of literary giants, and his whole family is He is a man whose "talent" is so high that he can be called "a father and son, three poets, four great writers through the ages", and he is also the founder of "Dongpo Rou".
Su Shi, Su Dongpo, the great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty
Legend has it that Su Shi also had a younger sister Su Xiaomei who was more "talented".
Once, Su Xiaomei went to Bianliang, Tokyo to see her brother Su Shi, who was an official in the capital. The two brothers and sister were very happy to meet again after a long absence. After reminiscing about old times for a while, Su Shi thought, "My sister has always been quick in literary thinking. She is a well-known talented woman today and is highly praised by the world. I haven't seen her for such a long time, and I don't know if my studies have deteriorated." A couple of joint entrance examinations test her."
"Great Talent" Su Xiaomei
So Su Shi recited a couplet to Su Xiaomei:
The water fairy holds a jade hairpin, the wind blows. The front blowing sound is slow.
When Su Xiaomei heard this, her brother Su Shi was really amazing. In one couplet, he included three very famous word brand names, "Water Fairy", "Jasper Hairpin" and "Slow Voice", and they were connected. It’s very good, and my literary quality is super high. I couldn’t help but secretly applaud it, but I really couldn’t think of the second line at the moment. Su Xiaomei said to her brother Su Shi, "I'll see you again tonight", so she went back to her wing to think about how to deal with it.
Soon at night, a bright moon rose slowly from the east, and the moonlight shone from the window into the wing room. Su Xiaomei looked up and saw the bright moon, and her inspiration was triggered. She walked out of the wing room and found her brother Su Shi.
Under the bright moon, Su Xiaomei chanted the second couplet to Su Shi:
The poppies wear red embroidered shoes, and the moonlight attracts Bubujiao.
Under the bright moon
When Su Shi heard this, he clapped his hands and shouted "Good! Good! Good!", praising Su Xiaomei for her great progress in literary talent.
The second line of Su Xiaomei’s sentence contrasts neatly with Su Shi’s first line. The second line also includes three brand names: "Poppy Beauty", "Red Embroidered Shoes", and "Bu Bu Jiao", which is exactly the opposite of "Water". "Fairy", "Jasper Hairpin", "Slow Voice".
Not only that, but what’s even more wonderful is that Su Xiaomei’s second couplet is evocative of the scene, blends the scenes, and cuts to the theme. It surpasses Su Shi’s first couplet in terms of literary attainments and artistic achievements, and contributes to This pair of "eternal absolutes". The great writer Su Shi would not accept it.