Su Dongpo and his sister often joked about poetry, which was interesting and funny. Su Xiaomei's forehead is higher, and Su Dongpo's chin is longer. One day, Su Dongpo made fun of his sister with a few words: "Before you leave the hall three or five steps, your forehead first reaches the painting hall."
The younger sister did not show any weakness, and opened her mouth and said a few words: " The tears of lovesickness last year are still flowing to the cheeks. "Both brothers and sisters used exaggerated techniques to satirize each other's physical characteristics, which was very interesting.
One day, Su Dongpo’s friend Huang Tingjian came to visit. As soon as he sat down, his little sister said: "You came just in time. I have two unfinished poems. Please help me revise them." Huang Tingjian said hurriedly. : "I don't dare, I don't dare. How dare you say to revise your poem in front of Su Dongpo!"
Su Dongpo said modestly: "Brother, you don't have to be polite. My sister trusts you so much, so of course she asked you for advice. "Huang Tingjian is not an ordinary person. He is the founder of the Jiangxi School. He is very famous for his poems and essays, but he is still very open-minded: "Then I will give it a try."
The younger sister said: "I have two. I need to add two words to this poem, but I don’t know which word is suitable. Please help me think about it.”
“Tell me!” they both asked at the same time.
"The gentle breeze ______ the thin willows, the pale moon ＿＿＿＿ plum blossoms. Which word is better to add to these two places?"
Su Dongpo pondered for a while and said: "The gentle breeze sways the thin willows." Willow, the pale moon reflects the plum blossoms, it’s good to add ‘shake’ and ‘ying’!”
Huang Tingjian also thinks Su Dongpo’s opinion is correct: “In my opinion, ‘shake’ and ‘ying’ are good. "Su Xiaomei shook her head.
Su Dongpo thought for a while and said: "Then add 'wu' and 'hidden', and it becomes 'the thin willows dance in the breeze, and the plum blossoms hide in the pale moon'."
Huang Tingjian continued: "These two words are good, there is movement and stillness.
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The younger sister shook her head again, smiled, and said: "The words I added are 'help' and 'lose', which means 'the gentle breeze supports the thin willows, and the pale moon loses the plum blossoms' ,How about it? "
After hearing this, Su Dongpo and Huang Tingjian clapped their hands and applauded: "This 'support' and 'lost' brought the light wind, thin willows, pale moon and plum blossoms to life. It's so good! ”