Why are the dogs barking? There are officials at the door.
I put on my clothes and went out to meet him, and the official wanted to get money.
When the time comes for begging, the officials will be angry.
Walking around at home, there is nothing to do at home.
I want to borrow money from my neighbors, but my neighbors have nothing to say.
Money is so hard to come by, it makes me haggard.
——Han Dynasty: Anonymous "Poem of the Governor of Ciba County"
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People in the world need gold to make friends. Without more gold, friendship will not be deep.
Even if we promise each other for a while, we will eventually travel slowly.
——Tang Dynasty: Zhang Wei "Inscribed on the Master of the Wall in Chang'an"
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The full basket is divided equally, and the pile is piled up when drunk.
Don’t hold tens of millions to buy trouble.
——Tang Dynasty: Lu Guimeng's "Gold"
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When I am rich, my wife and children think well of me.
If I take off my clothes, fold my robe and coat with me.
I went out to ask for help from the sutra, and it sent me to the path.
Put the money into the house and see me smiling.
The white dove is circling around me, just like a parrot.
When I meet someone who is temporarily poor, I look like a handsome person.
When a person is poor, he will be repaid by the rich.
In order to make money, you don’t care about people, and you only care about the current situation.
——Tang Dynasty: Wang Fanzhi "When I Was Rich"
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It has always been difficult to get money, and the money must be spent. widower.
Don’t let the enemy fall into the hands of others, and your points will be reduced by 100 points or you will be spied upon.
——Song Dynasty: Ma Guangzu's "Gift to Li Duanlu"
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The fallen flower platform was re-paved with brocade, and red sand was spread in front of the agate steps.
Friendship ends with poverty, and the world prefers rich families.
——Song Dynasty: Shi Yuanmiao's "Ode to the Ancients"
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The Marquis of Chen sat down to conquer the Chu State, and the Lu family marched to capture the Qin State. .
Tian Sheng established Gu to open up the two countries, and Lu Gong resigned and handed over to the two ministers.
The sun suddenly comes out again, and the gold in the bag is like a god.
Why do you need the two masters of Shouyang? It’s not that Jiuding loses to the west neighbor.
——Song Dynasty: Zeng Gong's "Gold"
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A fast horse is often tired and thin, and a hunting boy is often poor.
The yellow crop raises the thin horse, and the rich start to become a man.
——Song Dynasty: Anonymous "Youzhou Ma Ke Yin Song Ci"