Said by: A couple of Xie Lingyun in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Original text:
Bamboo is unintentional and has many side effects.
Although the lotus root has holes, there is no sludge in it.
Translation:
Although bamboo has no heart, it has many branches. Although the lotus root has holes, it is never polluted by sludge.
Extended data:
Story allusions:
Shopkeeper Jojo turned to Xie Lingyun.
Xie Lingyun, a great poet in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, often visited people's feelings when he was the magistrate of Yongjia.
One day, I went to Hexi and stayed in an inn by the stream. After dinner, I read in bed. "Deng Deng ..." A burst of stairs rang and someone came to bring him tea. Xie Lingyun looked up and saw a girl of 15 or 16, dressed simply, with her hair full of ribbons. He casually recited: "Six feet of ribbon, three feet of head-wrapped, three feet of hanging."
Unexpectedly, the girl gave Xie Lingyun a faint smile and replied, "A brocade quilt covers half the air."
Xie Lingyun was surprised. I didn't expect the girl to be so talented and so neat. Unfortunately, her tone is a little light. I have a man and a woman. How can you say that the old lady is half empty? The sidewalk "bamboo has no heart, but many branches."
Hearing this, the girl blushed, knowing that what she had just said was just right. There was a loophole that was easy to misunderstand, and she immediately replied, "Although the lotus root has holes, it is not stained with any mud."
When Xie Lingyun heard this, he knew that what he said was not frivolous, but unintentional. He deliberately sighed: "Alas! The mountains are deep and the forests are dense, so teach the woodcutter how to start. "
The girl calmly replied: "Hey! The water is clear and the sand is shallow, and fishermen are advised not to disturb. " Answer, make tea and take the door downstairs.
Xie Lingyun watched the girl leave the room, sighed and said to himself, "The mountain is high and the stream is small, so many strange girls."
It happened that the girl heard it on the stairs, so the clear voice replied, "The remote village is poor, so don't neglect the distinguished guests."