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Swallowing dates whole
A fool once heard someone say that pears were good for the teeth but harmful to the spleen, and that dates were good for the spleen but harmful to the teeth.
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Cai Jing’s grandsons
The grandsons of Cai Jing, the notorious prime minister, who grew up in riches, could not tell wheat from rice.
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The boat-owner’s bright idea
Once I saw a man travelling on foot at Lvliang. He saw a boat, and offered the boat-owner fifty coins to take him to Pengmen.