Chapter 7 Exit

Lao Tzu (2) sat motionless, like a block of wood. (3) "Sir, Confucius is here again!" His student Geng Sangchu (4) walked in impatiently and said softly. "Please……" "Sir, how are you?" Confucius said while saluting very respectfully. "I've always been like this," Lao Tzu replied. "How are you? Have you read all the books here?" "I've seen it all. But..." Confucius looked a little anxious, which he had never seen before. "I studied the six classics of "Poetry", "Li", "Yue", "Yi", and "Spring and Autumn". I thought I had been familiar with it for a long time. I went to visit seventy-two masters, and no one adopted it. It's really rare for people to explain clearly. Or is it hard to explain the 'Tao'?"

"You're pretty lucky," Lao Tzu said, "you haven't met a capable master. The six classics are just relics of the previous kings. Where are the things that made the traces? Your words are the same as the traces." The traces are made by shoes, but are the traces shoes?" After a pause, he continued: "As long as the white [birds] look at it, their eyeballs will not move, but they will naturally conceive; Well, the male screams in the upper wind, and the female responds in the lower wind, so it will naturally conceive; the human being has both male and female body, so it will naturally conceive. Sex cannot be changed; fate cannot be changed; time cannot be changed. The Dao cannot be blocked. As long as you have the Dao, you can do anything, but if you lose it, you can do nothing." (5) Confucius seemed to have been hit by a blow, and he sat with a broken soul, just like a piece of dumb wood. .

About eight minutes later, he took a deep breath, got up to say goodbye, and politely thanked Lao Tzu for his lesson as usual. Lao Tzu didn't hold him back either, he stood up and supported his stick, and sent him to the gate of the library (6).Confucius was about to get into the car, and he said like a phonograph: "You're leaving? Don't you want some tea? . . . " Confucius agreed "Yes", got into the car, and leaned on the horizontal board (7) with arched hands respectfully; Ran You (8) waved his whip in the air, and shouted "Du", the car Just move around.I didn't go back into my room until the car was more than ten steps away from the gate.

"Sir, you seem very happy today," Geng Sangchu saw that Lao Tzu had settled down, then stood beside him, with his hands down, and said. "There's a lot to talk about..." "You're right." Lao Tzu sighed slightly, and replied somewhat dejectedly. "I really talk too much." He seemed to remember something suddenly, "Oh, the goose (9) that Confucius gave me, isn't it dried? You steam it and eat it. Go ahead. I have no teeth anyway, so I can't bite." Geng Sangchu went out.Lao Tzu calmed down again and closed his eyes.It was very quiet in the library.There was only the sound of bamboo poles touching the eaves. This was Geng Sangchu picking up the wax goose hanging under the eaves.

One pass is three months.Lao Tzu still sat motionless, like a piece of dumb wood. "Sir, Confucius is here!" His student Geng Sangchu walked in as if surprised, and said softly. "Hasn't he been here for a long time? Here, I don't know why?..." "Please..." I only said this one word as usual. "Sir, how are you?" Confucius said while saluting very respectfully. "I've always been like this," Lao Tzu replied. "I haven't seen it for a long time, must be hiding in the apartment and working hard?" "There, there," Confucius said modestly. "I didn't go out, I was thinking about it. I figured it out a bit: crows and magpies kissed; How can this change others!..."

"That's right!" Lao Tzu said. "You figured it out!" Everyone has no words since then, like two dumb blocks. About eight minutes later, Confucius let out a deep breath, got up to say goodbye, and politely thanked Lao Tzu for his lesson as usual. Lao Tzu didn't keep him either.Stand up and hold on to the stick, and send him to the door of the library.Confucius was about to get into the car, and he said like a phonograph: "You're leaving? Don't you want some tea? . . . " Confucius agreed "Yes", got into the car, and leaned on the horizontal board with arched hands respectfully; Ran You waved his whip in the air, shouted "Du", and the car moved away.I didn't go back into my room until the car was more than ten steps away from the gate.

"Sir, you don't seem very happy today," Geng Sangchu saw that Lao Tzu had settled down, then stood beside him, with his hands down, and said. "Seldom talked..." "You're right." Lao Tzu sighed slightly, and replied somewhat dejectedly. "But you don't know: I think I should go." (10) "Why?" Geng Sangchu was taken aback, as if hit by a thunderbolt from a sunny day. "Kong Qiu has already understood what I mean. He knows that the only one who can understand his details is me, so he must be worried. It will be inconvenient if I don't leave..."

"So, isn't it the same way? Why else?" "No," Lao Tzu waved his hand, "we still have different ways. For example, it is like a pair of shoes, mine is for walking quicksand (11), his is for the court." "But you are his husband after all!" "You have been studying with me for many years, and you are still so honest," Lao Tzu laughed. "It is true that sex and life cannot be changed. You must know that Confucius is different from you: he will never come here again, and he will never come again." Call me Mr., just call me old man, and you're playing tricks behind your back."

"I really can't think of it. But sir, you can't be wrong..." "No, I often get it wrong at the beginning." "Then," Geng Sangchu thought for a while, "let's have a fight with him..." Laozi laughed again, and opened his mouth to Geng Sangchu: "Look: do I still have any teeth?" he asked. "No more." Geng Sangchu replied. "Is the tongue still there?" "I'm here." "Understood?" "What does Mr. mean to say: the hard ones fall early, but the soft ones are still there?" (12) "You are right. I think you might as well pack up and go home to see your wife. But first give Brush my green bull (13) and dry the saddle. I will ride it tomorrow morning."

When Lao Tzu arrived at Hangu Pass (14), he didn't go straight to the main road leading to the pass. Instead, he strangled Qing Niu, turned into a fork in the road, and slowly circled around the base of the city.He wants to climb the city.The city wall is not very high, as long as you stand on the back of the ox and lean your body, you can barely climb it; but the green ox stays in the city, but you can't move out of the city.If you want to move it, you have to use a crane, but at that time Lu Ban and Mo Di (15) were not born yet, and I didn't think there would be such a thing.To sum up: he exhausted his philosophical brains and was just a lawless one.

However, he didn't expect that when he turned into a side road, the spies had already seen him, and he immediately reported to the customs officer.So within seven or eight feet of the detour, a group of people and horses chased him from behind.The spy leaped first, followed by Guan Guan, Guan Yinxi (16), with four patrolmen and two signers (17). "Stop!" several people yelled. Lao Tzu quickly reined in the green bull, but he remained motionless, like a piece of dumb wood. "Ah!" As soon as Guan Guan rushed forward and saw Lao Tzu's face, he screamed, rolled off his horse immediately, arched his horse, and said, "I don't know who it is, it turns out to be the curator Lao Dan. Unexpected." Lao Tzu also quickly climbed down from the back of the bull, narrowed his eyes, looked at the man, and said with a smile, "I have a bad memory..." "Naturally, naturally, Mister has forgotten. I am Guan Yinxi. I visited Mister because I went to the library to look up "The Essence of Taxation"..." At this time, the stick turned over the saddle on the green ox, poked a hole with the stick, put his finger in to dig it out, and walked away without a sound. "Sir, wandering around the city circle?" Guan Yinxi asked. "No, I want to go out, get some fresh air..." "That's great! That's great! Everyone is talking about hygiene now, and hygiene is the most important thing. But this is a rare opportunity. We want to invite Mr. to stay in the gate for a few days and listen to his lessons..." Before Lao Tzu answered, the four patrolmen rushed forward and carried him on the back of the bull. The picker stabbed the cow's butt with a stick. The cow rolled its tail, let go, and ran towards the pass together. up. When he got to close it, he immediately opened the hall to entertain him.This hall is one of the towers. Looking out of the window, you can see the loess plain outside, the farther you go, the lower the sky; the sky is blue, and the air is really good.This Xiongguan Pass is high on the steep slope, the left and right sides of the gate are full of earth slopes, and there is a driveway in the middle, which seems to be between the cliffs.In fact, just a pill of mud can seal it (18). Everyone drank boiled water, and then ate pastry.After letting Lao Tzu rest for a while, Guan Yinxi suggested that he give lectures.I knew this was inevitable, so I agreed wholeheartedly.So there was a bang for a while, and the room was gradually filled with people listening to the lecture.In addition to the eight people who came together, there were four patrolmen, two signers, five spies, a secretary, the accountant and the kitchen.Some of them also brought pens, knives, and wooden cards (19), ready to copy the handouts. Lao Tzu sat in the center like a piece of dumb wood, and was silent for a while, then coughed a few times, and the lips inside the white beard moved.Everyone immediately held their breath and listened sideways.I only heard him say slowly: "Tao can be Tao, it is very Tao; name can be named, it is very famous. Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth; Named, the mother of all things..." Everyone looked at each other without copying. "Therefore, there is always no desire to observe its wonders," Lao Tzu continued, "always have desires to observe its orifices. These two come from the same name but have different names. They are the same, and they are called xuan, and xuan is also xuan, the gate of all wonders..." Everyone looked sad, and some seemed to be at a loss.A signer yawned heavily, and the secretary dozed off. With a clang, the knife, pen, and wooden slips all fell from his hands onto the mat. Laozi didn't seem to feel it, but he seemed to feel it a little bit, because he explained it in more detail.However, he has no teeth, and his pronunciation is unclear. He speaks in a Shaanxi accent with a Hunan accent.But as the time went on, the people who came to listen to his lectures suffered extraordinarily. For the sake of saving face, people had no choice but to suffer, but in the end they would always be in disarray, everyone was thinking about their own affairs, and when they talked about "the way of a sage, do not fight for it", they stopped talking, and no one moved. .After waiting for a while, Lao Tzu added: "[Mouth], it's over!" Everyone just woke up like a dream. Although their legs were numb because of sitting for too long, and they couldn't stand up for a while, they were surprised and happy, just like the amnesty. So Lao Tzu was also sent to the wing room and asked him to rest.After drinking a few sips of plain water, he sat motionless, like a piece of dumb wood. People are still talking outside.Not long after, four representatives came in to see Lao Tzu, to the effect that he spoke too fast, and his Mandarin was not very pure, so no one could take notes.It is a pity that there is no record, so I ask him to reissue some handouts. "What are you talking about here? I really can't understand it!" said the accountant. (21) "It's still the end of my own writing. At the end of the writing, it's like chewing maggots for nothing. Ah yes?" Mr. Secretary said. (22) Lao Tzu didn't understand very well, but when he saw the other two pens, knives, and wooden sticks in front of him, he expected that he must make up handouts.He knew it was inevitable, so he agreed; but it was too late today, and he would not start until tomorrow. The delegates considered the result satisfactory and withdrew. The next morning, the weather was a bit gloomy, and Lao Tzu felt uncomfortable, but he still had to make up handouts, because he was eager to leave the customs, and he had to hand in the handouts when he went out.He glanced at the pile of wooden letters in front of him, and seemed to feel even more uncomfortable. However, he remained calm, sat down quietly, and began to write.Recall what you said yesterday, think about it, and write a sentence.Glasses had not yet been invented at that time, and his presbyopic eyes were as thin as a line, and it took a lot of effort. Excluding the time for drinking plain water and eating pasta, he wrote for a whole day and a half, but only 5,000 characters. "In order to get out, I think this is perfunctory." He thought. So he took the rope, put on the wooden slips, counted two strings, leaned on the stick, went to Guan Yinxi's office to hand in the manuscript, and declared that he wanted to leave immediately. Guan Yinxi was very happy, thankful, and regretful, and insisted on keeping him for a while longer, but seeing that he couldn't stay, he changed a sad face, agreed, and ordered the patrol to saddle the ox.On the one hand, he personally picked out a bag of salt, a bag of flax, and fifteen pastries from the shelf, put them in a confiscated white cloth bag, and gave them to Lao Tzu as food for the road.And declare: This is because he is an old writer, so he is given special treatment. If he is young, there can only be ten of them. (23) Lao Tzu thanked him again and again, put away his pockets, and walked down the tower with everyone. When they reached the pass, he had to lead the green ox for a walk. Guan Yinxi tried his best to persuade him to get on the ox.After saying goodbye, I turned the bull's head and walked slowly towards the Junban road. Not long after, the cow let go.Everyone watched them off at the pass, and after going two or three feet away, they could still distinguish white hair, yellow robes, green cows, and white pockets, and then dust heads gradually rose up, covering both people and cows, and all turned gray. , there is only yellow dust billowing, and nothing can be seen. Everyone went back to the gate, as if they had unloaded a burden, stretched their waists, and as if they had acquired something, they smacked their lips, and many people followed Guan Yinxi into the office. "This is the manuscript?" Mr. Accountant brought up a bunch of wooden letters, flipped through them, and said. "The handwriting is still clean. I saw it being sold in the market, and someone will definitely want it." Mr. Secretary also leaned over, looked at the first piece, and read: "'Tao can be Tao, very Tao'... Huh, it's still these old clichés. It's really annoying to hear..." "The best way to treat a headache is to take a nap." The accountant put down the wooden slip and said. "Hahaha!... I really had to take a nap. To be honest, I guessed that he was going to tell his love story, so I went to listen to it. If I had known that he was just talking nonsense, I wouldn't have sat so big at all. Suffering for half a day..." "It can only be your fault that you saw the wrong person," Guan Yinxi said with a smile. "Where will he have a love story? He has never had a love story at all." "How do you know?" the secretary asked in surprise. "You can only blame yourself for dozing off. You didn't hear him say 'do nothing but do nothing'. This guy is really 'heart higher than the sky, life is as thin as paper'. If you want to 'do everything', you have to 'do nothing' '. Once you love something, you can't stop loving it. Where can you still fall in love? How dare you fall in love? Just look at yourself: now as long as you see a big girl, no matter how ugly, her eyes are as sweet and greasy as your own Wife. If you marry a wife in the future, I'm afraid you will be more polite like our accountant. " There was a gust of wind outside the window, and everyone felt a little cold. "Where did this old man go and what did he do?" Mr. Secretary took advantage of the situation to divert Guan Yinxi's words. "I said I went to the quicksand," Guan Yinxi said coldly. "See if he can walk. Not only is there no salt, no noodles, there is even water. If I get hungry, I think he will come back to us later." "Then, let's ask him to write a book again." The accountant cheered up. "But it's really too expensive. At that time, we only need to say that the purpose has been changed to promote new writers. Two series of manuscripts are enough to give him five." "That's not likely to work. To whine and lose your temper." "I'm hungry and still lose my temper?" "I'm afraid of this kind of thing. No one wants to read it." The secretary said, shaking his hand. "You can't even get back the capital of five pieces of meat. For example, if what he said is true, then our leader has to let go of the customs. This is what he does. He is a great man... " "It doesn't matter," said the accountant, "someone will always be watching. Aren't there a lot of officials who have surrendered and hermits who haven't become officials yet? . . . " A gust of wind blew up outside the window, engulfing the yellow dust, covering half the sky with darkness.At this time, Guan Yinxi looked outside the door, and saw many patrolmen and spies standing there, listening to their chats. "What are you doing standing here?" he yelled. "It's dusk, isn't it time for smugglers to climb the city to evade taxes? Go on patrol!" The people outside the door ran down in a hurry.The people in the room didn't say anything anymore, and the accountant and secretary went out.Guan Yinxi just brushed the dust off the case with the sleeve of his robe, picked up two bunches of wooden letters, and put them on the shelf piled with confiscated salt, flax, cloth, soybeans, pastry and so on. Made in December 1935. ==================================================== ============== (1) This article was originally published in the first issue of Shanghai Monthly on January 20, 1936. For this novel, please refer to "The End of Qijieting's Essays · The "Pass" of "Out of Passes". (2) Lao Tzu, a native of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, was an ancient Chinese thinker and the founder of the Taoist school. "Historical Records Biography of Laozi and Han Fei" said: "Laozi was born in Qurenli, Li Township, Chuku County. His surname is Li, his first name is Er, and his character is Dan. He is also the history of Zhou Shou's Tibetan room. Lao Tzu said: "What you say, his body and bones are already decayed, and only his words are in his ears."... Lao Tzu cultivates morality, and his learning is to hide himself from the name. He lives for a long time, and sees Zhou's decline. Then I went. At the pass, Guan ordered Yin Xi to say: "The son will hide himself, and force me to write a book." So Lao Ziqiu wrote the first and second chapters of the book, saying more than five thousand words about morality, and he didn't know where it would end. "Regarding the age of Lao Dan and his book, whether Confucius ever met Lao Dan, modern scholars have different opinions.The extant "Lao Tzu" (one name), which is divided into two chapters, "Tao Jing" and "De Jing", is a collection of speeches compiled by people in the Warring States period and passed down as Lao Dan. (3) Regarding the situation when Lao Dan met Confucius, there is the following legend in "Zhuangzi·Tian Zifang": "Confucius saw Lao Dan, and Lao Dan was newly bathed. But waiting for it, few people saw it and said: "Qiu is also dazzling? Is it true? Mr. Xiangzhe's body is digging (stubborn) like a haggard tree, like a relic standing alone.'" However, Sima Biao of the Jin Dynasty Note: "No appearance." (4) Geng Sang is a disciple of Lao Dan of Chu. "Zhuangzi Geng Sang Chu" said: "In the battle of Lao Dan, those who have Geng Sang Chu will follow the way of Lao Dan, and live in the mountain of fear in the north." According to Sima Biao's note, "servant" means disciple, disciple . (5) Regarding the legend that Confucius met Lao Dan twice, there is the following description in "Zhuangzi·Tian Yun": "Confucius said that Lao Dan said: "Qiu Zhi's "Poetry", "Li", "Yue", "Yi" ", "Spring and Autumn" six classics, I think it has been a long time, who (familiar) knows the reason. The seventy-two kings who raped (done) talked about the way of the kings, and the traces of Ming Zhou Zhao, a king has nothing [golden sentence] ] Useful. What’s more, husband, it’s hard to describe people, and it’s hard to understand evil?’ Lao Tzu said: “Fortunately, I didn’t meet the king who ruled the world. The Six Classics of the Husband, the old traces of the previous kings, why are they so traced? Today The words of the son are still traces; the traces of the husband come from the shoes, but how can the traces be followed? Husband and white [birds] look at each other, and the eyes are unlucky and weathered; insects, the male sings in the upper wind, and the female responds to the lower wind And weathering; class, self-identified as male and female, so weathering. Sex cannot be changed, fate cannot be changed, time cannot be stopped, and the road cannot be blocked. If you want to get the post road, you can't do it without yourself; if you lose it, you can do it without yourself.' Confucius came out, In March, I saw you again, and said: "Qiu got it. Wu magpies and children, fishes and scum, those with small waists (waist) turned into brothers, and brothers cried when they had brothers. After a long time, Qiu didn't get along with him and turned into a human being; if he didn't get along with him, he turned into a human being." , An Nenghua people?' Laozi said: 'Yes, Qiu got it.'" According to the "class" mentioned above, the "Shan Hai Jing·Nan Shan Jing" has the following records: "□Yuan's mountain... There is Beast Yan: Its shape is like a raccoon but it has fur, its name is Lei, it is male and female, and those who eat it will not be jealous." "Xiyao" refers to the slender-waisted bee, that is, the beetle.Some ancient books in our country mistakenly believe that the beetle is purely female and has no male, and the only way to capture the bollworm is to turn it into its own son; so the original sentence in the novel is translated as "the thin-waisted bee turns into another".Weathering, in the old saying, means that beasts are lured by male and female to transform and breed. (6) The library's "Historical Records Biography of Lao Tzu and Han Fei" said that Lao Tzu once wrote the "History of the Keeping Room" of the Zhou Dynasty, and Sima Zhen's "Suo Yin": "The history of the library is the history of the Zhou library." The place of books and documents; history, the ancient historian who was really in charge of books, records, and history. (7) The horizontal board was called "Shi" in ancient times, that is, the crossbar at the front end of the carriage for passengers to lean on.The ancients saluted by bowing their heads and relying on Shi in the car. (8) Ran Youmingqiu, a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and a disciple of Confucius. "The Analects of Confucius Zilu" has a record of "Zi Shiwei, Ran You Pu"; Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty noted: "Pu, the imperial chariot." (9) Goose and Goose When the ancient scholar-bureaucrats met for the first time, they used geese as gifts. "Rituals · Scholars Meet Rituals": "The next doctor meets with a wild goose." Wang Yinzhi of the Qing Dynasty thought that a goose was a goose (see "Jingyi Shuwen"). (10) Regarding the reason why Lao Dan left Hangu in the west, the author said in "The Pass" of "Leaving the Pass" that it was because of a few words of Confucius, and also said that it was based on Zhang Taiyan's opinion; here is an excerpt of Chapter There is a relevant section in the book "Studies of Zhuzi Xueshuo" as follows: "Laozi taught Confucius with his power skills, and the collection of old books was also known to be fraudulently obtained by Confucius. Confucius' power skills are better than Laozi. Confucianism originated from Laozi, because Confucianism and Taoism are different, he doesn't want to be worshiped as his teacher; but he is afraid that Laozi will repudiate him, so he said Laozi said: "A black magpie is a child, and a fish is like a foam. (Original Note: It means that I have described the Six Classics, and all my studies come from Lao Tzu. My book is completed first, and my name will be taken away. There is nothing I can do.) Lao Tzu is timid, so he has to follow his request. The matter of Fengmeng killing Yi, and His original fear is also. He has a grievance in his chest, and he wants to strike at one blow, but the Confucian disciples are all over the Eastern Xia. I said that if they go out in the morning, the leaders can be killed in the evening. So they went west to Hangu, knowing that there is no Confucianism in Qin, but the Confucianism No matter what I do, I will write it at the beginning, so as to make the answer. If the book is published early, Lao Tzu will inevitably kill himself, just like Shao Zhengmao in Lu, and Confucius, the gate of Confucius, three full and three empty, still fighting (See the fourth volume of the second year of the "National Quintessence Journal" in 1906) According to Zhang Taiyan's statement, it is only a speculation. Lu Xun's "Out of the Customs" > "Guan"" once said, "I don't believe it is a certain fact." (11) Quicksand refers to the desert area in Northwest my country in ancient times. "Historical Records Biography of Laozi and Han Fei" Pei Yi's "Jijie" quoted Liu Xiang's "Biography of Liexian" as saying: "I traveled to the west... (Guan Ling Yinxi) and Laozi were in the west of the quicksand." (12) This dialogue between Lao Dan and Geng Sang Chu is based on a question and answer between Lao Dan and Chang Cong recorded in Liu Xiang’s Shuo Yuan Jingshen: I showed it to Laozi and said: "Does my tongue exist?" Laozi said: "Yes." "Do my teeth exist?" Laozi said: "Dead." Chang Cong said: "Do you know it?" Isn’t it because of its softness that it survives? Isn’t it because of its hardness?’ Chang Cong said: ‘Yes.’” Chang Cong is said to be Lao Dan’s teacher. (13) Regarding the legend of Lao Dan riding a green bull, "Historical Records Biography of Lao Zi Han Fei" Sima Zhen quoted "Lie Yi Zhuan" in "Suo Yin" and said: "Lao Tzu traveled to the West, and Guan Lingyin hoped to see that there was a purple air floating pass, and Lao Tzu passed by on a green ox." (14) Hangu Pass is located in the northeast of Lingbao County, Henan Province today, from Xiaoshan in the east to Tongjin in the west. (15) For Lu Ban and Mo Di, refer to the book "Fei Gong" and its related notes. (16) Guan Yinxi is said to be Hangu Guan Guan Yin.According to "Historical Records Biography of Lao Tzu and Han Fei", the name of the Guan official was not stated; the word "xi" should be a verb, and people in the Han Dynasty considered it to be a person's name, so it was called Guan Yinxi. "Zhuangzi · Tianxia" called Guan Yin and Lao Dan "the great masters of ancient times"; "Lu Shi Chunqiu · Bu Er" also has the words "Lao Dan (Dan) Guirou... Guan Yin Guiqing". (17) The signer used to refer to the person holding an iron sign to inspect the goods at the customs. (18) A pill of mud can seal the situation of Hangu Pass, which means that it can be defended with a small number of troops. "Pills of mud", see what Wang Yuan said to Kai Xiao in "The Book of Later Han·Kaixiao Biography": "Yuan please use a pill of mud as the king's east seal to Hangu Pass." According to ancient times in our country, mud pills were used to seal wooden slips, so Wang Yuan has a metaphor of sealing the customs with pills and mud. (19) Pens, knives, and wooden slips In ancient my country, when there was no paper, things were written on bamboo slips or wooden slips with a pen and lacquer, and any mistakes were cut off with a knife, so these three tools were used at the same time. (20) From "Tao Ke Dao" to "The Gate of All Wonders", it is the first chapter of the whole book of "Lao Zi".The following "the way of a sage, do not fight for it" is the last sentence of the book. "Do nothing without doing nothing" is a sentence in Chapter 48. (21) This sentence is mixed with northern and southern dialects, which means: I can't understand what you are talking about! (22) This is Suzhou dialect, which means: write it yourself.After writing it out, I finally didn't talk nonsense in vain.right? (23) The "preferential treatment" of old writers mentioned here and the "promotion of new writers" below are a kind of deceptive propaganda commonly used by publishers to exploit writers before liberation.