Common saying says, 10 years of cold windows are bitter. A northward scholar is taken an examination of medium a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations, be sealed by the emperor for in book an ancient official title. Before assume office, one lived in south long northerner, the Wang Jiazhuang that outskirts of a city goes to before asking him has a meal, he also did not think, glibly agreed.
俗话说，十年寒窗苦。北方的一位读书人考中了进士，被皇上封为了中书郎。在上任之前，一位在南方生活了很久的北方人，请他前去城郊的王家庄吃饭，他想也没想，满口答应了。
The following day in the morning, horse of equipment of his life chamberlain, preparation heads for Wang Jiazhuang.
第二天早上，他命管家备马，准备前往王家庄。
Come to Wang Jiazhuang, that suzerain heads for Zhuang Qian to await personally. Discontinue of flying body of an ancient official title of the book in seeing only, say to suzerain: “ king a courteous form of address between men, disappear for years, be to miss very! ”“ not not, be indebted to your talent, just let us the bright on northerner face ah! Falling to had prepared classy food and drink for you, ask your sitting! ”
来到王家庄，那位庄主亲自前往庄前等待。只见中书郎飞身下马，对庄主说：“王兄，多年不见，甚是想念啊！”“不不不，承蒙您的才华，才让我们北方人脸上有光啊！在下已经为您准备好上等酒菜，就请您入席了！”
Their group person comes to the table by, see a lot of delicacies of every kind had placed on table: All sorts of delicacies of every kind of …… of leg of sheep of flesh of duck of fish of crucian carp of braise in soy sauce, braise in soy sauce, steamed large meatball, deepfry have everything that one expects to find. Have a dish of food only, how does an ancient official title of the book in making want to also do not want to give dish name, but oneself serve as a distinguished guest, do not eat to also do not give outer part, toughen one's scalp-brace oneself also should eat go down.
他们一行人来到桌子旁，见餐桌上已经摆好了许多山珍海味：红烧鲫鱼、红烧鸭肉、清蒸狮子头、油炸羊腿……各种山珍海味应有尽有。只有一盘菜，令中书郎怎么想也想不出菜名，但自己作为座上宾，不吃也不给面子，硬着头皮也要吃下去。
The book in king bank one's own view some are in a daze, introduce rise: “ this is water chestnut, it is we just pick dirty article, prepare meticulously for expensive official, ask you to taste. ”
王庄主见中书有些发愣，便介绍起来：“这是菱角，是我们刚刚摘下作文，为贵官精心准备的，请您尝尝。”
Book an ancient official title also did not think in, took water chestnut to go down even case, within an inch of was not worn by choke. At this moment, an audacious lackey says: “ the water chestnut here, must pare housing ability eats when edible. The north that does not know you is how of edible. ”
中书郎想也没想，把菱角连壳吃了下去，差点没被噎着。这时，有位胆大的仆人说：“我们这里的菱角啊，食用时必须把壳剥掉才能吃。不知您的北方是如何食用的。”
Book an ancient official title listens in, complexion sinks, grouchy, he takes a table, stand up, say quarrelsomely: “ is licentious! I am not not to know, writing for nothing obviously on medical book however: Water chestnut carapace has the meritorious service that goes heating up detoxify. You this innocent person! ”
中书郎一听，脸色一沉，不高兴了，他一拍桌子，站起来，怒气冲冲地说：“放肆！我并不是不知道，而是医书上明明白白写着：菱角壳有去热解毒之功。你这个无知的人！”
Right now, another lackey is interrogative very, also ask: Does “ north also have water chestnut? The book in ” says for certain: The hill before “ grows water chestnut, hill also is planted after water chestnut, is, have everywhere! ”
此时，另一位仆人甚是疑惑，也问道：“北方也有菱角吗？”中书肯定地说：“前山长菱角，后山也种菱角，便地都是，处处都有！”
Actually, water chestnut is long in water, how is chairman in earth? This in ignorance of book an ancient official title flaunts his superiority however talk irresponsible, do not understand outfit understand, where is the character that how accords with a scholar?
其实，菱角是长在水里的，怎么会长在土里呢？这位中书郎无知却逞强信口开河，不懂装懂，怎么符合读书人的品质呢？
Village ever said: I gives birth to “ to also have limit, and know to also do not have limit. The life of ” person is brief, and knowledge is never-ending however, we want feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates, excelsior!
庄子曾说：“吾生也有涯，而知也无涯。”人的生命是短暂的，而知识却是永无止境的，我们要不耻下问、精益求精！(文/梁周锦)