Vernacular Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes

"Baihua Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" writes various folk tales about foxes, ghosts and gods, karma and retribution, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. That were circulated around the time, or strange anecdotes that were heard in person. The author uses the pen of talking about foxes and strange things to reveal many social ills, such as the darkness of officialdom, the hypocrisy of moralists, the suffering of people's livelihood and the tragic fate of women, etc., Which leaves a strong impression on people. This album tells the stories in the book in the most understandable and vivid and interesting way. Whether the descriptions are true or not, it aims to use these descriptions to reflect the decadence, darkness and depravity of the officialdom at that time, and then oppose the Song Confucianism's empty talk about rationality and neglect of practical philosophy of rationality and Qi. It also satirizes the hypocrisy, pretentiousness and despicability of Taoists, and indirectly exposes the greed, perversion of the law and conservative superstition in society.