The content is mostly anecdotes. It was created from the middle and late Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty to the early Xianfeng years. It contains more than 110 novels, most of which are legendary works with twists and turns. In addition to exposing the darkness of official governance and the weakening of people's morals, Pan Lunen also extended his writing to the family, the most basic and common social unit, and extensively described the corruption of various human relations in this social cell.