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The Scholar and the Executioner
Literature秀才与刽子手
Huang Weiruo
In 1905, Xu Shengyu, a talented scholar, had been trapped in the academic field for more than ten years, with no family and no family, but he became more and more enthusiastic with the exams and became obsessed with it. Ma Kuidao, the executioner who lives across the street, is good at killing people and regards beheading as a wonderful career. Xu Xiucai uses his sharp sword to avoid the horse like a ghost. A gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but what about the executioner? Ma Kuidao admired Xu Xiucai very much, because Xu Xiucai's whole body, from bones to muscles, was strong and beautiful, so he often came close to him. On this day, Ma Kuidaozhengyang and Xu Xiucai wrote a letter, but news came that the imperial court had abolished hanging and other death penalty methods, and stopped the imperial examination. The two of them felt as if they were struck by thunder, and the world collapsed on them. After crying drunkenly, Ma Kuidao realized that he could not cut someone in half, but could only behead him, like cutting a carrot. It was no longer interesting, so he quit his job. But I felt uncomfortable all over. His wife Gardenia knew it very well and persuaded him to open a butcher shop, hoping to find some happiness between the knife and the meat. Unexpectedly, the horse cutting meat with a sharp knife turns out to be a wonderful scene, and it has become a major local attraction and is very prosperous. However, Xu Xiucai finally became a private school teacher, but was exploited and humiliated by his employer and returned home angrily. Enraged by his boss and sincerely invited by Ma Kuidao, Xu Xiucai was desperate and became a butcher shop clerk. Although he was helpless, he had a real experience of life, and had emotional turmoil with the young widow. Hearing Ma Kuidao explain the secret of cutting meat, he also suddenly understood the truth of literary knowledge. He and Ma Kuidao became close friends. Later, he became an expert at cutting meat. Ma Kuai Dao was also equipped with glasses and could read music books.
In 1905, Xu Shengyu, a talented scholar, had been trapped in the academic field for more than ten years, with no family and no family, but he became more and more enthusiastic with the exams and became obsessed with it. Ma Kuidao, the executioner who lives across the street, is good at killing people and regards beheading as a wonderful career. Xu Xiucai uses his sharp sword to avoid the horse like a ghost. A gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but what about the executioner? Ma Kuidao admired Xu Xiucai very much, because Xu Xiucai's whole body, from bones to muscles, was strong and beautiful, so he often came close to him. On this day, Ma Kuidaozhengyang and Xu Xiucai wrote a letter, but news came that the imperial court had abolished hanging and other death penalty methods, and stopped the imperial examination. The two of them felt as if they were struck by thunder, and the world collapsed on them. After crying drunkenly, Ma Kuidao realized that he could not cut someone in half, but could only behead him, like cutting a carrot. It was no longer interesting, so he quit his job. But I felt uncomfortable all over. His wife Gardenia knew it very well and persuaded him to open a butcher shop, hoping to find some happiness between the knife and the meat. Unexpectedly, the horse cutting meat with a sharp knife turns out to be a wonderful scene, and it has become a major local attraction and is very prosperous. However, Xu Xiucai finally became a private school teacher, but was exploited and humiliated by his employer and returned home angrily. Enraged by his boss and sincerely invited by Ma Kuidao, Xu Xiucai was desperate and became a butcher shop clerk. Although he was helpless, he had a real experience of life, and had emotional turmoil with the young widow. Hearing Ma Kuidao explain the secret of cutting meat, he also suddenly understood the truth of literary knowledge. He and Ma Kuidao became close friends. Later, he became an expert at cutting meat. Ma Kuai Dao was also equipped with glasses and could read music books.