The Dog of Yang Sheng was written in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and it is a classical Chinese text selected from the Postscript of Seeking God. The writer is Tao Qian.
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Yang gave birth to a dog, and he likes it very much. One day, I walked at night, fell into a dry well and barked all night. It is strange that pedestrians pass by and see dogs barking by the well on Sunday. Look ahead and see someone in the well. Sheng said, "If you come from me, you will be rewarded." The pedestrian said, "It's easy to get out of trouble when you see this dog." Sheng said, "The dog tried to live me many times, but he couldn't get along with me. The rest can."
Pedestrians say, "If there is no harmony, there will be no harmony." At this time, the dog put its neck into the well. If you know what life means, you should do it. When Yang was born, pedestrians left with dogs, and dogs always looked after him. Five days later, the dog returned to Yang Sheng's home in the evening.
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Yang Sheng has a dog. He likes it very much. No matter what he does, he should take it with him. One day, Yang Sheng walked at night and accidentally fell into a dry well. The dog barked all night. The next day, someone was surprised to see the dog barking by the well. I looked over and saw someone in the well. Yang Sheng said, "If you save me, I will repay you well."
The pedestrian said, "You give me your dog and I will save you." Yang Sheng said, "This dog has saved me many times, so I can't give it to you. Anything else will do. "
The pedestrian said, "I won't save you unless you give me the dog." At this time, the dog looked down at the well. Yang Sheng understood what the dog meant, so he agreed. When Yang Sheng came out, pedestrians took the dog away with ropes, and the dog looked back from time to time. Five days later, the dog returned to Yang Sheng's home in the evening.
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The Postscript of Searching for God, also known as Continued Searching for God, is a sequel to Searching for God. Written by Tao Qian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (365-427). There are things recorded in the 14th year (437) and 16th year (439) of Yuanjia, and their falsity is indisputable. All this happened after Tao Qian's death, so I suspect that this book is a fake, or was acquired by later generations.
The style of the postscript of Seeking God is similar to that of Seeking God, but the content is mostly unknown in Seeking God. This book has ten volumes and 1 17 articles. The Epilogue of Searching for the Gods is quite distinctive in the books of strange tales in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is a bit strange in content, but more immortal; In art, it is a miscellaneous and trivial narrative, and it is a folk story about local customs.
The author endows these mountains and rivers with rich human feelings, so they look beautiful and moving. One kind is the love story between god and ghost. Famous works include, your daughter, Xu's daughter and so on.
This kind of theme is colorful, romantic and dreamy, which often ends in tragedy and becomes a striking chapter in the book. The other kind is a story that is not afraid of ghosts, and its narrative is humorous, which is another unique place that "The Postscript of Searching for God" is different from other wonderful books.