Introduction of four misers in China

The four most famous misers in China: Li Meiting-from Fortress Besieged, Lu Zhi-from Yiwen Qian, Jianhe Hou-from Zhuangzi and Yan Jiansheng-from The Scholars.

Li Meiting-Niu Mang in a foreign dress

The character comes from Qian Zhongshu's Fortress Besieged:

She refuses to treat Miss Sun, who is sick in the same industry, with a box of medicine; Full of benevolence and morality, but halfway to pick up prostitutes, whoring in the town; I love playing cards but forbid others to play cards; Pretending to confiscate money, but saving up for cigarettes to buy sweet potatoes ...

Lu Zhi-a tool for Buddhist fools

The character image comes from Xu Fuzhuo's "A penny":

There was a rich man named Lu Zhi who was once away from home and was very happy to find a penny on the way. This man is very frugal, reluctant to eat, reluctant to drink, hungry, and looks very embarrassed. A group of beggars eating meat in chunks and drinking in big bowls on the roadside laughed at Lu Zhi when they saw him. This seriously hurt a rich man's self-esteem. When he gritted his teeth, the rich man Lu Zhi decided to spend the penny, so he bought some sesame candy and hid it at the top of the mountain to eat. No sooner had Lu Zhi taken a few bites than a monk arrived. The monk asked Lu Zhi for a sesame candy, but Lu Zhi refused to give it. Later, the alms monk took out his hip flask and invited Lu Zhi to drink. Lu Zhi drank happily and got drunk carelessly. The monk took off Lu Zhi's clothes, disguised himself as Lu Zhi, ran to Lu Zhi's home, donated part of Lu Zhi's family wealth to the temple, and distributed the rest to nearby villagers. When Lu Zhi came home and saw such a miserable scene, he had to ask the Buddha for help, and the Buddha touched him, so he could not be stingy. Finally, Lu Zhi became a Buddha with his wife and entered the western paradise.

Hou Jianhe-a treacherous friend

The character comes from Zhuangzi:

Zhuangzi has no rice at home, so he has to borrow food from Hou Jianhe. Hou Jianhe said, "Yes. I'll lend you three hundred and twenty gold when the county's tax revenue comes up this year. " Zhuangzi was very unhappy and said, "When I came here, I heard a voice calling me on the road. When I looked back, there was a depression in the middle of the road, which collected some rainwater and contained a carp. Carp said to me: I belong to the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and I accidentally fell here. Can you get a bucket of water to save me? I said, OK, let me lobby the kings of wuyue and ask them to bring the water from the Xijiang River to meet you. The crucian carp changed his face unhappily and said, "If I lose water, there will be no place to live. If I get a bucket of water, I can live. You should come to the dried fish market earlier!" "

Yan Jiansheng-a real miser

This is a classic image in The Scholars:

There is a room full of people at night, and a lamp is lit on the table. Yan Jian-sheng shook his head in the throat, but his hand just pointed. Zhao parted the crowd and went up to him and said, "Sir, only I can know what's on your mind. You ordered two rushes for that lamp. Don't worry, you may have wasted oil. I'll just pick one now. " Say, busy to pick off a stem. When they looked at Yan Jian-sheng, they nodded, lowered their hands and died.