Xue Chuchu walked up to the entrance of Tóngtóng's house and saw a pair of flying-dragon dancing-phoenix couplets pasted on the door frame: [Zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers; firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea].
The horizontal scroll read: Growing Richer Day by Day.
These were written especially for the Xue family by the highly cultured Teacher Qian from next door at their request.
Chapter 869