In the "Dictionary of Couplets of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Famous Figures", there are two deputies of Guo Moruo's Correspondence School Teacher's Union, one of which is the Bamboo Union, which is compiled as follows.
Responding to the Faculty Association
Guo Moruo
Takemoto has no heart, how can he be empty in the festival? (Teacher)
Matsubara seeds, obsolete are all dry packs. (Guo Moruo)
★ 赏析 ★
One year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, students should give gifts according to the rules of private schools. The Guo family gave Mo Ruo a lot of money and asked him to buy gifts, but he bought books, food, and spent all of them. The teacher didn't see the gift, and he was quite unhappy. After the festival, facing the green bamboo in the garden, he borrowed the topic to play, and chanted the couplet: "The bamboo has no heart, how can it be empty in the festival?" "Specify Moruo to respond. This sentence means that the bamboo was originally hollow and heartless, but where it encounters bone joints, how can it pass through empty? The word "festival" means a pun, referring to both the bamboo festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Apparently unhappy with the lack of gifts. Guo Moruo heard the sound of Mr. off-strings, so he explained it and made the following couplet: "Songyuan seeds, outdated are all dry bags!" Here "pine" to "bamboo" means that the family is ready to give gifts, but the money has been used by me, like a loose bag that has lost seeds, and it is empty. I want to ask for forgiveness from the teacher. The teacher couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, but he also felt that the students were honest and answered very skillfully.
This is a response to the fun link. Although it is a game text between teachers and students, it has shown the talent and talent of the teenager Guo Moruo. It is skillful, extraordinary, young, smart and intelligent. It's no wonder that the tutors were so impressed.
Another link is also listed here.
How can Takemoto be empty if he has no intention of encountering the festival? (Teacher)
The snow is not intentional, and he is coming again in the year. (Guo Moruo)
Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo (1892-1978), formerly known as Kaizhen, was born in Leshan, Sichuan. Famous writer and social activist. He studied in Japan in his early years. Initiated the establishment of the Creation Society. In 1926, he participated in the Northern Expedition and served as deputy director of the General Political Department of the National Revolutionary Army. The following year, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising and joined the Communist Party of China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as chairman of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has written a large number of literary and historical works in his lifetime, including "The Complete Works of Guo Moruo".
A dictionary of couplets of modern and contemporary Chinese celebrities
A Dictionary of Couplets of Famous Chinese Modern and Contemporary Figures, The Commercial Press International Ltd. Editor: Ding Maoyuan, Format: 32 open, Binding: hardcover, Price: 98.00 yuan, Edition: May 2022, the first edition and the second printing.