清朝咸丰年间,湖南平江有个李姓秀才,才思敏捷,又好吟诗作对,可是恃才傲物,谁也不放在眼里。一天黄昏,外地一个姓刘的秀才,路过他家门口,想上门投宿。李秀才见来人面色黝黑,衣衫褴褛,便轻蔑地摇头说:树大杈多,不宿无毛之鸟。刘秀才听出是嘲笑自己,便应声答道:滩平水浅,难藏有角蛟龙。说罢,掉头就走。李秀才出乎意料地受到奚落,心中恼火,连忙追上去,请他回来。刘秀才躬身问道:“先生贵姓?”李秀才得意地 During the Xianfeng years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Xing in Pingjiang, Hunan Province, who was quick to think and agile. Twilight one day, a field surnamed Liu’s scholar, passing by his house, want to go home. Li Xiucai people see dark complexion, ragged, then contemptuously shaking his head and said: tree boughs, stay hairless birds. Liu Xiucai heard ridiculed himself, they should reply: flat water level, difficult to hide horned dragon. Finish, turn left and go. Li Xiucai was unexpectedly ridiculed, annoyed, quickly catch up, please come back. Liu Xiucai bent over and asked: “Sir your name? ” Li Xiucai proudly