明朝开国皇帝朱元璋,年轻时因家境贫穷放过牛、讨过饭。本地有个马员外,生了个女儿名唤马秀英。马秀英因为从小没裹脚,生就了一双大脚板子,人们都称她“马大脚”。别看这姑娘的脚大,却饱读诗书,是远近闻名的才女。她一心想找个有文才的后生为伴侣,便想出了一个对联择婿的办法,并且说,应对者不论穷富,只要能对出好联来,便可成为马家的女婿。马秀英以围棋为上联,写好后悬挂在大街上,那上联写: Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, when young, let go of poverty because of his family, discussed the meal. There is a local policeman, gave birth to a daughter named Ma Xiuying. Ma Xiuying childhood because he did not bind, gave birth to a pair of big board, people call her “big foot ”. Do not look at this girl’s feet, but full of poetry, is known for the talented woman. She bent on finding a well-to-do lifemate as a partner and came up with a solution to the connection with the son-in-law and said that regardless of the rich and the poor, as long as they can make a good union, they can become the son-in-law of the Ma family. Ma Xiuying to go together for the Go, after hanging in the street after writing, then write that: