人教版初中课文《伤仲永》中有这样一句：“邑人奇之，稍稍宾客其父，或以钱币乞之。”其中“乞”字，课文注为“求”。这是通行的意思，读作ｑǐ。然而令人费解：拿钱币求什么呢？难道仲永的诗已然可以卖稿酬了吗？其诗固然“文理皆有可观者”，但要出钱，邑人大抵是不会情愿 People’s education junior high school text “Zhong Zhongyong” has such a sentence: “Oh, strange guests, a little guest his father, or with money coins.” Among them, “乞” word, the text notes as “seeking.” This is the meaning of passing, read as qǐ. However, it is puzzling: What are you asking for? Is Zhong Yong’s poem already available for sale? His poetry is of course “there is a good number of people in arts and sciences”, but if you want to pay for it, you will probably not be willing to pay for it.