Fighting with neighbor Wang Er for the ownership of a pig, Yan discussed with Zhang Jingzhai and Fan Jingang to be gentle. As soon as he got home, he asked his sons to fight Wang Da who had come to argue. Playing too hard, Wang Da's leg was broken. Wang Erzhen told the official. Yan is very cunning. He slipped to the provincial capital. Later, under the operation of my younger brother Guo Jian Yanzi He Zhi, it took Yan a lot of money to settle things.

Compared with Zhang Jingzhai and Fan Lai, Yan's gentleness is all fake. His degree in Gong Sheng was bought at a large sum of money. And this Yan's mouth is still greedy. Although he has no land, he also credits fish and meat to satisfy his appetite. Refusing to pay back the money owed to chefs and butchers. When he got home, he replaced the pear chair outside the back door with a stuffed bun.

When Yan and Yan separated, they got the same property. And frugality kept the reputation of being greedy, and with an insatiable mouth, the family business was ruined. Yan is a living rascal.

Personality assessment

Yan is a typical negative image. His position in the gentry landlord group is not high, but his behavior and quality concentrate all the characteristics of the exploiting class and are very representative in his group. Through the image of Yan, we can further understand the ugly and ridiculous images of some literati in the political, ideological and cultural fields under the feudal imperial examination system at that time.