Seeking Cao Zijian's "Beauty Chapter" and "White Horse Chapter" original text and translation.

There was one in the Beijing opera, Luo Shen, but he could not remember it.

Answer 1

Cao Zijian's "Beauty" and "White Horse" are as follows:

The original text of the Beauty Chapter was as follows:

Luoyang City is seven miles long and seven miles short from east to west. There are tens of millions of rich people in the city. There are millions of rich people outside and in the area. There was a tall building twelve feet high in the middle, which could see the sky. There are twelve halls above, and the sun can be seen. There are twelve doors in front of the hall, through which the moon can be seen. There are beds, mats, utensils and delicacies in the museum. For a long time, it has not rolled up its fragrant luster as if it were new. This is what the rich see together, so it is called "rich".

The original text of the White Horse Chapter is as follows:

White horse, golden saddle, hunting for you. Hunting and hunting, the wind and dust galloped thousands of miles. The feather letter flies to send ten thousand riders to surrender. White horse, golden saddle, hunting for you. Hunting and hunting, the wind and dust galloped thousands of miles. The feather letter flies to send ten thousand riders to surrender.

The translation was as follows:

Luoyang City is seven miles long and seven miles short from east to west. There were many wealthy districts in the city, and there were tens of millions of them. There were also many wealthy districts outside, and the number of wealthy people was in the millions. One of the buildings was 120 feet tall and could see the sky. There was a hall in front of the tall building. There were twelve doors in the hall where one could admire the moon. There was a bed mat, utensils, and delicacies in the room. The fragrance was as good as new after not washing it for a year. These were the common sights of the rich, so they were called " rich ".