The scholars
/Wu Ching-Tzu
- China: Foreign Language Press, 1973
- 607 p.
CHAPTER 1
In which an introductory story of a good scholar points the moral of the book
CHAPTER 2
Provincial Graduate Wang meets a fellow candidate in a village school. Chou Chin passes the examination in his old age
CHAPTER 3
Examiner Chou picks out true talent. Butcher Hu cuts up rough after good news
CHAPTER 4
In which a monk invited to say masses is involved in a lawsuit, and a country gentleman out to raise money runs into trouble
CHAPTER 5
The Wang brothers deliberate how to make a concubine the mistress of the house. Yen Ta-yu dies
CHAPTER 6
A gentleman's illness confounds his boatmen. An injured widow accuses her brother-in-law
CHAPTER 7 Examiner Fan examines the list of candidates to repay his patron's kindness. Secretary Wang in the Ministry of Works shows kindness to a friend
CHAPTER 8
In which Wang Hui meets a friend in need, and the Lou brothers come upon a poor acquaintance
CHAPTER 9
The Lou brothers redeem a friend. Second Captain Liu assumes a false name to intimidate boatmen
CHAPTER 10
Compiler Lu chooses a brilliant son-in-law, and Chu Hsien-fu marries into a rich family