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駐守在長梧的邊疆小吏對孔子的弟子子牢說：“我以前種莊稼，由于耕地的時候漫不經(jīng)心，收獲的季節(jié)便遭到減產(chǎn)的回報，除草馬馬虎虎，結果草長得比莊稼還要高。后來，我割地時候很用力，地也犁牛得很深，又十分細致的除草，莊稼變長得格外地好，收成也大有提高。這一年，我的日子過得豐衣足食，您處理政務如果也能做到和我耕田般勤懇，您的收入也一定會有保證。
駐守在長梧的邊疆小吏對孔子的弟子子牢說：“我以前種莊稼，由于耕地的時候漫不經(jīng)心，收獲的季節(jié)便遭到減產(chǎn)的回報，除草馬馬虎虎，結果草長得比莊稼還要高。后來，我割地時候很用力，地也犁牛得很深，又十分細致的除草，莊稼變長得格外地好，收成也大有提高。這一年，我的日子過得豐衣足食，您處理政務如果也能做到和我耕田般勤懇，您的收入也一定會有保證。