When the shop assistant saw a customer coming, he came over to summon and asked solicitously while wiping the table: Sir, what would you like to eat? This southerner was unfamiliar with the northern dishes, so he casually said: Just bring whatever good dishes you have. The assistant replied: Our shop's Mu Xi Rou (wood grain meat) is very skillfully made. You can try it. After a while, the dish was served. The southerner took a look and realized that it contained eggs, which he didn't eat. However, he was afraid that if he said something, others might ridicule him for his ignorance. So, he didn't say anything but asked: Are there any other good dishes? The assistant said: We also have Tan Huang Cai, another specialty of our shop. The southerner muttered in his heart: What on earth is Tan Huang Cai? No matter what it is, let's order it first. Please don't let there be eggs again! Then he said: Great, I'll have this one! When the dish arrived and he looked at it, there were still eggs that he didn't eat. Unable to refuse anymore, he could only say: The dish is great, but unfortunately, I'm quite full and not hungry. His servant was extremely hungry and persuaded him: There's still a long way to go. If you don't eat now, you might feel hungry later. He then used this as an excuse to say: In that case, let's have some pastries. Waiter, do you have any good pastries? The assistant answered: We have Wo Guo Zi (wok cake). He said: Then bring a few more, please. When the wok cakes were served, he was stunned to see that they also contained eggs. He felt both ashamed and angry, unable to find any more excuses, so he had no choice but to continue his journey with an empty stomach, feeling utterly exhausted.
There was a man from the south who never ate eggs. Once, he traveled far to the north. On the road, feeling tired and hearing his stomach growling, he entered a small shop and sat down to eat something.
There are many things in the world, and people can't possibly know everything. Not knowing isn't scary; what's scary is refusing to admit it and pretending to know. Doing so means learning nothing.