A man wrote a letter and had it sent to a rich man to borrow an ox.

有个人写了一封信，派人去向一个富翁借头牛。

The rich man was just receiving guests.

富翁正在会客。

He was illiterate¹, but he resented very much being considered illiterate.

富翁不识字，但是他却最忌讳人家说他不识字。

Upon receiving the letter, he opened the envelope, and skimmed through the letter as if he could read.

他一接到信，就拆开信封，装出识字的样子，默默地看了一遍，

Then he said to the messenger:“All right. I will go in a little while.”

然后对来人说:“知道了，等一会儿我就去!”