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from his colleague and brought him home. The boy was from a good family, but his parents both died, and he was brought to
Beijing by smugglers. Xu also learned that he had an uncle in Beijing, so he quickly arranged for their reunion. He returned the child to the uncle, who insisted on giving him a loan receipt. Xu burnt it right away, exclaiming, "I have received it!" This chivalrous anecdote quickly spread through Beijing, not only among the hoi polloi but also among the educated elite.
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