Before Zheng Banqiao went to Shandong as an official in his early years, he opened a studio at the eastern end of Taohua Lane in Suzhou, selling paintings for a living. Zijing Lu, a famous local painter, opened a studio in the west of Hutong to sell paintings. Zheng Banqiao only painted orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums and other flowers and plants, not plum blossoms.

Zheng Banqiao will leave Suzhou in three years. Before he left, Zijing Lu came to see Zheng Banqiao off. According to the etiquette at that time, painting friends should send each other the colors of the painters. So Zheng Banqiao immediately drew a plum blossom. Seeing this extraordinary plum blossom, I suddenly realized and said gratefully, "Brother Zheng didn't paint plum blossoms because he wanted to leave me a meal."

It is said that "peers are enemies", but Zheng Banqiao insisted on not painting plum blossoms, which he was also good at, in order to save a meal for Zijing Lu, an "enemy" who also made a living by selling paintings. How can we not ask Zijing Lu to be very grateful? At the same time, it can show Zheng Banqiao's extraordinary noble character, which is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. No matter ancient, modern or future, they are precious and should be strongly advocated. This character is even more precious, especially in today's materialistic and declining world.