The dinner lasted till it got dark. Butcher Hu got drunk. Fan Chin and his mother expressed their many thanks to him and watched him stagger back home.

• 吃到日偏西，胡屠户醉醺醺地横披着衣服，挺着肚子回集上去。范进母子俩跟在后面千恩万谢地送了一截路，方才回转。