Record of the words and deeds of Yuhandang Sa-ssi

Fascicle 1
Yuhandang’s Birth … 16
Prognostication of the Japanese Invasion of 1592 … 18
Questions and Answers on the Elementary Learning I … 21
Questions and Answers on the Elementary Learning II … 22
Questions and Answers on the Elementary Learning III … 24
Writing about Doors … 25
The Origin of the Phrase ‘Born in the Year of the Pig’ (Sokchŏ) … 27
16th Day of the Tenth Lunar Month … 29
Studying How to Stop Drinking Alcohol … 32
How to Write Well … 36
Wangyŏŏ … 39
Regretting Being Born as a Woman … 42
The Reason for Standing in Front of the Ancestral Shrine Doorway … 45
Yuhandang’s Marriage … 46
A Frugal Marriage Ceremony … 50
Returning the Silk … 53
A Mother’s Entreaty … 55
Yuhandang’s Physiognomy … 57
Taking Care of Her Sick Mother-in-law … 61
Making Her Father-in-law’s Court Attire … 62
Questions and Answers on the Book of Odes … 63
Giving Birth to Seven Sons … 65
A Mother-in-law’s Requests Concerning Prenatal Education … 67
Way of Managing Household Affairs and Establishing a ‘Righteous Storehouse’ … 71
Tu Ch’ŏnbok’s Dream … 76
Tu Ch’ŏnbok Gives up the Civil Examination … 80
A Poem Written as a Child … 82
Visiting Parents after Three Years … 85
Cleanliness Is the Most Important Thing for Ritual Food … 87
The Way of Managing Servants … 88
Study Hard … 91
The Great Significance of the Doctrine of the Mean and the Great Learning … 94
The Reason for Particularly Liking the Book of Changes … 96
‘Seventh Lunar Month’ (Qiyue), Book of Odes … 100
‘Reverence Study Exhortation’ and ‘Exhortation on Rising Early and Sleeping Late’ … 102

Fascicle 2
Righteous Storehouse Anecdote I … 106
Righteous Storehouse Anecdote II … 109
The Story of Zhou Ji of Qi … 116
Weaving Should Also Be Done Like Studying … 119
The Way of Teaching Children … 122
Zhu Zhifan’s Departure as an Envoy to Chosŏn … 126
The Way to Bring Up Children … 132
The Human Mind and Moral Mind … 143
Cases of Long Pregnancies … 146
Questions and Answers on the Book of Rites … 150
Questions and Answers on ‘Learning from the Ancients’, Elementary Learning … 154
Questions and Answers on the ‘Four Pillars’ … 155
Medicinal Plants, Trees, Birds and Animals … 158
A Virtuous Daughter-in-Law Who Is Also an Intimate Friend … 165
Nokhamhwa (Pyrola japonica ) and Aenghamdo (Cherry) … 166
When Attending Her Mother-in-Law … 169
The Way of Preparing Food … 170
How to Consult Almanacs … 174
The Origins of Holidays and Seasonal Customs I … 184


Fascicle 3
The Origins of Holidays and Seasonal Customs II … 204
When Helping Others, Continue Until the End … 206
A Poetry Meeting at Wanshu Garden … 210
Do Not Pick Blossoms in the Spring … 218
Questions and Answers with Her Son upon His Return from Qiantang Lake … 221
The Reign Periods of Past Sovereigns … 227
How to Engage in Astronomy … 232
A Family Gathering at Shuiyue Pavilion … 237
A Family Tradition of Frugality … 242
Sage Rulers and Sages … 244
The Secret of Enjoying Blessings … 253
Famous Sights of Qiantang Lake … 271
Sightseeing around Wanshu Garden … 279
Lady Sŏp Offers Wishes for Longevity … 288
The Eldest Son Ilbong’s Sixtieth Birthday Celebration … 292


Explication of Record of the Words and Deeds of Yuhandang Sa-ssi (Yuhandang Sa-ssi ŏnhaengnok) … 299
Index … 318