北宋的苏琼,曾任清河大守。他为官清明,廉洁奉公,在任六年,从未受人馈赠。凡有前来送礼者,他都婉言谢绝,决不接受。郡中有一位告老还乡的尚书赵颖,为了和苏琼套交情,给他送去了几个西瓜,并声称这是自己园中产的。苏琼却之再三,赵颖送之再四,无奈只好勉强留下。等送走了赵颖,苏琼马上吩咐家人将西瓜用竹篮盛好,悬于屋梁上。 Su Qiong of the Northern Song Dynasty, served as a defensive guard. He is official Qingming, honest and serve the public, in any six years, never been gifts. Where have come to gifts, he declined politely, will not accept. In the county, there was Zhao Ying, an old man who returned home from old age, and sent him several watermelons in exchange for his friendship with Su Qiong. He claimed that this was his own garden. Su Qiong, but again and again, Zhao Ying sent again and again, but forced barely left. So sent away Zhao Ying, SU Qiong immediately told the family will be good use of bamboo watermelon basket, hanging in the beam.