As the imperial commissioner was arriving in a minute, there was no time to remedy the omission by taking the board down. Being extremely quick-witted, Xiao dipped a big ball of rags in ink and threw it up at the board high above.

• 此时，朝廷钦差已到山海关，来不及取下补笔，他急中生智，用一团旧絮，蘸上墨汁，远远投去，刚巧补上了这一点。