《太平广记·卷三百五十五·鬼四十》
问他什么叫掠剩，鬼说：凡是官员商贩，他们的利润都有一定的数目，超过了这个数目就是不该得的，就叫 剩余 ，我就可把这些剩余的钱物掠为己有。
复问何为掠剩，曰：凡吏人贾贩，利息皆有数常，过数得之，即为余剩，吾得掠而有之。
When asked what "plundering the leftovers" meant, the ghost said, "For officials and merchants, there's a certain amount of profit they can make. Anything beyond that amount is considered ill-gotten gains, which I can plunder."