《太平广记·卷四百一十一·草木六》
从前段成式因为在廊下吃了几个茄子，偶然间向工部员外张周封打听茄子的故事。
昔段成式因就廊下食茄子数蒂，偶问工部员外张周封茄子故事。
In the past, Duan Chengshi happened to ask Zhang Zhoufeng, a junior official in the Ministry of Industry, about the story of eggplants after eating several of them under a corridor.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 昔段成式因就廊下食茄子数蒂，偶问工部员外张周封茄子故事。 [/INST] In the past, Duan Chengshi happened to ask Zhang Zhoufeng, a junior official in the Ministry of Industry, about the story of eggplants after eating several of them under a corridor.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 昔段成式因就廊下食茄子数蒂，偶问工部员外张周封茄子故事。
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In the past, Duan Chengshi happened to ask Zhang Zhoufeng, a junior official in the Ministry of Industry, about the story of eggplants after eating several of them under a corridor.
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