《太平广记·卷一百三十七·征应三》
小时候，与县里人许文宝靠着卖木材为生。
微时，与邑人许文宝，以鬻材为事。
When he was young, he and the country inhabitant Xu Wenbao made a living by selling timber.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 微时，与邑人许文宝，以鬻材为事。 [/INST] When he was young, he and the country inhabitant Xu Wenbao made a living by selling timber.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 微时，与邑人许文宝，以鬻材为事。
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When he was young, he and the country inhabitant Xu Wenbao made a living by selling timber.
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