At this the soldier hurriedly kowtowed and owned up: "When I was crossing the River Fu the bucket on my back was upset. I was afraid to come back without completing my mission, so I put in eight sheng of water from the River Fu!"
那人知道再也瞞不住，趕緊叩頭認罪：「我過涪江時，背的水桶翻了，我怕回來交不了差，只好摻進八升的涪江水。」