In "Story of Wealthy Mason Wang," Han Yu conveys a moral through his observation of a bricklayer who is revealed as a lazy worker, today the owner of a lovely mansion, but inevitably unable to maintain his riches.
例如他寫〈圬者王承福傳〉，藉著泥水匠的生活觀察，發現怠惰工作者，即使擁有華屋美廈，終究富貴難守的旨趣。