"The Story of the Small Window" is a collection of aphorisms and aphorisms that are popular in the Ming Dynasty, also known as "Drunken Ancient Hall Sword Sweep", the author is Chen Jiru and Lu Shaoheng. The book is divided into 12 volumes with a total of more than 1,500 articles, integrating the philosophy of life, the art of life, and aesthetic taste, covering many life topics such as morality, self-cultivation, reading, learning, and career. 
The "Secret Story of the Small Window" is divided into 12 episodes, such as awakening, love, cliff, spirit, element, scene, rhyme, strange, Qi, Hao, law, and Qian, the content mainly clarifies the cultivation of the mind and the way of life, and shows the indifference of the literati to fame and fortune, and the Tao Ran detachment of the mountains and forests, the text is elegant, the style is superb, the analysis of things, and the uniqueness is to the point, which is one of the representative works of the Qing Yan in the Ming Dynasty. The author is good at painting and calligraphy, and Dong Qichang is equally famous, and his text is read today, quite stylish, in addition to appreciating beautiful literature, self-cultivation in the world, tempering ethics or inspiration. "The Story of the Little Window" conveys a rich philosophy of life and wisdom in simple and beautiful words. The book involves self-cultivation, self-cultivation, speech, morality, learning, dedication, career, family governance and other aspects, mainly expressing the inner world and spiritual pursuit of literati who are indifferent to fame and fortune, quiet and far-reaching, and otherworldly. 
In terms of self-cultivation, "The Story of the Small Window" tells us: "Whatever you want, nothing can be done;Where the will is given, there is nothing to go. "Those who are content are rich;Those who know are safe. "Don't take evil for the lesser of it;Don't take the good for nothing. In terms of dealing with things, "The Story of the Little Window" tells us: "If you communicate with others but do not believe in them, you will have them for a long time." "Be kind to others when you are proud;When you are frustrated, you must strive for self-improvement. "Be prepared for danger in times of peace;Condescension. In terms of health preservation, "The Story of the Small Window" tells us: "If you eat, you will stop;If you drink it, you will rest. "There is a degree of movement;There is a lot of life. "Sorrowful and sad;Anger hurts the liver. ”
Since its inception, "The Story of the Small Window" has been highly regarded, and it is of great help to readers to understand Chinese culture and cultivate their minds. This book, together with "Caigen Tan" and "Fireside Night Talk", is known as the three great books of Chinese self-cultivation. It conveys a wealth of life philosophy and wisdom in beautiful words, which has a great enlightening effect on all kinds of confusion and troubles encountered by modern people in life.