To make a fuss over something unusual but not genuinely extraordinary; to be easily surprised by something uncommon.
看到一个孩子在街头用脚写字，很多人都驻足围观，真是桑中生李，这种技艺虽然不常见，但也不是什么稀罕事。
Many people stopped to watch a child write with his feet on the street. They were really making a fuss over something uncommon, as this skill, though not frequently seen, is not truly extraordinary.
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Once upon a time, in Nandun, a farmer named Zhang Zhu found a plum pit. He took it home and planted it in a hollow mulberry tree.
Soon, it grew into a plum tree and began to bear fruit.
The villagers found this very strange and believed it to be a divine manifestation. They all came forward with offerings to worship the plum tree.
Zhang Zhu, feeling astonished by their reactions, simply cut down the plum tree.
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