Folk tale: The richest man was kind enough to give a robe, but it made the husband upset
In ancient times, there was a gentleman surnamed Liu, who was more than sixty years old, lived under the Purple Cover Peak of Hengshan Mountain, and made a living by begging. In addition, he carried a bamboo basket containing large pens, small pens, brown brooms and linens every day, which traveled back and forth between the temples. He used hemp to wipe the dust in the noses and ear holes of the statues of the gods and Buddhas, and then used a pen to get them out. People in all directions knew him and were accustomed to his affairs.
One day, the richest man in the county, Wang Yuan, went out for a walk, and it happened that Mr. Liu passed by his door, and the two of them looked at each other. Mr. Liu greeted Wang Yuanwai, and when Wang Yuanwai saw Mr. Liu's ragged clothes, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. He stopped Mr. Liu and said, "Sir, stay for the time being." Then ask the servant to take a new robe from the house and give it to Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu took the robe, liked it very much, thanked Wang Yuanwai, and left happily.
Mr. Liu has been living in the temple, every day when he goes out, the temple door is not closed, and when he comes back, he sleeps upside down, and the door is not latched. But since Mr. Liu got a new robe, he loved it so much that whenever he went out without wearing a robe, he often thought about it in his heart, worried that someone would steal it. So Mr. Liu specially saved money, bought a lock, and locked it as soon as he went out. Sometimes when he went out in his robe, he would carefully protect it, afraid that the robe would be scratched by something sharp. When you return to the temple at night, you will also carefully put it away to prevent theft. For several days, I was afraid all the time, I couldn't eat well, and I couldn't do things well.
On another day, Mr. Liu went to a temple outside the county seat, resting in a pavilion on the way. There was an old man in the pavilion who was telling stories to a few children:
It is said that there was a little monkey who left the top of the mountain where he was born for the first time and walked all the way down the mountain to see that everything was fresh. At the foot of the mountain, the little monkey saw a sesame seed on the ground, had never seen it before, thought it was a good thing, and took it with him.
Not long after walking, I saw a corn cob again, and the little monkey thought, the corn cob is more than sesame seeds, isn't it better corn cob, so he threw away the sesame seeds and picked up the corn cob. Continuing all the way forward, passing a watermelon field, the little monkey immediately threw away the corn and took back the watermelon.
But the watermelon is really heavy, the little monkey hugged the road to feel hard, not far away suddenly jumped out of a small rabbit, the little monkey changed his mind, or think the little rabbit is good, so he lost the watermelon and began to chase the little rabbit. Of course, how can you catch a rabbit? As a result, the little monkey was empty-handed and did not pick up anything in the end.
After Mr. Liu listened, he suddenly realized that he was not that stupid monkey? Just because of a robe, it disrupted his own life and upset himself, which is really ridiculous. Therefore, Mr. Liu immediately got up, bowed to the old man, and then rushed back to the residence.
When he arrived at the residence, Mr. Liu unlocked the door, took his robe, and went straight to the residence outside the Wang Yuan, and the door was not locked.
Just arrived at the palace, Wang Yuanwai happened to be going out again, Mr. Liu handed back his robe to Wang Yuanwai, said: "Yuanwai, I was almost dragged by you, I often go out every day, the temple door is not closed, and when I come back, I will sleep, and the door will not be latched." Since I got the robe, I didn't wear it out, so I remembered it, so I bought a lock and locked it when I went out. Sometimes I wear a robe and go out, and when I come back at night, I put it tightly to prevent theft. For a few days I was restless and unable to make a decision. It just so happened that today an old man nodded and returned this robe, so that my heart could be calm, no longer thinking about it, and my life could be restored. ”
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