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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a girl named Xiaolian in the water town of Li in the south of the Yangtze River, who followed her grandmother for her life since she was a child. Xiaolian is delicate and lovely, kind and hardworking, and every morning she will go to the nearby lotus pond to pick lotus, and then take it home to cook for her grandmother, or sell it in the market for some money to buy some daily necessities.
Xiaolian's lotus picking skills are very high, she can always pick out the most tender lotus seeds, and when she picks lotus, she always gently breaks the lotus canopy, does not hurt the lotus, and makes the lotus flowers in the lotus pond bloom more beautifully. Xiaolian's lotus seeds are very popular in the market, and they can be sold for a good price every time, so that she and her grandmother can live a little easier.
One day, Xiaolian picked a basket of lotus seeds and went home, and was about to cook for her grandmother, when she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. Xiaolian opened the door and saw an old woman on crutches, looking haggard, and said: "Little girl, I am a poor medicine woman, I heard that your family has delicious lotus seeds, can you give me some, I want to use them to cook porridge and drink to replenish my body." ”
Xiaolian saw that this old woman was wearing tattered clothes, her hair was unkempt, her eyes were deep-set, her face was pale, and she looked very pitiful, she thought to herself, although she was not rich, but compared to this old woman, she was much happier, so she said: "Okay, since you are so difficult, I will give you some lotus seeds, you can take them." So saying, she took a handful of lotus seeds from the basket and handed them to the old woman.
The old woman took the lotus seeds, and when she saw them, they were all full white lotus seeds, and she said happily: "Thank you, little girl, you are such a kind person, and I will definitely remember your kindness." With that, she walked away on crutches.
Xiaolian looked at the back of the old woman, and felt very warm in her heart, she felt that she had done a good deed, so she went back to the house and made a bowl of lotus seed porridge for her grandmother, and the two of them ate very deliciously.
The next day, Xiaolian went to the lotus pond to pick lotus, and when she came back, she saw the old woman standing at the door, and she thought to herself, why did this old woman come again, did she still want lotus seeds?
The old woman said, "Little girl, the lotus seeds you gave me yesterday are so delicious, I have eaten a bowl of porridge, and I feel much more comfortable, I want to ask for more, can you give me some more?"
When Xiaolian heard this, she felt a little strange, and she said: "Old woman, the lotus seeds I gave you yesterday are just ordinary lotus seeds, how can they make you feel comfortable? Moreover, I can't always give you lotus seeds, my grandmother and I also want to eat them, if you want to eat them, you can go to the market to buy them, or go to the lotus pond to pick them yourself." ”
The old woman said, "Little girl, don't underestimate your lotus seeds, your lotus seeds have miraculous effects, you don't believe it, you see." So saying, she took out a piece of gold from her bosom, handed it to Xiaolian, and said, "This is what the lotus seed you gave me yesterday has become, you see, how shiny and valuable, if you give me some more lotus seeds, I will give you this piece of gold, and you can live a rich life." ”
Xiaolian looked at it, the gold in front of her was really golden and heavy, she had never seen such a big gold, she was shocked, she couldn't believe that her lotus seeds could turn into gold, she felt that this must be the old woman lying to her, so she said: "Old woman, don't use this thing to deceive me, this can't be my lotus seeds, you must have got it from somewhere else, you want to use this to tempt me, let me give you lotus seeds, what is your purpose?"
The old woman said, "Little girl, don't doubt me, I didn't lie to you, this is really your lotus seed, if you don't believe it, you can try it yourself, you put your lotus seed in a basin, cover it, open it the next morning, it will turn into gold, you might as well try it." ”
Xiaolian listened, her heart was a little shaken, she thought, if this is really the case, then she can use gold to improve her life and grandma's life, so that grandma can enjoy some benefits, but she felt incredible, she said: "Old woman, what you said is amazing, I can't believe it, if you really want lotus seeds, you can buy them with money, I won't give them to you in vain." ”
The old woman said, "Little girl, you are so stubborn, don't miss this opportunity, if you don't give me lotus seeds, you will regret it, think about it, you can exchange some lotus seeds for a piece of gold, what a cost-effective thing, why don't you want to?"
Xiaolian said: "Old woman, don't say it again, I won't give you lotus seeds, you go, don't come and harass me again." ”
The old woman saw that Xiaolian was unmoved, her face turned blue with anger, she left angrily, and threatened before leaving: "You little girl who doesn't know what to do, if you don't give me lotus seeds, you just wait for bad luck, you will regret it, you will regret it!"
Xiaolian looked at the old woman's appearance, she was a little scared, she didn't know if the old woman would do anything bad to her and her grandmother, so she hugged the lotus seeds, ran back to the house quickly, locked the door, and then put the lotus seeds in a basin, covered the lid, and wanted to see if what the old woman said was true.
After she and her grandmother finished eating, she went to bed early, she slept restlessly all night, and had many strange dreams, dreaming that she had become a rich woman, living in a big house, wearing gold silk brocade clothes, wearing pearl and jade jewelry, but she was very lonely, she had no relatives, no friends, only some slaves, she felt very empty, very painful, she cried, cried and woke up.
She opened her eyes and saw that it was already dawn, and she remembered what happened yesterday, so she got up, ran to the basin, and opened the lid to see what had become of the lotus seeds inside.
When she saw it, she was stunned, the lotus seeds in the basin turned into gold, one by one, shining, just like the piece in the old woman's hand, she couldn't believe her eyes, she felt that this must be a dream, she touched it with her hand, and found that it was true, the gold was real, and her lotus seeds really became gold.
She screamed happily, she thought, this is really a miracle, her lotus seeds have such great magic, she can use gold to change the fate of herself and her grandmother, she can let her grandmother live a good life, she can buy the lotus pond, let the lotus flowers bloom more beautifully, she can do what she wants, she can be happy.
She excitedly ran to wake up her grandmother, and she said, "Grandma, grandma, get up, get up, look, look, we're rich, we're rich!"
Grandma was woken up by her and asked in a daze, "What, what, we got rich, how did we get rich?"
Xiaolian showed the gold in the pot to her grandmother, and she said: "Grandma, you see, these are all gold, all of them are made from the lotus seeds I picked yesterday, we have so much gold, we can live a good life, we don't have to worry about money anymore, we can buy the lotus pond, we can buy the village, we can buy the world, we can do whatever we want, we can be happy, grandma, you say, isn't it a miracle?"
Grandma was also stunned when she saw it, she couldn't believe it, she said: "Xiaolian, is this true, are these all gold, how can your lotus seeds become gold, what's going on?"
Xiaolian told her grandmother about the old woman yesterday, she said: "Grandma, I don't know why, I just know that this is God's gift to us, we should be grateful, we should cherish, we should make good use of this gold, make our lives better." ”
Grandma listened, was silent for a while, then shook her head and said, "Xiaolian, I don't think it's right, it's not right, these gold are not what we should have, these gold are not earned by our hard work, these gold are not legitimate, unhappy, ominous, we can't ask for it, we can't want it." ”
When Xiaolian heard this, she didn't understand, she said: "Grandma, what do you say, these gold are ours, it is our lotus seeds, why can't we have it, why can't we use it, haven't we always longed to have money, haven't we always wanted to live a good life, haven't we always wanted to be happy, now that we have this gold, we can realize our wishes, we can be happy, grandma, don't refuse, don't refuse." ”
Grandma said: "Xiaolian, you don't understand, you don't understand, this gold has a price, there are consequences, there is danger, think about it, why do your lotus seeds turn into gold, this is abnormal, this is unnatural, this is someone behind the ghost, this is someone is tempting you, this is someone harming you, don't be fooled, don't be fooled." ”