A penny
It is said that in the bustling capital, there is a scholar named Zhang San, although he is full of wealth, he is stingy by nature and does not pull out a dime. Everyone in the capital knows that he has a habit of thinking twice before spending a penny. On this day, Zhang San got together with friends, after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone was a little drunk.
Zhang San's friend Li Si is an open-minded person, and when he saw Zhang San like this, he quipped: "Brother Zhang, you are so economical on weekdays, and a penny is more important than life, I don't know if you ever thought that one day, a penny can make you suffer a big loss?"
After Zhang San heard this, he laughed and said disapprerovitically: "Fourth Brother Li, what you said is wrong. Although I, Zhang San, am frugal, I am not an unwise person. Although a penny is small, in my hands, it can also play a big role. ”
Li Si saw that Zhang San was so confident, so he wanted to teach him a lesson, so he said: "In this case, I will make a bet with you." Tomorrow, if you can go from the east of the city to the west of the city for only a penny, I will lose you ten taels of silver. ”
When Zhang San heard this, his heart was overjoyed, and he thought to himself that this was not a good thing for pie in the sky? He immediately agreed and swore an oath by high-five Li Si.
The next day, Zhang San got up early, carried a penny, and went out with confidence. He thought to himself, what is so difficult about this? Although the money is small, he can always buy some small things, such as a sugar gourd or a few steamed buns, and he can always fill his stomach and go to the west of the city.
However, he never expected that the price of goods in the capital would be so expensive. He walked for a long time, and he couldn't even afford the cheapest sugar gourd. His stomach was rumbling with hunger, and Zhang San began to feel a little anxious in his heart.
At this time, he saw a fruit vendor with a stall full of various fruits. Zhang San thought to himself, maybe he could use this penny to buy a small fruit to fill his stomach. He walked up to the peddler and asked, "Boss, how do you sell this fruit?"
The peddler glanced at him and said lazily, "What fruit can you buy?" ”
When Zhang San heard this, he was immediately deflated. He touched his empty pocket, feeling helpless. At this moment, he suddenly saw a rotten apple on the ground that had been discarded, and his heart moved, so he bent down and picked it up.
He took the rotten apple and nibbled on it as he continued to walk west of the city. When the people on the road saw him like this, they couldn't help but laugh out loud. Although Zhang San felt a little embarrassed, he couldn't care less when he thought of the bet of ten taels of silver.
In this way, Zhang San gnawed on rotten apples and walked all the way to the west of the city. When he appeared in front of Li Si, Li Si couldn't help but laugh when he saw his embarrassed appearance. He took out ten taels of silver, handed it to Zhang San and said, "Third Brother Zhang, you are really a genius, you can go to the west of the city with a penny." Take the ten taels of silver. ”
Zhang San took the silver, although he was happy in his heart, but his face was a little unbearable. He thought to himself, although these ten taels of silver are good, but today's appearance, I am afraid that it will become the laughing stock of the capital.
At this time, a vendor selling sugar gourds next to him saw this scene and couldn't help but interject: "This son is really powerful, he not only went to the west of the city for a penny, but also won ten taels of silver." But what does this rotten apple taste like? It's far worse than my sugar gourd. ”
When everyone heard this, they laughed again. Zhang San's face was flushed with shame, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would never make such a bet again.
Since then, although Zhang San is still saving, he no longer dares to underestimate the power of this money. And this interesting story of him in the capital is also rumored to be a good story, and every time it is mentioned, it makes people laugh.
This is the story of Zhang San and a penny. You see, sometimes a penny can lead to a lot of interesting things. So, what do you learn from this joke? Is it the importance of frugality, or is it the impermanence of life? Perhaps, everyone has a different answer in their hearts. Like and support, pay attention and don't get lost, thank you for accompanying me!