A Tigger
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preface
On this day, when I moved, the old lady in the neighborhood saw that I had a lot of things, so she brought me a cardboard box, and I packed my miscellaneous items into it.
A few days later, after I moved to a new house and settled in, I started sorting things and I found a pair of walnuts in the cardboard box that the landlord gave me.
01
On the day of the move, the weather was overcast and the air smelled of impending rain. I was busy packing my bags in the rental room, and I had mixed feelings. This old rental house has been the site of three years of struggle in the city, and now I am moving closer to the company due to a job change, and a new chapter in my life is about to begin.
The landlord is an old lady in her seventies and usually treats me very well. When I first moved in, she helped me fix leaky kitchens and broken door locks several times, and each time she smiled and said, "It's not easy for a little girl to work outside alone, just tell me if there's something." "Over the years, we have gotten along very well, and although I know that her life is not rich, she has always cared for me like a family.
On the day I quit the lease, when I was packing the last batch of luggage into the box, the old lady suddenly came over and handed me an old cardboard box in her hand. "You have a lot of stuff, this box can hold some." She said, with her usual gentleness in her voice.
I took the cardboard box and smiled gratefully, "Thank you, I'm really sorry for the trouble." She waved her hand and smiled kindly: "It's okay, I always have some old things here, and this cardboard box is also what I left from the previous residents." You see if you can use it, and if you can't fit it, put it inside and take it away. ”
After thanking me, I packed the scattered items into a cardboard box and moved to my new accommodation with the rest of my luggage. A few days after moving to my new home, I finally had time to sort through those boxes. Although the new apartment is small, it is close to the company and convenient for life, and my heart has gradually calmed down.
While sorting out my belongings, I suddenly saw the old cardboard box that the landlord had given me, and the contents had been poured out by me. I can't help but feel a wave of warmth when I think of the kindness of the landlord.
This cardboard box is old, but it is sturdy and durable, and I was going to keep it for miscellaneous items. However, just as I opened the box to clean it up, my fingers touched a pair of hard things. I looked down and saw two walnuts inside.
This pair of walnuts has a smooth and round appearance, a dark color, and a very heavy feel. Their lines are clear, faintly bearing the traces of time, and they look ancient and textured. My heart moved, and I picked up the walnuts and looked at them carefully. Although I don't know much about walnut culture, "playing walnuts" has been very popular in recent years, and I know that some old walnuts are very valuable.
I immediately looked it up on the Internet and found that these walnuts looked like a kind of cultural walnut called "lion's head", especially this old walnut with dark color and obvious texture, which may be worth a lot of money. I felt more and more that the pair of walnuts in my hand was not simple, and I felt a little excited in my heart.
02
To confirm their true value, I asked a friend's father, who was an antique connoisseur, to help me identify the walnuts. After some careful consideration, he nodded and said, "These walnuts are old objects, they are very well preserved, and now walnuts of this quality on the market can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars in a pair." ”
Hearing this, my heart beat a lot faster. Tens of thousands? I didn't expect that the old cardboard box I took from the landlord would hide such a valuable thing. But then came an inner struggle. I stood in front of my friend's father, holding the walnuts, and my mind was in a mess.
Tens of thousands of dollars is not a small amount for me, it can relieve my financial pressure and let me buy something that I have been reluctant to buy. But here's the thing – it's the landlord's for walnuts. I should have given it back to her, not for myself.
I began to think back to the bits and pieces with the landlord. She is a kind old man, although she is old and her financial situation is not good, she has never made me feel any difficulties. Every time I was in trouble, she was always the first to come over and help. Thinking of this, my heart struggled even more.
Reason told me that the pair of walnuts was the landlord's property and that I could not possess it. But the temptation of reality is constantly shaking me. If I hadn't discovered the value of walnuts, I would have forgotten about them a long time ago, and it would not be too much to throw them away. But now that I know their value, can I return them as if nothing happened?
That night, as I lay in bed, my mind kept thinking of my landlord's kind smile and her movements as she handed me the cardboard box. I knew I couldn't hurt the person who was so good to me for money. She may not have known the value of the walnuts, maybe it's just something from her house for years, but I can't take it for myself.
03
The next day, I mustered up the courage to take the pair of walnuts back to the old house where I had lived. When I knocked on the door, the old lady of the landlady looked a little surprised to see me. "Xiao Yun, why are you here? You're still coming to see me when you moved away? She asked with a smile.
I hesitated for a moment, then took out the pair of walnuts and handed it to her: "Auntie, this pair of walnuts is something you left over from when you gave me the carton before." I think they may be something important in your home, so I went out of my way to give them back to you. ”
The old lady looked at the walnut, and her expression suddenly became much more serious. She took the walnut and looked at it carefully, the expression on her face gradually becoming complicated.
"Xiao Yun, this pair of walnuts is really my treasure." She sighed softly, "I've been looking for them for a long time, and I accidentally lost them when I moved before, but I didn't expect to find them, which really helped me a lot." ”
Hearing her say this, the stone in my heart finally fell to the ground, and I was glad that I had made the right decision. It turned out that these walnuts were so important to her that I almost missed the opportunity to return them because of my own selfishness.
She held my hand tightly and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Xiao Yun, if you hadn't found them, I might never have found them again." ”
I smiled and felt like I had done what I was supposed to do. Unexpectedly, she suddenly turned around and entered the house, took out a package from the cabinet and handed it to me. "This is a little heart, we won't have a chance to say goodbye after you move out, so take it well." She laughs.
I hurriedly waved my hand: "Auntie, you have already helped me a lot, I really don't need to." "Take it, it's a gift that I thank you for giving me back the walnuts." She insisted.
I was embarrassed to say no, took the gift, thanked him, and left. On the way home, I felt much more relaxed, as if I had let go of some kind of burden.
When I got home, I opened the gift given to me by the landlord, and inside was a quaint tea set, although not particularly valuable, but full of her heart for me. Looking at that tea set, I suddenly understood a truth in my heart - some things are more precious than money.
The landlord didn't know the specific market value of that for walnuts, but she knew how important they were to her. And the reason why I hesitate is not only because of the temptation of tens of thousands of dollars, but because I know in my heart that honesty and gratitude are the most precious things in life.
Although I gave up wealth this time, I gained something more important: inner peace and an understanding of precious emotions between people. Sometimes, material possessions are not the most important thing, but what is truly precious is the trust and kindness we have accumulated in our dealings with others.
This article declares: This article is a short story, the content is pure fiction, please watch it rationally