In ancient times, there was a Deyuan pawnshop in the capital, and there was a young man named Xiao Liu in the pawnshop. He was clever and clever, and he was particularly good at observing words and colors. One day at noon, just after lunch, there were no customers in the store, and Master Wang took a nap. When Xiao Liu saw that Master Wang was asleep, he lightly packed up his things. Just then, a guest came over.
Xiao Liu hurriedly woke up the master, and the visitor handed Master Wang a delicate little box and said to Master Wang, "Look at how much this ancestral orb in my family can be used for?" Master Wang looked at him sleepily and said, "100 taels of silver." When the man heard this, he happily agreed.
Master Wang closed the box, put away the orb, and then handed the man a bill and 100 taels of silver. The man took the silver and left in a hurry. Xiao Liu saw that this person's expression was slightly flustered, so he said to Master Wang, "Master can you look carefully, is the orb real?" ”
The master smiled and said to Xiao Liu, "I've been looking at treasures for so many years, and I've never looked away, rest assured, it's definitely right." Xiao Liu shook his head and said, "Just now that person, all kinds of panic, lest there be a fake, the master took out the orb and looked at it carefully." ”
Master Wang listened to Xiao Liu's words, so he took out the orb again. He looked and looked carefully, and suddenly he began to doubt his own judgment. After a while, the shopkeeper came in from outside. Master Wang quickly took out the orb and handed it to the boss, asking the boss to identify the authenticity again.
The boss looked at it and said, "This orb is fake." When Master Wang heard this, he suddenly tensed up and said, "Oh, they all blame me for being confused for a while, and actually gave the man 100 taels of silver." The shop owner was anxious when he heard this, and said to Master Wang: "If in a few days the person does not come to redeem the beads, then 100 taels of silver, you yourself will pay for it."
After Master Wang listened, he beat his chest in anger. This 100 taels of silver was not a small amount for him. Xiao Liu looked at Master Wang's anxious look, pondered for a moment, and said, "Master don't have to worry, just give me 5 taels of silver, and that person will take the initiative to return 100 taels of silver to you." Master Wang listened to the half-believed doubts, and he held a glimmer of hope and gave Xiao Liu 5 two silver. Xiao Liu took the silver and walked out of the store.
He came to the tea house opposite the pawnshop, gave 5 taels of silver to the shopkeeper, and said to the shopkeeper: "You put away the 5 taels of silver, and in 3 days I will hold a treasure hunting meeting here, and I need you to prepare the tea in advance." Then, he posted notices everywhere in the city, claiming that he had recently received a priceless treasure in his shop, inviting his peers and treasure hunters to the tea house 3 days later.
On the third day, the tea house was full, and all the visitors were drinking tea and chatting, waiting to see the orb. At this time, I saw that the door of the tea house was also full of people watching the liveliness.
After a while, Xiao Liu mysteriously took out a delicate box from his arms, and he gently opened the box, took out the orb, and placed it in the palm of his hand. Then he handed the orb to a treasure hunter. Master Jian Bao took the orb and looked at it carefully, and suddenly, he said loudly, "This orb is fake." ”
Xiao Liu said in a loud voice, "No way, this is something that our store bought for a lot of money." Then the orb was in the hands of the various treasure connoisseurs, passing it on to each other. Everyone shook their heads after reading it, saying that the orb was indeed fake. Xiao Liu took the orb, held him high above his head, and said to everyone, "Since this orb is fake, it is useless to keep it." It's better to smash it. After saying this, he raised the hammer in his hand and smashed the orb to pieces at once.
Then he said to his colleagues, "May you take this as a warning today, lest you be deceived in the future." After a while, everyone left. It's just that everyone hasn't seen the real orb, and it's inevitable that they are a little lost.
When Master Wang learned that Xiao Liu had smashed the jewelry, he couldn't help but be a little anxious. He said to Xiao Liu, "If that person comes to redeem the orb in the future, what will we give to others?" Isn't it time to blackmail someone else? After Xiao Liu listened, he smiled and did not answer. After a few days, the man of the treasure did indeed come to the store.
As soon as he entered the store, he shouted, "Ransom," saying that he pulled out a ticket and a silver ticket for 100 taels. Master Wang was flustered when he heard this, and he just wanted to explain, when Xiao Liu said, "Wait a minute, I'll go get it for you." After saying that, Xiao Liu entered the house and took out a box in the cupboard.
The man took the box, looked at it again and again, and it was indeed his jewel, and he was immediately very surprised. In desperation, he took the orb and left in frustration. As soon as the man's front foot left, Master Wang couldn't wait to say to Xiao Liu, "Wasn't that jewel obviously smashed by you?" What's going on here? ”
Xiao Liu smiled and said, "The news that I smashed the orb in the tea house spread all over the city. When the treasure people learn about it, they will definitely borrow the name of redeeming the orb and take the opportunity to extort a large amount of silver. But he didn't expect that the orb I smashed that day was just a replica. If we don't, who will pay us back the 100 taels of silver? ”
After saying that, the two were in the shop, laughing.
epilogue:
A swindler took advantage of the fact that the treasure hunter was sleepy at noon and took a fake jewel in exchange for 100 taels of silver. Because he looked panicked when he left, he was discovered by the clever Little Six. The clever little six made a little trick, so the scammer took the initiative to send back 100 taels of silver. In fact, it is precisely by taking advantage of the "greedy" side of human nature that the losses in the store have been recovered.
Greed is the root of man's inferiority, and greed makes man lose his reason. Some people are greedy for things that don't actually mean anything to themselves. On the road of life, we must give up heavy desires, let go of excessive needs, and give up unnecessary attachments in order to enjoy the real happiness of life. Only by knowing how to let go of the self can we appreciate the true meaning of life.