In the Qing Dynasty, there was a Nunnery at the foot of Nanwu Mountain.
Late that night, a thief named Zhang Quan climbed into the nun's nunnery, jumped off the high wall, his legs were numb, and he was relieved for a while.
This nun's nunnery was built in the wilderness, surrounded by bushes, and the sound of insects made Zhang Quan a little flustered. Zhang Quan is a habitual stealer, and has never missed it, but this time, there is always a panic in his heart, as if something is going to happen.
The temple is quiet and there are no people. It seems that the nuns are all asleep. Zhang Quan moved gently and entered the Buddhist hall. On the altar table in front of the Buddha statue, some melon and fruit tributes were placed. Zhang Quan rolled up his sleeves, picked up a pear and gnawed.
After eating the pears, Zhang Quan did not rush to steal the money. Instead, he knelt down in front of the Buddha statue and said piously: "Buddha, I am also helpless. I have never seen my parents since I was a child. In order to survive, I had to walk This way, please forgive the Buddha..."
Then, Zhang Quan put down his sleeves and planned to carry away the box containing the sesame oil money. Unexpectedly, Zhang Quan was stopped by someone.
"Stop!" A nun walked out from behind the temple, her face was kind, and she even felt kind when she spoke.
Zhang Quan’s heart beat faster, and he turned his head to see that it was only an elderly nun. He sighed in relief, and showed a dagger from his waist: "Do you want money or kill?"
The old nun was not afraid at all, and walked up slowly, with an unpredictable expression, seemingly happy, but sad, "put down the box first, you come with me, I have something to tell you."
Zhang I was stunned. What kind of medicine was sold in this old nun's gourd? "Don't you want to lie to me, do you want to set a trap to catch me?"
The old nun shook her head, "I don't have any bad thoughts. Come with me, maybe you can change your destiny in this life." Zhang Quan hesitated and thought for a while, before putting down the box and holding the dagger, "I will go with you".
The old nun walked in front, Zhang Quan put a dagger against her waist to prevent her from deceiving. In this way, the old nun entered her room and then dragged Zhang Quan in.
The old nun poured a cup of tea for Zhang Quan,Kindly asked: "You are not a local, right?"
Zhang Quan put down his guard, drank and wiped his mouth, "My hometown is Nanxi Village."
Unexpectedly , The old nun's pupils doubled, and she said in surprise: "It's right! Do you know who I am?"
Zhang Quan was at a loss and replied: "Aren't you just an old nun? Who?"
The old nun spit out a few words, the words are heavy, "I am your mother!"
"Mother?" , How could this old nun be her own mother.
Seeing that the other party did not believe him, the old nun asked, "Is there a dark red birthmark on your left arm?" Zhang Quan was anxious, "How do you know? Could it be that you are really my mother?"
The old nun shed tears , I cried into tears in an instant, "When you were born, your father fell ill and died. I was unable to raise you up, so I gave you away. My mother is incompetent, I only remembered you. Dark red birthmark, I thought I would never see you again in this life..."
The old nun said so truthfully, Zhang Quan also cried, "Mother, you are so cruel, do you know how much I have suffered over the years It's bitter!" At this moment, Zhang Quan's grievances from childhood to grandeur came to his heart and turned into tears. The two embraced and wept. Zhang Quan felt the warmth of his mother for the first time. He was very happy, surpassing that golden mountain and silver mountain!
The old nun gently patted Zhang Quan's back, "My son, my mother can't help you. After my mother gave you away, she came here to become a monk. She has stayed for decades. God has eyes. Let me meet you again!"
Zhang Quan also cried and said: "I have a mother! I will be very filial to my mother in the future." The old nun smiled and nodded, "I have wronged you all these years, but in the future, don't I’m going to go on a crooked road again.”
Zhang Quan immediately agreed: “I will never steal again.”
The old nun is very pleased.He opened his mouth and said: "It's late at night, you can rest in the nunnery tonight. Remember, you must keep it secret, and you can't tell the identity of our mother." Zhang Quan nodded and agreed.
The next day, the old nun made breakfast for Zhang Quan herself. Although it was just ordinary steamed buns, Zhang Quan ate very satisfyingly, better than the delicacies of mountains and seas.
Later, the old nun took some more money and handed it to Zhang Quan: "My son, I will do some small business in the future to support myself." Zhang Quan knelt down. It turned out that my mother felt like this.
A few days later, Zhang Quan took the money and opened a small tea shop in the local area. Although his life is not rich, he can barely survive without being hungry. More importantly, Zhang Quan was alive and frank, and he no longer had to shrink in a dark corner.
Zhang Quan is very filial. When he has free time, he goes to the nun's nunnery to help with work. He also helps the old nun beat her back and squeeze her shoulders...
Actually, the old nun told a white lie. She has never had a child. . As for Zhang Quan, it was to lead him to the right path, and this was the strategy.
When Zhang Quan complained in front of the Buddhist hall, all the old nuns listened to him and learned some of his life experience. In addition, the eye-catching dark red birthmark just appeared when Zhang Quan rolled his sleeves. So the old nun had an idea and came up with such a way.
A white lie of the old nun changed Zhang Quan's life!
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