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Keywords: greed; gratitude; contentment; sixth grade
During the Ming Dynasty , a family opened a tavern in Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province. For a period of time, there would always be a simple-dressed practitioner who would only drink a bowl of wine and then leave. The boss saw that he was a down-to-earth gentleman and a spiritual practitioner, so he didn't ask him for any money.
That’s it, practitioners drink alcohol every time, but never pay for it. After some time, the practitioner came again. This time, he said to the boss: "Every time I drink your wine for free, I'm very embarrassed. I don't have much money, and I don't have anything valuable."
Immediately afterwards, the practitioner picked up the fish from the fishing drum bucket on his back. He poured out two round things and said, "I still have some medicine here. You can put it in the well behind. , this well can make fine wine without making wine."
After speaking, he turned around and walked to the well, and threw two longan beads into the well. The water in the well seemed to be boiling. The gurgling began to roll, and the boss scooped it up and tasted it. Sure enough, it was wine, and it was fragrant and mellow, very delicious.
Everyone knew for a while that the wine in this pub was delicious. People came to drink in droves, and everyone called the delicious wine " fairy wine ", and the family became rich from then on.
Many years later, the practitioner returned to the tavern. The family all expressed their gratitude to him, and the boss told the practitioner that since he had the well, he had made a lot of money just from the wine in the well. It's just that the well can't produce distiller's grains and can't produce pig feed. This is a fly in the ointment.
After hearing this, the cultivator sighed, said nothing, and stretched his hand into the well. Unexpectedly, the two pills returned to his hand instantly. He put the pills into the fishing drum , turned around and left. Since then, the well has returned to its old state.
As the saying goes: The human heart is not as good as the snake swallowing the elephant. The tavern owner is a representative of the greedy side of human nature. This story tells us that in life, we should always be content, always grateful, know how to cherish, and don't be greedy.
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