One day, the devout believer went to the market to sell spun yarn as usual. In the market, he met a relative and saw his sad face. He sighed and asked him:
"Long time no see. How are your days? "
Relatives cried to him about the hardships of life and asked him for help. He was kind enough to give all the money he had just earned from selling yarn in the market to his relatives.
He went home empty-handed. When his family saw that he had neither cotton nor food, they asked him strangely:
"Why did you come back empty-handed today?"
He said, "I met a poor relative in the market and gave him all the money I earned today."
The family didn't complain, but rummaged through everything and found a broken wooden pallet and an old urn to sell in the market. But unexpectedly, no one wants to buy these rags. Just when he was cornered, a fisherman came face to face with a rotten fish in his hand. The same fate, speculation, fishman said:
"Why don't we exchange the unsold goods?"
The believer agreed. He brought home a stinky fish, which he bought with a broken wooden pallet and an old urn. When the family saw that the fish was rotten and smelly, they couldn't eat it at all, so they could only shake their heads and sigh.
However, he said, "Although fish is not fresh, it is better to have fish than no fish at all. I'll gut it, rinse it, and then burn it before eating, so it won't stink. "
As he spoke, he cut open the belly of the smelly fish with a knife and found a crystal pearl in it. He took out his pearl and looked at it in a bright place. When he saw that the pearl had not been drilled through the hole, he decided that it was not someone else's property.
The next day, he took the pearl to the market and showed it to a jeweler he knew. The jeweler read it carefully and said:
"This is an ordinary pearl, and I am willing to pay 1000 yuan for it. If you don't want to sell, please look elsewhere. Maybe a businessman with more capital will pay a big price. "
He thanked the jeweler and went to a big jewelry store for appraisal. When the merchant saw these pearls, he was surprised to say:
"This pearl is worth 70,000 yuan. I gave you the highest price. "
The believers agreed, exchanged money on the spot and found a porter to take the money home. As soon as they got home, a beggar came up to him and begged him to say:
"Do me a favor and see how pathetic I am. Please give me some. "
The believer said, "Yesterday, my situation was similar to yours. I don't have enough to eat and wear. My situation is in jeopardy. Now I am rich, I am richer than you. I will give you half of the money I get. "
After that, the believer divided the money from selling pearls into two parts and gave the beggar 35 thousand dollars. Instead of reaching for money, the beggar smiled and said to him:
"May God bless you. I don't want money. Please keep it and live a good life for the whole family. I am not a beggar, but I am ordered by God to test your heart. "