A short story about sincere idioms, famous sayings and epigrams

Ceng Zi is a student of Confucius. Once, Ceng Zi's wife was going to the market. Because the child was crying, Ceng Zi's wife promised to help him kill the pig when he came back. After Ceng Zi's wife came back from the market, Ceng Zi caught pigs and killed them. His wife stopped him and said, "I'm just joking with the children." Ceng Zi said, "You can't joke with children. If children are not sensible, they should learn from their parents and listen to their instructions. Now you are coaxing him, that is, teaching children to lie. " So Ceng Zi killed the pig. Ceng Zi knew that honesty and trustworthiness were the basic principles of being a man. If you don't kill the pig by mistake, the pig at home will be saved, but it will leave an indelible shadow on the mind of a pure child.

Han Xin repaid his kindness.

Han Xin, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, lived with his brother and sister-in-law when he was a child and lived on leftovers. Little Han Xin helps his brother during the day and studies hard at night, but his mean sister-in-law still hates his reading, and thinks it is useless to read. So Han Xin had to sleep on the street, hungry. There is an old lady who works as a servant for others. She sympathized with him, supported him in his studies and gave him food every day. Facing the sincerity of the old woman, Han Xin was very grateful. He said to the old man, "I must repay you when I grow up." The old woman smiled and said, "I'll bury it when you grow up." Later, Han Xin became a famous soldier and was named King of Chu by Liu Bang. He still remembers the old man who helped him. So he found the old man, took him to his palace and treated her like his mother.

The establishment of Yan Shu's reputation

Yan Shu, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, is famous for his honesty. At the age of fourteen, he was recommended to the emperor and became a child prodigy. The emperor summoned him and asked him to take the exam at the same time with more than 1000 Jinshi. As a result, Yan Shu found that she had just practiced the exam ten days ago, so she truthfully reported to Zhenzong and asked to change other topics. Song Zhenzong appreciated Yan Shu's honesty very much and named him "fellow scholar". When Yan Shu takes office, the world is at peace. Therefore, Beijing officials, large and small, often go to the suburbs or hold various banquets in restaurants and teahouses in the city. Yan Shu was poor and had no money to go out to eat, drink and have fun, so she had to read and write articles with her brothers at home. One day, Zhenzong promoted Yan Shu as the official of the East Palace who assisted the prince in his studies. Ministers were surprised and didn't understand why Zhenzong made such a decision. Zhenzong said, "Recently, the ministers often play and have banquets. Only Yan Shu studies behind closed doors, so she is cautious in self-esteem and is the best candidate for the East Palace official. " Yan Shu thanked him and said, "I am actually a person who likes to play and eat, but my family is poor." If I had money, I would have taken part in the banquet tour. " These two things made Yan Shu establish prestige in front of ministers, and Song Zhenzong trusted him more.

Cai mian's determination to repay the wealth of his deceased friend.

There is a man named Cai Lin in Wuxian county, whose words are gentle. He attaches importance to commitment and responsibility and friendship between friends. A friend left him 1200 pieces of silver, without leaving any written evidence. Soon, his friend passed away. Cai Mianyou called his friend's son and wanted to pay him back two thousand two hundred pieces of silver. His friend's son was surprised and refused to accept it, saying, "Oh, dear! There is no such thing. Where can there be a person who leaves 1200 pieces of silver but doesn't make a written evidence? And my father never told me. " Cai Mian said with a smile: "The written evidence is in my heart, not on paper. Your father regards me as a confidant, so he won't tell you. " Finally, Cai Mian-You used a car to transport two hundred and twenty pieces of silver back to him.

Teenagers buy wine

In the early years, few foreigners set foot in the southern foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Later, many Japanese people came here for sightseeing, which is said to be because of the honesty of a teenager.

One day, several Japanese photographers invited a local teenager to buy beer, and the teenager ran for more than three hours.

The next day, the boy offered to buy them beer. The photographers gave him a lot of money this time, but the boy didn't come back until the afternoon of the third day. As a result, photographers talked about it and thought that the boy cheated the money away. On the third night, the boy knocked on the photographer's door. It turned out that he only bought four bottles of beer in one place, so he climbed a mountain, crossed a river, bought six more bottles, and broke three bottles when he came back. He took the broken glass in tears and returned the change to the photographer. All the people present were moved. This story deeply touched many foreigners. Later, more and more tourists came here.

Customers and shopkeepers

A customer walked into an auto repair shop and claimed to be the driver of the transportation company. "Write more parts on my bill. After I go back to the company for reimbursement, you will have benefits. " He said to the shopkeeper. But the owner refused such a request. The customer pestered and said, "My business is not small. I will come here often. You can definitely make a lot of money! " "The shopkeeper told him that this could never be done. The customer shouted angrily, "Anyone can do this. I think you are too stupid. " The shopkeeper was angry. He asked the client to leave immediately and talk about it elsewhere. At this time, the customer smiled and shook the owner's hand admiringly: "I am the boss of that transportation company. I've been looking for a fixed and reliable repair shop. Where else can you let me talk about this business? "

In the face of temptation, I don't feel heartbroken and confused about it. Although it is as plain as a cloud and as simple as running water, it makes people appreciate a kind of high mountain and deep sea. This is a shining character-honesty.