Debt repayment

 

Debt repayment

 

Agudemba met a young man on his way home. The young man told him about his failure to collect debts and felt very sad. Agudemba then told him a story about debt collection, and then told him a folk legend about "paying back debts".

Agudemba said to the young people:

People often say an old saying: repaying debts is a matter of course. Everyone knows the truth, but in real life, many people do the opposite of this. He obviously had money in his hand, but he deliberately defaulted on it. In the end, it not only ruined the relationship between the two people, but also ruined the social atmosphere. This move is really despicable.

It is said that there is a small village under the snow-capped mountains in the Western Region. The village is not big and there are not many residents. Neighbors and villagers help each other and are very harmonious.

There are two old men in the village, one named Dong and the other named Qiao. The houses of the two families were right next to each other, separated only by a fence.

The two have been playing together since they were young. Because their parents have a good relationship, when they grow up, they become brothers and are inseparable.

Later, the two married each other, had children, and lived their own lives. The two families still help each other and communicate frequently as before.

Old man Dong is a carpenter who knows carpentry skills and often goes out to work. With this skill, Mr. Dong's income is quite high, so he doesn't have to worry about food and drink for his family.

Besides, old man Qiao has no skills and makes a living by farming on two pieces of land. His wife, children and young children lived frugally and lived a very tight life.

Because the two had a very good relationship, Old Man Dong often helped Old Man Qiao without any intention of repaying him. The villagers admired Old Man Dong's actions very much.

Let's say that once, Old Man Qiao's wife and children got sick one after another. In order to cure his illness, he approached Old Man Dong, hoping to borrow some silver.

Seeing that he was in a pitiful situation and had no written evidence, Old Man Dong lent Old Man Qiao 50 taels of silver. Old man Qiao took the silver and left. When parting, he promised to pay back the money within two years.

Old Man Dong's wife Zheng also knew about lending money to Old Man Qiao, but the money that Old Man Qiao borrowed was never returned. Old Man Dong had an accident while going out to work and passed away. Although Old Man Qiao was very sad, he was relieved that he finally did not have to pay back the 50 taels of silver he borrowed.

After Mr. Dong passed away, his income suddenly disappeared, and his wife and children's lives fell into trouble.

Zheng had no choice but to come to Old Man Qiao to demand the 50 taels of silver, but Old Man Qiao insisted that he had already paid it back and refused to pay back the money.

Mrs. Zheng cried and urged her several times, but Old Man Qiao refused to give it. For the last time, Old Man Qiao made a vicious oath: "If I, Qiao, don't repay the money I owe you, I will be a cow in my next life!"

Zheng had no choice but to tell her son Dong Cheng about the incident. When Dong Cheng heard this, he was secretly gnashing his teeth!

The relationship between the two families is becoming more and more unfamiliar. The villagers also pointed fingers at Old Man Qiao, saying that he was ungrateful and ungrateful, and that he would suffer retribution sooner or later.

However, Old Man Qiao did not take this matter to heart and asked his son Qiao Lai to stay away from the Dong family. The two families, who were originally brothers and sisters, became enemies because of the sudden death of Old Man Dong.

Not two years later, Old Man Qiao suddenly fell ill and was bedridden. When he was dying, he said to Qiao Lai: "Son! God gave me a dream last night, saying that if I owe the Dong family 50 taels of silver and I don't repay it, in the next life I will be a cow and go to the Dong family to repay the debt. This is the mistake my father made. You are not allowed to disturb the Dong family."

Jolai was shocked when he heard this, and then shed tears. After saying this, Old Man Qiao drove Hexi to the west.

On the sixth day, the Dong family's cow gave birth to a calf. There is also a black mole on the calf's left ear.

With helpers in farming, Dong Chengxi beamed. Qiao Lai came to Dong's house to check on the calf.

When he saw the mole, Jolet burst into tears. He suddenly fell to his knees and cried: "To tell you the truth, Brother Qiao, my father specifically told me before he passed away that because he owed your family 50 taels of silver and failed to repay it, God punished him to work as a cow in your family to repay the debt. I just read it, That is indeed my father, I beg you, sell me the cow!”

After hearing this, Dong Cheng smiled slightly and said: "My mother has approached your father several times, but your father refused to admit it. Why did he change his story again? My mother almost died of anger. Can you repay this debt? Your father is so ungrateful. Man, it is better to obey God’s arrangements and let him slowly repay his debt like a cow!”

Qiao Lai burst into tears, but was left speechless by Dong Cheng's question, and had to walk away in despair.

The calf was very strong and worked very hard. He had been working in the Dong family for five years before he fell ill and died.

After Qiao Lai learned about this, he begged Dong Cheng again. Dong Cheng didn't face any further difficulties and gave him the cow.

Cholai buried the cow with tears in his eyes.

That night, Old Man Qiao appeared in Dong Cheng's dream. He knelt down and said: "My dear nephew, the debt I owe to your father has been repaid. The fault is mine, and I apologize to you. However, please remember that your father and I are brothers, and I hope that you and Qiao Lai If we can rebuild the old relationship, let's end this grudge!" After saying this, Old Man Qiao knelt on the ground and began to kowtow.

Dong Cheng was kind-hearted, but he couldn't bear it after hearing this. He helped Old Man Qiao up and nodded heavily.

The next day, Dong Cheng went to Qiao Lai's house. He expressed his intention to come. After hearing this, Qiao Lai burst into tears and hugged Dong Cheng.

With this hug, the feud between the two families for several years was settled. Qiao Lai felt guilty and often helped the Dong family with farm work. Dong Cheng inherited his father's carpentry skills, and his life gradually improved.

Agudemba said to the young people:

Everyone in the village knew that Old Man Qiao failed to repay his debts. And he was reincarnated as a cow and came to the Dong family to pay off his debts, which also sounded a warning to the nearby villagers. For a long time after that, in several nearby villages, there was no bad phenomenon of neighbors and villagers not repaying their debts. As the old saying goes: repaying debts is a matter of course. I tell you this story in the hope of reminding the world that people should have a grateful heart and not be an ungrateful person like Old Man Qiao. Little do they know that "there is reincarnation in the way of heaven", and in the end, it is you who will suffer. To be a good person, you must be responsible and understand the principle of repaying kindness.

Agudemba sang a song "Borrowing Money":

 

When some people have no choice but to borrow money from you,

That’s really getting into trouble;

When someone suddenly asks you to borrow money,

I think you won't ask him to pay back the money.

 

I want to kneel down when I ask to borrow money.

borrow money casually;

When I should have paid back the money, I avoided it.

When it comes to repaying debt, I feel distressed about the money.

 

You can lend money to your friends,

It is a kind of trust you have in your friends;

Give friends the freedom to pay themselves back,

That is leaving a piece of sky for friends.

 

It is natural to pay back debts.

If a friend borrows money and fails to repay it, there will be difficulties;

When he can hold up the sky alone,

He will give you a blue sky.