What is the story about the three hundred taels of silver here in "Today's Dharma"?

"There is no three hundred taels of silver here" is an idiom, which comes from a folk joke and legend. It can be said to be a household name in China and is familiar to everyone. The next sentence is "Wang Er (some say Ah Er) next door has never stolen." These two sentences have similar meanings and complement each other, but it is the next sentence that reveals the core of the story and shows what the story wants to express. In today's statement, there are no three hundred taels of silver in this place

"Today's statement" 20140811 There are three hundred taels of silver in this place. The main content of this episode: The Xu family in Shuangxi Village had a silver coin stolen. Big news for the village.

The Xu family said that their ancestors were wealthy and buried a lot of silver coins in the foundation of the old house. However, the police said that the case could not be filed because they could not verify the case. In 2013, there was a demolition in Shuangxi Village, and the Xu family used their own excavator to dig out silver coins. And the Xu family really dug up silver coins. The police also found the suspect vehicle based on surveillance records and recovered the stolen silver dollars. The fable of "There is no three hundred taels of silver here"

The complete sentence is: There is no three hundred taels of silver here, and the boy next door never stole it. It comes from a short story in ancient times: In ancient times, there was a man named A'er. While his neighbor was not at home, he broke into the house and stole three hundred taels of silver. Want to hide the money in a safe place. After thinking for a long time, he decided to dig a hole outside and bury the money in it to fill it up.

After that, I was still worried, so I found a board and wrote: "There is no three hundred taels of silver here, and Ah Er next door has never stolen it." As a result, the neighbor came back and found that the silver had been stolen, so he went to look for it and found Ah Er. Where the wooden boards were inserted, he smiled. After digging around, I found my money. I said in my heart: You are a bastard, I will sue you to the government.

So later generations took advantage of this allusion and used "There is no three hundred taels of silver here" to express the meaning of self-deception and failure to do so, and this is also the source of the profoundness of Chinese culture. To say that this word is good, it is better to say that the ancients were wise. A simple story actually shakes off a burden twice, which makes people have endless aftertaste. This story satirizes those people who are smart and want to hide something, but don't do it to themselves.