Story 2 Cheapskate

1. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Wei Xiao, and Sima was an official. One of his handmaids died, so he ordered the housekeeper on duty to say, "My old handmaid is dead. She has lived in my house for several years, so she should find a coffin for her funeral. I'm new here, and my family is too poor to buy a new coffin, as long as I can buy something that can be used. Needless to say, my family wants it, just say your family wants it.

Just buy it. "Butler went out and lost his words to everyone. People all over the state laughed at this Sima, who was too stingy and took his words as a joke at dinner.

2. One of the legends of nanxi river

"Woo, woo, woo-"The meat snail rang at the door-the meat seller came. Honey, think about it. I haven't eaten oily fish for seven days since Lao Xia went to her mother's house. My stomach is drooling. I have to eat something today anyway. But when Lao Shao is away, money can't be the master, and he dare not borrow it. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and had an idea.

He came to the door with an anvil and said that he would beat three or two skins. The butcher cut him a piece at random. He put the meat on the anvil, turned it over and said that a piece was missing and had to be weighed. I weighed it, put it on the anvil, looked around, and said that there was too much money and not enough money. Cut off a little, then put it on the anvil and look around, saying that you forgot to bring money! "You, you ... you can't afford it, don't buy it!" The butcher was angry and threw a pinch of meat into the basket to greet others, ignoring him.

Secretly happy, he hurried back to the kitchen, locked the anvil tightly, scalded the greasy food into the pot, cooked a pot full of vegetable porridge, enjoyed it for several days, and specially left a bowl for Lao Jia to taste.

When Lao Xia came home, he saw a bowl full of oil stars and asked him what was wrong. He crossed his legs and shook his head, telling the story proudly. Old summer listened to, suddenly gave him a chopsticks:

"You should stay! You are stupid, this family is always early! Why not wash it in the water tank? "