Lohan Venerable Fortune _ What does it mean that Lohan's life depends on lottery?

Originally, the Buddhist holy land was a place to educate all beings. Nowadays, with the progress of society, Buddhist holy places have become a way to win money, but the Buddha does not advocate that we need visas. There is a spirit, but the good and the bad can be changed. The following is a good article. I hope everyone can be inspired. If there is no Amitabha in the south, you can also read this book (Van Van under the temptation).

Accumulate great virtue and turn fate.

In the early years of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty, there was a businessman named Wang Shan in Anhui. He is forty years old and has no children.

There is a fortune teller who is proficient in Feng Shui. He predicted good luck and bad luck very accurately. When he saw Susan Wang, he said sadly, "You don't have a son yet! 」

Susan Wang replied, "Yes! 」

The fortune teller said, "Not only do you have no children or daughters, but in October, disaster strikes! 」

Susan Wang believed the fortune-teller's words, and hurried to Suzhou to tidy up his belongings and go home. It was the rainy season and the river was very high. He could not take a boat, so he had to stay in a hotel.

In the evening, the rain stopped. He went for a walk by the river and saw a young woman drowning. He quickly called the fisherman and said, "whoever saved this young woman, I will give him twenty taels of gold!" " ! 」

Many fishing boats raced to save the young woman. After paying by the number, he asked the young woman, "why did you throw yourself into the river?" 」

The young woman replied, "My husband went out to help people. He keeps a pig at home and wants to pay the rent. He sold the pig yesterday, but he didn't expect to get fake money. I don't want to live, because I'm afraid my husband will blame me and feel sorry for myself! 」

Susan Wang sympathized with her, asked how much the pig was worth and gave her double relief.

When the young woman came home, she met her husband halfway and told her the story in tears. Her husband became suspicious.

After the sun went down, the couple confronted each other where Wang Shan lived. Susan Wang has closed the door to sleep. The husband asked his wife to knock at the door. Wang Shan asked, "Who are you? 」

The young woman replied, "I am a drowning woman, and I have come to thank you!" " 」

Susan Wang said seriously, "You are a young woman and I am an orphan. It is not appropriate to meet at night. Come back quickly! If you are interested, invite your husband tomorrow! 」

Her husband's doubts were dispelled on the spot, and he said in fear, "We came together! 」

Susan Wang was dressed when he suddenly heard the sound of the house collapsing and walked out of the house. Susan Wang looked back in surprise. The earth wall behind the bed collapsed because of long-term rain, crushing the bed. Otherwise, Susan Wang will bear the brunt.

The couple praised, thanked Susan Wang and left.

Susan Wang returned to his hometown and met the fortune teller again. The fortune teller was very surprised and said, "Your face is covered with black lines. You must have done a lot of bad things. You not only escaped the disaster, but also received infinite blessings! 」

Later, Wang Shan gave birth to eleven sons in succession, and two sons succeeded him until he was 98 years old. (page 36 of induction training certificate)

Life is the same, mentality is different.

Zhang Yu has two twins. When his mother gave birth, she walked side by side, and she couldn't tell who was her brother and who was her brother. Not only do they look exactly alike, but Lian Xiao and his cry look exactly alike, and even his biological parents can't be distinguished.

When they can talk, their parents will give them different names. When they were in a private school, their intelligence, writing style and handwriting were similar. Sixteen years old, both of them are doctoral students. On the day of the second interview, even the examiner was surprised because he couldn't say it. So I assigned them to different schools and smiled and said to them, "School is order. My brother is assigned to the official school, and my brother is assigned to the county school! " ! From then on, it was decided who was the elder brother and who was the younger brother.

When getting married, parents are afraid that the two daughters-in-law will be confused, so they are ordered to wear different clothes and shoes.

The following year, I gave birth to a son in the same month, and after the exam, I also received the salary from the government. The people in the village said, "They have the same fate and the same appearance. Maybe everything is the same!"! 」

At the age of thirty-one, they passed the imperial examination together and went to the provincial capital to try. There is a beautiful young widow near her hotel. She teased the twin brother privately, but he solemnly refused. My brother was afraid that the young woman would tease him again, so he told him what the widow wanted to cheat and advised him, "You look like me. Since she teased me, she will definitely tease you. You must be careful, don't be confused and do immoral things! " 」

The younger brother promised his brother on the surface, but later he had an affair with the young woman. At first, the young woman didn't know that they were brothers, and their feelings were getting better and better, so she swore to the young woman, "If I pass the exam, I will definitely marry you!" " 」

When the list was published, my brother passed the exam, but my brother failed in Sun Shan. The younger brother lied to the young woman and said, "Although I have passed the provincial exam, I will go to Beijing to catch the exam next spring. Wouldn't it be more glorious to marry you after I pass the Jinshi exam? " 」

The younger brother told the young woman that he was short of travel expenses, and the young woman gave him all her savings.

The next spring, my brother was admitted to the Jinshi again. The young woman thought that her lover's good news kept coming, and she looked forward to his wedding day and night. But without any news, she became very depressed. She secretly wrote him a letter and then died.

The letter she wrote was sent to her brother, who questioned her in surprise. Her brother could no longer hide it.

The following year, my brother's beloved son suddenly died. He cried so hard that he suddenly went blind and died soon.

His brother enjoyed his wealth and gave birth to many noble children. It can really be said that he is five blessings.

(Comment) The same fate and appearance, because of different minds, the result is completely different. It can be seen that good fortune and bad fortune are created by people themselves, not by nature or nature. (Moral Education in Ancient Prisons, p. 142)

Compassion is a matter of life and can change numbers.

Tao Shiliang from Huiji, Zhejiang Province and Zhang Zhiting went to Daisanji to play together and saw a fisherman catching tens of thousands of eels.

Tao Shiliang said to Zhang Zhiting, "I can't bear to let these eels be cooked and killed. I want to buy it and release it, but I don't have enough financial ability. I hope you can persuade the public to donate money and participate in charity, ok? " 」

Zhang Zhiting readily agreed, generously donated one or two taels of silver, and collected eight or two taels of silver from the public to buy all the eels and release them.

In autumn, Tao Shiliang dreamed that the gods told him: "You could not have passed the imperial examination, because you have great merits in releasing people, so you will get it!" " ! 」

That year, Zhang Zhiting and Tao Shiliang both became the first place. (Commentary on Master Lianchi's Stop Killing and Release, p. 152)

Born at the same time, life and death are different.

Ji Xiaolan's sixth nephew and his servant's son Liu Yunpeng were born in the same year, the same month, the same day, the same time and the same room.

Supposedly, their fates should be similar, but in fact they are quite different. Ji Xiaolan's nephew died at the age of sixteen, but Liu Yunpeng has been alive and kicking.

Ji Xiaolan took pains to find out why because of this. Finally, he said: "This may have something to do with destiny takes a hand's food (clothing, food, shelter and transportation)! The amount of food a person eats in his life is doomed at the moment of birth! My nephew was born at the same time as Liu Yunpeng, so his diet is the same. However, because my nephew grew up in a wealthy family, he was spoiled since childhood, dressed beautifully every day, ate delicious food and enjoyed a lifetime of food early, so he died young. However, Liu Yunpeng was born in a poor family. He lives frugally all day, and his food consumption is quite limited. So far, he can still live healthily! 」

No wonder 100-year-old people are rarely rich and expensive. Many old people often advise us to be frugal and not to spend things indiscriminately, or we will die. (Notes on Yuewei Caotang, Truth magazine, issue 65, page 84)

Have a kind heart and a different life.

Yuan Shangbao's friend raised a boy, who is very handsome and alert. Yuan Shangbao saw the boy's face and felt that it was not good for his master, so he asked his friend to drive him away. Although his friends have always admired Yuan Shangbao's physiognomy, he couldn't bear to drive the boy away. Yuan Shangbao persuaded him many times, and his friend finally sent the boy away.

After the boy was sent away by his master, he had no place to live, so he boarded in an ancient temple.

One night, the boy saw a pile of rags in the corner, which contained one hundred and twenty pieces of silver. When he wanted to get the money, he suddenly sighed and said, "My life is very bad, so my master kicked me out." Now, if I take these things again, I am afraid that God will not allow me! " 」

So he stood by the silverware and waited for his master.

The next morning, he saw a woman crying while walking and looking around in confusion. When the boy asked her, she replied, "My husband is a soldier and he will be executed for committing a crime. Commander XXX is in charge of this case I sold my property and borrowed money from my relatives and friends before I got the money and wanted to give it to the commander. I didn't expect to be tired from walking. I went to this temple to rest for a while, but I lost my money. I'm afraid my husband will die! 」

The boy asked a few more questions, and the woman's answer was completely in line with the facts. So the boy returned the money to her. The woman wanted to share some money to thank him, but the boy refused. This woman has to travel with money.

The woman's husband narrowly escaped, and the woman remembered the boy's virtue and told others everywhere. The commander was very surprised when he heard this. He visited the boy, took him in and let him live at home. The commander saw that the boy was very handsome and clever and liked him very much. As the commander is old and childless, he is regarded as his adopted son.

A few years later, the boy inherited the position of commander and went back to thank his late master. The master sighed and said, "I didn't expect Yuan Jun's face to have such a big deviation! 」

So the Lord left the boy at home. When Yuan Shang arrived, he told the boy to put on plain cloth and bring tea.

Yuan Shangbao was surprised and said, "Is this a little brother?" ? Why is this happening now! 」

The master lied to Mr. Yuan and said, "He was helpless after being driven out, and now he is back!" ! 」

Yuan Shangbao said with a smile: "Don't tease me, he is not your servant now, he is a third-rate military attache! His face and spirit are completely different from before. What good did he do to become like this? 」

The boy explained the story carefully, and the friend was more impressed by Yuan Shangbao's wonderful face.

(Comment) The boy's few words actually revealed that he was afraid of heaven. It seems to be a very simple truth. Seeing unexpected wealth, being able to make up your mind and not being greedy is the greatest learning. (Moral Education in Ancient Prisons, p. 1 10)

The righteous thief saves people, and then there will be good luck.

At first, a person became a beggar, then a thief, and finally became very rich, and later generations were made officials.

When he was a thief, there was a rich man, three widows and three sisters-in-law, all of whom were dead and childless. Fortunately, the little woman is pregnant and hasn't given birth yet. Everyone wants her to have a strong man to carry on the family line.

On the same day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, both widows went to the countryside to visit their graves and worship their ancestors. It took three days to go back and forth because of the long journey. Only the little widow was pregnant, so it was inconvenient to go, leaving an old woman to wait on her.

Someone secretly heard about it, thought it was a good time to do it, and planned to steal it when the rich were young.

When it was dark, a man crossed the wall and saw a little widow and an old woman, with lights in their hands, coming out to check the door. So a man came to the little widow's room and hid in a secret place. The little widow sat reading under the lamp, and the old woman next to her seemed a little drunk. The little widow urged the old woman to go to bed. The little widow said, "Shut the door and sleep by yourself. Don't bother me! " So the old woman closed the door and left.

Soon, a young man pushed the door and came in. A man suspected that the young man was his comrade-in-arms, and before the little widow went to bed, the other party broke in, which surprised him. The young man is well dressed. When the little widow saw the young man breaking in, she was surprised and stood up and shouted. The young man immediately hugged the little widow and asked with joy. The little widow refused resolutely and called the old woman. The old woman didn't answer. Seeing that the little widow was disobedient, the young man drew a sharp knife from his shoes and socks and said to the little widow, "If you don't obey, I will kill you!" " 」

The little widow scolded him and said, "Our family background is innocent and we can't be insulted by rogues. To kill, I would rather die than surrender! " 」

The young man put a knife around the little widow's neck and forced her.

A man glared at him for a long time, extremely indignant. Suddenly he came out from behind the young man, grabbed the sharp knife from his hand and fought back at the young man. The young man was hit on the forehead and fell to the ground. Unexpectedly, the woman was more afraid and trembled and could not speak.

An armor came out at once, opened the door and shouted, "Stop thief!" " The neighbor came and asked, "Where is the thief? Which one is the thief? 」

A man forgot that he was here to steal because of his loyalty and indignation. Then I suddenly realized, smiled and said, "I am a thief!" " However, there are people who are worse than thieves. Why don't you come with me? 」

So, a certain armor led everyone into the little widow's bedroom. At that time, the little widow had fled to other rooms, only to see a man lying in a pool of blood, shining a candle on him, and found that this young man was Xi Er. It's a good thing that B is not dead. Everyone asked why a certain B came here, but a certain B was silent. Ask A. A tells what he saw. So they tied them all up.

At dawn the next day, they were escorted to the yamen. On the contrary, a certain B falsely accused the little widow of adultery with a certain A, and she entered the little widow's room that night because she was caught with rape.

A man said, "I am a thief!" " Who doesn't know? Even if a woman is not chaste, where can she commit adultery with a thief? Then, he not only described what happened that night, but also confessed the theft cases in recent years, proving that he was a thief.

The yamen officials checked the file and believed what A said, so they severely punished B, who revealed the truth. Because he envied the beauty of the little widow for a long time, that night, he also waited for an opportunity, and the old woman who waited on the little widow accepted his bribe and had already colluded.

Therefore, the county magistrate convicted a certain B and the old woman according to law, praised the little widow's chastity, praised a certain A's righteous act, and released a certain A. ..

After he got out of prison, A stole things as before. One night, he was stealing in the town, and his master found him and ran away. A lot of people chased him, so he voted for the Jedi by mistake and couldn't get out. In his hurry, he saw a ruined temple, climbed over the wall and hid under the god table.

Because he was in a hurry, he accidentally bumped into the clay sculpture next to him and fainted himself. When he was in a coma, he saw the clay sculpture he knocked down and jumped up from the ground. It was a ghost with a blue face and a red beard, holding a knife at an armor and shouting, "How dare you knock me down?" "Say that finish, come forward to grab an armor and kill him, and an armor supports the resistance. Suddenly, I heard the gods in the temple say, "This man will protect the integrity of others and fulfill their descendants. His virtue is great, and God has given him generous blessings. How dare a ghost pawn make trouble? " 」

Soon, someone caught the ghost pawn with a green face and beat him hundreds of times. The gods called a certain armor and said, "There is a huge gold reward for you under the platform!" ! 」

A man kowtowed and got up. In a trance, he saw a golden hill piled up under Dan's mound. He hurried down the stairs and woke up after falling.

He woke up and looked up at the sparse stars in the sky. It's dawn, and the dawn shines slightly on the earth. He silently recalled the immortal's words, went downstairs and searched everywhere, and got a lot of money during the Kangxi period. He thought the ghost was playing a trick on him, so he temporarily picked up the coin and walked to a village before dawn. I saw a man selling cooked sweet potatoes by the roadside. He bought sweet potatoes with the copper coins he found.

Soon, an old man also bought a sweet potato, sat with a certain person, ate the sweet potato and left immediately, leaving a rectangular purse (called "Dalian" in ancient times). A man was about to get up when he saw the bag and knew that it was lost by the old man. He opened it and found two ingots of gold, more than one hundred ingots of silver, hundreds of coins and four account books hidden in the bag. There are still tens of thousands of uncollected silver in the account.

A man was afraid that the seller of sweet potatoes would see him, so he quickly hid his things. He thought to himself, "Did God give this to me? However, the old man lost this account book, how to collect money? Even if this is a gift from heaven, I can't accept it! 」

So he sat waiting for the old man to come back. The taro seller sat for a long time and said angrily to him, "You only gave a penny. After sitting for so long, can't you board the plane? " 」

A replied: "No! So I took out a few pence from my bag and bought sweet potatoes to wait for the old man.

As expected, the old man came in a hurry, sweating profusely, and when he saw that A was still sitting eating taro, he asked A: "Haven't you left yet? I just lost a bag. Have you seen it? 」

A man smiled and replied, "if it weren't for your old man's business, I would have left long ago!" 」

Say that finish, some armour takes out the bag and returns it to the old man, saying, "These are all your original things! I only borrowed a few pence to buy taro. I hope you don't blame me! 」

The old man neither opened it nor thanked him, but said, "I don't live far." Why don't you go with me? " ? 」

A man followed the old man for several miles and came to a big house. There is a wooden mountain outside. The old man entered the hospital with a certain armor. When they reached the nave, the old man walked into the house. After finishing his clothes, he came out again and said, "I'm from the State of Chu, and I've been running a wood shop here for several years. All the wood shops in towns and villages come to me to purchase goods in batches. I have hundreds of thousands of funds, and most of the credit loans are recorded in the account book I just lost. It's a good thing you gave it back to me, otherwise I would be finished! Please accept my 1200 silver as a thank-you gift! 」

A man refused resolutely, and the old man saw his sincerity, so he asked a man, "What business did you do before?" 」

A replied, "I didn't study any industry!" " 」

The old man asked again, "Who is in your family? 」

A man replied, "I am alone and have no family!" " 」

The old man asked again, "but what do you do?" 」

A man replied, "I dare not lie to you, I am a thief!" " 」

The old man said in surprise, "Once upon a time, there was a righteous thief in a county who could kill a delinquent teenager in order to save a chaste woman." Is that you? " 」

A: "Yes! 」

The old man said, "Now you are insatiable and open-minded. This is difficult for ordinary people to do. I have a million dollars, and no one can trust me. If you don't dislike me, why don't you live with me? Clothes, food and money can be used at will, isn't it better than a gentleman (thief) on the beam? 」

A man was happy to agree, so he lived with the old man. A man knows a lot of words, and the old man ordered him to collect all kinds of accounts. He worked for the elderly for two years (or worked as a translator as a cashier for two years). He is diligent, cautious, rigorous and meticulous. The old man is old and has no son. He even recognized A as his adopted son and took it home. Because the old man has been away from home for a long time, the villagers don't know that A is not the son of the old man.

When the old man died, a man inherited his career. Some of the descendants of Changlong passed the provincial examination and became the official position of guarding the county magistrate. Up to now, they are still rich families in Chu.

Mr. Wang Daoding, the owner of Huazuo, said: "Heaven has no relatives and always cooperates with good people. It is very rare to have a scholar-bureaucrat as cheap as a thief in an industry, so God rewarded him generously, not stingy because he was a thief. However, for the descendants of those dignitaries, their reasons and origins can be analogized. " (Translated from Sitting Flowers and Fruits, Volume I, pp. 36-4 1)

Try to do good and turn bad luck around.

During the Jiajing period of Sejong in the Ming Dynasty (1522- 1566), there was a Mr. Yu in Jiangxi, whose name was great and his handwriting was good. He is well read and versatile. He passed the scholar's exam at the age of eighteen, and he was among the best in every exam.

In the prime of his life, because of his poor family, he opened a library to teach students to read, and founded Wenchang Society with a dozen friends who entered school in the same year, advocating word paper, buying things and releasing them, abstaining from killing and all kinds of oral sex. After doing this for more than a year, he took the exam seven times before and after, but he didn't get into Juren.

He gave birth to five sons, four died of illness, and the third son was handsome and had two moles on the bottom of his left foot. The couple love him very much. Unexpectedly, at the age of eight, he was playing in the community and lost his way.

Mr. Yu gave birth to four daughters, and only one remained. Mrs. Yu was so sad that she cried her eyes out. Mr. Yu lives in poverty all the year round.

He thought to himself, "I haven't made any big mistakes in my life. Why should I be punished by God?" 」

After he was forty years old, he wrote on yellow paper every New Year's Eve, praying to the Kitchen God and asking him to convey it to heaven. After several years like this, there was no return and no response.

On New Year's Eve, when he was forty-seven, he and his wife and a daughter, who were blind from crying, sat around the desolate house and looked at each other with sad faces.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of knocking at the door. Mr. Yu held a candle to open the door and saw an old man dressed in black and holding a corner towel (a corner of a square towel was broken). Half of his beard and hair have turned silvery white, and the old man bowed to his seat. He said, "My name is Zhang. I came from far away and heard that your family was very sad and lamented, so I came to comfort you! 」

Mr. Yu thinks Lao Zhang is different, so he respects him very much. Mr. Yu said: "I have been studying all my life, and I have not achieved fame so far. Not only can't you save your wife, but you can't eat without food. I once burned several essays for Kitchen God ... "

After that, Mr. Yu narrated the content of the article by the way.

Zhang Laozhang said, "I have known about your family for a long time! Your malice is too heavy, you are obsessed with fame and fortune, your articles are full of resentment, and you insult God. I'm afraid you will be punished more than that! 」

Mr. Yu said in surprise, "I heard that in the dark, ghosts and gods will record any small good deeds." I have vowed to do good deeds and keep the commandments for a long time. How can all this exist in name only? " 」

Zhang Lao Zhang replied: "For example, your friends and students often use old books and papers to stick windows and packages, and even to wipe the desktop. You said you shouldn't get dirty and burn them immediately. You see these phenomena every day, without warning or persuasion. Just on the way, what are the benefits of picking up some papers and burning them for others to see?

Wenchang Society releases the animals every month, and you just follow the crowd (you just follow the crowd and don't try your best, not really follow the crowd), because things can be successful because of others, and if others don't do it, you won't take the initiative to release them. In fact, your heart has not yet sprouted compassion. Animals such as fish, shrimps and crabs are often slaughtered in the kitchen at home. Have they no life?

Speaking of verbal mistakes, you are used to arguing irrationally and saying something cool and bitter to convince others. You know in your heart that this is harmful to kindness, but you are used to talking and laughing at your friends and slandering and laughing at others in the wind, and there is nothing you can do. Your words angered ghosts and gods, and I don't know how many mistakes I made. You still pretend to be simple and honest Is this deceiving yourself or God?

Although you haven't done anything immoral, you must look carefully when you meet a beautiful lady from another family. Your heart will tremble at once, but you can't get rid of evil thoughts. You just don't have bad karma to make do with, or the consequences will be unimaginable. Can you face a beautiful woman like a man in Lu's works? You brag that you can face ghosts and gods all your life That's bullshit！

These commandments, which you swore to keep, are still so, how much less others? I turn the articles you burn every day into heaven. God sends messengers to inspect your good and evil every day, and finds that you haven't recorded a good thing for several years, but when you live alone, you see that your heart is full of greed, lewdness, jealousy, eagerness for success, injustice, arrogance, contempt for others, hope for return and revenge against your old enemies. These bad ideas were recorded by Sun Wandering God. God's punishment is getting worse and worse, and it's too late for you to escape the disaster. How can you pray for blessings? 」

Mr. Yu was very surprised. He was so scared that he fell to the ground and burst into tears. "Now that you know what I did secretly, you must be a chef. Please help me! " 」

Zhang Laozhang replied: "If you are sensible in reading, you should also know the truth of taking pleasure in kindness. When you hear a kind word, you are encouraged and encouraged; When I saw a good thing, I was very happy, but I soon forgot it. Because you don't have deep faith and perseverance, all your good words and deeds are perfunctory and follow the crowd, so why not do something down-to-earth? You are full of malice, ups and downs, and you still hope and blame God for giving you good news. It's like planting thorns everywhere, but waiting for a bumper harvest of rice. Isn't that ridiculous?

From now on, you should vigorously get rid of all kinds of distractions such as greed, obscenity and delusion, purify your mind and always cherish good thoughts. Do what you can, asking for nothing in return or fame. Regardless of the size and difficulty, seek truth from facts and be patient. If strength can't do good deeds, we must be diligent and sincere, full of happiness, and complete our kindness. First, be tolerant, and second, be persistent. Never be lazy and deceive yourself. After such a long time, it naturally has unexpected effects. Your family is very religious to me, so I tell you this in particular. As long as you encourage the practice of doing good as soon as possible, you may save the will of God! 」

When Lao Zhang finished, he immediately went into the back room of Yu's house, and Teacher Yu followed. In the kitchen, the old man suddenly disappeared, and Mr. Yu realized that he was the kitchen god in charge of life.

Mr. Yu then burned incense and kowtowed, and the next day (that is, the first day of the Lunar New Year), he prayed to heaven and earth and vowed to repent and do good. I gave myself a nickname "Pure Taoist" to show my determination to get rid of all kinds of delusions and evil thoughts.

When I first started practicing, I was still full of distractions, either doubting or being lazy. After living for a long time, my mind was still uncertain. So, he kowtowed in front of Guanyin statue in the hall at home. He sincerely vowed that he hoped that good thoughts would always remain pure and diligent in doing good. If he has a little indulgence, he will fall into hell forever.

Every morning, he recites the holy name of avalokitesvara for a hundred times, praying for the bodhisattva's secret help. From then on, in every word and deed, every move and every thought, I felt as if there were ghosts around me, and I didn't dare to deceive my heart. Whatever is helpful to others and good for animals, regardless of the size of the matter, regardless of his own leisure, regardless of other people's knowledge, regardless of his own ability, he always does it with joy, and sometimes he even compromises himself until the good deed is successfully completed. He is convenient for fate, accumulates virtue, and tirelessly guides people with the principles of Dunlun, diligence, humility, humiliation and karma.

At the end of each month, he summed up what he had done and said in the past month and told it before the kitchen god throne. So persevere, do good and mature, move with all good, and forget it quietly.

Three years later, he was fifty years old. This year is the second year of Ming Shenzong Wanli (AD 1574). After the senior high school entrance examination, Prime Minister Zhang Jiangling visited relatives and friends in his hometown and wanted to find a teacher for his son. Many people recommended Mr. Du Yu, so he applied for the capital and took his family with him. The Prime Minister respected Mr. Yu's moral character very much and helped him enter imperial academy.

In the fourth year of Wanli, Yu Xiansheng took part in the provincial examination in Beijing and became famous. The next year, he entered high school again.

One day, he went into the palace to meet the eunuch Father Yang. Grandpa Yang ordered five semes to come out to see Mr. Yu. These five semes are all heirs selected by Yang's father-in-law for his later years. One of them,/kloc-Mr. Yu, a 6-year-old son, looked familiar and asked him where he came from. The other party replied: "I am from Jiangxi. When I was a child, I mistakenly entered the grain ship. I seem to remember my name and hometown! 」

Mr. Yu was very surprised and told him to take off his left shoe and found two moles. Mr. Yu shouted, "You are my third son! 」

Yang Gonggong was also surprised. After asking the original reason, he immediately returned his seme to Mr. Yu and went back to his apartment with Mr. Yu.

Mr. Yu quickly told Mrs. Yu that Mrs. Yu was crying with her son in her arms, and 16-year-old son also cried. He held his mother's cheek and licked her eyes, and her eyes suddenly recovered. Mr. Yu has mixed feelings. He doesn't want to be an official again and wants to go back to his hometown. Therefore, he submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister admired his righteous act very much and gave him many generous gifts to return home.

After he returned to his hometown, he worked harder to do good deeds. After his son married a good wife, he gave birth to seven children in a row, all of whom were brought up by him and inherited his scholarly family.

Mr. Yu wrote an article about what he changed when he met the Kitchen God, so as to admonish future generations.

Mr. Yu was in good health and mental health, and lived to the age of 88. Everyone thinks that this is the result of doing good deeds and saving fate.

The author of this biography is Luo Zhen, who is a student of Mr Yu.

(pages 59-68 in the appendix of Yuan's Detailed Notes on Four Books on Exegetics, and pages 34-37 in Yu Jingyi's Will Kitchen God, Volume I).

(Note) Men in the State of Lu │ "Confucius' Family Language" records that there was a man living alone in one house in the State of Lu, and a widow in the neighborhood also lived alone in another house. One night, a storm came. The widow's house was broken down and she sought asylum. Men in Lu shut the door and refused to accept widows. Lu Lina said, "I heard that men and women are under 60, and cohabitation is different! 」

The widow asked, "Why can't you sit still like Liu Xiahui? 」

Lu replied: I can sit still, but I can't! I must have self-knowledge. I can't just learn from Liu Xiahui's attitude and not copy his deeds to achieve the best results! "(Yuan's Appendix to Notes on Xunzi's Four Books, page sixty-two)

Broaden the blessings and change the destiny.

Qiupu is a native of Qiongshan County (formerly Qiongzhou Prefecture, now Hainan Island), with a well-off family and a passion for charity.

In spring ploughing, the poor have no millet and seedlings to sow, so Qiupu lets them borrow them casually. When the rice is ripe, he only takes back the millet without any interest. He doesn't care if someone deliberately defaults on his debts.

One year there was a famine, and Qiupu donated hundreds of meters to help the victims and villages, but many people starved to death on the way around. Qiu Pu bought land in a deserted place, set up a graveyard, and had his body cleaned up and buried.

Qiu Pu gave birth to a son with a single name. After marrying his daughter-in-law, he gave birth to a grandson, Shan Mingjun, and Qiu Chuan unfortunately died young. Everyone sighed and complained that God had no eyes and failed the good people. Qiupu is also very sad, but she is still content with her fate.

Qiu Pu once told others: "When I was a child, I met a fortune teller. He decided that I had money but never lived, and I had no children and grandchildren. Later, I met an astrologer. He looked at my horoscope and told me that my life was short and I had no son, let alone a grandson. Their predictions and inferences are the same, although I am confused now.