Chapter 44 The story of the dyer and the barber-1

According to legend, there were two craftsmen in the ancient city of Alexandria, one was the dyer Aipi Gou, and the other was the barber Aippi Sui.They are neighbors. The dyer Aipi Gou is cunning, often deceitful, and shameless. He has lost all face in the local area and has done all kinds of scandals. He often used various excuses to defraud customers of money, and once he got the money, he squandered it. He also secretly sold the washed and dyed fabrics sent by customers, and the money he sold was used for eating and drinking.When others came to pick up the clothes, he lied to them and said:

"Come and pick it up early tomorrow, I guarantee you will get it." The next day, when someone else came to pick it up, he said, "Oh, I had guests at my house yesterday, and I was busy. I didn't have time to wash and dye. Please come tomorrow." Believing it was true, he went back on the third day, but he evaded and said, "I'm sorry! My wife gave birth last night, and I was so busy that I really didn't have time to wash and dye. Please come tomorrow, and I will deliver the goods on time." In short, every time people came to pick up the cloth, he always found all kinds of excuses, swearing and swearing.Finally, the customer got angry, didn't believe his lies, and asked him: "Give me back my clothes, I don't want to wash and dye them." At this time, he made up another lie, saying:

"By Allah, I dyed your cloth so beautifully and hung it on the line, but unfortunately it was stolen. I really don't know who stole it." At this time, if the customer is a loyal and honest person, he will consider himself unlucky, but if he meets a powerful customer, he will have to quarrel with him endlessly.But even if you report it to the Yamen, the gain outweighs the loss. The notoriety of the dyer Eppy Gou is shunned by people, and only the uninformed will fall for it.In this way, people quarreled with him every day. Therefore, his business was slow, and he could not make ends meet and could not maintain his life.He sneaked into the barber shop of Ai Pi Sui next door, and observed the movement of the gate of the dyeing workshop. If he saw strangers bringing clothes to the gate of the dyeing workshop, he would rush out to greet them:

"Hey! What's the matter?" "Please dye this dress for me." "You must agree on what color you want to dye, otherwise if you get the wrong color, not only will I suffer bad luck, but it will also cause misunderstanding. You pay the wages first, and come to pick up the goods tomorrow." Then he took the clothes away. After the customer paid his wages and left, he took his clothes to the market and sold them. He bought various things with his wages and money from selling clothes, and enjoyed them to his heart's content. He often sits in the barber shop waiting for business, and if he finds that the customers who come to the dyeing house are to pick up clothes, he will hide and not show his face.He used this method to deceive people for several years.

Once, the dyer Aipi Gou washed and dyed the clothes of a big man and sold the clothes of the big man.The big man came to pick it up every day, but he was never seen. It turned out that when he saw the big man coming, he would sneak away from Aipi Sui's barber shop. Finally, the big man couldn't stand it anymore and had to file a lawsuit with the dyer.The judge sent servants to follow the big man to the dyeing workshop, and saw that the dyeing workshop was empty, except for a few dilapidated dye vats, there was nothing left.Therefore, the guards and the upright Muslims in the neighborhood sealed the dyeing workshop and took away the keys.

Before leaving, he left a message, asking Aipi Gou to compensate the customer for his clothes, and then went to the court to get the key. "What's going on here?" After the dyeing workshop was closed, the barber Aipi Sui asked the dyer: "You have offended all the people who sent clothes to be washed and dyed. Where did you get the clothes of that big man? went?" "Dear neighbor, to tell you the truth, his clothes were stolen." "Strange! The clothes that everyone sent for washing and dyeing were stolen. Are all the thieves patronizing you? I suspect that you are lying. Tell me the truth."

"Honestly, dear neighbor, no one steals from me." "So, where did you get people's clothes?" "I sold all these clothes and ran out of money." "Allah will not tolerate you doing this!" "I did this because I was poor. For a long time, I had no business. I was poor, and there was nothing else I could do." "My workmanship is not bad, but I also have no future in this city!" Api Sui, the barber, was also embarrassed: "Because I'm poor, people don't ask me to shave their heads anymore. Brother, now I start Hate the craft."

"Alas! Business is down, and I'm too lazy to do it," said Eppie Goo. "Er! I say, why do we miss this city? Why don't we leave here, and travel elsewhere, and find another way of life, Anyway, we are craftsmen, so we are afraid of having nothing to eat? We can breathe fresh air and get rid of suffering when we leave here.” The dyer Eppie Gou began to talk about the benefits of traveling, and the barber Eppie Sui was really moved by what he said, and he became interested. He chanted: "In order to pursue the greatest happiness in life, you leave your home, Go to other places to develop.

Because people are traveling, You can operate as you like, worry-free, You can also broaden your knowledge, learn etiquette, Opportunity to socialize with respected people. If someone says: 'Travel keeps loved ones far away, uprooted from home, Brings drowsiness and depression. ' You replied: 'Even if young people leave the world in wandering, It is also nobler than living in slander. "