Great doubtful.(疑疑惑惑)
During the late Ming dynasty in China,
there was a famous writer named Feng Menglong who compiled a collection of
short stories.
One of these stories is about a loyal old
servant named Aji, who worked for a woman named Ms Yan.
Through his intelligence and prudence, Aji
changed the fate of Ms Yan and their two families, transforming them from
modestly well-off to extremely wealthy.
The story, written by Feng Menglong, is set
in the mid-Ming Dynasty, a peaceful era of national strength.
Aji lived in a small village in Zhejiang
Province. He was over fifty years old and had worked for the Xu family for many
years. Ms Yan's husband was Xu Zhe, who had two older brothers, Xu Yan and Xu
Zhao.
Xu Zhe died of illness before reaching the
age of 30. Following his death, his two elder brothers demanded the division of
the family property. The terms of the property division document, which was
drafted by Xu Yan and Xu Zhao, were unfair to Ms Yan. They allocated the oxen
and horses that could be used for ploughing and transportation to themselves
and gave Ms Yan the elderly Aji.
With Ms Yan's support, Aji used the 12
taels of silver she provided as start-up capital to start a business.
Over the next ten years, Aji helped Ms Yan
earn a lot of money each year with his caution, prudence and keen business
acumen, and her assets and land increased year by year.
Aji died at the age of 80. Before he died,
he saw everyone he cared about, including his family, Ms Yan's family, and Xu
Yan and Xu Zhao. After seeing everyone he wanted to see, Aji peacefully closed
his eyes and left this world.
Following his death, the envious Xu Yan and
Xu Zhao told Ms Yan's two sons:
'Why are you so grateful to Aji? Although
he made you look like you made a lot of money, we believe that he embezzled
more than you made."
Ms Yan's two sons replied:
'Don't slander Aji's character.' He was
very loyal to our family while he was alive. He never embezzled any of the
money, not even one percent or one-thousandth. We don't believe what you're
saying.'
Xu Yan and Xu Zhao told Ms Yan's two sons.
'Don't be deceived by his seemingly honest
appearance. I guarantee he has embezzled your money.'
Seeing how certain Xu Yan and Xu Zhao were,
Ms. Yan's two sons' initially firm belief wavered. They looked at each other
with great doubtful.
Seeing this, Xu Yan and Xu Zhao took the
two young men to Aji's house.
As Aji had recently passed away, his family
was in chaos. Xu Yan, Xu Zhao and Ms Yan's two sons took advantage of this to
search the house.
Their search proved that Aji was indeed a
very upright person. Ms Yan's sons felt ashamed and angry that they had
believed Xu Yan and Xu Zhao.
After they told Ms Yan, she made a
decision.
She and her family held a very grand
funeral for Aji.
Afterwards, she convened a family meeting.
She told her sons and daughters:
'We are able to live so well today thanks
to Aji's contributions during his lifetime.
He served our family from a young age. He
was very loyal to us. He helped us to earn a lot of money, yet he himself lived
very simply.
I think we should allocate some of our
family property to Aji's son to ensure that he can provide for his elderly
wife.
It is important that we maintain harmony
between our two families, so you should treat Aji's son with the same respect
that you would show your own uncle.
Madam Yan's two sons and daughters fully
supported her decision.
The county magistrate later learned of
Madam Yan and Aji's story. He believed that the story of these two families was
worthy of emulation, and he publicly praised them.
This idiom directly translates as
"great doubtful".
It is used to describe someone who is
doubtful of others and hesitant and indecisive.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
Are there people in your city whom you
admire? Have you ever expressed your gratitude to others through your actions?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
疑疑惑惑(Great doubtful.)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)，他寫過一本短篇小說集。
他的這本小說集中有一個有關於一個忠誠的老僕人的故事，這個老僕人的名字叫做(阿寄)，他的女主人是顏女士。
(阿寄)經由自己的聰明與謹慎而改變了顏女士與自己的兩個家庭的命運，他透過他的智慧與運氣讓顏女士的家庭從小康變成大富戶。
馮夢龍說的這個故事發生在明王朝的中葉，那是一個國力強盛的和平時代。
(阿寄)住在浙江省的一個小村莊內，他的年紀已經50幾歲了，他長期在徐家工作。顏女士的先生的名字叫做(徐哲)，徐哲有兩個哥哥，這兩個哥哥的名字是(徐言)與(徐召)。
徐哲因為生病所以不到30歲就病逝，徐哲病逝後，徐哲的兩個哥哥提出了分拆家族財產的要求，徐言與徐召擬定的這份拆分財產的文件中的條件對顏女士並不公平，他們把可以幫忙耕地與運輸的牛與馬分配給自己，他們把年紀老邁的阿寄分配給顏女士。
在顏女士的支持之下，阿寄拿著顏女士所提供的12兩銀子作為創業資金去做生意。
在接下來的十多年內，阿寄憑藉著他的小心與謹慎還有敏銳的商業頭腦，每年都幫顏女士賺了很多錢，顏女士所擁有的資產與土地也一年比一年增加。
阿寄在他80歲的那年去世，他死之前見到所有他所關心的人，這些人包含他的家人和顏女士的家人和徐言與徐召，當阿寄見到所有他想見的人之後，他安詳的閉上眼睛離開這個世界。
阿寄離世後，忌妒他的徐言與徐召對顏女士的兩個兒子說。
你們為何要如此的感謝阿寄呢?我們認為他雖然幫你們在帳面上賺了很多錢，但是我們認為他私底下侵占很多錢，這些錢可能超過你們在帳面上所賺的錢。
顏女士的兩個兒子回答。
你們不要污衊阿寄的人格，阿寄在生前對我們這個家庭非常忠誠，他連百分之一或千分之一的銀子都不曾侵占，我們不相信你說的話。
徐言與徐召對顏女士的兩個兒子說。
你們不要被他看起來誠實的外表所欺騙，我敢保證，他一定有侵占你們的錢。
由於徐言與徐召的話說些話的時候表情非常地確定，顏女士的兩個兒子原本堅定的信念也變的動搖，他們非常疑惑地彼此看了一眼。
徐言與徐召看到顏女士的兩個兒子的表情後就拉著這兩個年輕人一起到了阿寄家中。
由於阿寄才剛剛過世，阿寄的家人都亂成一團，徐言與徐召和顏女士的兩個兒子就利用這個機會到了阿寄的家裡去到處搜查。
搜查的結果證明了阿寄的確是一個非常正直的人，顏女士的兩個兒子感到非常羞恥，他們生氣自己竟然相信徐言與徐召的話。
顏女士的兩個兒子對顏女士說了這件事情之後，顏女士的心中作出了一個決定。
顏女士與他的家人為了阿寄舉辦了一場非常隆重的喪禮。
喪禮結束之後，顏女士主動召開了一場家族會議，她對她的兒子與女兒說。
我們今天能夠生活得如此富足，都要感謝阿寄生前的付出。
阿寄從年輕的時候就在我們家擔任僕人，他對我們家非常的忠誠，他幫我們賺了那麼多錢但是他自己生活的非常的簡樸。
我認為我們應該把我們家中的財產分出一部分給阿寄的兒子，讓阿寄的兒子可以好好的照顧阿寄那個年老的妻子。
我們兩個家庭之間要保持和睦，你們對待阿寄的兒子的態度要像是對待自己叔叔一樣的尊敬。
顏夫人的兩個兒子和女兒們都非常支持顏夫人的決定。
顏夫人與阿寄的這段故事後來被縣長知道了，縣長認為這兩個家庭的之間的故事非常值得大家來學習與效法，所以特別公開表揚這兩個家庭。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是非常的疑惑。
這句成語被用來形容一個人懷疑他人、內心疑慮不定且猶豫不決的樣子。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢
你住的城市中是否有那些令你覺得敬佩的人呢?你是否曾經用行動去實際的表達你對別人的感謝呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為馮夢龍-醒世恆言-卷35-徐老僕義憤成家
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