On a weekend evening, Chun-Li and her grandmother finish dinner and go for a walk by the river, and her grandmother tells Chun-Li a story.

That was a long time ago. In a bustling market, an outsider came with a cow, and he wanted to buy something in the store, so he tied the cow under a tree next to the store. He thought he would come out in a moment, just a live button. When he came out after shopping, he found that the cow was gone! He looked around, there were chickens, ducks, red dates and mung beans, all sorts of things. Some of them were busy with their heads down, some were laughing in twos and threes, and some were staring at the passers-by with their eyes intended.

The outsider hurriedly asked the uncle who was selling jujubes next to him: "Have you seen my cow?" The uncle looked at him and shook his head. The outsider asked the man selling eggs on the other side, "Have you seen where the cow is tied to the tree?" The man said, "I didn't even pay attention to whether there were cows or not." I can't even keep myself busy! ”

The outsiders were anxious and shouted loudly: "Why is the atmosphere here so bad, are there thieves everywhere?" If it wasn't for you people in the village who stole it, who else could it be? ”

When everyone heard the shouting, they looked at the outsiders, and someone said, "It's useless for you to shout, if you don't see it, you don't see it." Some people even came to argue: "Your own cattle are not tethered, look good." and wronged us. Whoever steals your cattle will go to whom, you must have evidence when you speak, and you can't just slander people! Don't provoke the anger of the people, otherwise you will ruin the reputation of our village, and you will not be able to eat and walk around! ”

The outsiders looked at the posture and knew that they were also negligent for a while. If you tie it tightly or tell someone outside to take a look, it won't be a problem. Now that's the case, if the cow is lost, it's lost, and it can't be recovered! Just eat a dumb loss! But this loss is too great!

When Chun-Li heard this, she asked her grandmother, "Then who stole this cow?" Aren't you really a local? Grandma smiled and said, "Not really!" It was another outsider, who happened to be shopping at this time, and when he came out of the store, he saw another cow, and the strap tied to the tree was loose, and no one paid attention to it, so he took it away! ”

"Oh, the locals are so wronged, it's not the cow they stole it, but others will think they did it. Their village's reputation must be ruined! Chun-Li said.

Grandma said, "That's right! This is the plague of innocence! But I don't think they're wronged! ”

Chun-Li's eyes widened and asked, "Why?" ”

Grandma told Chun-Li, "If everyone in the village had developed a good habit of watching and helping each other, this would not have happened." If you are out doing business and pay attention, or remind the outsiders, tell the outsiders that your cattle are not tied tightly. It took a few more seconds for the out-of-town to tie the rope. Or when another outsider takes the cow and says it's not your cow! And it won't happen! ”

Chun-Li realized something and said, "You really have to pay attention to it in the future." I think there are mistakes in all three aspects, the outsiders who lose the cattle are more careful, the locals pay more attention, and the outsiders who are the cows are more conscious, and this kind of thing can be avoided. ”

"In the future, you must be careful in everything, and ask yourself whether you do things with your conscience!" Grandma said.

Chun-Li listened to the story told by her grandmother and thought it was true. She also thought of the story that the Chinese teacher once told the story of melons and plums---

Under the orange light, Chun-ri took her grandmother's hand and walked slowly towards home.