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《王叟》

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1 王叟:
天寶中,相州王叟者,家鄴城。富有財,唯夫與妻,更無兒女。積粟近至萬斛,而夫妻儉嗇頗甚,常食陳物,纔以充腸,不求豐厚。莊宅尤廣。客二百餘戶。叟嘗巡行客坊,忽見一客方食。盤飡豐盛。叟問其業。客云。唯賣雜粉香藥而已。叟疑其作賊,問汝有幾財而衣食過豐也。此人云。唯有五千之本,逐日食利,但存其本。不望其餘。故衣食常得足耳。叟遂大悟,歸謂妻曰。彼人小得其利,便以充身,可謂達理。吾今積財巨萬,而衣食陳敗,又無子息,將以遺誰。遂發倉庫。廣巿珍好。恣其食味。不數日,夫妻俱夢為人所錄,枷鏁禁繫,鞭撻俱至,云。此人妄破軍糧。覺後數年,夫妻並卒。官軍圍安慶緒於相州,盡發其廩,以供軍焉。出《原化記》

URN: ctp:taiping-guangji/165/wangsou