In the Qing Dynasty, there was a person who lived in Chiayi State of Taiwan. His name was Lin Dengzhang, and he was very kind and honest. But unfortunately, he was falsely accused and imprisoned. His wife sold all their property and even their son in order to have enough money to get her husband out of prison. She took 40 taels of silver to pay the county government official for her husband’s release, but she lost the money on her way there.
The money was picked up by a handicapped man named Xu Liangsi. Liangsi couldn’t stand and could only use his hands to crawl around. After he found the silver, he thought, “Whoever lost such a large amount of money might commit suicide. Although I am poor and could really use this money to buy some food and fill my stomach, this is related to someone’s life; it is really a big deal. I would rather die of hunger than keep the money for myself.”
