A Penny's Rule (86 episodes) - AllShorts
Taking just one penny per catty of corn, Zhao Shanhe was cursed out by Wang Decai for being greedy. Leading the villagers, Wang cast him aside to sell their…
Taking just one penny per catty of corn, Zhao Shanhe was cursed out by Wang Decai for being greedy. Leading the villagers, Wang cast him aside to sell their grain independently. Rushing to thresh, load, and chase top prices, everyone believed they could thrive without Zhao Shanhe. But stacked high with excessive moisture, the corn began to heat up and turn sour; grain merchants immediately slashed prices and delayed shipments, leaving three hundred thousand catties of corn rotting at the village entrance. Humiliated, the entire village swallowed their pride and begged him to return. Some offered triple his fee, but he refused; it remained just one penny, on a single condition: "Your grain is your lifeline; when I schedule the trucks, no one cuts the line." This time, no one complained about his price.