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2021-08-30 Gourd's Story 14 The Money Tree and the Treasure Pot

The gourd has a dream in which he meets a fairy who tells him to take any one of a money tree or a hundred thousand dollars. Gourd naturally chose the money tree. The tree was one person high and full of gold coins. Gourd struggled to carry the tree home, and by the time he reached home his back was bent and he couldn't straighten it anymore. After waking up, the gourd thought, although the spine is bent, but all of a sudden have so much gold, or worth it.

A few days later, the gourd had a dream, the dream met another immortal, let him in the treasure bowl and 100,000 dollars in any take one. The gourd naturally chose the Treasure Bowl. The treasure bowl is not heavy, the gourd is very easy to carry back home. He entered the door and looked in the mirror, shocked, has become 30 years old! After waking up, the gourd think, although the rapid aging, but what to have later, it is worth it.

A few days later, the gourd had a dream, the dream met a third immortal, let him in the money tree and treasure bowl in any take one. Gourd difficult to choose, these two treasures want. If he has to choose one, it doesn't matter, the benefits are more or less the same. The difference is probably the cost of being a young hunchback or an old, healthy man. One can enjoy it longer, the other has a better quality of life; one is mainly for one's own enjoyment, the other is mainly for the benefit of future generations. In addition if you have money, maybe you can cure the hunchback or extend your life, it makes even less difference which one you choose, but what if the technology can't reach it yet for the time being ...... just thought about it for a long time, and was never able to come to a conclusion. I do not know how much time has passed, the gourd's hair gray, back also bent, but still in the choice of swing. After waking up from the dream, the gourd thought, this fairy is too bad.