诚信的商人

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A merchant once sold a sack of grain to a poor widow, 有个商人曾卖了一袋粮食给一个穷寡妇，

and she paid and carried it home. 她付完钱，把粮食扛回了家。

That evening, tidying his shop, 那天晚上，他在店里收拾的时候，

he realized he had made a mistake — 突然发现自己搞错了——

he'd charged her a little too much and given her a little too little. 他多收了一点钱，给的粮食也少了一点。

It was a tiny amount; she would never know, 差额其实非常小，她根本不会察觉，

and she would never come back to check. 也绝不可能回来核对。

He could easily have let it go. 他完全可以就这么算了。

Instead, he closed up, walked across town in the dark, 可他没有，而是关了店门，摸黑穿过整个小镇，

and knocked on her door. 敲响了她家的门。

He returned the extra coins and the missing grain, and apologized. 他退回了多收的钱，补上了少给的粮食，还向她道了歉。

The widow was astonished — she'd had no idea. 寡妇惊讶极了——她对此毫不知情。

Word of it slowly spread, 这件事慢慢传开了，

and for years people came from all over to buy from the one merchant they could trust completely. 往后的许多年里，四面八方的人都赶来光顾，因为他是大家完全信得过的商人。

His honesty had cost him a few coins that night. 那天晚上，诚实让他少赚了几个铜板，

It earned him a good name for life — 却为他换来了一辈子的好名声——

and a good name is worth far more than money. 而好名声，远比金钱值钱得多。