Liu Bowen asked the woman for water. The woman deliberately threw chaff into the water. Liu: She has great wisdom.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in our country: People cannot be judged by their appearance. In the process of interacting with others, it would be very difficult to judge them based on the superficial image they show. It may lead to misperceptions and prevent us from feeling the other party's true strength.

When it comes to Liu Bowen, an important social official in the Ming Dynasty, everyone must be familiar with it. Once, when he was in Beijing to take an exam, he once asked a woman for a drink of water. At that time, he was also prejudiced against the woman because of her behavior of deliberately throwing chaff into the water. But many years later, when Liu Bowen knew the truth of the matter, he sighed: She has great wisdom. Why did the woman throw chaff into the water? Why did Liu Bowen comment so much on women?

By understanding Liu Bowen's growth experience, we can see that he was born in a poor family and lived a hard life since he was a child. Although his family conditions are not very good, Liu Bowen hopes that one day he can be named on the gold medal list and enter an official career, so as to display his ideals and ambitions.

After years of hard work, Liu Bowen decided to go to Beijing to take the exam. On the way to take the exam, Liu Bowen was thirsty due to the hot weather, so he could only knock on the door of a farmer's house, hoping to ask for water.

When Liu Bowen knocked on a woman's door and expressed his intention to come, the lady welcomed him into her home and brought him a bowl of water. But Liu Bowen never thought that after the woman fetched the water, she did not bring it to him directly. Instead, she sprinkled a handful of chaff in the water before handing the bowl to Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen felt a little dissatisfied when he saw the woman's behavior. In his opinion, the woman's behavior was contempt for him. Despite this, Liu Bowen did not show his dissatisfaction. He just blew away the chaff and drank water slowly. During this period of time, Liu Bowen chatted with the woman. When the woman learned that Liu Bowen knew the metaphysics of Feng Shui, she hoped to ask Liu Bowen to help her choose a Feng Shui treasure place.

At this time, Liu Bowen was reluctant, but he thought that the woman had already offered him water, so he couldn't refuse directly, so he casually pointed out a location with better Feng Shui for the woman. Although Liu Bowen's attitude was a bit perfunctory, the woman didn't care and instead thanked Liu Bowen repeatedly.

After bidding farewell to his wife, Liu Bowen once again set foot on the road to Beijing to take the exam. Under the background of the times, anyone with real talents and practical knowledge could stand out in the imperial examinations by virtue of their own talents, and Liu Bowen was no exception. After the imperial examination, Liu Bowen successfully entered the official career. At that time, he also hoped to make great achievements.

By understanding the officialdom of the Yuan Dynasty at that time, we will find that most officials were corrupt, which also made the upright Liu Bowen an object of rejection by other officials. In the end, Liu Bowen resigned angrily and returned to his hometown because he could not bear the humiliation from other officials.

During Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising, he accidentally heard that Liu Bowen had real talents and knowledge, so he decided to invite him to his side. When Liu Bowen understood Zhu Yuanzhang's political vision, he decided that Zhu Yuanzhang was a person worth following. After that, Liu Bowen came to Zhu Yuanzhang to assist him in completing the uprising.

After Liu Bowen came to Zhu Yuanzhang, he repeatedly helped him resolve dangerous situations, which also made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely respectful to Liu Bowen. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen was named Uncle Chengyi, and continued to assist Zhu Yuanzhang to create a prosperous era, bringing a brighter future to the development of the country and the lives of the people.

But in the days that followed, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion, many of the founding heroes were executed. In order to save his own life, Liu Bowen took the initiative to resign and asked Zhu Yuanzhang for permission to retire and return to his hometown. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to Liu Bowen's decision, which also enabled Liu Bowen to avoid the fate of being executed.

On the way back to his hometown, Liu Bowen met the woman who threw chaff into the water in his early years. Different from the dilapidated hut where the woman lived back then, she now lives in a luxurious manor. Seeing this scene, Liu Bowen decided to come to the manor to find out.

After Liu Bowen and the woman met, they recognized each other at a glance. Seeing Liu Bowen's arrival, the woman quickly thanked Liu Bowen and told Liu Bowen that it was precisely because of the Feng Shui treasure land Liu Bowen pointed out that their family could live such a happy life.

Later, during the exchange between the two, Liu Bowen asked the woman why she threw chaff in the water in the first place. The woman said that the reason why she threw chaff in the water was not because she looked down on Liu Bowen, but because the weather was too hot at the time and Liu Bowen's body was soaked with sweat. If he drank the cold water in the bowl directly, it would be very likely that Liu Bowen would be killed. Can cause harm to the body. But if the bowl is sprinkled with chaff, Liu Bowen can slowly drink the water in the bowl.

After learning the truth of the matter, Liu Bowen felt extremely guilty. After all, he had misunderstood the woman's true intention for many years. At this time, Liu Bowen secretly sighed in his heart: This is really a woman with great wisdom! It can also be seen from the wealthy life of the woman and her family that it is precisely based on the woman's great wisdom that the whole family can live such a happy life.

It can be seen that there is a certain truth that people should not be judged by their appearances. When we are in contact with others, we must not judge them based on what they do on the surface, otherwise it will also cause us to have wrong perceptions. , thus missing many precious opportunities.

In modern society, relying on the influence of such historical experience and lessons, people can treat interpersonal relationships more cautiously and rationally.

I believe that in the future society, people will also treat interpersonal communication with a rational attitude, and rely on their own rigorous attitude to feel the true meaning of the other party.

Reference material: "History of Ming Dynasty"