In the end both husband and wife had to rent some land to farm and had to work on other's land to be able to get by. Even though the couple had nothing and finding a meal was hard, they didn't once complain. Mai welcomed Tung warmly into his house when he came to visit.

He introduced his friend to his wife, "This was my closest friend when I went to school in the city. If you count the days since then, it must have been least fifteen years. Go and find food to serve to our guest." Tung saw his friend's wife listened to her husband and then took the basket and left for the market.

Around noon, he saw the woman carrying back a basket full of food but this time around her head was in a black scarf even though it was not the wind season. He did not think of this much at first but soon after when he was roaming the house he saw Mai and his wife by the restroom whispering.

He immediately hid himself on the side so they would not see him. Like something just kicked him in the face, he was shocked walking into the scene. Mai's wife had just taken off her scarf; however, the fine black hair on her head was no longer there.

Tung instantly questioned what had happened to her hair when Mai and his wife walked away from the restroom. Mai's wife knew that they could not keep the secret hidden any longer, she said,

"This morning there was no money when I left the house. I thought I could go and borrow some money from the neighbors but they also didn't have any. However, there was a wig factory in need of long hair, and since I have it I sold it. It is only once in a lifetime a friend like you comes to visit. Do you expect us only to look at each other the whole time? Please do not feel bad. Once hair has been cut it will grow again. Why worry?"

Tung was very touched by Mai's wife's words and actions. Not a moment sooner, he confessed to his friend about his life since the day they went their separate ways including the visit to Truc and how he was treated. After Tung was done talking, he took out a box of jewelry and gave it to Mai's wife and said,

"The hair's root is the basis of a person. I truly regret not knowing beforehand of the situation so that you would have not sold your precious hair. Nonetheless, with that action I discovered what kind of person you are and I want to give you this as a gift. Go ahead and sell this. Spend it however you like while you wait for your hair to grow back and can find work again."

Not long after Tung returned home, he sent money to Mai and dispatched him to Nam Dinh to learn the art of dyeing clothes. When Mai finished learning the skill, Tung helped him open up a dyeing factory in the village. Their business began to grow bigger by the day and before long it became successful.

Mai took what he knew and taught it to the people in the village. The dyeing skill became the most successful business that anyone had ever known. And what happened to Truc? It was not until later on when he heard Tung had become an officer in the capital city that he started to regret it.

Next, he found out with Tung's help that Mai's business was as successful as it was. "If I had known then, I would not have treated my friend poorly rather than harboring the thought he would run away with my money," he said this regretfully.

One day, Truc packed up his luggage and went to search for his two friends. When he arrived to each house, Truc received the same hospitality he had treated them to. He had no choice but to drag himself home.

So, what do you think? I think that every now and then we should be reminded of all the people making a difference in our lives. I hope that you are always surrounded with friends who you can depend on. If you have any questions, do contact me. From where I am and wherever you are, have a good night.

無(wú)財(cái)則無(wú)憂

麥自從退學(xué)回到家里后，家境每況日下。他努力工作，試圖扭轉(zhuǎn)乾坤，但似乎時(shí)運(yùn)不濟(jì)。他所有的商務(wù)旅行以失敗和損失告終。他試圖轉(zhuǎn)向教育業(yè)，卻忽生重病。為了還清的醫(yī)療費(fèi)用，他不得不賣(mài)掉他部分的土地。最后，夫妻倆只好租些土地耕種，并幫別人當(dāng)?shù)钁簦仓荒苊銖?qiáng)過(guò)日。盡管夫妻倆一無(wú)所有，有了上頓沒(méi)下頓，但卻從不抱怨。東到他家時(shí)，受到熱情得歡迎。

他給妻子介紹時(shí)說(shuō)：“這是我在城里讀書(shū)時(shí)最親密的朋友。想想，以有15余載了。去給我們的客人找點(diǎn)吃的吧！”妻子聽(tīng)了話拿起籃子去了菜場(chǎng)。

中午時(shí)分，女人帶回了一籃子的食物。頭上圍了條黑色的頭巾。動(dòng)很奇怪，現(xiàn)在不是風(fēng)季，她為什么要圍……但他想太多。，但不久后，當(dāng)他在房子里漫步時(shí)，他看到了麥和他的妻子在廁所里咬耳朵。為了不被發(fā)現(xiàn)，他立刻躲到了一邊。突然，他像被人狠狠的抽了個(gè)耳光般，震在了那里。麥的妻子脫下了頭巾，但她烏黑柔亮的青絲不復(fù)存在。當(dāng)麥和他的妻子離開(kāi)廁所時(shí)，東立即問(wèn)他們到底是怎么一回事。

他的妻子剛剛脫下圍巾，但是，在她頭上的黑色細(xì)的頭發(fā)不再存在。麥的妻子知道不能再瞞下去了，便說(shuō):“今早我離開(kāi)家的時(shí)候，家里已經(jīng)沒(méi)錢(qián)了。我以為我可以像鄰居借一點(diǎn)的，但他們也一樣捉襟見(jiàn)肘。還好，附近有個(gè)收購(gòu)長(zhǎng)發(fā)的假發(fā)廠，我把我的頭發(fā)賣(mài)了。像你這樣的朋友來(lái)看我們，一生能有幾次?我們總不能一直對(duì)視吧！不要內(nèi)疚，頭發(fā)剪了還會(huì)長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的，擔(dān)心什么?”

　對(duì)于麥的妻子的言行，東十分感動(dòng)。不多久，他就告訴朋友禮拜離別后自己的遭遇，并訴說(shuō)了自己在特呂克家時(shí)受到的待遇。說(shuō)完，他拿出一盒首飾給麥的妻子，并說(shuō)：“身體發(fā)膚，受之父母。我真后悔沒(méi)有早一點(diǎn)知道你們的境遇，讓您賣(mài)了自己寶貴的頭發(fā)。盡管如此，從這一行動(dòng)中，我知道了您是怎樣的人，我想把這作為禮物送給您。去賣(mài)了它吧！在頭發(fā)重新長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)到可以重新找到工作之前，盡情的花吧！”

東回家不久，就寄錢(qián)給麥，并送他去南定（Nam Dinh）學(xué)習(xí)印染服裝藝術(shù)。麥學(xué)成歸來(lái)，東又幫他在村里開(kāi)了個(gè)印染廠。他們的生意一天天壯大，不久就開(kāi)始盈利。

麥將自己所掌握的技術(shù)技藝教給鄉(xiāng)親。之后，印染業(yè)成為該車(chē)最聞名的行業(yè)，享譽(yù)全國(guó)。

再說(shuō)說(shuō)特呂克吧。不久后當(dāng)他聽(tīng)說(shuō)東已在首都做官時(shí)，后悔莫及。而后，他又聽(tīng)說(shuō)麥在東的幫助下?lián)碛辛俗约旱纳?，并很成功?！叭绻以缰赖脑?，我就不?huì)那么對(duì)待惡劣得對(duì)待我的朋友了，還以為他會(huì)帶著我的錢(qián)跑掉。”他懊悔的說(shuō)。一天，特呂克收拾好行李去找他的兩個(gè)朋友。但他曾是怎樣待他朋友的，朋友也就怎么回敬他。他只能灰溜溜的回家。

你怎么看這件事呢？我認(rèn)為我們要銘記那些讓我們的生活與眾不同的人們。我希望你的身邊圍繞著值得相知相交的朋友。