Ma Boyong, original author, translation and appreciation of Lu Zuyi's On Gold.

Original text:

A man was very poor, but he devoted his life to Lv Zu. Lv Zu is also from Lv Dongbin. It is said that he is the ancestor of Taoism. Lv Zu felt sincere. One day he suddenly came to his home and saw his family surrounded by four walls, which made him feel sorry for him. He pointed to the stones in the yard.

After a while, he suddenly turned into gold and said, "What do you want?"

The man bowed again and said, "I don't want to."

Lv Zu was overjoyed and said, "Son Cheng Can is so selfless that he can give a way."

The man said, "Otherwise, I want your finger."

Lv Zu suddenly disappeared.

Translation:

A person is extremely poor. He devoted his life to Lv Zu. Lv Zu is Lv Dongbin, who is said to be the ancestor of Taoism. Lv Dongbin was moved by his sincerity. One day, he suddenly fell from the sky and came to his house. He saw that his house had only four walls and was very poor. He couldn't help feeling sorry for him, so he stretched out a finger and pointed to a big stone in his yard.

Immediately turned into gold and said, "Do you want him?"

The man bowed again: "I don't want it."

Lv Dongbin was very happy and said, "You can really be unselfish and teach you the real way to become an immortal."

The man said, "No, I want your finger."

Lv Dongbin suddenly disappeared.