In ancient time, zheng state-owned individual, we call him Zheng Ren.
古时候，郑国有个人，我们就叫他郑人吧。
One day, zheng Ren's mom came, say: “ son, daughter, the day after tomorrow is the day of get married of your little sister, you can want to dress up well dress up. Especially son, your shoe, so broken, go buying a pair! Can not make me humiliating that day! ” Zheng Ren says: “ is at ease, mom, I won't make you disappointed! ” says, their mom went.
有一天，郑人的妈妈来了，说：“儿子，女儿啊，后天就是你们妹妹成亲的日子，你们可要好好打扮打扮。特别是儿子，你的鞋子，都这么破了，去买一双吧！那天可不要让我丢脸！”郑人说：“放心吧，妈妈，我不会让你失望的！”说完，他们的妈妈就走了。
Zheng Ren says to his wife: You go to “ the dress that carries a suit to had better look, I also carry a suit dress, go buying a pair of new shoe again. ” wife says: Then you go to “ rapidly buy, fasten by accident important matter! ”“ is at ease be at ease, I will go early in the morning tomorrow, do not finish sth by accident. You help me measure gage to pile up first. ” wife helps Zheng Ren carefully estimate good size, zheng Ren is put by the bed along with handgrip measures, go bathing slept.
郑人对他的老婆说：“你去挑一身最好看的衣服，我也去挑一身衣服，再去买一双新鞋子。”老婆说：“那你赶紧去买，别误了大事！”“放心放心，我明天一早就去，误不了事。你先来帮我量量尺码。”老婆仔细地帮郑人量好尺码，郑人随手把尺码放在床旁边，就去洗澡睡觉了。
The following day early in the morning, zheng Ren gets up go buying a shoe. He goes to the front of a stall, passerby armour says: “ Zheng Ren, you is this to work? ” Zheng Ren replies: I go to “ buy shoe, passing a few days is the day that my little sister gets married, I must be worn a bit more beautiful. ” says, zheng Ren continues to go ahead. Armour of person of passerby second satisfy the need, third, man says: “ can he shop? Really funny. ” passerby third says: “ is, and extremely as difficult as his deal. ” passerby man says: What “ earns is not much also. ” says, everybody laughs.
第二天一早，郑人就起床去买鞋。他走到一个摊位前，路人甲说：“郑人，你这是去干嘛呢？”郑人回答：“我去买鞋子，过几天就是我妹妹出嫁的日子，我必须穿漂亮一点。”说完，郑人就继续向前走去。路人乙对路人甲、丙、丁说：“他会买东西？真是可笑。”路人丙说：“是呀，而且与他做生意极难。”路人丁说：“赚的也不多。”说完，大家都笑起来。
Zheng Ren walks into shoemaker, shoemaker boss says: “ oh, what wind blows you? ” Zheng Ren says: “ I am to buy shoe, pass a few days, the day that is get married of my little sister, I should dress up beautiful dot. ” shoemaker boss says: “ Where is your measures? ” Zheng Ren feels a body, say: “ was over, my composition / measures is dropped be in the home. Slept last night, my conveniently puts it by the bed, forgot to take. ”
郑人走进鞋店，鞋店老板说：“哟，什么风把您吹来了？”郑人说：“我是来买鞋子的，过几天，就是我妹妹成亲的日子了，我要打扮漂亮点。”鞋店老板说：“那您的尺码呢？”郑人摸了摸身上，说：“完了，我的作文/尺码掉在家里了。昨晚睡觉，我随手把它放在床旁边，忘了拿。”
“ is irrespective, will your person do not go? Will try! ” boss holds an one pile shoe in the arms.
“没关系，您人来了不就行了吗？来试试吧！”老板抱出一大堆鞋。
Zheng Ren is regressive two paces, say at once: “ need not need not, how is my base potential more accurate than measures? I go back take measures to go! ” boss shakes his head, say: I wait for “ here you, you are answered quickly quickly. ” boss heart thinks: Really foolish, the person came, come home even take size!
郑人后退两步，连忙说：“不用了不用了，我的脚怎么可能比尺码精确呢？我回去拿尺码就行了！”老板摇了摇头，说：“我在这里等你，你快去快回。”老板心想：真傻，人都来了，还要回家拿尺码！
Zheng Ren returned the home, the wife looks at Zheng Ren, ask: Do you forget “ take size? ” seeks the response side measures by the side of Zheng Ren: “ is ah be! ” wife is urgent, say: Then you go to “ quickly! Do not let a family wait urgent, went. ”
郑人回到了家，妻子看着郑人，问：“你是不是忘拿尺码了？”郑人边找尺码边回应：“是啊是啊！”老婆急了，说：“那你快去！别让人家等急了，走了。”
Zheng Ren is taking size, run to shoemaker rapidly. At this moment, he just encounters man of third of passerby armour second again. Passerby armour tells Zheng Ren: “ Zheng Ren, you need not go, shoemaker boss waited for two time, left. He says you are too slow, if or else day coming home is black. ”
郑人拿着尺码，赶紧向鞋店跑去。这时，他刚好又遇到路人甲乙丙丁。路人甲告诉郑人：“郑人，你不用去了，鞋店老板等了两个时辰，就离开了。他说你太慢了，如果再不回家天就黑了。”
Zheng Ren listened, can crestfallen ground is homeward in go. Zheng Ren returns the home, the wife saw him, know he did not buy a shoe, what to say.
郑人听了，只能垂头丧气地向家里走去。郑人回到家，妻子见了他，知道他没有买到鞋，没有说什么。
The following day, their mom came, hear Zheng Ren did not buy a shoe, say angrily: “ are you buy a shoe early greatly? How can be you bought? ” Zheng Ren told mother the land of process in full detail that buys a shoe, mom says: “ you ah you, really foolish, why need not the foot goes trying, come home even take what size! Do not have method, the hutch after you are forced to be in helped. ”
第二天，他们的妈妈来了，听说郑人没有买到鞋，生气地说：“你不是一大早就去买鞋了吗？怎么会没有买到呢？”郑人把买鞋的过程一五一十地告诉了妈妈，妈妈说：“你啊你，真是傻，为什么不用脚去试试，还要回家拿什么尺码！没办法，你只好在后厨帮忙了。”
This story tells us, work should learn flexible, cannot obstinate at formalist decision, want to apply all sorts of methods to solve a problem neatly.
这个故事告诉我们，做事要学会变通，不能固执于死板的决定，要灵活运用各种方法来解决问题。