Yu Lingyi taught others to steal and maim.

Yu Lingyi said to him, "You are poor. If you go back with 1000 yuan at night, I am afraid you will be questioned by the patrol. " So he left the thief and let him go after dawn. Yulingyi teaches thieves through her words and deeds and influences thieves with her generous heart. The thief was deeply ashamed and finally became a good citizen.

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As a courtier, Cao Zhou is a well-known person, thick-skinned, and needs nothing. In his later years, his family was quite rich. One night, a thief entered his room and his sons were arrested. The courtier said, "If you regret it so much, why steal it?" He said, "You are forced by poor ears!" The official asked him what he wanted and said, "Ten thousand seven hundred dollars is enough to tide over the famine." If he wants to go with him, he will be afraid of stealing. He said: "I am very poor. I will pay 10 thousand yuan when I go home at night, for fear of being scolded;" Stay until dawn. " A thief shames a good citizen. The village calls you a good man. You chose the show of sons and nephews, opened a study and extended the name of Confucianism to help them. Sons and nephews imitate the champion, and now they are Cao Nanling's family.

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Cao Zhou (now Heze), a native of Lingyi, is a small vendor in the market. He was generous and seldom offended others, and his family was quite rich in his later years. One night, a thief broke into his house and stole something. As a result, his sons caught him and found that it was a neighbor's child. Yu Lingyi asked him, "You seldom make mistakes. Why are you a thief today?" The thief replied, "Because of poverty." Yu Lingyi asked him what he wanted, and the thief said, "If you can get a thousand dollars, you will have nothing to worry about." After hearing this, Yu Lingyi gave it to him. Just as the thief was about to leave, Yulingyi stopped him again, which frightened the thief, but Yulingyi said to him, "You are so poor, bringing 1000 yuan back at night will probably cause patrol inspection." So he left the thief and let him go after dawn. The thief was deeply ashamed and finally became a good citizen. Neighbors and people in the village all call paranormal good people. The best sons and nephews are selected by the supernatural, and schools are established, and prestigious teachers are invited to teach. Yu's son and nephew have been admitted to Jinshi and become famous families in the south.