賣藥翁

賣藥翁

賣藥翁,莫知其姓名,人或詰之,稱此是姓名。有自童稚見者,至于暮齒,復見其顔狀不改。常提一大葫蘆賣藥,人告疾求藥,得錢不得錢,悉與無阻,藥皆神效。或無疾戲求藥者,得必失之,由是人不敢妄求藥,敬之如神明。常醉於城市間,得錢亦與貧人。或戲問之:有大還丹賣否?曰:有一粒要賣一千貫錢。人皆笑之,以爲風狂。多於城市笑駡人曰:有錢不買藥喫,盡作土饅頭去。人莫曉其意,亦笑之。後於長安賣藥,抖擻葫蘆已空,内只有一丸出,極有大光明,安在掌中,謂人曰:百年人間賣藥,過却億兆人,無一人肯把錢買藥喫,深可哀哉!今須自喫却。藥入口,足下五雲生,風起飄飄,飛騰而去矣。

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