"Don't you worry," the sister replied, "I'll take care of it." "How could I marry her? She has turned down the most noble men in the city, much wealthier and prominent than me, a poor shepherd," he said. He replied in the affirmative, but when she mentioned her sister, the young employee chuckled in amazement. "What if I could offer you a wife of nobility, beauty, and wealth? Would you be interested?" she told him. She asked him, "Why are you not married, yet?" So, she sent her sister to this young man.
All this was enough for her: the embers of love in her heart that were once extinguished re-kindled again, and she resolved to marry this young man, who was 15 years younger than she. He took his employer's merchandise, sold it, and with the profits bought other merchandise that he sold again, thus profiting twice. Not only that, this new employee proved to be an astute businessman in his own right. The businesswoman was quite impressed with her new employee. Yet, there was more: as they traveled in the heat of the desert, the servant noticed that a cloud had followed them the entire time, shading them from the blazing sun. Never did he treat the servant harshly, as many others do. The servant amazed her by his report: this young man was the kindest, gentlest man he had ever met. So, he started working for her.Īfter he came back from his first business trip, she asked her servant, whom she sent with him, about him and his conduct. That is what attracted her to him: she was looking for someone honest who could conduct business for her, as she - a woman in a fiercely patriarchal society - could not do it herself. Yet, he had an impeccable moral character, and he was widely known as one of the most honest men around. He had made a meager living tending sheep in the hills surrounding the city. He was young man of 25, and although he was also of a noble family, he was an orphan and was not a man of many means. Yet, she rejected them all already being a widow, she had lost the desire to marry again. To marry her would have been a great feat for any man, and indeed, quite a few of the most prominent and wealthy men in society had asked for her hand. She was also quite beautiful and the holder of a considerable amount of wealth, being a prominent businesswoman. She was one of the noblest women around, coming from a very prominent family. In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
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