The cow thief was caught, and the county magistrate gave him three options: first, pay ten taels of silver; second, be whipped twenty times; third, eat two jin of cow dung.

The thief was reluctant to pay money and disliked the smell of dung, trusting in his youth and strength, so he chose to be whipped.
Halfway through, he couldn’t stand it anymore and switched to eating cow dung, took two bites, vomited everything out, and couldn’t eat any more.
In the end, he still paid ten taels of silver...
You have taken too many detours, only because you always want to take shortcuts without paying the price.