cherish an old broom as if it were a thousand pieces of gold—cherish a possession of little value ? 那個(gè)老財(cái)迷到死仍然～。The old miser still cherished his possessions of little value even before his death.
敝帚千金bì zhǒu qiān jīn
比喻東西雖然不好，自己卻非常珍惜。value one’s own old broom, cherish sth.