Story 2: Su Shi, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, is 2 1 year old and a scholar. He has been an official for 40 years. In his official career, he has always paid attention to thrift and often lived very carefully. In 1080, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, and his salary was greatly reduced, so he was too poor to live. Later, with the help of friends, he got a piece of land. Each serving is divided into 30 small portions on average, and only one small portion is used every day. After all the money is paid, it is hung on the beam in portions, and a bag is taken down every morning as the living expenses for the whole day. After getting a small amount of money, he should carefully weigh what he can't buy, only allow the surplus, and don't overspend. Su Shi put the accumulated money in a bamboo tube for a rainy day.
Story 3: Zi Han was a wise minister of Song State in the Spring and Autumn Period. A man in the State of Song got a beautiful jade and gave it to Zi Han, but Zi Han refused to accept it. The person who offered the jade said, "I have shown it to the jade worker, who thinks it is a treasure, so I dare to give it to you!" " Zi Han said, "I regard greed as a treasure, and you regard beautiful jade as a treasure. If you give me the jade, then we will both lose our treasure. Why don't we each keep our own treasures? "
The Jade Man kowtowed to Xiao Han and said, "I have a treasure jade hidden in my arms, and it is not safe to put it anywhere. I'd better give it to you so that I can avoid the murdered money. " So Zi Han put the jade in his own place, let the jade craftsman carve it, then sold it, gave the money to the jade giver, made him a rich man, and sent him home.
Story 4: Officials don't like to eat fish. Someone offered him fish, but he refused. The fish delivery man said, "I heard that you like fish. Why don't you accept the fish I sent?" Gong Yixiu said, "Because I like fish, I can't accept your fish! Now that I am the prime minister, I can afford to eat fish by myself. If I am removed from the post of prime minister because I accepted the fish you sent me, I can't afford to eat fish myself from now on. Will you send me fish again? In this way, can I eat fish again? Therefore, I can never accept the fish you sent me. "
Story 5
Father and son are innocent.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Hu Zhi was the governor of Wei for nearly three years. After his death, there was no money at home, only clothes and boxes of books given by the court. Everyone praised him for his integrity. When Hu Zhi was appointed as the secretariat of Jingzhou, his family were all in Kyoto. Once, his son Hu Wei went to his house to see him. When he came home, Hu Zhi took out a silk book and asked him to do travelling expenses on the road. Hu Weiwei knelt in front of his father and said, Hu Zhi said, "Son, there is no doubt that this silk is the rest of my salary." Hu Weiwei thanked his father for his reward and rode on. Along the way, he put the donkey and cut wood and cooked by himself when staying in the hotel.
Later, Hu Wei was appointed as an official and made outstanding achievements. After he entered Jin, Emperor Wu of Jin received him. When he talked about Hu Zhi's life story, he was amazed and asked Hu Weiwei, "How does your honesty compare with your father?" Hu Weiwei replied, "Not as good as my dad." Emperor Wu of Jin asked, "Why?" Hu Weiwei said: "My dad is clean and afraid of others knowing, and I am clean and afraid of others not knowing, so I stay away from my dad."