Hu was born in Jinxi, Ming Dynasty. His family is poor. He works hard while teaching, and he can only eat and wear.

Every evening, Hu will burn incense at the door of his house and make nine obeisances to heaven, thanking God for giving him a happy day. His wife smiled and said to him, "We have porridge for three meals a day. How can we be happy? " Nonsense: "First of all, I am glad that I was born in an era of peace and prosperity, and there was no war disaster. I am also glad that our family can have food and clothing, so as not to be hungry and cold. The third thing is that there are no patients in the bed at home and no prisoners in the prison. If this is not a happy life, what is it?

The content is always happy, and the language is "Laozi's Forty-sixth Festival": "Crime is greater than desire, and disaster is greater than dissatisfaction; Blame is greater than desire. Therefore, the content is always enough. " It means: there is no greater sin than indulgence of desire, and there is no greater evil than dissatisfaction; Nothing is more wrong than greed. Therefore, people who know how to be satisfied will always feel satisfied and happy.

There is a folk story:

Hu was born in Jinxi, Ming Dynasty. His family is poor. He works hard while teaching, and he can only eat and wear.

Every evening, Hu will burn incense at the door of his house and make nine obeisances to heaven, thanking God for giving him a happy day. His wife smiled and said to him, "We have porridge for three meals a day. How can we be happy? " Nonsense: "First of all, I am glad that I was born in an era of peace and prosperity, and there was no war disaster. I am also glad that our family can have food and clothing, so as not to be hungry and cold. The third thing is that there are no patients in the bed at home and no prisoners in the prison. If this is not a happy life, what is it?

Tao Yuanming, not bowing down for five buckets of rice, returned home contentedly, wrote a relieved work, and he also realized the joy of life.

Yan Hui: A disciple of Confucius, "one scoop of food and one scoop of drink", lived in poverty, but was very satisfied and enjoyed himself.

Tao Yuanming picked chrysanthemums under the east fence and saw Nanshan leisurely.

Li Bai is naturally useful, spinning a thousand pieces of silver, come back all! .

Zheng Banqiao was rarely confused.