Han E's Good Songs

Once upon a time, there was a singer named Han E in Korea. He wanted to go to Qi State in the east. He didn't want to run out of money and food on the way, thus losing his basic life. Difficulties have occurred. In order to overcome this difficulty, she sang and sang in exchange for food when passing through Yongmen in the west of the capital of Qi. When Han E sang, she was so emotionally involved that even after she left this place, her wonderful lingering sound still seemed to linger between the beams and pillars of the city gate, and it lasted for three days; anyone who had listened to Han E's singing People are still immersed in the artistic atmosphere she created, as if she has never left.

One day, when Han E came to stay in a hotel, the waiter in the hotel looked at people and saw that she was poor and miserable, so he humiliated her in public. Han E was so sad about this that she couldn't help crying in a long voice. Her cries filled the air, making everyone within a mile radius, men, women, old and young, moved by her cry. Everyone looked at each other with tears in their eyes and frowned, and everyone was so sad that they couldn't eat for three days.

Later, Han E found it difficult to settle down, so she left the hotel. After people found out, they hurriedly chased her, invited her back, and sang a song for the working people. Han E's enthusiastic singing made the elderly and children within a mile cheer and applaud. Everyone was immersed in joy and wiped away many of the past sorrows in life. In order to thank Han E for the joy she brought to them, everyone gave Han E many belongings and gifts, so that she returned home with a full load.

Han E’s story illustrates: A real artist should take root among the people, share their joys and sorrows, and become their loyal spokesperson.

Gou Meng’s wine is sour

There was a wine seller in the Song Dynasty. In order to attract business, he always cleaned the shop and put the wine pots, wine jars and wine glasses in place. The various wine vessels are kept neatly and neatly, and a long wine banner is hung high outside the door with the words "The best wine in the world" written on it. From a distance, this place does look like a restaurant that knows how to do business. However, the strange thing is that few people care about his wine, and often the entire jar of wine becomes sour and spoiled because it cannot be sold, which is a pity.

The wine seller from the Song Dynasty was puzzled, so he asked his neighbors why the good wine could not be sold. The neighbors told him: "This is because your dog is too ferocious. We have all seen it with our own eyes. Some people happily carried wine bottles and prepared to go to your house to buy wine, but they didn't leave before they left. When you reach the door of the store, your dog will jump out and bark, and even jump on and bite people. In this case, who would dare to go to your house to buy wine? Therefore, you have to put away the wine? Waiting at home to get sour and go bad. ”

You see, a bad dog can make a good hotel deserted and guests will not dare to enter; if a country is controlled by bad people, In some key departments, the consequences will inevitably be betrayal of loyalty, social corruption, and suffering for the people.

Lin Hui abandoned the jade

A vassal state in the Zhou Dynasty perished. Among the refugees was a man named Lin Hui. Escape with the baby.

Some of the refugees did not understand Lin Hui's choice: "Are you doing it for money? If it was for money, how much can a baby be worth?" Someone else asked: "Aren't you afraid of being involved? There are countless troubles caused by a nursing baby during the war. The national crisis is imminent. I really don’t understand why you abandoned Baoyu and carried the burden of a baby."

Lin Hui carried it. The child said: "That piece of jade is with me because it is valuable. Because this child is my biological flesh and blood, it is connected with my feelings."

Combined with the desire for money, encountering When it comes to natural disasters or man-made disasters, they will abandon each other in times of trouble; if they are combined with flesh-and-blood friendship, they will depend on each other in times of trouble. Abandoning each other and relying on each other are really very different from each other!

Relationships formed with money and gain are temporary and cannot withstand the test of adversity; family friendship, adversity and trouble between people are long-lasting and eternal.

Girl by the River

In a small village by the river, there are about 10 families living. Although the people in the village can basically support their families through hard work all year round, life is not easy. Their life is simple and frugal. Every night, the men dragged their exhausted bodies home and had to rest soon after dinner. After the men rest, the women have to do some cleaning, mending and washing. The habit of hard work and frugality has been passed down from generation to generation, and girls from every household in the village have also developed a pair of dexterous and capable hands from daily housework. Not only do they help the family with tasks such as boiling water for cooking, raising chickens and raising livestock during the day, but they also engage in hand-knitting and needlework at night.

Because we are not financially well-off, lighting lamps and candles has become a problem. In order to save some money on candles, the girls in the village discussed and decided to share some candles and work together every night in a house with a wider house.

There was a girl who couldn't afford candles because of her poor family. Every night she went to the house where the girls in the village gathered to do night work.

As time went by, the girls who took out the candles began to dislike this girl. They were gossiping and trying to drive her out.

This girl remained silent when faced with the unreasonable behavior of her companions who grew up with her, and said politely: "I often come here to borrow light because I can't afford candles. I can't contribute a share of this collective activity venue, but I can contribute a little bit to everyone. Every night, I come first and clean the room and arrange the seats. It is for this reason that you are all here. At that time, this room did not seem crowded; every time I sat behind you and worked by the candlelight reflected on the wall, I did not block your light in any way, so why should you begrudge the wall. What about the reflection? I am not of any benefit to you, why do you have to drive me away?" After hearing this, the girls who looked down on this girl felt that it made sense. After some discussion, they finally decided to keep the girl among the girls doing nightlife in the village.

In an ancient society with very low productivity, a group of rural girls spontaneously formed a group to work intensively. This is a good thing that is beneficial to social progress. The fact that the girl who could not afford candles because her family was poor was accepted by the girls doing nightlife tells us that the collectivist spirit of mutual help and cooperation has been a virtue of the Chinese nation since ancient times.

No food that comes without warning

During the Warring States Period, the vassal states fought against each other, and the people were not at peace. If natural disasters were added to the situation, the people would not be able to survive. This year, there was a severe drought in Qi. It didn't rain for three months in a row. The fields were dry and cracked, and the crops were all dead. The poor ate the leaves and bark, and the grass seedlings and roots. They all starved to death. . But the granaries in rich people's homes were full, and they still enjoyed spicy food.

There was a rich man named Qian Ao who took pleasure in seeing the poor people staggering about due to hunger. He wanted to take out some food for the victims, but he also pretended to be a savior. He placed the cooked cornstarch on the roadside and gave it to the hungry people passing by. Whenever a hungry person came over, Qian Ao would throw out a cornbread and shouted arrogantly: "Beggars, let me eat for you!" Sometimes, when a group of people came over, Qian Ao would throw out several cornbreads for the hungry people to fight with each other. Qian Ao looked at them mockingly, feeling very happy that he was really a living Bodhisattva with great kindness and virtue.

At this time, a skinny hungry man came over. He had a messy head of hair and ragged clothes. He tied a pair of tattered shoes to his feet with a straw rope. He covered his face with his sleeves and walked unsteadily. Since he hadn't eaten for several days, he could no longer support his body and was walking a little staggeringly.

Qian Ao saw the appearance of this hungry man, so he specially took two steamed buns and a bowl of soup, and shouted loudly to the hungry man: "Hey, come and eat!" The hungry man didn't seem to hear him. As if, ignoring him. Qian Ao shouted again: "Jie, did you hear that? Here's something to eat!" The hungry man suddenly perked up, looked at Qian Ao with wide eyes and said, "Put away your things, I'd rather I don’t want to eat such food even if I starve to death!”

Qian Ao never expected that the starving people who were staggering with hunger could still maintain their personal dignity. Qian Ao was ashamed and said for a moment! Speechless.

Originally, relief and helping others should be done sincerely and not as a savior. Well-intentioned help is acceptable; however, when it comes to "food coming in", it is the spirit of the hungry people with backbone that deserves our praise.

The thief retreated the Qi army

Zifa was a general of the Chu State. He paid great attention to people with special skills and was good at using the strengths of these people to serve himself. A man from Chu who was good at stealing heard about this and went to seek refuge with Zifa. The thief said to Zifa: "I heard that you are willing to hire skilled people. I am a thief and I did not do my job properly before. If you can take me in , I am willing to work for you and serve you with my skills."

Zifa was very happy to hear what the thief said and saw his sincerity. He quickly got up from his seat and said to the thief. They were treated politely, but they didn't even bother to tighten their belts or put their hats on properly. The thief was flattered when he saw that Zifa was really sincere.

The officials and attendants under Zifa all admonished him: "The thief is the most common thief in the world and is despised by people. Why do you respect him so much?"

Zifa said: He waved his hand and said, "It's hard for you to understand at the moment, but you will understand later. I have my own reasons."

It happened that Qi State was raising troops to attack Chu State, and the King of Chu sent Zifa to lead the army to fight Qi soldiers. As a result, the Chu army was defeated in three consecutive battles.

In the military tent, Zifa summoned the generals to discuss the strategy of repelling the Qi soldiers. The generals thought of many strategies, and they were all extremely loyal, but they were unable to defeat the Qi soldiers, and the Qi soldiers became more and more wary. The stronger.

Faced with the tense situation, the thief came to the tent to ask for permission and took the initiative to ask for help. The thief said, "I have an idea. Please let me try it." Zifa agreed.

At night, the thief sneaked into the Qi army camp, stole the curtain of the Qi general leader without anyone noticing, and returned to the Chu camp to hand it over to Zifa.

Zifa then sent an envoy to return the curtain to the Qi camp and said to the Qi army: "One of our soldiers went out to chop wood and got the general's curtain. He is here to return it." The Qi soldiers looked at each other, dumbfounded.

The next day, the thief sneaked into the Qi camp again and retrieved the pillow of the leader of the Qi army. Zifa sent someone to return it.

On the third day, the thief entered the Qi camp for the third time and took back the hairpin of the leader of the Qi army. Zifa sent someone to return the hairpin for the third time. This time, the leader of the Qi army was frightened and at a loss. There was a lot of discussion in the Qi army camp, and the generals at all levels were horrified. So, the leader of the Qi army summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures. The leader said to everyone: "If I don't retreat today, the Chu army will probably take my head!" The soldiers were speechless, and the leader immediately ordered the withdrawal.

The Qi army finally retreated. The thief who had made meritorious service was greatly rewarded in the Chu camp. All the soldiers admired Zifa's skill in employing people.

Thieves who harm the people of society should indeed be brought to justice; if they correct their evil ways and use their skills and expertise in beneficial ways, they can sometimes do great things.

Niu Que encountered theft

Niu Que was a well-respected and well-educated scholar in Shangdi. Once, he was going to Handan to meet the king of Zhao. When passing by Coupe (ou)sha, he encountered a group of robbers. The robbers took away his bullock cart and his belongings, so he had to walk. The robber saw from the side that the man didn't care about being robbed, and didn't even have the slightest expression of sadness or stinginess on his face. He couldn't help but feel suspicious, so he chased after him to find out what happened. < /p>

After hearing this, the robbers praised in unison: "This is really a virtuous man!" They looked at Niu Que gradually walking away in the background, and couldn't help but discuss: "Go and pay homage to such a virtuous man!" The king of Zhao will definitely be trusted. If he reports our banditry in front of the king, we will definitely be in trouble. Therefore, it is better to strike first." So, the bandits caught up with Niu Que again. Kill him.

After a man from Yan State heard about this incident, he gathered the whole family together and warned them: "Whoever encounters a robber in the future must not imitate Niu Que's example of begging for mercy with virtue. Yeah!" Everyone has firmly remembered this lesson.

Soon, the younger brother of the Yan State was going to the Qin State. The group came to the Hangu Pass and encountered robbers again. He remembered his brother's warning when he was leaving and never gave up his belongings easily. When he really couldn't fight against this group of strongmen, he knelt on the ground again and humbly begged the robbers to return the stolen property based on charity.

The robbers were so angry that they couldn't help shouting: "We are generous enough without taking your life. Now you are still pestering us and asking for property. Isn't that right?" Has our deeds been exposed? Since we have become robbers, how can we have mercy and justice?" I saw this group of people killed the younger brother of the Yan country with their swords, and also killed him. Four or five companions traveling together.

The tragedy of Niu Que and the Yan people’s murders serves as a warning to future generations: we can neither talk about being “virtuous” nor beg for help against bandits who kill without blinking an eye; we can only abandon our illusions, unite and fight, and win. , is the only correct choice.

Zhi Gong raised cranes

In ancient times, there was a man named Zhi Gong who liked cranes very much. He often loved to go to places where cranes were seen, and watched from a distance every move of the cranes while they were eating and walking. He was fascinated by them. He often thought: How wonderful it would be if he could have a crane as his companion for a long time!

Finally, when Zhigong moved to Mao Mountain in the east of Shan River, an old friend who knew Zhigong’s hobbies gave him a pair of cranes. The branch master was very happy. He treated the cranes like his own children, fed them good food, and took good care of their daily life. When he was happy, the branch master would often hold the cranes in his arms and talk to them. The liveliness and cuteness of the cranes also made Zhigong not lonely at all in his later years. They kept him company and danced for him. As time went by, the relationship between Zhigong and the cranes became deeper and deeper.

Time flies, and the crane's feathers quickly grow. They flap their wings every day, wanting to fly to the distant place that belongs to them. Zhi Gong was really reluctant to let the crane leave. After much hesitation, he cut the crane's wings short with scissors.

Now the crane really can’t fly. They always flap their wings for a while, then look back, then lower their heads in frustration and walk around listlessly. The crane no longer screams and dances as before. It has no vitality and life, and even its eyes are getting darker day by day.

Zhi Gong saw all this and felt pain in his heart. He regretted it so much that he told himself: "Since the cranes have the ambition to go straight up to the sky and see the wider sky, how can I force them to stay in front of me, just for myself to watch?"

From then on, Zhigong raised the two cranes more carefully, so that their wings would soon grow together.

So the branch master took the cranes to the wild, put them on the ground, and reluctantly said to them: "Crane, fly quickly, go to the distance to realize your ideals!" The crane flapped its wings and flew up. The blue sky screamed and circled around the head of the branch several times, as if thanking him for his kindness, and then flew freely to the distant horizon.

Although Zhigong was reluctant to part with the crane, he understood the crane's ambition and finally let the crane go. This is true love for the crane. In the same way, if we truly cherish talented people, we should give them space to display their talents and not restrict them to a narrow circle.

Bi Xin and Wang Lang

Hua Xin (Xin) and Wang Lang are good friends. Both of them are very knowledgeable and their virtues are praised by everyone. They can't tell who is better. Some, who come close.

One year, floods flooded, submerging many villages and large tracts of fertile farmland, and the people complained incessantly. The hometowns of Hua Xin and Wang Lang were also hit by the disaster. The houses were washed away by the flood, and thieves took advantage of the fire and committed crimes everywhere. It was very uneven. Helpless, Hua Xin and Wang Lang had no choice but to take a boat to escape with several other neighbors.

Everyone on the boat is here, the items are packed, and it is about to unmoor and set off from the shore. At this time, a man suddenly ran over from a distance. He was panting and sweating profusely while carrying a bag on his back. This man didn't even bother wiping his sweat. He waved his hand and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't start the boat yet, wait for me, wait for me!"

This man finally got there In front of the boat, he breathlessly said: "The boats have all been called, and no one is willing to take me in. I saw another... boat here from a distance, so I ran over... Please... Take me...let's go together..."

After hearing this, Hua Xin frowned, thought for a moment, and said to this man: "I'm very sorry, our boat is already full, you still Let's find another way."

Wang Lang was very generous and scolded Hua Xin: "Brother Hua Xin, why are you so stingy? There is still plenty of money on the ship. It is not the behavior of a gentleman to refuse to save someone. , Take him with you."

Seeing Wang Lang say this, Hua Xin stopped insisting on his opinion, thought for a moment, and agreed to the man's request.

A few days after Hua Xin and Wang Lang's ship sailed safely, they encountered thieves. The thieves were chasing after them in rowing boats. Seeing that they were getting closer and closer, the people on the boat were panicked and didn't know what to do. They desperately urged the boatman to go faster and faster.

Wang Lang was also extremely frightened. He discussed with Hua Xin: "Now we encounter thieves. The situation is urgent. There are too many people on the boat and we can't run faster. How about we call the person who gets on the boat later?" Let's go down and lighten the boat."

After hearing this, Hua Xin replied seriously: "At the beginning, I thought about it for a long time and hesitated again and again, just because I was afraid that there would be too many people and it would be inconvenient to sail. It's easy to get things wrong, so I refused. But now that I've agreed to it, how can I go back on my promise and get rid of him because of the emergency?"

After hearing this, Wang Lang blushed and felt ashamed. I was speechless. At Hua Xin's insistence, they still carried the man who came on the boat with them as before, and never abandoned him. And their ship finally got rid of the thieves and reached its destination safely with everyone's joint efforts.

Wang Lang appears to be generous, but in fact he is giving away favors without involving his own interests. Once he conflicts with his own interests, he reveals his true face of extreme selfishness and treachery. Hua Xin, on the other hand, is true to his word and does not make promises easily. Once he makes a promise, he must abide by it. We should learn from Hua Xin, keep promises and be moral. Virtues like Wang Lang should be despised by people.