At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu. He kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people have established a strong friendship with him.

At that time, there was even a proverb: "It is better to get a hundred pounds of gold than to keep a promise."

"(This is the origin of the idiom" a promise as good as a promise ") Later, he offended Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu, and was offered a reward for his capture.

As a result, his old friends not only were not confused by the heavy money, but also risked the extinction of Jiuzu to protect him from disaster.

A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and gain everyone's respect and friendship.

On the other hand, if you covet temporary comfort or petty advantages and lose trust in your friends, you will get "benefits" on the surface.

But for this benefit, he ruined his reputation, which is much more important than material things.

Therefore, breaking a promise to a friend is tantamount to losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds, which is not worth the loss.

Zeng butcher

Ceng Zi is a student of Confucius.

Once, Ceng Zi's wife was going to the market. Because the child was crying, Ceng Zi's wife promised to help him kill the pig when he came back.

After Ceng Zi's wife came back from the market, Ceng Zi caught some pigs and killed them. His wife stopped him and said, "I'm just joking with the children."

"Ceng Zi said," you can't joke with children.

If children are not sensible, they should learn from their parents and listen to their instructions.

Now you are coaxing him, that is, teaching children to lie. "

So Ceng Zi killed the pig.

Ceng Zi knew that honesty and trustworthiness were the basic principles of being a man. If you don't kill the pig by mistake, the pig at home will be saved, but it will leave an indelible shadow on the mind of a pure child.

Han Xin's rice is 1000 yuan.

Han Xin, the founding hero of the Han Dynasty, lived with his brother and sister-in-law when he was a child and lived on leftovers.

Little Han Xin helps his brother during the day and studies hard at night, but his mean sister-in-law still hates his reading, and thinks it is useless to read.

So Han Xin had to sleep on the street, hungry.

There is an old lady who works as a servant for others. She sympathized with him, supported him in his studies and gave him food every day.

Facing the sincerity of the old woman, Han Xin was very grateful. He said to the old man, "I must repay you when I grow up."

"Later, Han Xin became a star, and was named King Chu by Liu Bang. He still remembers the old man who helped him.

So he found the old man and gave her a daughter in return.