Believe it or not, in any case, for history, the wishes of the parties involved at the time of the incident have almost no effect.
Ji Sunsu accepted this "prophecy" and gave Xiang Zhong a gift that was beyond his age. This made Xiang Zhong feel very uneasy, so he quickly returned the gift and retired from his seat.
Seeing this scene, Ruyi quit. Why did he feel that his grandfather was one of the most powerful people in the Lu country? How could he lose his identity and salute such a young child here? So, he decided to make some more "little tricks" to embarrass Xiang Zhong.
"Huhu, Mr. Xiang Zhong is so sharp, how can we say nothing? You are not here just to pay a visit to Mr. Zhong? Please discuss your doubts with him."
Yang Hu had just "successfully applied", and the "prospective employer" immediately asked a question, which he really had to answer.
He had no choice but to salute and get out of the queue, turned to the direction of the heavy seat, saluted to this "little kid" whom he originally thought was too young to bother to ask questions, and asked: "Young Master Xiang is so smart, and it pleases my Lord so much. I also I have been blessed by you for many days. Please forgive me for not knowing what I said before, and I would like to thank you all! The young master was born in a wealthy family, and he knows the rules of etiquette. May I ask: Can rich people be benevolent and righteous?"
Xiang Zhongsu knew that this Yang Hu was the originator of the idea of "being rich without kindness". He asked this question because he wanted to verify the correctness of his theory. Moreover, for him, a down-and-out nobleman, although he missed the nobleman with all his heart. Respect, but in reality, he prefers to enjoy wealth first. In his heart, the reason why the rich in this world are rich must have an "unkind" heart. Even people thousands of years later will still continue to be rich. Debate this eternal proposition: "A gentleman loves money, and he must get it in a proper way." What about "those who are virtuous carry wealth"? Or "the first pot of gold of all huge wealth carries the original sin of sin and a drop of dirty blood."
Xiang Zhong thought that in his thesis in the Xinwu era, in the theory about the "sliding box", there was actually an answer to this question: "Wealth" is a material need; "Benevolence and righteousness" is a spiritual need; these two These needs, in terms of his six levels of needs of "safety, health, beauty, happiness, wealth, and glory", are the last two levels. What Yang Hu can't figure out now is just the "fifth and sixth" in the middle. "layer relationship.
Moreover, the relationships between these six levels are all downwardly compatible, that is: benevolence can be combined with wealth; wealth may not necessarily be benevolent. If a relationship must be clearly stated between the two, the mathematical concept is, "benevolence and benevolence" "" includes "rich"; but "rich" and "benevolence" do not necessarily have to intersect.
Therefore, in this way, Yang Hu's firm belief that "to be rich without benevolence" is 50% correct, can be changed to "to be rich without benevolence" and add the word "must".
Xiang Zhong used a chopstick to smooth the surface of the incense ash on the wooden box of incense ash that he had just used for the sonic experiment. He picked up the leftover mutton bone again, wrote the word "必" on the surface of the incense ash, and pointed it to Yang Hu looked.
As soon as Yang Hu saw the word "bi", he wondered: "You must be rich but not benevolent"; "You must be rich but not benevolent"; Or is it "the rich must be benevolent and righteous"?
If it is the previous series of permutations, it is the same as his obsession of "being rich but not benevolent"; if it is the last one, it is just the opposite, "benevolence and righteousness" and "wealth" go hand in hand, and it seems that "benevolence and righteousness" will The heavier weight is the reason why we are "rich", or in other words, because we first have "wealth", then we have spare money and a kind heart, and then we have "benevolence and righteousness". As the saying goes, "the truth in the warehouse is the etiquette." In this way In other words, "wealth" has become the cause of "benevolence".
Although this concept of "causal relationship" has not been known to Yang Hu with the introduction of Buddhist thought, he has a vague feeling in his heart: No matter what happens in this world, , there should always be a relative reason. He doesn't believe that sudden things, including this little kid, can have his own prediction function and know the world's affairs without learning.
Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't want to show that his IQ as an adult man was lower than that of a three-year-old child in front of everyone. Therefore, he stopped asking questions, but pretended to understand and bowed, saying loudly: "To Good advice, young master! Be taught, be taught!" Then he retreated to Ruyi's side.
Ruyi didn't understand whether he had saved face for the Jisun family in this round. He just looked at Yang Hu with a confused expression, meaning: "Is that all? It's over?"
Seeing that the little "Celestial Master" had already responded to the three rounds and said "it can only be done in three", Ruyi tried to do more tricks, but they were not suitable, so he had to give up in frustration.
The guest of honor once again entered into the correct process of "the two never tire of each other's joy", with loud music, cups and cups, and toasts. The brotherly friendship between the Song and Lu brothers was reflected in a set of perfect etiquette. Consolidating and strengthening.
Faced with such excitement, Xiang Zhong was a little tired of watching it. He felt that these people were all fake. They knew full well that they had a lot of inexplicable and colorful thoughts, but they still had to show it in front of others. With a fake expression and posture of "respect, humility, shame" and so on, those standard behaviors seemed to him to be extremely cumbersome, even a bit artificial, and extremely boring.
"I won't play with you anymore!" Xiang Zhong took advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet and sneaked out of this troublesome "vanity fair".
"Oh, it's still fun here!" Xiang Zhong sighed while releasing happily: Under these beautiful and thick layers of clothes, they are not all the same simple and rough.
Moreover, the contrast between the inside and the outside is really too great: extremely complicated and extremely simple.
This contrast is not only the clothes, but also the surroundings of the toilet, which are also filled with fragrant osmanthus trees.
It was the season when the sweet-scented osmanthus blossomed. I had held my breath just now to endure the heavy lifting for about ten seconds. As soon as I came out under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, I was attracted by the light yellow sweet-scented osmanthus blossom of the tree above. I couldn't help but Kiss the sky - take a deep breath!
The scent of these sweet-scented osmanthus trees was different from the apple grove that he was familiar with at the Apple Club’s activity venue in the Xinwu era, but the feeling was similar. They were both full of a pleasant and sweet smell, and the friends Those days when the brains collided and argued fiercely, but the mood was high.
I am not tall enough to reach the flower branches, but I can still smell some of the fragrance. It is very elegant and makes people want to pick a big branch and get close enough to smell it.
Suddenly, a strong scent of osmanthus came from the back of his head, and a large branch of blooming osmanthus appeared in front of Xiang Zhong.
"Like it?"