Speaking of Zhu, he was famous for his poverty all his life, and lived by the life principle of "tea for health, clothes for shelter, food for hunger, shelter for shelter, and never extravagance". It is said that one day, Zhu Yisheng was famous for his poverty, and made a living with "tea for health, clothes for shelter, food for hunger, shelter for shelter and never extravagance". My old father didn't come easily. Of course, the daughter should honor the old man and prepare delicious food for him to show filial piety. However, the son-in-law is a poor scholar and his family is very poor. My daughter thought for a long time and didn't know what to cook for her father. In desperation, my daughter had to run to the garden behind the house to pick some leeks to make clear soup, and then cooked a pot of wheat rice. My daughter stayed in the kitchen for a long time, while Mr. Zhu was reading at the table. Finally, the food is ready. Zhu's daughter brought out onion soup and wheat rice from the kitchen, feeling very guilty and sorry for her father who raised her for more than 20 years. Seeing her daughter's embarrassed expression, Zhu knew that her daughter wanted to honor herself, but the family was really poor, so she swallowed it and praised her for her good workmanship! Seeing her father like this, her daughter felt even more guilty. When Zhu saw this scene, he comforted his daughter and said, "The good family style in our family is frugality. This food is good enough. Not only delicious and full, but also nourishing the body. What happened to my son? To tell the truth, it's good to eat onion soup and rice now. When I came to see you, I passed by several villages in front and saw that the chimneys on the roofs of some people had not smoked yet! "

Zhu saw that his daughter and son-in-law were poor, but they could fill their stomachs and live in harmony, so he planned to go home. When he left, he wrote a poem to his daughter and son-in-law: "Onion soup is suitable for both wheat and rice, and onions make up the fields and make up the spleen." It doesn't taste very good. There was still time for cooking in the village. "This means that chopped green onion soup is very suitable for eating with wheat crumbs rice. Onions can nourish the body, and wheat and rice can satisfy hunger. Don't say such food tastes bad, because people in the village sometimes couldn't boil the pot!

Zhu advocates frugality, so scholars in previous dynasties praised him as "Zhu Zi is poor". Su Shi is different from Zhu. Su Shi is a big family in Sichuan and has lived a carefree life since childhood. In the third year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou as an assistant because of Wutai poetry case, and his position changed and his treatment naturally changed. At this time, Su Shi's family only depended on his meager income for food and clothing.

However, although the days are tight, Su Shi knows how to manage life. For this reason, he calculated carefully: on the first day of each month, he took out 4,500 yuan from his savings, divided it into 30 strings, hung it on the roof beam, and picked a string of cooking money with a painting fork every day, so that the daily cost did not exceed 150 yuan, and the rest was put into a big bamboo tube to entertain guests. This is the way to live frugally, and Su Shi is still enjoying himself.

Because there are few sources of income, the family is counting on Su Shi's income to live. Therefore, Su Shi is also strict with himself in life. He once wrote a short article about "holiday diet" and posted it on his wall. Su Shi told his family that from now on, he would only drink one glass of wine and eat one meat dish every meal. If you have guests visiting, you can't have more than three meat dishes, only a few can't be more. If others invite themselves to dinner, tell them not to exceed this standard first. Don't go to the party unless people agree.

Su Shi and Zhu, although they may be forced to tighten their belts, their spirit of life is worth studying. Although the material living standard of modern people has improved, many people still have to be house slaves, car slaves and child slaves. Some people always complain that life is too hard and tiring. Thinking of Zhu and Su Shi, maybe we should treat life more optimistically!

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