Chapter 7, the master should also be quite comfortable

Li Diudiu surprisingly laughed after listening to Yan Qing's words, showing no sign of embarrassment whatsoever

Therefore, when the three of them looked at Li Diudu, they felt no sympathy; instead, they found it amusing

He truly wanted to throw himself onto that bed that looked so comfortable, yet he was afraid that the clothes on his body would dirty the bedding. Therefore, he put down the uniform in his hand and took a wooden basin to fetch water

Zhou Huaili turned to leave when Li Diudiu suddenly thought of a question and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhou, how do you think a person's value is measured? Is it by money?"

Zhou Huaili's heart trembled once again, this child

This is for you

Self-esteem

She is truly curious about this little boy named Li Chi, who is slightly shorter than him and is so poor that he cannot even afford the courtyard uniform and books, yet he still wants to come to the Four Pages Academy to seek an education. Most importantly, she overheard the conversation between Li Diudiu and Zhou Huaili, which made her even more curious

Li Diudiu nodded: "It was originally one, now it is one and a half"

Zhou Huaili patted Li Diudiu's shoulder once more, then turned to leave. After taking a few steps outside, he returned, reaching out to ruffle Li Diudiu's hair again, and then ruffled it once more, feeling truly wonderful, especially wonderful

Before he could finish speaking, Li Diudiu suddenly interrupted him: "Mr. Zhou."

Li Diudiu shrugged his shoulders and ignored it

The Long-Browed Daoist bent down at the door and said to the Daoist who came out, "My Daoist name is Long-Browed. I have an old acquaintance with the Abbot and have come here to seek refuge. I would like to inquire if I may join the temple and request an audience."

Li Diudiu asked: "Do you have money?"

Zhang Xiaolin was beaten by Li Diudiu, and his nose is still swollen. Li Diudiu was humiliated by the instructor, which of course made him happy, so he walked up to Li Diudiu with a smile and said: "What does it matter if you can fight? You can't even take out three taels of silver. Do you want me to lend it to you? If you call me 'Master' once, I can give you three taels of silver."

The instructor Yan Qing at the Four-Page Academy coldly looked at Li Diudiu and replied: "Because you are poor"

He could no longer remember how long it had been since he had taken a proper bath. He carried bucket after bucket of water to fill the large wooden tub halfway, closed the door, and then eagerly jumped into the tub, splashing water everywhere

Children need fairy tales to teach them about truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as right and wrong. The distinctions between good and bad, and between good and evil, are clear-cut, and the contrasts between black and white are even more pronounced. In fairy tales, there is not so much gray area.

The middle-aged man turned around to close the door: "Get lost."

Li Diudiu paused in silence for a moment, then raised a smiling face: "Mr. Zhou is a good person"

Thank you, Mr. Zhou, I apologize, Mr. Zhou

Yan Qing's expression changed, seemingly growing more disdainful towards Li Diudiu. He turned and walked away, saying as he left: "Starting tomorrow, formal classes will begin. If you are late once, you will be punished to stand outside for one hour. If you are late three times, you will be expelled from the academy. The same applies to any violations of other academy rules."

... ...

Zhou Huaili was taken aback, lowering his head to look at Li Diudiu. The child's fair and clean little face still bore a somewhat cynical expression, but looking into his eyes, Zhou Huaili suddenly felt a wave of bitterness and pain in his heart. This child, his neck was so dark, his face was very clean, and his gaze was even cleaner.

Zhou Huaili laughed heartily, rubbed Li Diudiu's head, and suddenly understood why the Longmei Daoist liked to rub this little fellow's head so much; it feels so good to rub, and it brings joy to the heart.

What?

Zhou Huaili paused for a moment, looked at Li Diudiu, and continued, "Someone borrows from you, and you don't have even a single tael of silver in hand, yet you try every means to help him. This is brotherhood, Li Diudiu. This answer may not be suitable for a child of your age to hear, but I believe you can understand it, because you have a good master, and you should know his value."

The concept of non-action observation

Get lost

No need

If you currently have three taels of silver and a friend asks to borrow one tael, but you feel reluctant to lend it, then this person's value in your eyes is less than one tael. If someone borrows one tael and you ask if that is enough, then give them two taels, this person is very important to you. If someone asks to borrow one tael and you give them all three taels, this is a close friend

Daoist Changmei quickly said, "Yes, yes, please inform Senior Brother."

He glanced at Li Diudiu and paused for a moment before saying, "Don't feel wronged. In the future..."

The eyes of the middle-aged Taoist immediately widened: "Money, without money how can you be registered in Wuwei Temple, without money how do you expect to enter the door?"

How should I put it to you.

Okay, then I'll take it back.

Zhou Huaili felt that Li Diudiu paused slightly when he spoke the word "good", and replaced the two characters "things" with "people".

Although Li Diudiu felt very frustrated, she shook her head and said, "No, it's very reasonable."

"I... I have no money, I only wish to meet the Master of the View."

Child, in this world there aren't so many good or bad people, the majority are just ordinary people.

The middle-aged Taoist reached out and said, "Bring it here."

The frown on Yan Qing's forehead deepened: "Do you know that everyone has to buy their own uniforms and textbooks? You can clean the classroom as a way to repay, and since you clean it twice a day, I can count it as repaying the debt at almost twice the speed."

Li Diudiu handed the money bag to Zhou Huaili and said, "I can manage my own expenses and make money myself."

Yan Qing took a few steps forward and stood in front of Li Diu Diu, looking down at him, saying, "Clean twice a day."

Li Diudi nodded: "Yes."

Zhou Huaili took a few steps forward and then turned back, smiling and saying, "I felt really heartbroken when I sent out the Denge Platform stickers before. Do you know why people feel heartbroken after sending something out?"

Li Diudiu thought carefully for a moment and bent down to say, "I understand"

Long eyebrows asked.

Do ordinary people not have a distinction between good and bad?

He said: "It would be even more reasonable for the gentleman to say so."

However, Li Diudiu had never lived in such a good house. Upon entering, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, inhaling the scent of the wooden table, the fragrance of the books, and the aroma of the brand new bedding

He did not ask anyone else where he should live. He held his hospital gown and a wooden sign in his hand, and searched for his accommodation by matching the numbers on the rows of houses. He found his place in a very short time.

In the distance, Gao Xining slipped behind a large tree, not knowing why she felt her heart racing, as if she were committing a theft

You can keep it, it's a gift for you, no need to return it. In case you encounter a situation where you need to spend money in the future, you won't be empty-handed.

Zhou Huaili turned around and looked at Li Diudi seriously, saying, "The value of a person, as you mentioned, is relative. For example, the value you have to me now far exceeds that of the article posted on the Queetai. If we really want to talk about value, then comparing it with money is more direct. In one's lifetime, they will encounter many people. How much value do these people have in your life? Let me give you a simple example, how much money would you lend to them?"

Where did the wild man come from, are you trying to gain a reputation

I thought you would say it is a good thing

The other three children looked at Li Diudiu, thinking to themselves that it was truly unfortunate to be humiliated by the instructor on the very first day. Coming from good backgrounds, they naturally could not understand how difficult it was for the poor to have just a few coins.

Thank you

Zhou Huaili retrieved the money bag and intended to pat Li Diudiu on the shoulder, but Li Diudiu had already stepped outside: "Mr. Zhou, I guess you must have given the Tengquetai poster to Dean Gao, right?"

Zhou Huaili, who was standing aside, could no longer bear to watch and came over to pull Li Diu, saying: "Let’s go."

Li Diudiu did not see anyone following him, pushed the door open and entered the room. The furnishings in the room were simple: a table, a chair, a bed, a bookshelf, a pot rack, a flower rack, a wooden basin, a small wooden bucket, and a large wooden bucket, with nothing else.

It can still be more reasonable

Zhou Huaili noticed the confusion on his face, so he smiled and said: "At first, I felt a pang of regret when I sent it out because I thought you were not worthy of being compared to a piece of the Dengquetai inscription. Exchanging a genuine work of Mr. Songming for your admission to the academy was not worth it. Now, I no longer feel regret. Li Chi... your future value will at least surpass that piece of the Dengquetai inscription, do you understand?"

No

Zhou Huaili's hand patted Li Diudiu's shoulder: "Let's stop here, I am going home now. You can find your own place. I have inquired for you, the bedding and books will be placed at your residence. Don't be late for your morning class tomorrow."

I remember

Yan Qing's brows furrowed slightly as Li Diu Diu uttered the words "very reasonable," seemingly mocking him

Li Diudiu thought for a moment but did not dare to answer, thinking to himself that feeling pain when giving something to others is not a very normal thing

Then he raised his hand and rubbed his head, I also like myself

Li Diudiu took out the money pouch and handed it to Zhou Huaili: "The academy has asked me to clean the classroom to repay the money for the academy uniform and books, which is quite good, so I won't need this silver anymore. I'll return it to you."

Zhou Huaili said: "The wooden tag on your dormitory uniform just now indicates your room number. Most students do not live in the college; although meals and accommodation are provided, they still tend to return home, as home is ultimately more comfortable..."

Zhou Huaili smiled and curiously asked, "Which half am I?"

Zhou Huaili really did not want to take back the money bag, but he saw two words in the eyes of this eleven-year-old boy

Li Diudiu nodded, thinking to himself, so that's how it is

Such a small child asking such a question left Zhou Huaili momentarily stunned. This question was indeed quite profound; it was not that he could not answer it, but rather that the answer was absolutely unsuitable for a child to hear, as it was not a pleasant one

Li Diudiu smiled apologetically and said: "Because I initially thought you were not a good ... ... person"

A moment later, he asked again: "Are there any questions?"

Zhou Huaili, who had already walked quite far, turned around and made a gesture of rubbing his head from a distance, shouting towards Li Diudiu: "This represents that I like you"

At the moment he entered, he had a vague feeling that someone was watching him from behind. He suddenly turned around, but there was no one behind him.

Li Diudiu stood there watching Zhou Huaili leave the academy. He flicked his hair and thought to himself, is it because my hair is nicer? ... The master is willing to touch it, and Mr. Zhou also likes to touch it ...

Li Diudiu stopped, turned around, and bowed to Zhou Huaili.

... ...

Zhou Huaili asked: "Why do we say sorry?"

Li Diudiu nodded again: "Yes, after all... we are still not familiar with each other"

When Yanzheng spoke those words to Li Diudiu, Gao Xining was almost unable to hold back from rushing out to confront Yanzheng. However, just as she was about to charge out, she was pulled back, and it was then that she realized her grandfather was also watching from the shadows

The middle-aged Taoist looked up and down at Chang Mei, and the tattered clothes made him frown

Hmm?

It has been a long time since the master last took a bath, but the master mentioned that he is going to the famous Wuwei Temple in Jizhou City, where the abbot is an old friend of his. He should also be taking a bath now.

He squatted down in front of Li Diudiu and said with a smile: "Do not pay too much attention to those who do not matter to you. One will encounter many worthless people, but also those of inestimable value. You have your own invaluable person, and you are already richer than many others"

Zhou Huaili pondered for a moment, somewhat lost in thought, and shook his head: "Ordinary people exist between good and evil; sometimes they lean towards one side, and sometimes they lean towards the other."

Li Diudiu once again bowed down and said: "Sir, please take care as you leave"

It is cold water, but he finds it very refreshing