Volume 19: The farmer is always the manager, the shepherd boy is honored every night

How long will it take to make a living with trouble? According to the view, if the family is rich and frugal, it will be a turtle. Stop making progress when you are proud, and beware of overturning things in the world. In vain, the young man's head turns white and empty.

This word comes from the front line of "Man Jiang Hong" written by Hui'an, a poet monk in the Song Dynasty. It says that wealth and splendor in life are often guarded against overturning and cannot be relied upon. The troubles of life, the calculation of what is ahead and what is behind, the thoughts of inadequacy every time, and the empty head are useless, it is better to live life as it happens. It only seems that during the Jiahu period, there was a Xuanyi Lang Wan Yanzhi, a newcomer from Qiantangnan, who had served as an official in the second major. He had an upright nature and served as magistrate of two or three local states and counties. He could not bend his temper and returned home in middle age. Living alone in Yuhang, I saw that the water town was quite marshy and could be used for farming. Because it was low-lying and the water disappeared, the price was very low. Wan didn't spend much capital and bought countless. It is also time for people to prosper. There has been severe drought for many years. The low fields here are ripe, and the annual harvest of coarse rice is more than ten thousand stones. Wan Xuanyi liked it, and each couple said: "I take Wan as my surname, and I will collect ten thousand stones this year, which also intrigues me." ?From then on, he built a house, bought a farmland, and got married. Someone came to work as a matchmaker, and the third young master proposed to marry the granddaughter of Prince Consort Wang Jinqing's family. It cost about 20,000 yuan to get the match. Because the son is the son-in-law of the consort, he has to make up three shifts to borrow his post. For a moment, wealth and honor attract people, but it is useless to deceive people.

There is an earthenware box in his house, which is a rare treasure. It was during the primary election of officials that the copper ban in the capital was very strict, so I spent ten coins on the market to buy this earthenware basin for washing. At that time, the weather was freezing cold, and after pouring the soup into the noodles, I poured out the remaining soup. If there was still some that could not be poured out, some of it was left in the box. After a night, it condensed into ice, and it looked like a peach blossom. When people came to see it, they were surprised and told Xuanyi. When Xuanyi saw it, he said: "The ice has gathered together, it turns out to be flowers." Idol peach blossom is not a strange thing. ?Not impressed. Tomorrow there will be some residual water left in it. After a while, when I look at it, there is another peony with plump flowers and luxuriant branches and leaves, which cannot be done artificially. Reporter Xuanyi came to see it and said: "Today it has changed again. Could it be a coincidence?" Xuanyi was a little surprised and said: "This is strange. Let me try it again." ? Wipe the earthen box clean yourself and sprinkle some water inside. When I looked at it the next day, I saw that the hair was strangely knotted. It was a cold forest, bamboo houses in water villages, broken herons, and misty mountains far and near, just like a picture. Xuanyi was horrified to find out about this rare treasure. He called the silversmith to come, cast the outer layer of platinum, and made the brocade into a baggage for collection. But on a cold day, I would like to invite guests in advance, prepare a banquet with wine, and enjoy the scenery in the box. It's the same thing from time to time, and it will never be the same again. Although he is a famous painter, he is far from worthy of seeing it. There are so many color samples before and after that it is impossible to record them all. The most bizarre thing about this incident was that the emperor ascended to the throne and was granted such grace that all officials were promoted to the first level. Xuanyi Lang was promoted to Xuande Lang. On the day of his execution, it was his birthday, and the hall was full of relatives and friends who came to congratulate him. It was a very cold day, so I put this box down at the banquet, sprinkled water inside, and it condensed into an image in a moment. But there is an old man sitting on a rock, with a turtle on the left and a crane on the right, just like a picture of a longevity star. All the people drinking in the hall liked to praise him. Some scholars inside who knew the present and the past commented: "This is an earthenware vessel. It is not made of extraordinary fire. It is not a combination of the essence of heaven and earth and the five elements." There is such a strange thing, it is hard to understand, it is indeed a rare thing!? There are also young people who are smiling flatteringly. He rubbed his buttocks and praised: "It is clearly a sign of endless longevity. If you are not a lucky person in the world, you cannot have this rare treasure." ?Leave happily now.

At this time, the Wan family was rich and noble, and was married to relatives of the emperor. It was extremely luxurious and powerful. There is endless gold and silver in the road, and endless blessings. Who knows that fleeting clouds and smoke can easily fade away. After the death of Xuande Lang Wan Yan, the third son who made up the third class also died. When the prince-in-law's family saw that their son-in-law was dead, they came to take the princess back. He said that most of the wealth of the Wan family was brought from the Duwei's mansion, and together with twenty or thirty men and women, they robbed him from inside and outside, and swept away. The two eldest sons of the Wan family had no choice but to watch him use his power to commit murder, not daring to fight, and their wealth was wiped out. Thousands of hectares of low-lying fields were flooded every time, but they had to pay for their food. They wished they could just push them away and clear them away so that they could occupy them. The family affairs were all over, the two sons lived with relatives and friends, and died in exile. This treasure box was taken away by the Prince Consort's family and later returned to Grand Master Chajing.

The knowledgeable person said: "This box is frozen into flowers, which corresponds to Wan's wealth. It is like ice flowers. It is not a sign of longevity, but an ominous sign." ?However, this is also a guess after the fact. When he was in his prime, who was willing to think like this, dare to say this? Looking back later, it was really like an erotic dream. Therefore, the ancients' fables "Handan Dream" and "Cherry Dream" all talk about wealth and prosperity, which are just like dreams. But it is a person who has a dream and ends his life. It is not as good as Zhuangzi said that the shepherd boy dreams. He is his true self during the day and becomes a prince at night. Such a life is even more strange. Listen to the boy's perfunctory explanation:

The world is the same dream, so what's the difference between dreaming and waking up?

If you get rich at night, you will only be considered poor for half your life.

It is said that in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was Nanhua Mountain in Caozhou, Lu State. It was the place where Zhuangzi Xiu, a man from Xiaomeng City, Shangqiu, Song Dynasty, lived in exile, lived in seclusion, wrote books, and became an immortal. Later generations called Zhuangzi the old immortal of Nanhua, and the book he wrote was called "Nanhua Sutra", all because of vomiting. At that time, there was a farmer named Mo Mingguang by the mountainside, who specialized in farming. The family has dozens of acres of fertile land, several cattle, and several working farmers. He lives in a thatched house with mao eaves and has plenty of food and clothing. He is considered a rich man on the mountainside. He has no heirs, so he and his wife, the banker's grandmother, plan and think about it day and night, just plowing the fields, raising cattle and pigs. There are a few poems describing the behavior of the old man in the farm house:

The old man in the farm house has a restful nature and builds a secluded room in a remote hill.

The business is less than a hundred acres of land, and it is difficult to cultivate water and plow for food.

The cuckoos are noisy in the Spring Festival Gala, and the mist of spring clouds is falling from the eaves.

The boy carries the plow and carries the hoe, holding a yellow calf in his hand and wearing a hat on his head.

Once you plow, you will lose yourself; if you plow again, you will be self-reliant.

Plow three times and plant seedlings to see how beautiful and fruitful the crops are.

Xia Yun works diligently and comes back in autumn, with clouds of grain and millet ready to mow his nephew.

Carrying baskets and bags, everyone returns home, and the warehouses are filled to the brim.

Teach your wife to make wine and compete with the gods, cook sheep and kill dolphins to enjoy your relatives.

The drums are beating, dong dong, Le Weiyang suddenly sees the Jade Rabbit Dongfang Bai.