What does Liang Shiqiu think of money in Qian?

In Qian, Liang Shiqiu's view on money is: money itself is a useful thing, and it doesn't matter. Money is impermanent, and it only works when it is spent.

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Liang Shiqiu

Money is something that cannot be said. When it comes to plugging, it is obviously vulgar. In fact, money itself is a useful thing, and it doesn't matter. Or shaped like a knife, or round and square, the appearance is not ugly. If it is covered with green rust, it will be more simple and lovely. Later, "Jiaozi" and "banknote quotation" and even modern banknotes all strive to be exquisite and elegant. What are the customs? It is true that there is a lot of truth between the choice of money in and out, but the greedy are greedy, and the honest are cheap. The key lies in people and has nothing to do with money itself. Love of money as much as life can only be said to be money addiction, and it can't be dismissed as vulgarity; Spending money like Shi Chong can only be described as extravagance, not elegance. Vulgar or elegant, everything depends on human effort, and money is indistinguishable from elegance and vulgarity.

Some people like collecting stamps, some like collecting matchboxes, some like collecting operas and newspapers, and some like collecting snuff bottles. Some people also like to collect inkstone, ink, calligraphy and painting antiques, and even glasses, aprons and briefs. Each to his own advantage, there is no reason to speak. But almost everyone in ancient and modern China and foreign countries likes to collect currency. You can't have too much money, the more the better. Zhuangzi said, "If money is not accumulated, the greedy will be worried." More than the greedy worry? People who are not greedy also want to accumulate wealth.

People have played piggy bank when they were young. This thing has a long history. In Xiqing Miscellanies, it says, "The piggy bank takes soil as a tool to save money, and when it is full, it is full." There are hawkers in Beiping who shout "small pots and small pots", and there are large and small piggy banks on their burdens, all of which are made of clay, which are unsightly in shape and will break when touched. Although there is not much money in it, children have understood the truth of saving since childhood. There are almost full things in foreign countries, but they are usually not broken, but can be opened with a key, mostly in the shape of a pig, called a "pig bank." I don't know why I chose the pig shape, maybe I took it from my big belly.

Most of our civilians are poor. They depend on the weather to eat, and they are afraid of drought and flood. Therefore, they have developed a famine mentality, saying, "We will always think about the sun, so don't wait to think about it all the time." The virtue of saving exists in all social strata. I once knew a primary school teacher. Although her monthly salary was only over 3 yuan, she scrimped and saved. She often sprinkled a few drops of sesame oil on a bowl of clear soup noodles for lunch. Twenty years later, she owned two small houses. Who has the heart to say that she is a bourgeois who gets something for nothing? ) I also know a rickshaw puller, who worked hard to be a horse and a cow, endured hardships for half his life, brought a small fortune, returned home to buy a field, married and had children, and became a small landowner. These respectable people have accumulated their money penny by penny. Moreover, they often live within their means. Every time they have income, no matter how much, they will deduct 1% as savings first, and then arrange expenses. In this way, they climbed the social ladder.

"People are not rich without windfall, and night grass is not fat." Having said that, the windfall is pressing, not everyone can easily get it, and it is not completely acceptable. It's just wishful thinking to ride a crane up the state with a hundred thousand dollars. After the outbreak, it's hard to last. Don't you see: the grandson of Xianguan became a beggar and the son of a giant businessman became a turtle slave? There are many worldly newspapers that change with the body. Money is really elusive, and it is impermanent to gather and disperse. Therefore, as the saying goes, "It is better to accumulate wealth than to be skilled."

if you have more money, you will be in trouble. I don't know where to put it. There is not much room under the pillow, and there is not much room for a whore. Seeing that the financial resources are rolling in, begging for land and asking for homes is afraid of inviting things to discuss, and being rich and good is afraid of the storm, so he has no choice but to send it to the bank. I read an interesting story in a magazine: an Indian chief, who always collected a lot, one day carried a large bag of money and deposited it in the bank for a fixed period of one year. On the expiration date, he asked for all the money, and the clerk piled it on the counter, which was like a mountain. The chief looked at it and said, "Please keep it for another year." The clerk was amazed. Why did he ask if he wanted to keep it? The chief said, "How do I know if my money is safe and sound here without mentioning it first?" This is a joke, of course, but we used to say that there are golden mountains and silver mountains, but it is true. In the past, most of our financial leaders were from Shanxi, and almost all the people in the ticket village were old Xi 'er. It is said that there is Jinshan Yinshan in their home. Earned gold and silver were transported back to their hometown, dissolved into liquid, and poured on the floor of the inner room. After years of pouring spoonfuls of gold and silver, they became glittering Jinshan Yinshan. When you need money, just cut a piece, so as not to be patronized by thieves. Those who haven't seen Jinshan Yinshan with their own eyes have at least seen golden couple Jinshan Yinshan, which is made of paper in the dressing room. In the past, it seems that there was no strange thing about modern hyperinflation. However, how to maintain the acquired assets is already quite troublesome. Nowadays, some big families take their money abroad, because the banks there are guaranteed by the government, and there is no danger of bankruptcy, and they also keep secrets for depositors. It is really thoughtful service.

Tao Zhugong, who is good at living and living, is envied by everyone, but watching him change his name and travel in rivers and lakes, I'm afraid his heart is somewhat like fleeing abroad with huge sums of money to live as a public official and leaving his hometown, which is somewhat uncomfortable. Therefore, although a person is greedy for money, he should not be insatiable. There is no worry about being cold, and there is a sense of security. If you can stop when you can, you don't have to "die for money". Tao Zhugong is still smart.

money works only if it is spent. The poor are short of money, so they can't afford clothes for shelter, food for clothing, and entertainment for food. Sometimes several children need to buy new shoes at the same time, which will make their parents sweat! Poverty has reached this point, and we can't squander any money, only cattle clothes can be used to cry. A well-off family has a lot of room for flexibility in spending money. The most obvious thing is that it does not seek an overall improvement in living standards, but makes a slight breakthrough and enjoys itself. Some people like to buy books, some people like to buy clothes, and some people like to spend weekends, each to his own liking. If you concentrate your money on one point, it will be easier to satisfy your desires moderately. As for the house of the very rich, spending money like water is not necessarily a blessing, and it is extremely extravagant and extremely sad. If we give an example, it is similar to gloating and not mentioning it. Timon of Athens in the 5th century BC enjoyed all the splendor of the world, and also suffered from the coldness of the world. He knew the nature of money best, and he realized its true colors. Money is a public prostitute of human beings! Instead of dying as crazy as Timon, it's better to evacuate your assets early and do something useful, be clean and naked.