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Zhu Ziqing used clothes to buy books

When Zhu Ziqing was in middle school, he loved reading very much. He struggled to buy books. At that time, his family gave him one yuan of pocket money every month, but he gave most of it to a Guangyi Bookstore in his hometown, and he often fell into debt. Later, when he recalled in the article, he also said: "This silly energy is quite interesting to recall." It was Zhu Ziqing's last year in college. Once, he went to Liulichang to visit a bookstore and saw a new edition of "Webster's Dictionary" in Huayang Bookstore, priced at 14 yuan. Although the money is not too expensive for this big book, it is really not a small amount for a student studying. I don’t have that much money on hand, but I really can’t bear to part with the book. After thinking about it, I think my fur coat is still worth some money. This coat was made for Zhu Ziqing by his father when he got married. It has an otter collar and sable fur. Although the cloak is made of cloth and the style is a bit rustic, and the collar is pieced together with two pairs of "horseshoe sleeves", it is a leather jacket after all, and my father put a lot of effort into making it. But at that time, I really couldn't bear to part with the "big dictionary", and I thought that I would be able to redeem the cloak in the future, so after hesitating for a long time, I decided to take it to the pawn shop. The pawn shop is at the back door of the school, just turn around and get there. Zhu Ziqing didn't think too much. Because I was thinking of redeeming it in the future, I used the book price as the price: 14 yuan. Of course, the price of the cloak was more than this, so the person at the pawn shop counter was not embarrassed at all and paid immediately. After taking the money, Zhu Ziqing immediately went and brought back the "Webster's Dictionary". Unexpectedly, the cloak that cost my father a lot of effort was not redeemed in the end.

Franklin’s spiritual food

Franklin, a famous American statesman and scientist in the 18th century, participated in the independence struggle, participated in drafting the Declaration of Independence, negotiated with Britain on behalf of the United States, and later signed the Paris Peace Treaty. , founded the "Pennsylvania Newspaper" and established the first public library in the United States. He made important contributions to the study of atmospheric electricity and invented the lightning rod. Author of "Autobiography". Franklin loved reading since childhood. His family was too poor to go to school, so he had to make a living on his own since he was a boy. I often go hungry and save money to buy books and read. One day, Franklin saw an old white-haired woman on the road who was too hungry to walk. Lian Xin gave her his only piece of bread. The old woman saw that Franklin was also a poor man and could not bear to accept his bread. "You can eat, I have plenty in my bag." Franklin said, patting the backpack full of books. The old woman was eating bread, and Franklin took out a book from his backpack and read it with relish. "Child, why don't you eat bread?" the old woman asked. Franklin smiled and replied: "The taste of reading is much better than bread!" Due to financial constraints and limited ability to buy books, he had to borrow books often to read. He often knocked on the door from his friends to borrow books. He would even light a lamp and concentrate on reading. When he was tired, he would pour cold water on his head to refresh himself, sit down and continue reading, and return the book to the owner on time the next morning. , never breaks his promise.