"If they want to go to school, they have to walk a long way up the mountain, and there is only one school in several villages, and because of the distance and the family conditions, many of them can't even finish primary school. Jing Dingxian's expression was more compassionate and compassionate, there were faint tears flashing in his eyes, and he said with a wry smile: "So in the past few days, I have been thinking, maybe, I should do something for these children." ”

Wen Shuo smiled with admiration on his face: "Very good idea, have you talked to your dad about this? I think your dad should be happy to do something more practical about this, of course, including me." ”

"That's great!"

Jing Dingxian immediately showed excitement.

He knew that a rich man like Wen Shuo, joining forces with his father, would be able to donate a school to this backward and poor mountain village, and even they could directly sponsor some poor children to go to school.

This kind of donation may not help all children, but it is better than nothing!

At this point, Wen Shuo's contempt for Jing Dingxian at the beginning and his emotion of not wanting to talk more completely disappeared.

Because Jing Dingxian is a kind person like a fat man.

Perhaps Jing Dingxian is still very simple in many ways because of his experience, but at least, this simplicity shows his kind nature more - at this time, his kindness can be recognized, helped, and have a sense of accomplishment, then kindness will continue. However, if his kindness hits a wall everywhere in society and encounters the cruel reality of selfishness, then a person's originally kind heart may not become ugly, but it will no longer be simple.

This is a very sad reality.

The women went to the town to buy, and when they came back, it would be at least evening, so Zhai Chuan'an, who lacked good wine and food at home, was really embarrassed to invite Wen Shuo to his home for a simple meal. In Jing Bai's home, there is no need to be so particular, Jing Dingxian cooked, ready-made hand-rolled noodles, added some stored cabbage, potatoes, and garlic grown by himself, made some braised soup, boiled a few bowls of noodles, pounded some garlic and vinegar, and tasted full and fragrant.

Just a few minutes after lunch, Jing Dingxian hurriedly cleaned up the table, washed the dishes and chopsticks, and went out.

Wen Shuo occupied Jing Bai's recliner, squinted his eyes leisurely as if he wanted to sleep, and said, "Mr. Jing, it's not my praise, your son is really good...... has eyesight, knowing that it is inconvenient for the two of us to talk here, and he will leave after eating. ”

"Lately, he's been like this every day, getting up early and staying late, and going out after eating. Jing Bai smiled: "Give lessons to the children in Wohuling." ”

"Hmm. Wen Shuo replied softly.

Jing Bai said: "He knows that I am a Xuanshi, and I have never hidden it from him." ”

"Now, he also knows that I am a Xuanshi, and I am very smart. Wen Shuo smiled and waved his hand, not minding at all, and said, "He hopes that we can do something for these children living in remote and backward mountain villages." ”

"Well, he said that to me, too. Jing Bai sighed and said, "Personal ability is limited, and this kind of thing is not just a matter of money, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish." ”

"But using money to do things can be the fastest results. Wen Shuo said.

"You've decided to donate money to help?" Jing Bai said in surprise.

"Maybe we can build a school and donate some clothes and school supplies to the children. Wen Shuo took a deep breath and said: "It doesn't cost much every year, I understand the meaning of what you just said, it is nothing more than that the school is easy to build, but there must always be a teacher, but the road has to be walked step by step, there is no school, where can a teacher go to teach the children? Where does the teacher live?" Besides, if we donate money to support education, we must always show some attitude in the local area, arrange a few teachers, or we will find volunteer organizations in the capital, and let them arrange teachers to teach, well, we can invite some substitute teachers who have been dismissed in the local area, even if the children can receive the most basic primary education, it is better than going on like this. ”

Jing Bai nodded with a wry smile, then shook his head again and said, "Have you ever thought that you have done something bad with good intentions?"

"How can this still do bad things?" Wen Shuo waved his hand and said, "It's good that the general direction is right." ”

"Do what is good and do not help evil, but nurture evil. Jing Bai said seriously: "Don't let people develop the habit of getting something for nothing since they were young, don't make people feel lazy and don't care, there will always be people in the world who will come to help them." In my opinion, only the evil of reality can best teach people to be good, because human nature is not good, but good and evil. ”

Wen Shuo was stunned, frowning and thinking.

He felt that Jing Bai's words were very reasonable—although Jing Bai was only talking about some of the worst cases of donating to education, and it may be an isolated case, but ......

Individual bad deeds will always make people who put good intentions into actual good deeds feel very uncomfortable.

"But there's always something to do. Wen Shuo sighed and said, "You can't stop doing it because of these troubles and inevitable problems. ”

Jing Bai nodded and said, "After dealing with the matter of Tangquan Bao, I will seriously consider it." ”

Wen Shuo lay down with his eyes closed, and his mood suddenly fell.

"Did you notify Ma Youcheng to come here?" Jing Bai asked suddenly.

"Hmm. ”

Jing Bai stopped talking, sat quietly on the small bench, spread his hands, and approached the red-hot stove, the light of the fire in the door of the stove reflected on his face, red, and in those eyes, there were flames jumping happily.

Wen Shuo was also thinking about Jing Bai's previous analysis.

He has lived at the bottom of society since he was a child, and he grew up in places where snakes and insects are mixed such as fairy bridges and farmers' markets, and he knows that the society at the bottom does not have to imagine or experience or come into contact with the high-level and middle-level life is simple, or even more complicated.

It's just that life is complicated, and the matters and aspects that I come into contact with are different.

The so-called poor and remote land, the mountain people or the villagers are simple and kind, but it is relative.

They will behave extremely docile, kind, and simple in front of characters like Wen Shuo, Jing Bai, and Ma Youcheng, or people who are not as good as Wen Shuo, Jing Bai, and Ma Youcheng, but who are much more advantageous than ordinary mountain people in all aspects.

But when faced with people like them, or just slightly better than them, they tend to compete unreasonably and unscrupulously because of some trivial profits, and sometimes they will do extreme things.

Because in their opinion, the trivial interests are great interests.

Because they don't even have any other legitimate way to earn this little bit of profit, or they don't think about it, and they don't know how to do it.

The ugliness of human nature itself stems from many complex problems.

Wen Shuo suddenly found that his state of mind cultivation was still not enough—how could the cultivation of his state of mind be the comprehension of the mystic law and the way of heaven? There is also the comprehension of human nature, the comprehension of good and evil, and the comprehension of various social states and diverse people.

"I'm going out for a walk. Wen Shuo got up and walked outside.

"Well, come back early, I guess Hong Sheng is almost there. Jing Bai smiled and said: "Gong Yigua will come later, the day after tomorrow." ”

"Hmm. ”

Walking out of the small courtyard, Wen Shuo suddenly realized that he didn't know where the ancestral hall of the Zhai family was.

Turning his head around, there was no one nearby.

He didn't want to go to the door of any house and call someone to take him there, because then he would have to think of someone who would have been too much and embarrassed to be there.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a figure flickering in the corner of the wall not far away, Wen Shuo smiled, walked over and said, "Master Zhai, didn't you rest for a while after lunch?"

Zhai Chuan'an flashed out of the corner, and said with a smile: "No, isn't it that the mother-in-law of the family went to the town, and she hasn't come back yet, I was thinking about going to the village entrance to meet them, or I would drive a motorcycle to pick them up." ”

"Master Zhai, where is your ancestral hall?" Wen Shuo asked, "I heard that Mr. Jing's son is teaching the children there, so I'll go over and take a look." ”

"Ah, I'll lead you. Zhai Chuan'an immediately said cheerfully, while stretching out his hand to ask Wen Shuo to go with him.

Wen Shuo stepped forward to follow, while looking at the simple architectural pattern of the Zhai family's compound again.

"Boss Wen. Zhai Chuan'an said cautiously: "Today, it was almost noon, and the old priest of Bapan County went to visit Mr. Jing, and you were also present at that time. ”

"Hmm. ”

"What did the old priest say?" Zhai Chuan'an asked with a trembling voice.

"Don't worry. Wen Shuo smiled and said with relief: "With Mr. Jing here, and Mr. Ma will come back tomorrow, Tang Quanbao will not do anything to you." And Mr. Jing also talked to Tang Quanbao about this. ”

"Really?" Zhai Chuan'an looked surprised, and then asked with some concern: "Then, the old priest agreed?"

Wen Shuo raised his hand and patted Zhai Chuan'an, who was lying on his waist respectfully, and said, "Don't worry." ”

"That's a good relationship, a good relationship!" Zhai Chuan'an said: "Boss Wen, you have to excuse yourself for dinner today, you must come to my house as a guest, I must entertain the distinguished guests well, and I will invite Mr. Jing's family to come over for dinner." ”

"That's a nuisance. Wen Shuo agreed.

Zhai Chuan'an immediately smiled, so excited that he almost burst into tears—the fear of the divine master was already rooted in their bones.

As he spoke, he had already come to the outside of the ancestral hall.

Before he could get closer, he heard the laughter of the children inside, chattering and noisy.

"It's like this every day, the dolls in the mountains are not sensible, and they also teach Mr. Nanjing's son to teach knowledge to these children who are used to being wild. Zhai Chuan'an said with some emotion: "However, in just a few days, Mr. Jing's son has indeed taught these children very well, and they have to go home one by one to find books to read, which is embarrassing for those parents in the village who have not seen books for generations, and they have to help go out to borrow books." ”

Wen Shuo waved his hand and said softly, "I'll go over and listen to the class for a while, you go and get busy with yours." As he spoke, he walked up the stairs.

Zhai Chuanan was stunned, and quickly turned around and left respectfully.

Standing outside the door of the ancestral hall, through the crack of the wooden door that could not be concealed because of its obsolescence, Wen Shuo saw that the light inside the ancestral hall was extremely poor, a group of children were wearing thick cotton clothes, sitting on small stools like balls, their faces were red, their little hands were red, and their skin was very rough, but at this moment, their eyes were shining brightly, and they were quite excited.