The old man finally arranged for Bai Gu to sleep in the room next to him, which was usually used as a firewood room.

Although the room is a little simple, it is still okay to clean up, and Bai Gu is not picky.

Especially when the old man came in with a bed of old quilts, Bai Gu's eyes were straight.

Although this quilt is a bit old, it is a quilt! At this thickness, the quilt in Bai Gu's house is simply a thick piece of paper in comparison!

Bai Gu took the quilt a little stunned, and his hand kept stroking the quilt uncontrollably, as if he was caressing a rare treasure.

Growing so big, Bai Gu has never seen such a thick quilt, not even in the garbage heap in the city.

The quilt in the rich and noble's house is nothing more than that, right?

Bai Gu suddenly came back to his senses and remembered a very important thing: "Master Xu, you...... Give me the quilt, what are you going to do tonight? ”

The old man just smiled faintly, he knew what Bai Gu was worried about: "The quilt you have on hand was not covered by me a few years ago, and I have a new one over there." ”

And also?!

Bai Gu was shocked, why is this old man so rich? Lighting a kerosene lamp, with such a big house and yard, and even such a thick quilt with more than one bed, isn't he just an old man sweeping snow? So much money?

Hey, there's no shortage of snow sweepers on this mountain? Think about me!

The old man looked at Bai Gu with a look like his eyes were about to pop out, and he was inexplicably a little proud in his heart.

"If you have something, go next door and call me, I'll go to sleep first." With a flick of his hand, the old man turned his head and left.

Bai Gu nodded.

Ha, even if something happens, Bai Gu doesn't dare to trouble the old man anymore. After all, people have already lent themselves such a thick quilt, and it would not be authentic to disturb other people's sleep.

Bai Gu cleaned up his body and went to bed.

This sleep was the most comfortable sleep Bai Gu had ever had.

Even though there was only a broken straw mat under him, Bai Gu still slept unusually well, and even woke up with sweat on his back!

The quilt was too thick, even on a cold and snowy day, it made Bai Gu sleep and sweat.

Bai Gu sat up, his eyes were a little confused, and he looked at the quilt covering his body in a daze, not knowing what to think.

Or, sleepless, waking up.

It didn't take long for Bai Gu to get up, and after getting dressed, he folded the quilt and put it on the head of the bed.

Although it is not well stacked.

But at least the quilt is the old man's, someone else's, and it is still necessary to pay attention to it.

This is in someone else's house, no better than in your own home, and you can't be too presumptuous.

This is Grandma's teaching, and we must not forget it.

Bai Gu tidied up his things, walked out of the door, and bumped into the old man.

The old man was still holding a pot in his hand, and a little white water vapor kept running out from the crack in the lid of the pot, and a fragrance came to his nose and hit Bai Gu's stomach directly.

Bai Gu was directly hungry.

The old man glanced at Bai Gu and saw the rag burden that Bai Gu was carrying again, but he quietly took the pot to a gazebo in the courtyard, turned his head and beckoned to Bai Gu: "Eat something?" ”

Just got up from the warm bed, there was nothing in his stomach, and he was blown by the cold wind, Bai Gu was cold and hungry. Now that there is another pot of delicious food in front of him, Bai Gu can't walk.

At that moment, Bai Gu nodded and walked over.

The old man smiled and scooped a bowl for Bai Gu and handed it over.

Bai Gu took the bowl and looked, good guy, it's so good to eat in the morning?

A large bowl of porridge, with seven or eight pieces of meat floating on it, and only one or two pieces of crushed mushrooms for vegetables, poked their heads out pitifully. There are also bits and pieces...... Pepper? It should be used to warm the stomach and increase fragrance.

And most importantly, meat!

This thing is not eaten often, who can afford it? Damn expensive!

Bai Gu was not polite, picked up the chopsticks and began to pull the porridge in the bowl.

The old man beckoned himself to eat, and if he was restrained, he would not live up to the old man's kindness, wouldn't he?

As a man, sometimes you can't be too embarrassed, otherwise you will be hungry easily.

If you want face and life, you have to choose one, right? Reality isn't so kind-hearted that you can want it all.

The old man glanced at Bai Gu, didn't say anything, scooped a bowl of porridge for himself, sat opposite Bai Gu and ate it. There was just an indescribable smile in his eyes.

Bai Gu ate quickly, and the porridge in the old man's bowl hadn't fallen much, and he had already finished eating a bowl.

"Eat as much as you want, scoop it yourself." The old man asked Bai Gu to do it himself.

Bai Gu scooped another bowl by himself and started eating it.

"Going up the hill?" The old man vaguely remembered that Mrs. Bai seemed to live in Lingding Lane, right? Although it's not far away, the weather is still up the mountain, and the old man doesn't believe it.

Bai Gu paused for a moment, then put down the dishes and chopsticks, and told the old man everything about Ah Yue's illness and going to find Wu Lao.

"That's right." The old man nodded, then pointed to Bai Gu's bowl, "You continue." ”

Bai Gu began to gobble up again.

"Old Wu? Is that Doctor Wu in Yunshui City? ”

"Yes, do you know Master Xu?"

"Doctor Wu is a bit famous, I've heard of some of them." The old man took a bite of porridge, "Picking ginseng, will you?" ”

"I used to help some pharmacies collect medicinal herbs, and I learned a little."

"How's it going? Has fallen? ”

Wu Lao said that it was probably under the big rocks, under the big trees, and in the caves. It's been a few days since I went up the mountain, and I only started to see big trees last night, otherwise there would be nothing. As soon as he mentioned this, Bai Gu became depressed, and then ate a large mouthful of porridge.

Turn grief and anger into food.

Suddenly, Bai Gu seemed to remember something: "By the way, Xu Ye, you have been on the mountain for so long, have you ever seen that kind of purple old ginseng?" ”

Since the old man has swept the snow on the Guxue Peak for so many years, no matter how big the Guxue Peak is, he should have traveled all over it, right? I must have seen more or less old ginseng, or heard the information that I have seen old ginseng, right?

Maybe...... Right?

Even Bai Gu himself wasn't sure if he could get any useful information from the old man. After all, purple ginseng is rare, and it should be a valuable object, otherwise a famous doctor like Wu Lao would still need this kind of thing when he stays in a big pharmacy like Changzhou Pharmacy?

If so, wouldn't it be nice to get it directly in Cheung Chau Pharmacy?

Scarcity is expensive, I've never heard of this thing, it should be very valuable. If the old man really had the news of this old ginseng, eighty percent would not say it. After all, it's a valuable thing, and no one will take it out and share it with others, right?

Anyway, Bai Gu himself definitely won't.

That's a valuable thing! It's money! Would you give your own money to someone else to spend?

Do you really think that there are a lot of stupid people with money?

The old man replied: "Now this day, you just come up like this, aren't you afraid that there will be three long and two short on the mountain?" ”

"I'm afraid, I'm definitely afraid, but Ah Yue's illness can't wait, she is still waiting for Wu Lao to save her life!"

"She is not related to you, but you risked going up the mountain to pick ginseng for her, what are you trying to do?" The old man took a sip of porridge slowly, and his tone was also slow.

Hearing this sentence, Bai Gu couldn't help but be stunned, and the action of picking porridge stopped.

The old man didn't make any moves, still slowly picking up porridge.

It's just that Bai Gu's next words made him pause.

"Ah Yue is in my house, she is my sister. As an older brother, I should be good to her and take risks for her, shouldn't I? Bai Gu's tone was very slow, but very firm, and for a while even made the old man feel that his common sense had made a mistake and asked the wrong question.

"Just, don't you think about yourself? Or, with all that time and effort, what can you get out of it? "The old man is still very strange, this kid, the brain circuit is a little strange.

"Why does it have to be rewarded if you pay?" Bai Gu scratched his head, expressing doubt.

The old man's eyelids raised, and he suddenly became interested: "Let's talk about it." ”

"I don't know what to say, but I just think, ......" Bai Gu thought for a moment, "It's impossible for people to achieve everything they want in their hearts in this life, right?" How lucky is that? How many blessings did you accumulate in your previous life? Be content! You can't think that one is one, and you want them all. Everyone is not your father, you will be given what you want? Impossible! ”

"What if? In case there is someone who can have everything, everything. Or is it just someone who is really that good? This world is so big, there is no shortage of emergencies and cases. ”

Bai Gu opened his mouth, unable to think of half a sentence to answer the old man's question.

He bowed his head and remained silent.

He suddenly thought of the old beggar.

The old beggar is the kind of good person the old man said! Despite his stumbling appearance, the old beggar still has a good heart, and often helps himself and helps a lot.

It can be said that if there is no old beggar in the past few years, it is difficult for Bai Lone to support the life of himself and the little two.

What's more, there has been a seriously ill Ah Yue recently.

Bai Gu's mind is clear, coupled with the teachings of his grandmother when he was a child, he knows very well how to live in this difficult world, and it is actually normal for everyone to be selfish in order to live for themselves.

Even the occasional helping hand can be purposeful.

There's no way to say more about this. It's human nature!

Bai Gu raised his head and looked at the old man: "Master Xu, I just think that it's not good to do things with a purpose." If your heart is not sincere, the Nine Heavens Gods, the Buddha and Bodhisattva will not bless you. ”

"It should be said that if you have too much utilitarian purpose, you will often not get what you want." The old man smiled.

"But, isn't that normal? A lot of people do, and so do I. I went to Yunshui City to find food to fill my stomach. The purpose of going to the old Snow Peak is to dig ginseng to save Ah Yue. Isn't there no point in doing things without a purpose? ”

The old man didn't speak, but poured himself a glass of water. With his fingers dipped in water, he slowly wrote a few words on the table.

Bai Gu didn't know how to read words, but only recognized the first word, which was "person".

The old man pointed to the line of water on the table: "Do you know?" ”

Bai Gu shook his head.

"If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." The old man smiled and said again: "If people are not for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." ”

Bai Gu suddenly realized, it turned out to be this sentence, I have heard it!

But that's it, I've only heard the reading of the front, and the latter one, why haven't I heard of it?

"Xu Ye, this ......?"

"Think for yourself about the difference."

The reading method is actually roughly the same, but the difference lies in the word "for".

One accent, one soft.

"One reads softly, and the other reads harder?" Bai Gu smiled awkwardly, he really couldn't think of it.

Although he knew that there must be a difference in it, he didn't know what Bai Gu was talking about, let alone the difference.

The old man didn't say much, and directly said the difference: "One is for his own deeds, and the other is for his own deeds." ”

The former is a more popular statement, and it is also the inner thoughts of the public. Pursue utilitarianism and benefit yourself in every way.

The latter is very niche, few people say so, and even fewer do it. Follow your heart and be your own self.

Bai Gu's brain was bright, and he could understand it at one point: "One is to find benefits for yourself, and the other is to be your original self, right, Xu Ye?" ”

The old man nodded.

"But Master Xu, does this have anything to do with what you just asked me?" Bai Gu was confused.

"It doesn't matter, what does it matter, you shouldn't ask me, you yourself are the answer. You just haven't figured it out yet. The old man took a bite of porridge and looked at Bai Gu with a smile.

Bai Gu bit the chopsticks, and his head was running rapidly, but he couldn't think of a reason.

"I still don't understand." Bai Gu shook his head, and finally gave up thinking.

"Didn't you say it yourself, people should know how to be content." The old man nodded.

Bai Gu scratched his head: "That's right! I'm content, so why bother if I get it in the end? I don't care if there is a harvest or not, and there is no such thing as utilitarianism. ”

In fact, Bai Gu himself has always done this. It's just that he does all this with his heart, and he usually doesn't think much about it, so he can't think of the relationship for a while.

He had a bright brain, and after the old man mentioned it, he figured it out.

If people do not do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed.

Hey! I learned another sentence, and when I go back, I will have the capital to show off to the old beggar again!

Bai Gu happily picked up the porridge, his face full of joy.

The old man couldn't help but smile when he looked at Bai Gu in front of him who was so happy because of such a trivial matter.

This kid, that's good. It's nice to be young.

"Xiaobai, you are a good boy! Your grandma taught you so well. The old man couldn't help but sigh.

Bai Gu shook his head: "Grandma taught well, but I still didn't do well enough." Some of Grandma's teachings are too profound, and I can't appreciate a little bit of them now. ”

"Oh? You've done a good job and still don't feel good enough? You're a bit arrogant. Looking at Bai Gu's puzzled eyes, the old man added: "It's you who look down on yourself." ”

"Grandma said that to be a man, you must be kind to others, treat people with sincerity, words can not be false, shadows can not be slanted, just a few points, I am far from being able to do it now."

The old man took a deep breath, "Give to people and be kind, and plant blessings; Treat people with sincerity, and Vientiane will be self-generated; If you say the truth, you will do it. What a self-disciplined ambition, your grandma has great expectations for you. ”

"It's nothing more than being a good person, Grandma also said that doing a good job is better than anything else."

"This is true, people, easy to write, but difficult to do, to do well, it is even more difficult." There was an inexplicable solemnity in the old man's eyes, "So what kind of person do you want you to be?" ”

Bai Gu was stunned for a moment, "It's just, just an ordinary person who lives well and is ordinary, it doesn't matter how good it is, as long as you don't do bad things." ”

"Ordinary, ordinary?" The old man chuckled lowly, then laughed again, "You know what? How many people want to be this kind of person too? This kind of person is the most difficult thing to do! Because this is the second type of people I just told you about who do not do it for themselves, and the heavens and the earth are destroyed! Be yourself and follow your heart, this is the hardest thing in the world, there is no one. ”

Bai Gu blinked, indicating that he didn't understand.

The old man laughed: "It's okay, it's okay, it's normal that you don't understand, you're still young now, you'll know later." You just need to keep your current mindset and thoughts, in fact, it's fine. ”

"Why? Can this be the kind of person Grandma expects? ”

"Almost, because it's rare, and you'll get to know later. Drink porridge first, drink porridge. The old man looked like he had picked up the money, and he was very happy.

Seeing Bai Gu confused for a while, this old man, I'm afraid he's stupid? Why put that silly music aside? It's more stupid than the eight at the end of the alley who have a lot of words on the corners of his mouth every day and are born with a lack of roots.

Tsk, don't mind, don't lie to me! I don't have any money to lose!

This old man is really weird, or an old beggar is normal.

Bai Gu thought like this, and the movement of picking up porridge in his hand and mouth did not slow down at all. The same goes for the old man opposite.

It snows heavily, so on the snow peak, in the small courtyard, in the pavilion. One old and one young, each picking up porridge, but secretly competing to see who can make porridge faster and eat more.

It's like two climbers, secretly competing to see who will reach the summit first.

It's childish and funny.

It's all in plain sight.