Shen Wansan pointed to the coolies who were transporting and unloading goods on the side of the road and said:

Do you know how much the silver money in the hands of the people has depreciated in the past 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty? I remember that ten years ago, you could buy two steamed buns for one penny, but now? Do you think that you can keep up with the depreciation of the silver money in your hands by saving money just by saving food and frugality? Of course not!

Therefore, when a wise person has money, he will spend it in exchange for knowledge, status, and opportunities to earn more money. Blindly save money, the money will eventually be spent, only keep trying to make money, your wealth will accumulate more and more. And this determines the gap between the rich and the poor. ”

Bai Xiaoyi savored what the old man said, and seemed to have an understanding, but he asked with some puzzlement:

"But what if you lose it? Isn't that all your money gone?"

Shen Wansan pretended to smile mysteriously, and said earnestly:

"And this is what I just said, success requires a person to dare to think, dare to believe, and dare to do. The way to make money is business opportunities, these things are actually around us, as long as you can find it, you can make money by using it, this is dare to think. For example, the sour plum soup you sell in the liquor store in the south of the city is the best example. Many people know how to make this stuff, but no one thinks of brewing it in cold spring water and selling it in the middle of summer. You think about it, do it, then you will make money. This is the dare to think, many people fail, and they fail because they dare not think, or they are too whimsical. People who dare not think are those who do not have the vision to make money, and those who are whimsical are those who have not found the right way. ”

At this time, a small guy who ran errands and delivered letters happened to run past them, and Shen Wansan pointed to the back of the young man and said:

"There are more than a dozen of them in the city who help deliver letters at the post station like this, but they are only a small guy after running for a lifetime. What if someone used the money he earned to buy a horse-drawn carriage to transport large goods? When it became bigger, why not hire a dart bureau to help transport goods across the city? The Lu family has more than 1,000 businesses all over the country, and it is his unique channels and the Longmen Dart Bureau that he has single-handedly supported to help escort the goods. When Mrs. Lu started out, she was just the owner of a grocery store, and if she wants to succeed, it depends on this vision and how to use the money under her hands. ”

Nodding with understanding, Bai Xiaoyi continued to ask:

"Then how to understand what you said about not daring to believe and not daring to do?"

Flicking his beard, Shen Wansan pointed to the tea stall on the side of the road and said:

"I'm thirsty all the way, so let's talk slowly. ”

After taking a sip of a different tea that could no longer be ordinary, the old man tapped Bai Xiaoyi's chest and said:

"Just now you said what to do if you lose money, this is the reason why more than half of them fail. Although these people have good ideas, they are afraid, afraid, and do not believe that they can succeed. Then from this moment, they are doomed to failure. If you want to succeed, you must believe in yourself, trust your own judgments and decisions, and be determined to go on. After a slight pause, Shen Wansan slightly corrected: "But you can't run to the dark with your head in your head, believe in yourself and learn to reflect, learn from experience and lessons from failure, and then correct yourself and continue to work hard, then you will not be far from success." ”

"And it's your hands that are built on all of that. If you have an idea and have self-confidence, you should let go and work hard to realize your idea, only in this way will you get rid of the fate of poverty and failure. This is true of the way of business, and so is the way of the martial arts of those of you who practice martial arts. ”

After carefully recalling the old man's remarks, Bai Xiaoyi nodded suddenly, and said with some embarrassment:

"Uncle Shen, there are many offenses in the words of the boy, please don't mind Uncle Shen. ”

Showing a warm smile, Shen Wansan patted the young man's shoulder and said:

"We are our own family, why do we say such extraneous things?"

Looking at the old man in front of him, who had a lot of experience in business, Bai Xiaoyi asked puzzledly:

"But Uncle Shen, you have so much money, why do you still want to earn it? Money is so important to you?"

After drinking the tea in the bowl, Shen Wansan clicked his mouth and said:

"Well, uncle, if you want to say that in my eyes, money is a fart, can you believe it?"

Revealing a crying and laughing face, Bai Xiaoyi hurriedly shook his head.

Sighing deeply, Shen Wansan said helplessly:

"But what I'm telling is true, money is just a tool for me now, what's the use of more, there are many things in this world that money can't buy. For example, life, time, and the true feelings between people......"

Looking at the old man who looked a little lonely, Bai Xiaoyi said tentatively:

"However, it's not easy to make money. ”

"Bullshit, Uncle tells you, money is the easiest thing in the fucking world to get, it depends on how much you can get and how much you can pay for it. ”

The young man who heard the dirty words from the mouth of this old man for the first time was slightly stunned, and then smiled with relief, he seemed to feel that the richest man in the world in front of him was not as mercenary as he saw before:

"Hehe, old man, don't get excited, if you have anything to say, say it slowly, boy, I'll listen to it. ”

Exhaling heavily, Shen Wansan said solemnly:

"I'm telling you, money is actually easier to get than anything. For example, those children who live happily in the shadow of their ancestors, as long as they talk to their parents, they will have a lot of silver to spend. Even the worst beggar, as long as he is willing to sell his dignity and beg on the street, he can get a meal in exchange for anything. To put it bluntly, as long as you are willing to pay, whether it is labor, dignity, conscience, innocence, as long as you can sell it for a price, you can get money. ”

"But what about other things, how can benevolence, righteousness and morality be returned? How can fame and fortune be returned? How can birth, old age, sickness and death be exchanged? Xiao Yi, maybe it is difficult for you to understand now, for me, the number one wealth in the world today is actually the most worthless. ”

Looking at the old man sighing beside him, Bai Xiaoyi suddenly felt that this rich old man was not living as easily as outsiders saw.

While the two were drinking tea and chatting, several eight or nine-year-old children ran out of the alley on the side. They seemed to be chasing and playing, recklessly burrowing in and out from under the legs of pedestrians along the road. Under Bai Xiaoyi's strange gaze, several children burrowed under the table of Shen Wansan and his party like loaches. After provoking a few guards to shout and scold, the children laughed and ran away.

The scoundrel boy took out his precious money bag from his bosom with a wicked smile on his face, and was just about to say something as a passerby. Unexpectedly, the five Shen Mansion's guards at the next table suddenly stood up. The man with the machete on his back stood vigilantly beside Shen Wansan, while the other four flew out in the direction of the children fleeing under the surprised gaze of the people along the road.

After only three or five breaths, the five-and-a-half-year-old children were carried back like chickens by a few men. The man with the knife on his back turned out the money bag and silver ticket that originally belonged to Shen Wansan, and respectfully handed them to the old man:

"Master, what to do with these children. ”

Looking at a few children with fearless faces with cold eyes, Shen Wansan said in a cold tone:

"I still don't repent, and it seems that you dolls are repeat offenders. In this case, let's send it to the government, naturally someone will ask. ”

Glancing at a few sallow, hungry children, Bai Xiaoyi suddenly interjected:

"Uncle Shen, can you let a few of them go for my sake?"

"Why?"

Getting up and walking in front of a few children, the scoundrel boy said with some sympathy:

"Because they're still kids......"

With a layer of cold air on his face, Shen Wansan said coldly:

"Gather a crowd to steal at a young age, and when you grow up, you can still get it? Xiao Yi, you must not be kind to women, and if you do something wrong, you should be punished, whether it is a child or not!"

After a slight hesitation, the scoundrel boy argued:

"Perhaps, they have a hard time?"

Glancing at the half-year-old children with a majestic gaze, the old man asked in a deep voice:

"Why are you stealing?"