The story of a case solved by granddaddy Xu Zhimo-the prodigal son never changes his money -2009-04- 17
As the saying goes, three generations cannot be rich. Often, the first generation scrimped and saved money, and accumulated a certain amount of money. The second generation has made great progress on the basis of the wealth accumulation of the previous generation. By the third generation, it was already rich. At that time, the three generations will be on cloud nine, and their inertia will rise rapidly, even they will be lazy, and even rangers will spend a lot of money. Even Jinshan Yinshan will be squandered. This is the hidden rule that three generations are not rich.
Of course, this hidden rule is not monolithic. Even if the prodigal son turns back, as long as he suddenly turns around, he can revive his family business, even shine on you is better than Blue. This reminds me of a case-solving case of Xu Zhimo's grandfather, which was not written in my Legend of Xu Zhimo and never read in other people's biographies. This is a typical example of the prodigal son returning.
Xu Zhimo's great-grandfather Xu Zongquan was once a prodigal son. Xu, the father of the patriarchal clan, moved to Shangdong Street in Jiaqing Daoguang years, engaged in business, which was quite developed and could be described as rich. His only son, the patriarch, has been spoiled since childhood. Because the family has money, he eats, drinks and indulges in gambling. His parents repeatedly warned him not only not to listen to advice, but also to spend more.
With the growth of age, parents are disheartened. So his parents lit incense sticks and knelt in front of the portraits of their ancestors, crying and complaining: "Patriarchal rights will fall into the family business. For today's sake, only half of his ancestral land will be donated to Guangshantang for charity, and the rest will listen to it and regret it. "
Guangshantang was a charity organization in Shi Xia at that time. At that time, I was worried about insufficient funds and was about to be abolished. Now, with the 300 acres of fertile land donated by Xu, Guangshantang has the economic strength to do good deeds, and more and more recipients will be given. The Xu family also planted a good root from then on.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu are getting older and older, but the gambling interest of patriarchal clan has not diminished, but has become more and more presumptuous. If the family can't get the money, they borrow money everywhere. Everyone knows that Xu's family is rich and comfortable, so he can lend it to him. But on New Year's Eve, things came to light. People who come to collect debts are in droves and the noise is endless. Patriarchal right saw this situation, the in the mind a panic. His father said, "If you kill people to pay off debts, please ask all debtors to stand outside the door and pay them off one by one." Then, he gave Zongquan the key to the back room till. Bow your head and sigh.
During Jiaqing and Daoguang years, money was usually made, and hundreds of strings of money had to go back and forth many times. After the repayment, Zongquan was exhausted, slumped in his chair, out of breath, and looked very depressed. At this time, his father said earnestly, "You feel exhausted just by taking out the ready-made money, so how difficult is it for me to accumulate this wealth and how tired am I?" ! "
Zong Quan was in tears when he heard this. Since then, he has changed his old style, not only paying attention to the economy, but also doing business diligently. Over the past few years, the wealth accumulated by patriarchal clan has been several times that of the past. This is a beautiful legend in Shi Xia. Gold will not be exchanged for a lost son. Some people say that there must be Qing Yu in the house of good deeds, because his father donated half of his fortune to Guangshantang, and good deeds are rewarded with good deeds.
Patriarchal power not only revived the family business, but also passed on the virtue of thrift to future generations. He has six sons, all of whom are simple and cautious. As far as his great-grandson Xu Zhimo is concerned, it was exaggerated to accuse him of being a playboy in the past. It is true that Lu Xiaoman lives in luxury. In fact, Zhimo's life is quite frugal and simple. During his study in the United States, he worked while studying to earn money; After returning to work, he never used his family's money again. While teaching in Shanghai and Beijing, he taught in two universities at the same time. He also edited Morning News, New Moon and Poetry Magazine and wrote millions of words of poems. This is something a man can never do. His life is also quite simple. When he first came to Beijing to teach, he took two robes with him, one of which was torn and the other burned a hole while heating. At that time, I lived in Hu Shi's house and was mended by Mrs. Hu Shi. He also has a moderate diet. On one occasion, he invited Zhang Huiyi to Shi Xia Qizhi School for dinner. He said next to Zhang Huiyi's ear, "We take one yuan as the unit of measurement." This is both his virtue and his family style.
Looking back from the prodigal son, I thought of the virtue of thrift, so instead of leaving a fortune to future generations, it is better to leave an example of virtue to future generations.
■ Gu Yongqiang